Gregg Marshall

13-year-old Maggie Marshall was packing her bags Monday night, ready for another round. “Crazy fun...really fun,” says Maggie. She and her 16-year-old brother Kellen will board a flight for Los Angeles Tuesday. So what's it like being Gregg Marshall's kid? “The only thing that's different is we watch basketball 90 percent of the time on every TV. That's the only difference from a regular house...we're always checking scores,” says Kellen. “It's a lot of basketball watching…pausing it…watching it,” adds Maggie.

Garrett Stutz returned from his back injury in huge fashion. The 7-foot senior scored 23 points and led Wichita State to a 86-74 win over Evansville, Wednesday night. The win was Gregg Marshall's 100th as a coach with the Shockers. WSU (18-3, 9-1 MVC) Toure' Murry helped out with 14 points of his own. He and Stutz combined for 27 points at the break, more than half of the Shockers points at the break, 51-34. Evansville's Kenny Harris led his team with 18 points and Colt Ryan followed with 17. The Purple Aces were 5-14 from 3-point range tonight.

Wichita State University men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall responded late Tuesday afternoon to a public reprimand from the Missouri Valley Conference for comments he made inSt. Louis over the weekend "I acknowledge the public reprimand from the Missouri Valley Conference regarding my comments and actions following Saturday's game in the MVC Tournament,” said Marshall. “I apologize to Commissioner Elgin and to the Missouri Valley Conference as a whole.” "While I regret my choice of words in a public forum, and insinuations that could have been made as a result, my thoughts regarding the game remain," Marshall continued.

Gregg Marshall announced he will remain Wichita State's men's basketball coach. “Wichita State is a special place, with great resources, from facilities to academics to people," Marshall said. "My family and I feel this is a great place for us. I appreciate my staff and players who have achieved at a high level, and look forward to continued success. “I appreciate the support of Wichita State University President Dr. Donald Beggs, as well as Athletic Director Dr. Eric Sexton and his staff, for their continued commitment to the program.

Michigan assistant coach Jeff Meyer loves watching Wichita State play as well as they have been and he's not the least bit surprised that Gregg Marshall has them in the Sweet 16.  Meyer saw his share of solid Gregg Marshall teams when he was Marshall's associate head coach at Winthrop. "I was watching the Gonzaga game with a lot of interest," says Meyer.  "Before the buzzer went off I went ahead and texted Gregg 'congratulations, let's go ahead and meet in Atlanta this year.'" Meyer describes Marshall as a great guy full of energy and intensity and dubs him a 'master recruiter.'  However he adds that working with Coach Marshall is probably some of the most fun he's had coaching in his life.  "Whenever you work with Coach Marshall you're gonna have fun but you're gonna win too.  And this time of year in particular I know his teams always peak, late season.  It's just a byproduct of the hard work and the culture he builds inside his program.

Wichita State men's basketball coach Gregg Marshall doesn't want the same job at the University of Nebraska, according to the Omaha World Herald.  Tuesday, the World-Herald reported that it had three sources stating Marshall turned down the NU job for $2 million a year. However, NU athletic director Tom Osborne released this statement about the position Wednesday.  "Our head men's basketball position has not been offered to any individual at this point and will not be offered until we have fully completed the process.

Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall has been named the Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year.  This is the second straight year that Marshall has earned Valley Coach of the Year honors.  Marshall is the first Shocker head coach to earn back-to-back coach of the year honors. Click here to read an interview in St. Louis with Marshall Marshall beat out Creighton head coach Greg McDermott in the voting.  Marshall received 23 of a possible 40 first place tallies and totaled 87 points in the voting.  McDermott got 64 points.  It should be noted that Barry Hinson finished third in the voting.  It's the highest a coach of the last place team has ever finished.

Forget the recruiting trail, Gregg Marshall has to replace two thirds of his coaching staff. One week after Chad Dollar left for a job in Atlanta at Georgia Tech, Marty Gross has left the coaching staff to take a job at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Gross will be reunited with head coach Willis Wilson, who was the longtime coach at Rice University before taking the job with the Islanders. Gross was an original member of Gregg Marshall's coaching staff when he took control of Shocker basketball four years ago.  

The Air Capital Classic gets underway Thursday, here are five names to watch this weekend at Crestview Country Club. 1. Michael Putnam. Duh. He is the unquestioned top golfer on the web.com Tour right now. He leads the money List and is one win away from the PGA Tour. Plus he is in charge of most every statistical category; Top 10's, front nine scoring, greens in regulation (GIR), oh and money. He is a name to watch this weekend and if he wins, you'll be a witness to history. No one has ever been promoted to the PGA Tour with three straight wins before.

The Air Capital Classic gets underway Thursday, here are five names to watch this weekend at Crestview Country Club. 1. Michael Putnam. Duh. He is the unquestioned top golfer on the web.com Tour right now. He leads the money List and is one win away from the PGA Tour. Plus he is in charge of most every statistical category; Top 10's, front nine scoring, greens in regulation (GIR), oh and money. He is a name to watch this weekend and if he wins, you'll be a witness to history. No one has ever been promoted to the PGA Tour with three straight wins before.

It seems trivial to be talking about sports when friends and neighbors have had their lives blown all around the plains. The devastation in Oklahoma is staggering - it affects Kansans so profoundly because we live with the knowledge that it has been us and, living where we do, that it will be us again sometime in the future. I hope you're doing whatever you can to help those in need, I hope we all are. Better than normal-- I've been pleasantly surprised by the functionality of Duffy Bass Field in Normal, there've been a lot of fans disguised as empty seats, but as far a smaller facility working for this tournament the folks from the Valley and Illinois State are making it work well.

Really? With some of the greatest marketing minds at their beacon call - the best that the BCS Commissioners could come up with for the new college football playoff - was the 'College Football Playoff'? Are these the same guys who came up with 'slippery when wet' or 'stay behind the fence' at the tiger exhibit? Bill Hancock, the BCS's Executive Director and a really good guy, said that they wanted to keep it simple, so they just called it what it is. Not everything has to be catchy--- When you stop to think of it there's a lot of 'cutesy' in sports.

Sixth-year head coach Gregg Marshall has announced the signing of Darius Carter to a National Letter-of-Intent to play men's basketball at Wichita State beginning with the 2013-14 season. "Darius is a post player who can score with his back to the basket, as well as facing the basket, in transition and off the glass," Marshall said. “He comes from Vincennes, which had a great year under coach Todd Franklin. His family possesses a tremendous basketball pedigree. Darius is a outstanding young man who will fit in well with the newcomers and the returning players.

Wichita State's Final Four men's basketball team were recognized during a ceremony Monday night.  The free celebration was held at Charles Koch Arena. The Voice of the Shockers Mike Kennedy hosted with comments from Gregg Marshall, assistant coaches and selected players. The Spirit Squad, Dance Team and Band was also be recognized. The event replaced the annual banquet.

For What it's Worth-- April 13th -- I'm sure that coaches and players wouldn't agree, but I'm ready for college hoops to start again.  One week's hiatus is enough, even with the grind of the post season-I've found myself going through hoops withdraw.  No, the NBA doesn't quite rise to the level of a fix---yet---although when the playoffs start it's always great theater. Thanks, Jake- - I was sorry, if not surprised to hear of Jake White's departure from Wichita State.  Not only do I like Jake, but I like the upside of his game as well.  We only got glimpses of what he was capable of--eleven points here, nine rebounds there, but those were his topsides.

Wichita State has been counted so far out of tonight's match up with Louisville, that it's almost an insult to the teams the Shockers have beaten along the way. The Brand has changed--- Regardless what happens tonight, the view of Wichita State basketball has been inexorably altered.  When the CBE Classic announced its field for next November's tournament in Kansas City, the release trumpeted - 'Wichita State headlines CBE Classic...

A sea of black and gold packed the Georgia World Congress Center Saturday afternoon before the Shockers tipped off agaisnt Louisville. As the only Kansas team left in the tournament, thousands of Wichita State fans came out of the woodwork to cheer on the Shockers in Atlanta. Click here to see photos of the pep rally Debbie Kennedy, Wichita State University Alumni Association president, helped organize a pep rally 2 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The Shocker pep band performed, along with stunts and chants from WSU cheerleaders.

I have a long-standing rule for myself about covering games:  I don't wear the color of the team I'm covering or the team that they're playing.  Usually that means I just end up wearing black a lot.  Today, I'm breaking that rule.  I'm wearing a neon yellow shirt under my black jacket.  I figured this is the first time in nearly 50 years that Wichita State has made the Final Four so I broke my rule. Unfortunately, Wichita has been unable to break the rule of the stereotype.  ESPN was reporting today that coach Gregg Marshall gets about 1-2 interview requests per week; one from The Eagle and the other from The Sunflower.  I guess the requests from the 3 television stations in town don't count.  Although, we did just get indoor plumbing and color TV in Wichita so maybe that's what is throwing them off (heavy sarcasm there)

The Georgia Dome is ridiculous. It's the biggest arena I've ever been to. No I've never been to the Superdome in New Orleans or Ford Field in Detroit or the Big House either but the Georgia Dome is massive. It's huge. From top to bottom, it's just a huge arena. It's probably the perfect size for a football stadium but for basketball, it's just so empty while being filled, if that makes sense. 75,000 people are going to watch two basketball games Saturday night then on Monday as well.