Good morning! Lights, camera, action! Shocker baseball is adding some new details to Eck Stadium as the 2025 season approaches.

What else are we mixing into today’s edition of the Shocker Brew?

🏀 Men’s basketball prepares for AAC opener
⛳️ Men’s golf adds its latest signee
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Rolling into 2025 with a 10-3 record, Shocker men’s basketball is set to begin AAC play with a game against Temple today at 6 p.m. The team will hit the road for their first conference matchup after having wrapped up non-conference play with an 87-72 win over Friends on Dec. 29. With the all-time record sitting at 8-6, advantage Owls, the Shockers will look to close the gap following Xavier Bell’s career-high 29 points in the team’s last contest.

📚️ Read the full AAC opening game preview

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 New In Town. Shocker head men's golf coach Judd Easterling announced the final addition to his 2025 signing class earlier this week with the signing of Emilio Arellano Lamas. In the 2024 fall season, the Indian Hills CC transfer posted three rounds in the 60s and finished in the individual top 20 in four of five tournaments.

📚️ Read more about the newest Shocker men’s golf signee

🔼 Conference Opener. Shocker women’s basketball fell in its first AAC road game, as Memphis hit 13 threes to claim a 93-83 victory on Wednesday afternoon. Despite recording its second-highest field goal percentage (.485) and scoring its second-most points of the season, WSU was unable to overcome the Tigers’ offense.

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Trending Upwards. Today’s trivia question…when was the last time Shocker men’s basketball finished its non-conference slate at 10-3 or better?

Think you got it? Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Friday, January 3
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Temple @ 6 p.m. in Philadelphia, PA | ESPN2 | Listen

Saturday, January 4
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. UAB @ 5 p.m. in Birmingham, AL | Listen

Sunday, January 5
No scheduled events

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 2019-20!

The Shockers finished the non-conference slate at 10-3, its best out-of-conference record since 2019-20 when the Shockers went 12-1 vs. non-league members.

🌾 Have a great weekend, y’all!