Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NCAA Division college basketball program representing Wichita State University
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2023 | Wichita State and Kansas scheduled a regular season game for the 2023-24 season, their first such game since 1993. |
2023 | Wichita State played Kansas State in the 2023-24 season, losing 60-69, with Kansas State maintaining a 20-9 lead in their all-time series. |
March 22 2023 | Wichita State hired Paul Mills as the new head basketball coach. |
March 11 2023 | Wichita State fired Isaac Brown after two seasons with a 32–28 record and no postseason tournament invitations. |
2021 | Isaac Brown was named full-time head coach during the season. |
2021 | In his first year, Isaac Brown took the Shockers to the NCAA Tournament but lost to Drake in the First Four. |
2020 | Craig Porter Jr. joins the Wichita State Shockers, playing until 2023, and was later undrafted into the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
2020 | Isaac Brown takes over as head coach, succeeding Gregg Marshall and coaching until 2023. |
2020 | Isaac Brown was named interim head coach for the 2020–21 season. |
2020 | Gregg Marshall resigned before the 2020–21 season, with Wichita State buying out his contract for $7.75 million over six years. |
2020 | The university hired a St. Louis-based law firm to conduct an independent investigation into allegations of player abuse. |
February 2020 | Tulsa breaks Wichita State's 5-game winning streak with a dramatic buzzer-beating 3-point victory in Tulsa. |
2019 | Wichita State Shockers participated in the NIT, winning games against Furman, Clemson, and Indiana before losing to Lipscomb in the semifinals. |
2019 | Eight Wichita State Shockers basketball players entered the NCAA transfer portal, with seven eventually leaving the program, following allegations of physical and verbal abuse by head coach Gregg Marshall. |
2017 | Wichita State Shockers defeated No. 7 Dayton (64-58) but lost to No. 2 Kentucky (62-65) in the second round. |
2017 | Concluded participation in the Missouri Valley Conference after the 2016-17 season. |
2016 | Wichita State Shockers won in the First Four against No. 11 Vanderbilt (70-50) and defeated No. 6 Arizona (65-55), but lost to No. 3 Miami (FL) (57-65). |
2016 | Fred VanVleet completes his collegiate basketball career with the Wichita State Shockers, setting the team's top career assists record with 637 assists. |
2016 | By the 2016-17 season, Wichita State established a dominant position in the rivalry, leading the series 39-30 after achieving a 15-game winning streak against Missouri State. |
2015 | Fred VanVleet recorded 55 steals during the 2015–16 season. |
2015 | Fred VanVleet achieved 172 assists in the 2015-16 season. |
2015 | Ron Baker records 64 three-pointers during the 2015–16 season. |
2015 | Landry Shamet begins playing for the Wichita State Shockers, continuing until 2018, and was later drafted by the Phoenix Suns. |
2015 | Wichita State defeated Kansas 78-65 in the NCAA tournament, their last meeting prior to their 2023-24 season regular season game. |
2014 | Fred VanVleet recorded 66 steals in the 2014–15 season, ranking fourth in the program's single-season steals record. |
2014 | Fred VanVleet recorded 183 assists in the 2014-15 season. |
2014 | Fred VanVleet achieved 193 assists in the 2013-14 season. |
2014 | Ron Baker sets second-highest three-point field goal record with 80 three-pointers in the 2014–15 season. |
2014 | Cleanthony Early is drafted by the New York Knicks after playing for Wichita State from 2012 to 2014. |
2014 | Wichita State defeated Northern Iowa Panthers in the regular season finale, winning their 9th Missouri Valley Conference regular season title and becoming two-time defending MVC champions. |
March 2014 | Advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament, continuing the team's recent success. |
March 2014 | Wichita State becomes the first Division I team to finish the regular season 31-0, wins the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, and advances to a 35-0 record before losing to Kentucky in the NCAA tournament. |
February 25 2014 | The Shockers become the 11th Division I team to start a season 30-0, and the first to do so solely in the regular season. |
2013 | Kadeem Coleby recorded 44 blocked shots during the 2013–14 season. |
2013 | Fred VanVleet recorded 69 steals in the 2013–14 season, ranking second in the program's single-season steals record. |
2013 | Fred VanVleet recorded 193 assists, achieving the second-highest season assists record. |
2013 | Cleanthony Early makes 151 free throws in the 2013-14 season, ranking sixth in the team's individual free throw records. |
2013 | Ron Baker records 68 three-pointers during the 2013–14 season. |
2013 | Wichita State Shockers made their second Final Four appearance, losing to Louisville 68-72 in the semifinal game. |
April 2013 | Reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament, marking a significant milestone in the program's history. |
February 2013 | Kansas state senator Michael O'Donnell introduced a bill requiring Kansas and Kansas State to schedule Wichita State, but the bill did not pass. |
January 2013 | ESPN's Jason King ranked Koch Arena as the 7th best home court advantage in college basketball. |
January 9 2013 | Cleanthony Early scored a career-high 39 points against Southern Illinois, marking a significant individual performance for the Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team. |
2012 | Toure' Murry completes his collegiate basketball career at Wichita State. |
2012 | Ehimen Orupke and Carl Hall both recorded 56 blocked shots during the 2012–13 season. |
2012 | Malcolm Armstead set the single-season steals record with 76 steals during the 2012–13 season. |
2012 | Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet join the Wichita State Shockers, playing until 2016. VanVleet would later be undrafted and play for the Houston Rockets. |
2011 | Wichita State Shockers won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), defeating Alabama in the championship game. They advanced through the tournament by winning consecutive games against Nebraska, Virginia Tech, College of Charleston, Washington State, and Alabama. |
2011 | Carl Hall joins the Wichita State Shockers, ranking 10th in career blocked shots. |
2011 | Tekele Cotton begins playing for Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team, starting a career that would see him become the top player in games played. |
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