Good morning, Shocker Nation! Once again, Wichita State has the AAC Player of the Week after Xavier Bell earned the honor.

WSU hadn't had a conference player of the week since 2021, but put Bell put an end to that drought with a Shocker taking home the award for a second straight week.

Bell recorded a pair of 20-point outings during WSU's 2-0 week with wins over Florida Atlantic and Tulane. He averaged 23.5 points and was nearly perfect at the free throw line. Bell has a team-high seven 20-point games this season, and is averaging 16.5 points per game in conference play, good for 8th in the league.

Also, don’t forget about this deal for tomorrow’s MBB game against UAB! 👇🏼

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

🏀 TBT returns to Wichita State
🥎 Softball got the 10-3 win over Abilene Christian on Monday
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Squadding Up. Also, don’t forget it’s conference meet week! 👇🏼

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 It’s Back, Baby. The Basketball Tournament (TBT), the 64-team, $1 million winner-take-all event, has announced that Wichita will serve as one of the regional locations for the 2025 event. This will be the sixth year Wichita has hosted a TBT regional, continuing its reign as the longest running location in TBT's 11-year history.  

AfterShocks, the WSU alumni team, will return as the featured team in the eight-team Wichita Regional. Wichita native Conner Frankamp will join the team alongside Rashard Kelly as the first commitments to the AfterShocks roster.
 
The 2025 Wichita Regional will be played at Charles Koch Arena, July 18-23.

🔼 Cats Were Tamed. Wichita State capped its Norman swing with a 10-3 win over the Abilene Christian Wildcats on Monday afternoon at Marita Hynes Field.
 
The Shockers finished 3-1 in Norman with the win, beating ACU twice as well as Bowling Green, and falling to No. 2/2 Oklahoma.
 
🥎 : FULL RUNDOWN
ℹ️ : DEETS FOR THURSDAY’s GAME:
Vs. Oklahoma State - Shocker Invitational @ 5 p.m. | Live Stats | Shocker Invitational Tournament Central

🔼 Time to Hit the Broom Closet. 🧹Wichita State's Kate Campos and Yared Kidane swept the AAC Track Athlete of the Week honors.
 
Kidane broke the AAC 800-meter record at the Arkansas Qualifier, finishing second with a personal-best time of 1:47.21. Campos claimed Wichita State's first-ever AAC women's indoor track athlete of the week award after running a personal-best 8.37 in the 60-meter hurdles to rank sixth in the conference and fifth all-time in Shocker history.
 
The AAC Indoor Championships are set for this Friday and Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex.

🔼 It’s a Numbers Game. The Wichita State women's tennis team was ranked No. 75 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in Tuesday's computer rankings. Among the AAC, the Shockers are one of six ranked teams in the AAC, joined by No. 22 Florida Atlantic, No. 58 Tulsa, No. 59 Rice, No. 64 Tulane, and No. 68 UTSA.
 
Among the nine total opponents WSU has played this year, seven of them are currently ranked, with the Shockers going 2-5 against those teams. The wins are over currently ranked No. 73 Kansas State and No. 56 Kentucky.

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🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

The Honor is All Theirs. For the second straight week, Wichita State has the AAC Player of the Week after Xavier Bell earned the honor. He and what other member of the Shockers MBB team are the first to take home Player of the Week honors in the same season since 2021?

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

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Wednesday, Feb. 26
(No Events Scheduled)

Thursday, Feb. 27
🥎 Softball vs. Oklahoma State - Shocker Invitational @ 5 p.m. | Live Stats | Shocker Invitational Tournament Central
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. UAB @ 8 p.m. KEYN 103.7 FM | Live Stats | Tickets

Friday, Feb. 28
👟 Track & Field @ AAC Indoor Qualifier
⚾️ Baseball vs. Cal State Fullerton @ 3 p.m. | Watch | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Missouri - Shocker Invitational @ 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Shocker Invitational Tournament Central

Saturday, March 1
👟 Track & Field @ AAC Indoor Qualifier
🥎 Softball vs. South Dakota State - Shocker Invitational @ 12:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Shocker Invitational Tournament Central
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ Abilene Christian @ 12 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. Cal State Fullerton @ 2 p.m. | Listen | Live Stats | Tickets
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Charlotte @ 2 p.m. | Live Audio | Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. Nebraska - Shocker Invitational @ 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Shocker Invitational Tournament Central

Sunday, March 2
⛳️ Women’s Golf @ MountainView Intercollegiate in Tucson, Arizona - Spring Schedule⚾️ Baseball vs. Cal State Fullerton @ 1 p.m. | Listen |Live Stats | Tickets
🥎 Softball vs. South Dakota State - Shocker Invitational @ 2:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Shocker Invitational Tournament Central

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Corey Washington!

Xavier Bell and Corey Washington are the first Shockers to take home Player of the Week honors in the same season since 2021 when Tyson Etienne (3x), Morris Udeze (1x) and Dexter Dennis (1x) did it.

🌾 Let’s get over the hump, Shocker Nation!