# 2024–25 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

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).

## Previous season

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 60–72, ending their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| 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 |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| 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 |

#### 2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| T.J. Williams G | Wichita, KS | Wichita Heights High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 4, 2024. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 27, 2024* 6:30 p.m. | | Emporia State | W 99–53 | – | 15 – Washington | 8 – tied | 3 – Cortes | Charles Koch Arena (5,940) Wichita, KS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 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 |
| AAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2025 6:00 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, 2025 7:00 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, 2025 3:00 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, 2025 6:30 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, 2025 6:00 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, 2025 6:00 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, 2025 2:00 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, 2025 6:30 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, 2025 6:00 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, 2025 7:00 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, 2025 6:30 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, 2025 11:00 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, 2025 8:00 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, 2025 1:00 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, 2025 8:00 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, 2025 8:00 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, 2025 7:00 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, 2025 1:00 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 |
| AAC tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2025 11:30 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, 2025 12:00 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 |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 18, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at (4) Oklahoma State First round | 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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