2015-16 MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES WICHITA STATE SHOCKERS WICHITA STATE (18-7, 12-2 MVC) vs. NEW MEXICO ST. (18-8, 9-1 WAC) Monday, Feb. 15, 2016 • 7:00 pm CT • Wichita, Kan. • Charles Koch Arena (10,506) 26 WSU leads 15-14 (12-4 in Wichita) • Last Meeting: Nov. 14, 2014 in Wichita (71-54, WSU) OPENING TIPS TUNING IN WICHITA STATE NEW MEXICO STATE Scene Setter // Missouri Valley Conference leader Wichita State (18-7, TELECAST ........ Cox Channel Kansas (Cox HD 2022) Overall MVC Overall WAC 12-2 MVC) meets Western Athletic Conference front-runner New Mexico Time Warner SportsChannel 2 (Kansas City) 18-7 12-2 Record 18-8 9-1 State in a rare February non-conference matchup. STREAMING .... ESPN3 (blacked out in Kansas/KC) 11-1 6-1 Home 12-2 5-0 RADIO ............. FM 103.7 KEYN / goshockers.com/watch Do-Over // Monday’s night’s game is a makeup of the Dec. 28 matchup, Mike Kennedy & Dave Dahl 7-3 6-1 Away 5-6 4-1 which was postponed when winter weather left the Aggies stranded in LIVE STATS ......www.shockerstats.com 0-3 - Neutral 1-0 - Las Cruces. FACEBOOK.......WichitaStateUniversityAthletics 25/24 1st Ranking -/- - TWITTER .........@GoShockers or @GoShockersLive 52 - RPI* 125 - About WSU // The Shockers have dropped two of the last three and saw a INSTAGRAM ....instagram.com/goshockers 25 - ESPN BPI* 116 - school-record 43-game home winning streak come to an end with Satur- YOUTUBE ........youtube.com/wsuathletics 18 - KenPom* 104 - day’s 53-50 loss to UNI. They lead Illinois State by two games with four to * - As of Sunday, Feb. 14 (351 Division I Teams) play and are in search of the first MVC three-peat in school history. TRENDING Statistical Leaders About NMSU // NMSU has won nine-straight coming in. The Aggies are .833 .......Winning percentage vs. non-conference Ron Baker 13.8 Points Pascal Siakam 21.7 working toward their second-consecutive regular season WAC title and regular season opponents from 2011-16. The Shockers Ron Baker 4.8 Rebounds Pascal Siakam 11.7 hold a one-game lead over CSU-Bakersfield and Grand Canyon with four are a combined 50-10 over that four-year span. Fred VanVleet 5.5 Assists Ian Baker 3.8 games to play. NMSU hosts a key matchup against the former on Feb. 18. 17 ..........Consecutive years that WSU has posted a Series Snapshot // NMSU was a member of the MVC for 11 seasons. This winning non-conference record. A win Monday night Gregg Marshall Head Coach Marvin Menzies two-game arrangement, which began last year, marks the first meeting would put them at 7-5 and up the streak to 18 years. 9th 222-83 (.728) Current School 170-96 10th between the programs since the Aggies left the Valley in 1983. WSU de- 18th 416-166 (.715) Overall 170-96 10th 21 ..........WSU NCAA non-conference strength of feated the NMSU in the 2014-15 season opener, 71-54, behind a school- schedule rank (out of 351 teams) heading into Sunday. record tying seven-steal performance from Fred VanVleet to take a 15-14 lead in the all-time series. Season W-L NC RPI NC SOS 2015-16 SCHEDULE / RESULTS 2015-16 ..............6-5* 76 20 Keeping the Home Fire Burning // WSU will look to protect another nation- 2014-15 ..................10-2* 17 61 Date Opponent Central Time/Result TV ally-relevant home streak on Monday night. Its 36-consecutive non-con- 2013-14 ..................13-0* 2 31 Nov 07 HAWAII PACIFIC [Exh.] W 91-57 Cox HD 2022 ference home wins rank second behind Duke (125). The Shockers haven’t 2012-13 ...................12-1 9 63 Nov 13 CHARLESTON SO. W 88-63 Cox HD 2022 dropped a home game outside of league play since falling to Final Four 2011-12 ...................10-2 12 16 Novt 17 a Tulsa L 67-77 Cox HD 2022 bound VCU on Feb. 18, 2011 in Bracket Busters matchup. 2010-11 ....................9-3 56 77 Nov 21 EMPORIA STATE W 76-54 Cox HD 2022 2009-10 ...................11-2 84 294 Nov 26 vs So. California ^ L, 69-72 ESPN2 Milestones // Ron Baker seeks his 100th win as a Shocker. WSU is 99-15 2008-09 ....................7-5 156 - Nov 27 vs Alabama ^ L, 60-64 ESPN3 when he appears in the boxscore. Baker would be the fifth WSU player to 2007-08 ....................7-5 127 - Nov 29 vs Iowa ^ L, 61-84 ESPN3 reach the century mark, joining current teammates Wessel (101-12) and * - Includes one win over a Division II team, which does not factor into Dec 05 at Saint Louis W, 68-53 ESPNU VanVleet (112-19)... Baker is also 10 points shy of becoming WSU’s 12th RPI and strength of schedule calculations. Dec 09 UNLV % W, 56-50 ESPN2 1,500-point scorer. 60.4 .......Points per game allowed by WSU’s de- Dec 12 #25 UTAH ! W, 67-50 ESPN2 Watch Out // WSU will have to account for stat sheet stuffer Pascal fense - 6th lowest nationally. No Shocker opponent has Dec 19 at Seton Hall L, 76-80 (OT) FOX Siakam. The 6-foot-9 sophomore leads the nation in double-doubles (21) Dec 22 NEVADA W, 98-69 Cox HD 2022 topped 65 points since Dec. 19. Dec 31 DRAKE * W, 67-47 ESPNU and field goals made (228) and ranks 12th in scorting (21.7) and seventh +5.2 ......WSU’s turnover margin (2nd nationally) Jan 03 at Bradley * W, 85-58 Cox HD 2022 in rebounding (11.7). Jan 06 EVANSVILLE * W, 67-64 Cox HD 2022 Jant 09 a So. Illinois * W, 83-58 CBSSN Jan 13 at Missouri State * W, 78-62 Cox HD 2022 SHOCKER LINEUP Jan 17 INDIANA STATE * W, 82-62 ESPN3 Probable Starters Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown GP GS Min FG% 3Pt% FT% Reb. Asst. Stl Blk PPG Jan 20 at Northern Iowa * W, 74-55 Cox HD 2022 1 ZACH BROWN 6-6 205 So.-1L Houston, Texas 25 21 18.4 .466 .309 .693 2.8 1.0 21 11 6.6 Jan 23 BRADLEY * W, 88-54 Cox HD 2022 8 pts and matched career high with 8 reb vs. UNI... Has embraced the role of defensive-stopper, drawing assignments against Anthony Beane and D.J. Balentine in recent Jan 27 LOYOLA * W, 80-54 CBSSN weeks... Posted a career-high 3 steals in Tues. win at Drake and scored 9 points... Has been an efficient scorer with 165 points coming on just 103 FGA. Jan 31 at Evansville * W, 78-65 ESPNU 3 EVAN WESSEL 6-4 212 RSr.-3L Wichita, Kan. 25 25 24.0 .330 .294 .636 2.6 0.8 14 1 4.1 Feb 03 SO. ILLINOIS * W, 76-55 Cox HD 2022 In line for his 48th-consecutive start and 65th overall... A veteran of Gregg Marshall’s system who does all the little things... 4 offensive boards in the UNI game Febt 06 a Illinois State * L, 53-58 ESPN2 Feb 09 at Drake * W, 74-48 Cox HD 2022 23 FRED VANVLEET 6-0 186 Sr.-3L Rockford, Ill. 21 21 27.9 .390 .418 .817 3.3 5.5 39 1 12.4 Feb 13 NORTHERN IOWA * L, 50-53 ESPN2 Named to the Wooden Late Season Top 20 last week... Has improved his three-point accuracy as a senior, averaging a career-best .418 (up from .357 last year) & his next 3pt make will move him into WSU’s top-10 all-time... .817 FT% ranks 3rd on MVC list... MVC steals leader (1.9)... 3x MVC Player of the Week.. Tied career high w/ 11 assists last Feb 15 NEW MEXICO STATE $ 7:00 pm Cox HD 2022 week... WSU career assists leader (9th on MVC list)...207 steals (15 shy of school record).. Feb 18 MISSOURI STATE * 6:00 pm CBSSN 24 SHAQ MORRIS 6-8 260 RSo.-1L Edmond, Okla. 24 19 15.3 .593 .000 .646 3.3 0.5 7 19 7.1 Feb 21 at Indiana State * 3:00 pm ESPNU Leading scorer in 4 of the last 6 games... Team-high 19 blocks and 16 dunks...10 pts in last UNI game kicked off a stretch of 6 double-figure performances in the last 8 games.... Feb 24 at Loyola * 8:00 pm Cox HD 2022 ...9.4 pts, 3.9 reb in last 8 GP with 9 blocks...... 2014-15 MVC All-Freshman Team... Feb 27 ILLINOIS STATE * 1:00 pm ESPN2 31 RON BAKER 6-4 210 RSr.-3L Scott City, Kan. 25 25 31.6 .426 .357 .792 4.8 3.3 38 15 13.8 Mar 3 MVC Quarterfinals tba MVC-TV 12 pts, 7 reb, 6 assists vs. UNI...Averaging 6.2 rebounds over last month (since Jan. 17)... Shooting for 100th career win.. 148 steals - tied w/ Aubrey Sherrod & PJ Couisnard for % - MVC-MWC Challenge Series ! - Wichita, Kan. / INTRUST Bank Arena 6th on WSU list... On pace to finish in top-10 in scoring, steals, threes and assists... 2x All-MVC selection...Sporting News Preseason 1st Team All-American. ^ - AdvoCare Invitational (Orlando, Fla./HP Field House) * - Missouri Valley Conference game + - MVC Tournament (St. Louis/Scottrade Center) Bench Ht Wt Yr-Exp Hometown GP - GS Min FG% 3Pt% FT% Reb. Asst. Stl Blk PPG $ - makeup game, originally scheduled for Dec. 28 32 Markis McDuffie 6-8 198 Fr.-HS Paterson, N.J. 24 - 1 18.2 .438 .357 .714 3.3 1.0 16 6 7.5 15 Anton Grady 6-8 230 RSr.-TR Cleveland, Ohio 21 - 5 17.0 .495 .125 .563 4.7 0.3 8 15 7.0 #WATCHUS 33 Conner Frankamp 6-1 175 RSo-TR Wichita, Kan.