2010–11 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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.

2010–11 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NIT Champions
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record29–8 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2010–11 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Wichita State 14 4   .778 29 8   .784
Indiana State 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Creighton 10 8   .556 23 16   .590
Evansville 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Drake 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Southern Illinois 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Illinois State 4 14   .222 12 19   .387
Bradley 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
2011 MVC tournament winner
As of April 1, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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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

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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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  1. ^ "2010-11 Schedule". Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.