2010–11 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2010–11 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . A member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) , they were led by fourth-year head coach Gregg Marshall and played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas . They finished the season 29–8, with a 14–4 record in MVC play, finishing in second place behind Missouri State. In the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament , they advanced to the semifinals before losing to Indiana State . The Shockers earned a 2011 National Invitation Tournament bid and a No. 4 seed. They defeated Nebraska in first round, and then earned an overtime win over Virginia Tech in the second round. They defeated the College of Charleston in the quarterfinals and earned a trip to the semi-finals in Madison Square Garden in New York City . The Shockers then upset Washington State in the semifinals, and finally, defeated top-seeded Alabama in the championship, earning their first NIT Championship in school history.
Roster
2010–11 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
0
Aaron Ellis
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Sr
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
G
1
Joe Ragland
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Jr
West Springfield, Massachusetts
G
3
Trey Jones
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
167 lb (76 kg)
Fr
Sherman, Texas
F
4
Jerome Hamilton (S)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS Fr
Warwick, Georgia
G
5
Demetric Williams
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
So
Las Vegas , Nevada
F
11
Josh Walker
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Derby, Kansas
G/F
14
Graham Hatch
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Mesa, Arizona
F
15
Randall Vautravers
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Andover, Kansas
F
20
Ben Smith
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jr
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
C
21
Ehimen Orukpe
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
252 lb (114 kg)
So
Lagos, Nigeria
F
22
Tyler Richardson
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
RS Fr
Huntsville, Alabama
G
23
Toure' Murry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
G
24
David Kyles
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Jr
Dallas, Texas
G
25
Derek Brown
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Pleasanton, Kansas
F/C
31
J. T. Durley
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Pittsburg, Texas
F
32
Gabe Blair
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Gastonia, North Carolina
C
41
Garrett Stutz
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
256 lb (116 kg)
Jr
Kansas City, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2010-10-22
2010–11 Schedule and results
Source[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Wed, Nov 10 7:05pm
Newman
W 80–62
—
Charles Koch Arena (10,353)Wichita, KS
Regular season
Tue, Nov 16 *7:05pm
Texas Southern
W 79–67
1–0
Charles Koch Arena (10,387)Wichita, KS
Mon, Nov 22 *2:30pm, ESPN2
vs. Connecticut Maui Invitational
L 79–83
1–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, Hawaii
Tue, Nov 23 *1:00pm, ESPN2
at Chaminade Maui Invitational
W 79–58
2–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, Hawaii
Wed, Nov 24 *6:30pm, ESPNU
vs. Virginia Maui Invitational
W 70–58
3–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)Lahaina, Hawaii
Mon, Nov 29 *7:05pm
UMKC
W 71–52
4–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,154)Wichita, KS
Wed, Dec 1 *7:05pm
Chicago State
W 91–51
5–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,300)Wichita, KS
Sat, Dec 4 *9:05pm, The Mtn.
at No. 17 San Diego State MWC–MVC Challenge
L 69–83
6–1
Viejas Arena (12,414)San Diego, CA
Wed, Dec 10 *7:05pm, Kansas 22
Nicholls State
W 68–50
6–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,430)Wichita, KS
Mon, Dec 13 *7:05pm
Alabama A&M
W 71–49
7–2
Charles Koch Arena (10,173)Wichita, KS
Sat, Dec 18 *7:00pm, Kansas 22
vs. LSU
W 70–69
8–2
CenturyTel Center (2,165)Bossier City, LA
Tue, Dec 21 *7:05pm, Kansas 22
Tulsa
W 82–79
9–2
Intrust Bank Arena (14,112)Wichita, KS
Wed, Dec 29 7:05pm
Evansville
W 91–57
10–2 (1–0)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Sat, Jan 1 6:35pm, ESPNU
at Bradley
W 79–63
11–2 (2–0)
Carver Arena (8,410)Peoria, IL
Tue, Jan 4 7:05pm, Kansas 22
Drake
W 82–63
12–2 (3–0)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Fri, Jan 7 7:05pm, Kansas 22
at Illinois State
W 65–51
13–2 (4–0)
Redbird Arena (4,598)Normal, IL
Sun, Jan 9 7:35pm, ESPNU
Missouri State
L 56–59
13–3 (4–1)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Wed, Jan 12 7:05pm, Kansas 22
at Creighton
W 68–54
14–3 (5–1)
Qwest Center Omaha (15,481)Omaha, NE
Sat, Jan 15 7:05pm, Kansas 22
at Drake
W 68–54
15–3 (6–1)
Knapp Center (3,872)Des Moines, IA
Wed, Jan 19 7:05pm
Northern Iowa
L 74–77
15–4 (6–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,212)Wichita, KS
Sat, Jan 22 7:05pm
Indiana State
W 93–83 3OT
16–4 (7–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Wed, Jan 26 6:05pm, MVC TV/FSN
at Southern Illinois
W 74–64
17–4 (8–2)
SIU Arena (4,122)Carbondale, IL
Sat, Jan 29 1:05pm, ESPN2
Bradley
W 61–41
18–4 (9–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Tue, Feb 1 6:05pm
at Indiana State
W 70–54
19–4 (10–2)
Hulman Center (2,913)Terre Haute, IN
Sat, Feb 5 7:05pm
Illinois State
W 74–57
20–4 (11–2)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Sat, Feb 8 7:05pm
Southern Illinois
L 53–56
20–5 (11–3)
Charles Koch Arena (10,147)Wichita, KS
Sat, Feb 12 9:05pm
at Northern Iowa
W 73–55
21–5 (12–3)
McLeod Center (7,014)Cedar Falls, IA
Tue, Feb 15 7:05pm
at Evansville
W 80–74
22–5 (13–3)
Roberts Stadium (4,116)Evansville, IN
Fri, Feb 18 *6:05pm, ESPN2
VCU ESPN BracketBusters
L 67–68
22–6
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Wed, Feb 23 7:05pm, MVC TV/FSN
Creighton
W 69–67
23–6 (14–3)
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Sat, Feb 26 12:05pm, ESPN2
at Missouri State
L 64–69
23–7 (14–4)
JQH Arena (11,077)Springfield, MO
Missouri Valley tournament
Fri, Mar 4 6:05pm, MVC TV
(2)
vs. (10) Bradley MVC Quarterfinals
W 70–56
24–7
Scottrade Center (9,318)St. Louis, MO
Sat, Mar 5 4:05pm, MVC TV
(2)
vs. (3) Indiana State MVC Semifinals
L 54–61
24–8
Scottrade Center (13,533)St. Louis, MO
NIT
Wed, Mar 16 *6:00pm, ESPN2
(4 VT)
(5 VT) Nebraska NIT First Round
W 76–49
25–8
Charles Koch Arena (7,336)Wichita, KS
Sun, Mar 20 *10:00am, ESPN
(4 VT)
at (1 VT) Virginia Tech NIT Second Round
W 79–76 OT
26–8
Cassell Coliseum (4,382)Blacksburg, VA
Wed, Mar 23 *6:00pm, ESPN2
(4 VT)
(6 VT) College of Charleston NIT Quarterfinals
W 82–75
27–8
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
Tue, Mar 29 *6:00pm, ESPN2
(4 VT)
vs. (2 BC) Washington State NIT Semifinals
W 75–44
28–8
Madison Square Garden (6,082)New York, NY
Thu, Mar 31 *6:00pm, ESPN2
(4 VT)
vs. (1 A) Alabama NIT Championship Game
W 66–57
29–8
Madison Square Garden (6,206)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A=NIT Alabama bracket. BC=NIT Boston College bracket. VT=NIT Virginia Tech bracket.
All times are in
Central Time .
References
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