2021–22 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record15–13 (6–9 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCharles Koch Arena
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Houston †15–3 .83332–6  .842
SMU13–4 .76524–9  .727
Memphis13–5 .72222–11  .667
Temple10–7 .58817–12  .586
Tulane10–8 .55614–15  .483
UCF9–9 .50018–12  .600
Wichita State6–9 .40015–13  .536
Cincinnati7–11 .38918–15  .545
East Carolina6–11 .35315–15  .500
Tulsa4–14 .22211–20  .355
South Florida3–15 .1678–23  .258
† 2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Shockers, led by second year head coach Isaac Brown, played their home games at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kansas as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Shockers finished the 2020–21 season 16–6, 11–2 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. On February 26, 2021 then interim coach Isaac Brown was named permanent head coach, agreeing to a five-year deal.[1] In the AAC tournament, they defeated South Florida before losing to Cincinnati in the semifinals. The Shockers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Drake in the First Four.

Offseason

Departures

Wichita State Departing Players
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes[lower-alpha 1]
Alterique Gilbert3G6'0"180Graduate StudentAtlanta, GAChose not to return to program[lower-alpha 2]
Trey Wade5F6'6"221SeniorMarietta, GAGraduated; transferred to Arkansas[2]
Remy Robert II10G6'2"188JuniorBaton Rouge, LAWalk–on; transferring
Trevin Wade12G5'11"175JuniorMarietta, GATransferred to Eastern Kentucky[3]
Jacob Herrs14G6'2"185SeniorWichita, KSWalk–on; graduated and chose not to return to program
Brycen Bush15G6'0"172SeniorWichita, KSWalk–on; graduated and chose not to return to program
Jaden Seymour22F6'9"205FreshmanCharlotte, NCTransferred to East Tennessee State[4]
Josaphat Bilau40F6'10"232Redshirt FreshmanLa Roche-sur-Yon, FranceTransferred to New Mexico JC
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler44F6'9"250JuniorOmaha, NETransferred to Omaha[5]
  1. ↑ Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any player in any sport held during the organization's winter season, including basketball. This meant that all players had the option to return for 2021–22.
  2. ↑ Gilbert was a graduate transfer in the 2020–21 season, having graduated from UConn.

Incoming transfers

Wichita State Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Qua Grant22G6'1"195SeniorDeSoto, TXTransferred from West Texas A&M. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.[6]
Joe Pleasant32F6'7"231SeniorOverland Park, KSTransferred from Abilene Christian. Will have two years of eligibility beginning immediately.[7]

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenny Pohto
C		 Stockholm, Sweden Sunrise Christian Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (110 kg) 05/04/21 [8] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Jalen Ricks
SG		 Sherwood, Arkansas Oak Hill Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 06/03/21 [9] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Isaac Abidde
PF		 Albany, Georgia Westover Comprehensive High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 08/18/21 [10] 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 13, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards.[11]

Coaches Poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Houston98 (8)
2Memphis92 (3)
3SMU77
4Wichita State76
5UCF66
6Cincinnati52
7Tulsa43
8Temple37
T-9South Florida25
T-9Tulane25
11East Carolina14

Preseason Awards

  • AAC Preseason Player of the Year - Tyson Etienne
  • AAC Preseason All-Conference First Team - Tyson Etienne

Roster

2021–22 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dexter Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrBelieve Academy Baker, Louisiana
G 1 Tyson Etienne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrPutnam Science Academy Englewood, New Jersey
G 2 Chaunce Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoMenchville HS Newport News, Virginia
G 3 Craig Porter Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)187 lb (85 kg) SrVincennes University Terre Haute, Indiana
G 4 Ricky Council IV 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg) SoNorthern HS Durham, North Carolina
F 5 Clarence Jackson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)223 lb (101 kg) JrPolk State Dublin, Georgia
G 10 Jalen Ricks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrOak Hill Academy Sherwood, Arkansas
F 11 Kenny Pohto 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrSunrise Christian Academy Stockholm, Sweden
G 12 Steele Gaston-Chapman (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCampus HS Wichita, Kansas
F 15 Isaac Abidde 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) FrWestover HS Albany, Georgia
G 22 Qua Grant 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrWest Texas A&M DeSoto, Texas
F 24 Morris Udeze 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SrMontverde Academy Houston, Texas
F 32 Joe Pleasant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)231 lb (105 kg) SrAbilene Christian Overland Park, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 21, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m.		 Missouri Southern W 90–58  –
  15 – Council IV  6 – Tied  4 – Grant  Charles Koch Arena (8,040)
Wichita, KS
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Jacksonville State W 60–57  1–0
  16 – Etienne  8 – Dennis  3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (8,222)
Wichita, KS
November 13, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 South Alabama W 64–58  2–0
  19 – Council IV  12 – Udeze  3 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (8,507)
Wichita, KS
November 16, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tarleton State
Roman Main Event On-Campus Game		 W 65–51  3–0
  15 – Udeze  6 – Udeze  4 – Grant  Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
November 19, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU		 vs. Arizona
Roman Main Event semifinals		 L 78–82 OT 3–1
  27 – Etienne  7 – Porter Jr.  3 – Dennis  T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 21, 2021*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2		 vs. UNLV
Roman Main Event consolation		 W 74–73  4–1
  28 – Etienne  6 – Udeze  4 – Etienne  T-Mobile Arena (8,624)
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2021*
8:00 p.m., SECN		 at Missouri W 61–55  5–1
  18 – Etienne  7 – Tied  4 – Porter Jr.  Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Oklahoma State W 60–51  6–1
  17 – Council IV  8 – Porter Jr.  4 – Porter Jr.  Gallagher-Iba Arena (8,134)
Stillwater, OK
December 5, 2021*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU		 Kansas State L 59–65  6–2
  19 – Udeze  7 – Tied  3 – Etienne  Intrust Bank Arena (14,488)
Wichita, KS
December 11, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Norfolk State W 71–58  7–2
  16 – Tied  7 – Udeze  7 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena 
Wichita, KS
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Alcorn State W 82–63  8–2
  15 – Udeze  8 – Pohto  6 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena (8,002)
Wichita, KS
December 18, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North Texas L 52–62  8–3
  17 – Udeze  9 – Council IV  3 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena (8,277)
Wichita, KS
December 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Prairie View A&M W 102–66  9–3
  20 – Etienne  9 – Tied  8 – Grant  Charles Koch Arena (8,128)
Wichita, KS
AAC Regular Season
December 29, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at East Carolina Canceled due to COVID-19[12] Williams Arena 
Greenville, NC
January 1, 2022
11:00 a.m., CBS		 Memphis L 64–82  9–4
(0–1)		  17 – Etienne  7 – Udeze  2 – Qua  Charles Koch Arena (8,751)
Wichita, KS
January 8, 2022
11:00 a.m, CBS		 at No. 12 Houston L 66–76  9–5
(0–2)		  11 – Etienne  8 – Jackson  4 – Porter Jr.  Fertitta Center (7,051)
Houston, TX
January 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Tulane L 67–68  9–6
(0–3)		  20 – Etienne  15 – Council IV  4 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena (8,089)
Wichita, KS
January 16, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN		 Cincinnati L 57–61  9–7
(0–4)		  14 – Etienne  11 – Udeze  6 – Etienne  Charles Koch Arena (8,439)
Wichita, KS
January 19, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Temple Canceled due to COVID-19[13] Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UCF W 84–79  10–7
(1–4)		  31 – Council IV  6 – Dennis  5 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena (8,041)
Wichita, KS
January 29, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPNU		 at Tulane L 66–67  10–8
(1–5)		  21 – Etienne  12 – Udeze  4 – Porter Jr.  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,556)
New Orleans, LA
February 1, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 Tulsa
Rivalry		 W 58–48  11–8
(2–5)		  11 – Council IV  8 – Udeze  3 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena (8,132)
Wichita, KS
February 3, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at SMU
Previously scheduled for Jan. 23		 Canceled due to weather[14] Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
February 5, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		 SMU W 72–57  12–8
(3–5)		  20 – Tied  8 – Porter Jr.  4 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (8,285)
Wichita, KS
February 8, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at UCF L 66–71  12–9
(3–6)		  26 – Etienne  7 – Etienne  5 – Porter  Addition Financial Arena (4,276)
Orlando, FL
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 South Florida W 73–69  13–9
(4–6)		  18 – Council IV  7 – Porter Jr.  6 – Porter Jr.  Charles Koch Arena (8,312)
Wichita, KS
February 17, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 at Cincinnati L 76–85  13–10
(4–7)		  17 – Council IV  8 – Porter Jr.  6 – Porter Jr.  Fifth Third Arena (9,655)
Cincinnati, OH
February 20, 2022
12:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 14 Houston L 74–76 2OT 13–11
(4–8)		  17 – Tied  10 – Tied  4 – Tied  Charles Koch Arena (9,070)
Wichita, KS
February 27, 2022
1:30 p.m., ESPN		 at Memphis L 57–81  13–12
(4–9)		  11 – Etienne  11 – Udeze  6 – Porter Jr.  FedExForum (14,147)
Memphis, TN
March 2, 2022
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at Tulsa
Rivalry		 W 72–62  14–12
(5–9)		  18 – Etienne  8 – Udeze  3 – Etienne  Reynolds Center (3,450)
Tulsa, OK
March 5, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU		 East Carolina W 70–62  15–12
(6–9)		  20 – Council IV  10 – Porter Jr.  5 – Grant  Charles Koch Arena (8,177)
Wichita, KS
AAC tournament
March 10, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (7) vs. (10) Tulsa
First round		 L 67–73  15–13
  19 – Council IV  6 – Tied  5 – Etienne  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[15]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (December 4, 2020). "How Isaac Brown is inspiring as first Black basketball head coach at Wichita State". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. ↑ Wilkerson, Curtis (June 8, 2021). "Trey Wade transfers to Arkansas from Wichita State". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Signs Wichita State Transfer Trevin Wade". ekusports.com. EKU Athletics. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hawkins, Kenny (April 20, 2021). "Jaydon Seymour transferring from Wichita State to ETSU basketball". wjhl.com. WJHL-TV. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ Nyatawa, Jon (April 16, 2021). "Former Omaha Central standout Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler transferring to UNO". omaha.com. Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ Marty, Sean (April 14, 2021). "Qua Grant commits to Wichita State". thesunflower.com. The Sunflower. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (April 14, 2021). "Junior forward Joe Pleasant, a Kansas native, to transfer to Wichita State basketball". kansas.com. The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (May 5, 2021). "Kenny Pohto commits to Wichita State basketball for Brown's first top-150 recruit". kansas.com. Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  9. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (June 4, 2021). "How Wichita State men's basketball came out of nowhere to land 2021 recruit Jalen Ricks". kansas.com. Wichita Eagle. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  10. ↑ Marty, Sean (August 24, 2021). "'It just felt like the place to be:' Shockers round out roster with Isaac Abidde's commitment". thesunflower.com. The Sunflower. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Houston Selected as 2021-22 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Favorite". theAmerican.org. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Wichita State-East Carolina Men's Basketball Game Scheduled for Dec. 29 Postponed". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  13. ↑ "The American Announces Changes to Men's Basketball Schedule". TheAmerican.org. American Athletic Conference. January 18, 2022.
  14. ↑ "The American Announces Postponements to Two Men's Basketball Games". theamerican.org. American Athletic Conference. February 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". goshockers.com. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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