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Here’s the juggling act Gregg Marshall has on his hands as WSU plays SMU at home

Wichita Eagle | January 29, 2019

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Wichita State’s string of nine straight basketball seasons with at least 25 wins is likely to end, as the Shockers are mired in an 8-11 season with a 1-6 record in the American Athletic Conference.

But put into context, those struggles aren’t as unusual. Consider this: WSU has the fifth-fewest minutes returning from last season in the country and the Shockers have played the 10th-most difficult schedule in the country to date, according to the NCAA’s NET metric.

This season has been a juggling act for coach Gregg Marshall, who has to balance coaching hard with staying positive enough to keep the confidence level up for a team that essentially has nine first-year players currently receiving minutes.

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