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2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record23–8 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 20 – 10   .667
No. 22 Houston 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Tulsa 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677
Wichita State 11 – 7   .611 23 – 8   .742
UConn 10 – 8   .556 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 10   .677
SMU 9 – 9   .500 19 – 11   .633
UCF 7 – 11   .389 16 – 14   .533
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Temple 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Tulane 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by head coach Gregg Marshall, who coached in his 13th and final season at the school. They are members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Shockers finished the 2018–19 season 22–15, 10–8 in AAC play and finished in sixth place. In the first round of the AAC tournament the Shockers would go on to win against the 11 seeded East Carolina, would beat Temple in the quarterfinals, but would lose in the semifinals to the eventual champions of the AAC, Cincinnati.

Wichita State would receive a six seed in the NIT and would beat Furman in the first round, beat Clemson in the second round, and beat Indiana, but would lose to Lipscomb in the semifinals.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Markis McDuffie 1 F 6'8" 218 Senior Paterson, New Jersey Graduated
Ricky Torres 3 G 6'2" 189 Junior Pinellas Park, Florida Transferred to Illinois State[1]
Samajae Haynes-Jones 4 G 6'0" 180 Senior Wichita, Kansas Graduated
Rod Brown 5 F 6'6" 215 RS Freshman Cordova, Tennessee Transferred to Pearl River CC[2]
Eli Farrakhan 11 G 5'11" 165 Junior Melbourne, Florida Transferred to Newman[3]
Teddy Allen 23 F 6'5" 220 Sophomore Mesa, Arizona Dismissed from team,[4] transferred to Western Nebraska CC

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeAntoni Gordon
F 		Mobile, Alabama LeFlore Magnet High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Grant Sherfield
G 		Wichita, Kansas Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 16, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Noah Fernandes
G 		Mattapoisett, Massachusetts Woodstock Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Tyson Etienne
G 		Englewood, New Jersey Putnam Science Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 13, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 80
Josaphat Bilau
F 		La Roche-sur-Yon, France SPIRE Institute 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

Incoming transfers

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Name Num. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Trey Wade 5 F 6'6" 219 Junior Marietta, GA Junior college transferred from South Plains CC.

Roster

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2019–20 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dexter Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Believe Academy Baker, Louisiana
G 1 Tyson Etienne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Putnam Science Academy Englewood, New Jersey
G 2 Jamarius Burton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Independence HS Charlotte, North Carolina
F 3 DeAntoni Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr LeFlore Magnet HS Mobile, Alabama
F 5 Trey Wade 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr South Plains CC Marietta, Georgia
G 10 Erik Stevenson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Timberline HS Lacey, Washington
G 11 Noah Fernandes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
G 14 Jacob Herrs (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Andover HS Wichita, Kansas
G 15 Brycen Bush (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Eisenhower HS Wichita, Kansas
C 21 Jaime Echenique 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Sr Trinity Valley CC Barranquilla, Colombia
C 24 Morris Udeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Montverde Academy Houston, Texas
G 32 Tate Busse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr St. Francis HS St. Francis, Kansas
C 33 Asbjørn Midtgaard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Jr Espergarte Gymnasium Helsingør, Denmark
F 40 Josaphat Bilau Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Spire Academy La Roche-sur-Yon, France
F/C 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Omaha, Nebraska
G 52 Grant Sherfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Academy Wichita, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2019*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Northeastern State W 92–57 
 18 – Sherfield   9 – Wade   6 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (9,918)
Wichita, KS
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Omaha W 68–54  1–0
  19 – Wade   11 – Wade   6 – Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,056)
Wichita, KS
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Texas Southern W 69–63  2–0
  22 – Stevenson   10 – Wade   2 – Wade  Charles Koch Arena (10,108)
Wichita, KS
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, Cox YurView 		UT Martin
Cancún Challenge campus game 		W 103–62  3–0
  21 – Etienne   8 – Wade   6 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (10,123)
Wichita, KS
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Gardner–Webb
Cancún Challenge campus game 		W 74–52  4–0
  15 – Burton, Udeze   5 – Wade, Midtgaard   5 – Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,004)
Wichita, KS
November 23, 2019*
2:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Oral Roberts W 68–59  5–0
  14 – Wade   8 – Stevenson   9 – Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,075)
Wichita, KS
November 26, 2019*
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. South Carolina
Cancún Challenge semifinal 		W 70–47  6–0
  19 – Stevenson   8 – Stevenson   5 – Burton  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,311)
Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2019*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. West Virginia
Cancún Challenge championship game 		L 63–75  6–1
  22 – Stevenson   11 – Echenique   1 – Tied  Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (1,729)
Cancún, Mexico
December 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Central Arkansas W 95–69  7–1
  15 – Sherfield   16 – Udeze   5 – Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,018)
Wichita, KS
December 8, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oklahoma State W 80–61  8–1
  19 – Etienne   8 – Burton   11 – Burton  Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,945)
Stillwater, OK
December 14, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		Oklahoma W 80–75  9–1
  16 – Stevenson   15 – Wade   3 – Tied  Intrust Bank Arena (10,727)
Wichita, KS
December 21, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		VCU W 73–63  10–1
  14 – Echenique   8 – Burton   5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, Cox YurView 		Abilene Christian W 84–66  11–1
  15 – Sherfield   11 – Sherfield   5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 24 East Carolina W 75–69  12–1
(1–0) 		 17 – Stevenson   9 – Stevenson   5 – Stevenson  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 4, 2020*
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 24 Ole Miss
American/SEC Alliance 		W 74–54  13–1
  29 – Stevenson   6 – Tied   4 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 9, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 23 No. 21 Memphis W 76–67  14–1
(2–0) 		 16 – Burton   8 – Dennis   3 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 12, 2020
11:00 am, CBSSN 		No. 23 at Connecticut W 89–86 2OT 15–1
(3–0) 		 19 – Echenique   8 – Echenique   4 – Sherfield  XL Center (13,281)
Hartford, CT
January 15, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 16 at Temple L 53–65  15–2
(3–1) 		 20 – Echenique   13 – Echenique   3 – Wade  Liacouras Center (5,390)
Philadelphia, PA
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 16 Houston L 54–65  15–3
(3–2) 		 10 – Etienne   6 – Echenique   4 – Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 21, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at South Florida W 56–43  16–3
(4–2) 		 13 – Etienne   7 – Wade   5 – Sherfield  Yuengling Center (3,304)
Tampa, FL
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		UCF W 87–79  17–3
(5–2) 		 18 – Dennis   11 – Dennis   6 – Sherfield  Charles Koch Arena (10,398)
Wichita, KS
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 23 at Tulsa
Rivalry 		L 51–54  17–4
(5–3) 		 15 – Echenique   10 – Echenique   2 – Tied  Reynolds Center (8,089)
Tulsa, OK
February 6, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN 		Cincinnati L 79–80  17–5
(5–4) 		 19 – Echenique   11 – Echenique   4 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,211)
Wichita, KS
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 25 Houston L 43–76  17–6
(5–5) 		 10 – Dennis   7 – Echenique   1 – Tied  Fertitta Center (7,135)
Houston, TX
February 13, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at UCF W 75–58  18–6
(6–5) 		 27 – Stevenson   9 – Dennis   6 – Sherfield  Addition Financial Arena (5,553)
Orlando, FL
February 16, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		Tulane W 82–57  19–6
(7–5) 		 21 – Dennis   9 – Dennis   7 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
February 20, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		South Florida W 65–55  20–6
(8–5) 		 20 – Echenique   9 – Echenique   4 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,098)
Wichita, KS
February 23, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN 		at Cincinnati L 64–67  20–7
(8–6) 		 13 – Stevenson   12 – Echenique   34 – Tied  Fifth Third Arena (12,137)
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN 		Temple W 72–69  21–7
(9–6) 		 21 – Wade   13 – Echenique   6 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,112)
Wichita, KS
March 1, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		at SMU W 66–62  22–7
(10–6) 		 25 – Dennis   13 – Echenique   6 – Sherfield  Moody Coliseum (5,483)
Dallas, TX
March 5, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN 		at Memphis L 60–68  22–8
(10–7) 		 15 – Dennis   9 – Wade   3 – Tied  FedEx Forum (17,021)
Memphis, TN
March 8, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Tulsa
Rivalry 		W 79–57  23–8
(11–7) 		 14 – Burton   9 – Stevenson   5 – Burton  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
American Conference tournament
March 13, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN2 		(4) vs. (5) UConn / (12) Tulane
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled[1] Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5]

1.^ Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Rankings

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See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——————RVRV242316RV23RV———RVNot released
Coaches————RVRVRV2523231622T22RV———RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

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American Athletic Conference honors

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All-AAC Second Team

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  • Jaime Echenique

Player of the Week

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  • Week 6: Erik Stevenson
  • Week 9: Erik Stevenson

Rookie of the Week

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  • Week 5: Tyson Etienne
  • Week 8: Grant Sherfield

Source[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois State Signs transfer Ricky Torres". GoRedbirds.com (Press release). Normal, Illinois: Illinois State University. May 18, 2019. Archived from the original on April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Eldridge, Taylor (November 11, 2019). "Wichita State forward Rod Brown announces plans to transfer after freshman season". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Marty, Sean (April 18, 2019). "Wichita State walk-on turned scholarship recipient announces departure". The Sunflower. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Eldridge, Taylor; Swaim, Chance (December 17, 2019). "Teddy Allen dismissed from Wichita State basketball team following arrest". Kansas.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". GoShockers.com. Wichita State University. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  6. ^ "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". TheAmerican.org. Providence, Rhode Island: American Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". TheAmerican.org. Providence, Rhode Island: American Athletic Conference. March 11, 2020. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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