Wichita State takes down Richmond 56-53
Led by Jaykwon Walton's 20 points, the Wichita State Shockers defeated the Richmond Spiders 56-53 on Thursday nightNOVEMBER 18, 2022 • Associated Press
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Jaron Pierre - Starting Thursday Pierre is starting Thursday against Richmond, Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle reports.
Impact Pierre came off the bench in the first two games of the season and averaged 7.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game. He'll be rewarded with his first start at Wichita State while Gus Okafor comes off the bench.
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Gus Okafor - Will shift to bench role Okafor will come off the bench in Thursday's game against Richmond, Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle reports.
Impact Okafor started the first two games of the season and averaged 5.5 points and 3.0 rebounds in 23 minutes per contest. It's unclear how much playing time he will see with the switch of the starting lineup.
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Xavier Bell - Will come off bench on Thursday Bell will come off the bench in Thursday's game against Richmond, Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle reports.
Impact Wichita State has decided to mix up the lineup a bit after the first two contests in which Bell started. Bell averaged 18 minutes over those two games, so it'll be interesting to see how much action he gets on Thursday.
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
James Rojas - Getting start on Thursday Rojas will start Thursday's game against Richmond, Taylor Eldridge of The Wichita Eagle reports.
Impact Rojas started four games over the last two seasons with Alabama, but has come off the bench in the first two games with the Shockers. He is averaging 6.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19.5 minutes thus far.
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Isaiah Poor Bear-Chandler - Available Thursday Poor Bear-Chandler (not injury related) is available for Thursday's game against Richmond, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports.
Impact Poor Bear-Chandler missed the first two games of the season while waiting on an eligibility waiver from the NCAA, but he has received the green light and will be able to make his season debut Thursday. He spent his first two collegiate seasons at Wichita State and averaged 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds in 10.1 minutes per game.
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
