After a silent summer, Koch Arena sounds like a basketball arena. Bouncing balls, shoes squeaking and coaches talking with the Shockers echo around the arena and concourse.
"I was missing the court so much, and right now it's like paradise for me," said Seraphine Bastin, a junior guard on Wichita State women's basketball team. "Just having the ball in my hand, shooting the ball, having time with my teammates and the coaches."
Both the Shocker men's and women's team are taking cautious steps over the past two weeks into an uncertain season. Almost every conversation ends with "I hope we play" and a shrug.