Two Wichita State fans came with checks and coach Gregg Marshall came with his most enthusiastic endorsement.
Fundraising for a statue of Dave Stallworth officially began on Tuesday at Koch Arena with a hour-long tribute to the Shocker basketball All-American who died at 75 in March.
“Dave ‘The Rave’ Stallworth made all this possible,” Marshall said.
The biggest question regarding the statue — its location — was answered early in the news conference when Bob Powers, one of the organizing members from the 1965 Final Four team, said, “It will be placed where it belongs — Koch Arena.