With eight days remaining until the start of the 2020-21 basketball season, Isaac Brown was preparing for his sixth season as an assistant coach for Wichita State. With the resignation of longtime head coach Gregg Marshall, Brown was elevated to the interim head coach position.
Even with an offseason of turmoil, which included six scholarship players transferring, Brown has the Shockers on the verge of returning to the NCAA Tournament. Brown has quickly emerged as a candidate for the open head coach position.
On Thursday, Brown led the Shockers to the first home victory over a top-six team in the country since 1967 with a 68-63 victory over No.