ST. LOUIS
It was an understandably somber scene in the Wichita State locker room at the Scottrade Center following a 57-52 overtime loss to Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament semifinals on Saturday.
In one corner, Wichita State assistant director of media relations Bryan Holmgren approached senior point guard Fred VanVleet and asked him if he was ready to talk to the media.
“We talk when we win,” VanVleet replied. “So we can do it now.”
To VanVleet’s left, seniors Ron Baker and Evan Wessel huddled in a group of folding chairs with junior walk-on J.