2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	8–8 (0–3 AAC)
Head coach	Paul Mills (1st season);
Associate head coach	Kenton Paulino
Assistant coaches	T.J. Cleveland; Quincy Acy;
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 13 Memphis	4	–	0	1.000	15	–	2	.882
North Texas	3	–	0	1.000	10	–	5	.667
No. 24 Florida Atlantic	3	–	1	.750	13	–	4	.765
Charlotte	3	–	1	.750	9	–	7	.563
SMU	2	–	1	.667	11	–	5	.688
South Florida	2	–	1	.667	9	–	5	.643
UAB	2	–	1	.667	10	–	6	.625
Tulane	2	–	2	.500	11	–	5	.688
East Carolina	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Temple	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
UTSA	1	–	3	.250	7	–	10	.412
Wichita State	0	–	3	.000	8	–	8	.500
Rice	0	–	3	.000	6	–	10	.375
Tulsa	0	–	4	.000	9	–	7	.563

† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents Wichita State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Shockers, led by first year head coach Paul Mills, play their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2022–23 season 17–15, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. They won in the first round of the AAC tournament against Tulsa 81–63, but lost in the quarterfinals to Tulane 76–82. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

After the season ended, the Shockers fired their head coach Isaac Brown after three seasons.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Craig Porter Jr.	3	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Terre Haute, IN	Graduated
Jaron Pierre Jr.	5	G	6'5"	188	Freshman	New Orleans, LA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Jaykwon Walton	10	G	6'7"	206	RS-Junior	Columbus, GA	Transferred to UCF^[2]
Melvion Flanagan	12	G	5'10"	152	Sophomore	Alexandria, LA	Entered the Transfer Portal
Shammah Scott	22	G	6'2"	180	RS-Sophomore	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to Akron^[3]
Gus Okafor	23	F	6'6"	236	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated
James Rojas	33	F	6'8"	223	RS-Senior	Jamestown, NY	Graduated
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler	44	F	6'9"	250	RS-Senior	Omaha, NE	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ronnie DeGray III	3	F	6'6"	-	Junior	Parker, CO	Missouri^[4]
Harlond Beverly	20	G	6'6"	-	RS-Junior	Detroit, MI	Miami (FL)^[5]
Jacob Germany	24	F	6'11"	-	Senior	Kingston, OK	UTSA^[6]
Bijan Cortes	55	G	6'3"	-	Junior	Kingfisher, OK	Oklahoma^[7]

Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Xavier Bell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Drexel	Wichita, Kansas
F	3	Ronnie DeGray III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Missouri	Parker, Colorado
G	4	Colby Rogers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Siena	Covington, Georgia
F	5	Isaac Abidde	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	RS So	Westover Comprehensive High School	Albany, Georgia
G	8	Yanis Bamba	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf	Laval, Quebec
F	10	Dalen Ridgnal	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	GS	Missouri State	Kansas City, Missouri
F	11	Kenny Pohto	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Stockholm, Sweden
G	12	Joy Ighovodja	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	NBA Academy Africa	Abeokuta, Nigeria
G	14	Trevor McBride (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	RS Fr	Basehor-Linwood High School	Basehor, Kansas
C	15	Quincy Ballard	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Jr	Florida State	Syracuse, New York
G	20	Harlond Beverly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Miami (FL)	Detroit, Michigan
F	21	Henry Thengvall (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	RS Fr	Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School	Wichita, Kansas
F	24	Jacob Germany	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Sr	UTSA	Kingston, Oklahoma
G	55	Bijan Cortes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma	Kingfisher, Oklahoma

Head coach

Paul Mills (Texas A&M)

Assistant coach(es)

Kenton Paulino (Texas)
T.J. Cleveland (Arkansas)
Quincy Acy (Baylor)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	Rogers State	W 74–53	–	14 – Ballard	11 – Pohto	5 – Bell	Charles Koch Arena (4,674) Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Lipscomb	W 76–59	1–0	20 – Rogers	11 – Pohto	5 – Bell	Charles Koch Arena (6,286) Wichita, KS
November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Western Kentucky	W 71–61	2–0	16 – Pohto	13 – Ridgnal	3 – Tied	Charles Koch Arena (6,351) Wichita, KS
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Friends	W 95–65	3–0	18 – Rogers	10 – Ballard	6 – Beverly	Charles Koch Arena (6,303) Wichita, KS
November 16, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU	at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals	W 86–77	4–0	20 – Bell	8 – Pohto	6 – Rogers	HTC Center (1,417) Conway, SC
November 17, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Liberty Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals	L 66–83	4–1	24 – Bell	10 – Ridgnal	2 – Bell	HTC Arena (1,281) Conway, SC
November 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Saint Louis Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game	W 88–69	5–1	28 – Rogers	12 – Pohto	3 – Tied	HTC Arena (1,233) Conway, SC
November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Norfolk State	W 80–67	6–1	25 – Pohto	8 – Pohto	8 – Beverly	Charles Koch Arena (4,780) Wichita, KS
November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Richmond	W 80–68	7–1	19 – Rogers	8 – Ballard	7 – Beverly	Charles Koch Arena (6,195) Wichita, KS
December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Missouri	L 72–82	7–2	17 – Rogers	17 – Beverly	4 – Beverly	Mizzou Arena (10,885) Columbia, MO
December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	vs. South Dakota State	L 69–79	7–3	21 – Rogers	13 – Pohto	4 – Tied	Intrust Bank Arena (4,076) Wichita, KS
December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Illinois	W 69–68	8–3	20 – Tied	12 – Pohto	4 – Beverly	Charles Koch Arena (7,187) Wichita, KS
December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Kansas State Wildcat Classic	L 60–69	8–4	13 – Ballard	7 – Ballard	3 – Tied	T-Mobile Center (18,660) Kansas City, MO
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 2 Kansas	L 67–86	8–5	13 – Ridgnal	7 – Ridgnal	4 – Pohto	T-Mobile Center (18,702) Kansas City, MO
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	North Texas	L 62–74	8–6 (0–1)	18 – Rogers	11 – Ridgnal	4 – Bell	Charles Koch Arena (5,531) Wichita, KS
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Temple	L 61–68	8–7 (0–2)	14 – Pohto	16 – Ridgnal	4 – Rogers	Liacouras Center (3,247) Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 13 Memphis	L 86–112	8–8 (0–3)	20 – Rogers	5 – Tied	6 – Beverly	Charles Koch Arena (5,538) Wichita, KS
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., TBD	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	East Carolina						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	SMU						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Tulsa Rivalry						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2	Florida Atlantic						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., TBD	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	Tulsa Rivalry						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2	Temple						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UAB						Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Rice						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
March 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 13–17, 2024 TBA	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[8]

References

↑ "Wichita State fires Isaac Brown: Shockers move on from men's basketball coach after three seasons". CBS Sports. March 11, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ Bebee, Jason (May 11, 2023). "Wichita State transfer Jaykwon Walton commits to UCF men's basketball". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ "Akron Basketball Welcomes Ali, Scott and Thornton". Akron Athletics. April 28, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ Truax, Barkley (May 3, 2023). "Former Missouri F Ronnie DeGray commits to Wichita State". on3.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ Morrison, Dan (April 11, 2023). "Miami transfer Harlond Beverly to Wichita State". on3.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ Eldridge, Taylor (April 11, 2023). "Paul Mills lands first recruit at Wichita State with UTSA transfer center Jacob Germany". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ Jackson, James (April 16, 2023). "Former Kingfisher, Oklahoma Sooners guard Bijan Cortes commits to Wichita State". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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[1] "Wichita State fires Isaac Brown: Shockers move on from men's basketball coach after three seasons". CBS Sports. March 11, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[2] Bebee, Jason (May 11, 2023). "Wichita State transfer Jaykwon Walton commits to UCF men's basketball". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[3] "Akron Basketball Welcomes Ali, Scott and Thornton". Akron Athletics. April 28, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[4] Truax, Barkley (May 3, 2023). "Former Missouri F Ronnie DeGray commits to Wichita State". on3.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[5] Morrison, Dan (April 11, 2023). "Miami transfer Harlond Beverly to Wichita State". on3.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[6] Eldridge, Taylor (April 11, 2023). "Paul Mills lands first recruit at Wichita State with UTSA transfer center Jacob Germany". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[7] Jackson, James (April 16, 2023). "Former Kingfisher, Oklahoma Sooners guard Bijan Cortes commits to Wichita State". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[8] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

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