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2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record2–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKenton Paulino
Assistant coaches
  • T.J. Cleveland
  • Quincy Acy
  • Iain Laymon
  • Xavier Holland
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Carolina 0 0   2 0   1.000
Florida Atlantic 0 0   2 0   1.000
Memphis 0 0   2 0   1.000
North Texas 0 0   2 0   1.000
Temple 0 0   2 0   1.000
Tulane 0 0   2 0   1.000
Tulsa 0 0   2 0   1.000
Wichita State 0 0   2 0   1.000
UTSA 0 0   1 0   1.000
Charlotte 0 0   1 1   .500
Rice 0 0   1 1   .500
UAB 0 0   1 1   .500
South Florida 0 0   0 2   .000
2025 AAC tournament winner
As of November 9, 2024

The 2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represent Wichita State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Shockers, led by second 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

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The Shockers finished the season 15–19 and 5–13 in conference play. They finished in a five-way tie for 10th place in the AAC. With tie-breakers they got the 12th seed in the AAC tournament. In the first round, the Shockers would play the 13th seed Rice 88–81. In the second round, the Shockers would play the fifth seed Tigers team and would upset them, 71–65. The Shockers reached the quarter-finals and would play against UAB, but would lose 60–72 ending their season.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Colby Rogers 4 G 6'4" 190 RS-Junior Covington, GA Transferred to Memphis[1]
Isaac Abidde 5 F 6'8" 208 RS-Sophomore Albany, GA Transferred to Cleveland State[2]
Dalen Ridgnal 10 F 6'6" 209 Graduate Student Kansas City, MO Graduated
Kenny Pohto 11 F 6'10" 243 Junior Stockholm, Sweden Transferred to UC Santa Barbara[3]
Trevor McBride 14 G 6'0" 150 RS-Freshman Basehor, KS Entered Transfer Portal
Jacob Germany 24 F 6'10" 226 Senior Kingston, OK Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
AJ McGinnis 0 G 6'3" 178 Fifth-Year Senior Huntsville, AL Lipscomb[4]
Zane Meeks 5 F 6'9" 231 Graduate Student Prairie Village, KS Arizona State[5]
Corey Washington 6 F 6'5" 188 Junior Sherwood, AR Saint Peter's[6]
Justin Hill 11 G 5'11" 191 Fifth-Year Senior Houston, TX Georgia[7]
Matej Bosnjak 17 C 6'9" 240 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Signed from KK Cibona[8]

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zion Pipkin
G
Houston, TX Legacy School of Sport Sciences 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 6, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
TJ Williams
G
Wichita, KS Wichita Heights High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

Roster

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2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 A.J. McGinnis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) GS Link Academy
UNC Greensboro
Cincinnati
Lipscomb
Huntsville, AL
G 1 Xavier Bell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Andover Central High School
Drexel
Wichita, KS
G 2 Zion Pipkin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Legacy School of Sport Sciences Houston, TX
F 3 Ronnie DeGray III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Woodstock Academy
UMass
Missouri
Parker, CO
G 4 T.J. Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Wichita Heights High School Wichita, KS
F 5 Zane Meeks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) GS Shawnee Mission East High School
Nevada
San Francisco
Arizona State
Prairie Village, KS
F 6 Corey Washington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Sylvan Hills High School
Saint Peter's
Sherwood, AR
G 8 Yanis Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 211 lb (96 kg) RS Fr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Laval, QC
G 11 Justin Hill 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Travis High School
Longwood
Georgia
Houston, TX
G 12 Joy Ighovodja 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So NBA Academy Africa Abeokuta, Nigeria
C 15 Quincy Ballard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Sr Quality Education Academy
Florida State
Syracuse, NY
C 17 Matej Bosnjak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr KK Cibona Zagreb, Croatia
G 20 Harlond Beverly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy
Miami (FL)
Detroit, MI
F 21 Henry Thengvall (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS So Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School Wichita, KS
G 55 Bijan Cortes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Kingfisher High School
Oklahoma
Kingfisher, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 4, 2024

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 27, 2024*
6:30 p.m.
Emporia State W 99–53 
 15  Washington   8  Tied   3  Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (5,940)
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Western Kentucky W 91–84  1–0
 31  Hill   8  Hill   6  Hill  E. A. Diddle Arena (4,547)
Bowling Green, KY
November 9, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State W 89–69  2–0
 17  Hill   6  Tied   5  Hill  Charles Koch Arena (6,179)
Wichita, KS
November 14, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Iowa       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
November 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Monmouth       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
November 22, 2024*
9:30 p.m., Peacock
vs. Saint Louis
Hall of Fame Classic
      T-Mobile Center 
Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
ESPN Events Invitational semifinals
      State Farm Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 29, 2024*
12:00 p.m./2:30 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
vs. Florida/Wake Forest
ESPN Events Invitational
      State Farm Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Alcorn State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
East Tennessee State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas City       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas State       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 29, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Friends       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
AAC regular season
January 14, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte       Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
February 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
at Charlotte       Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
AAC tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBD
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

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  1. ^ "Tigers Sign Sharpshooter Colby Rogers". gotigersgo.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cleveland State Men's Basketball Signs Isaac Abidde to Letter of Intent". csuvikings.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Eldridge, Taylor (May 3, 2024). "Wichita State's Kenny Pohto finds new basketball home out west through transfer portal". kansas.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "AJ McGinnis Signs with Wichita State". goshockers.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Shockers Snag Kansas Native Zane Meeks". goshockers.com. June 12, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Shockers Add Transfer Forward Corey Washington". goshockers.com. May 15, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Shockers Ink Georgia Transfer Justin Hill". goshockers.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Shockers Complete Roster with Croatian Big Man". goshockers.com. June 20, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.