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1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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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.

ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
CoachesNo. 14
Record21–9 (11–3 MVC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Wichita State Shockers men's basketball, Missouri Valley Conference Champions ...
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 →
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1964–65 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
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 Texas State1–13 .0717–19  .269
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 12 Nate Bowman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrKirkpatrick Fort Worth, Texas
G 30 Kelly Pete 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
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 Jr   
F 42 Dave Stallworth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
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 SrJames Madison Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Heller
  • Verlyn Anderson
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 5, 1964*
 No. 3 Long Beach State W 114–78  1–0
 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 9, 1964*
 No. 2 UTEP W 73–55  2–0
 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 11, 1964*
 No. 2 BYU W 93–76  3–0
 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 12, 1964*
 No. 2 BYU W 81–65  4–0
 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 14, 1964*
 No. 2 at No. 1 Michigan L 85–87  4–1
 Cobo Arena 
Detroit, Michigan
Dec 19, 1964
 No. 1 at Drake W 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 Texas W 107–88  8–2
(2–0)		 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 4, 1965
 No. 2 at Bradley W 85–79  9–2
(3–0)		 Robertson Memorial Field House 
Peoria, Illinois
Jan 9, 1965
 No. 5 at Cincinnati W 65–61  10–2
(4–0)		 Armory Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 11, 1965*
 No. 5 Southern Illinois W 94–81  11–2
 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 16, 1965
 No. 3 Saint Louis W 75–64  12–2
(5–0)		 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Jan 29, 1965*
 No. 5 at Loyola-Chicago L 92–93  12–3
 Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 30, 1965
 No. 5 Louisville W 96–76  13–3
(6–0)		 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 6, 1965
 No. 8 at Saint Louis W 72–64  14–3
(7–0)		 Kiel Auditorium 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 8, 1965*
 No. 8 at Duquesne L 72–75  14–4
 Civic Arena 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1965*
 No. 9 Cincinnati W 79–64  15–4
(8–0)		 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 15, 1965*
 No. 9 Loyola-Chicago W 80–77  16–4
 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 18, 1965
 No. 10 at Tulsa L 64–75  16–5
(8–1)		 Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 20, 1965
 No. 10 at North Texas W 69–67  17–5
(9–1)		 North Texas Men's Gym 
Denton, Texas
Feb 27, 1965
 Bradley L 73–77  17–6
(9–2)		 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 1, 1965*
 Tulsa W 59–48  18–6
(10–2)		 WSU Field House 
Wichita, Kansas
Mar 3, 1965
 at Louisville L 70–79  18–7
(10–3)		 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 6, 1965
 Drake W 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.
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Rankings

Main article: 1964–65 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP3212253458910———
Coaches431223333587101314
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Awards and honors

NBA draft

Main article: 1965 NBA draft
More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player NBA Club
13Dave StallworthNew York Knicks
17Nate BowmanCincinnati Royals
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