2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by 12th-year head coach Gregg Marshall as members of the American Athletic Conference. Samajae Haynes-Jones and Dexter Dennis have, in total, three notable buzzer-beaters at SMU, UConn and Tulane. This season was the first time not making the NCAA field of 68 since the 2010–11 season. They finished the season 22–15 overall, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. As a No. 6 seed in the AAC tournament, they advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

2018–19 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record22–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Houston162 .889334  .892
No. 22 Cincinnati144 .778287  .800
Temple135 .7222310  .697
UCF135 .722249  .727
Memphis117 .6112214  .611
Wichita State108 .5562215  .595
Tulsa810 .4441814  .563
South Florida810 .4442414  .632
UConn612 .3331617  .485
SMU612 .3331517  .469
East Carolina315 .1671021  .323
Tulane018 .000427  .129
2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

With a 19–14 record, they were awarded an at-large bid to the NIT tournament. As a No. 6 seed, they were winners of the Indiana bracket when they defeated No. 3 seed Furman in the first round, No. 2 seed Clemson in the second round, and No. 1 seed Indiana in the quarterfinals. In the semifinal matchup at Madison Square Garden, they were defeated by the winners of the UNC Greensboro bracket, Lipscomb, 64–71.

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