Wichita State University NCAA News

Win or lose, the CBE Classic games in Kansas City can be a plus for Wichita State's basketball team.

Redshirt freshman Travon Woodall had 19 points and Ashton Gibbs added 18, leading Pittsburgh to a gritty 68-55 win over Wichita State in the semifinals of the CBE Classic on Monday night at the Sprint Center.

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon on his team's first three games: "I feel like we're improving every day out." No one has to tell Pitt coach Jamie Dixon about the dangers of facing a team from the Missouri Valley Conference.

Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon knows tough, physical basketball. He coaches one of the toughest teams in the Big East, a conference known for its disregard for finesse and foul troubles.

Two games down, and we've seen the good and the bad from Wichita State. It's mostly good as the 16- and 29-point margins indicate.

WSU's Garrett Stutz gets a shot blocked by Arkansas-Monticello's DeAngelo McIntosh in the first half on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

J.T. Durley and Toure Murry each scored 15 points to lead Wichita State to a 79-50 victory over Arkansas-Monticello on Wednesday night in the CBE Classic.

Time to change the narrative on J.T. Durley's career. The evidence is splattered all over the court.

Wichita State University's JT Durley scores a basket in the first half against Fairleigh Dickinson.

Wichita State balance prevails, 80-64 Eds: APNewsNow. Wichita State 80, Fairleigh Dickinson 64.

Fairleigh Dickinson: The Knights opened the season with an 84-61 loss at No. 5 Villanova on Friday.

The No. 5 carries a short and mixed history with Wichita State basketball. Carter Arnett, Mo Evans and Wendell Preadom wore it.

By the end of last basketball season, Will Creekmore was tired of being pushed around.

The changing lineups and absence of senior guard Clevin Hannah make it difficult to draw too many conclusions from WSU's 81-69 exhibition win over NCAA Division II Newman on Saturday.

Wichita State University men's basketball player Clevin Hannah at Koch Arena. Bonnie Bing says... Regardless of what those in the fashion business say, black is never replaced.

Six-foot-11 center David King had a breakout season last year for, earning All-KCAC and honorable-mention All-America honors, but the Maize product won't play this year because of a knee injury.

Experienced and talented big men are often a rarity in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Illinois State coach Tim Jankovich believed Osiris Eldridge. A look into the NBA still made Jankovich nervous.

The Missouri Valley Conference picked Wichita State's men's basketball team to finish the 2009-10 season in fifth place with the help of MVC preseason All-Conference team honorable mention players Clevin Hannah and Toure' Murry.

Hannah is back and now bulked up By Gene Schinzel - The Hutchinson News - gschinzel@hutchnews.com WICHITA - Clevin Hannah never has been the biggest player on the basketball court, but Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall likes the fact that his point guard is stronger coming into his senior season.