Ranking Wichita State’s basketball players: 31-40 (+video)
Eagle columnist Bob Lutz ranks the Wichita State basketball program’s best players, 10 per week through March 12. Go to Kansas.com to see bios of players already revealed.
31. P.J. Couisnard
6-4 guard-forward
Houston
Years at WSU: 2004-08
Couisnard ranks among the top 20 in points (1,303), rebounds (685), assists (332), steals (148) and blocked shots (98) and was selected to the all-Missouri Valley Conference defensive team three times. He averaged in double figures as a sophomore, junior and senior.
32. Jamar Howard
6-5 forward
Overland Park (Miege)
Years at WSU: 2001-05
Howard is one of the most animated and toughest Shocker players in history. A fierce rebounder, he averaged 5.7 boards for his career to go with 1,571 points and a 12.7-point scoring average. Howard was a career 53-percent shooter and a two-time all-Missouri Valley Conference player.
33. Randy Burns
5-11 guard
Houston
Years at WSU: 2001-05
Burns averaged at least 12.1 points in each of his four seasons and scored 1,599 career points. He’s also the Shockers’ three-point basket leader with 248. Burns was amazingly consistent during his career and helped the Shockers to three straight trips to the NIT after more than a decade of struggles.
34. Rich Morsden
6-4 forward
Kansas City, Kan. (Wyandotte)
Years at WSU: 1972-74
A junior-college transfer from Hutchinson, Morsden put together two outstanding seasons as a Shocker. averaging 15 points and 8.1 rebounds as a sophomore, then 16.9 points and 9.2 rebounds a season later. Morsden teamed with Bob Wilson to give the Shockers a lethal 1-2 punch.
35. Bob Hodgson
6-6 center
Scammon
Years at WSU: 1953-56
Hodgson averaged 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds for the Shockers during his senior season, taking advantage of a deadly hook shot with either his right or left hand. As as sophomore, Hodgson averaged 9.6 points and 5.9 rebounds for the Shockers’ first NIT team.
36. Carl Hall
6-8 forward-center
Cochran, Ga.
Years at WSU: 2011-13
Hall, a physical frontcourt player, gave the Shockers an inside presence for two years and was instrumental in helping Wichita State reach the Final Four in 2013. He averaged 12.5 points and a team-high 6.8 rebounds as a senior, utilizing size, speed and quickness.
37. Sasha Radunovich
6-10 center
Titograd, Yugoslavia
Years at WSU: 1985-89
The colorful Radunovich played with flair and scored 1,463 points in his career. His best season was as a junior in 1987-88, when he averaged 14.1 points and 7.2 rebounds for an Eddie Fogler-coached team that reached the NCAA Tournament. Radunovich ranks No. 14 on WSU’s career scoring list and No. 15 in rebounding.
38. Joe Ragland
6-0 guard
West Springfield, Mass.
Years at WSU: 2010-12
Ragland, a senior on WSU’s first NCAA Tournament team under Gregg Marshall, had one of the most remarkable shooting seasons in Shocker history. He made nearly 57 percent of his shot attempts and was 59 of 117 (50.4 percent) from the three-point line while averaging a team-high 13.4 points.
39. Kyle Wilson
6-8 forward
Plano, Texas
Years at WSU: 2004-07
A transfer from Illinois, Wilson was a great complement to center Paul Miller on some outstanding Shocker teams. He averaged 11.6 points and 5.0 rebounds during his career and averaged 11.3 points and 5.8 rebounds for WSU’s Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament team in 2005-06.
40. Jamie Arnold
6-8 center-forward
Oak Park, Mich.
Years at WSU: 1993-97
Arnold was an outstanding player on some of the worst WSU teams. He was a 50.1-percent career shooter who averaged 12 points and 8.6 rebounds during his career in 87 games. His 749 rebounds and 8.6 rebounding average both rank No. 12 in Shocker history.
Players already revealed
41. Joe Stevens
42. Ron Heller
43. Malcolm Armstead
44. Vince Smith
45. Cal Bruton
46. Clevin Hannah
47. Steve Grayer
48. Don Woodworth
49. Garrett Stutz
50. Melvin Reed
51. Dave Leach
52. Randy Smithson
53. Paul Scheer
54. J.T. Durley
55. Tony Martin
56. Leonard Kelley
57. Ron Mendell
58. Sean Ogirri
59. Bob Trogele
60. Gus Santos
61. Robert Gray
62. Terrell Benton
63. Darius Carter
64. Dwight Praylow
65. Paul Guffrovich
66. Ramon Clemente
67. Charlie Brent
68. Ray Shirley
69. Matt Braeuer
70. Preston Carrington
71. Henry Carr
72. Rob Kampman
73. Neil Strom
74. Robert George
75. Karl Papke
76. Jim Givens
77. John Smith
78. Gaylon Nickerson
79. Troy Mack
80. Jim McNerney
81. Joe Griffin
82. Lew Hill
83. Graham Hatch
84. Steve Kalocinski
85. Ozell Jones
86. L.D. Swanson
87. C.C. McFall
88. Darin Miller
89. John Gales
90. Larry Callis
91. Aaron Hogg
92. Terry Hankton
93. Ev Wessel
94. Bill Lang
95. Gary Thompson
96. Evan Wessel
97. Darrin Williams
98. Ryan Herrs
99. Dwayne Praylow
100. David Kyles
Go to Kansas.com to see bios of players who have already been revealed, plus watch a video of Eagle sportswriters talking about players 31-40.
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This story was originally published February 20, 2016 at 3:29 PM with the headline "Ranking Wichita State’s basketball players: 31-40 (+video)."