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

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.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Terre Haute, IN | Graduated |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | 5 | G | 6'5" | 188 | Freshman | New Orleans, LA | Entered the Transfer Portal |
| Jaykwon Walton | 10 | G | 6'7" | 206 | RS-Junior | Columbus, GA | Transferred to UCF |
| Melvion Flanagan | 12 | G | 5'10" | 152 | Sophomore | Alexandria, LA | Entered the Transfer Portal |
| Shammah Scott | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | RS-Sophomore | Cleveland, OH | Transferred to Akron |
| Gus Okafor | 23 | F | 6'6" | 236 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Graduated |
| James Rojas | 33 | F | 6'8" | 223 | RS-Senior | Jamestown, NY | Graduated |
| Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler | 44 | F | 6'9" | 250 | RS-Senior | Omaha, NE | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Ronnie DeGray III | 3 | F | 6'6" | - | Junior | Parker, CO | Missouri |
| Harlond Beverly | 20 | G | 6'6" | - | RS-Junior | Detroit, MI | Miami (FL) |
| Jacob Germany | 24 | F | 6'11" | - | Senior | Kingston, OK | UTSA |
| Bijan Cortes | 55 | G | 6'3" | - | Junior | Kingfisher, OK | Oklahoma |

### Recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | Rogers State | W 74–53 | – | 14 – Ballard | 11 – Pohto | 5 – Bell | Charles Koch Arena (4,674) Wichita, KS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 76–59 | 1–0 | 20 – Rogers | 11 – Pohto | 5 – Bell | Charles Koch Arena (6,286) Wichita, KS |
| November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | W 71–61 | 2–0 | 16 – Pohto | 13 – Ridgnal | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (6,351) Wichita, KS |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Friends | W 95–65 | 3–0 | 18 – Rogers | 10 – Ballard | 6 – Beverly | Charles Koch Arena (6,303) Wichita, KS |
| November 16, 2023* 3:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Coastal Carolina Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | W 86–77 | 4–0 | 20 – Bell | 8 – Pohto | 6 – Rogers | HTC Center (1,417) Conway, SC |
| November 17, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Liberty Myrtle Beach Invitational semifinals | L 66–83 | 4–1 | 24 – Bell | 10 – Ridgnal | 2 – Bell | HTC Arena (1,281) Conway, SC |
| November 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Saint Louis Myrtle Beach Invitational 3rd place game | W 88–69 | 5–1 | 28 – Rogers | 12 – Pohto | 3 – Tied | HTC Arena (1,233) Conway, SC |
| November 25, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Norfolk State | W 80–67 | 6–1 | 25 – Pohto | 8 – Pohto | 8 – Beverly | Charles Koch Arena (4,780) Wichita, KS |
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Richmond | W 80–68 | 7–1 | 19 – Rogers | 8 – Ballard | 7 – Beverly | Charles Koch Arena (6,195) Wichita, KS |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Missouri | L 72–82 | 7–2 | 17 – Rogers | 17 – Beverly | 4 – Beverly | Mizzou Arena (10,885) Columbia, MO |
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. South Dakota State | L 69–79 | 7–3 | 21 – Rogers | 13 – Pohto | 4 – Tied | Intrust Bank Arena (4,076) Wichita, KS |
| December 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 69–68 | 8–3 | 20 – Tied | 12 – Pohto | 4 – Beverly | Charles Koch Arena (7,187) Wichita, KS |
| December 22, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Kansas State Wildcat Classic | L 60–69 | 8–4 | 13 – Ballard | 7 – Ballard | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Center (18,660) Kansas City, MO |
| December 30, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. No. 2 Kansas | L 67–86 | 8–5 | 13 – Ridgnal | 7 – Ridgnal | 4 – Pohto | T-Mobile Center (18,702) Kansas City, MO |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | North Texas | L 62–74 | 8–6 (0–1) | 18 – Rogers | 11 – Ridgnal | 4 – Bell | Charles Koch Arena (5,531) Wichita, KS |
| January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Temple | L 61–68 | 8–7 (0–2) | 14 – Pohto | 16 – Ridgnal | 4 – Rogers | Liacouras Center (3,247) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 13 Memphis | L 86–112 | 8–8 (0–3) | 20 – Rogers | 5 – Tied | 6 – Beverly | Charles Koch Arena (5,538) Wichita, KS |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 23 Florida Atlantic | L 77–86 | 8–9 (0–4) | 18 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cortes | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,161) Boca Raton, FL |
| January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | L 68–72 | 8–10 (0–5) | 15 – Beverly | 8 – Bell | 3 – Rogers | Yuengling Center (4,414) Tampa, FL |
| January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | L 52–54 | 8–11 (0–6) | 18 – Beverly | 9 – Ballard | 2 – Beverly | Charles Koch Arena (5,252) Wichita, KS |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | SMU | W 77–72 | 9–11 (1–6) | 14 – Beverly | 6 – Ballard | 5 – Bell | Charles Koch Arena (4,373) Wichita, KS |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulsa Rivalry | L 68–79 | 9–12 (1–7) | 13 – Rogers | 7 – Ballard | 5 – Beverly | Reynolds Center (5,028) Tulsa, OK |
| February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS | | at Memphis | L 63–65 | 9–13 (1–8) | 19 – Rogers | 10 – Beverly | 4 – Rogers | FedExForum (12,582) Memphis, TN |
| February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UTSA | W 84–64 | 10–13 (2–8) | 18 – Rogers | 8 – Pohto | 5 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (6,133) Wichita, KS |
| February 11, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | No. 20 Florida Atlantic | L 82–95 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (2–9) | 21 – Rogers | 8 – Pohto | 3 – Rogers | Charles Koch Arena (6,513) Wichita, KS |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at East Carolina | L 55–68 | 10–15 (2–10) | 16 – Rogers | 7 – Pohto | 5 – Cortes | Williams Arena (3,940) Greenville, NC |
| February 18, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN2 | | at Charlotte | L 61–72 | 10–16 (2–11) | 16 – Bell | 4 – Tied | 4 – Cortes | Dale F. Halton Arena (4,215) Charlotte, NC |
| February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Tulsa Rivalry | W 79–63 | 11–16 (3–11) | 19 – Rogers | 7 – Pohto | 4 – Cortes | Charles Koch Arena (5,245) Wichita, KS |
| February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Temple | L 66–72 $^{OT}$ | 11–17 (3–12) | 17 – Bell | 9 – Pohto | 4 – Cortes | Charles Koch Arena (7,019) Wichita, KS |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UAB | W 74–66 | 12–17 (4–12) | 29 – Rogers | 8 – Beverly | 5 – Beverly | Bartow Arena (4,487) Birmingham, AL |
| March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Rice | W 87–66 | 13–17 (5–12) | 25 – Rogers | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (7,034) Wichita, KS |
| March 8, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Tulane | L 75–85 | 13–18 (5–13) | 29 – Rogers | 13 – Ridgnal | 4 – Cortes | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,835) New Orleans, LA |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (13) Rice First round | W 88–81 | 14–18 | 22 – Rogers | 8 – DeGray III | 6 – Bell | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 14, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | (12) | vs. (5) Memphis Second round | W 71–65 | 15–18 | 17 – Beverly | 8 – Ballard | 5 – Tied | Dickies Arena (5,530) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | (12) | vs. (4) UAB Quarterfinals | L 60–72 | 15–19 | 14 – Tied | 12 – Ballard | 6 – Cortes | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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