Wichita State Shockers NCAA Basketball NewsNews on Wichita State Shockers NCAA Basketball continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Mekel leaves for Israeli team- March 31, 2008 "From an APR standpoint, it's important to try to conclude his semester" Wichita State sophomore guard Gal Mekel will not play for the Shockers after signing a contract with Maccabi Tel Aviv, the biggest sports club in Israel, according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.'Maccabi is home to me,' he told the newspaper.Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said today that Mekel left for Israel on Thursday. He had been participating in individual workouts with the team. When Mekel left, Marshall knew he...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/wichita-state-basketball/2008/03/mekel-leaves-for-israeli-team?f... Wsu Basketball Season in Review- March 16, 2008 Coach Marshall seems delighted at the prospect of having Ramon Clemente and Aaron Ellis back next season.http://www.topix.net/ncaa/wichita-state-basketball/2008/03/wsu-basketball-season-in-review... Team in flux Marshall in midst of Shocker overhaul- March 16, 2008 "It's really a tremendous overhaul of the program." Gregg Marshall has a one-month head start on his second makeover of the Wichita State men's basketball program.WSU hired him last April and handed him a roster in flux, more so than he knew during his whirlwind job interview. Eleven months later, Marshall is rebuilding again.'There's going to be a lot of that -- a big-time feeling of starting over,' Marshall said. 'The most important thing right now is recruiting.'This time, at least,...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/wichita-state-basketball/2008/03/team-in-flux-marshall-in-midst-... Bascue's catch ranks on Brown-o-meter- March 13, 2008 "Brown's ball -- no one thought he could get to it anyway. He caught it out of play." Wichita State left fielder Bret Bascue has good timing, just not great timing. Former Shocker outfielder Matt Brown had great timing. He made his catch-of-a-lifetime on ESPN.Bascue, depending on who you listen to, approached, equaled or bettered Brown's ESPY-nominated grab from 2005 a week ago. Like Brown, he ran into foul territory, encountered a fence and made a spectacular catch while falling over the...http://www.topix.net/ncaa/wichita-state-basketball/2008/03/bascues-catch-ranks-on-brown-o-... WSU tries to remember the good- March 11, 2008 "We attacked their zone and we guarded their (offense). Their stuff is a lot like Creighton's. We know their stuff pretty well." Wichita State played 85 minutes of basketball against Indiana State in the regular season and played well for about 73.For that effort, they catch a lot of grief about blowing a 21-point lead.The Shockers won the first meeting at home 65-60, guard Matt Braeuer's first start after missing 10 games with a concussion. In the second meeting, WSU led at halftime and by 21.http://www.topix.net/ncaa/wichita-state-basketball/2008/03/wsu-tries-to-remember-the-good?... ISU's Jay Tunnell questionable for MVC Tourney- March 9, 2008 Indiana State center Jay Tunnell did not take part in the Sycamores' practice at Hulman Center on Wednesday, the team's final full practice before Thursday's Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game against ... via Tribune-Starhttp://www.topix.net/ncaa/wichita-state-basketball/2008/03/isus-jay-tunnell-questionable-f... |