| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Wichita State Shockers |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 16–6 |
| Conf Record: | 11–2 |
| Head Coach: | Isaac Brown |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Tyson Waterman |
| Asst Coach2: | Lou Gudino |
| Asst Coach3: | Billy Kennedy |
| Stadium: | Charles Koch Arena |
| Champion: | AAC regular season champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | First Four |
The 2020–21 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas and were led by interim head coach Isaac Brown who took over as interim coach after Gregg Marshall resigned before the start of the season. Brown was promoted to full-time head coach during the season. They are members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–6, 11–2 in AAC Play to finish in 1st place. They defeated South Florida in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Cincinnati. They received an at large-bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Drake.
The Shockers finished the 2019–20 season 23–8, 11–7 in AAC play and finished in fourth place. They entered as the No. 4 seed in the AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Texas Tech[1] | |||
| 3 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Mobile, Alabama | Transferred to Northwest Mississippi CC[2] | |||
| 10 | G | 6'3" | 198 | Lacey, Washington | Transferred to Washington[3] | |||
| 11 | G | 5'11" | 172 | Mattapoisett, Massachusetts | Transferred to UMass[4] | |||
| 21 | C | 6'11" | 258 | Barranquilla, Colombia | Graduated | |||
| 32 | G | 6'2" | 185 | St. Francis, Kansas | Walk–on; transferred to MSU Denver[5] | |||
| 33 | C | 7'0" | 267 | Helsingør, Denmark | Transferred to Grand Canyon[6] | |||
| 52 | G | 6'2" | 189 | Wichita, Kansas | Transferred to Nevada[7] |
Morris Udeze initially entered the transfer portal in March before deciding in late April to remain with the Shockers.[8]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 6'0" | 180 | Atlanta, GA | Transferred from UConn after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately.[9] | ||
| G | 6'1" | 165 | Terre Haute, IN | Junior college transferred from Vincennes University.[10] | ||
| F | 6'6" | 185 | Dublin, GA | Junior college transferred from Polk State.[11] | ||
| G | 5'11" | 166 | Marietta, GA | Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands.[12] Brother of forward Trey Wade. | ||
| G | 6'2" | 183 | Baton Rouge, LA | Walk–on; junior college transferred from State College of Florida.[13] | ||
On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards.[14]
| Coaches Poll | |||
| 1 | Houston | 99 (2) | |
| 2 | Memphis | 90 (2) | |
| 3 | SMU | 80 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 77 | |
| 5 | South Florida | 61 | |
| 6 | Tulsa | 50 | |
| 7 | Wichita State | 44 | |
| 8 | UCF | 37 | |
| 9 | East Carolina | 34 | |
| 10 | Temple | 18 | |
| 11 | Tulane | 15 | |
See main article: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Shockers' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.
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Tyson Etienne
Isaac Brown
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