ST. LOUIS — Illinois State had two chances to beat nationally ranked Wichita State in the regular season, but both times the Redbirds fell short. In Wichita, the Redbirds hung close, trailing 57-55 with 3:53 remaining but lost by 8 points. In Normal, Illinois State…
Wichita State has dominated several Missouri Valley Conference games over the last two seasons. Loyola, which joined the MVC last season, has never defeated Wichita State, but the Ramblers have never fallen victim to the Shockers’ domination either. When the two teams met Wednesday at…
Apparently Wichita State guard Tekele Cotton owns Illinois State. Last season, he threw down this jam against the Redbirds. Earlier today, Cotton posterized the Redbirds with this alley-oop: Cotton also had this one-handed slam earlier in the year against Memphis.
League play in the Missouri Valley Conference is about to begin Wednesday, and it has the looks of a thrilling season. Wichita State is still the favorite, but the Shockers will have much more competition than they faced last season. Here are The Catch and Shoot’s…
Wichita State was on the ropes Tuesday night. As (almost) always, the Shockers found a way to win. After Fred VanVleet’s 3-pointer drew iron, freshman forward Rashard Kelly grabbed the offensive rebounded and converted the second-chance layup with 3.8 seconds left. Hawaii’s Michael Thomas missed…
The Missouri Valley Conference is hands-down better top to bottom this year. Wichita State is slightly worse, but everyone else except for Drake and possibly Missouri State is better. With conference play starting in a few weeks, here is a look at where all 10…
Kansas transfer Conner Frankamp will play his final three years of eligibility at Wichita State, the Wichita Eagle reported Monday. Frankamp, a Wichita native, averaged 2.5 points in 8.3 minutes per game for the Jayhawks last season. He will be eligible for the second semester of…
1. Kentucky (7-0). Last week: 1 Kentucky hosted a talented Providence team Sunday and dominated down the stretch in a 58-38 win. The Wildcats have another big home game Friday against Texas. 2. Wisconsin (7-0). Last week: 2 Wisconsin knocked off Oklahoma, Georgetown and UAB…
Wichita State is on its way to improving to 2-0 this season with a big lead on Memphis in the second half. One play that helped the Shockers built that lead was this emphatic dunk from high-flyer Tekele Cotton.
Non-conference scheduling is always important for strength of schedule and RPI purposes, but in the MVC it takes on even more meaning. When the conference standings become final Feb. 28, all seeding tiebreakers for Arch Madness are determined by non-conference strength of schedule. Here is a…
