2017 – 18 Wichita State Shockers men 's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita , Kansas and are led by 11th-year head coach Gregg Marshall . The season marked the Shockers ' first season as members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 25 – 8 , 14 – 4 in AAC play to finish a tie for second place . As the No. 2 seed in the AAC Tournament , they defeated Temple in the quarterfinals before losing to Houston in the semifinals . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh season . As the No. 4 seed in the East region , they were upset in the First Round by Marshall
AAC Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team