Tag: Wichita State Shockers

  • NCAA Tournament: First Four Day 1 Scores

    NCAA Tournament: First Four Day 1 Scores

    The preview to the NCAA Tournament has started, aka the First Four, with Florida Gulf Coast making easy work of Fairleigh Dickinson while Wichita State had a bit more trouble against Vanderbilt, but eventually pulled through to make into another tournament.

  • Kentucky Over Wichita State – One and Done Ain’t so Bad

    Kentucky Over Wichita State – One and Done Ain’t so Bad

    It’s hard to say what was the more meaningful statement from Kentucky beating Wichita State and moving on to the Sweet Sixteen. That John Calipari and his players aren’t as bad as the critics loved to say, or that the undefeated run from the Shockers has ended way earlier than anyone expected it to.

  • Wichita State Shockers – The Number One Team Nobody Believes In

    Wichita State Shockers – The Number One Team Nobody Believes In

    As impressive as the Wichita State undefeated season and MVC double title are, it’s just hard to feel 100% confident about their seeding as a number one team, even after the Final Four from last season, simply based on the fact that they faced mediocre opposition at best throughout this whole season.

  • 2014 College Basketball Season – 3 Undefeated Teams Remaining

    2014 College Basketball Season – 3 Undefeated Teams Remaining

    The undefeated column remains the same in college basketball; three teams: The Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12, Syracuse Orange in the ACC and Wichita State Shockers in the Missouri Valley Conference.

  • College Basketball – Syracuse & Wichita State Still Undefeated

    There’s a big difference in the quality of competition Syracuse and Wichita State have faced so far, but the one thing in common is that both schools have the only teams that are still undefeated in the 2013-2014 College Basketball season.

  • Louisville Cardinals – Russ Smith Gets Luke Hancock to Save Him

    Louisville Cardinals – Russ Smith Gets Luke Hancock to Save Him

    Things looked kind of bleak for the overwhelming favorite to reach the final of the NCAA tournament midway through the second half, but an unexpected performance from Luke Hancock coming off the bench led Louisville to yet another impressive comeback from a big deficit this season, giving Russ Smith, in another impressive scoring performance, the help he needed.

  • Final Four – Wichita State vs Louisville Predictions

    Final Four – Wichita State vs Louisville Predictions

    While Wichita State are just happy to be here and are hoping to keep their blend of physical defense and composure on offense, Louisiville were built to go to the Final Four and win it, with an intense team that doesn’t stop for a second on both ends of the floor, all through the NCAA […]

  • NCAA Tournament – All 4 Teams in the Final Four

    NCAA Tournament – All 4 Teams in the Final Four

    The Big East can be the proudest conference as we head into the 2013 Final Four, being the only conference to send two teams to national semifinals with Louisville and Syracuse. The other two teams are Michigan, coming from the Big Ten, and Wichita State, representing the Missouri Valley Conference.

  • NCAA Tournament – Syracuse & Wichita State Make it Into the Final Four

    NCAA Tournament – Syracuse & Wichita State Make it Into the Final Four

    The first half of the Elite Eight weekend began with one very surprising result, as Wichita State didn’t just play better defense than the Buckeyes from Ohio State, but actually beat them to make their first final four in nearly 50 years. In the Big Easy derby between Syracuse and Marquette we saw a basketball game that showed a lot of the problems of the sport, while the Orange were the main benefactors of the ugliness.

  • Elite Eight – Wichita State vs Ohio State Predictions

    Elite Eight – Wichita State vs Ohio State Predictions

    While it’s pretty obvious that Ohio State are the big favorites to win this Elite Eight matchup, the one game with the least amount of parity in it among the four in this round, it’s hard to say that Wichita State aren’t good enough for the upset after already making it this far.