2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 2–0 (0–0 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Kenton Paulino |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Charles Koch Arena |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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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
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Tigers Sign Sharpshooter Colby Rogers". gotigersgo.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Cleveland State Men's Basketball Signs Isaac Abidde to Letter of Intent". csuvikings.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "AJ McGinnis Signs with Wichita State". goshockers.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Shockers Snag Kansas Native Zane Meeks". goshockers.com. June 12, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Shockers Add Transfer Forward Corey Washington". goshockers.com. May 15, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Shockers Ink Georgia Transfer Justin Hill". goshockers.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "Shockers Complete Roster with Croatian Big Man". goshockers.com. June 20, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.