Coach Gregg Marshall, sitting in the front row of the 30-seat charter jet, taps "Tulsa Time" by Eric Clapton on his phone, turns up the volume and holds it aloft for everyone to hear.
"Love Eric Clapton," Marshall said, and looked at radio broadcaster Mike Kennedy. "You should play this during the game."
Wichita State basketball is on the road, traveling the American Athletic Conference for the first time.
Kennedy is way ahead with the local-music theme and the radio broadcast featured James Taylor and Al Jolson singing Carolina-related songs on Thursday when Wichita State played at East Carolina.