Wichita State fans welcomed their team back to campus from the NCAA tournament Sunday night just a few hours after the Shockers soundly defeated Kansas in the Midwest Regional in Omaha, Neb.
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Wichita State has clamored for years for an opportunity to play the Jayhawks who have resisted, but the game finally happened thanks to the selection committee placing the teams in the same regional and each team winning its opening game in the tournament. The Wichita Eagle newspaper was on hand to report on the team's arrival and the welcome it received.
The significance of the victory was evident from the smiles and cheers that greeted coach Gregg Marshall and his players as they stepped off the team bus. It was also obvious in posts and pictures on social media, including one Shockers fan holding up a T-shirt in the arena moments after the game ended that read "Kings of Kansas."
“Shocker Nation has a lot of pride right now,” Marshall told the Wichita Eagle. “All those people who’ve had that ‘little brother syndrome’ have a chance to puff out their chest.”
The Shockers will play Notre Dame on Thursday night in the Sweet 16.
(Thanks to the Wichita Eagle for the video)
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