All this newness is familiar to Wichita State women’s basketball coach Keitha Adams.
Adams, hired earlier this month, spent 16 seasons at Texas-El Paso. That school shared Conference USA with Houston, SMU, Central Florida and Memphis until 2013, and East Carolina, Tulsa and Tulane until 2014. All seven are now American Athletic Conference schools and will become Wichita State’s new rivals on July 1.
“I’ve coached in those arenas,” she said. “I’ve been to Houston. I’ve been to East Carolina. I’ve been to Memphis and played in the FedEx Forum. I understand that you’ve really got to get some players.