2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS [11] WICHITA STATE (25-8, 16-2 MVC) vs. [6] ARIZONA (25-8, 12-6 PAC 12) Thursday, March 17, 2016 • 9:20 pm ET / 8:20 pm CT • Providence, R.I. • Dunkin’ Donuts Center 34 NCAA South Regional • Round of 64 • Winner vs. [14] Buffalo or [3] Miami FL on Saturday, March 19 OPENING TIPS TUNING IN [11] WICHITA STATE [6] ARIZONA Scene Setter // After a successful Dayton detour, 11th-seeded Wichita TELECAST ........ TNT Overall MVC Overall Conf. State (25-8) treks to Providence to take on sixth-seeded Arizona (25-8 25-8 16-2 Record 25-8 12-6 Ian Eagle, Chris Webber and ranked 17th in this week’s AP Poll) in NCAA Tournament’s Round of Len Elmore, & Evan Washburn 14-1 8-1 Home 17-1 8-1 64. Thursday’s game will tip 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Miami 9-3 8-1 Away 5-5 4-5 (Fla.)-Buffalo contest (approximately 9:20 pm ET). STREAMING .... ncaa.com/March-Madness-Live 2-4 - Neutral 3-2 - The Miami-Buffalo and WSU-Arizona winners collide on Saturday in Provi- RADIO ............. FM 103.7 KEYN rv/rv 1st Ranking 17/16 - Mike Kennedy & Dave Dahl 43 - RPI* 26 - dence at a time to be determined. 25 - ESPN BPI* 13 - RADIO ...............Westwood One (Sirius 81/XM 201) Back for More // Wichita State is making its fifth-consecutive NCAA Tour- 9 - KenPom* 16 - Scott Graham & Donny Marshall nament appearance and its 13th overall. Head coach Gregg Marshall is * - As of Wednesday, March 16 (351 Division I Teams) FACEBOOK.......WichitaStateUniversityAthletics dancing for the 12th time (5 at WSU, 7 at Winthrop) and is one of just TWITTER .........@GoShockers or @GoShockersLive 11 coaches in history to lead two different schools to 5+ NCAA bids. The INSTAGRAM ....instagram.com/goshockers Gregg Marshall Head Coach Sean Miller Shockers have won at least one game in four-consecutive trips and are YOUTUBE ........youtube.com/wsuathletics 9th 229-84 Current School 188-60 7th 8-3 over that span. 18th 423-167 Overall 308-107 12th First Fortune // In Tuesday’s 70-50 play-in win, WSU outscored fellow 11- Statistical Leaders seed Vanderbilt 20-2 over the final 8:38 to turn a tight game into a rout. A 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Ron Baker 14.2 Points Ryan Anderson 15.5 shared triple-double from All-American guards Ron Baker (14 pts, 9 reb, 3 Ron Baker 4.9 Rebounds Ryan Anderson 10.1 assists) and Fred VanVleet (14 pts, 3 reb, 7 assists w/ 1 turnover) lifted the Date Opponent Result TV Fred VanVleet 5.7 Assists Kadeem Allen 3.6 Shockers, who also received a big bench performance from Anton Grady Nov 13 CHARLESTON SO. W 88-63 Cox HD 2022 Shaq Morris 33 Blocks Kaleb Tarczewski 33 (11 pts, 7 reb). Nov 17 at Tulsa L 67-77 Cox HD 2022 Ron Baker 50 Steals Kadeem Allen 34 On Points // The 2015 Sweet 16 team was the first WSU squad in 65 years Nov 21 EMPORIA STATE W 76-54 Cox HD 2022 to allow less than 60.0 points-per-game (57.4, 8th nationally). Officiating Nov 26 vs So. California ^ L 69-72 ESPN2 Nov 27 vs Alabama ^ L 60-64 ESPN3 Rank # Team Statistics # Rank rule changes have increased scoring nationwide this year, but the Shock- 170 73.1 Offense 81.2 19 Nov 29 vs Iowa ^ L 61-84 ESPN3 ers are on track to finish under 60 once again. In fact, their 59.0 points Dec 05 at Saint Louis W 68-53 ESPNU 1 59.0 Defense 69.0 T-101 allowed leads the nation. 3 14.1 Scoring Margin 12.2 16 Dec 09 UNLV % W 56-50 ESPN2 50 4.6 Reb. Margin 9.2 7 Stop & Go // In a contrast of styles, the Shockers will look to slow an Dec 12 #25 UTAH ! W 67-50 ESPN2 105 14.3 Assists 14.5 93 Arizona team that averages 81.2 points per game (19th nationally). WSU Dec 19 at Seton Hall L 76-80 (ot) FOX T-138 3.6 Blocks 4.8 40 is in the top-5 in field goal percentage defense (5th, .382) and turnover Dec 22 NEVADA W 98-69 Cox HD 2022 Dec 31 DRAKE * W 67-47 ESPNU 62 7.2 Steals 4.9 304 margin (2nd, +5.5). Iowa (84 points on Nov. 29) was the last Shocker op- 2 5.5 Turnover Margin -1.2 268 Jan 03 at Bradley * W 85-58 Cox HD 2022 ponent to top 70 points this year in regulation. WSU has held six-straight Jan 06 EVANSVILLE * W 67-64 Cox HD 2022 25 1.45 A-T Ratio 1.13 123 foes (and 19 of the last 23) to less than 40-percent from the field. 203 43.2 FG % 48.2 19 Jan 09 at So. Illinois * W 83-58 CBSSN 5 38.2 FG % Defense 41.3 65 35-feet in 3 days // The Shockers conquered a Vanderbilt team featuring Jan 13 at Missouri State * W 78-62 Cox HD 2022 142 7.3 3-Pointers 6.5 220 three 7-footers on Tuesday with great team defense in the post. They’ll Jan 17 INDIANA STATE * W 82-62 ESPN3 251 33.1 3-Pt % 38.3 33 see two more against Arizona on Thursday. Jan 20 at Northern Iowa * W 74-55 Cox HD 2022 113 71.6 FT % 72.3 85 Jan 23 BRADLEY * W 88-54 Cox HD 2022 39 75.8 Winning % 75.8 T-36 Tripling Up on Trophies // WSU won its third-consecutive Missouri Valley Jan 27 LOYOLA * W 80-54 CBSSN * - Conference leader Conference regular season championship and fourth in the last five years, Jan 31 at Evansville * W 78-65 ESPNU finishing 4.0 games ahead of second-place Illinois State and Evansville. Feb 03 SO. ILLINOIS * W 76-55 Cox HD 2022 Feb 06 at Illinois State * L 53-58 ESPN2 PROBABLE STARTERS About the Shockers // Led by All-American guards Ron Baker (14.2 points) Feb 09 at Drake * W 74-48 Cox HD 2022 and Fred VanVleet (12.1 points, 5.7 assists), the Shockers returned three Feb 13 NORTHERN IOWA * L 50-53 ESPN2 WICHITA STATE Ht Cl. Pts Reb Other starters and nine lettermen from last year’s 30-5 team that earned a No. 7 Feb 15 NEW MEXICO STATE (m) W 71-41 Cox HD 2022 F 1 Zach Brown 6-6 So. 7.0 3.0 27 steals seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated Indiana and Kansas to reach Feb 18 MISSOURI STATE * W 99-68 CBSSN F 3 Evan Wessel 6-4 Sr. 3.6 3.1 17 steals the Sweet 16. Helped by three-straight 30-win seasons, WSU earned Feb 21 at Indiana State * W 84-51 ESPNU G 23 Fred VanVleet 6-0 Sr. 12.1 3.1 5.7 apg its first preseason top-10 ranking since the 1981-82 season and was an Feb 24 at Loyola * W 76-54 Cox HD 2022 F 24 Shaquille Morris 6-8 So. 6.6 3.4 33 blocks overwhelming favorite in the MVC preseason poll... A rash of November Feb 27 ILLINOIS STATE * W 74-58 ESPN2 G 31 Ron Baker 6-4 Sr. 14.2 4.9 50 steals injuries slowed their momentum, with four of the top six players missing Mar 4 vs Loyola + W 66-58 MVC-TV a combined 24 games in the first two months, including VanVleet, who Mar 5 vs Northern Iowa ++ L 52-57 (ot) CBSSN ARIZONA Ht Cl. Pts Reb Other Mar 15 vs [11] Vanderbilt & W 70-50 Tru-TV battled a hamstring strain through much of the non-conference.... After Mar 17 vs [6] Arizona $ 8:20 pm CT TNT F 12 Ryan Anderson 6-9 Sr. 15.5 10.1 54.7 FG% starting 5-5, the Shockers reeled off 12-straight wins on their way to the G 35 Kaleb Tarczewski 7-0 Sr. 9.4 9.3 33 blocks Valley title. % - MVC-MWC Challenge Series G 1 Gabe York 6-3 Sr. 15.2 3.3 97 3-pt FGM ! - Wichita, Kan. / INTRUST Bank Arena G 5 Kadeem Allen 6-3 Jr. 8.3 3.0 3.6 apg Drive for 25 // The Shockers’ win in Dayton set a new Missouri Valley ^ - AdvoCare Invitational (Lake Buena Vista, Fla./HP Field House) C 11 Alonzo Trier 6-4 Fr. 15.0 3.3 1.2 apg Conference record. WSU has now reached 25-wins in seven-consecutive * - Missouri Valley Conference game (m) - makeup for postponed Dec. 28 game seasons, besting Cincinnati’s half-century record of six-straight 25-win + - MVC Tournament Quarterfinals (St. Louis/Scottrade Center) WICHITA STATE MEDIA RELATIONS seasons from 1957-63. ++ - MVC Tournament Semifinals (St. Louis/Scottrade Center) Bryan Holmgren, Assistant Director/Men’s Basketball Contact & - NCAA First Four (Dayton, Ohio / UD Arena) E: [email protected] O: 316.978.5535 C: 316.841.6206 Winningest Shocker // A victory over Arizona would be VanVleet’s 120th, $ - NCAA South Regional, 1st/2nd Rounds (Prodivdence, R.I. / Dunkin’ Donuts Center) tying him with Tekele Cotton (2011-15) for the school and MVC records. 2015-16 WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS TV-RADIO SPEED CHART NCAA Tournament: 2nd trip... 4 GP.. 3 pts, 3 reb on Tuesday vs. Vanderbilt RASHARD KELLY F | 6-7 | 225 | So.