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Wichita State

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Program Rating

-0.01 Rating
#167 National Rank
2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season PG SG SF PF C B1 B2 B3
2026-2027
36.0 MPG
28.0 MPG
28.0 MPG
22.0 MPG
19.0 MPG
14.0 MPG
13.0 MPG
12.0 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2026-2027 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Season Coach Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth Adj PPG Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027 Terry Nooner 0-1
ESPN results + NCAA results
0.0% 41.0 61.0 -20.0 804 (#292) 18.2% (#209) 52.3 (#137) 52.8 (#137)
2025-2026 Terry Nooner 8-23
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records
25.8% 60.5 67.0 -6.5 884 (#225) 22.0% (#254) 57.8 (#260) 65.9 (#260)
2024-2025 Terry Nooner 10-22
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records
31.2% 62.2 67.6 -5.4 922 (#201) 40.6% (#181) 61.7 (#184) 64.2 (#184)
2023-2024 Terry Nooner 10-22
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records
31.2% 64.0 69.9 -5.9 963 (#181) 38.3% (#190) 63.1 (#203) 66.5 (#203)
2022-2023 Keitha Adams 18-15
ESPN results + coach season records
54.5% 66.1 63.7 +2.4 1109 (#97) 70.2% (#116) 66.3 (#110) 61.3 (#110)
2021-2022 Keitha Adams 14-16
ESPN results + coach season records
46.7% 64.1 62.9 +1.2 1023 (#133) 69.4% (#117) 65.0 (#111) 60.3 (#111)
2020-2021 Keitha Adams 6-12
ESPN results + coach season records
33.3% 63.4 65.9 -2.5 1031 (#149) 55.2% (#148) 65.3 (#153) 64.4 (#153)
2019-2020 Keitha Adams 16-15
ESPN results + coach season records
51.6% 63.1 65.9 -2.8 1093 (#126) 49.0% (#165) 63.3 (#167) 63.5 (#167)
2018-2019 Keitha Adams 12-18
ESPN results + coach season records
40.0% 56.9 61.7 -4.8 969 (#185) 39.2% (#194) 56.6 (#208) 60.3 (#208)
2017-2018 Keitha Adams 14-17
ESPN results + coach season records
45.2% 65.6 68.9 -3.3 1122 (#107) 62.0% (#135) 65.3 (#149) 63.9 (#149)
2016-2017 Jody Adams-Birch
Linda Hargrove
15-16
ESPN results
48.4% 64.9 65.5 -0.6 1046 (#155) 44.9% (#177) 63.7 (#183) 65.5 (#183)
2015-2016 Jody Adams-Birch 8-22
ESPN results + coach season records
26.7% 52.8 61.1 -8.3 863 (#241) 17.1% (#258) 51.8 (#259) 60.3 (#259)
2014-2015 Jody Adams-Birch 29-5
ESPN results + coach season records
85.3% 64.4 51.8 +12.6 1431 (#18) 91.8% (#51) 61.9 (#68) 51.5 (#68)
2013-2014 Jody Adams-Birch 26-7
ESPN results + coach season records
78.8% 71.1 57.3 +13.8 1295 (#44) 87.1% (#64) 67.3 (#70) 57.6 (#70)
2012-2013 Jody Adams-Birch 24-10
coach season records
70.6% - - - 1377 (#27) 83.1% (#79) 59.3 (#80) 51.8 (#80)
2011-2012 Jody Adams-Birch 20-13
coach season records
60.6% - - - 1155 (#89) 76.6% (#93) 61.4 (#93) 55.1 (#93)
2010-2011 Jody Adams-Birch 17-15
ESPN results + coach season records
53.1% 63.3 61.6 +1.7 1184 (#75) 68.9% (#118) 62.4 (#122) 58.7 (#122)
2009-2010 Jody Adams-Birch 18-15
ESPN results + coach season records
54.5% 63.2 64.9 -1.7 1081 (#111) 44.5% (#178) 61.1 (#183) 63.0 (#183)
2008-2009 Jody Adams-Birch 13-18
ESPN results + coach season records
41.9% 59.9 63.4 -3.5 984 (#175) 37.6% (#197) 58.4 (#206) 61.8 (#206)
2007-2008 Jane Albright 9-22
ESPN results + coach season records
29.0% 54.8 65.7 -10.9 868 (#236) 18.8% (#253) 54.0 (#258) 62.1 (#258)
2006-2007 Jane Albright 9-20
ESPN results + coach season records
31.0% 68.0 71.3 -3.3 844 (#241) 39.9% (#184) 65.7 (#203) 69.3 (#203)
2005-2006 Jane Albright 15-13
ESPN results + coach season records
53.6% 70.9 70.6 +0.3 1006 (#150) 52.3% (#138) 69.4 (#136) 68.8 (#136)
2004-2005 Jane Albright 5-22
ESPN results + coach season records
18.5% 58.5 71.3 -12.8 791 (#285) 13.7% (#256) 56.4 (#271) 66.8 (#271)
2003-2004 Jane Albright 10-18
coach season records
35.7% - - - 739 (#649) 60.1% (#139) - -
2002-2003 Darryl Smith 14-14
coach season records
50.0% - - - - - - -
2001-2002 Darryl Smith 14-15
coach season records
48.3% - - - - - - -
2000-2001 Darryl Smith 10-17
coach season records
37.0% - - - - - - -
1999-2000 Darryl Smith 20-10
coach season records
66.7% - - - - - - -
1998-1999 Darryl Smith 16-12
coach season records
57.1% - - - - - - -
1997-1998 Linda Hargrove 13-14
coach season records
48.1% - - - - - - -
1996-1997 Linda Hargrove 17-12
coach season records
58.6% - - - - - - -
1995-1996 Linda Hargrove 8-20
coach season records
28.6% - - - - - - -
1994-1995 Linda Hargrove 16-12
coach season records
57.1% - - - - - - -
1993-1994 Linda Hargrove 17-10
coach season records
63.0% - - - - - - -
1992-1993 Linda Hargrove 15-12
coach season records
55.6% - - - - - - -
1991-1992 Linda Hargrove 13-16
coach season records
44.8% - - - - - - -
1990-1991 Linda Hargrove 6-21
coach season records
22.2% - - - - - - -
1989-1990 Linda Hargrove 12-15
coach season records
44.4% - - - - - - -
1988-1989 Karen Harden 6-20
coach season records
23.1% - - - - - - -
1987-1988 Karen Harden 9-17
coach season records
34.6% - - - - - - -
1986-1987 Karen Harden 12-14
coach season records
46.2% - - - - - - -
1985-1986 Karen Harden 12-15
coach season records
44.4% - - - - - - -
1984-1985 Karen Harden 10-18
coach season records
35.7% - - - - - - -

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

Season Round Team Opponent Result Score OT Date
2014-2015 1st Round (-) Wichita State (-) California L 66-78 - 2015-03-20
2013-2014 1st Round (-) Wichita State (-) Penn State L 56-62 - 2014-03-23
2012-2013 1st Round (-) Wichita State (-) Texas A&M L 45-71 - 2013-03-23