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. 9 HOUSTON WICHITA STATE WICHITA STATE (6-2, 2-0 American) at 11/11 HOUSTON (8-1, 3-1 American) D-I Rank* Total Team Stats Total D-I Rank* Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2020 • 7:01 p.m. CT • Houston, Texas • Fertitta Center (25% capacity; 1,859) 152 73.7 Offense 74.9 130 TV: ESPNU (Streaming via the ESPN App); Dave Saltzman (pbp) & Reid Gettys (analyst) have the call. 5 56.3 Defense 67.5 T-120 Radio: KEYN (103.7 FM in Wichita; streaming at goshockers.com/Listen); Shane Dennis (pbp) & Dave Dahl (analyst) describe the action. 20 17.3 Scoring Margin 7.4 114 Tickets: Unavailable // Live Stats: shockerstats.com // Social: Follow @GoShockersMBB & @GoShockers on facebook, twitter, instagram. 22 9.4 Rebound Margin 0.1 205 T-294 11.1 Assists 13.4 182 Record 8-1 6-2 Record T-23 5.0 Blocks 3.9 T-91 American 3-1 2-0, Won 3 American 26 9.2 Steals 6.0 T-214 Home 5-0, Won 7 3-2, Won 2 Home 25 4.7 Turnover Margin 1.9 T-93 Away 2-1, Won 1 3-0, Won 3 Away 216 0.91 A:TO Ratio 1.13 100 Neutral 0-0 vs 0-0 Neutral 286 40.8 FG % 41.0 276 Streak Won 1 Won 5 Streak 18 37.8 FG% Defense 39.0 40 AP / Coaches 11 / 11 - AP / Coaches T-184 7.1 3-Point FG 7.8 T-129 NET* 7 63 NET* 252 30.9 3-Point % 32.3 207 KenPom* 9 83 KenPom* 67 74.2 FT% 68.8 198 T-14 88.9 Winning % 75.0 T-68 The Series: WSU leads 17-14 (3-10 at Houston) // Last Meeting: Feb. 9, 2020 in Houston (UH, 76-43) // Streak: UH, Won 5 *as of 1/4/2021 (of 335 D-I teams who have played at least once) Kelvin Sampson: 7th season at UH (147-61), 32nd Overall (647-331) // Isaac Brown: 6-2 as Interim Head Coach » Wichita State looks to continue its winning ways on the Houston, the Shockers (picked seventh) will play on SCHEDULE/RESULTS road and stay atop the American Athletic Conference the road this month against each of the top-4 teams in Date Opponent TV Result/Time standings when it travels to No. 11 Houston. the AAC poll, continuing Jan. 17 at SMU (3rd), Jan. 21 at Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 » The Shockers improved to 3-0 in true road games with Memphis (2nd) and Jan. 27 at Cincinnati (4th). Dec. 6 MISSOURI L 62-72 Saturday’s 83-79 non-conference victory at Ole Miss. » WSU won its first AAC era meeting with UH three years Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA ST. L 64-67 Dec. 15 at Tulsa * W 67-63 Tyson Etienne scored a career-high 29 and WSU over- ago but is 0-5 since (0-2 at the Fertitta Center). Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. W 73-57 came a seven-point deficit in the final 8:00. » A 76-43 loss at UH last year was WSU’s worst since 2003. Dec. 22 at South Florida * W 82-77 ot » WSU still hasn’t played a conference home game but is » Etienne was selected for the AAC honor roll for a third Dec. 30 EAST CAROLINA * ESPN+ ppd. % 2-0 in AAC play after wins at Tulsa and USF. time on Monday. He was also the league’s player of Dec. 30 NEWMAN W 81-43 » Houston’s 74-60 victory at SMU on Sunday gave the the week on Dec. 28. The sophomore ranks among the Jan. 2 at Ole Miss W 83-79 Shockers sole possession of first-place for the first time league leaders in scoring (t-4th, 17.0), threes-per-game Jan. 6 at 11/11 Houston * ESPN+ 7 p.m. since mid-January of last year when they started 3-0 (t-3rd, 2.75), three-point percentage (4th, .373), free Jan. 10 CINCINNATI * ESPN2 3:30 p.m. th th Jan. 13 TULSA * ESPN+ 6 p.m. ahead of six other one-loss teams. throw percentage (7 , .826) and assists (15 , 2.8). Jan. 17 at rv/rv SMU * ESPNU 5 p.m. » The NCAA released its first set of NET rankings on Mon- » UConn grad transfer Alterique Gilbert leads the team Jan. 21 at Memphis * ESPN/2 6 p.m. day. Six AAC schools are in the top-100: UH (7), SMU in assists (3.3) and ranks second in scoring (11.6). He’s Jan. 24 SOUTH FLORIDA * ESPNU 5 p.m. (48), WSU (63), Tulsa (66), UCF (72) & Memphis (94). reached double-figures in all six games against D-I foes. Jan. 27 at Cincinnati * ESPN+ 5 p.m. » The Shockers are 2-1 in Quadrant-1 games, with road » Junior forward Morris Udeze (8.1 ppg, 1.1 blocks) is a Jan. 30 rv/rv UCF * ESPNU 3 p.m. Feb. 3 TULANE * ESPN+ 7 p.m. victories over Tulsa (66) and Ole Miss (62). Wednesday’s Houston native and a graduate of Fort Bend Travis High. Feb. 7 TEMPLE * ESPNU 1 p.m. game goes in that column. Their only losses have come » The Shockers scored 83 points on 52% shooting against Feb. 10 at rv/rv UCF * ESPN+ 6 p.m. at home to Mizzou (10) and Oklahoma State (35). an Ole Miss team that ranked among the national lead- Feb. 18 MEMPHIS * ESPN/2 6 p.m. » WSU entered the week as one of just six Division I ers in both defensive categories. Houston has a similar Feb. 21 at East Carolina *% ESPNU 11 a.m. teams that are 3-0 or better on the road. resume, holding goes to 56.3 (5th) on 37.8% (18th). Feb. 25 5/5 HOUSTON * ESPN/2 6 p.m. » As of Monday, WSU was one of seven with multiple » WSU will play at least 10 of its next 15 at home, be- Feb. 28 rv/rv SMU * ESPNU 7 p.m. Mar. 3 at Tulane * ESPN+ 7 p.m. Quadrant-1 road victories, joined by Houston, Villano- ginning Sunday against Cincinnati (3:30 p.m. CT). Start Mar. 6 at Temple * ESPN2 TBA va, Mizzou, Oklahoma State, Providence and Seton Hall. time for that game has been pushed back 30 minutes to » Beginning Wednesday against preseason favorite accomodate a national TV window on ESPN2. 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. 8-7 11.6 3.5 3.3 29.1 T.H. 1.4 steals... 10+ pts in all 6 games vs. DI’s * = American Athletic Conference game 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-2 So.-1L Englewood, N.J. 8-8 17.0 3.3 2.8 30.4 C.H. 29 pts @ Ole Miss... 2.8 3FGM 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 Jr.-2L Baker, La. 8-8 7.1 3.1 0.8 25.2 Defensive stopper... 10 pts @ Ole Miss Ranking prefixes: Associated Press Poll / USA Today Coaches Poll 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 Sr.-1L Marietta, Ga. 8-7 6.8 6.4 2.0 26.3 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 8-8 8.1 2.5 0.3 17.8 T.H. 9 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. 6-1 2.8 3.3 2.3 15.0 14A : 3TO (4.67)... 2/2 3pt (1.000) 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. 7-1 6.6 5.6 0.7 16.1 C.H. 21 minutes @ Ole Miss; 7 rebounds 25 Clarence Jackson F 6-7 So.-TR Dublin, Ga. 8-0 6.3 5.1 0.4 14.5 Energy-giver... 7 pts, 8 reb vs. Newman 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 Fr.-RS France 4-0 1.5 1.8 0.5 8.7 1 block in 3 minutes @ Ole Miss 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F 6-9 Jr.-2L Omaha, Neb. 8-0 5.1 2.5 0.3 13.3 15/26 FG (.577); 4/9 3pt (.444) 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.