SHOCKER BASKETBALL W I CH I TA STATE Bryan Holmgren, Director of Communications | e: [email protected] | w: 316-978-5535 | c: 316-841-6206 Game No. 14 TULANE WICHITA STATE TULANE (7-5, 2-5 American) at WICHITA STATE (9-4, 5-2 American) D-I Rank* Total Team Stats Total D-I Rank* Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 • 7:01 p.m. CT • Wichita, Kan. • Charles Koch Arena (20% Capacity, 2,100) T-303 64.7 Offense 73.9 133 45 64.1 Defense 69.2 150 TV: ESPNU (Streaming via the ESPN App); Robert Ford & Tim Welsh (analyst) have the call. 202 0.6 Scoring Margin 4.8 125 Radio: KEYN (103.7 FM in Wichita; streaming at goshockers.com/Listen); Mike Kennedy & Dave Dahl describe the action. 292 -3.8 Rebound Margin -1.0 219 Tickets: Unavailable // Live Stats: shockerstats.com // Social: Follow @GoShockersMBB & @GoShockers on facebook, twitter, instagram. T-257 12.0 Assists 13.0 T-186 T-151 3.2 Blocks 3.3 T-143 Record 7-5 9-4 Record T-100 7.3 Steals 6.5 164 American 2-5 5-2 American 22 3.9 Turnover Margin 2.3 69 Home 6-3, Lost 2 6-2, Won 5 Home 135 1.07 A:TO Ratio 1.11 105 Away 1-2, Won 1 3-2, Lost 2 Away 333 37.9 FG % 40.4 306 Neutral 0-0 vs 0-0 Neutral 61 40.7 FG% Defense 40.7 59 Streak Won 1 Won 1 Streak 177 7.2 3-Point FG 7.4 158 AP / Coaches - / - - / - AP / Coaches 305 29.7 3-Point % 30.8 274 NET* 172 70 NET* 16 77.8 FT% 67.6 249 KenPom* 179 79 KenPom* T-137 58.3 Winning % 69.2 T-75 *as of 2/2/2021 (of 340 D-I teams that have played at least once) The Series: WSU leads 4-0 (3-0 in Wichita) // Last Meeting: Feb. 16, 2020 in Wichita (WSU, 82-57) // Streak: WSU, Won 4 Ron Hunter: 2nd Season at Tulane (19-23), 27th Overall (464-337) // Isaac Brown: 9-4 as Interim Head Coach SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent TV Result/Time » Wichita State plays host to Tulane Wednesday in the games, Udeze shot 75% from the field -- which was Nov. 25-27 Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) Withdrew [1] nightcap of a basketball doubleheader. The Shocker tied for the third-highest percentage nationally among Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 women will also face Tulane at 3 p.m. CT followed by players who averaged at least 5.0 field goals-per-game. Dec. 6 MISSOURI L 62-72 the men at 7 p.m. Both games air on ESPN+. » WSU is 23-7 in AAC home games since joining the Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA ST. L 64-67 » Wichita State’s mascot “WuShock” and pep band league, including 3-0 against Tulane. Dec. 15 at Tulsa * W 69-65 Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. [%1] W 73-57 “Shocker Sound” will make their 2020-21 debuts. Ca- » The Shockers are 4-0 overall against Tulane and won Dec. 22 at South Florida * W 82-77 ot pacity remains at 20% (approximately 2,100 fans). last year’s lone meetup (Feb. 16, 2020 in Wichita) by a Dec. 30 EAST CAROLINA * ppd. [2] » WSU is coming off a 93-88 overtime win over UCF. The score of 82-57. Etienne scored 20 points that night. Dec. 30 NEWMAN [%1/2] W 81-43 Shockers trailed by eight with just under 4:00 to play in » The teams will meet again Mar. 3 in New Orleans (just Jan. 2 at Ole Miss W 83-79 regulation and by five in overtime but stormed back. the second Shocker visit in four years). Jan. 6 at 11/11 Houston * L 63-70 Jan. 10 CINCINNATI * W 82-76 » Tyson Etienne scored 29 points and nailed five » Tulane is coming off of an 81-64 win at Temple on Sun- Jan. 13 rv/- TULSA * W 72-53 three-pointers in the win to earn American Athletic day, sparked by 23 points from Jaylen Forbes. Jan. 17 at SMU ppd. [3] Conference Player of the Week for the second time this » The Green Wave rank among the top-25 nationally in Jan. 21 at Memphis * L 52-72 year. At 44 games, he became the fastest in Shock- turnover margin (22nd, +3.9) and free throw percent- Jan. 24 SOUTH FLORIDA * ppd. [4] er history to 100 career threes -- six games ahead of age (16th, .778). Jan. 27 at Cincinnati * ppd. [5] th Jan. 30 UCF * W 93-88 Landry Shamet’s record pace. » Alterique Gilbert recorded his 100 career steal Sat- Feb. 3 TULANE * ESPN+ 7 p.m. » Etienne is now the conference’s leading scorer (17.6 urday. He’s No. 2 on the AAC steals list (1.7). Feb. 7 TEMPLE * ESPNU 2 p.m. ppg) and ranks second in threes-per-game (2.9). » Saturday’s game marked only the second time in 10 Feb. 10 at UCF * ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. » Just call him Tyson “At The End.” The sophomore is av- years that the Shockers have played an overtime game Feb. 15 at SMU * [%3] ESPN+ 7 p.m. Feb. 18 MEMPHIS * ESPN/2 6 p.m. eraging 12.5 points on 40% three-point shooting after at Charles Koch Arena. WSU lost to Temple in January, Feb. 21 at East Carolina * ESPNU 11 a.m. halftime (compared to 5.2 points in the first half). He’s 2019. Prior to that, the Shockers hadn’t played bonus Feb. 25 6/6 HOUSTON * ESPN/2 6 p.m. reached double-figures in the second half in nine of the basketball at home since a triple-overtime win over Feb. 28 SMU * ESPNU 7 p.m. team’s 11 games against D-I goes. Indiana State on Jan. 22, 2011. Mar. 3 at Tulane * ESPN+ 7 p.m. » Junior forward Morris Udeze (10.1 ppg) has scored in » The Shockers’ Sunday tipoff against Temple has been Mar. 6 at Temple * ESPN2 TBA double-figures in four-straight games. In six January pushed back an hour for television purposes. It will now 3 Pending Makeup Games: ECU, USF, at Cincinnati begin at 2:05 p.m. CT (ESPNU). American Championship (Ft. Worth, Texas/ Dickies Arena) Mar. 11 First Round (top-5 seeds earn byes) WICHITA STATE LINEUP (Based on Last Game) Mar. 12 Quarterfinals Mar. 13 Semifinals ## STARTERS: POS HT CL-EXP HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG MIN NOTES Mar. 14 Championship 3 Alterique Gilbert G 6-0 R-Sr.-TR Atlanta, Ga. 13-12 9.5 3.1 3.9 28.7 T.H. 1.7 steals... 12 pts, 7 ast, 4 stl vs. UCF * = American Athletic Conference game 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-2 So.-1L Englewood, N.J. 13-13 17.6 3.7 2.3 33.4 100 career 3’s in 44 GP... 29 pts vs. UCF Opponent prefixes: Associated Press Poll / USA Today Coaches Poll rankings 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 Jr.-2L Baker, La. 13-13 8.0 3.5 0.8 26.8 Defensive Ace... 12 pts vs. UCF [%#] = Schedule change ppd. [#] = Postponed See footnotes for details 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 Sr.-1L Marietta, Ga. 13-12 6.1 5.8 1.8 25.6 Six-straight games with a 3 24 Morris Udeze F 6-8 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 13-13 10.1 3.3 0.4 20.4 January: 11.4 pts, 71% FG (22/31) COVID-19 Cancelations/Postponements: [1] • The Shockers were removed from the Crossover Classic due to multiple COVID-19 positives. WSU replaced two of the three games with home dates against Emporia KEY RESERVES: State (Dec. 18) and Newman (Dec. 30) and is still one under the NCAA maximum (27). 2 Craig Porter Jr. G 6-2 Jr.-TR Terre Haute, Ind. 11-1 2.7 2.8 1.7 13.9 19A : 6TO (3.17 ratio), 7 steals [2] • Postponed due to COVID-19 cases at ECU. WSU added Newman as a last-minute 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. 12-1 8.2 5.1 0.9 16.8 T.H. 13 pts, 7 reb @ Memphis (Jan. 21) opponent for Dec. 30. WSU-ECU makeup date is TBA. If none can be found, the teams 25 Clarence Jackson F 6-7 So.-TR Dublin, Ga. 13-0 5.5 4.5 0.4 12.8 Energy-giver... 13 pts, 8 reb vs. UCF will play back-to-back days in Wichita (Feb. 21-22). [3] • Postponed due to COVID-19 cases at SMU. Rescheduled for Feb. 15. 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 Fr.-RS France 9-0 1.0 1.4 0.4 6.0 5.0 off. rebounds/40 [4] • Postponed due to COVID-19 cases at USF. Makeup date is TBA. 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F 6-9 Jr.-2L Omaha, Neb. 13-0 4.0 2.8 0.2 13.4 First sub in all 13 games.. 20/37 FG (.541); [5] • Postponed due to COVID-19 cases at Cincinnati. Makeup date is TBA. 2020-21 SHOCKER BASKETBALL -1- 11-STRAIGHT POSTSEASONS • 11-STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS • 15 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 2 FINAL FOURS QUICK FACTS WICHITA STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER Name Wichita State University # Name Po. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown / Previous School Location Wichita, Kan. 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 210 Jr.