2017 WICHITA STATE POSTSEASON GUIDE TV-RADIO SPEED CHART MVC All-Bench Team MVC Rank: Off. Reb. (11th, 1.7) RASHARD KELLY Ball-getter, energy-giver and doer of dirty work, in the mold of former Shocker Evan Wessel… Emerging vocal leader on the floor… F | 6-7 | 225 | Jr. | Frederickburg, Va. During league play, ranked among the MVC leaders with over 7 offensive rebounds per 40 minutes… Averaging 6.7 pts, 5.9 reb. and 0 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min almost a dunk-a-game during WSU’s current winning streak... Relentless worker who is always looking to improve 5.5 4.6 1.2 19 6 16.4 MVC All-Defensive Team ZACH BROWN The latest in a line of Shockers on the MVC’s All-Defensive team (7th in last 4 seasons)… Heir apparent to former MVC Defensive F | 6-6 | 215 | Jr. | Houston, Texas POY, Tekele Cotton, playing the role of defensive stopper against the opponents' top scoring threats… Combo of length (6-foot-6), 1 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min quickness and athleticism that few MVC teams can match… 2-year starter. 7.2 3.0 1.6 24 7 20.6 JUCO transfer from Tallahassee CC... Gregg Marshall calls him the fastest player he’s ever coached… Learning to channel that quick- DAISHON SMITH ness into game situations… Second on the team in steals, with many of them turning into big plays on the opposite end… Had G | 6-1 | 175 | Jr. | Jacksonville, Fla. one of the season’s most memorable plays with a drive and dunk at Oklahoma that landed on SportsCenter’s Top-10 plays… 2 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min 5.0 2.3 2.0 35 2 15.3 Inch-for-inch, the team's most athletic player... Summer stress fracture cost valuable preseason reps.. Cleared to participate in fall C.J. KEYSER workouts but has been playing catchup most of the year... Has logged time in 14-straight games... G | 6-3 | 194 | Fr. | Baltimore, Md. 3 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min 1.9 0.7 0.3 2 2 4.8 MVC Elite 18 Award ZACH BUSH Fifth-year walk-on... Last link to the 2013 Final Four team (redshirted)... One of two players left from the 2013-14 undefeated G | 6-6 | 200 | R-Sr. | Wichita, Kan. team's active roster... Is one of the winningest players in NCAA history, by percentage. When Bush appears in the box score, WSU is 5 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min 63-1 (.984). 0.4 0.4 0.2 5 0 2.6 1st Team All-MVC • MVC Freshman of the Year • MVC All-Newcomer Team • All-MVC Tournament Team LANDRY SHAMET MVC Ranks: A:TO Ratio (1st, 3.2), 3-Point % (2nd, .454), 3-Point FGM (6th, 2.0), Assists (7th, 3.6), FG% (12th, .475), Scoring (19th, 11.1) G | 6-4 | 188 | R-Fr. | Kansas City, Mo. 4th freshman in MVC history to earn 1st team all-conference.. Ranks 9th nationally in A-TO ratio (3.20)… Has connected on a three in 23-straight Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min games (4 shy of Ron Baker’s school record)... In MVC play, led the league in both threes (43) and percentage (.518)… Mid-January shift to point 11 guard position cut into his scoring but sparked the team. Suffered a stress fracture 3 games into last year and took a medical redshirt. 11.1 2.9 3.3 25 6 26.2 Undersized but utterly fearless true freshman… Became an immediate favorite among Shocker fans… Also impressed coaches AUSTIN REAVES with his quick grasp of the offense and high basketball IQ… Marshall often compares him to his childhood hero, Pistol Pete Marav- G | 6-5 | 179 | Fr. | Newark, Ark. ich… Shooting 50.9% from three (27-of-53)… From the rural town of Newark in Northeast Arkansas (population: 1,200)… Skill- 12 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min ful scorer (32.5 ppg) who led his team to a 3A title… Scored 73 in a triple-overtime win over the eventual Arkansas 5A champs. 4.2 1.8 1.2 12 10 12.2 Fourth-year walk-on who earned a scholarship this past September... One of two remaining links to the 2013-14 undefeated team's JOHN ROBERT SIMON active roster (along with fellow senior walk on, Zach Bush)... In an emotional Senior Night performance, came off the bench with G | 5-10 | 175 | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. seven minutes remaining and drilled three consecutive three-pointers... Has played a valuable behind-the-scenes role on this year's 14 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min team, helping tutor the many newcomers to this year's Shocker backcourt. 1.1 0.4 0.5 7 0 4.4 MVC All-Bench Team RAUNO NURGER Playing with confidence in his third season of college basketball… Forms an effective platoon with Shaq Morris... One of the MVC's C | 6-10 | 238 | Jr. | Keila, Estonia most-improved post players, exceeding his combined freshman/sophomore total by mid-January.. First Shocker off the bench in 15 20 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min games… Effective screener and three-point sniper (13-of-27, .481). 5.1 2.6 0.6 3 14 14.4 MVC All-Newcomer Team MVC Ranks: FG% (4th, .543), Off. Reb. (7th, 1.9), Blocks (8th, 0.8), Rebounds (14th, 5.3) DARRAL WILLIS JR. WSU's ninth JUCO All-American signee since Marshall's 2007 arrival... Brings size and scoring punch off the bench… Ranks third F | 6-9 | 221 | Jr. | Madison, Wisc. in points (10.2), second in rebounds (5.1)… 18 double-figure scoring games, three double-doubles… Averaged 18.7 points, 8.3 21 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min rebounds in games against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Michigan State… Averaged 10.7 pts and 7.0 reb. in MVC Tournament. 10.2 5.3 0.6 15 28 16.8 3rd Team All-MVC MVC Ranks: FT% (5th, .810), Blocks (7th, 1.0), FG% (7th, .523), Rebounds (18th, 4.9) SHAQUILLE MORRIS 20+ points in 2 of his last 4 games... Has begun to harness his enormous potential as an upperclassman, earning all-conference C | 6-8 | 265 | R-Jr. | Edmond, Okla. honors… A catalyst during the Shockers’ 15-game winning streak, averaging 12.3 pts and 6.8 reb.. High school teammate of Okla- 24 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min homa’s Jordan Woodard (the pair won a state title as seniors at Edmond Memorial)… Redshirt on WSU's 2014 undefeated team. 9.5 4.9 1.0 12 31 17.8 One of Marshall's most physically talented Shocker recruits... Has shown flashes of potential as an underclassman, while adapting ERIC HAMILTON to the WSU system and the rigors of Division I basketball... Two-time defending champion at the Shocker Madness slam dunk F | 6-8 | 230 | So. | Atlanta, Ga. contest... Has appeared in 26 games off the bench. 25 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min 1.3 1.3 0.0 3 5 4.7 1st Team All-MVC MVC Ranks: FT% (4th, .812), Steals (10th, 1.2), Rebounds (11th, 5.7), FG% (11th, .476), Scoring (17th; 11.8) MARKIS McDUFFIE Leads the team in points, rebounds and steals… Scored in double-figures 21 times… Skillset reminiscent of former Shocker G | 6-8 | 212 | So. | Paterson, N.J. Cleanthony Early allows him to defend multiple positions and score from almost anywhere on the floor… 32 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min 11.8 5.7 1.7 41 8 25.1 3rd Team All-MVC • Most Improved Team • MVC Tournament MVP MVC Ranks: 3-Point % (3rd, .446), 3-Point FGM (5th, 2.1) CONNER FRANKAMP Most Outstanding Player at Arch Madness, hitting 12 three-pointers in three games (a Shocker MVC Tournament record), including G | 6-1 | 172 | R-Jr. | Wichita, Kan./ Kansas six in the semifinal… Has played some of his best basketball since a move to shooting guard in mid-January, scoring in double- 33 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk Min figures in 10 of his last 12... Averaging team-high 12.6 points during WSU's 15-game winning streak and is 42/76 from 3 (.553). 9.2 1.6 2.7 27 8 23.9 WICHITA STATE BASKETBALL [10] WICHITA STATE (30-4, 17-1 MVC) vs. [7] DAYTON (24-7, 15-3 A-10) Friday, March 17, 2017 • 7:10 pm ET (6:10 pm CT) • Indianapolis, Ind. • Bankers Life Fieldhouse (17,923) 35 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship • First Round • Winner: Sunday vs. [2] Kentucky/ [15] No. Kentucky [10] WICHITA STATE [7] DAYTON STARTING FIVE TUNING IN Overall MVC Overall A-10 No. 19/19 Wichita State (30-4) returns to the NCAA Men's Bas- TELECAST CBS 30-4 17-1 Record 24-7 15-3 ketball Championships for a sixth-consecutive year as the No. 10 Talent: Jim Nanz, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, 16-1 9-0 Home 15-1 9-0 seed in the South Region. Tracy Wolfson (Sideline) 10-1 8-1 Away 7-3 6-3 Streaming: ncaa.com/March-Madness-Live 4-2 Neutral 2-3 The Shockers take on No. 7 seed Dayton in First Round action in Indianapolis, Ind. The 6:10 p.m. CT (7:10 p.m. ET) tipoff from RADIO Shocker Radio // KEYN 103.7 FM (Wichita) Won 15 Streak Lost 2 Talent: Mike Kennedy, Dave Dahl & Bob Hull 19/19 AP / Coaches -/rv Bankers Life Fieldhouse will air nationally on CBS, with streaming Streaming: None 32 NCAA RPI* 30 available at NCAA.com/March-Madness-Live.