2023–24 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Year:	2023–24
Team:	Wichita State Shockers
Conference:	American Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	AAC
Record:	15–19
Conf Record:	5–13
Head Coach:	Paul Mills
Hc Year:	1st
Assoc Coach:	Kenton Paulino
Asst Coach1:	T.J. Cleveland
Asst Coach2:	Quincy Acy
Stadium:	Charles Koch Arena

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

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
	3	G	6'2"	185	Senior		Graduated
Jaron Pierre Jr.	5	G	6'5"	188	Freshman		Entered the Transfer Portal
Jaykwon Walton	10	G	6'7"	206	RS-Junior		Transferred to UCF^[2]
Melvion Flanagan	12	G	5'10"	152	Sophomore		Entered the Transfer Portal
Shammah Scott	22	G	6'2"	180	RS-Sophomore		Transferred to Akron^[3]
Gus Okafor	23	F	6'6"	236	Senior		Graduated
James Rojas	33	F	6'8"	223	RS-Senior		Graduated
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler	44	F	6'9"	250	RS-Senior		Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ronnie DeGray III	3	F	6'6"	-	Junior		Missouri^[4]
Harlond Beverly	20	G	6'6"	-	RS-Junior		Miami (FL)^[5]
Jacob Germany	24	F	6'11"	-	Senior		UTSA^[6]
Bijan Cortes	55	G	6'3"	-	Junior		Oklahoma^[7]

Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Wichita State fires Isaac Brown: Shockers move on from men's basketball coach after three seasons. CBS Sports. March 11, 2023. July 2, 2023.
2. Web site: Jason. Bebee. Wichita State transfer Jaykwon Walton commits to UCF men’s basketball. Orlando Sentinel. May 11, 2023. July 2, 2023.
3. Web site: Akron Basketball Welcomes Ali, Scott and Thornton. Akron Athletics. April 28, 2023. July 2, 2023.
4. Web site: Barkley. Truax. Former Missouri F Ronnie DeGray commits to Wichita State. on3.com. May 3, 2023. July 2, 2023.
5. Web site: Dan. Morrison. Miami transfer Harlond Beverly to Wichita State. on3.com. April 11, 2023. July 2, 2023.
6. Web site: Taylor. Eldridge. Paul Mills lands first recruit at Wichita State with UTSA transfer center Jacob Germany. The Wichita Eagle. April 11, 2023. July 2, 2023.
7. Web site: James. Jackson . Former Kingfisher, Oklahoma Sooners guard Bijan Cortes commits to Wichita State. The Oklahoman. April 16, 2023. July 2, 2023.
8. Web site: 2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule. goshockers.com. September 23, 2023. en.