Ogirri ready to help UW backcourt May 27, 2008
"Ogirri's status within the Wichita State basketball program should have been secure considering that he had averaged 9.73 points per game over three seasons while playing in 97 games and starting 50.Added to that he was selected to the Missouri Valley's All-Freshman Team one year after leading Denver East to an unbeaten season (24-0) and being named the Class 5A Player of the Year as well as Colorado's Mr. Basketball.Ogirri further solidified his position in the program the following year as a... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
UNI men's notebook: Panthers 'dummy-down' playbook Jan 23, 2008
"My total focus is building the Wichita State basketball program toward excellence. I have not been contacted by, nor have I contacted the University of South Carolina or any school, for that matter, for any position," Marshall said. Still, Marshall didn't rule out being a candidate for the job. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Shockers tap Marshall Apr 16, 2007
Marshall, who met with Wichita State basketball players Friday night, said he and his family did not make the decision to accept the job until Saturday morning after sleeping on it. Preparation will not be a problem, hard work will not be a problem, playing with passion and intensity will not be a problem, Marshall said. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Marshall plan: Wichita St. hires Winthrop's coach Apr 15, 2007
" Marshall, who met with Wichita State basketball players Friday night, said he and his family did not make the decision to accept the job until Saturday morning after sleeping on it. "Preparation will not be a problem, hard work will not be a problem, playing with passion and intensity will not be a problem," Marshall said. "I can't guarantee you every shot will go in and I can't guarantee you that we will win every night, but you will get an honest effort and you will get something you can be... (ESPN -- College Basketball)
It's enough to make coach crazy Jan 20, 2007
Here are a few of the things Mark Turgeon might have done Friday to try to fix his Wichita State basketball team, and his own psyche, before tonight's game at Bradley. He forced his players to walk on hot coals with bare feet. (Kansas.com, KS -- Sports)
Cyber Christmas Jan 11, 2007
And not just Wichita State basketball. "The bowling team is huge," Crisler says. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
THE BENCHPRESS- Resolutions, pizza and a perfect storm Jan 3, 2007
Second resolution: someone-maybe Wichita State basketball coach Mark Turgeon-needs to remind the Shockers that being highly ranked does not make the games any easier to win. Following consecutive losses, and in light of all the attention the team has received after last spring's NCAA tournament run, one wonders whether playing in the national spotlight might become a distraction as the season wears on. (Hillsboro Free Press, KS)
SIDELINE SLANTS-Thoughts about religion, football and dying for championships Dec 27, 2006
Scheduling home games has become a nightmare for Wichita State basketball coach Mark Turgeon because big-time schools are not willing to come to Wichita to lose. After WSU beat George Mason, LSU and Syracuse on the road, Roy Williams called Turgeon and said, "Now you're going to have a tough time scheduling road games, too.". (Hillsboro Free Press, KS)
LAS VEGAS CLASSIC: Lobos upend Shockers Dec 23, 2006
The news came at 4:30 p.m., right around the time the Wichita State basketball team was getting ready to board its bus to the Orleans Arena. P.J. Couisnard, the Shockers' second-leading scorer, was bedridden in his hotel room with a stomach virus and wouldn't play against New Mexico on Friday night in the Las Vegas Classic. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Sports)
Forward finds fit at WSU Dec 8, 2006
And it was Thomasson's introduction to Wichita State basketball. A week later, Turgeon called. (Kansas.com, KS -- Sports)
Freshman fits in somewhere, but where? Nov 2, 2006
With home games coming up against the likes of Fort Hays State, Rockhurst, Chicago State, UMKC, Maryland-Eastern Shore and Kennesaw State, the sellout crowds at Wichita State basketball games might want to bring books or talk among themselves. Or they can watch the development of Shocker freshman guard Gal Mekel, an Israeli who has a chance to be special but only if he can figure out how to navigate through the demands of Wichita State coach Mark Turgeon, a well-known stickler for doing things... (Kansas.com, KS -- Sports)
WSU season tickets gone Aug 22, 2006
Wichitan Larry Kloefkorn bought the last two season tickets available this season for Wichita State basketball Monday morning. He spent more than he planned, and he and his wife, Mary, will sit nine rows apart in Section 106. (Kansas.com, KS -- Sports)
Business leaders discuss how to keep Wranglers Jul 27, 2006
The challenge is figuring out how to generate the type of business community enthusiasm that helps support Wichita State basketball and baseball. "We're not asking the corporations to give a subsidy," says Bob Hanson, president and CEO of the. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
Turgeon hasn't hired Husker aide - yet Apr 28, 2006
Wichita State basketball coach Mark Turgeon can't wait to hire an assistant to replace Tad Boyle. Then his phone will get a rest. (Kansas.com, KS -- Sports)
