Wichita State Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Wichita State Shockers

American (16-5, 11-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/2 at Mississippi (83-79), 2/10 at UCF (61-60), 2/18 Houston (68-63)
Bad Losses: 12/6 Missouri (62-72), 12/12 Oklahoma State (64-67), 1/21 at Memphis (52-72)
Coach:  Isaac Brown
 
Probable Starters:
Alterique Gilbert, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 4.1 apg, 1.5 spg
Dexter Dennis, Junior, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Tyson Etienne, Sophomore, Guard, 17.0 ppg, 2.6 apg
Trey Wade, Senior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Morris Udeze, Junior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Clarence Jackson, Sophomore, Forward, 5.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Ricky Council IV, Freshman, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.0 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.3 (124th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.8 (103, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (301, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.1 (26, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (83, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (160, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 41.0 (301, 8)
Rebound Margin: -0.7 (212, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (176, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (56, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NITFirst Round win over Furman
2019NITSecond Round win over Clemson
2019NITQuarterfinal win over Indiana
2019NITSemifinal loss to Lipscomb
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Marshall
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Dayton
2017NCAARound of 32 loss to Kentucky
2016NCAAOpening Round win over Vanderbilt
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Arizona
2016NCAARound of 32 loss to Miami (FL)
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Indiana
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Kansas
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Cal Poly
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Kentucky
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Pittsburgh
2013NCAARound of 32 win over Gonzaga
2013NCAARegional Semifinal win over LaSalle
2013NCAARegional Final win over Ohio State
2013NCAANational Semifinal loss to Louisville
2012NCAARound of 64 loss to Virginia Commonwealth
2011NITFirst Round win over Nebraska
2011NITSecond Round win over Virginia Tech
2011NITQuarterfinal win over College of Charleston
2011NITSemifinal win over Washington State
2011NITFinal win over Alabama
2010NITFirst Round loss to Nevada
2009CBIFirst Round win over Buffalo
2009CBISecond Round loss to Stanford
2006NCAARound of 64 win over Seton Hall
2006NCAARound of 32 win over Tennessee
2006NCAARegional Semifinal loss to George Mason
2005NITOpening Round win over Houston
2005NITFirst Round win over Western Kentucky
2005NITSecond Round loss to Vanderbilt
 
*all team stats through 3/7