2022-23 Expectations for Shocker Basketball – “Falltime Edition”

[TrackSuitAndTie]

The non-con is bad enough that this team might finish above .500. I'm still not certain right now that they accomplish that.

The non-con home schedule is weak but the overall non-con is fine. WSU will play 6-7 teams projected to be in the top 125 per Bart Torvik. Here is where the top non-con opponents are ranked:

31. Oklahoma State - Home
42. Kansas State - Away
49. Missouri - Home
87. San Francisco - Neutral (potential opponent based on KC tournament outcome)
104. Longwood - Home
105. Richmond - Away
107. Grand Canyon - Neutral

[shock]

The non-con home schedule is weak but the overall non-con is fine. WSU will play 6-7 teams projected to be in the top 125 per Bart Torvik. Here is where the top non-con opponents are ranked:

31. Oklahoma State - Home
42. Kansas State - Away
49. Missouri - Home
87. San Francisco - Neutral (potential opponent based on KC tournament outcome)
104. Longwood - Home
105. Richmond - Away
107. Grand Canyon - Neutral

That’s an average of 75 and a median of 87.

Great, now I feel like we are going to lose most of these.

[1972Shocker]

RH: Roundhouse Podcast With Basketball Assistant Butch Pierre

Shocker assistant Butch Pierre joins the podcast to get fans ready for basketball season.

He discusses practices and why he thinks the Shockers will score more this season, and the talents of newcomer Jaykwon Walton. He reminisces about his exposure to Shocker basketball in 2006 and 2007 when he coached at LSU and his impression of the "unbelievable" atmosphere in Koch Arena. We also talk about playing in the SEC against Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins, a recruiting trip to Houston on a private plane and his love for fishing.

https://wichitastate.tv/podcast/roundhouse-podcast-with-wichita-state-basketball-assistant-coach-butch-pierre/

[SB Shock]

Norlander/Parrish previewed the AAC conference last week on their podcast. They said this would probably be the last year of doing a preview of the AAC. After this year they believe AAC will no longer be a major conference and will be just a 1 bid league. They have the AAC as either a 2 or 3 bid league this year.

They had WSU finishing somewhere between 7 to 9 based on logic. But said if HCIB is actually the guy they will need to overachieve expectations or risk becoming irrelevant.

[1972Shocker]

Shockers Picked by AAC Coaches to Finish 8th

https://goshockers.com/news/2022/10/12/mens-basketball-aac-tips-off-media-day-with-preseason-picks.aspx

American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll:
First-Place votes in parenthesis

1. Houston (10) – 100
2. Memphis (1) – 87
3. Cincinnati – 82
4. Tulane – 74
5. Temple – 66
6. UCF – 51
7. SMU – 43
8. Wichita State – 35
9. South Florida – 33
10. Tulsa – 21

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Not surprising since the team is going through pretty much a total rebuild.

[shockerfan]

Shockers Picked by AAC Coaches to Finish 8th

https://goshockers.com/news/2022/10/12/mens-basketball-aac-tips-off-media-day-with-preseason-picks.aspx

American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll:
First-Place votes in parenthesis

1. Houston (10) – 100
2. Memphis (1) – 87
3. Cincinnati – 82
4. Tulane – 74
5. Temple – 66
6. UCF – 51
7. SMU – 43
8. Wichita State – 35
9. South Florida – 33
10. Tulsa – 21

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Not surprising since the team is going through pretty much a total rebuild.

Hard to argue until we see the product on the floor.

[WuDrWu]

Hard to argue until we see the product on the floor.

Might be even harder to argue then.

[wichshock65]

Shockers Picked by AAC Coaches to Finish 8th

https://goshockers.com/news/2022/10/12/mens-basketball-aac-tips-off-media-day-with-preseason-picks.aspx

American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll:
First-Place votes in parenthesis

1. Houston (10) – 100
2. Memphis (1) – 87
3. Cincinnati – 82
4. Tulane – 74
5. Temple – 66
6. UCF – 51
7. SMU – 43
8. Wichita State – 35
9. South Florida – 33
10. Tulsa – 21

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Not surprising since the team is going through pretty much a total rebuild.

Guessing it's not the only reason.

[shockerfan]

Might be even harder to argue then.

I am afraid you might be correct unfortunately.

[AZ Shocker]

Wow - how the mighty have fallen. (Sad eyes). Go get 'em Coach Brown and newbies!!! Prove us all wrong and surprise the world! Play hard! Play smart! Play as a team! Go Shocks!!!

[WuShock Reaper]

Shockers Picked by AAC Coaches to Finish 8th

https://goshockers.com/news/2022/10/12/mens-basketball-aac-tips-off-media-day-with-preseason-picks.aspx

American Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches Poll:
First-Place votes in parenthesis

1. Houston (10) – 100
2. Memphis (1) – 87
3. Cincinnati – 82
4. Tulane – 74
5. Temple – 66
6. UCF – 51
7. SMU – 43
8. Wichita State – 35
9. South Florida – 33
10. Tulsa – 21

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Not surprising since the team is going through pretty much a total rebuild.

Is East Carolina not playing this season?

[WuDrWu]

They were picked 11th.

[ShockerFever]

South Florida, Tulsa, and ECU are now our peers. Awesome.

[WstateU]

[MikeKennedyRulZ]

But, hey our coach is nice and a players coach...