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2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
| 2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball |
|---|
| American Athletic Conference |
| 19–15 (8–10 AAC) |
| Paul Mills (2nd season) |
| Kenton Paulino |
| T.J. Cleveland |
| Quincy Acy |
| Iain Laymon |
| Xavier Holland |
| Charles Koch Arena |
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).
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. In the second round, the Shockers played fifth-seeded Memphis and upset them, 71–65. The Shockers reached the quarterfinals and played against UAB, but lost 72–60, ending their season.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colby Rogers | 4 | G | 6' 4" | 190 | RS-Junior | Covington, GA | Transferred to Memphis |
| Isaac Abidde | 5 | F | 6' 8" | 208 | RS-Sophomore | Albany, GA | Transferred to Cleveland State |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. McGinnis | 0 | G | 6' 3" | 178 | Fifth-year senior | Huntsville, AL | Lipscomb |
| Zane Meeks | 5 | F | 6' 9" | 231 | Graduate student | Prairie Village, KS | Arizona State |
| Corey Washington | 6 | F | 6' 5" | 188 | Junior | Sherwood, AR | Saint Peter's |
| Justin Hill | 11 | G | 5' 11" | 191 | Fifth-year senior | Houston, TX | Georgia |
| Matej Bosnjak | 17 | C | 6' 9" | 240 | Senior | Zagreb, Croatia | Signed from KK Cibona |
| 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: |
| Datetime, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 2024*6:30 p.m. | Emporia State | W 99–53 | – | 15 – Washington | 8 – .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}tied | 3 – Cortes | Charles Koch Arena (5,940)Wichita, KS | |
| 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 | |
| January 3, 20256:00 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, 20257:00 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, 20253:00 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, 20256:30 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, 20256:00 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, 20256:00 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, 20252:00 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, 20256:30 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, 20256:00 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, 20257:00 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, 20256:30 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, 202511:00 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, 20258:00 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, 20251:00 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, 20258:00 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, 20258:00 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, 20257:00 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, 20251:00 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 | |
| March 13, 202511:30 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, 202512:00 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 |
| 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. |
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