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The AAC banner is unveiled during the State of the American event in Koch arena.

American Athletic Conference announces plan for the upcoming fall sports season

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter August 5, 2020

The American Athletic Conference announced its plan for the upcoming fall sports season on Wednesday after delaying fall Olympic sports last month.  The plan will use regular-season conference play...

Wichita State sophomore Dexter Dennis celebrates on the bench during the second half of the game against Tulsa on March 8 inside Charles Koch Arena.

Dexter Dennis pulls name out of NBA Draft, will return to WSU for junior season

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter July 28, 2020

Wichita State junior combo-guard Dexter Dennis announced on Tuesday that he will opt out of the NBA Draft and return to WSU for his junior season. This comes after Dennis entered the NBA Draft earlier...

The American Athletic Conference tournement trophy sits in the concourse of the FedExForum before Wichita States semifinal game against Cincinnati on March 16, 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee.

American Athletic Conference delays start of fall Olympic sports until September 

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter July 22, 2020

The American Athletic Conference is delaying the start of fall Olympic sports until Sept. 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the conference announced on Wednesday.  The delay will affect exhibition...

Wichita State libero Giorgia Civita dives for a ball during the Shockers game against SMU on Nov. 11, 2018 at Koch Arena. Civita announced Monday she is transferring to the University of Wisconsin.

Former AAC libero of the year Giorgia Civita transferring to Wisconsin

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter July 14, 2020

Wichita State’s star libero Giorgia Civita will transfer to the University of Wisconsin, she announced Monday night on Instagram. Civita was expected to be one of the major pieces returning for the Shockers...

WSU and K-State announce basketball series after 17-year drought

WSU and K-State announce basketball series after 17-year drought

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter July 10, 2020

For the first time since 2003, Wichita State and Kansas State have agreed to play one another in men’s basketball. WSU and K-State on Friday announced a four-year series from 2021 through 2024. The...

Wichita State Head Coach Gregg Marshall calls a play during the second half of the game against Cincinnati on Feb. 6 inside Charles Koch Arena.

WSU walk-on Remy Robert II hopes to create an impact at the Division-I level  

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter July 10, 2020

Wichita State added another walk-on player to its 2020-21 roster last weekend. Remy Robert II, an incoming junior, committed to WSU and will become the school’s newest non-scholarship player, alongside...

Darron Boatright has been the Athletic Director at Wichita State since 2016. He also serves as a member of the President’s Executive Team and reports directly to the President.

WSU Athletics will only test symptomatic athletes for the coronavirus this summer

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter June 23, 2020

While many colleges across the nation are planning to test all returning student athletes for the coronavirus, Wichita State Athletics will only test athletes who have symptoms this summer.  Athletes...

Senior Preston Snavely steps to throw a pitch to one of the yellow team players during game 5 of the Black and Yellow Fall World Series on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Eck Stadium.

No Shockers selected in abbreviated MLB Draft

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter June 11, 2020

For the first time since 1978, no Wichita State players were chosen in the MLB Draft, which ended Thursday. The MLB shortened the two-day draft from 40 rounds to five due to the  COVID-19 pandemic. Draft-eligible...

Wichita State mens basketball coach Gregg Marshall responds to a question during a press event before the teams first practice of the season on Sept. 24, 2019 at the south Koch Arena Concourse.

‘Dynamic talents:’ How the Shockers’ 2020 recruiting class fares nationally 

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter June 1, 2020

Following the mass exodus last season in which six scholarship players transferred out of the Shocker Men’s Basketball program, Gregg Marshall and the coaching staff found ways to help fill the void...

WuShock walks the court during a timeout in the game between the Aftershocks and Sideline Cancer as part of the Wichita Regional TBT tournament on July 27, 2019 in Charles Koch Arena.

TBT adjusts summer tournament: 24 teams in one location

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter May 27, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Basketball Tournament has made changes to the tournament this summer. Among those changes is trimming down the tournament to 24 teams and having those teams play in only...

Wichita States Koch Arena (2017)

NCAA allows basketball to resume voluntary athletic activities on June 1

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter May 20, 2020

NCAA Division I football and basketball players can return to campus for “voluntary athletic activities” on June 1, following a Division I Council decision Wednesday. All teams must cooperate with...

Wichita State sophomores Dexter Dennis and Jamarius Burton celebrate after Burton made a layup and was fouled during the Shockers home win against Memphis in January.

Marty: The top 5 Shocker sports moments from this school year

Sean Marty, Sports Reporter May 19, 2020

With Wichita State’s spring semester over, Sunflower sports writer Sean Marty compiled a list of the top five sports moments from the past school year.  1. Men’s Basketball’s victory over Memphis In...

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