2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record19–15 (8–10 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachKenton Paulino
Assistant coaches
  • T.J. Cleveland
  • Quincy Acy
  • Iain Laymon
  • Xavier Holland
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Memphis † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
North Texas 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
UAB 13 – 5   .722 24 – 13   .649
Tulane 12 – 6   .667 19 – 15   .559
Florida Atlantic 10 – 8   .556 18 – 16   .529
East Carolina 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Temple 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
South Florida 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Tulsa 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394
UTSA 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Rice 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Charlotte 3 – 15   .167 11 – 22   .333
† 2025 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Shockers, led by second-year head coach Paul Mills, played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Shockers finished the season 15–19 and 5–13 in AAC 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 played 13th seed Rice 88–81.[1] In the second round, the Shockers played fifth-seeded Memphis and upset them, 71–65.[2] The Shockers reached the quarterfinals and played against UAB, but lost 72–60, ending their season.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Colby Rogers 4 G 6' 4" 190 RS-Junior Covington, GA Transferred to Memphis[4]
Isaac Abidde 5 F 6' 8" 208 RS-Sophomore Albany, GA Transferred to Cleveland State[5]
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[6]
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

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
A.J. McGinnis 0 G 6' 3" 178 Fifth-year senior Huntsville, AL Lipscomb[7]
Zane Meeks 5 F 6' 9" 231 Graduate student Prairie Village, KS Arizona State[8]
Corey Washington 6 F 6' 5" 188 Junior Sherwood, AR Saint Peter's[9]
Justin Hill 11 G 5' 11" 191 Fifth-year senior Houston, TX Georgia[10]
Matej Bosnjak 17 C 6' 9" 240 Senior Zagreb, Croatia Signed from KK Cibona[11]

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
T.J. Williams
G 		Wichita, KS Wichita Heights High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg)  
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

Roster

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 III DeGray 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: December 27, 2024

Schedule and results

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 W 79–73  3–0
  19 – Washington   7 – DeGray III   4 – Hill  Charles Koch Arena (5,927)
Wichita, KS
November 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Monmouth W 70–66  4–0
  20 – Washington   8 – Washington   5 – Hill  Charles Koch Arena (5,582)
Wichita, KS
November 22, 2024*
9:30 p.m., Peacock 		vs. Saint Louis
Hall of Fame Classic 		W 88–63  5–0
  17 – Hill   8 – Washington   4 – Hill  T-Mobile Center (4,892)
Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2024*
11:00 a.m., ESPN2 		vs. Minnesota
ESPN Events Invitational Semifinal 		W 68–66 OT 6–0
  16 – Beverly   7 – tied   3 – Cortes  State Farm Field House (3,191)
Bay Lake, FL
November 29, 2024*
2:30 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 18 Florida
ESPN Events Invitational Final 		L 51–88  6–1
  11 – Bosnjak   4 – tied   2 – tied  State Farm Field House (3,875)
Bay Lake, FL
December 4, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 78–54  7–1
  14 – tied   14 – Ballard   8 – Beverly  Charles Koch Arena (5,642)
Wichita, KS
December 7, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State W 96–87  8–1
  20 – Hill   13 – Washington   8 – Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (5,602)
Wichita, KS
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		at DePaul L 72–91  8–2
  14 – tied   8 – Washington   7 – Cortes  Wintrust Arena (3,861)
Chicago, IL
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas City L 64–74  8–3
  21 – Bell   11 – Ballard   3 – Beverly  Charles Koch Arena (5,722)
Wichita, KS
December 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kansas State W 84–65  9–3
  24 – Bell   10 – tied   5 – Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (8,253)
Wichita, KS
December 29, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Friends W 87–72  10–3
  29 – Bell   16 – Ballard   4 – Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (5,981)
Wichita, KS
AAC regular season
January 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Temple L 85–91  10–4
(0–1) 		 25 – Hill   13 – Ballard   5 – Hill  Liacouras Center (3,622)
Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		South Florida L 72–91  10–5
(0–2) 		 19 – Bell   11 – Washington   2 – tied  Charles Koch Arena (5,469)
Wichita, KS
January 11, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTSA L 75–88  10–6
(0–3) 		 23 – Bell   7 – Washington   4 – tied  Convocation Center (1,549)
San Antonio, TX
January 14, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Charlotte W 68–59  11–6
(1–3) 		 16 – Washington   11 – Ballard   4 – tied  Charles Koch Arena (5,359)
Wichita, KS
January 18, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Carolina L 72–75  11–7
(1–4) 		 19 – Washington   18 – Washington   6 – Hill  Charles Koch Arena (5,826)
Wichita, KS
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 24 Memphis L 53–61  11–8
(1–5) 		 18 – Beverly   10 – Ballard   3 – Tied  FedExForum (10,725)
Memphis, TN
January 26, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tulsa
Rivalry 		L 77–84  11–9
(1–6) 		 19 – Bell   7 – Washington   6 – Beverly  Reynolds Center (3,427)
Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Texas L 54–58  11–10
(1–7) 		 19 – Bell   13 – Ballard   4 – Hill  Charles Koch Arena (5,845)
Wichita, KS
February 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Charlotte W 66–58  12–10
(2–7) 		 21 – Washington   13 – Ballard   4 – Cortes  Dale F. Halton Arena (2,638)
Charlotte, NC
February 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida W 75–70  13–10
(3–7) 		 26 – Bell   12 – Ballard   2 – Tied  Yuengling Center (3,730)
Tampa, FL
February 12, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTSA W 69–64  14–10
(4–7) 		 17 – Washington   12 – Washington   3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (5,606)
Wichita, KS
February 16, 2025
11:00 a.m., ESPN 		No. 14 Memphis W 84–79 OT 15–10
(5–7) 		 19 – Ballard   15 – Washington   6 – Beverly  Charles Koch Arena (6,294)
Wichita, KS
February 20, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Florida Atlantic W 75–68  16–10
(6–7) 		 24 – Bell   12 – Ballard   7 – Cortes  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161)
Boca Raton, FL
February 23, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulane W 78–67  17–10
(7–7) 		 23 – Bell   9 – Tied   9 – Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (6,350)
Wichita, KS
February 27, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		UAB L 72–80  17–11
(7–8) 		 24 – Washington   14 – Ballard   6 – Cortes  Charles Koch Arena (6,588)
Wichita, KS
March 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at North Texas L 66–68  17–12
(7–9) 		 19 – Bell   4 – Tied   1 – Tied  The Super Pit (3,924)
Denton, TX
March 6, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rice W 63–59  18–12
(8–9) 		 16 – Beverly   16 – DeGray III   2 – Tied  Tudor Fieldhouse (1,647)
Houston, TX
March 9, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tulsa
Rivalry 		L 63–73  18–13
(8–10) 		 14 – Washington   13 – Ballard   4 – Hill  Charles Koch Arena (6,279)
Wichita, KS
AAC tournament
March 13, 2025
11:30 a.m., ESPNU 		(8) vs. (9) South Florida
Second round 		W 73–68  19–13
  21 – Washington   12 – Ballard   7 – Cortes  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 14, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(8) vs. (1) No. 16 Memphis
Quarterfinals 		L 80–83  19–14
  19 – Cortes   9 – DeGray III   5 – Tied  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
NIT
March 18, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at (4) Oklahoma State
First round – Dallas Region 		L 79–89  19–15
  24 – Bell   15 – Ballard   9 – Cortes  Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,295)
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[12]

References

  1. ^ "Shockers Stay Alive with First Round Win over Rice". Wichita State Athletics. March 13, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Shockers Silence Memphis in AAC Championship Second Round". Wichita State Athletics. March 14, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Wichita State's Run Ends in Quarterfinals". Wichita State Athletics. March 15, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tigers Sign Sharpshooter Colby Rogers". gotigersgo.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cleveland State Men's Basketball Signs Isaac Abidde to Letter of Intent". csuvikings.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "AJ McGinnis Signs with Wichita State". goshockers.com. April 24, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Shockers Snag Kansas Native Zane Meeks". goshockers.com. June 12, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "Shockers Add Transfer Forward Corey Washington". goshockers.com. May 15, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  10. ^ "Shockers Ink Georgia Transfer Justin Hill". goshockers.com. May 1, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  11. ^ "Shockers Complete Roster with Croatian Big Man". goshockers.com. June 20, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
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