2022–23 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

2022–23 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach
  • Isaac Brown (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Butch Pierre
  • Tyson Waterman
  • Billy Kennedy
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
Seasons
2022–23 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Houston 17 – 1   .944 33 – 4   .892
No. 24 Memphis † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Tulane 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645
Cincinnati 11 – 7   .611 23 – 13   .639
Temple 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500
Wichita State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
UCF 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
South Florida 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
SMU 5 – 13   .278 10 – 22   .313
Tulsa 1 – 17   .056 5 – 25   .167
† 2023 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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[1] in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing in the second round to Tulane.[2]

On March 12, 2023, the school fired head coach Isaac Brown.[3] On March 22, the school named Oral Roberts head coach Paul Mills the team's new head coach.[4]

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.[5]

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" Redshirt 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 Redshirt Senior Jamestown, NY Alabama
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler 44 F 6'9" 250 Redshirt Senior Omaha, NE Omaha

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2022.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    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.

Roster

2022–23 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Xavier Bell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Drexel Wichita, Kansas
G 2 Jalen Ricks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS Fr Oak Hill Academy Sherwood, Arkansas
G 3 Craig Porter Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Vincennes University Terre Haute, Indiana
G 4 Colby Rogers 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Siena Covington, Georgia
G 5 Jaron Pierre Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Southern Miss New Orleans, Louisiana
G 10 Jaykwon Walton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Shelton State CC Columbus, Georgia
F 11 Kenny Pohto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Stockholm, Sweden
G 12 Melvion Flanagan (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 152 lb (69 kg) So Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Alexandria, Louisiana
G 14 Trevor McBride (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Basehor-Linwood HS Basehor, Kansas
C 15 Quincy Ballard 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) So Florida State Syracuse, New York
F 21 Henry Thengvall (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic HS Wichita, Kansas
G 22 Shammah Scott 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Northwest Florida State College Cleveland, Ohio
F 23 Gus Okafor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Southeastern Louisiana Baltimore, Maryland
F 24 Isaac Abidde 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Fr Westover HS Albany, Georgia
F 33 James Rojas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr Alabama Jamestown, New York
F 44 Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

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.

Source[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Tulsa vs. Wichita State - Men's College Basketball Box Score - March 9, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wichita State vs. Tulane - Men's College Basketball Game Recap - March 10, 2023". ESPN. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wichita State fires Isaac Brown: Shockers move on from men's basketball coach after three seasons". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wichita State hires ORU's Paul Mills to lead hoops program". AP NEWS. March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Tulsa vs. Wichita State - Game Summary - March 10, 2022 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ "2022-23 Wichita State Shockers Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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