Gregg Marshall gave his sustainability speech in March 2011, although few realized it. During Wichita State’s NIT championship run, he enthusiastically rejected the notion he coaches at a mid-major.
The newspaper clipping sits on a living-room table, a treasure amidst the clutter of trophies, plaques and family photos. They mean something, each one of them, but Fonda Ellis wants to show you this piece of fading newsprint.
MANHATTAN — Bruce Weber faced a puzzling question last March: What does a man do when he has the freedom to do anything?
The first thing Bruce Weber should have done after being named Kansas State’s basketball coach in March would have been to ask the previous coach, Frank Martin, about the button.
In 1927, the New York Yankees won 110 games and lost only 44. Their lineup was loaded with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earle Combs, Tony Lazerri and others. Four Yankees pitchers won 18 or more games.
Gregg Marshall’s Wichita State basketball teams make me nervous.
All times p.m.
| Date | Opponent | TV | Time |
| Nov. 5 | Pittsburg St. (exh.) | W, 100-56 | |
| Nov. 10 | N.C.-Central | W, 71-57 | |
| Nov. 13 | at VCU | W, 53-51 | |
| Nov. 15 | W. Carolina | W, 79-63 | |
| Nov. 17 | Howard | W, 69-50 | |
| Nov. 20 | x-DePaul | W, 75-62 | |
| Nov. 21 | x-Iowa | W, 75-63 | |
| Nov. 28 | Tulsa | W, 86-60 | |
| Dec. 2 | at Air Force | W, 72-69 | |
| Dec. 8 | N. Colorado | W, 80-54 | |
| Dec. 13 | at Tennessee | L, 69-60 | |
| Dec. 20 | Charleston Southern | W, 65-53 | |
| Dec. 22 | y-Southern Miss | W, 59-51 | |
| Dec. 30 | Northern Iowa | W, 66-41 | |
| Jan. 2 | at Drake | W, 75-63 | |
| Jan. 6 | at Bradley | W, 69-63 | |
| Jan. 9 | S. Illinois | W, 82-76 | |
| Jan. 13 | at Evansville | L, 71-67 | |
| Jan. 16 | Illinois St. | W, 74-62 | |
| Jan. 19 | No. 12 Creighton | W, 67-64 | |
| Jan. 23 | at Missouri St. | W, 62-52 | |
| Jan. 26 | Bradley | W, 73-39 | |
| Jan. 29 | Indiana St. | L, 68-55 | |
| Feb. 2 | at N. Iowa | L, 57-52 | |
| Feb. 5 | at S. Illinois | L, 64-62 | |
| Feb. 9 | Missouri St. | W, 79-50 | |
| Feb. 13 | Drake | W, 71-56 | |
| Feb. 17 | at Illinois St. | W, 68-67 | |
| Feb. 19 | at Indiana St. | W, 66-62 | |
| Feb. 23 | Detroit | W, 94-79 | |
| Feb. 27 | Evansville | L, 59-56 | |
| March 2 | at Creighton | L, 91-79 | |
| March 8 | v-MVC: Missouri State | W, 69-59 | |
| March 9 | v-MVC: Illinois State | W, 66-51 | |
| March 10 | v-MVC: Creighton | L, 68-65 | |
| March 23 | z-NCAA: Pittsburgh (8): | W, 73-55 | |
| March 23 | z-NCAA: Gonzaga (1): | W, 76-70 | |
| March 28 | a-NCAA: La Salle (13): | W, 72-58 | |
| March 30 | a-NCAA: Ohio St. (2): | W, 70-66 | |
| April 5 | a-NCAA: Louisville (1): | L, 72-68 |
For years, Bill Self has used a simple phrase to describe the pressures of coaching at a tradition-rich program. He calls it “Kansas math” — the idea that no matter how many stars leave KU early, or how many seniors exit, Kansas fans will generally expect their team to be even better the following year.
We won’t really know much about Wichita State’s offense until it faces one of those stay-in-front, hand-in-the-face, take-a-charge defenses in the Missouri Valley Conference. You know what Evansville or Northern Iowa can do to an offense that isn’t disciplined enough to run its plays against solid, physical defenders who refuse to let scorers do pretty things.
ARKANSAS CITY — Inside tiny W.S. Scott Auditorium, there are already epic battles going on when the Cowley College men’s basketball team gathers for practice.
It is absurd to say it is a title-or-bust season for a program yet to win a conference championship, but welcome to this season of Wichita State hoops under Jody Adams.
While most of college athletics mocks math and geography with conference realignment, the Missouri Valley Conference stays true to simpler days of round-robin scheduling and a meaningful regular-season champion.
If RaeAnne Booth comes off as a little bit obsessed with her work, please forgive her.
There is a conversation going on in Mark Potter’s office, no different than so many others in his 15 years as men’s basketball coach at Newman University.
Coach: Bill Self, 269-53 in nine seasons
Patience, humility and Lizzy Jeronimus.
All times p.m.; FSKC games to be announced
| Date | Opponent | TV | Time |
| Nov. 4 | Emporia St. (exh.) | W, 81-51 | |
| Nov. 9 | North Dakota | W, 85-52 | |
| Nov. 12 | Lamar | W, 79-55 | |
| Nov. 13 | x-Ala.-Huntsville | W, 87-26 | |
| Nov. 18 | North Florida | W, 74-55 | |
| Nov. 21 | y-Delaware | W, 66-63 | |
| Nov. 23 | y-No. 4 Michigan | L, 71-57 | |
| Dec. 2 | S.C.-Upstate | W, 72-53 | |
| Dec. 8 | at G. Washington | W, 65-62 | |
| Dec. 15 | z-No. 14 Gonzaga | L, 68-52 | |
| Dec. 18 | Texas Southern | W, 78-69 | |
| Dec. 22 | a-No. 8 Florida | W, 67-61 | |
| Dec. 29 | UMKC | W, 52-44 | |
| Dec. 31 | South Dakota | W, 70-50 | |
| Jan. 5 | No. 22 Oklahoma St. | W, 73-67 | |
| Jan. 12 | at West Virginia | W, 65-64 | |
| Jan. 16 | at TCU | W, 67-54 | |
| Jan. 19 | Oklahoma | W, 69-60 | |
| Jan. 22 | No. 3 Kansas | L, 59-55 | |
| Jan. 26 | at Iowa St. | L, 73-67 | |
| Jan. 30 | Texas | W, 83-57 | |
| Feb. 2 | at Oklahoma | W, 52-50 | |
| Feb. 5 | at Texas Tech | W, 68-59 | |
| Feb. 9 | Iowa St. | W, 79-70 | |
| Feb. 11 | at No. 14 Kansas | L, 83-62 | |
| Feb. 16 | Baylor | W, 81-61 | |
| Feb. 18 | West Virginia | W, 71-61 | |
| Feb. 23 | at Texas | W, 81-69 | |
| Feb. 25 | Texas Tech | W, 75-55 | |
| March 2 | at Baylor | W, 64-61 | |
| March 5 | TCU | W, 79-68 | |
| March 9 | at Okahoma St. | L, 76-70 | |
| March 14 | a-Big 12: Texas | W, 66-49 | |
| March 15 | a-Big 12: Okla. St. | W, 68-57 | |
| March 16 | a-Big 12: Kansas | L, 70-54 | |
| March 22 | a-NCAA: La Salle (13) | L, 63-61 |
The obsession of winning is what drives many to succeed.
MANHATTAN — The next time Brittany Chambers applies for a job, she needs to list Deb Patterson as a reference.
Friday, Nov. 9
The Region VI men’s and women’s tournaments will be March 2-9. The finals will be held March 8-9 at Park City’s Hartman Arena.
Coach: Greg McDermott, 52-22 in two seasons
Kansas State has the talent to qualify for its fourth straight NCAA Tournament, and, if everything falls into place, to make some noise once it gets there. But college basketball is never that simple. Potential is only part of the equation.
| No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| 0 | Chadrack Lufile | 6-9 | 251 | F | Jr. | Burlington, Ontario (Coffeyville CC) |
| 1 | Derail Green | 6-7 | 199 | F | Fr. | Houston |
| 2 | Malcolm Armstead | 6-0 | 205 | G | Sr. | Florence, Ala. (Chipola JC) |
| 3 | Evan Wessel | 6-5 | 201 | G | So. | Wichita (Heights) |
| 5 | Demetric Williams | 6-2 | 178 | G | Sr. | Las Vegas |
| 11 | Cleanthony Early | 6-6 | 215 | F | Jr. | Middletown, N.Y. (Sullivan JC) |
| 15 | Nick Wiggins | 6-6 | 187 | G | Jr. | Toronto (Wabash Valley CC) |
| 20 | Kadeem Coleby | 6-9 | 251 | C | Sr. | Nassau, Bahamas (La.-Lafayette) |
| 21 | Ehimen Orukpe | 7-0 | 250 | C | Ssr. | Lagos, Nigeria (Three Rivers CC) |
| 22 | Carl Hall | 6-8 | 238 | F | Sr. | Cochran, Ga. (NW Florida St. CC) |
| 23 | Fred VanVleet | 5-11 | 190 | G | Fr. | Rockford, Ill. |
| 31 | Ron Baker | 6-3 | 218 | G | Fr. | Scott City |
| 33 | Zach Bush | 6-6 | 175 | F | Fr. | Wichita (Eisenhower) |
| 50 | Jake White | 6-8 | 232 | F | So. | Chaska, Minn. |
| No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos | Yr. | Hometown |
| 1 | Naadir Tharpe | 5-11 | 170 | G | So. | Worcester, Mass. |
| 2 | Rio Adams | 6-3 | 190 | G | Fr. | Seattle |
| 3 | Andrew White | 6-6 | 210 | G | Fr. | Richmond, Va. |
| 4 | Justin Wesley | 6-9 | 220 | F | Jr. | Fort Worth (Lamar) |
| 5 | Jeff Withey | 7-0 | 235 | C | Sr. | San Diego |
| 10 | Evan Manning | 6-3 | 170 | G | Fr. | Lawrence (Free State) |
| 11 | Tyler Self | 6-2 | 165 | G | Fr. | Lawrence (Free State) |
| 15 | Elijah Johnson | 6-4 | 195 | G | Ssr. | Las Vegas |
| 20 | Niko Roberts | 5-11 | 175 | G | Jr. | Huntington, N.Y. |
| 21 | Christian Garrett | 6-3 | 185 | G | So. | Los Angeles |
| 23 | Ben McLemore | 6-5 | 195 | G | Fr. | St. Louis |
| 24 | Travis Releford | 6-6 | 210 | G | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. (Miege) |
| 31 | Jamari Traylor | 6-8 | 220 | F | Fr. | Chicago |
| 32 | Zach Peters | 6-9 | 240 | F | Fr. | Plano, Texas |
| 33 | Landen Lucas | 6-10 | 240 | F | Fr. | Portland, Ore. |
| 34 | Perry Ellis | 6-8 | 225 | F | Fr. | Wichita (Heights) |
| 40 | Kevin Young | 6-8 | 190 | F | Sr. | Perris, Calif. (Loyola Marymount) |
All times p.m.
| Date | Opponent | TV | Time |
| Nov. 5 | Washburn (exh.) | W, 62-50 | |
| Friday | SE Missouri St. | W, 74-55 | |
| Nov. 13 | x-No. 14 Michigan St. | L, 67-64 | |
| Nov. 15 | Chattanooga | W, 69-55 | |
| Nov. 19 | y-Washington St. | W, 78-41 | |
| Nov. 20 | y-Saint Louis | W, 73-59 | |
| Nov. 26 | San Jose St. | W, 70-57 | |
| Nov. 30 | y-Oregon St. | W, 84-78 | |
| Dec. 8 | Colorado | W, 90-54 | |
| Dec. 15 | Belmont | W, 89-60 | |
| Dec. 18 | Richmond | W, 87-59 | |
| Dec. 22 | at No. 7 Ohio St. | W, 74-66 | |
| Dec. 29 | American | W, 89-57 | |
| Jan. 6 | Temple | W, 69-62 | Jan. 9 | Iowa St. | W, 97-89 (OT) |
| Jan. 12 | at Texas Tech | W, 60-46 | |
| Jan. 14 | Baylor | W, 61-44 | |
| Jan. 19 | at Texas | W, 64-59 | |
| Jan. 22 | at No. 11 Kansas St. | W, 59-55 | |
| Jan. 26 | Oklahoma | W, 67-54 | |
| Jan. 28 | at West Virginia | W, 61-56 | |
| Feb. 2 | Oklahoma St. | L, 85-80 | |
| Feb. 6 | at TCU | L, 62-55 | |
| Feb. 9 | at Oklahoma | L, 72-66 | |
| Feb. 11 | No. 10 Kansas St. | W, 83-62 | |
| Feb. 16 | Texas | W, 73-47 | |
| Feb. 20 | at No. 14 Oklahoma St. | W, 68-67 (2OT) | |
| Feb. 23 | TCU | W, 74-48 | |
| Feb. 25 | at Iowa St. | W, 108-96 (OT) | |
| March 2 | West Virginia | W, 91-65 | |
| March 4 | Texas Tech | W, 79-42 | |
| March 9 | at Baylor | L, 81-58 | |
| March 14 | y-Big 12: Texas Tech | W, 91-63 | |
| March 15 | y-Big 12: Iowa St. | W, 88-73 | |
| March 16 | y-Big 12: K-State | W, 70-54 | |
| March 22 | y-NCAA: W. Kentucky (16) | W, 64-57 | |
| March 22 | y-NCAA: N. Carolina (8) | W, 70-58 | |
| March 29 | z-NCAA: Michigan (4) | L, 87-85 (OT) |
| No. | Player | Ht. | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| 0 | Asia Boyd | 6-1 | G | So. | Detroit |
| 1 | Lamaria Cole | 5-6 | G | Fr. | Bryan, Texas |
| 3 | Angel Goodrich | 5-4 | G | Sr. | Tahlequah, Okla. |
| 5 | Catherine Williams | 6-1 | F | So. | Duncanville, Texas |
| 13 | Monica Engelman | 5-11 | G | Sr. | San Antonio |
| 15 | Chelsea Gardner | 6-3 | F | So. | DeSoto, Texas |
| 21 | Carolyn Davis | 6-3 | F | Sr. | Houston |
| 24 | CeCe Harper | 5-8 | G | Jr. | San Antonio |
| 33 | Tania Jackson | 6-2 | F | Jr. | Lawrence (Lawrence) |
| 42 | Natalie Knight | 5-7 | G | So. | Olathe (South) |
| 54 | Markisha Hawkins | 5-9 | G | Jr. | Little Rock, Ark. (Tyler JC) |
| No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| 1 | Shane Southwell | 6-6 | 210 | G | Jr. | Harlem, N.Y. |
| 3 | Martavious Irving | 6-1 | 200 | G | Sr. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| 11 | Nino Williams | 6-5 | 220 | F | So. | St. Louis (Leavenworth) |
| 12 | Omari Lawrence | 6-3 | 210 | G | Jr. | Bronx, N.Y. (St. John’s) |
| 13 | Angel Rodriguez | 5-11 | 180 | G | So. | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 20 | Adrian Diaz | 6-10 | 230 | F | So. | Miami |
| 21 | Jordan Henriquez | 6-11 | 250 | F | Sr. | Port Chester, N.Y. |
| 22 | Rodney McGruder | 6-4 | 205 | G | Sr. | Washington, D.C. |
| 24 | Ryan Schultz | 6-5 | 200 | F | Jr. | Wichita (Hutchinson CC) |
| 33 | Brian Rohleder | 6-2 | 210 | G | So. | Wichita (Carroll) |
| 40 | Shawn Meyer | 6-3 | 210 | G | So. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 42 | Thomas Gipson | 6-7 | 270 | F | So. | Cedar Hill, Texas |
| 44 | Michael Orris | 6-2 | 190 | G | Fr. | Crete, Ill. |
| 50 | D.J. Johnson | 6-8 | 250 | F | Fr. | St. Louis |
| 55 | Will Spradling | 6-2 | 180 | G | Jr. | Overland Park (SM South) |
| No. | Player | Ht. | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| 1 | Haley Texada | 5-7 | G | So. | Frisco, Texas |
| 2 | Brittany Chambers | 5-8 | G | Sr. | Jordan, Minn. |
| 4 | Katya Leick | 6-1 | F | Jr. | Grey Cloud Township, Minn. (Nebraska) |
| 10 | Heidi Brown | 5-11 | G | So. | Plains (Southwestern Heights) |
| 11 | Chantay Caron | 5-11 | G-F | Jr. | Lawrence (Free State) |
| 12 | Kelly Thomson | 5-10 | G | Fr. | Riley (Riley County) |
| 13 | Kendra Spresser | 5-5 | G | Jr. | Dresden (Seward CC) |
| 20 | Brianna Craig | 5-10 | G | Fr. | Lincoln, Neb. |
| 21 | Ashlynn Knoll | 5-11 | F | Jr. | Canyon, Texas (Seward CC) |
| 22 | Mariah White | 5-7 | G | Sr. | Midwest City, Okla. |
| 23 | Ashia Woods | 5-11 | G | So. | Wichita (Collegiate) |
| 24 | Marissa Ellis | 5-7 | G | Fr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 25 | Stacey Malone | 6-1 | F | Fr. | Tyler, Texas |
| No. | Player | Ht. | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown |
| 1 | Jasmine Jones | 5-9 | G | Sr. | Douglasville, Ga. (Ga. Perimeter CC) |
| 5 | Molly O'Brien | 5-9 | G | So. | Spokane, Mo. |
| 12 | Jessica Diamond | 5-7 | G | Sr. | Houston |
| 13 | Kelsey Jacobs | 5-2 | F | So. | Fortuna, Calif. |
| 21 | Alie Decker | 6-0 | F | Fr. | Edmond, Okla. |
| 22 | Darice Fountaine | 5-11 | G | Sr. | Wichita (Kapaun) |
| 24 | Alex Harden | 5-11 | G-F | So. | Springfield, Ill. |
| 25 | Chynna Turner | 6-0 | F | Sr. | Houston |
| 31 | Nicole Wells | 6-2 | F | Sr. | Grovetown, Ga. (Ga. Perimeter CC) |
| 33 | Michelle Price | 6-1 | F | Jr. | Kingwood, Texas |
| 34 | Jazimen Gordon | 6-2 | C | Sr. | West Memphis, Ark. |
| 44 | Michaela Dapprich | 5-10 | G-F | Fr. | Branson, Mo. |
Kansas is No. 7 in the preseason Associated Press college basketball poll. Indiana received 43 of 65 first-place votes.