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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

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  • Forward F 6'6" 225 lbs
    0

    Karon Boyd

    Sr. Concord, N.C. East Tennessee State
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    Senior Concord, N.C. East Tennessee State
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  • Guard G 5'10" 172 lbs
    1

    Kenyon Giles

    Sr. Chesapeake, Va. UNC Greensboro
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    Senior Chesapeake, Va. UNC Greensboro
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  • Forward F 6'9" 202 lbs
    2

    Jaret Valencia

    R-Jr. Quibdó, Colombia Monmouth
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    Redshirt Junior Quibdó, Colombia Monmouth
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  • Guard G 5'11" 168 lbs
    3

    Dre Kindell

    Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio Barton CC
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    Junior Cincinnati, Ohio Barton CC
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  • Guard G 6'5" 207 lbs
    4

    TJ Williams

    R-Fr. Wichita, Kan. Wichita Heights HS
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    Redshirt Freshman Wichita, Kan. Wichita Heights HS
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  • Guard G 6'5" 188 lbs
    5

    Brian Amuneke

    So. Los Angeles, Calif. Fresno State
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    Sophomore Los Angeles, Calif. Fresno State
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  • Forward F 6'9" 216 lbs
    8

    Dillon Battie

    So. Dallas, Texas Temple
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    Sophomore Dallas, Texas Temple
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  • Guard G 6'2" 202 lbs
    9

    Michael Gray Jr.

    Sr. Fredericksburg, Va. Nicholls State
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    Senior Fredericksburg, Va. Nicholls State
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  • Guard G 6'6" 204 lbs
    10

    Tyrus Rathan-Mayes

    Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legacy School of Sport Sciences
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    Freshman Toronto, Ontario, Canada Legacy School of Sport Sciences
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  • Guard G 6'2" 172 lbs
    11

    Pierre Couisnard

    Fr. Houston, Texas Legacy School of Sport Sciences
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    Freshman Houston, Texas Legacy School of Sport Sciences
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  • Guard G 6'4" 214 lbs
    12

    Joy Ighovodja

    Jr. Abeokuta, Nigeria NBA Academy Africa
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    Junior Abeokuta, Nigeria NBA Academy Africa
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  • Forward F 6'10" 236 lbs
    20

    Emmanuel Okorafor

    Sr. Abia, Nigeria Seton Hall
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    Senior Abia, Nigeria Seton Hall
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  • Forward F 6'7" 208 lbs
    21

    Henry Thengvall

    R-Jr. Wichita, Kan. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS
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    Redshirt Junior Wichita, Kan. Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS
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  • Forward F 6'8" 236 lbs
    22

    Noah Hill

    Fr. Frisco, Texas Sunrise Christian Academy
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    Freshman Frisco, Texas Sunrise Christian Academy
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  • Center C 7'2" 265 lbs
    44

    Will Berg

    R-Jr. Stockholm, Sweden Purdue
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    Redshirt Junior Stockholm, Sweden Purdue
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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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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School Twitter Instagram INFLCR
0 Karon Boyd F 6-6 225 Sr. Concord, N.C. / East Tennessee State @Karonboydd _karonboyd
1 Kenyon Giles G 5-10 172 Sr. Chesapeake, Va. / UNC Greensboro @Kengocrzzy kengocrzy_
2 Jaret Valencia F 6-9 202 R-Jr. Quibdó, Colombia / Monmouth @jaretval2ncia jaretval2ncia
3 Dre Kindell G 5-11 168 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Barton CC @DreKindell gghostt.3
4 TJ Williams G 6-5 207 R-Fr. Wichita, Kan. / Wichita Heights HS @Tj_williams3 tj.williams6 wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
5 Brian Amuneke G 6-5 188 So. Los Angeles, Calif. / Fresno State @itsbr1an_ brian.amuneke
8 Dillon Battie F 6-9 216 So. Dallas, Texas / Temple @BattieDillon dill4n
9 Michael Gray Jr. G 6-2 202 Sr. Fredericksburg, Va. / Nicholls State miike.g11
10 Tyrus Rathan-Mayes G 6-6 204 Fr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Legacy School of Sport Sciences @MayesTyrus officialtrm22
11 Pierre Couisnard G 6-2 172 Fr. Houston, Texas / Legacy School of Sport Sciences @Pjcousy pjcousy
12 Joy Ighovodja G 6-4 214 Jr. Abeokuta, Nigeria / NBA Academy Africa @Joyigho6 joy_ighovodja wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
20 Emmanuel Okorafor F 6-10 236 Sr. Abia, Nigeria / Seton Hall @Nigerianfreak34 nigerian.freak34
21 Henry Thengvall F 6-7 208 R-Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Kapaun-Mt. Carmel HS @HenryThengvall 21_henesy wichita-state-university?sports%5B0%5D=2&key=1726604600079
22 Noah Hill F 6-8 236 Fr. Frisco, Texas / Sunrise Christian Academy @noahtoocold noahhill214
44 Will Berg C 7-2 265 R-Jr. Stockholm, Sweden / Purdue wille44

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
Josh Eilert Josh Eilert Assistant Coach
P.J. Couisnard P.J. Couisnard 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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