The 1965 Final Four basketball team remains important to Wichita State for reasons ranging from its athletic performance to team members staying connected with each other and involved with the school.
Add an assist to the men's golf team to that list.
Former Shocker Tommy Newman, a member of that 1965 team, sent Wichita State golf coaches an email recommending they recruit Dawson Lewis. They are family friends who golf at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas, near Dallas.
"I get an email from (Newman) saying he's got a young man at his golf course that can play," said Judd Easterling, then a Shocker assistant coach and now head coach.