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  • Guard G 6'3" 178 lbs
    0

    AJ McGinnis

    5th Huntsville, Ala. Lipscomb
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    Fifth Year Huntsville, Ala. Lipscomb
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  • Guard G 6'2" 185 lbs
    1

    Xavier Bell

    Sr. Wichita, Kan. Drexel
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    Senior Wichita, Kan. Drexel
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  • Guard G 6'0" 180 lbs
    2

    Zion Pipkin

    Fr. Houston, Texas Legacy School of Sport Sciences
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    Freshman Houston, Texas Legacy School of Sport Sciences
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  • Forward F 6'6" 225 lbs
    3

    Ronnie DeGray III

    Sr. Parker, Colo. Missouri
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    Senior Parker, Colo. Missouri
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  • Guard G 6'5" 202 lbs
    4

    TJ Williams

    Fr. Wichita, Kan. Wichita Heights HS
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    Freshman Wichita, Kan. Wichita Heights HS
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  • Forward F 6'9" 231 lbs
    5

    Zane Meeks

    Gr. Prairie Village, Kan. Arizona State
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    Graduate Student Prairie Village, Kan. Arizona State
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  • Forward F 6'5" 188 lbs
    6

    Corey Washington

    Jr. Little Rock, Ark. Saint Peter's
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    Junior Little Rock, Ark. Saint Peter's
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  • Guard G 6'5" 211 lbs
    8

    Yanis Bamba

    R-Fr. Laval, Quebec, Canada Jean de Brebeuf
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    Redshirt Freshman Laval, Quebec, Canada Jean de Brebeuf
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  • Guard G 5'11" 191 lbs
    11

    Justin Hill

    5th Houston, Texas Georgia
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    Fifth Year Houston, Texas Georgia
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  • Guard G 6'4" 205 lbs
    12

    Joy Ighovodja

    So. Abeokuta, Nigeria NBA Academy Africa
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    Sophomore Abeokuta, Nigeria NBA Academy Africa
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  • Center C 6'11" 251 lbs
    15

    Quincy Ballard

    Sr. Syracuse, N.Y. Florida State
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    Senior Syracuse, N.Y. Florida State
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  • Center C 6'9" 240 lbs
    17

    Matej Bosnjak

    Sr. Zagreb, Croatia Sedma Gimnazija
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    Senior Zagreb, Croatia Sedma Gimnazija
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  • Guard G 6'5" 195 lbs
    20

    Harlond Beverly

    R-Sr. Detroit, Mich. Miami (FL)
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    Redshirt Senior Detroit, Mich. Miami (FL)
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  • Forward F 6'6" 199 lbs
    21

    Henry Thengvall

    R-So. Wichita, Kan. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS
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    Redshirt Sophomore Wichita, Kan. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS
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  • Guard G 6'2" 188 lbs
    55

    Bijan Cortes

    Sr. Kingfisher, Okla. Oklahoma
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    Senior Kingfisher, Okla. Oklahoma
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff

  • Director of Operations

    Nolan Magee

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  • Director of Recruiting

    Ognjen Stranjina

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  • Chief of Staff

    Ryan Hillard

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  • Director of Sports Performance

    Ashtin Meerpohl

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  • Assistant Director of Sports Medicine

    Todd Fagan

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  • Director of Communications-MBB, SB, GoShockers.com

    Weston Pletcher

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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Twitter Instagram INFLCR
0 AJ McGinnis G 6-3 178 5th Huntsville, Ala. / Lipscomb @TheAJM2 iamcginnis wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
1 Xavier Bell G 6-2 185 Sr. Wichita, Kan. / Drexel @XavierBell03 1of1xb wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
2 Zion Pipkin G 6-0 180 Fr. Houston, Texas / Legacy School of Sport Sciences @PipkinZion1 zp_2tuff wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
3 Ronnie DeGray III F 6-6 225 Sr. Parker, Colo. / Missouri @Ronnie_DeGray23 ronnie.degray wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
4 TJ Williams G 6-5 202 Fr. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita Heights HS @Tj_williams3 tj.williams6 wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
5 Zane Meeks F 6-9 231 Gr. Prairie Village, Kan. / Arizona State @MeeksZane zane.meeks wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
6 Corey Washington F 6-5 188 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. / Saint Peter's @Corey_duceduce byeduce wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
8 Yanis Bamba G 6-5 211 R-Fr. Laval, Quebec, Canada / Jean de Brebeuf ybmb__ wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
11 Justin Hill G 5-11 191 5th Houston, Texas / Georgia @JustinHill_11 jushill11 wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
12 Joy Ighovodja G 6-4 205 So. Abeokuta, Nigeria / NBA Academy Africa @Joyigho6 joy_ighovodja wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
15 Quincy Ballard C 6-11 251 Sr. Syracuse, N.Y. / Florida State itz_quinc wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
17 Matej Bosnjak C 6-9 240 Sr. Zagreb, Croatia / Sedma Gimnazija @matejbole11 matejbosnjak11 wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
20 Harlond Beverly G 6-5 195 R-Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Miami (FL) @Harlond20 wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
21 Henry Thengvall F 6-6 199 R-So. Wichita, Kan. / Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS @HenryThengvall 21_henesy wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
55 Bijan Cortes G 6-2 188 Sr. Kingfisher, Okla. / Oklahoma @whynotbijan _bijancortes wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Paul Mills Head Shot Paul Mills Head Coach
Kenton Paulino Kenton Paulino Associate Head Coach
TJ Cleveland TJ Cleveland Assistant Coach
Quincy Acy Quincy Acy Assistant Coach
Iain Laymon Iain Laymon Assistant Coach
Xavier Holland Xavier Holland Assistant Coach

Men's Basketball Support Staff

Men's Basketball - Support Staff
Image Name Title
Nolan Magee Nolan Magee Director of Operations
Ognjen Stranjina Ognjen Stranjina Director of Recruiting
Ryan Hillard Ryan Hillard Chief of Staff
Ashtin Meerpohl Ashtin Meerpohl Director of Sports Performance
Todd Fagan Todd Fagan Assistant Director of Sports Medicine
Weston Pletcher Weston Pletcher Director of Communications-MBB, SB, GoShockers.com

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball Support Staff

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