#120 Wichita State Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Wichita State Shockers

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #120
 
Conference Rank: #6 American
 
 
2024-25 Record: 19-15, 8-10
2024-25 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Paul Mills
Coach Record: 34-34 at Wichita State, 140-118 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Xavier Bell, Guard, 15.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.2 apg

Corey Washington, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Justin Hill, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.8 apg
Quincy Ballard, Center, 10.0 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
Harlond Beverly, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.6 apg
Bijan Cortes, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.3 apg
Ronnie DeGray, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 0.7 apg
A.J. McGinnis, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 0.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
Matej Bosnjak, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
TJ Williams, Sophomore, Guard, DNP in 2024-25
 
Key New Players:
Dillon Battie, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Temple
Will Berg, Junior, Center, Transfer from Purdue
Karon Boyd, Senior, Guard, Transfer from East Tennessee State
Kenyon Giles, Senior, Guard, Transfer from UNC Greensboro
Mike Gray, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Nicholls
Noah Hill, Freshman, Forward
Dre Kindell, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Junior College
Tyrus Rathan-Mayes, Freshman, Forward
Jaret Valencia, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Monmouth
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (167th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.1 (208, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (177, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (144, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.2 (347, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.5 (328, 13)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.8 (147, 7)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (92, 4)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (297, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (163, 11)