WSU Shockers Fall Well Short of Longest League-Game Winning Streaks
January 31st, 2015 - 20:44
The most accurate barometer of a squad's intestinal fortitude is how they compete on the road in conference play. How far was Wichita State away from rubbing shoulders with the best of the best when the Shockers' 27-game winning streak in Missouri Valley Conference competition ended at Northern Iowa?
WSU was still a year away from joining the following six schools compiling conference winning streaks of at least 40 in a row (excluding league tournaments):
| Streak | Conference | School | Coach(es) | Date Started | Date Ended | Opponent Ending Streak | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | C-USA | Memphis | John Calipari (last four of nine seasons with Tigers) and Josh Pastner (first season with Tigers) | 3-4-06 | 1-20-10 | Texas-El Paso | 72-67 |
| 51 | SEC | Kentucky* | Adolph Rupp (20th through 24th of 41 seasons with Wildcats) | 1-28-50 | 1-8-55 | Georgia Tech | 59-58 |
| 50 | Pacific-8 | UCLA | John Wooden (22nd through 26th of 27 seasons with Bruins) | 3-7-70 | 2-15-74 | at Oregon State | 61-57 |
| 48 | Ivy League | Penn | Fran Dunphy (3rd through 7th of 17 seasons with Quakers) | 3-7-92 | 2-9-96 | at Dartmouth | 54-53 |
| 44 | Southern | West Virginia | Fred Schaus (last five of six seasons with Mountaineers) | 2-11-56 | 1-30-60 | William & Mary at Norfolk | 94-86 |
| 40 | Big West | UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian (last three of 19 seasons with Rebels) and Rollie Massimino (1st of two season with Rebels) | 3-1-90 | 1-7-93 | at Long Beach State | 101-94 |
*UK did not play a competitive schedule in 1952-53 because of an NCAA suspension of the Wildcats' program.