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By: Jenn Bates and KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | May 17, 2012
Wichita State basketball assistant coach Dana Ford is leaving the Shockers to take an assistant job at Illinois State. Ford started as a graduate assistant under Gregg Marshall at Winthrop and Wichita State before moving on to Chipola Junior college as an assistant. He eventually moved to Tennessee State as an assistant to another former Shocker, John Cooper. Ford spent one season with Wichita State as an assistant before making his move. He was considered a very strong recruiter for the Shockers.
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June 3, 2008
From Wichita State Sports Information WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita State will travel to Florida State for Super Regional play with game one beginning on Fri., June 6. Game two will be played on Sat., June 7 and if a game three is necessary it will be played on Sun., June 8. The NCAA also announced game times and television coverage. Friday's game will begin at 2 p.m. (ET) on ESPN2, Saturday's will begin at noon (ET) on ESPN2 and Sunday's will be at 1 p.m. (ET) on ESPN.
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KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | December 29, 2010
Newcomer Ben Smith doubled his previous season high with 16 points to lead Wichita State past Evansville 91-57 in a Missouri Valley Conference opener Wednesday night. The Shockers (10-2, 1-0) had four other players score in double figures: Joe Ragland (12), J.T. Durley (12), David Kyles (11) and Toure Murry (10). Evansville (6-5) was led by Colt Ryan, who scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the second half. Wichita State's huge first-half lead dwindled to 44-35 early in the second half before the Shockers exploded.
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by Jennifer Searle and KWCH 12 Eyewitness News | November 24, 2010
Wichita State is number one when it comes to keeping employees happy. It just received the top spot in the "Top 10 Happiest University Employers," an online poll by CareerBliss. Employees completed surveys on the website. WSU employees gave the school an overall ranking of 4.29. The average of the top 10 schools is 3.946. Wichita state employees seem to be happy about the growth opporunities they have at work. They also find there's a good work-life balance. Other schools that make the list are as follows: • Auburn University • Brigham Young University • Wayne State University • University of Southern California • Columbia University • University of Florida • University of Houston • Cleveland State University • University of Michigan See complete results of the poll .
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KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | January 6, 2013
Cleanthony Early scored 24 points to lead Wichita State over Bradley 69-63 Sunday. Early was 8 of 14 from the field. Demetric Williams added 10 points, and Ehimen Orukpe had nine rebounds for Wichita State (14-1, 3-0 Missouri Valley). Wichita State led 35-34 at halftime in a game with 12 lead changes. Wichita State closed the game on a 10-2 run. The Shockers shot 47 percent from the field for the game, while Bradley shot 46 percent. Walt Lemon Jr. and Dyricus Simms-Edwards had 15 points apiece to lead the scoring for Bradley (10-5, 2-1)
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KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | February 14, 2013
The schedule for the Wichita State-Delaware baseball series has been changed to allow fans to attend the baseball and men's basketball games on Sat., Feb. 23. The Shockers will now play a doubleheader on Fri., Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. at Eck Stadium and a single game at 1 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 23. Sunday's game remains at 1 p.m.
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By Jenn Bates and KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | November 21, 2012
Cleanthony Early led all scorers with 25 points as Wichita State beat Iowa 75-63 to win the Cancun Classic. Early was 3-6 from the three-point line, 7-13 from the field and 8-9 from the free-throw line against the Hawkeyes. Wichita State was down by two at halftime thanks to a hot shooting peformance by Josh Oglesby. Oglesby and the Hawkeyes were 7-8 from three-point range in the first half. The Shockers are off until next Wednesday when they host Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane are coached by former Kansas assistant, Danny Manning.
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By: Jenn Bates and KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | November 28, 2012
Carl Hall finished with a double-double, 16 points and 11 rebounds, as Wichita State (7-0) dominated Tulsa (2-5) 86-60 at Koch Arena. This was a 3 point game with just under 7 minutes to play in the first half and that is when Wichita State started to pull away. The Shockers finished the first half on a 20-12 run, taking an 11 point lead at halftime. Wichita State steadily added to its lead in the second half and never let Tulsa back in the game. Cleanthony Early was the second leading scorer for the Shockers with 11 points. Overall, every Shocker that took the court during the game scored at least 2 points.
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By GRANT MEECH and KWCH 12 Eyewitness Sports | June 6, 2011
Kristi Bredbenner will take over the Shocker softball program. Bredbenner, who led Emporia State for six seasons and leaves as their winningest softball coach in school history, takes over for Mike Perniciaro who was let go by the school last month. The Shockers were 20-37 this season. While with the Hornets, she took the team to the national tournament every year and made the Division II national title game in 2006 and 2008, losing both years. She was named 2007 MIAA Coach of the Year.