Wichita State Shockers basketball
Wichita State Shockers basketball history
Wichita State University (Wichita, KS)
Charles Koch Arena
American Athletic Conference (AAC, The American)
Current head coach: Paul Mills (2023-)
- Asst: Kenton Paulino (2023-)
- Asst: TJ Cleveland (2023-)
- Asst: Quincy Acy (2023-)
- DBO: Toby Lane (2023-)
- DPD: Iain Laymon (2023-)
- Recruiting: Ognjen Stranjina (2023-)
- Special Asst: Xavier Holland (2023-)
- Chief of Staff: Ryan Hillard (2012-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1965, 2013)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 6 (1964, 1965, 1981, 2006, 2013, 2015)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 (1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 18-17
- NIT Championships: 1 (2011)
- NIT Appearances: 13 (1954, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1980, 1984, 1989, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2019)
- NIT Overall Record: 11-12
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2009)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1945, 1946)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-2
Conference Titles (Missouri Valley, AAC):
- AAC Regular Season Championships: 1 (2021)
- Missouri Valley Regular Season Championships: 11 (1964, 1965, 1976, 1981, 1983, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- AAC Tournament Championships: 0
- Missouri Valley Tournament Championships: 4 (1985, 1987, 2014, 2017)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 5 (last = Cleanthony Early, 2014)
- AAC Player of the Year: 1 (Tyson Etienne, 2021)
- Missouri Valley Player of the Year: 6 (last = Fred VanVleet, 2014 & 2016)
Wichita State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Paul Mills | 2023-Pres | 15-19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Brown | 2020-23 | 48-34 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gregg Marshall | 2007-20 | 331-121 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Mark Turgeon | 2000-07 | 128-90 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Smithson | 1996-2000 | 55-62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Thompson | 1992-96 | 40-70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Cohen | 1989-92 | 32-56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Fogler | 1986-89 | 61-32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gene Smithson | 1978-86 | 155-81 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Harry Miller | 1971-78 | 97-90 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gary Thompson | 1964-71 | 93-94 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Miller | 1951-64 | 220-133 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Gunning | 1948-51 | 26-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Binford | 1942-48 | 60-52 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
| Jack Starrett | 1941-42 | 4-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hennigh | 1935-41 | 59-56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Austin | 1934-35 | 7-13 | – | – | – |
| Gene Johnson | 1928-33 | 75-24 | – | – | – |
| Leonard Umnus | 1925-28 | 47-14 | – | – | – |
| Sam Hill | 1923-25 | 19-21 | – | – | – |
| Lamar Hoover | 1916-18, 21-23 | 30-32 | – | – | – |
| Wilmer Elfrink | 1920-21 | 16-2 | – | – | – |
| Kenneth Cassidy | 1919-20 | 8-8 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1918-19 | 2-11 | – | – | – |
| Harry Buck | 1914-16 | 14-15 | – | – | – |
| Willis Bates | 1905-08, 12-14 | 16-31 | – | – | – |
| Roy Thomas | 1909-12 | 12-24 | – | – | – |
| no coach | 1908-09 | 4-6 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Wichita State program was at the NAIA level
OTHER NAMES: Fairmount College (prior to 1926), Municipal University of Wichita, or Wichita University for short (1926-1964)
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.