Wichita State University NCAA News

Wichita State defeats Cleveland State 69-54 Eds: APNewsNow. Wichita State 69, Cleveland State 54.

Cal Bruton and Cheese Johnson on their way to Denton, Texas for the 1976 NCAA Tournament.

Wichita State's Gregg Marshall calls for a play against Iowa in the second half on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.

Wichita State has cruised to a 74-57 victory over Iowa in the consolation game of the CBE Classic behind 18 points from sophomore Garrett Stutz.

Win or lose, the CBE Classic games in Kansas City can be a plus for Wichita State's basketball team.

Redshirt freshman Travon Woodall had 19 points and Ashton Gibbs added 18, leading Pittsburgh to a gritty 68-55 win over Wichita State in the semifinals of the CBE Classic on Monday night at the Sprint Center.

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon on his team's first three games: "I feel like we're improving every day out." No one has to tell Pitt coach Jamie Dixon about the dangers of facing a team from the Missouri Valley Conference.

Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon knows tough, physical basketball. He coaches one of the toughest teams in the Big East, a conference known for its disregard for finesse and foul troubles.

Two games down, and we've seen the good and the bad from Wichita State. It's mostly good as the 16- and 29-point margins indicate.

WSU's Garrett Stutz gets a shot blocked by Arkansas-Monticello's DeAngelo McIntosh in the first half on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

J.T. Durley and Toure Murry each scored 15 points to lead Wichita State to a 79-50 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Wednesday night in the CBE Classic.

Time to change the narrative on J.T. Durley's career. The evidence is splattered all over the court.

Wichita State University's JT Durley scores a basket in the first half against Fairleigh Dickinson.

Wichita State balance prevails, 80-64 Eds: APNewsNow. Wichita State 80, Fairleigh Dickinson 64.

Fairleigh Dickinson: The Knights opened the season with an 84-61 loss at No. 5 Villanova on Friday.

The No. 5 carries a short and mixed history with Wichita State basketball. Carter Arnett, Mo Evans and Wendell Preadom wore it.

By the end of last basketball season, Will Creekmore was tired of being pushed around.

The changing lineups and absence of senior guard Clevin Hannah make it difficult to draw too many conclusions from WSU's 81-69 exhibition win over NCAA Division II Newman on Saturday.

Wichita State University men's basketball player Clevin Hannah at Koch Arena. Bonnie Bing says... Regardless of what those in the fashion business say, black is never replaced.

Six-foot-11 center David King had a breakout season last year for, earning All-KCAC and honorable-mention All-America honors, but the Maize product won't play this year because of a knee injury.