Wichita State filled its 13^th men's basketball scholarship on Thursday with a commitment and National Letter of Intent from junior college transfer Trey Wade.
 
Wade – a 6-foot-7, 210-pound forward, originally from Marietta, Ga. – has two seasons of eligibility remaining. He played his sophomore season at South Plains (Texas) College and helped the Texans to a No. 2 national ranking and a semifinal appearance at last month's NJCAA National Tournament. He started his collegiate career at UTEP, averaging 7.8 points and 4.7 rebounds as a freshman.
 
Wade's addition gives the Shockers an influx of experience at the forward position after the departure of all-conference senior Markis McDuffie.
 
"Having watched Trey all year long, we feel like he is as good as we can get at replacing the productivity of a Markis McDuffie," head coach Gregg Marshall said. "No one can walk in the door and be McDuffie – we don't expect Trey to do that – but he's got the mind, the athleticism, the strength and the skills to come in and impact our program as a forward and hopefully take us to another level."
 
Wade was an all-conference and all-region performer for South Plains this year and ranks among the top-25 junior college recruits in the Class of 2019, per jucorecruiting.com. He averaged 13.4 points and 6.9 rebounds in just over 23 minutes-per-game.
 
"We're very excited about the quality of person that he is. He's got a wonderful family," Marshall said. "He's played for Steve Green at South Plains, who is one of the top junior college coaches in America, as well as Tim Floyd at UTEP. So he's been coached. He understands hard work, and we feel he is a wonderful fit."
 
Wade becomes the fifth member of WSU's 2019 recruiting class, along with Sunrise Christian Academy guard Grant Sherfield and fall signees Tyson Etienne (6-1 | G | Englewood, N.J./ Putnam Science Academy), Noah Fernandes (6-0 | G | Mattapoisett, Mass./ Woodstock Academy) and DeAntoni Gordon (6-8 | F | Mobile, Ala./ Leflore Preparatory Academy).
 
 

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TREY WADE
6-7 | 210 | F
Marietta, Ga. / South Cobb HS / UTEP / South Plains (Texas) College
 
2018-19 (Sophomore at South Plains College):
An all-region and all-conference performer for South Plains College, located in Levelland, Texas (just west of Lubbock)… Rated the No. 23 junior college recruit in the class of 2019 by jucorecruiting.com… Helped the Texans (29-9) to a No. 2 national ranking, the Region V title and a semifinal appearance at the 2019 NJCAA National Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan… Tallied 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists in a quarterfinal win over Trinity Valley CC… Started 34 games and averaged 13.4 points, 6.9 rebounds in 23.3 minutes-per-game while competing in one of the nation's toughest JUCO conferences…  Shot 51.5 percent from the field… Coached by Steve Green.
 
2017-18 (Redshirt Freshman at UTEP):
Averaged 7.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 17.8 minutes-per-game as a redshirt freshman at UTEP… Appeared in 25 games with six starts… Ranked second on the team and 11^th on the CUSA leaderboard with 23 blocks… Swatted 14 shots in 18 CUSA games… Shot 48.1 percent from the field, including 18-of-52 from deep (.346)…  Scored in double-figures nine times… Sets season-highs for points (22), steals (3) and minutes (33) at UAB on Jan. 25, 2018… Logged his first career double-double (10 pts, 10 reb) in the season finale against UTSA on Mar. 7.
 
2016-17 (Freshman at UTEP):
Sat out the season to focus on academics… Practiced with the team but did not see game action.
 
High School:
Averaged 19.1 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in 2015-16 as a senior at South Cobb High School in Austell, Ga. ... Garnered first team All-Region honors ... Three-year varsity letterwinner ... Member of a Class 6A Elite Eight team in back-to-back years as a sophomore and junior ... prep single-game bests were 43 points and 10 rebounds.