| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Wichita State Shockers |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 15–13 |
| Conf Record: | 6–9 |
| Head Coach: | Isaac Brown |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Tyson Waterman |
| Asst Coach2: | Lou Gudino |
| Asst Coach3: | Billy Kennedy |
| Stadium: | Charles Koch Arena |
The 2021–22 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Shockers, led by second year head coach Isaac Brown, played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas as members of the American Athletic Conference.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Shockers finished the 2020–21 season 16–6, 11–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. On February 26, 2021 then interim coach Isaac Brown was named permanent head coach, agreeing to a five-year deal.[1] In the AAC tournament, they defeated South Florida before losing to Cincinnati in the semifinals. The Shockers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Drake in the First Four.
| 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Chose not to return to program | |||
| Trey Wade | 5 | F | 6'6" | 221 | Graduated; transferred to Arkansas[2] | ||
| Remy Robert II | 10 | G | 6'2" | 188 | Walk–on; transferring | ||
| Trevin Wade | 12 | G | 5'11" | 175 | Transferred to Eastern Kentucky[3] | ||
| Jacob Herrs | 14 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Walk–on; graduated and chose not to return to program | ||
| Brycen Bush | 15 | G | 6'0" | 172 | Walk–on; graduated and chose not to return to program | ||
| Jaden Seymour | 22 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Transferred to East Tennessee State[4] | ||
| Josaphat Bilau | 40 | F | 6'10" | 232 | Transferred to New Mexico JC | ||
| Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler | 44 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Transferred to Omaha[5] | ||
| 22 | G | 195 | Transferred from West Texas A&M. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.[6] | |||||
| Joe Pleasant | 32 | F | 231 | Transferred from Abilene Christian. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.[7] |
On October 13, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards.[8]
| Coaches Poll | |||
| 1 | Houston | 98 (8) | |
| 2 | Memphis | 92 (3) | |
| 3 | SMU | 77 | |
| 4 | Wichita State | 76 | |
| 5 | UCF | 66 | |
| 6 | Cincinnati | 52 | |
| 7 | Tulsa | 43 | |
| 8 | Temple | 37 | |
| T-9 | South Florida | 25 | |
| T-9 | Tulane | 25 | |
| 11 | East Carolina | 14 | |
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