#106 Wichita State Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Wichita State Shockers
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #106
Conference Rank: #6 American
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2021-22 Record: 15-13, 6-9
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Isaac Brown
Coach Record: 31-19 at Wichita State, 31-19 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Tyson Etienne, Guard, 14.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Ricky Council IV, Guard, 12.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.6 apg
Morris Udeze, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
Dexter Dennis, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.6 apg
Qua Grant, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.8 apg
Clarence Jackson, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.5 apg
Joe Pleasant, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Craig Porter Jr., Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 3.6 apg
Kenny Pohto, Sophomore, Forward, 5.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
 
Key New Players:
Isaac Abidde, Freshman, Forward
Quincy Ballard, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Florida State
Xavier Bell, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Drexel
Melvion Flanagan, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from JC
Gus Okafor, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Southeastern Louisiana
Jaron Pierre, Jr., Junior, Guard, Transfer from Southern Miss
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Omaha
Jalen Ricks, Freshman, Guard
Colby Rogers, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Siena
James Rojas, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Alabama
Henry Thengvall, Freshman, Forward
Jaykwon Walton, Junior, Guard, Transfer from JC
Jacob Wilson, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.5 (242nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.4 (87, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.3 (329, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (77, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.5 (159, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.2 (293, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.3 (57, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.2 (115, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.0 (247, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (199, 8)