2011–20: A Decade to Remember

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February 28, 2015 - #10 Northern Iowa at #11 Wichita State

In front of a raucous 10,506, the Wichita State men's basketball team defeated UNI, 74-60, to claim the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season championship Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena. UNI wouldn't fold however and mid-way through the second half, connected on four-straight three-pointers to pull within four, 53-49. Wichita State answered with three's of its own, including two big ones from Wessel to go back up double digits, 66-56, with 4:28 remaining in the game. A Carter layup 20 seconds later off a VanVleet no-look pass put the Shocker lead at 68-56 and force a UNI timeout.

The Shockers cruised the rest of the way to win 74-60 and cement their second-straight MVC regular-season championship.

NOTE: I could not find the full game, so if any knows where it might be let me know.

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and don't forget this one from Tekele Cotton...

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March 7 and 8, 2014 - MVC Tournament
The Shockers would come up short in the semifinals of the always tough MVC Tourney and would have to wait until Selection Sunday to see where they might be going. They would be 28 and 4 but would the “Committee” reward or look-down upon the Shockers?

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March 15, 2015 - NCAA Tourney Selection Sunday
https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketbal...midwest-region

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Wichita State was hoping for a better seed then a getting a 7-seed after having gone 28-4, but look what might happen in the second round? A #2-seed waited the winner of our game...

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March 20, 2015 - 10-seed Indiana vs 7-seed Wichita State

Sorry, but the only copy i could find was the one being done by the Russians

Full Game

Behind a career-high tying 27 points from Fred VanVleet, the No. 7 seeded Wichita State Shockers fought past the No. 10 seed Indiana Hoosiers, 81-76 on Friday, March 20 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the CenturyLink Center. The win sets up the much-anticipated matchup with No. 2 seed and fellow Sunflower State foe, Kansas, on Sunday for the right to march on to the Sweet 16. The two programs haven't met on the hardwood since the early 1990s.

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March 22, 2015 - 7-seed Wichita State vs 2-seed Kansas
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Full Game

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Saturday, 03/28/20 - 2015–16 Season

2015 Wichita State Men's Basketball Intro Video

No. 10 Wichita State extended the nation's fourth-longest active streak in the Associated Press poll and will open with a Top-10 ranking for the first time in 34 years. In addition, Wichita State is a near unanimous favorite to win its third-straight Missouri Valley Conference title. The Valley released its annual preseason poll and all-conference voting tallies Tuesday morning in advance of MVC Media Day. The Shockers were picked first on 42 of the 43 ballots cast by the league's coaches, media and sports information directors. Ron Baker and Fred VanVleet were named to the preseason All-Valley team, and VanVleet was selected preseason Player of the Year.

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November 13, 2015 - Charleston Southern at #10 Wichita State

For the 14th consecutive year, Wichita State begins with a season-opening win after dispatching of Charleston Southern, 88-63, Friday night at Charles Koch Arena behind five Shockers in double-figures. The win also extended Wichita State's school-record home court winning streak to 33 games. The first game of the season also had its flaws, as the two teams struggled adjusting to the new rules. Both teams combined to commit 66 fouls in the game and neither squad could really find a rhythm.

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November 26-29, 2015 - ADVOCARE INVITATIONAL
The #20 AP (we had lost to Tulsa the week before and dropped 11 spots) Shockers would lose all three games in Florida (USC, Alabama, & Iowa), and starters Fred VanVleet (hamstring) and Anton Grady (spinal concussion) and key reserve Landry Shamet (stress fracture) all sat out games with injuries. In addition, potential difference-marker, Kansas transfer Conner Frankamp, was not eligible to compete until the end of the semester.

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December 12, 2015 - #25 Utah at Wichita State
Keyed once again by its defense, Wichita State finished out an emphatic statement week with a 67-50 win over No. 25 Utah, Saturday afternoon in front of a sellout crowd of 15,004 at INTRUST Bank Arena.

Full Game

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December 22, 2015 - Nevada at Wichita State
Wichita State broke a 29-year old school record with 44 free throw makes and tied its own, 63-year old Missouri Valley Conference record with 62 free throw attempts, on its way to a commanding, 98-69 win over Nevada,



At 6-5 in our non-conference, it was off to the MVC race.

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February 27, 2016 – Illinois State at Wichita State
Wichita State sent its five seniors out on a strong note, rolling to an impressive 74-58 Senior Day win over Illinois State, Saturday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena.

Each of the top three scorers for WSU (23-7, 16-2 MVC) were seniors. Fred VanVleet and Anton Grady scored 16 each, and RonIllinois Baker chipped in 10 points. VanVleet (6-of-10 from the field, 3-of-6 from deep) posted nine assists to moved into the top-5 on the Missouri Valley Conference's all-time list. He also set a new modern conference record by participating in his 63rd MVC victory. Grady hit 6-of-9 attempts from the field and grabbed five rebounds. In a fitting farewell game of his own, glue guy Evan Wessel cleared a team-high eight rebounds (four on the offensive end), three steals and two assist, while also taking a charge.

Marshall played his five seniors together for two minutes before subbing them out one-by-one over the final minute and change. Grady took a seat at 1:19, Wessel went to the bench at :49. VanVleet, Baker and Wamukota made staggered exits with :23 to go.

In a postgame ceremony, WSU honored the five seniors, accepted the 2016 MVC championship trophy and cut down the nets. The Shockers are just the second Valley team in 46 years to win a regular season title in three-consecutive years, joining Southern Illinois (four-straight from 2002-05).

Wichita State Men's Basketball Senior Day 2016

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NCAA Tournament - Second Round
March 23, 2013, #9 Wichita State vs #1 Gonzaga
Full Game

Second half currently being replayed now on KFH 1240; Shockers trying to mount a big comeback. Down three with 9 minutes remaining.

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MARCH MADNESS 2016





March 3, 2016 – #8-seed Chicago Loyola vs #1-seed Wichita State
Ron Baker scored 13 of his game-high 25 points over the final 5:34, Friday afternoon, helping No. -/23 Wichita State rally from seven points down to defeat Loyola, 66-58, in Missouri Valley Conference quarterfinal action.




March 4, 2016 – #4-seed Northern Iowa vs #1-seed Wichita State


Cold shooting doomed Wichita State in a 57-52 overtime loss to Northern Iowa on semifinal Saturday at the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

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2016 NCAA Selection Show
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South Region

https://www.ncaa.com/video/basketball-men/2016-03-13/mbk-south-region-bracket-mens-basketball-march-madness-selection

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March 12, 2016 - #11-seed Vanderbilt vs #11-seed Wichita State

First Four: Wichita State tops Vanderbilt