There are no magic American Athletic Conference drills, no special motivational tactics held back because the Missouri Valley Conference didn’t offer a challenge in many games.
Wichita State is in the early stages of its summer workouts and the routine is similar to past summers. The buzz from joining a new conference is months away, even if fans are excited about playing Cincinnati, Tulsa and Connecticut next season.
“We watch college basketball; we know what the AAC is about,” WSU junior Markis McDuffie said. “We’re just getting better ourselves. Get bigger. Get stronger.”
The setting for Shocker basketball is certainly different this summer.