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. 6 SOUTH FLORIDA WICHITA STATE WICHITA STATE (3-2, 1-0 American) at USF (5-2, 1-0 American) D-I Rank* Total Team Stats Total D-I Rank* Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 • 6:01 p.m. CT (7:01 ET) • Tampa, Fla. • Yuengling Center 196 71.6 Offense 70.6 T-212 T-171 70.0 Defense 68.2 143 TV: ESPN+ (Streaming via the ESPN App); Jim Louk (pbp) & Neil Solondz (analyst) have the call. Radio: KEYN (103.7 FM in Wichita; streaming at goshockers.com/Listen); Mike Kennedy (pbp) & Bob Hull (analyst) describe the action. 200 1.6 Scoring Margin 2.4 193 Tickets: USFBulls.com // Live Stats: shockerstats.com // Social: Follow @GoShockersMBB & @GoShockers on facebook, twitter, instagram. 59 7.6 Rebound Margin 1.0 182 T-241 12.3 Assists 11.4 T-277 T-169 3.1 Blocks 4.2 81 Record 5-2 1-2 Record T-214 6.0 Steals 6.2 T-209 American 1-0 0-0 American T-204 -0.4 Turnover Margin 2.4 95 Home 3-0, Won 4 2-2, Won 1 Home 218 0.89 A:TO Ratio 1.10 119 Away 1-0, Won 2 vs 1-0, Won 1 Away 130 45.4 FG % 37.7 302 Neutral 1-2 0-0 Neutral 201 43.5 FG% Defense 42.2 169 Streak Won 4 Won 1 Streak T-252 6.0 3-Point FG 7.8 129 AP Poll - - AP Poll 101 35.9 3-Point % 30.5 250 Coaches Poll - - Coaches Poll 313 59.7 FT% 67.3 214 KenPom* 98 95 KenPom T-106 71.4 Winning % 60.0 T-151 The Series: WSU leads 3-1 (1-1 in Tampa) // Last Meeting: 2/20/20 in Wichita (WSU, 65-55) // Streak: WSU, Won 2 *as of 12/21/2020 (of 327 D-I teams who have played at least once) Brian Gregory: 4th season at USF (53-55); 17th Overall (301-245) // Isaac Brown: 2-2 as Interim Head Coach » Wichita State treks to Tampa on Tuesday to face the USF » The Bulls were picked fifth in the AAC race -- two spots SCHEDULE/RESULTS Bulls in an American Athletic Conference matchup. ahead of the Shockers. Date Opponent TV Result/Time » The Yuengling Center will welcome fans for the first » WSU is 3-1 all-time against USF with all four meetings Dec. 2 ORAL ROBERTS W 85-80 Dec. 6 MISSOURI L 62-72 time this season (approximately 1,200). taking place in the AAC era. WSU swept the series last Dec. 12 rv/rv OKLAHOMA ST. L 64-67 » The winner takes a 2-0 AAC record into the break. year (56-44 at USF; 65-55 in Wichita). In Tampa, Dex- Dec. 15 at Tulsa * W 67-63 » WSU is looking to reach that mark for the third time in ter Dennis and Tyson Etienne combined for seven Dec. 18 EMPORIA ST. W 73-57 four seasons since joining The American. threes in what was otherwise a defensive struggle. Dec. 22 at USF * ESPN+ 6 p.m. » USF is in search of its first 2-0 league start since 2001- » WSU is 16-12 in AAC road games since joining and is Dec. 30 EAST CAROLINA * ESPN+ 6 p.m. Jan. 2 at Ole Miss ESPNU 5 p.m. 02 when the Bulls were members of Conference USA. one of just three schools with a winning mark in that Jan. 6 at Houston * ESPN+ TBD » The Shockers rode strong first-half performances to a four-year span (Cincinnati is 19-8 and Houston 17-10). Jan. 10 CINCINNATI * ESPN2 3 p.m. pair of wins last week. They led by 14 at the break in » Etienne is the Shockers’ leading scorer through five Jan. 13 TULSA * ESPN+ 6 p.m. Tuesday’s 69-65 road victory at Tulsa and by 16 in Fri- games (15.4 ppg). He’s averaging 2.8 threes-per-game Jan. 17 at SMU * ESPNU 5 p.m. day’s 73-57 win over Emporia State. and has twice made the AAC’s weekly honor roll. Jan. 21 at Memphis * ESPN/2 6 p.m. » Freshman guard Ricky Council IV put up 13 points and » Alterique Gilbert -- a graduate transfer from UConn Jan. 24 USF * ESPNU 5 p.m. Jan. 27 at Cincinnati * ESPN+ 5 p.m. eight rebounds in each of the two games to carve out a -- is averaging 12.8 points and a team-high 3.8 assists. Jan. 30 UCF * ESPNU 3 p.m. spot on this week’s AAC Honor Roll. He posted six steals in two games last week. Feb. 3 TULANE * ESPN+ 7 p.m. » Junior forward Morris Udeze was a perfect 8-for-8 last » Six others are scoring between 4.6 and 8.8 points. Feb. 7 TEMPLE * ESPNU 1 p.m. week. Seven of those makes came against ESU en route » Despite three new point guards and limited practice Feb. 10 at UCF * ESPN+ 6 p.m. to a career-high 18 points. time, WSU ranks among the national leaders in fewest Feb. 18 MEMPHIS * ESPN/2 6 p.m. » WSU’s 25 offensive rebounds against ESU were most by turnovers (20th, 10.4 as of Sunday). Those three guards Feb. 21 at East Carolina * ESPNU 11 a.m. Feb. 25 HOUSTON * ESPN/2 6 p.m. a Shocker team since Dec. 30, 1999. (Gilbert, Craig Porter and Trevin Wade) have com- Feb. 28 SMU * ESPNU 7 p.m. » USF has won four-straight and is coming off of a 74-71 bined for 30 assists and only 11 turnovers. Mar. 3 at Tulane * ESPN+ 7 p.m. road win at Cincinnati last Wednesday. Mar. 6 at Temple * ESPN2 TBA WICHITA STATE LINEUP ## STARTERS: POS HT CL-EXP HOMETOWN G-GS PPG RPG APG MIN NOTES 3 Alterique Gilbert G 6-0 R-Sr.-TR Atlanta, Ga. 5-4 12.8 4.0 3.4 28.8 UConn grad transfer... T.H. 8 steals... 4 double-figure scoring games... 2.43 A:TO ratio... 18/25 FT (.720) 1 Tyson Etienne G 6-2 So.-1L Englewood, N.J. 5-5 15.4 2.2 2.2 28.6 Leading scorer... 2.8 3FGM/game w/ 36.8% accuracy... 19/22 FT (.864)... 2x AAC Honor Roll... C.H. 26 pts vs. ORU 0 Dexter Dennis G 6-5 Jr.-2L Baker, La. 5-5 6.4 4.0 0.6 30.0 Defensive stopper... T.H. 30.0 minutes... 4 blocks, 6 steals... 8/25 3pt (.320)... 4x AAC Honor Roll qualifier last season 5 Trey Wade F 6-6 Sr.-1L Marietta, Ga. 5-5 6.4 5.4 1.2 27.0 Team-high 27 starts last year... 11 pts, 7 reb (both season-highs) at Tulsa... 3 pts, 7 reb vs. ESU (Dec. 18) 24 Morris Udeze F 6-8 Jr.-2L Houston, Texas 5-5 8.8 3.0 0.4 17.9 WSU’s most-experienced big... C.H. 18 pts vs. ESU (Dec. 18) on 7/7 FG... T.H. 7 blocks... 12/15 FT (.800). KEY RESERVES: 2 Craig Porter Jr. G 6-2 Jr.-TR Terre Haute, Ind. 3-1 1.3 4.0 2.7 15.0 JUCO combo guard won an NJCAA title at Vincennes (Ind.)... 8 assists w/ just 1 turnover... Made first start vs. ESU. 4 Ricky Council IV G 6-6 Fr.-HS Durham, N.C. 4-0 7.5 6.3 0.5 14.4 Impact freshman... 13 pts, 8 reb in 17 min vs. ESU... 13 pts, 8 reb in 16 minutes at Tulsa... Per-40: 20.7 pts, 17.2 reb. 11 Chaunce Jenkins G 6-4 Fr.-HS Newport News, Va. 1-0 0.0 1.0 0.0 13.7 High-upside freshman guard... Made Shocker debut vs. ESU (Dec. 18) and played 13 minutes 12 Trevin Wade G 5-11 Jr.-TR Marietta, Ga. 4-0 2.8 0.5 1.3 11.1 2020 NJCAA All-American at Georgia Highlands... Younger brother of senior Trey Wade. 22 Jaden Seymour F 6-9 Fr.-HS Charlotte, N.C. 1-0 3.0 2.0 0.0 12.8 Long, springy forward... Scored three points in his Shocker debut vs. ESU (Dec. 18) and played 13 minutes. 25 Clarence Jackson F 6-7 So.-TR Dublin, Ga. 5-0 6.2 5.0 0.4 15.3 Energy-giver... Grabbed five of WSU’s 25 offensive rebounds vs. ESU (Dec. 18)... 14 pts, 7 reb vs. Mizzou (Dec. 6). 40 Josaphat Bilau F 6-10 Fr.-RS France 2-0 1.0 3.0 0.0 8.4 Raw talent is No. 3 on center depth chart... 14.3 rebounds-per-40... DNP vs. Emporia State (Dec. 18). 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler F 6-9 Jr.-2L Omaha, Neb. 5-0 4.6 2.5 0.3 13.1 Played well in last 2 games... 6 pts, 5 reb, 3/3 FG vs. ESU (Dec. 18)... 10 pts, 5 reb in 18 minutes at Tulsa (Dec. 15) 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.