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The writers and broadcasters who evaluate Wichita State’s men’s basketball team this summer won’t know what to make of guard Evan Wessel.
He started eight games. Few people outside Wichita watched those games. He missed the rest of the season with a broken pinky and didn’t play in the NCAA Tournament. When the national media caught up to the Shockers, Wessel watched from the bench.
Here’s some help: Wessel, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, started those eight games for a reason and he will again play an important role for the Shockers in 2013-14. He resumed practices in early May and his right finger is healed. He’s not a newcomer. Most won’t consider him a returning starter since he didn’t play after early December. Consider him something in between, an addition with two years of experience and three seasons of eligibility (his injury redshirt from last season is approved).
He started eight games. Few people outside Wichita watched those games. He missed the rest of the season with a broken pinky and didn’t play in the NCAA Tournament. When the national media caught up to the Shockers, Wessel watched from the bench.
Here’s some help: Wessel, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, started those eight games for a reason and he will again play an important role for the Shockers in 2013-14. He resumed practices in early May and his right finger is healed. He’s not a newcomer. Most won’t consider him a returning starter since he didn’t play after early December. Consider him something in between, an addition with two years of experience and three seasons of eligibility (his injury redshirt from last season is approved).
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