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1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 20th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 59th season overall. They were led by first-year head coach Gary Thompson. The Shockers finished the season 21–9, 11–3 in Missouri Valley play to finish in first place. They received a bid to the 1965 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the first Final Four in school history.

1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record21–9 (11–3 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Verlyn Anderson
  • Ron Heller
Home arenaWSU Field House (10,506)
Seasons
← 1963–64
1965–66 →
1964–65 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State11–3 .78621–9 .700
Bradley9–5 .64318–9 .667
Saint Louis9–5 .64318–9 .667
Louisville8–6 .57115–10 .600
Tulsa7–7 .50014–11 .560
Drake6–8 .42915–10 .600
Cincinnati5–9 .35714–12 .538
North Texas1–13 .0717–19 .269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C12Nate Bowman6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrKirkpatrickFort Worth, Texas
G30Kelly Pete6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
—
Jr  
F42Dave Stallworth6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
SrJames MadisonDallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Heller
  • Verlyn Anderson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1964*
 No. 3 Long Beach StateW 114–78 1–0
WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9, 1964*
 No. 2 UTEPW 73–55 2–0
WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 11, 1964*
 No. 2 BYUW 93–76 3–0
WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 12, 1964*
 No. 2 BYUW 81–65 4–0
WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 14, 1964*
 No. 2 at No. 1 MichiganL 85–87 4–1
Cobo Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
Dec 19, 1964
 No. 1 at DrakeW 71–60 5–1
(1–0)		Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 26, 1964*
 No. 2 vs. Pittsburgh
Quaker City Invitational		W 109–58 6–1
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 28, 1964*
 No. 2 vs. Villanova
Quaker City Invitational		W 86–74 7–1
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1964*
 No. 2 at No. 10 Saint Joseph's
Quaker City Invitational		L 69–76 7–2
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 2, 1965
 No. 2 North TexasW 107–88 8–2
(2–0)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 4, 1965
 No. 2 at BradleyW 85–79 9–2
(3–0)		Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 9, 1965
 No. 5 at CincinnatiW 65–61 10–2
(4–0)		Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 11, 1965*
 No. 5 Southern IllinoisW 94–81 11–2
WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 16, 1965
 No. 3 Saint LouisW 75–64 12–2
(5–0)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 29, 1965*
 No. 5 at Loyola-ChicagoL 92–93 12–3
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 30, 1965
 No. 5 LouisvilleW 96–76 13–3
(6–0)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 6, 1965
 No. 8 at Saint LouisW 72–64 14–3
(7–0)		Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 8, 1965*
 No. 8 at DuquesneL 72–75 14–4
Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1965*
 No. 9 CincinnatiW 79–64 15–4
(8–0)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 15, 1965*
 No. 9 Loyola-ChicagoW 80–77 16–4
WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 18, 1965
 No. 10 at TulsaL 64–75 16–5
(8–1)		Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 20, 1965
 No. 10 at North TexasW 69–67 17–5
(9–1)		North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, Texas
Feb 27, 1965
 BradleyL 73–77 17–6
(9–2)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 1, 1965*
 TulsaW 59–48 18–6
(10–2)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 3, 1965
 at LouisvilleL 70–79 18–7
(10–3)		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1965
 DrakeW 76–74 19–7
(11–3)		WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
1965 NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1965*
 vs. SMU
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen		W 86–81 20–7
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 13, 1965*
 vs. Oklahoma State
Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight		W 54–46 21–7
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Mar 19, 1965*
 vs. No. 2 UCLA
National semifinal – Final Four		L 89–108 21–8
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
Mar 20, 1965*
 vs. Princeton
National 3rd-place game		L 82–118 21–9
Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP3212253458910———
Coaches431223333587101314

[3][4]

Awards and honors

NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
13Dave StallworthNew York Knicks
17Nate BowmanCincinnati Royals

[5]

References

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