Ron Baker remembers how he felt as a young kid when he met one of his sports heroes, Kansas basketball guard Kirk Hinrich.
“It felt like a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” said Wichita State’s 6-foot-4 senior guard. “And that’s one of the reasons I try and treat young kids today with respect when they’re seeing me in person.”
Baker and teammate Fred VanVleet have reached iconic status as Shocker basketball teammates. Along with fellow senior Evan Wessel, they have been huge parts of some of the best teams in WSU history. And Saturday afternoon they, as well as Anton Grady and Bush Wamukota, will play their final regular-season game at Koch Arena.