Convincing major-conference teams to play the Shockers in Wichita has been a difficult task for Gregg Marshall. Convincing them to play Wichita State at Koch Arena has been next to impossible.
That’s why Saturday is a monumental scheduling victory for WSU when coach Scott Drew brings his Baylor Bears (5-2) to Koch Arena to face the Shockers (3-3) in a 7 p.m. game at Koch Arena on CBS Sports Network.
It is the first opponent from a major conference to play a non-conference men’s basketball game at Koch Arena in eight years. Texas Tech, ranked No. 18 at the time, lost an 85-83 game to WSU at Koch Arena on Dec.