2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team American college basketball season
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 .
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
Incoming transfers
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, 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
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 –
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 –
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 –
Intrust Bank Arena (4,076)Wichita, KS
December 16, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Illinois
W 69–68
8–3
20 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
6 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
5 –
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 –
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 –
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
^ "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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