By ADAM ZAGORIA The last time Kansas did not win the Big 12 title, George W. Bush was President and the No. 1 song in the land was Yeah! by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris. The year was 2004. Yet with wins Monday by Texas Tech and Kansas State, Kansas’s reign atop the Big 12 is in serious jeopardy. The Jayhawks now have just a 6 percent chance of winning a chance of the … [Read more...] about Wins by Texas Tech, K-State put Kansas’s Big 12 Reign in Jeopardy
Wichita State Shockers Moving On From ‘Mid-Major’ Status
By AMAN KIDWAI Despite losing the top three scorers from 2016’s NCAA Tournament at-large qualifier, this year’s Wichita State Shockers have developed into a formidable squad. They’re ranked No. 21 in the AP Poll, No. 22 in the Coaches’ Poll, 10th in the KenPom efficiency rankings, and now have a 30-4 record after defeating Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference … [Read more...] about Wichita State Shockers Moving On From ‘Mid-Major’ Status
Wichita State Officially Joins American Athletic Conference
Commissioner Mike Aresco announced today the addition of Wichita State to the American Athletic Conference in men’s and women’s basketball and Olympic sports beginning on July 1, 2017. The American’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to accept Wichita State as its newest member. “We are pleased and proud to welcome Wichita State to The American,” Aresco said. “This is a … [Read more...] about Wichita State Officially Joins American Athletic Conference
AP source: Wichita State in serious talks to join AAC
By PAT EATON-ROBB HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Wichita State and the American Athletic Conference are in serious talks to have the school join the league as a non-football member as early as next fall, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Friday. No move would be announced before the end of the NCAA Tournament, according to the person who spoke to The Associated … [Read more...] about AP source: Wichita State in serious talks to join AAC
Unlike Kentucky, Wichita State Produces NBA Players in Four Years, Not One-and-Dones
INDIANAPOLIS — Neither Landry Shamet nor any of his Wichita States teammates were ever seriously recruited by Kentucky. “They never talked to me,” Shamet, a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman guard from Kansas Citym said here ahead of the South Regional second-round game between No. 10 Wichita State and No. 2 Kentucky on Sunday. Shamet ultimately chose the Shockers over Colorado. He … [Read more...] about Unlike Kentucky, Wichita State Produces NBA Players in Four Years, Not One-and-Dones