Good morning! Get ready to paint the fairgrounds black and yellow on September 15 for Shocker Sunday at the Kansas State Fair.

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

🏐 Volleyball picked second in AAC preseason poll
🏀 Shocker basketball releases non-conference schedules
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

The non-conference schedule for Shocker men’s basketball is complete heading into the 2024-25 season. The 13-game slate features nine home games, two true road games, the Hall of Fame Classic vs. Saint Louis in Kansas City and a pair of games at the ESPN Events Invitational. After an exhibition game against Emporia State, the Shockers will officially open the season on the road versus Western Kentucky on November 4.

📆 See the full non-conference schedule for Shocker men’s basketball

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Something To Prove. Coming off a NIVC championship win, Wichita State volleyball was picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Poll. Redshirt senior middle blocker Morgan Stout and fifth-year senior Izzi Strand were both tabbed to the preseason all-conference team. After splitting the conference into East and West Divisions a year ago, the conference returns to a single division in 2024. With the departure of SMU to the ACC, The American now has 13 teams.

🔼 Ready For Action. Second-year head coach Terry Nooner unveiled his team’s 13-game non-conference schedule ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Shockers open their season with six-straight games in Charles Koch Arena, beginning with an Oct. 30 exhibition against Northeastern State and the regular season opener versus Oklahoma Christian on Nov. 4. They will then face off against Belmont on Nov. 9 and Missouri State on Nov.13 after playing both teams on the road last season.

📆 See the full Shocker women’s basketball non-conference slate

🔼 The Roundhouse Podcast. Wichita State forward Ronnie DeGray III joins the latest episode to break down summer workouts and two of the newcomers who showed out. He discusses his late-season surge in 2024 and how coach Paul Mills boosted his confidence. DeGray also talks about how his father influenced his basketball career, why he wears No. 3 for the Shockers and his career goals in an NBA front office.

🎙️ Listen to the Roundhouse Podcast with Ronnie DeGray III

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Head To Head. Today’s trivia question…which Shocker basketball team finished with more non-conference wins during the 2023-24 season?

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

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Friday, August 30

👟 Cross Country @ Terry Masterson Twilight Classic in Hutchinson, KS

🏐 Volleyball vs. Kennesaw State @ 11 a.m. in Kennesaw, GA

Saturday, August 31

🏐 Volleyball vs. Indiana @ 9 a.m. in Kennesaw, GA

🏐 Volleyball vs. Kennesaw State @ 2:30 p.m. in Kennesaw, GA

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Men’s basketball!

The Shocker men’s basketball team won 10 non-conference games last season while women’s basketball finished its non-conference slate with five wins.

🌾 Have a great Wednesday, y’all!