# 2022–23 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Shockers, led by third year head coach Isaac Brown, played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in AAC Play to finish in sixth place. They defeated Tulsa in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the second round to Tulane.
On March 12, 2023, the school fired head coach Isaac Brown. On March 22, the school named Oral Roberts head coach Paul Mills the team's new head coach.

## Previous season

The Shockers finished the 2021–22 season 15–13, 6–9 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulsa.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Dexter Dennis | 0 | G | 6'5" | 210 | Senior | Baker, LA | Graduate transferred to Texas A&M |
| Tyson Etienne | 1 | G | 6'2" | 203 | Junior | Englewood, NJ | Declare for 2022 NBA draft |
| Chaunce Jenkins | 2 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Newport News, VA | Transferred to Old Dominion |
| Ricky Council IV | 4 | G | 6'6" | 204 | Sophomore | Durham, NC | Transferred to Arkansas |
| Clarence Jackson | 5 | F | 6'7" | 223 | Junior | Dublin, GA | Transferred to Jacksonville State |
| Steele Gaston-Chapman | 12 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Walk-on; transferred to Hutchinson CC |
| Qua Grant | 22 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | DeSoto, TX | Graduate transferred to Sam Houston State |
| Morris Udeze | 24 | F | 6'8" | 245 | Senior | Houston, TX | Graduate transferred to New Mexico |
| Joe Pleasant | 32 | F | 6'7" | 231 | Senior | Overland Park, KS | Transferred to Abilene Christian |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Xavier Bell | 0 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Drexel |
| Colby Rogers | 4 | G | 6'4" | 184 | Junior | Covington, GA | Siena |
| Jaron Pierre Jr. | 5 | G | 6'5" | 182 | Sophomore | New Orleans, LA | Southern Miss |
| Jaykwon Walton | 10 | G | 6'7" | | Junior | Columbus, OH | Shelton State CC |
| Melvion Flanagan | 12 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Sophomore | Alexandria | Walk-on; Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| Quincy Ballard | 15 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Sophomore | Syracuse, NY | Florida State |
| Shammah Scott | 22 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Cleveland, OH | Northwest Florida State College |
| Gus Okafor | 23 | G/F | 6'6" | 230 | Senior | Baltimore, MD | Southeastern Louisiana |
| James Rojas | 33 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Jamestown, NY | Alabama |
| Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler | 44 | F | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Omaha, NE | Omaha |

### Recruiting classes
#### 2022 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

#### 2023 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Makhi Myles SF | Starkville, MS | Starkville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0 |||||||
| 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Newman | W 83–52 | | 13 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Ballard | 5 – Scott | Charles Koch Arena (7,055) Wichita, KS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 79–55 | 1–0 | 22 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Pierre Jr. | 4 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (6,954) Wichita, KS |
| November 12, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Alcorn State | L 57–66 | 1–1 | 13 – Pohto | 9 – Porter Jr. | 3 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (8,515) Wichita, KS |
| November 17, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Richmond | W 56–53 | 2–1 | 20 – Walton | 9 – Porter Jr. | 3 – Porter Jr. | Robins Center (5,896) Richmond, VA |
| November 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Grand Canyon Hall of Fame Classic semifinals | W 55–43 | 3–1 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Porter Jr. | 3 – Porter Jr. | T-Mobile Center (425) Kansas City, MO |
| November 22, 2022* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. San Francisco Hall of Fame Classic | L 63–67 | 3–2 | 21 – Walton | 10 – Walton | 6 – Porter Jr. | T-Mobile Center (512) Kansas City, MO |
| November 26, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 83–71 | 4–2 | 27 – Okafor | 8 – Pohto | 4 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (7,299) Wichita, KS |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Missouri | L 84–88 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Walton | 5 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (7,401) Wichita, KS |
| December 3, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Kansas State | L 50–55 | 4–4 | 11 – Porter Jr. | 9 – Walton | 2 – Okafor | Bramlage Coliseum (8,957) Manhattan, KS |
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Longwood | W 81–63 | 5–4 | 20 – Pierre Jr. | 8 – Walton | 7 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (7,073) Wichita, KS |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 71–48 | 6–4 | 15 – Pierre Jr. | 6 – Walton | 9 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (7,056) Wichita, KS |
| December 17, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Oklahoma State | L 49–59 | 6–5 | 14 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Porter Jr. | 1 – Tied | Intrust Bank Arena (7,783) Wichita, KS |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas Southern | W 65–56 | 7–5 | 18 – Pierre Jr. | 10 – Walton | 3 – Rojas | Charles Koch Arena (6,468) Wichita, KS |
| AAC Regular Season |||||||||
| December 28, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 45–52 | 7–6 (0–1) | 11 – Flanagan | 8 – Walton | 3 – Pohto | Addition Financial Arena (4,225) Orlando, FL |
| December 31, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | East Carolina | L 69–79 | 7–7 (0–2) | 21 – Pohto | 11 – Pohto | 5 – Walton | Charles Koch Arena (7,039) Wichita, KS |
| January 5, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Cincinnati | L 61–70 | 7–8 (0–3) | 19 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Tied | 2 – Pohto | Charles Koch Arena (6,876) Wichita, KS |
| January 8, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Florida | W 70–66 | 8–8 (1–3) | 16 – Flanagan | 11 – Pohto | 5 – Tied | Yuengling Center (2,572) Tampa, FL |
| January 14, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tulsa Rivalry | W 73–69 | 9–8 (2–3) | 19 – Walton | 10 – Rojas | 5 – Rojas | Charles Koch Arena (7,157) Wichita, KS |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Memphis | L 78–88 | 9–9 (2–4) | 19 – Rojas | 6 – Porter | 5 – Porter | FedExForum (11,238) Memphis, TN |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SMU | W 71–69 | 10–9 (3–4) | 18 – Walton | 10 – Rojas | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (4,308) University Park, TX |
| January 25, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Tulane | L 90–95 $^{OT}$ | 10–10 (3–5) | 24 – Walton | 11 – Porter Jr. | 8 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (7,003) Wichita, KS |
| January 29, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPNU | | at East Carolina | W 85–72 | 11–10 (4–5) | 20 – Porter Jr. | 8 – Porter Jr. | 4 – Tied | Williams Arena (4,191) Greenville, NC |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 3 Houston | L 61–70 | 11–11 (4–6) | 24 – Walton | 12 – Pohto | 2 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (7,274) Wichita, KS |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tulsa Rivalry | W 86–75 | 12–11 (5–6) | 19 – Pierre Jr. | 10 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Porter Jr. | Reynolds Center (3,754) Tulsa, OK |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | L 67–72 | 12–12 (5–7) | 19 – Porter Jr. | 8 – Pierre Jr. | 7 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (6,929) Wichita, KS |
| February 12, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN | | SMU | W 91–89 $^{2OT}$ | 13–12 (6–7) | 28 – Pohto | 8 – Pohto | 6 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (6,657) Wichita, KS |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Temple | W 79–65 | 14–12 (7–7) | 21 – Walton | 11 – Rojas | 6 – Porter Jr. | Liacouras Center (4,390) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Memphis | L 78–83 | 14–13 (7–8) | 19 – Rojas | 7 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (6,966) Wichita, KS |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Tulane | W 83–76 | 15–13 (8–8) | 28 – Pierre Jr. | 10 – Porter Jr. | 10 – Porter Jr. | Devlin Fieldhouse (2,143) New Orleans, LA |
| March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 1 Houston | L 66–83 | 15–14 (8–9) | 17 – Porter Jr. | 7 – Porter Jr. | 3 – Tied | Fertitta Center (7,879) Houston, TX |
| March 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Florida | W 69–49 | 16–14 (9–9) | 24 – Porter Jr. | 10 – Pohto | 5 – Porter Jr. | Charles Koch Arena (7,532) Wichita, KS |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (6) | vs. (11) Tulsa First round | W 81–63 | 17–14 | 13 – Tied | 7 – Rojas | 11 – Porter Jr. | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| March 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | (6) | vs. (3) Tulane Quarterfinals | L 76–82 | 17–15 | 22 – Porter Jr. | 9 – Pohto | 11 – Porter Jr. | Dickies Arena (6,111) Fort Worth, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
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