Taylor Eldridge
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Wichita State athletics beat writer for The Wichita Eagle and @kansasdotcom . Contact me at teldridge @wichitaeagle .com
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Here's an inside look at the play Wichita State ran in the final minute today to secure its win over Rice.
Creative way to clear out back-side help for the PNR while also running
@_colbyrogers
off an exit screen.
But here's the 💯IQ read by
@Ronnie_DeGray23
that made the play.
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Here’s Bill Self celebrating with the group of former KU players who were down here in New Orleans.
He had something special to say to Mario Chalmers.
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Emotional scene here for Ochai Agbaji moments after becoming a national champion.
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Most Wins This Decade in College Basketball
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@ZagMBB
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@KUHoops
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@KentuckyMBB
(300)
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@DukeMBB
(297)
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@GoShockersMBB
(280)
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@UNC_Basketball
(273)
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@MSU_Basketball
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Thirty minutes after the Wichita State game, star player Dexter Dennis (
@ldl_dex
) is up here in the stands picking up trash at Koch Arena.
Dexter is a different kind of dude.
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Everyone's talking about that crazy back-door alley-oop K-State ran in overtime last night to beat Michigan State — was it spontaneous or was it scripted?
Here's my breakdown on why I think this is a Jerome Tang special and why the play worked against Michigan State's defense 🔊
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An emotional Gregg Marshall in the postgame following WSU’s 66-63 loss to Cincinnati.
He’s coached a 35-1 team. Been to the Final Four. Won an NIT championship.
But it’s this team, which picked itself up off the mat after an 8-11 start to win 11 of 14 he’s most proud of.
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Incredible video here from trainer
@CN3Training
, which shows
@avajones_35
back on the basketball court practicing again just 4 months after the tragic accident that doctors said would prevent her from ever playing basketball again.
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Markquis Nowell (
@MrNewYorkCityy
) making things happen right out of the gate in his first taste of NBA Summer League with the Toronto Raptors.
Same reads and passes he was making out of the PNR at K-State are translating so far.
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Butler knocks off Independence 31-27 in front of the Last Chance U cameras. Hi
@netflix
🖐️
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So an elderly gentleman, maybe 65, came up to me after the game and asked "What's that moaning song that gets all the kids excited?"
I told him Mo Bamba and he wanted me to write it down for him so he could download it.
So if your grandpa starts bumping Mo Bamba, you're welcome
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I’ve been covering high school basketball for a long time and I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen a high school kid pull off a 360 dunk in a game. Take a bow, Keither Florence (
@keither_r
).
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What did Paul Pierce think Bill Self told KU down 15 at half?
“I don’t know, but I know he got in they ass.“
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Down goes the nation’s longest winning streak at 57 games.
Cheney’s Jack Voth just put the team on his back, batted down a fourth down pass on defense and then scores it here for the stunning victory.
Final: Cheney 36, Andale 30 in overtime
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A hour after the game is over after he went 0 for 6 from 3, Landry Shamet is back out on the Koch Arena floor practicing after the game 👀
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Just an absolutely ridiculous throw from
@avery2johnson
scrambling to his left and throwing a rope across his body 45 yards in the air to find Jaeden Martin for the big play.
@MaizeHSFootball
threatening again following an interception by Cody Hughbanks.
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K-State QB commit
@avery2johnson
out here looking like Patrick Mahomes, pulling off some spectacular throws to keep drive alive and then finishes it off with his legs.
Monster drive from Johnson puts
@MaizeHSFootball
up 27-14 on Andover Central early 3Q.
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I asked Russell Robinson (
@Next718star
) about the hat. Yes, of course that’s his piece of the net from the 2008 national championship.
“I wanted to bring the ‘08 vibes to the team tonight.”
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Sitting next to an NBA scout who travels all over the country watching college basketball games. Asked him how Koch Arena compares to the nation's best.
"This is as loud as it gets," he told me.
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Blessed and excited to announce I have decided to continue my journalism career with
@kansasdotcom
and cover Wichita State.
#D1BOUND
💪
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Wichita State interim head coach Isaac Brown is making history tonight as not only the first Black men's basketball head coach in WSU history, but the Pascagoula, Mississippi native is the first ever Black Division 1 men's basketball head coach in the state of Kansas.
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Samajae called game. Again.
The Wichita senior hits his second game-winner in the last month. WSU 65. UConn 63.
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Really cool moment after leading
@UofLWBB
to the Elite 8 here in Wichita,
@CoachJeffWalz
took the time to come into the stands and talk with
@WHtsAthletics
star
@zyanna_walker
, the Wichita 5-star prospect who is signed with the Cardinals in their 2022 recruiting class.
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Who saw this coming four months ago?
Wichita State is your 2021 American Athletic Conference outright champions. They overcame the transfers, the turmoil, a coaching change and playing during a pandemic.
This could have been a lost season. Instead, WSU will hang a banner.
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Gregg Marshall said ECU asked WSU to wear its white uniforms since ECU was doing a black-out tonight. What did Marshall do? Had WSU wear yellow.
"If they're going to have a black-out, we might as well be yellow so we can have a Shocker theme."
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Welcome to NBA playoff history, Landry Shamet.
The Wichita State star's go-ahead 3 with 16 seconds left highlights the biggest comeback in NBA playoff history. Clippers were down 31 points 👀
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Just two Kansas kids who are going to play for one of the best basketball programs in the country for
@UofLWBB
.
Special moment to have the NCAA Sweet 16 in Wichita and have
@payton_verhulst
and
@zyanna_walker
in the same picture.
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The best thing you’ll see today:
@FredVanVleet
putting Clevin Hannah’s 6-year-old son through a workout.
Stuff like this is what makes this family reunion for
@AfterShocksTBT
so special this weekend.
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KU fans will love to see this picture from the
@McDAAG
banquet tonight in Chicago.
Wichita native
@gradey_dick
in the middle joined by future Jayhawks
@MJrice_1
and
@ernestudehjr
. All three McDonald’s All Americans headed to Lawrence next season.
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It’s a purple celebration at Maize High, as 2023 4-star QB
@avery2johnson
announces he’s staying in his home state and commits to K-State.
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Ron Baker has kids all over New York City dressing up as him for Halloween this year.
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The Wichita State men’s track and field team just did the unthinkable:
@GoShockersTFXC
takes down powerhouse Houston and ends their reign to win the Shockers’ first AAC team title.
Came down to the final race of the meet, but WSU pulled it off for the win on its home turf.
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"When everybody started transferring and it seemed like the world was falling, I stayed solid in my decision and it was for reasons like this. I knew this was possible."
Safe to say Tyson Etienne is pretty happy with his decision to stay with the Shockers.
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A Shocker is an NBA champion for the first time since 1992.
Fred VanVleet saved his best for the world's biggest stage.
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Craig Porter came to Wichita State to play for Gregg Marshall, stayed through a coaching change, through Covid, won the program’s first AAC title and stuck with IB for 3 years to finish as a possible AAC DPOY.
For the last time in Koch Arena, Spruce Street legend
@craigporter0
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Remember the Wichita West girls basketball team forced to end its season because of lack of numbers, but continued to practice together?
Well they are guests tonight in OKC of the Golden State Warriors, who read their story and were moved by perseverance.
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Gregg Marshall giving Shocker fans a big-time shoutout here.
“We have the most loyal fans in the country”
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Quote from an NCAA official on why Wichita keeps winning NCAA bids.
"The city has a beautiful venue and the local fans are some of the best supporters of college basketball, so it makes sense to bring our marquee event to Wichita."
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So
@RonBaker31
signs with the Wizards,
@FredVanVleet
makes the game-winner for Toronto and
@landryshamet
scores a career-high in Philly. All in the same night.
Not a bad night for Shockers in the NBA.
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It never gets old.
Another Elam Ending class at Koch Arena. The
@AfterShocksTBT
are headed to Dayton.
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Book your tickets to New York City, Shocker fans.
Wichita State 73. Indiana 63. NIT semifinals.
First team in NIT's 83-year-old history to beat 1, 2, 3 seeds to win regional.
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What a week for Fred VanVleet.
Right after finding out he was a first-time NBA All Star, he proposes to his high school sweetheart.
The man is on top right now.
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🚨 NEW MEET RECORD 🚨
For the first time in 109 years, the Kansas high school state track and field meet has been delayed for 3 days in a row.
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Writing about basketball all the time is a true dream, but my first love has always been covering high school sports and helping give those athletes the platform they deserve.
Truly honored to receive this award and grateful for all the athletes who have let me tell their story.
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That’s what speed do 💨
Wichita’s very own
@avery2johnson
showing off the wheels in the All Star game.
A top 11 pick after his senior year at Maize, the 4 ⭐️ QB recruit is about to head up to Manhattan to begin his K-State career.
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2 hours after scoring a career-high 23 points, Ricky Council IV is still here at Koch Arena shooting around and playing 1v1 with fellow freshman Jaden Seymour.
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Andale just beat Nickerson 108-0 in a high school football game.
They ran out of room on the scoreboard, so it just showed 0-0 by the end.
That’s 43 wins in a row for Andale football, an absolute machine under Dylan Schmidt in search of a 4th straight state title.
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A dream come true.
With the 26th pick in the NBA Draft, the
@sixers
pick
@landryshamet
. He is the first Shocker picked in the first round in 31 years.
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The best comeback you’ll see today 👀
@GoRailers
freshman Natalia Varpness blew out her hamstring on this leg and gutted it out just to get the baton to
@Kallianderson00
.
Watch Anderson do the rest. She makes up the sizable gap to snag the last qualifying spot to state. 🔥 🔥
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Isaac Brown will be Wichita State's first Black head men's basketball coach.
A native of Pascagoula, Miss., Brown has been an assistant at South Alabama, Arkansas & Arkansas State before his time with WSU. I can tell you he is just about universally loved by former Shockers.
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Does Wichita State have one of the bounciest walk-ons in the country?
I’ll let you decide after watching this video of
@Jacobcherrs
from the first day of practice today.
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The view from Tyson Etienne’s game-winner: 31 feet, 9 inches away from the basket.
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How does permanent head coach Isaac Brown sound?
Wichita State has made it official: Isaac Brown is the head coach of the men's basketball program going forward.
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Yeah, there are a couple KU fans out here today for the first barnstorming stop on their championship tour.
📍 Wichita East
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One of the best women’s basketball players of all time was recognized today in her hometown, as Wichita North unveiled Lynette Woodard court today.
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Oklahoma transfer Bijan Cortes has officially committed to Wichita State at the end of his official visit this weekend.
Shockers pick up a point guard.
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Gregg Marshall has resigned from Wichita State, confirmed to me by athletic director Darron Boatright.
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Star of the night for the current Shockers was sophomore guard Jaron Pierre Jr. (
@JPIERRE5_
), the transfer from Southern Miss.
He was an absolute bucket tonight going against pros. Can create separation and shower tonight he can knock down tough jumpers.
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The best high jump in Kansas this year belongs to 1A St. Johns-Beloit junior Brady Palen (
@BallinPalen_
), who clears a PR of 6-10.5 to win his first state championship.
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Erik Stevenson said the matchup against Austin Reaves shouldn't have been personal, but it was to him.
He also let his feelings known about the Sooners after that 32-point loss in OKC last season.
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Landry Shamet said he would shoulder all of the blame for the loss. "I was really bad. That's completely on me, this loss is. I'm the point guard and I'm going to take the brunt of it. It's 100% my fault."
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Fun fact: Fred VanVleet will be the first Wichita State Shocker to play in the NBA Finals since
@AntoineCarr55
in 1998. Carr played with the Jazz in the Finals in 1997 and 1998.
Fun fact 2: Fred is making 82% (14-17) of his 3s since the birth of Fred. Jr.
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Gregg Marshall told his players to take a week or two off to recharge. Erik Stevenson said he might take tomorrow off, but that's it.
"We're going to be in the gym getting better, faster, stronger, more athletic so we can be in the Final 4 next year in the NCAA Tournament."
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Here's the 6'8" jump that won
@CycloneMBB
commit and
@MaizeEagleAD
senior
@caleb_grill0
the 5A state championship in the high jump.
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🚨 FINAL 🚨
2️⃣0️⃣ Derby
5️⃣0️⃣ Goddard
For the first time in 25 games and 721 days, Derby has lost. 1st double-digit loss since 11/18/11.
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And here’s the story behind the moment, two years in the making for Devon Dotson.
He said it was a “nightmare” when the 2020 NCAA Tournament was wiped out. But seeing Ochai & McCormack win and getting that hat from Self filled that hole for him.
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Facing elimination and possibly the end of his Wichita State career, senior
@ThatMcDuffieKid
delivered the best performance of his career.
⚫Career-high 34 points
⚫Made 12 of 13 free throws
⚫Grabbed 12 rebounds (7 offensive)
⚫2 assists, 2 blocks, 3 steals
⚫Played 38 minutes
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The Koch Arena erupted during halftime when the Shockers returned to the floor, accompanied by... Dexter Dennis, fresh off a flight to Wichita.
He was chatting it up with teammates during the break. Good sign for WSU that he's already back with the team.
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Gregg Marshall just asked Samajae Haynes-Jones if he hit the ball last. Samajae nodded his head yes. Marshall told the refs they didn't even need to look at it, it was Providence's ball.
Just like that NCAA sportsmanship commercial 😂
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Fred VanVleet calls for a standing ovation for Gregg Marshall.
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Andale coach: "It was a tough game to be apart of, it really was."
Nickerson coach: "It's hard losing like that, but I thought (Andale) handled it as well as they could have. They put their young guys in & their young guys executed better than our old guys. No hard feelings."
Final: Andale 108, Nickerson 0
The Class 3A Kansas high school football dynasty just set a school record for points scored in Friday's win — No. 43 in a row for the 3-time defending state champion.
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KU legend Paul Pierce is a man of the people. Drew Gooden walked in behind him and was laughing, “Paul is a rock star.”
The Truth getting the KU students fired up, yelling “This is our night!”
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Sold-out crowd + grand slam to tie the game + 11 unanswered runs + 1st place in the American + post-game fireworks
Not a bad night for
@GoShockersSB
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Ask any player who comes through the Wichita State basketball program and they will tell you Gretchen Torline, an academic advisor at WSU, is like family.
Here’s Gretchen comforting Morris Udeze walking out to the team bus for the last time this season.
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Two players from the 1970
@WichitaState
football team took a commemorative wreath out to the 50-yard line here at Cessna Stadium.
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Also noteworthy: Isaac Brown is not only the first full-time Black head coach in Wichita State's 115-year history, but he is also the first full-time Black head coach of a Division I program in the history of Kansas.
My earlier story on how he's inspired:
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Wichita State softball knocks off the No. 2-ranked team in America for its biggest regular-season win in program history.
Shockers hold on to beat Oklahoma State 8-7 and pick up the crucial marquee win they need to make a push for hosting an NCAA Regional.
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It was here at Wichita State where a kid from Barranquilla, Colombia with self-esteem issues learned to truly believe in himself and become the 6-foot-11 star player who is about to make a lot of money playing professional basketball.
What a ride for Jaime Echenique.
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Evident by this response from
@coachjtang
how tight-knit that Baylor staff was.
Here's his thoughts on Paul Mills (
@CoachMills
) being hired at Wichita State (h/t
@KWCHBrandon
).
"10s hang with 10s and 1s hang with 1s and he's a 10 and he's going to have some 10s around him."
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Cleanthony Early is officially back in Koch Arena, ladies and gentlemen.
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Never thought I would see the day when Andale was rooting for Bishop Miege.
But a Miege comeback in the 4x4 relay knocked Louisburg down and allowed Andale to win the 4A boys team title by 0.5 points. Pandemonium on the infield with Andale going wild to celebrate Miege.
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What can’t this guy do?
@avery2johnson
is now taking throw-back passes and scoring 60-yard touchdowns as a receiver now with the pass from childhood friend
@justin4stephens
🎯
That’s the 4th touchdown of the 1st half for the K-State commit to put Maize up 35-7 on rivals.
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No one makes it look easier than K-State QB commit
@avery2johnson
, who just housed it from 56 yards out to score Maize’s 3rd TD of the first 9 minutes in this rivalry game at Maize South.
Avery putting on a show once again for a sold-out crowd. That’s 21-7 Maize in 1Q.
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2 years ago
@riggsrobben23
lost his father. This season, as a senior LB, he has 100+ tackles, 28 TFL, and 7 sacks for 10-1 Bishop Carroll.
He is carrying on his father's legacy.
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And here's why players love playing for Isaac Brown.
Wichita State just won 69-65 over Tulsa, a crucial road win to start AAC play. But the first thing Brown did after the game?
Huddle the 3 players who didn't get in the game tonight and tell them to stay the course.
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With 0.5 seconds left, Dexter Dennis hits a dagger in the corner to give Wichita State a 82-79 win at Tulane. His only points of the game.
@_dontaee
says it’s good to be back home.
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🚨🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL🚨🚨
Southeast senior Ollie McGee just won the City League 100 in an official time of 10.38 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Xavier Sellers (10.48), Deron Dudley (10.49), and Philip Landrum (10.54)...THOSE BOYS WERE MOVING 💨💨💨
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You're watching the 18-year-old 3A state meet record going down, as
@USD400SVHS
sophomore Belle Peters clears 12'8" in the pole vault.
With a PR of 12'10" (5th best all-time), Peters was already one of the all-time greats. Now she has her first state title to go with it.
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Shock, survive and advance.
Wichita State pulls off the stunner, 71-65, over Memphis to advance to the AAC tournament quarterfinals.
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Really inspiring message here from
@UConnWBB
associate head coach Chris Dailey on the impact Tuesday’s game might have on younger women who were at Koch Arena tonight.
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30 minutes after the Wichita State victory, Shocker legend Cheese Johnson up in the stands at Koch Arena giving some wisdom to current Shocker star Craig Porter.
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