****The Official 2015-2016 Wichita State Repository thread****

[journeyscarab]

Time to put this in place. GO SHOX!!

If you are a fan of podcasts, I would recommend Talk Angry.

http://www.podcastgarden.com/podcast/talk-angry

2015-16 AP Preseason Top 25
1. North Carolina (35)- 1,566
2. Kentucky (10)- 1,520
3. Maryland (14)- 1,487
4. Kansas (5)- 1,410
5. Duke - 1,350
6. Virginia (1) - 1,347
7. Iowa St. - 1,185
8. Oklahoma - 1,088
9. Gonzaga - 1,047
10. Wichita St. - 1,032
11. Villanova - 1,013
12. Arizona - 917
13. Michigan St. - 838
14. California - 757
15. Indiana - 755
16. Utah - 499
17. Wisconsin - 433
18. Vanderbilt - 393
19. Notre Dame - 360
20. UConn - 307
21. LSU - 268
22. Baylor - 265
23. Purdue - 236
24. Butler - 223
25. Michigan - 126

[Andoverer]

Wichita Eagle on Anton Grady. Kind of up in the air about his return:

Anton Grady is using crutches and will return to Wichita on Sunday night with the rest of the Wichita State basketball team, his father said.
“Anton is on his way home,” Eric Cloud said. “He is progressing pretty good. He’s walking on crutches right now. He should be back to 100 percent, I’ll say, with two weeks of good rest. In two weeks, he should be back to full strength.”

Cloud said Grady wants to play basketball again. That decision can’t be discussed fully until he recovers and doctors clear him for physical activity. He began physical rehabilitation in Orlando and will continue in Wichita. WSU had planned for basketball staff member Devon Smith to stay with Grady in Orlando.
“He is planning to finish the season with Wichita, once he gets back to healthy,” Cloud said. “I told him to make sure he’s ready to go before you get back out there. He talked to the doctor and the doctor told him it was all right for him to finish playing basketball.”
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said Grady’s return to basketball is a decision for doctors and Grady.

Grady collapsed on the court with three minutes remaining in Friday’s loss to Alabama. Grady, while turning to run, collided with Alabama player Dazon Ingram. Grady took a few, stumbling steps before falling to the court. In a news release, WSU describes Grady hitting Ingram with his chin, causing his head to rotate.
Later Friday, WSU announced that a CT scan, for broken bones, and an MRI scan for soft-tissue damage in the spinal cord, were negative.

[ChiTown]

Originally Posted by Andoverer

Wichita Eagle on Anton Grady. Kind of up in the air about his return:

Anton Grady is using crutches and will return to Wichita on Sunday night with the rest of the Wichita State basketball team, his father said.
“Anton is on his way home,” Eric Cloud said. “He is progressing pretty good. He’s walking on crutches right now. He should be back to 100 percent, I’ll say, with two weeks of good rest. In two weeks, he should be back to full strength.”

Cloud said Grady wants to play basketball again. That decision can’t be discussed fully until he recovers and doctors clear him for physical activity. He began physical rehabilitation in Orlando and will continue in Wichita. WSU had planned for basketball staff member Devon Smith to stay with Grady in Orlando.
“He is planning to finish the season with Wichita, once he gets back to healthy,” Cloud said. “I told him to make sure he’s ready to go before you get back out there. He talked to the doctor and the doctor told him it was all right for him to finish playing basketball.”
Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall said Grady’s return to basketball is a decision for doctors and Grady.

Grady collapsed on the court with three minutes remaining in Friday’s loss to Alabama. Grady, while turning to run, collided with Alabama player Dazon Ingram. Grady took a few, stumbling steps before falling to the court. In a news release, WSU describes Grady hitting Ingram with his chin, causing his head to rotate.
Later Friday, WSU announced that a CT scan, for broken bones, and an MRI scan for soft-tissue damage in the spinal cord, were negative.

What a bizarre play with Anton. Just a completely freak accident.

Hoping for the best in his return to health.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

This team needs Fred back in a big way. Then we should get conner back sometime next week whenever his professor turn in his grades (I hope they dont take their time).

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by Mr. Arrowhead

This team needs Fred back in a big way. Then we should get conner back sometime next week whenever his professor turn in his grades (I hope they dont take their time).

Frankamp is no VanVleet. I hope WSU doesn't have those expectations.

[Andoverer]

You always have to try to look at the silver lining in these things. It was a terrible week for the program with Fred out and nobody ready to step in for him yet, then Shamet suddenly has to have surgery then Grady getting hurt and the three ugly losses. BUT the new young guys are getting loads of playing time and getting big boy experience playing some very good teams. Hopefully that can help make for a better quality bench on down the road for later in the season.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Frankamp is no VanVleet. I hope WSU doesn't have those expectations.

Not at all, but he can fulfill Shamet production at least scoring wise. I think he could avg 8 or 9 PPG and be a shooter off the bench

[GoShox]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

Frankamp is no VanVleet. I hope WSU doesn't have those expectations.

Not at all, but he can shoot. That's desperately what we need right now

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by GoShox

Not at all, but he can shoot. That's desperately what we need right now

Everybody said he could shoot, but he was KU's worst 3 point shooter by percentage during his freshman season at 31%. Wait, wait. I spoke to soon. I see that Joel Embiid shot a three and missed, so he wasn't the worst.

He also had the worst FG percentage on the team at 34%. Wait wait, I spoke too soon, one of KU's walk ons took 4 shots and only made one so he was technically worse than Drunkamp at 25%.

[Chiefspants]

Originally Posted by GoShox

Not at all, but he can shoot. That's desperately what we need right now

His problem at KU was that he had to step into his shot to be effective. In the Big 12, someone with his size and speed needs to be a catch and shoot player to have a role on the team (his defense was also suspect).

Whether or not he can learn how to shoot without stepping into his shot will likely be the measuring stick for his effectiveness at WSU.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Shox got a big win against UNLV last Wednesday 56-50. And got another big one tomorrow against #25 Utah at intrust Bank arena. GO SHOX!!!!

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Shox dominate #25 Utah at IBA 67-50. Defense is crazy good right now with 2 straight 50 point performances against 2 solid opponents. Conner finally hits a 3 and the crowd goes nuts.
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:14350490

[journeyscarab]

Our poor thread has died! Here is some scary news about Cleanthony Early. Prayers for a quick recovery.


http://www.wibw.com/home/headlines/F...363818011.html
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Former Wichita State standout and New York Knicks reserve forward Cleanthony Early was shot during an apparent holdup after leaving a Queens strip club early Wednesday morning.

New York Knicks reserve forward Cleanthony Early was shot during an apparent holdup after leaving a Queens strip club early Wednesday morning.

The shooting happened around 4:30 a.m. after the 24-year-old Bronx native left the CityScapes Gentlemen’s Club on 58th Street and hailed an Uber cab, 1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck reported.

Moments later, as many as three vehicles boxed in the cab on Maurice Avenue. A group of armed and masked men got out and confronted Early, robbing him of his gold chains and gold caps on his teeth, Schuck reported.

Early was then shot in the leg, Schuck reported. He got back into the Uber car with the driver, and they went around the corner to 64th Street, where they started knocking on doors for help.

Witness Armand Czapkowski told CBS2’s Scott Rapoport he saw Early go to his neighbor’s door across the street and asked for help.

“The tall gentleman was shot in the leg and my neighbor was just trying to help him, he let him into the house,” he said. “It was madness in the middle of the night.”

Early was taken to Elmhurst Hospital. A hospital spokeswoman told The Wall Street Journal Early was released Wednesday morning.

No arrests have been made.

Detectives wouldn’t say if Early was specifically targeted by the suspects, Rapoport reported.

“He was the victim of a robbery. That’s all we know at this time,” said the detective.

The Knicks released a statement saying: “We are aware of what occurred with Cleanthony Early this morning and are relieved that he is not in a life-threatening situation. We will not comment any further until we receive more information.”

Early, who starred in college at Wichita State, was selected in the second round of the 2014 draft. He has struggled to make an impact in the NBA, as he’s been shuttled back and forth between the Knicks and their Developmental League team in Westchester.

The Knicks had just come off a win Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

The attack on Early comes about 10 days after Knicks forward Derrick Williams was robbed of $617,000 in jewelry from his home. He had taken home two women from a Manhattan club. Police are still looking for suspects.

Williams has declined to comment on the theft, but the case raised questions about whether NBA players should have a curfew like other professional sports. In April, Indiana Pacers forward Chris Copeland, his girlfriend and another woman were stabbed following a late-night argument on the street near a Manhattan nightclub.

Knicks coach Derek Fisher was asked about the policy at a news conference after Williams was robbed.

“I don’t really have to get into our policies of what you can and can’t do,” he told reporters last week. “We don’t have a curfew like in the NFL or other sports do on certain nights. It’s an unfortunate incident.”

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Team is really started to Jell, 13-5 and 7-0 in the MVC. Just had a impressive 19 point win at UNI. Mcduffie is easy this team X Factor. Kid is gonna be a flat out stud. I wouldnt be shocked if he doesnt make it all 4 years at WSU.

[journeyscarab]

Yep. I know our little thread has been quiet but I like the flying under the radar. Shox have the train rolling down the tracks! GO SHOX!

[Graystoke]

Shox just dismantled UNI.
They are so well coached and the team has great talent.