Good morning, Shocker Nation. Wichita State men's basketball set two non-conference games this week for the upcoming season. The Shockers will tip off the 2026-27 season on Nov. 4 against Cal State Northridge at Charles Koch Arena and will host Boise State at the Roundhouse on Dec. 5, completing a home-and-home series that began last season in Boise.

The Shockers enter head coach Paul Mills' fourth season with high expectations after a 24-win campaign and a second straight postseason berth, with nine players returning from last year's roster.

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

👑 Defending The Crown
🎾 Strong Finish
🌾 And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Tournament Update. Wichita State carried a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth before Rice rallied for two runs to steal a 5-4 win at the American Conference Championship. The Shockers built their advantage with single runs in four consecutive innings, highlighted by Owen Washburn's solo homer in the third. The bullpen delivered strong work from Reese Kortum, Amar Tsengeg, and Heitaro Hayashi before Rice's Kutter-Gage Webb tied it with a leadoff homer in the ninth and a throwing error on a bunt brought in the winning run. Wichita State will play an elimination game Friday.

🔼 New Episode. Wichita State director of track and field Steve Rainbolt joins the latest Roundhouse Podcast to break down the Shockers' men's outdoor American Conference championship run in Denton, Texas, including what set this title apart from the 2022 and 2023 crowns, standout performances from the Parrish twins and high jumper Kaleb Tesmer, and how freshman 800-meter champion Jasmine Stiede's family ties to Wichita State helped bring her to the program.

🔼 Defending The Crown. The Basketball Tournament returns to Koch Arena this summer with defending champion AfterShocks set to open against The Enchantment (New Mexico) in a best-of-three first-round series starting Monday, July 20. TBT's revamped 2026 format features a $2 million winner-take-all prize, 16 teams, and a new best-of-three opening round before shifting to single elimination. Team captain Markis McDuffie leads the AfterShocks, who are riding momentum from a record-setting 2025 championship that drew 9,029 fans to Koch Arena. The series winner advances to face the winner of Kansas-Kansas State on July 27.

🔼 Strong Finish. Wichita State women's tennis closed the season ranked No. 35 nationally, the program's highest final ITA ranking since 2018. The Shockers notched five wins over ranked opponents and spent 12 consecutive weeks in the top 40, climbing as high as No. 24 during the season. The doubles tandem of Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang finished at No. 50, while Theodora Chantava earned her eighth singles ranking of the year at No. 116. Wichita State reached the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid after finishing as American Conference runner-up.

🔼 Back On The Map. Wichita State men's tennis earned its first end-of-season ITA ranking since 2021, finishing at No. 68 nationally. The Shockers appeared in each of the final 10 team rankings, peaking at No. 57 on March 24, and posted a 13-10 record, the highest win total and best winning percentage of the Darragh Glavin era. Zaid Al Mashni earned 11 singles rankings across the full spring season, and the team picked up wins over three ranked opponents in Nebraska, Oklahoma State, and Charlotte.

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🌾 SHOCKER TRIVIA

How high did the Giorgia Roselli and Xin Tong Wang doubles pairing climb in the ITA rankings this season?

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*All times CT

Friday, May 22
⚾ Baseball vs. Loser of UTSA/the winner of Memphis vs. UAB approx. 45 minutes after end of 3:30 p.m. game @ American Conference Championship (Clearwater, Fla.)

Wednesday, May 27
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA West Preliminaries (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Thursday, May 28
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA West Preliminaries (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Friday, May 29
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA West Preliminaries (Fayetteville, Ark.)

Saturday, May 30
👟 Track & Field @ NCAA West Preliminaries (Fayetteville, Ark.)

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🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: No. 9, on Feb. 19.

🌾 Have a great week, Shocker Nation!