Illinois State Redbirds

For What it’s Worth--- on this February 18 - Wichita State went 7:30 without a point at Illinois State-- they endured a 17-nothing run and were outscored by 17 at the line and still won a basketball game. Go figure. Head shaking--- Wichita State...

The Missouri Valley Conference released a statement Monday regarding the officiating of the Wichita State-Illinois State game and the final minute of the game, involving Shocker sophomore Tekele Cotton. “The Missouri Valley Conference has...

For What it’s Worth---on this February 17 -- Former Shocker Coach Mark Turgeon’s Maryland Terrapins beat #2 Duke as the Blue Devils miss a shot at the buzzer, just an hour before former WSU and Turgeon assistant Tad Boyle (Colorado) losses one...

Wichita State 68, Illinois State 67: Cleanthony Early made a game-winning 3-pointer with eight seconds left, capping an 8-0 run in the final 44 seconds of regulation, as the host Shockers came back to beat the Redbirds and maintain sole possession of...

He hadn't hit much of anything except Illinois State players up until that point, but in the final seconds of Sunday night's game Cleanthony Early became the hero.  Early's three-point basket with 4 seconds left put the Shockers up by 1 and eventually...

Five games remain for Wichita State. Five game remain to determine the Shockers' post season plans: play amazing and get a great seed in the NCAA Tournament or not and await the basketball gods. Gregg Marshall is planning on treating this stretch like...

It was a year and a half ago, on the Fourth of July, when Fred Van Vleet gave Wichita State an oral commitment to play basketball. He said the idea was that his AAU teammates back in Illinois would get more attention from the college scouts that way....

Amazing what a week does. Last week, Shocker fans were lining up for happy pills as their team was in the midst of a three-game slide. "Bubble team" was starting to get thrown around and everyone, including the players and coaches were scratching...

Illinois State recruits accustomed to winning in high school should fit right in at their new football home. The rising Redbird program targeted playoff contenders and championship-caliber high school teams as part of a class of 16 high school recruits...

For What it’s Worth---On February 4--- The Ravens short circuit the Superdome and Forty-niners. What a weird game, don’t ever tell me that football isn’t a game of momentum. You never know what can spark it or end it---last night it...

For the first time in school history the Wichita State women's basketball team has started Missouri Valley Conference play with a perfect 8-0 record. Wichita State beat Illinois State 66-54 on Friday night to keep their umblemished record.  The game was...

A second half surge lifted the Wichita State women's basketball team to a 49-45 win at Evansville Sunday afternoon. The victory gave WSU a 7-0 start to Valley play for the second consecutive season and matches the best start in school history. The...