Today in Shockers Sports History: March 29th

[WuShock Reaper]

For the day, the Shockers are:
1 and 0

Regular Season (Games of Interest):
2011 – Won vs. Washington State in New York City, New York 75-44. NIT Semifinals. Gregg Marshall has always believed that his team belonged in the NCAA tournament. He sees two teams in the Final Four that Wichita State nearly beat, then considers how well the Shockers have played to reach the NIT championship game. "These kids were very disappointed, we talked about this ad nauseam, they wanted to go to the NCAA tournament," Marshall said Tuesday night, shortly after his Shockers blitzed Washington State 77-45 in the NIT semifinals. "We came here, and here we are playing for a title." Garrett Stutz had a career-high 24 points with 11 rebounds, Toure Murry added 13 points and the Shockers (28-8) surpassed the 1954 team for the most wins in school history in impressive fashion. They'll try to win one more against Alabama on Thursday night. "That's about as well as we've played in a long time, and I'm just so happy these guys are continuing to play," Marshall said. "They really showed a lot of resilience, and they're playing better, and that's what you want your team to do, play better at the end."

[WuShock Reaper]

2011 FULL GAME: Wichita State vs Washington State 3.29.2011

2011 NIT PHOTO MONTAGE: Wichita State versus Washington State

[ABC]

Yes, they should have gone to the NCAA tournament along with Turgeon's 2005 squad.

My wife and I were in attendance at the WSU-WSU game and from the beginning, I think you could tell it was a route. The score was something like 60-30 with ten minutes left. I think both coaches were in a quandary on what to do because the game was over, but there were ten minutes left.

Interesting what a great NBA career K Thompson has had, but that night Graham Hatch (ShockRef's dream significant other) put the clamps on him.