WICHITA STATE RUMORS
Huskers fall in home finale
A 19-hit performance by the Wichita State Shockers spoiled the 2012 home finale for the Nebraska baseball team (32-20, 12-9 Big Ten) on Tuesday night at Hawks Field.
Via nebraska.scout.com
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14 days ago
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Miami (Ohio) names John Cooper basketball coach
John Cooper, a Wichita State grad who has been the head coach at Tennessee State the past three seasons, has been named the new head coach at Miami University.
Athletic director Brad Bates announced the hiring Friday night. Cooper will be formally introduced at a news conference on Monday.
Cooper has served as an assistant at Auburn, Oregon, South Carolina and Fayetteville State...
Via AP on Fox
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April 06, 2012
Miami U names new basketball coach
OXFORD, Ohio (AP) -- John Cooper, a Wichita State grad who has been the head coach at Tennessee State the past three seasons, has been named the new head coach at Miami University.
Athletic director Brad Bates announced the hiring Friday night. Cooper will be formally introduced at a news conference on Monday.
Cooper has served as an assistant at Auburn, Oregon, South Carolina...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
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April 06, 2012
Gregg Marshall staying at Wichita St.
Wichita State's Gregg Marshall says he will remain as coach of the Shockers after leading them to the Missouri Valley Conference's regular-season title.
Earlier in the week published reports said Marshall turned down a $2 million offer to become Nebraska coach, a report Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne denied.
Marshall led Wichita State to a 27-6 record and an at...
Via AP on Fox
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March 24, 2012
Wichita State, UNLV and children longing for their father’s attention all upset yesterday
The bracket of the NCAA men’s tournament was mostly covered in chalk after the first day, with most of the higher seeded teams advancing. There were a few exceptions, however, as #5 Wichita State was upset by #12 VCU, #6 UNLV was upset by #11 Colorado and young children craving paternal affection were upset by their fathers.
“I thought we were going to the...
Via Tauntr
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
Wichita State-VCU Preview: Analysis, Prediction, Date and TV Tip Time, Point Spread, and Tickets
There are 32 games on Thursday and Friday, one of the most exciting 48-hour segments on the sports calendar.
We won’t be able to get individual previews up for every game, but we’ll cherry pick some of the more compelling matchups during the tournament’s “second” round.
In this post, we preview one of the more interesting 5-12 matchups between underrated...
Via Midwest Sports Fans
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
NCAA March Madness: VCU and Wichita State Are Names to Remember
This GUEST POST was Written By: Adam Cubbage:
Shaka Smart knows how to get a team to perform.
Last season, the VCU Rams made an improbable run to the NCAA Final
Four before losing to Butler (another team seemingly out of nowhere).
This year the Rams should shock no one because they are a solid
basketball team with a very scary component now on their side.
Experience...
Via The Lady Sportswriter
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March 06, 2012
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March 06, 2012
Wichita State copes with loss, ready next time
ST. LOUIS -- Joe Ragland slouched on a bench in Wichita State's locker room, trying to make sense of another Missouri Valley Conference tournament disappointment. His few remaining teammates packed in silence. Ragland wiped his eyes, stunned the Shockers had lost at the Scottrade Center again.
He grabbed two black shoes and walked toward a group of pizza boxes on a table. He...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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March 03, 2012
Wichita St eyes MVC Tourney crown
No matter what happens at the Missouri Valley tournament, 15th-ranked Wichita State knows its name will be called when NCAA tournament bids are announced a week from Sunday.
Wins in 16 of its last 17 games allowed the Shockers to win the regular-season championship by two games over Creighton and make a strong claim on at least an at-large NCAA bid.
Coach Gregg Marshall doesn&...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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March 01, 2012
Wichita State celebrates Valley title in victory
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- Ben Smith scored 18 points to lead a balanced offense and help No. 19 Wichita State beat Drake 81-58 on Saturday.
Garrett Stutz added 15 and Toure Murry chipped in 14 for Wichita State (26-4, 16-2 Missouri Valley), which had already clinched the Missouri Valley regular season championship entering Saturday, but celebrated its first title since 2006.
The Shockers...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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February 25, 2012
Drake-Wichita State channel information
The Drake-Wichita State mens basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 25 will be televised on FOX Sports Midwest Plus in areas that receive St. Louis Blues hockey. Below are channel numbers for FOX Sports Midwest Plus.
On cable TV in Indiana, Nebraska and Kansas (outside Kansas City), the Drake-Wichita State game will air on the primary FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest and FOX...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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February 24, 2012
Wichita State Makes Statement Against Creighton
Wichita State put a big win on their NCAA Tournament resume by defeating No. 17 Creighton in a pivotal Missouri Valley Conference game. The Shockers made a huge statement by soundly defeating the Blue Jays 89-68. Not only did the Shockers possibly solidify a spot in the tournament, they moved closer to capturing its first regular-season conference title since 2006.
In this game,...
Via Rant Sports
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February 12, 2012
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February 12, 2012
Missouri Valley Madness: Northern Iowa wins on a buzzer beater
Creighton had to travel to play Northern Iowa, a team suffering through a 5-7 conference season. The Blue Jays entered the day with a one-game lead over Wichita State, and the Shockers play later tonight. But now they know that a win will tie them with the Blue Jays, thanks to the following ending to the Creighton/UNI game (video after the jump). This sets up a huge matchup next...
Via Run the Floor
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February 04, 2012
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February 04, 2012
Player of the Night (12/4): Joe Ragland (Wichita State)
Joe RaglandBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse) This post is part of The Arena Pulse's Player of the Night feature.Each morning throughout the 2011-12 season, The Arena Pulse will select and name its "Player of the Night" from the previous evening's action.Sunday appeared to be a "seize the moment" type of day for a few college basketball teams, and in some...
Via The Arena Pulse PS
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December 05, 2011
2 Wichita State pitchers injured in car accident
Wichita State pitchers Zach Beringer and Tobin Mateychick were injured in a one-car accident in Oklahoma late Friday, athletic director Eric Sexton said Saturday.
Sexton said they were taken to Blackwell Regional Hospital, then transported to Wesley Medical Center.
Beringer is a sophomore from Harrisburg, Mo., and Mateychick is a sophomore from Enid, Okla.
''Our thoughts...
Via AP on Fox
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November 19, 2011
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