#91 Wichita State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Wichita State Shockers
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #91
 
Conference Rank: #5 American
 
 
2022-23 Record: 14-17, 9-10
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Michael Lewis
Coach Record: 0-0 at Ball State, 0-0 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jaykwon Walton, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.9 apg
Craig Porter Jr., Guard, 13.5 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 4.9 apg
Jaron Pierre Jr., Guard, 10.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.2 apg
James Rojas, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.3 apg
Melvion Flanagan, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.8 apg
Gus Okafor, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 apg
Shammah Scott, Guard, 2.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.2 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Kenny Pohto, Junior, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 apg
Xavier Bell, Junior, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Isaac Abidde, Sophomore, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.2 apg
Quincy Ballard, Junior, Center, 2.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.1 apg
 
Key New Players:
Harlond Beverly, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Miami (FL)
Bijan Cortes, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Oklahoma
Ronnie DeGray III, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Missouri
Jacob Germany, Senior, Forward, Transfer from UTSA
Trevor McBride, Freshman, Guard
Colby Rogers, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Siena
Henry Thengvall, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.0 (184th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.5 (124, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.0 (159, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.6 (28, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (258, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.9 (324, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.6 (181, 6)
Rebound Margin: 2.2 (117, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.3 (157, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.5 (194, 4)