2010–11 record 29–8 (14–4 MVC) Assistant coach Marty Gross | Assistant coach Chad Dollar | |
Head coach Gregg Marshall (4th year) | ||
The 2010–11 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, which plays in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC), is led by fourth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. The Shockers play their home games at Charles Koch Arena. They finished the season with 29-8, with a 14-4 MVC play, finishing in 2nd place, behind Missouri State. In the 2011 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, they beat the Bradley Braves in the quarterfinals, and lost to Indiana State Sycamores in the semifinals. The Shockers earned a 2011 National Invitation Tournament bid and a #4 seed. They defeated Nebraska in first round, and then earned an overtime win over Virginia Tech in second round. They defeated the College of Charleston in quarterfinals to earn a trip to the semi-finals in Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Shockers then upset Washington State in semifinals, and finally, then defeating top-seeded Alabama in the championship, earning the first NIT Championship in school history.