PHILADELPHIA -- Wichita State made its first official appearance at the American Athletic Conference’s men’s basketball media day on Monday at the Airport Marriott.
The afterglow was significant.
The Shockers, who left the Valley after 72 years, formally joining The American on July 1, are one of the best coached, undervalued, dangerous teams in the country. They return 12 lettermen - including all five starters - from an NCAA team that won 31 games, shared a regular season title, won the MVC tournament and pushed Kentucky to the limit in a 65-62 loss as a number 10 seed in the second-round of the NCAA Tournament in Indianapolis last March.