1963–64 Wichita Shockers men's basketball team

1963–64 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
1963–64 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Missouri Valley Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	23–5 (10–2 MVC)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (13th season);
Assistant coach	Gary Thompson
Home arena	University of Wichita Field House (10,506)
	Seasons ← 1962–63 1964–65 →

The 1963–64 Wichita Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1963–64 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 19th season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 58th season overall. They were led by head coach Ralph Miller in his 13th and final season at the school. They finished the season 23–5, 10–2 in Missouri Valley play to finish in first place. They received a bid to the 1964 NCAA Tournament and advanced to the regional finals before falling to Kansas State.

1963–64 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Wichita Municipal	10	–	2	.833	23	–	6	.793
Drake	10	–	2	.833	21	–	7	.750
Bradley	7	–	5	.583	23	–	6	.793
Cincinnati	6	–	6	.500	17	–	9	.654
Saint Louis	6	–	6	.500	13	–	12	.520
Tulsa	2	–	10	.167	10	–	15	.400
North Texas State	1	–	11	.083	7	–	17	.292

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1963–64 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	12	Nate Bowman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Fort Worth, Texas
F	42	Dave Stallworth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Dallas, Texas

Head coach

Ralph Miller (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Gary Thompson (Wichita State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 30, 1963*	No. 5	Wyoming	W 82–67	1–0	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Dec 2, 1963*	No. 5	Colorado	W 71–61	2–0	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Dec 4, 1963*	No. 5	at UTEP	L 74–75	2–1	Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, Texas
Dec 7, 1963*	No. 5	at No. 6 Arizona State	L 87–93	2–2	Sun Devil Gym Tempe, Arizona
Dec 10, 1963*		Duquesne	W 91–74	3–2	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Dec 14, 1963		Bradley	W 56–50	4–2 (1–0)	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Dec 16, 1963*		Texas	W 76–57	5–2	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Dec 19, 1963*		at Minnesota	W 71–65	6–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 21, 1963*		at Ohio State	L 60–78	6–3	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 26, 1963*		vs. Montana State All-College Tournament	W 85–69	7–3	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1963*		vs. Texas A&M All-College Tournament	W 70–56	8–3	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1963*		at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament	W 80–47	9–3	Frederickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1964		Drake	W 67–49	10–3 (2–0)	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Jan 11, 1964		at Tulsa	W 88–66	11–3 (3–0)	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 13, 1964		at Saint Louis	W 69–56	12–3 (4–0)	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 18, 1964		at North Texas	W 86–70	13–3 (5–0)	North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas
Jan 25, 1964*	No. 10	at No. 3 Loyola-Chicago	W 80–76	14–3	Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois
Jan 30, 1964	No. 7	Cincinnati	W 62–59	15–3 (6–0)	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Feb 1, 1964*	No. 7	Marquette	W 100–63	16–3	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Feb 4, 1964*	No. 4	No. 9 Loyola-Chicago	W 65–60	17–3	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Feb 8, 1964	No. 4	at Bradley	L 74–76	17–4 (6–1)	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
Feb 10, 1964	No. 6	at Drake	L 63–64	17–5 (6–2)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 15, 1964	No. 6	at Cincinnati	W 59–58	18–5 (7–2)	Armory Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 22, 1964	No. 6	Saint Louis	W 86–71	19–5 (8–2)	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Feb 29, 1964	No. 5	Tulsa	W 98–79	20–5 (9–2)	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Mar 2, 1964	No. 5	North Texas	W 90–83	21–5 (10–2)	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Mar 6, 1964	No. 5	vs. Drake Conference Playoff	W 58–50	22–5
1964 NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1964*	No. 5	vs. Creighton Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 84–68	23–5	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
Mar 14, 1964*	No. 5	vs. Kansas State Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	L 86–94	23–6	University of Wichita Field House Wichita, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.