2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Paul Mills (1st season)
Associate head coach	Kenton Paulino
Assistant coaches	T.J. Cleveland Quincy Acy
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 15 Florida Atlantic	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Memphis	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Tulane	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Wichita State	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Temple	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Tulsa	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
SMU	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Charlotte	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
North Texas	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
East Carolina	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
UAB	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
UTSA	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
South Florida	0	–	0		–			4	–	4		.500
Rice	0	–	0		–			4	–	6		.400
† 2024 AAC tournament winner As of December 15, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

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 for Departure
Craig Porter Jr.	3	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Terre Haute, IN	Graduated, signed a Two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[2]
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^[3]
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^[4]
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^[5]
Harlond Beverly	20	G	6'6"	-	RS-Junior	Detroit, MI	Miami (FL)^[6]
Jacob Germany	24	F	6'11"	-	Senior	Kingston, OK	UTSA^[7]
Bijan Cortes	55	G	6'3"	-	Junior	Kingfisher, OK	Oklahoma^[8]

Recruiting classes

2023 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	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						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Kansas State Wildcat Classic						T-Mobile Center  Kansas City, MO
December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Kansas						T-Mobile Center  Kansas City, MO
AAC regular season
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		North Texas						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., TBD		at Temple						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		Memphis						Charles Koch Arena  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^[9]

References

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. Eldridge, Taylor (June 23, 2023). "Wichita State's Craig Porter Jr. agrees to two-way NBA contract with Cleveland Cavaliers". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
3. Bebee, Jason (May 11, 2023). "Wichita State transfer Jaykwon Walton commits to UCF men's basketball". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
4. "Akron Basketball Welcomes Ali, Scott and Thornton". Akron Athletics. April 28, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
5. Truax, Barkley (May 3, 2023). "Former Missouri F Ronnie DeGray commits to Wichita State". on3.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
6. Morrison, Dan (April 11, 2023). "Miami transfer Harlond Beverly to Wichita State". on3.com. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
7. 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.
8. Jackson, James (April 16, 2023). "Former Kingfisher, Oklahoma Sooners guard Bijan Cortes commits to Wichita State". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
9. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.