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Wichita State forward Jaime Echenique looks up to the video board before their game against UCF on Jan. 16, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena.

What happened to Jaime Echenique?

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor January 26, 2019

Two quick fouls early in the game will usually send any Wichita State player to the bench. That's not why Jaime Echenique substituted out against UConn not even three minutes in. "I took him out of...

Wichita State senior Markis McDuffie looks in shock after Erik Stevenson received a foul in the game on Jan. 19, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena.

50 days until Selection Sunday, reality is setting in for Wichita State

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor January 26, 2019

Reality is setting in for Wichita State. Inexperience isn’t something the Shockers can hide this season. Conference play has exposed their shortfalls, be it shortcomings on offense or the team’s...

Head Coach Todd Butler is interviewed during baseball media day.

Todd Butler: ‘There’s no confidence bucket at Walmart you can buy’

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor January 25, 2019

Todd Butler is used to changing plans on the fly. Three weeks prior to Wichita State’s opening series, Butler’s plans for a scrimmage on the team’s home turf were pushed inside by spontaneous...

Fans cheer during the game against Cincinnati on Jan. 19, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

Here’s what you missed in Shocker sports

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor January 24, 2019

Basketball still fighting to get over the hump Gregg Marshall said to his team Monday that “you’re no longer freshmen.” The Shockers are continuing to push through a transition period with...

Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall waves his hand to the refs during the game on Jan. 19, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

Shockers offense posts lowest score in nearly 3 decades

Marshall Sunner, Reporter January 23, 2019

If not for Markis McDuffie's eight second-half points, the Shockers may have made history for the worst offensive showing in program history. Wichita State scored 41 points — the second-lowest score...

Wichita State freshman Carla Bremaud crosses a defender over during their game against Houston on Jan. 20, 2019 at Koch Arena.

PHOTOS: Shockers still winless in conference

Khánh Nguyễn, Photographer January 20, 2019

Despite a combined 35 points from senior Sabrina Lozada-Cabbage and freshman Carla Bremaud, the Shockers lost their fifth conference game this season. Wichita State lost to Houston 58-66 on Jan. 20, 2019....

Wichita State freshman Erik Stevenson fights for the ball against Cincinnati senior Cane Broome during the game on Jan. 19, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena. Stevenson received a foul instead of a tie-up by the refs. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

Gregg Marshall: ‘Worst officiating I’ve seen in a long time’ following 2 game-changing technicals

Marshall Sunner, Reporter January 19, 2019

Wichita State freshman Erik Stevenson looked Cincinnati's star player Jarron Cumberland in the eyes and muttered, "I'm not afraid of you." The result changed the game. Officials broke into the banter...

Wichita State senior Markis McDuffie calls out to the fans during the game against Cincinnati on Jan. 19, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

PHOTOS: ‘Refs, YOU SUCK!’ Fans, players, coaches outraged with officiating in Wichita State’s loss

Joseph Barringhaus, Sports Photo Editor January 19, 2019

Wichita State lost for just the sixth time at Koch Arena in the last six seasons. Erik Stevenson and Gregg Marshall were each assessed technical fouls. Cincinnati turned a five-point lead into an 11-point...

Wichita State freshman Erik Stevenson is in shock after receiving a foul in the game on Jan. 19, 2019 at Charles Koch Arena. (Photo by Joseph Barringhaus/The Sunflower).

‘I’m not afraid of you’ comment earns Stevenson a technical foul as Cincinnati handles Wichita State

Evan Pflugradt, Sports Editor January 19, 2019

Two technical fouls sealed the game for the Cincinnati Bearcats, who claimed their second win in the national spotlight at Charles Koch Arena. Wichita State freshman Erik Stevenson was called for a...

Wichita State fans celebrate a step-back jumper made by WSU senior Samajae Haynes-Jones with 22 seconds left in the game held on Jan. 16 at Charles Koch Arena. The two-point jumper by Haynes-Jones secured the victory against Central Florida.

‘Nothing has gone our way for a while’: Shockers knock off UCF, celebrate first win in 28 days

Marshall Sunner, Reporter January 17, 2019

Markis McDuffie celebrated as though Wichita State had just won a championship game following the team’s first conference victory. WSU snapped a four-game losing streak — its longest in a decade...

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