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Bond between Shockers’ senior trio and city runs deep (+videos)

Ron Baker, Evan Wessel and Fred VanVleet will play final home game next Saturday

Trio has become fan favorites

The three have been part of pivotal moments in WSU’s basketball program

Perhaps no college basketball program and its fans have seen their fortunes change over the past four seasons more than Wichita State has.

The Final Four in 2013. An undefeated regular season and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2014. The Sweet 16 – thanks to a win over the University of Kansas – in 2015.

And next Saturday at Koch Arena, against Illinois State, maybe a moment to trump them all: the final home game for WSU seniors Ron Baker, Fred VanVleet and Evan Wessel, players whose careers have played out against the backdrop of all those landmark moments.