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1982 NBA Draft Results

1982 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick James Worthy to Los Angeles Lakers.

The 1982 NBA Draft produced 225 selections across 10 rounds, with 23 franchises making at least one pick. Los Angeles Lakers held the first overall selection and took James Worthy out of UNC.

New York Knicks made the most selections that year with 12. 149 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by UNC with 4 players drafted.

Pick Team Player College
Round 1
1 Los Angeles Lakers James Worthy UNC
2 San Diego Clippers Terry Cummings DePaul
3 Utah Jazz Dominique Wilkins Georgia
4 Dallas Mavericks Bill Garnett Wyoming
5 Kansas City Kings LaSalle Thompson Texas
6 New York Knicks Trent Tucker Minnesota
7 Chicago Bulls Quintin Dailey San Francisco
8 Indiana Pacers Clark Kellogg Ohio State
9 Detroit Pistons Cliff Levingston Wichita State
10 Atlanta Hawks Keith Edmonson Purdue
11 Portland Trail Blazers Fat Lever Arizona State
12 Cleveland Cavaliers John Bagley Boston College
13 New Jersey Nets Sleepy Floyd Georgetown
14 Golden State Warriors Lester Conner Oregon State
15 Phoenix Suns David Thirdkill Bradley
16 Houston Rockets Terry Teagle Baylor
17 Kansas City Kings Brook Steppe Georgia Tech
18 Detroit Pistons Ricky Pierce Rice University
19 Denver Nuggets Rob Williams Houston
20 Milwaukee Bucks Paul Pressey Tulsa
21 New Jersey Nets Eddie Phillips Alabama
22 Philadelphia 76ers Mark McNamara California
23 Boston Celtics Darren Tillis Cleveland State University
Round 2
24 San Antonio Spurs Oliver Robinson UAB
25 Washington Bullets Bryan Warrick Saint Joseph's
26 Chicago Bulls Ricky Frazier Missouri
27 Milwaukee Bucks Fred Roberts BYU
28 Cleveland Cavaliers Dave Magley Kansas
29 New York Knicks Scott Hastings Arkansas
30 Chicago Bulls Wallace Bryant San Francisco
31 Chicago Bulls Rod Higgins Fresno State
32 San Diego Clippers Richard Anderson UC Santa Barbara
33 Portland Trail Blazers Linton Townes James Madison University
34 New York Knicks Vince Taylor Duke
35 Golden State Warriors Derek Smith Louisville
36 Philadelphia 76ers J.J. Anderson Bradley
37 Portland Trail Blazers Audie Norris Jackson State University
38 Golden State Warriors Wayne Sappleton Loyola Chicago
39 Phoenix Suns Kevin Magee University of California, Irvine
40 Indiana Pacers Guy Morgan Wake Forest
41 Washington Bullets Dwight Anderson USC
42 Houston Rockets Jeff Taylor Texas Tech
43 Indiana Pacers Jose Slaughter University of Portland
44 Washington Bullets Mike Gibson USC Upstate
45 Philadelphia 76ers Russ Schoene Chattanooga
46 Boston Celtics Tony Guy Kansas
Round 3
47 Cleveland Cavaliers Michael Wilson Marquette
48 San Diego Clippers Craig Hodges Cal State Long Beach
49 Utah Jazz Steve Trumbo BYU
50 Dallas Mavericks Corny Thompson UConn
51 Kansas City Kings Jim Johnstone Wake Forest
52 New York Knicks Dan Caldwell Washington
53 Chicago Bulls Tyrone Adams Kansas State
54 Los Angeles Lakers Hutch Jones Vanderbilt
55 Utah Jazz Jerry Eaves Louisville
56 Atlanta Hawks Joe Kopicki Detroit Mercy
57 New York Knicks Craig Tucker Illinois
58 Washington Bullets Mike Largey Upsala College
59 New Jersey Nets Jimmy Black UNC
60 Golden State Warriors Chris Engler Wyoming
61 Phoenix Suns Charles Pittman Maryland
62 Denver Nuggets Roylin Bond Pepperdine
63 Houston Rockets Chuck Nevitt NC State
64 San Antonio Spurs Willie Redden South Florida
65 Seattle SuperSonics John Greig Oregon
66 Portland Trail Blazers Phillip Lockett Alabama
67 Los Angeles Lakers Mike Hackett Jacksonville University
68 Philadelphia 76ers Dale Solomon Virginia Tech
69 Boston Celtics Perry Moss Northeastern University
Round 4
70 Cleveland Cavaliers Reggie Hannah University of South Alabama
71 San Diego Clippers Darius Clemons Loyola Chicago
72 Utah Jazz Mark Eaton UCLA
73 Dallas Mavericks Rudy Woods Texas A&M
74 Kansas City Kings Mike Sanders UCLA
75 New York Knicks Norm Anchrum UAB
76 Chicago Bulls Chuck Aleksinas UConn
77 Indiana Pacers Jeff Jones Virginia
78 Detroit Pistons Walker Russell Western Michigan
79 Portland Trail Blazers Eric Smith Georgetown
80 New Jersey Nets James Griffin Illinois
81 Washington Bullets Dino Gregory Cal State Long Beach
82 New Jersey Nets Tony Brown Arkansas
83 Golden State Warriors Ken Stancell VCU
84 Denver Nuggets Alford Turner Louisiana
85 Houston Rockets Andre Gaddy George Mason
86 Phoenix Suns Rory White University of South Alabama
87 San Antonio Spurs Tony Grier South Florida
88 Seattle SuperSonics Ken Owens Idaho
89 Milwaukee Bucks Jerry Beck Middle Tennessee
90 Los Angeles Lakers Craig McCormick Western Kentucky
91 Philadelphia 76ers Bruce Atkins Duquesne
92 Boston Celtics Greg Stewart Tulsa
Round 5
93 Cleveland Cavaliers Terry White Texas-El Paso
94 San Diego Clippers Gary Carter Tennessee
95 Utah Jazz Mike McKay UConn
96 Dallas Mavericks Kenny Arnold Iowa
97 Kansas City Kings Kenny Simpson Grambling State University
98 New York Knicks Aaron Howard Villanova
99 Chicago Bulls Rubin Jackson Oklahoma City University
100 Indiana Pacers Rich DiBenedetto University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
101 Detroit Pistons John Ebeling Florida Southern College
102 Atlanta Hawks Mark Hall Minnesota
103 Portland Trail Blazers Cherokee Rhone Centenary (LA)
104 Washington Bullets Clarence Dickerson Hawaii
105 New Jersey Nets Chris Giles UAB
106 Golden State Warriors Albert Irving Alcorn State
107 Houston Rockets Jeff Schneider Virginia Tech
108 Phoenix Suns Marvin McCrary Missouri
109 Denver Nuggets Bill Duffy Santa Clara
110 San Antonio Spurs Clarence Swannegan Texas Tech
111 Seattle SuperSonics Rod Camp Southern Illinois
112 Washington Bullets Jerry Davis Detroit Mercy
113 Los Angeles Lakers Howard McNeill Seton Hall
114 Philadelphia 76ers Donald Mason Fresno State
115 Boston Celtics William Brown Saint Peter's College
Round 6
116 Cleveland Cavaliers Vince Reynolds South Florida
117 San Diego Clippers Eric Marbury Georgia
118 Utah Jazz Alvin Jackson Southern University and A&M College
119 Dallas Mavericks Wayne Waggoner Northwestern State University
120 Kansas City Kings Poncho Wright Louisville
121 New York Knicks Mike Kanieski Dayton
122 Chicago Bulls B. B. Fontenet Nevada
123 Indiana Pacers Jeff Clark Saint Joseph's
124 Detroit Pistons Gary Holmes Minnesota
125 Portland Trail Blazers Leo Cunningham Utah State University
126 Atlanta Hawks Jay Bruchak Mount St. Mary's University
127 Washington Bullets Byron Williams Idaho State University
128 New Jersey Nets Mel Daniel Furman University
129 Golden State Warriors David Vann Saint Mary's
130 Phoenix Suns Jake Bethany Hardin-Simmons University
131 Denver Nuggets Chris Brust UNC
132 Houston Rockets Don Wilson Louisiana-Monroe
133 San Antonio Spurs Jaime Pena New Mexico State
134 Seattle SuperSonics Bobby Potts UNC Charlotte
135 Milwaukee Bucks Tony Carr University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
136 Los Angeles Lakers Lynden Rose Houston
137 Philadelphia 76ers Kevin Boyle Iowa
138 Boston Celtics John Schweitz Richmond
Round 7
139 Cleveland Cavaliers Randy Reed Kansas State
140 San Diego Clippers Eddie Hughes Colorado State
141 Utah Jazz Thad Garner Michigan
142 Dallas Mavericks Bob Grady Northwestern
143 Kansas City Kings Perry Range Illinois
144 New York Knicks Phil Seymore Canisius
145 Chicago Bulls Chuck Verderber Kentucky
146 Indiana Pacers Brad Leaf University of Evansville
147 Detroit Pistons Dean Marquardt Marquette
148 Atlanta Hawks Horace Wyatt Clemson
149 Portland Trail Blazers Terry Long Lamar
150 Washington Bullets Wendell Gibson South Carolina
151 New Jersey Nets Tony Anderson UCLA
152 Golden State Warriors Matt Waldron University of the Pacific
153 Denver Nuggets Jeb Barlow UNC
154 Houston Rockets Mike Helms Wake Forest
155 Phoenix Suns Phil Ward UNC Charlotte
156 San Antonio Spurs Delonte Taylor University of North Texas
157 Seattle SuperSonics Allen Rayhorn Northern Illinois
158 Milwaukee Bucks Bobby Austin Cincinnati
159 Los Angeles Lakers Maurice Williams USC
160 Philadelphia 76ers Keith Hilliard Missouri State
161 Boston Celtics Phil Collins West Virginia
Round 8
162 Cleveland Cavaliers Monty Knight VCU
163 San Diego Clippers Jacques Tuz Colorado
164 Utah Jazz Rick Campbell Middle Tennessee
165 Dallas Mavericks Keith Peterson Arkansas
166 Kansas City Kings Ed Nealy Kansas State
167 New York Knicks Dan Terwilliger Siena College
168 Chicago Bulls Mike Burns UNLV
169 Indiana Pacers Donald Reese Bradley
170 Detroit Pistons Brian Nyenhuis Marquette
171 Portland Trail Blazers Dave Porter Western Oregon University
172 Atlanta Hawks James Ratiff Howard University
173 Washington Bullets Ken Luck University of Delaware
174 New Jersey Nets Otis Jackson Memphis
175 Golden State Warriors Mark King Florida Southern College
176 Houston Rockets Dan Callandrillo Seton Hall
177 Phoenix Suns Rick Elrod Georgetown College
178 Denver Nuggets Donnie Speer UAB
179 San Antonio Spurs Chris Faggi Memphis
180 Seattle SuperSonics Steve Burks Washington
181 Milwaukee Bucks Bryan Leonard Illinois
182 Los Angeles Lakers Micah Blunt Tulane
183 Philadelphia 76ers Donald Seals Jackson State University
184 Boston Celtics Ed Spriggs Georgetown
Round 9
185 Cleveland Cavaliers Tony Hafley University of South Alabama
186 San Diego Clippers John Hegwood San Francisco
187 Utah Jazz Riley Clarida Long Island University
188 Dallas Mavericks Ralph McPherson UT Arlington
189 Kansas City Kings Jack Moore Nebraska
190 New York Knicks Merle Scott South Carolina State
191 Chicago Bulls Skip Dillard DePaul
192 Indiana Pacers Mike Scearce Purdue
193 Detroit Pistons Kevin Smith Michigan State
194 Atlanta Hawks Pierre Bland Elizabeth City State University
195 Portland Trail Blazers Mark Dearborn Saint Joseph's
196 Washington Bullets James Terry Howard University
197 New Jersey Nets Gary Johnson Oral Roberts
198 Golden State Warriors Nick Morken Tennessee
199 Phoenix Suns Ken Lyles Washington
200 Denver Nuggets Dean Sears UCLA
201 San Antonio Spurs Harry O'Brien St. Mary's University
202 Milwaukee Bucks Robert Tate Idaho State University
203 Los Angeles Lakers Tim Byrne Rutgers University
204 Philadelphia 76ers George Melton Cheyney (PA)
205 Boston Celtics Panagiotis Giannakis None listed
Round 10
206 Cleveland Cavaliers Durand Walker Indiana Wesleyan University
207 San Diego Clippers Daryl Stovall Creighton
208 Utah Jazz Michael Edwards New Orleans
209 Dallas Mavericks Albert Culton UT Arlington
210 Kansas City Kings Robert Estes Iowa State
211 New York Knicks John Leonard Manhattan University
212 Chicago Bulls Tony Britto Campbell
213 Indiana Pacers Craig Summers University of Wisconsin-Stout
214 Detroit Pistons David Coulthard None listed
215 Portland Trail Blazers Grant Taylor University of California, Irvine
216 Atlanta Hawks Ronnie McAdoo Old Dominion
217 Washington Bullets Donald Sinclair NC Central
218 New Jersey Nets Sean Tuohy Ole Miss
219 Golden State Warriors Randy Whieldon University of California, Irvine
220 Denver Nuggets Mike Phillips Niagara University
221 Phoenix Suns Dale Wilkinson Idaho State University
222 San Antonio Spurs Keith White McMurry University
223 Milwaukee Bucks Bob Coenen University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
224 Philadelphia 76ers Randy Burkert Drexel
225 Boston Celtics Landon Turner Indiana

Selections by franchise

The same 225 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1982.

  • Chicago Bulls 12 No. 7 Quintin Dailey, No. 26 Ricky Frazier, No. 30 Wallace Bryant, No. 31 Rod Higgins, No. 53 Tyrone Adams, No. 76 Chuck Aleksinas, No. 99 Rubin Jackson, No. 122 B. B. Fontenet, No. 145 Chuck Verderber, No. 168 Mike Burns, No. 191 Skip Dillard, No. 212 Tony Britto
  • New York Knicks 12 No. 6 Trent Tucker, No. 29 Scott Hastings, No. 34 Vince Taylor, No. 52 Dan Caldwell, No. 57 Craig Tucker, No. 75 Norm Anchrum, No. 98 Aaron Howard, No. 121 Mike Kanieski, No. 144 Phil Seymore, No. 167 Dan Terwilliger, No. 190 Merle Scott, No. 211 John Leonard
  • Washington Bullets 12 No. 25 Bryan Warrick, No. 41 Dwight Anderson, No. 44 Mike Gibson, No. 58 Mike Largey, No. 81 Dino Gregory, No. 104 Clarence Dickerson, No. 112 Jerry Davis, No. 127 Byron Williams, No. 150 Wendell Gibson, No. 173 Ken Luck, No. 196 James Terry, No. 217 Donald Sinclair
  • Golden State Warriors 11 No. 14 Lester Conner, No. 35 Derek Smith, No. 38 Wayne Sappleton, No. 60 Chris Engler, No. 83 Ken Stancell, No. 106 Albert Irving, No. 129 David Vann, No. 152 Matt Waldron, No. 175 Mark King, No. 198 Nick Morken, No. 219 Randy Whieldon
  • New Jersey Nets 11 No. 13 Sleepy Floyd, No. 21 Eddie Phillips, No. 59 Jimmy Black, No. 80 James Griffin, No. 82 Tony Brown, No. 105 Chris Giles, No. 128 Mel Daniel, No. 151 Tony Anderson, No. 174 Otis Jackson, No. 197 Gary Johnson, No. 218 Sean Tuohy
  • Philadelphia 76ers 11 No. 22 Mark McNamara, No. 36 J.J. Anderson, No. 45 Russ Schoene, No. 68 Dale Solomon, No. 91 Bruce Atkins, No. 114 Donald Mason, No. 137 Kevin Boyle, No. 160 Keith Hilliard, No. 183 Donald Seals, No. 204 George Melton, No. 224 Randy Burkert
  • Portland Trail Blazers 11 No. 11 Fat Lever, No. 33 Linton Townes, No. 37 Audie Norris, No. 66 Phillip Lockett, No. 79 Eric Smith, No. 103 Cherokee Rhone, No. 125 Leo Cunningham, No. 149 Terry Long, No. 171 Dave Porter, No. 195 Mark Dearborn, No. 215 Grant Taylor
  • Boston Celtics 10 No. 23 Darren Tillis, No. 46 Tony Guy, No. 69 Perry Moss, No. 92 Greg Stewart, No. 115 William Brown, No. 138 John Schweitz, No. 161 Phil Collins, No. 184 Ed Spriggs, No. 205 Panagiotis Giannakis, No. 225 Landon Turner
  • Cleveland Cavaliers 10 No. 12 John Bagley, No. 28 Dave Magley, No. 47 Michael Wilson, No. 70 Reggie Hannah, No. 93 Terry White, No. 116 Vince Reynolds, No. 139 Randy Reed, No. 162 Monty Knight, No. 185 Tony Hafley, No. 206 Durand Walker
  • Indiana Pacers 10 No. 8 Clark Kellogg, No. 40 Guy Morgan, No. 43 Jose Slaughter, No. 77 Jeff Jones, No. 100 Rich DiBenedetto, No. 123 Jeff Clark, No. 146 Brad Leaf, No. 169 Donald Reese, No. 192 Mike Scearce, No. 213 Craig Summers
  • Kansas City Kings 10 No. 5 LaSalle Thompson, No. 17 Brook Steppe, No. 51 Jim Johnstone, No. 74 Mike Sanders, No. 97 Kenny Simpson, No. 120 Poncho Wright, No. 143 Perry Range, No. 166 Ed Nealy, No. 189 Jack Moore, No. 210 Robert Estes
  • Phoenix Suns 10 No. 15 David Thirdkill, No. 39 Kevin Magee, No. 61 Charles Pittman, No. 86 Rory White, No. 108 Marvin McCrary, No. 130 Jake Bethany, No. 155 Phil Ward, No. 177 Rick Elrod, No. 199 Ken Lyles, No. 221 Dale Wilkinson
  • San Diego Clippers 10 No. 2 Terry Cummings, No. 32 Richard Anderson, No. 48 Craig Hodges, No. 71 Darius Clemons, No. 94 Gary Carter, No. 117 Eric Marbury, No. 140 Eddie Hughes, No. 163 Jacques Tuz, No. 186 John Hegwood, No. 207 Daryl Stovall
  • Utah Jazz 10 No. 3 Dominique Wilkins, No. 49 Steve Trumbo, No. 55 Jerry Eaves, No. 72 Mark Eaton, No. 95 Mike McKay, No. 118 Alvin Jackson, No. 141 Thad Garner, No. 164 Rick Campbell, No. 187 Riley Clarida, No. 208 Michael Edwards
  • Dallas Mavericks 9 No. 4 Bill Garnett, No. 50 Corny Thompson, No. 73 Rudy Woods, No. 96 Kenny Arnold, No. 119 Wayne Waggoner, No. 142 Bob Grady, No. 165 Keith Peterson, No. 188 Ralph McPherson, No. 209 Albert Culton
  • Denver Nuggets 9 No. 19 Rob Williams, No. 62 Roylin Bond, No. 84 Alford Turner, No. 109 Bill Duffy, No. 131 Chris Brust, No. 153 Jeb Barlow, No. 178 Donnie Speer, No. 200 Dean Sears, No. 220 Mike Phillips
  • Detroit Pistons 9 No. 9 Cliff Levingston, No. 18 Ricky Pierce, No. 78 Walker Russell, No. 101 John Ebeling, No. 124 Gary Holmes, No. 147 Dean Marquardt, No. 170 Brian Nyenhuis, No. 193 Kevin Smith, No. 214 David Coulthard
  • Los Angeles Lakers 9 No. 1 James Worthy, No. 54 Hutch Jones, No. 67 Mike Hackett, No. 90 Craig McCormick, No. 113 Howard McNeill, No. 136 Lynden Rose, No. 159 Maurice Williams, No. 182 Micah Blunt, No. 203 Tim Byrne
  • San Antonio Spurs 9 No. 24 Oliver Robinson, No. 64 Willie Redden, No. 87 Tony Grier, No. 110 Clarence Swannegan, No. 133 Jaime Pena, No. 156 Delonte Taylor, No. 179 Chris Faggi, No. 201 Harry O'Brien, No. 222 Keith White
  • Atlanta Hawks 8 No. 10 Keith Edmonson, No. 56 Joe Kopicki, No. 102 Mark Hall, No. 126 Jay Bruchak, No. 148 Horace Wyatt, No. 172 James Ratiff, No. 194 Pierre Bland, No. 216 Ronnie McAdoo
  • Houston Rockets 8 No. 16 Terry Teagle, No. 42 Jeff Taylor, No. 63 Chuck Nevitt, No. 85 Andre Gaddy, No. 107 Jeff Schneider, No. 132 Don Wilson, No. 154 Mike Helms, No. 176 Dan Callandrillo
  • Milwaukee Bucks 8 No. 20 Paul Pressey, No. 27 Fred Roberts, No. 89 Jerry Beck, No. 135 Tony Carr, No. 158 Bobby Austin, No. 181 Bryan Leonard, No. 202 Robert Tate, No. 223 Bob Coenen
  • Seattle SuperSonics 6 No. 65 John Greig, No. 88 Ken Owens, No. 111 Rod Camp, No. 134 Bobby Potts, No. 157 Allen Rayhorn, No. 180 Steve Burks

Colleges and programs represented

149 programs produced at least one selection in the 1982 draft.

  • Illinois4
  • UAB4
  • UCLA4
  • UNC4
  • Arkansas3
  • Bradley3
  • Georgetown3
  • Idaho State University3
  • Kansas State3
  • Louisville3
  • Marquette3
  • Minnesota3
  • Saint Joseph's3
  • San Francisco3
  • South Florida3
  • UConn3
  • University of California, Irvine3
  • University of South Alabama3
  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire3
  • Wake Forest3
  • Washington3
  • Alabama2
  • BYU2
  • Cal State Long Beach2
  • DePaul2
  • Detroit Mercy2
  • Florida Southern College2
  • Fresno State2
  • Georgia2
  • Houston2
  • Howard University2
  • Iowa2
  • Jackson State University2
  • Kansas2
  • Loyola Chicago2
  • Memphis2
  • Middle Tennessee2
  • Missouri2
  • Purdue2
  • Seton Hall2
  • Tennessee2
  • Texas Tech2
  • Tulsa2
  • UNC Charlotte2
  • USC2
  • UT Arlington2
  • VCU2
  • Virginia Tech2
  • Wyoming2
  • Alcorn State
  • Arizona State
  • Baylor
  • Boston College
  • California
  • Campbell
  • Canisius
  • Centenary (LA)
  • Chattanooga
  • Cheyney (PA)
  • Cincinnati
  • Clemson
  • Cleveland State University
  • Colorado
  • Colorado State
  • Creighton
  • Dayton
  • Drexel
  • Duke
  • Duquesne
  • Elizabeth City State University
  • Furman University
  • George Mason
  • Georgetown College
  • Georgia Tech
  • Grambling State University
  • Hardin-Simmons University
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Indiana
  • Indiana Wesleyan University
  • Iowa State
  • Jacksonville University
  • James Madison University
  • Kentucky
  • Lamar
  • Long Island University
  • Louisiana
  • Louisiana-Monroe
  • Manhattan University
  • Maryland
  • McMurry University
  • Michigan
  • Michigan State
  • Missouri State
  • Mount St. Mary's University
  • NC Central
  • NC State
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico State
  • New Orleans
  • Niagara University
  • Northeastern University
  • Northern Illinois
  • Northwestern
  • Northwestern State University
  • Ohio State
  • Oklahoma City University
  • Old Dominion
  • Ole Miss
  • Oral Roberts
  • Oregon
  • Oregon State
  • Pepperdine
  • Rice University
  • Richmond
  • Rutgers University
  • Saint Mary's
  • Saint Peter's College
  • Santa Clara
  • Siena College
  • South Carolina
  • South Carolina State
  • Southern Illinois
  • Southern University and A&M College
  • St. Mary's University
  • Texas
  • Texas A&M
  • Texas-El Paso
  • Tulane
  • UC Santa Barbara
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Evansville
  • University of North Texas
  • University of Portland
  • University of the Pacific
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout
  • UNLV
  • Upsala College
  • USC Upstate
  • Utah State University
  • Vanderbilt
  • Villanova
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia
  • Western Kentucky
  • Western Michigan
  • Western Oregon University
  • Wichita State