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For What it’s Worth---April 2 On my way to school yesterday my son asked me if it was April fool’s day. “Yes”, I replied. Whereupon, from the back seat, my 10-year old daughter queried; “it’s March 1st? “ This...

Black and yellow were the winning colors Saturday night in Los Angeles as Wichita State celebrated their Elite 8 win over Ohio State. But somewhere behind the scenes with the Shockers was a man wearing pink. - Click here for game photos "I...

For What it’s Worth---March 18 -- Was it a bigger deal that yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, or Selection Sunday? Ho-Hum number 1--- Kansas is a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time and for the fifth time in seven...

The Wichita State women's basketball team is headed to the Missouri Valley Conference tournament championship game. The Lady Shockers path to it was full of come-from-behind wins, including their semifinal match up with Northern Iowa. After falling behind...

The Wichita State Lady Shockers may have earned their Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title but now they have their sights set on the tournament crown. The Lady Shocks earned a bye with their No. 1 seed bid to the tournament and had to battle...

I actually like KU’s Adidas uniforms they’re wearing at the Big 12 Tournament, I’m not sure I want to see them every day.   I know I don’t want to see Notre Dame’s ever again; I wouldn’t use them to line my cat litter....

Bill Carmody has elevated Northwestern basketball from Point C to Point B. Or is it Z to B? He took over after Kevin O'Neill's 1999-2000 misfits went 5-25. The point guard, Collier Drayton, was legally blind in one eye. Two years later, Carmody's crew...

“Everyone’s been saying that we’re completely healthy since Carl got back, but we still had our starting two guard and small forward on the sideline.  We haven’t been healthy since the eighth game of the season.” Wichita...

Illinois State 73, Northern Iowa 65: Tyler Brown scored a game-high 28 points as the Illinois State Redbirds recorded a 73-65 win over the Northern Iowa Panthers in the second round of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at Scottrade Center. Brown,...

Wichita State used 10 players Friday night, and all 10 of them scored. The Shockers out-rebounded Missouri State by 19, and they never trailed in the second half. But they were tested all night against a surprisingly resilient Bears team, which was...

Update: Carl Hall led the Shockers with 18 points while Ron Baker dropped in 15 in his first game back as Wichita State beat Missouri State 69 to 59 to advance to the semi-finals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament.  The Shockers overcame...

The coolest thing about Demetric Williams, probably, is that he’s won 106 games as a Wichita State basketball player. No Shocker has won more.  Not even Xavier McDaniel, or Antoine Carr, or Dave Stallworth. Williams has met all five WSU players...