A foot injury to junior Jaime Echenique has not only sidelined Wichita State’s starting center, but arguably its most important player.
WSU has been dominant through 12 games in the 214 minutes Echenique has been on the court, as the Shockers have outscored opponents by 95 points, 415-320. But when Echenique has been on the bench, WSU has been dominated, outscored by 90 points, 516-426, in the other 266 minutes this season.
That’s not good news for the Shockers (7-5) one week out from the opening of American Athletic Conference play next Thursday at Memphis (7-5). Echenique, according to WSU coach Gregg Marshall, likely suffered a partially torn plantar fascia in WSU’s 70-54 loss at VCU on Dec.