On Wichita State’s last day in Brazil, they spent their time giving back to the community. The Shockers with the help of their guides, put on a basketball clinic for school children who live in the favelas of Rio De Janeiro. In a country where basketball is the third most popular sport behind soccer and volleyball, these students focus practicing on hoops. This final day in Brazil will be a memorable day for all the Shockers involved, as well as [...]

The team landed in Rio yesterday, and spent the day sightseeing. They are going to get ready and play the Flamengo Sports Club on Friday the 12th. Even while sightseeing on their first day in Rio, the team still lifted weights for an hour. Always doing work, always getting better. Go Shox. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it

Perry Ellis of Heights High here in Wichita, has officially made his cut to four final schools today. Lots of rumors were swirling around the decision and the talk of everyone on the internet, was that Wichita State would be left off that list. However, with a turn for the best, when Perry, his mother Fonda, and Heights Coach Auer released his final four schools Wichita State was on the list. His final four schools are: Kansas Kansas State Kentucky [...]

The Shockers have played two games so far while in Brazil. They played Palmeiras on Monday, and the Brazilian National Team on Tuesday. They lost both games, Palmeiras 81 – Shockers 76, and Brazil 87 – Shockers 61.  Don’t panic too much, because both of these teams are superb basketball talents. Palmeiras is one of the top Brazilian professional teams, and obviously the Brazilian National Team is the best basketball in the entire country of Brazil. These are all grown [...]

The team arrived in Brazil, and toured Sao Paulo on the first day. They will practice and then play Palmeiras Sports Club on Tuesday in the afternoon around 4pm local time. To read more and get a game recap at the end of the day, visit GoShockers.com Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it

The Shockers have left Wichita to travel to Brazil until they return on the 18th of August. They will be playing 5 games while in Brazil, the teams being played are 4 professional teams, and the Brazilian National Team.  The competition should be good, especially the national team, as the quality of their players is very high. Three players listed on their roster are current NBA players. If they will be on the current roster, is always questionable as with [...]

The brackets have been released, and Wichita State opens the tournament against former assistant coach, Tad Boyle and his Colorado Buffaloes at 6:30 Central, on November 17th. It will be televised on ESPNU and most likely ESPN3.com. The winner will play the winner of Alabama and Maryland. This opens up the possibility for a rematch of the NIT Championship game, or for Turgeon to play his old employer. Like I stated in the initial write up of the Puerto Rico [...]