2012–13 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . They played their home games at the Charles Koch Arena , which has a capacity of 10,506.[ 1] They played one home game at Intrust Bank Arena . They were in their 68th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 107th season overall. They were led by sixth-year head coach Gregg Marshall . They finished the season 30–9, 12–6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Creighton. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament . They received a 9 seed in the West Region, where they defeated 8 seed Pittsburgh and 1 seed Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the West Region semifinals they defeated 13 seed La Salle and 2 seed Ohio State in the regional finals to be crowned West Region Champions and advance to the Final Four for the second time in school history and first time since 1965. In the Final Four they lost to Louisville.
Roster
2012–13 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Chadrack Lufile
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
Assumption Coffeyville CC
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
F
1
Derail Green
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Klein Forest
Houston, TX
G
2
Malcolm Armstead
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Sr
Central Park ChristianChipola JC /Oregon
Florence, AL
G
3
Evan Wessel
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
So
Wichita Heights
Wichita, KS
G
5
Demetric Williams
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
Sr
Cheyenne
Las Vegas, NV
F
11
Cleanthony Early
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Pine Bush Sullivan CC
Middletown, NY
G
14
Joe Mitchell
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Wichita Southeast Hutchinson CC
Wichita, KS
G
15
Nick Wiggins
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
181 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Godby Wabash Valley
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
C
20
Kadeem Coleby
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Christian Life Center Daytona College
Nassau , Bahamas
C
21
Ehimen Orukpe
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
Sr
Lifeline Educational CenterThree Rivers CC
Lagos , Nigeria
F
22
Carl Hall
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
Sr
Bleckley County High School NW Florida State
Cochran, GA
G
23
Fred VanVleet
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Auburn
Rockford, IL
G
31
Ron Baker
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
209 lb (95 kg)
RS Fr
Scott City
Scott City, KS
G
32
Tekele Cotton
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
So
Whitefield Academy
Smyrna, GA
F
33
Zach Bush
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Eisenhower
Wichita, KS
F
50
Jake White
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
So
Chaska
Chaska, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2012 *7:05 pm
Pittsburg State
W 100–56
23 – Early
8 – Early
5 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (9,810)Wichita, KS
Regular Season
11/10/2012 *7:05 pm
NC Central
W 71–57
1–0
18 – Baker
13 – Hall
6 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,491)Wichita, KS
11/13/2012 *6:00 pm, ESPNU
at VCU
W 53–51
2–0
13 – Early
11 – Hall
6 – Armstead
Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,693)Richmond, VA
11/15/2012 *7:00 pm
Western Carolina Cancún Challenge
W 79–63
3–0
21 – Early
8 – Early
3 – Armstead, Baker
Charles Koch Arena (10,186)Wichita, KS
11/17/2012 *2:00 pm
Howard Cancún Challenge
W 69–50
4–0
11 – Hall, Williams
6 – Hall, Williams
4 – Williams
Charles Koch Arena (10,183)Wichita, KS
11/20/2012 *6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. DePaul Cancún Challenge Semifinals
W 75–62
5–0
18 – Williams
9 – Early
3 – Armstead
Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort (902)Cancun, Mexico
11/21/2012 *8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Iowa Cancún Challenge Championship
W 75–63
6–0
25 – Early
9 – Early
5 – Armstead
Moon Palace Golf and Spa Resort (902)Cancun, Mexico
11/28/2012 *7:05 pm
Tulsa
W 86–60
7–0
16 – Hall
11 – Hall
5 – Baker, Van Vleet
Charles Koch Arena (10,389)Wichita, KS
12/02/2012 *4:00 pm
at Air Force
W 72–69
8–0
21 – Hall
10 – Hall
6 – Wessel
Clune Arena (1,793)Colorado Springs, CO
12/08/2012 *7:05 pm
No. 24
Northern Colorado
W 80–54
9–0
16 – Early
10 – Lufile
5 – Van Vleet
Charles Koch Arena (10,307)Wichita, KS
12/13/2012 *6:00 pm, FS South
No. 23
at Tennessee
L 60–69
9–1
21 – Hall
9 – Hall
4 – Cotton
Thompson–Boling Arena (15,215)Knoxville, TN
12/20/2012 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern
W 65–53
10–1
20 – Early
12 – Lufile
3 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,112)Wichita, KS
12/22/2012 *7:00 pm
Southern Miss
W 59–51
11–1
17 – Williams
8 – Wiggins
3 – Armstead
Intrust Bank Arena (9,619)Wichita, KS
12/30/2012 5:00 pm, MVC-TV /ESPN3
Northern Iowa
W 66–41
12–1 (1–0)
16 – Early
8 – White
5 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
01/02/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3
at Drake
W 75–63
13–1 (2–0)
18 – Wiggins
7 – Cotton
6 – Williams
Knapp Center (2,792)Des Moines, IA
01/06/2013 4:30 pm, ESPNU
at Bradley
W 69–63
14–1 (3–0)
24 – Early
9 – Orukpe
3 – Williams, Armstead
Carver Arena (7,317)Peoria, IL
01/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 23
Southern Illinois
W 82–76
15–1 (4–0)
39 – Early
9 – Orukpe
9 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,306)Wichita, KS
01/13/2013 3:35 pm, ESPN3
No. 23
at Evansville
L 67–71
15–2 (4–1)
21 – Armstead
10 – White
5 – Williams
Ford Center (5,485)Evansville, IN
01/16/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State
W 74–62
16–2 (5–1)
16 – Early
10 – Hall
7 – Cotton
Charles Koch Arena (10,323)Wichita, KS
01/19/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 Creighton
W 67–64
17–2 (6–1)
17 – Hall
13 – Hall
5 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
01/23/2013 7:05 pm, ESPN3
No. 20
at Missouri State
W 62–52
18–2 (7–1)
17 – Early
11 – Early
2 – Armstead, Cotton, Early, Williams
JQH Arena (6,448)Springfield, MO
01/26/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20
Bradley
W 73–39
19–2 (8–1)
12 – Wiggins
9 – White
8 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
01/29/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 15
Indiana State
L 55–68
19–3 (8–2)
15 – Early
11 – Early
4 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,216)Wichita, KS
02/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15
at Northern Iowa
L 52–57
19–4 (8–3)
20 – Hall
6 – Early, Cotton
3 – Armstead
McLeod Center (6,023)Cedar Falls, IA
02/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois
L 62–64
19–5 (8–4)
15 – Williams
7 – Williams
6 – Armstead
SIU Arena (4,852)Carbondale, IL
02/09/2013 6:30 pm, MVC-TV/ESPN3
Missouri State
W 79–50
20–5 (9–4)
16 – Early
10 – Orkupe
5 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
02/13/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Drake
W 71–56
21–5 (10–4)
17 – van Vleet
10 – Hall
9 – van Vleet
Charles Koch Arena (10,211)Wichita, KS
02/17/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Illinois State
W 68–67
22–5 (11–4)
18 – Armstead
7 – Williams
6 – Armstead
Redbird Arena (8,668)Normal, IL
02/19/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Indiana State
W 66–62
23–5 (12–4)
19 – Early
7 – Williams
3 – Armstead
Hulman Center (6,169)Terre Haute, IN
02/23/2013 *3:00 pm, ESPN2
Detroit ESPN BracketBusters
W 94–79
24–5
20 – Armstead
7 – Hall, Early
6 – Armstead
Charles Koch Arena (10,425)Wichita, KS
02/27/2013 7:00 pm
Evansville
L 56–59
24–6 (12–5)
12 – Cotton
9 – Cotton
4 – van Vleet
Charles Koch Arena (10,506)Wichita, KS
03/02/2013 1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Creighton
L 80–91
24–7 (12–6)
18 – Williams
6 – Hall
6 – Williams
CenturyLink Center (18,613)Omaha, NE
2013 Missouri Valley Tournament
03/08/2013 6:05 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (7) Missouri State Quarterfinals
W 69–59
25–7
18 – Hall
12 – Hall
5 – Armstead
Scottrade Center (14,004)St. Louis, MO
03/09/2013 4:05 pm, ESPN3
(2)
vs. (6) Illinois State Semifinals
W 66–51
26–7
16 – Hall
9 – Armstead
3 – Armstead, Williams
Scottrade Center (18,262)St. Louis, MO
03/10/2013 1:05 pm, CBS
(2)
vs. (1) Creighton Championship
L 65–68
26–8
28 – Armstead
9 – Armstead
3 – Armstead
Scottrade Center (16,659)St. Louis, MO
2013 NCAA Tournament
03/21/2013 *12:40 pm, TBS
(9 W)
vs. (8 W) No. 20 Pittsburgh Second Round
W 73–55
27–8
22 – Armstead
7 – Early
5 – Armstead
EnergySolutions Arena (18,044)Salt Lake City, UT
03/23/2013 *7:40 pm, TNT
(9 W)
vs. (1 W) No. 1 Gonzaga Third Round
W 76–70
28–8
16 – Baker, Early
7 – Early
4 – Baker
EnergySolutions Arena (16,060)Salt Lake City, UT
03/28/2013 *9:34 pm, TBS
(9 W)
vs. (13 W) La Salle Sweet Sixteen
W 72–58
29–8
18 – Armstead
9 – Orukpe
4 – Armstead
Staples Center (18,232)Los Angeles, CA
03/30/2013 *6:10 pm, CBS
(9 W)
vs. (2 W) No. 7 Ohio State Elite Eight
W 70–66
30–8
14 – Armstead
7 – Armstead, Early
3 – Armstead
Staples Center (17,998)Los Angeles, CA
04/06/2013 *5:09 pm, CBS
(9 W)
vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Louisville Final Four
L 68–72
30–9
24 – Early
10 – Early
7 – Armstead
Georgia Dome (75,350)Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time [ 2] (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West MW=Midwest.
References
External links
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearances in italics