PROVIDENCE, R.I.
The narrative, played out against the backdrop of Wichita State’s season, seems a little tired now.
It goes like this: The Shockers face another high-profile post player from another team. Outsized and seemingly outmanned by a potential NBA Draft pick, how in the world will they handle it?
The conclusion has become almost as predictable as the preamble.
One by one, the big men have fallen. UNLV’s Stephen Zimmerman Jr. and Utah’s Jakob Poeltl early in the season. Vanderbilt’s Damian Jones and the Arizona duo of Kaleb Tarczewski and Ryan Anderson this week during NCAA Tournament play.