2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	9–3 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Paul Mills (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Kenton Paulino
Assistant coaches	T.J. Cleveland Quincy Acy Iain Laymon Xavier Holland
Home arena	Charles Koch Arena

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Memphis	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
North Texas	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Wichita State	0	–	0		–			9	–	3		.750
Rice	0	–	0		–			9	–	4		.692
East Carolina	0	–	0		–			8	–	5		.615
Temple	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
Charlotte	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
UTSA	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0		–			7	–	6		.538
UAB	0	–	0		–			7	–	6		.538
South Florida	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Tulane	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
Tulsa	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

The 2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represents 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

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

Departures

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

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

College recruiting information

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
	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)
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:   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

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 Paul Mills (Texas A&M) Assistant coach(es) Kenton Paulino (Texas) T.J. Cleveland (Arkansas) Quincy Acy (Baylor) Iain Laymon (Indiana) Xavier Holland (Truett McConnell) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: July 4, 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  Kansas City, MO
November 28, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ESPN2		vs. Minnesota ESPN Events Invitational semifinals	W 68–66 ^OT	6–0	16 – Beverly	7 – Tied	3 – Cortes	State Farm Field House  Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 29, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. No. 18 Florida ESPN Events Invitational championship	L 51–88	6–1	11 – Bosnjak	4 – Tied	2 – Tied	State Farm Field House  Lake Buena Vista, 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						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
AAC regular season
January 3, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Temple						Liacouras Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		South Florida						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTSA						Convocation Center  San Antonio, TX
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Charlotte						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
January 18, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		East Carolina						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Memphis						FedExForum  Memphis, TN
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa Rivalry						Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
January 29, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		North Texas						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida						Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
February 16, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		Memphis						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
February 20, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena  Boca Raton, FL
February 23, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulane						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
February 27, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU		UAB						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2		at North Texas						The Super Pit  Denton, TX
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Rice						Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, TX
March 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulsa Rivalry						Charles Koch Arena  Wichita, KS
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

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.