The Shockers’ favorite pre-game music
Wichita State’s Markis McDuffie Snapchats on his phone while entering Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday afternoon before the NCAA Tournament game against Dayton. (Mar. 17, 2017)
What are the Shockers listening to before a game? Here are some of the players’ favorite songs and artists to get pumped up before a game.
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Daishon Smith:
“Who i do it for” by YFN Lucci
“I like anything from the whole Wish Me Well album to be honest because I can relate to a lot of his music and he’s really motivational.”
Eric Hamilton:
“We gonna make it” by Jadakiss
Kaelen Malone:
“Call Casting” by Migos
Zach Bush and J.R. Simon:
“Mask off” by Future
“Both” by Drake and Gucci Mane
“We listen to anything by Chief Keef , Kodak Black. Drake, Future, Big Sean, mainly Future, we listen to a lot of Future.”
Darral Willis:
“Did It Again” (feat. Rich the Kid) by Jay Critch
Shaq Morris:
“Stick Talk” by Future
Rauno Nurger:
“Honestly I don’t have a single song that I listen to, I just listen to whatever can pump me up. Sometimes it’s rock sometimes it’s rap.”
Brett Barney and Austin Reaves:
“We mainly listen to Shaq Morris and Markis McDuffie’s singing before the games, it’s great.”

Aliyah Funschelle was a sports reporter covering men's basketball for The Sunflower. She studied sports management at Wichita State, and worked as a Campus...