Good morning, Shocker Nation. Thanks for spending another season with us and letting us bring you the best of Wichita State Athletics throughout the year. We’re grateful for this community and can’t wait to kick off 2026 together.

Wishing you a safe, relaxing, and happy holiday season, and a great start to the new year. 💛🖤

What else are we mixing into today’s piping hot edition of the Shocker Brew? Find out below!

🎁 The Grinch
🏀 Bringing It
🌾 And much, much more!

🌾 ONE IMPORTANT THING

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Grinch. Wichita State’s Karon Boyd says his custom cleats featuring The Grinch highlight so much about his defensive identity: he’s all about stealing his opponents’ joy. Over the weekend, Boyd, known for his suffocating defense, flipped the switch and led the Shockers with 22 points. With visions of scoring dancing in his head, could we see more custom sneakers on the court for Boyd?

🔼 Bringing It. Will Berg earned an American Conference Honorable Mention for his stellar performance last week! Berg averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 boards last week while shooting 80% from the field and going 13-of-14 from the stripe.

🔼 In Class. Our Shocker student-athletes had the second-best semester on record!

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🌾 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Karon Boyd earned Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors last season before he transferred to Wichita State for the 2025-26 campaign. Where did Boyd transfer from?

Think you know the answer? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📆 ON THE DOCKET

*All times CT

Wednesday, Dec. 30
🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Tulsa @ 6:30 p.m. (Tulsa, Oklahoma) | Listen: KEYN 103.7 FM

Thursday, Dec. 31 (Happy New Year’s Eve!)
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ UAB @ 3 p.m. (Birmingham, Alabama) | Watch: ESPNU | Listen: KEYN 103.7FM

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🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: East Tennessee State.

🌾 Have a great holiday season, Shocker Nation, and we’ll see you on January 5, 2026!