Charleston has a chance to be an important destination for this Wichita State men’s basketball team, a place where it can start to develop its identity.
But Charleston will always be an important destination in the identity of WSU’s coach, Gregg Marshall.
He’s a South Carolina native who received his first big coaching break at College of Charleston, where he almost returned many years later. That’s where he met his mentor, John Kresse, and his wife, Lynn. Now his daughter, Maggie, attends the school and the family still vacations there in the summer.
It’s clear the city holds a special place in Marshall’s heart.