While he was also good at Blackburn, I've also seen him have a few shockers.
Over the last four years, the Wichita State Shockers have risen in basketball success.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
The Shockers face the winner of Sunday's game between La Salle and Ole Miss.
But there's no question that this is one of the most entertaining and invigorating shockers in recent years.
But this year's NCAA tournament, despite all the upsets and shockers and Florida Gulf Coasts, actually makes sense.
WSJ: Louisville Overcomes Duke, Injury to Move to Final Four
It went in, the Shockers were ahead 70-65 and the rest of the game was a free-throw-shooting contest.
While the Zags left disappointed, the Shockers stayed fairly low key in victory.
Indiana State confounded Wichita State with a wide 2-3 zone that often had the Shockers settling for perimeter shots.
The ninth-seeded Shockers (30-8) added to their streak of upsets with a 70-66 victory over Ohio State on Saturday night.
The Shockers' well-balanced roster managed built that enormous lead with the same consummate team play that they've shown throughout the tournament.
These new relationships are in part, the result of the media storm the Shockers have fallen under since winning Final Four berth.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
The Cardinals were a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in the 1960s and '70s, which meant annual games against the Shockers.
The Shockers are also the kings of Kansas, reaching the national semifinals after the powerful Jayhawks and Kansas State both went down.
Another giant awaits the Shockers in Atlanta next weekend: They'll face the winner of Sunday's Midwest Regional final between Duke and Louisville.
The Shockers did spend 10 games ranked in the AP Top 25 this season before a three-game skid from Jan. 29-Feb. 5.
The Louisville Cardinals take on the Wichita State Shockers at 6:05 p.m.
First up, the surprising Shockers from Wichita State in the semifinals Saturday.
Last year, the Shockers lost their first game of the tournament to a VCU team coming off of a 2011 Final Four appearance.
FORBES: A Final Four Berth Means Big Money For Wichita State Basketball
The Shockers will need an even bigger stunner to knock off Louisville, the one team in a wide-open tournament that has looked unbeatable.
The Shockers of Wichita State, a lively gift to the National Association of Easy Headline Writers, are in their first Final Four since 1965.
The Shockers play La Salle on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
The "Shockers" mascot is short for "Wheatshockers" and recalls when students shocked wheat to earn money during the harvest season, according to the school's web site.
Ross hit a 3-pointer, made a steal and added two free throws in a 30-second span to cut the Shockers' lead to 62-57 with 3:13 left.
At one point, Early and teammate Chadrack Lufile jumped up and body slammed each other and the Shockers huddled at midcourt for a long team hug.
Early's layup put the Shockers up by 20 with 12:09 to play, but he went to the locker room moments later after landing awkwardly in the paint.
Six different Wichita State players hit 3s in the opening 20 minutes as the Shockers made 7 of 15 from beyond the arc in the first half.
If the Shockers win the title, Pizza Hut officials have promised to feed the students in the original restaurant building on campus the Thursday after the final game.
The Shockers, who made just 2 of 20 3-pointers in their 18-point win over Pitt on Thursday, shot 50 percent from beyond the arc and 50 percent overall.
And then we have the shocking Shockers of Wichita State.
FORBES: Movers and Shockers: A Financial Comparison of 2013's Final Four
应用推荐