Good morning, Shocker Nation. We’re recounting our top Shockers stories of 2024-25, and first up is Xavier Bell.

As a Wichitan and a Shocker legacy athlete, Xavier Bell understands the importance of WSU basketball to the community. Nobody on the 2024-25 team worked harder to give fans a reason to cheer than this senior guard. Wayne Bell, who played for football for WSU, named his son in honor of Shocker great Xavier McDaniel.

Bell led the Shockers in scoring at 15.2 points on his way to earning All-American Athletic Conference honors.

He transferred to WSU from Drexel and made significant improvements in his game each season. In 2022-23, he started nine games and made 22.8 percent of his three-pointers. Last season, he made 34 percent of his threes.

But he did much more than shoot jumpers. Bell led the Shockers with 151 free throws made and shot 88.8 percent from the line, the No. 7 mark in school history.

🏀 MORE ON THIS BELL REWIND ⏪

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

🏐 A look back at the incredible WSU career of Morgan Stout
🎙️ Jody Larsen joins the pod
🌾 And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

For the Thrill Of It. ⏮️ It’s time for another rewind, this time in volleyball. Morgan Stout came to Wichita State with tremendous athletic ability. She was uncertain if she could turn that into a good career. When coach Chris Lamb offered her a scholarship, she hesitated, saying she didn’t think she was good enough.

 "We've never had a better competitor than Morgan," Lamb said. "That doesn't exist."

Stout ended her Shocker career last fall by leading WSU into the NCAA Tournament. She also earned all-conference and All-Central Region honors after leading middle blockers nationally with 3.15 kills per set. 

The Vegas Thrill took Stout with the 25^th pick in the Pro Volleyball Federation draft and she recently completed her first season with the team.

And more love for Lambo! 👇🏼 🏐 🖤 💛

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 A Spike in Status. Former Shocker Jody Larson plays professional volleyball in Switzerland. She joins us on the RH Podcast to talk about the adjustment to Europe and why she wants to live in Switzerland . We also discuss playing for her mom in high school, playing for Shockers coach Chris Lamb and the famous "soup can" story from Lamb's library of talks.

Larson played the 2015 and 2016 seasons at Wichita State after transferring from Oklahoma. In 2016, she earned honorable mention All-American honors as an opposite. She played for Sm'Aesch in 2024-25 and will return to that club in 2025-26.

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🌾 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Rare Air. Xavier Bell was the first Shocker on the AAC first team since who did so in 2021?

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

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🤓 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Tyson Etienne!

Xavier Bell was the first Shocker on the AAC first team since Tyson Etienne in 2021.  

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