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AfterShocks forward Markis McDuffie leads the team in the "McDuffie Slide" to celebrate their win over We Are D3 on July 31. The Aftershocks bench outscored the We Are D3 bench 38-14.

AfterShocks advance to first TBT championship game

Owen Prothro, Reporter August 1, 2025

The AfterShocks are now one win away from securing The Basketball Tournament’s (TBT) $1 million bag.  It’s the closest the team of Wichita State alumni — and TBT mainstay since 2019 — has...

AfterShocks forward Rashard Kelly dunks the ball against Heartfire in the TBT quarterfinals. Kelly played 30 minutes on July 27 and scored eight points.

AfterShocks gut out rematch in TBT quarterfinals against Heartfire

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 28, 2025

Sometimes, winning is anything but pretty. Like Sunday night, when the AfterShocks pulled out a gritty 74-68 win against Heartfire in the quarterfinals of The Basketball Tournament (TBT).  To...

Freshman Henry Thengvall puts up a pair of points in the paint with a jump shot on Oct. 27, 2022, during Shocker Madness. (File photo)

Wichita native goes from Shocker basketball walk-on to scholarship athlete

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 23, 2025

Growing up in the Gregg Marshall era of Wichita State men’s basketball, Henry Thengvall always dreamed of putting on a Shockers uniform. But as a First Team All-5A player coming out of Kapaun Mt....

Guard Marcus Keene celebrates with fans after hitting the game-winning shot against the Forever Coogs. Keene finished with a game-high 17 points and one assist in the 66-63 win.

AfterShocks add name to TBT history with win against Forever Coogs

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 23, 2025

The AfterShocks are now in select company with just five other teams in The Basketball Tournament (TBT). Wichita State’s alumni team became the sixth team to qualify for four or more tournament...

AfterShocks guard Nike Sibande shoots a 3-pointer against Challenge ALS on July 21. Sibande shot 5-of-6 from outside the arc in the 85-68 win.

Big bench barrage lifts AfterShocks over Challenge ALS in TBT round two

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 21, 2025

The AfterShocks’ bench caught fire in an 85-68 win against Challenge ALS in round two of The Basketball Tournament (TBT). They outscored Challenge ALS’ bench by 50 points (59-9) on Sunday night...

The AfterShocks celebrate at half court after a 74-51 win over No Excuses on July 18. The AfterShocks came into the tournament as the second seed in the Wichita Regional.

AfterShocks breeze past No Excuses in first round of TBT

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 19, 2025

The AfterShocks, Wichita State’s alumni team for The Basketball Tournament (TBT), trailed by just four points throughout the whole game in their 74-51 opening-round blowout win against No Excuses. All...

Guard Jaila Harding (left), head coach Terry Nooner (middle) and forward Bre'Yon White (right) answer questions at a press conference on July 16. Wichita State's women's basketball team signed 11 new players this offseason.

Bigger is better: Shocker women’s basketball embraces size for 2025-26 season

Evan Tong, Reporter July 17, 2025

Overhauling Wichita State women’s basketball’s roster this year with bigger guards was the focal point for head coach Terry Nooner after being gutted by the transfer portal this offseason.  “We...

Senior Karon Boyd speaks to the media about his experience since coming to Wichita. Boyd previously played as a forward but has been practicing at point guard this offseason.

Shocker basketball transfer has unique joy in what it takes to win

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 16, 2025

Wichita State men’s basketball transfer Karon Boyd has a certain way of playing that stands out in the eyes of head coach Paul Mills. Earlier in July, Boyd said during a podcast with the Roundhouse...

Former Wichita State and current AfterShocks players line up at half-court to watch the rest of their team practice on July 15. The TBT is a 64-team tournament with a grand prize of $1 million.

What it means for the AfterShocks to return home

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 16, 2025

Since 2019, Wichita has welcomed high-level basketball in the middle of summer, becoming a tradition for local fans of the sport. That’s because a band of Wichita State alumni called the AfterShocks...

Junior Nick Potter winds up throw a pitch on April 2. Potter got two outs against Kansas State, walked three batters and gave up a run.

Shocker baseball’s Nick Potter selected by Astros in fifth round of MLB Draft

Mack Smith, Reporter July 14, 2025

For the second year in a row, a pitcher for Wichita State’s baseball team has been selected in the MLB Draft. On Monday afternoon, junior Nick Potter was picked in the fifth round, 156th overall,...

Sophomore Brady Hamilton prepares to pitch the ball against East Carolina on May 3, 2025. Hamilton suffered his sixth loss of the season in the game.

Shocker baseball’s Brady Hamilton named Cape Cod League All-Star Game starter

Mack Smith, Reporter July 13, 2025

Wichita State baseball’s junior pitcher Brady Hamilton was named a Cape Cod League All-Star on Saturday and will start on the mound for the East Division’s team. Hamilton currently pitches for the...

Sophomore Fred VanVleet was named 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Tuesday. “The way the season worked out I just had to take more of a role and be more of a force on both ends of the floor for us,” he said. (File photo by The Sunflower)

Former Shocker Fred VanVleet elected as NBPA president

Owen Prothro, Reporter July 13, 2025

For the first time, a former Wichita State men’s basketball player has been elected as president of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA), the labor union that represents all players in...

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