Craig Porter Jr. scored 16 of his career-high 22 points in the first half, and new-look Wichita State opened its new season with a 79-55 win over Central Arkansas on Monday night at Charles Koch Arena.
10 of the 12 players that checked in for WSU (1-0) did so for the first time in a Shocker uniform, setting a school record for most debuts. The old mark of nine was set during the 1979 and 2018 openers.
Porter – one of just two holdovers from last year's active roster – looked like an entirely different player, as well, hunting shots and more-often-than-not sinking them.