The 2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented

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in the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...

. They played their home games

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and were led by ninth-year head coach

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. They were members of the

Missouri Valley Conference The Missouri Valley Conference (also called MVC or simply "The Valley") is the fourth-oldest collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States. The conference's members are primarily located in the Midwestern Unite ...

. They finished the season 26–9, 16–2 in Missouri Valley play to win the MVC regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the MVC tournament to

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. The Shockers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed. They defeated Vanderbilt in the First Four and

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in the first round before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2014–15 season 30–5, 17–1 in MVC play to win the regular season Missouri Valley championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Illinois State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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in the second round and

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in the Third Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Notre Dame.

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2015 recruits

Roster

Schedule

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Rankings

References

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