2020–21 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	As of August 17, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll; 2021 AAC Tournament

Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
2020–21 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Gregg Marshall (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Isaac Brown; Tyson Waterman; Lou Gudino;
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena

The 2020–21 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They play their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and are led by 14th-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They are members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2019–20 season 23–8, 11–7 in AAC play and finished in fourth place. They entered as the No. 4 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Jamarius Burton	2	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Charlotte, North Carolina	Transferred to Texas Tech[1]
DeAntoni Gordon	3	F	6'7"	210	Freshman	Mobile, Alabama	Transferred to Northwest Mississippi CC[2]
Erik Stevenson	10	G	6'3"	198	Sophomore	Lacey, Washington	Transferred to Washington[3]
Noah Fernandes	11	G	5'11"	172	Freshman	Mattapoisett, Massachusetts	Transferred to UMass[4]
Jaime Echenique	21	C	6'11"	258	Senior	Barranquilla, Colombia	Graduated
Tate Busse	32	G	6'2"	185	Freshman	St. Francis, Kansas	Walk–on; transferred to MSU Denver[5]
Asbjørn Midtgaard	33	C	7'0"	267	Junior	Helsingør, Denmark	Transferred to Grand Canyon[6]
Grant Sherfield	52	G	6'2"	189	Freshman	Wichita, Kansas	Transferred to Nevada[7]

Morris Udeze initially entered the transfer portal in March before deciding in late April to remain with the Shockers.[8]

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ricky Council IV G	Durham, North Carolina	Northern High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 29, 2020
Ricky Council IV G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Chaunce Jenkins G	Newport News, Virginia	Menchville High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Mar 29, 2020
Chaunce Jenkins G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jaden Seymour F	Charlotte, North Carolina	Northside Christian Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 3, 2020
Jaden Seymour F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Alterique Gilbert	G	6'0"	180	Graduate Student	Lithonia, GA	Transferred from UConn after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[9]
Craig Porter	G	6'1"	165	Junior	Terre Haute, IN	Junior college transferred from Vincennes University.[10]
Clarence Jackson	F	6'6"	185	Sophomore	Dublin, GA	Junior college transferred from Polk State.[11]
Trevin Wade	G	5'10"	170	Junior	Marietta, GA	Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands.[12] Brother of forward Trey Wade.

Roster

2020–21 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	--	Alterique Gilbert	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	UConn	Lithonia, Georgia
G	--	Craig Porter	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Vincennes University	Terre Haute, Indiana
F	--	Clarence Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Polk State	Dublin, Georgia
G	--	Trevin Wade	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Georgia Highlands	Marietta, Georgia
G	--	Ricky Council IV	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Northern HS	Durham, North Carolina
F	--	Jaden Seymour	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Northside Christian Academy	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	--	Chaunce Jenkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Menchville HS	Newport News, Virginia
G	0	Dexter Dennis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Believe Academy	Baker, Louisiana
G	1	Tyson Etienne	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	Putnam Science Academy	Englewood, New Jersey
F	5	Trey Wade	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	RS Sr	South Plains CC	Marietta, Georgia
G	14	Jacob Herrs (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Andover HS	Wichita, Kansas
G	15	Brycen Bush (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Eisenhower HS	Wichita, Kansas
C	24	Morris Udeze	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Montverde Academy	Houston, Texas
F	40	Josaphat Bilau	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	RS 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)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Omaha, Nebraska

Head coach

Gregg Marshall (Randolph–Macon)

Assistant coach(es)

Isaac Brown (ULM)
Tyson Waterman (Winthrop)
Lou Gudino (Incarnate Word)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 5, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2020*	Kansas State	Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
Regular season
November 22, 2020*	Sam Houston State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
November 25, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Battle 4 Atlantis	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2020*	North Texas	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
December 12, 2020*	vs. Oklahoma State	Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, KS
December 15, 2020*	Oral Roberts	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
December 22, 2020*	Western Kentucky	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 2, 2021*	at Ole Miss American/SEC Alliance	The Pavilion at Ole Miss Oxford, MS
TBD*	Missouri	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
TBD*	Central Arkansas	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	Cincinnati	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
	East Carolina	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	Houston	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at Houston	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
	Memphis	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at SMU	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
	SMU	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
	South Florida	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
	Temple	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
	Tulane	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	Tulsa Rivalry	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	at Tulsa Rivalry	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	UCF	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
American Conference Tournament
	vs. TBD	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

Marty, Sean (13 April 2020). "Former Shocker guard Jamarius Burton commits to Texas Tech". thesunflower.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
Arnold, Chris (27 Apr 2020). "Former Shocker Gordon lands at junior college". ksn.com. KSN. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
Allen, Percy. "Washington gets commitment from Wichita State transfer and Lacey native Erik Stevenson". seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Kurie, Brendan. "Noah Fernandes returns to home state with transfer to UMass". southcoasttoday.com. South Coast Today. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Busse, Tate [@tate11busse] (23 Mar 2020). "twitter.com/tate11busse/status/1242225209475817480" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Twitter.
Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (11 April 2020). "Wichita State transfer Asbjorn Midtgaard tells me he has committed to Grand Canyon" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 April 2020 – via Twitter.
Murray, Chris. "Nevada basketball lands Wichita State transfer Grant Sherfield". nevadasportsnet.com. Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Rocca, Taylor (20 April 2020). "Center Morris Udeze is coming back to play for Wichita State". ksn.com. KSN. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
Borges, David. "Alterique Gilbert transferring to Wichita State". Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Eldridge, Taylor. "Gregg Marshall's recruiting momentum continues, as WSU lands a top juco combo guard". Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Eldridge, Taylor. "Latest Wichita State commitment has been dreaming of 'Playing Angry' for years". Retrieved 2 April 2020.
"JUCO Guard Trevin Wade Joins Spring Class". 17 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

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[1] Marty, Sean (13 April 2020). "Former Shocker guard Jamarius Burton commits to Texas Tech". thesunflower.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.

[2] Arnold, Chris (27 Apr 2020). "Former Shocker Gordon lands at junior college". ksn.com. KSN. Retrieved 30 April 2020.

[3] Allen, Percy. "Washington gets commitment from Wichita State transfer and Lacey native Erik Stevenson". seattletimes.com. Seattle Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[4] Kurie, Brendan. "Noah Fernandes returns to home state with transfer to UMass". southcoasttoday.com. South Coast Today. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[5] Busse, Tate [@tate11busse] (23 Mar 2020). "twitter.com/tate11busse/status/1242225209475817480" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Twitter.

[6] Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (11 April 2020). "Wichita State transfer Asbjorn Midtgaard tells me he has committed to Grand Canyon" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 April 2020 – via Twitter.

[7] Murray, Chris. "Nevada basketball lands Wichita State transfer Grant Sherfield". nevadasportsnet.com. Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[8] Rocca, Taylor (20 April 2020). "Center Morris Udeze is coming back to play for Wichita State". ksn.com. KSN. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

[9] Borges, David. "Alterique Gilbert transferring to Wichita State". Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[10] Eldridge, Taylor. "Gregg Marshall's recruiting momentum continues, as WSU lands a top juco combo guard". Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[11] Eldridge, Taylor. "Latest Wichita State commitment has been dreaming of 'Playing Angry' for years". Retrieved 2 April 2020.

[12] "JUCO Guard Trevin Wade Joins Spring Class". 17 Apr 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Venues	Charles Koch Arena (1955–2002; 2003–present) Kansas Coliseum (2002–2003) Intrust Bank Arena (alternate; 2010–present)
Rivalries	Tulsa
Culture & lore	History WuShock
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

As of August 17, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 AAC Tournament