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Wichita State’s Paxton Wallace signs with Los Angeles Angels

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A member of the Wichita State Shockers baseball team is now a professional baseball player and he’s beginning his journey to the major leagues. Wichita State junior infielder Paxton Wallace has joined the Los Angeles Angels organization on an undrafted free agent contract, according to Wichita State. Wallace, a third baseman from Greenbrier, Arkansas, capped off […] Wichita … [Read more...] about Wichita State’s Paxton Wallace signs with Los Angeles Angels

Wichita State Shockers Moving On From ‘Mid-Major’ Status

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By AMAN KIDWAI Despite losing the top three scorers from 2016’s NCAA Tournament at-large qualifier, this year’s Wichita State Shockers have developed into a formidable squad. They’re ranked No. 21 in the AP Poll, No. 22 in the Coaches’ Poll, 10th in the KenPom efficiency rankings, and now have a 30-4 record after defeating Illinois State in the Missouri Valley Conference … [Read more...] about Wichita State Shockers Moving On From ‘Mid-Major’ Status

Unlike Kentucky, Wichita State Produces NBA Players in Four Years, Not One-and-Dones

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INDIANAPOLIS — Neither Landry Shamet nor any of his Wichita States teammates were ever seriously recruited by Kentucky. “They never talked to me,” Shamet, a 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman guard from Kansas Citym said here ahead of the South Regional second-round game between No. 10 Wichita State and No. 2 Kentucky on Sunday. Shamet ultimately chose the Shockers over Colorado. He … [Read more...] about Unlike Kentucky, Wichita State Produces NBA Players in Four Years, Not One-and-Dones

AP source: Wichita State in serious talks to join AAC

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By PAT EATON-ROBB HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Wichita State and the American Athletic Conference are in serious talks to have the school join the league as a non-football member as early as next fall, a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations said Friday. No move would be announced before the end of the NCAA Tournament, according to the person who spoke to The Associated … [Read more...] about AP source: Wichita State in serious talks to join AAC