2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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

2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–19 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKenton Paulino
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 16 2   .889 25 8   .758
Florida Atlantic 14 4   .778 25 9   .735
Charlotte 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
UAB 12 6   .667 23 12   .657
Memphis 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
SMU 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
North Texas 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
East Carolina 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
Tulsa 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Tulane 5 13   .278 14 17   .452
Temple 5 13   .278 16 20   .444
Wichita State 5 13   .278 15 19   .441
Rice 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UTSA 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
2024 AAC tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Roster

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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, KS
F 3 Ronnie DeGray III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Missouri Parker, CO
G 4 Colby Rogers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Siena Covington, GA
F 5 Isaac Abidde 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS So Westover Comprehensive High School Albany, GA
G 8 Yanis Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Laval, QC
F 10 Dalen Ridgnal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) GS Missouri State Kansas City, MO
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, KS
C 15 Quincy Ballard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Jr Florida State Syracuse, NY
G 20 Harlond Beverly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Miami (FL) Detroit, MI
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, KS
F 24 Jacob Germany 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr UTSA Kingston, OK
G 55 Bijan Cortes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Oklahoma Kingfisher, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 10, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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., ESPN2
at No. 23 Florida Atlantic L 77–86  8–9
(0–4)
 18  Tied   6  Tied   4  Cortes  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Florida L 68–72  8–10
(0–5)
 15  Beverly   8  Bell   3  Rogers  Yuengling Center (4,414)
Tampa, FL
January 24, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
East Carolina L 52–54  8–11
(0–6)
 18  Beverly   9  Ballard   2  Beverly  Charles Koch Arena (5,252)
Wichita, KS
January 28, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
SMU W 77–72  9–11
(1–6)
 14  Beverly   6  Ballard   5  Bell  Charles Koch Arena (4,373)
Wichita, KS
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Tulsa
Rivalry
L 68–79  9–12
(1–7)
 13  Rogers   7  Ballard   5  Beverly  Reynolds Center (5,028)
Tulsa, OK
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS
at Memphis L 63–65  9–13
(1–8)
 19  Rogers   10  Beverly   4  Rogers  FedExForum (12,582)
Memphis, TN
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA W 84–64  10–13
(2–8)
 18  Rogers   8  Pohto   5  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (6,133)
Wichita, KS
February 11, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
No. 20 Florida Atlantic L 82–95 OT 10–14
(2–9)
 21  Rogers   8  Pohto   3  Rogers  Charles Koch Arena (6,513)
Wichita, KS
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at East Carolina L 55–68  10–15
(2–10)
 16  Rogers   7  Pohto   5  Cortes  Williams Arena (3,940)
Greenville, NC
February 18, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
at Charlotte L 61–72  10–16
(2–11)
 16  Bell   4  Tied   4  Cortes  Dale F. Halton Arena (4,215)
Charlotte, NC
February 21, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Tulsa
Rivalry
W 79–63  11–16
(3–11)
 19  Rogers   7  Pohto   4  Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (5,245)
Wichita, KS
February 25, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN2
Temple L 66–72 OT 11–17
(3–12)
 17  Bell   9  Pohto   4  Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (7,019)
Wichita, KS
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB W 74–66  12–17
(4–12)
 29  Rogers   8  Beverly   5  Beverly  Bartow Arena (4,487)
Birmingham, AL
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Rice W 87–66  13–17
(5–12)
 25  Rogers   6  Tied   5  Tied  Charles Koch Arena (7,034)
Wichita, KS
March 8, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Tulane L 75–85  13–18
(5–13)
 29  Rogers   13  Ridgnal   4  Cortes  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,835)
New Orleans, LA
AAC tournament
March 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(12) vs. (13) Rice
First round
W 88–81  14–18
 22  Rogers   8  DeGray III   6  Bell  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 14, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPNU
(12) vs. (5) Memphis
Second round
W 71–65  15–18
 17  Beverly   8  Ballard   5  Tied  Dickies Arena (5,530)
Fort Worth, TX
March 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
(12) vs. (4) UAB
Quarterfinals
L 60–72  15–19
 14  Tied   12  Ballard   6  Cortes  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

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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.