WICHITA, Kan. -- Gene Stephenson, the sole inductee of Wichita State's 2019 Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Fame class, was honored at a dinner Friday night at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview.
The sold-out dinner, which included 500 guests, featured Stephenson along with keynote speakers Eric Wedge and Joe Carter.
Former Shockers, including Phil Stephenson and Charlie O'Brien, also participated in a roundtable to tell Shocker Baseball stories.
Stephenson will officially be inducted during halftime of the men's basketball game on Sat., Dec. 15 against Southern Miss at 4:30 p.m. at INTRUST Bank Arena.