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. 10 CINCINNATI WICHITA STATE CINCINNATI (3-6, 1-3 American) at WICHITA STATE (6-3, 2-1 American) D-I Rank* Total Team Stats Total D-I Rank* Sunday, Jan. 10, 2020 • 3:30 p.m. CT • Wichita, Kan. • Charles Koch Arena (15% capacity; 1,575) 242 69.0 Offense 73.6 152 TV: ESPN2 (Streaming via the ESPN App); Kevin Brown (pbp) & Jon Crispen (analyst) have the call. 194 71.2 Defense 67.8 120 Radio: KEYN (103.7 FM in Wichita; streaming at goshockers.com/Listen); Shane Dennis, Mike Kennedy & Dave Dahl describe the action. T-241 -2.2 Scoring Margin 5.8 135 Tickets: Unavailable // Live Stats: shockerstats.com // Social: Follow @GoShockersMBB & @GoShockers on facebook, twitter, instagram. T-129 2.6 Rebound Margin -0.3 216 85 15.2 Assists 12.6 T-227 Record 3-6 6-3 Record T-124 3.6 Blocks 3.7 T-110 American 1-3 2-1, Lost 1 American T-208 6.1 Steals 6.0 T-213 Home 2-3, Lost 2 3-2, Won 2 Home 232 -1.4 Turnover Margin 1.6 T-114 Away 1-3, Won 1 3-1, Lost 1 Away 152 1.01 A:TO Ratio 1.07 124 Neutral 0-0 vs 0-0 Neutral 217 43.1 FG % 40.3 296 Streak Won 1 Lost 1 Streak 267 45.3 FG% Defense 38.9 35 AP / Coaches - / - -/- AP / Coaches T-272 6.0 3-Point FG 7.8 T-125 NET* 122 65 NET* 307 28.1 3-Point % 32.1 T-212 KenPom* 78 83 KenPom* 248 66.9 FT% 68.7 207 T-252 33.3 Winning % 66.7 T-102 The Series: CIN leads 24-12 (10-8 in Wichita) // Last Meeting: Feb. 23, 2020 in Cincinnati (CIN, 67-64) // Streak: CIN, Won 6 *as of 1/8/2021 (of 338 D-I teams who have played at least once) John Brannen: 2nd season at CIN (23-16), 7th Overall (123-82) // Isaac Brown: 6-3 as Interim Head Coach » Wichita State will again try to solve Cincinnati in Amer- » Cincinnati (1-3) came from behind to win at SMU on SCHEDULE/RESULTS ican Athletic Conference action at Charles Koch Arena. Thursday evening, 76-69, snapping a five-game losing Date Opponent TV Result/Time » Sunday’s start time has been pushed back 30 minutes streak. Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 to accommodate a national TV window on ESPN2. » The Shockers are playing their first conference home Dec. 6 MISSOURI L 62-72 Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA ST. L 64-67 » WSU won the first AAC era matchup three years ago in game after three-straight on the road. Their original Dec. 15 at Tulsa * W 67-63 Cincinnati, but the Bearcats are 6-0 since. Five of the home opener (Dec. 30) was postponed due to a positive Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. W 73-57 seven games have come down to the last possession. COVID-19 test within the ECU program. Dec. 22 at South Florida * W 82-77 ot » UC won their most-recent visit (Feb. 6, 2020), 80-79, » Beginning Sunday, WSU plays at least 10 (and poten- Dec. 30 NEWMAN W 81-43 on Jarron Cumberland’s three-point play with 3.5 tially 11) of the next 15 at home. If WSU and ECU are Jan. 2 at Ole Miss W 83-79 Jan. 6 at 11/11 Houston * L 63-70 seconds remaining. unable to find a suitable date to play, their Feb. 21 con- Jan. 10 CINCINNATI * ESPN2 3:30 p.m. » The Bearcats have won all three American era match- test will move from Greenville to Wichita and the teams Jan. 13 -/rv TULSA * ESPN+ 6 p.m. ups in Wichita, beginning with their 62-61 win on the will play on back-to-back days. Jan. 17 at -/rv SMU * ESPNU 5 p.m. final day of the 2017-18 regular season, which denied » Tyson Etienne has reached the 20-point plateau in Jan. 21 at Memphis * ESPN/2 6 p.m. the Shockers a share of the conference title. three of the last four. He scored a career-high 29 in last Jan. 24 SOUTH FLORIDA * ESPNU 5 p.m. » Cincinnati’s three-game Wichita winning streak is tied Saturday’s win at Ole Miss and put up 25 at Houston. Jan. 27 at Cincinnati * ESPN+ 5 p.m. Jan. 30 UCF * ESPNU 3 p.m. with Southern Illinois (2007-09) for the second-longest » Etienne ranks third on the AAC scoring chart (17.9) and Feb. 3 TULANE * ESPN+ 7 p.m. by an opponent since CKA’s 2003 renovation. A win is second in threes-per-game (2.9 on 38.2% accuracy). Feb. 7 TEMPLE * ESPNU 1 p.m. Sunday would match UNI (2005-08) for the longest. » UConn transfer Alterique Gilbert (10.8 points) tops Feb. 10 at UCF * ESPN+ 6 p.m. » Wednesday’s 70-63 loss at No. 11 Houston snapped the the team in assists (3.3) and steals (1.4). Feb. 18 MEMPHIS * ESPN/2 6 p.m. Shockers five-game winning streak and cost them sole » Dexter Dennis (8.3 ppg) is beginning to find his Feb. 21 at East Carolina *% ESPNU 11 a.m. possession of first-place. Houston held the Shockers rhythm on offense. He scored a season-high 18 points Feb. 25 11/11 HOUSTON * ESPN/2 6 p.m. Feb. 28 rv/rv SMU * ESPNU 7 p.m. scoreless for more than 7:00 early in the second half at Houston and has averaged 13.7 points on 61% Mar. 3 at Tulane * ESPN+ 7 p.m. and erased a 10-point deficit with a 16-0 run. shooting over his last three games. Mar. 6 at Temple * ESPN2 TBA » WSU (2-1 AAC) still enters the weekend tied in the loss » WSU ranks 36th in field goal percentage defense (.389) TBD EAST CAROLINA * ESPN+ ppd. % column with Houston (4-1) and Tulsa (4-1). and has held four of its last five foes under 40%. American Championship (Ft. Worth, Texas/ Dickies Arena) Mar. 11 First Round (top-5 seeds earn byes) Mar. 12 Quarterfinals WICHITA STATE LINEUP (Based on Last Game) 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. 9-8 10.8 3.4 3.3 29.5 T.H. 1.4 steals.. 1.7 A:TO ratio * = American Athletic Conference game 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-2 So.-1L Englewood, N.J. 9-9 17.9 3.8 2.4 30.9 20+ points in 2 of last 3... 26/68 3pt (.382) 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 Jr.-2L Baker, La. 9-9 8.3 3.3 0.7 25.7 Last 3 Games: 13.7 pts, 14/23 FG, 5/11 3pt Ranking prefixes: Associated Press Poll / USA Today Coaches Poll 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 Sr.-1L Marietta, Ga. 9-8 6.6 6.2 2.1 26.6 9 pts, 10 reb, 5 ast @ Ole Miss % = Dec. 30 WSU-ECU game was postponed due to a positive 24 Morris Udeze F 6-8 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 9-9 7.2 2.6 0.2 17.7 T.H. 10 blocks... 17/21 FT (.810). COVID test at ECU and ensuing contact tracing. It will be made up at a mutually available date, prior to Feb. 21. If no such opportunity KEY RESERVES: arises, the teams will play Feb. 21 and Feb. 22 in Wichita. 2 Craig Porter Jr. G 6-2 Jr.-TR Terre Haute, Ind. 7-1 2.4 3.0 2.0 14.6 14A : 4TO (3.50)... 2/2 3pt (1.000) 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. 8-1 6.4 5.1 0.6 15.6 4/7 3pt (.571)... C.H. 21 minutes @ Ole Miss 25 Clarence Jackson F 6-7 So.-TR Dublin, Ga. 9-0 5.7 4.8 0.3 13.9 Energy-giver... 4/9 3pt (.444), 5 Blk, 4 Stl 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 Fr.-RS France 5-0 1.2 1.6 0.6 7.7 2 blocks, 2 steals 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F 6-9 Jr.-2L Omaha, Neb. 9-0 5.1 3.0 0.2 13.9 17/30 FG (.567); 4/10 3pt (.400) 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. 2L Baker, La. / Believe Academy (S.C.) Enrollment (Fall 2020) 15,500 Founded 1895 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-2 200 So. 1L Englewood, N.J. / Putnam Science Academy (Conn.) Arena Charles Koch Arena 2 Craig Porter Jr. G 6-2 185 Jr. TR Terre Haute, Ind. / Vincennes University (Ind.) Capacity 10,506 3 Alterique Gilbert G 6-0 180 R-Sr. TR Atlanta, Ga. / UConn Colors Yellow (Pantone 116) & Black 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 205 Fr. HS Durham, N.C. / Southern Durham HS Nickname Shockers 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 221 R-Sr.