After a 1-6 start to conference play, Wichita State is one of the hottest teams going into this week’s American Athletic Conference Tournament in Memphis, Tenn.
The Shockers became the first team in the AAC’s six-year history to win more than seven games after a 1-6 start, as WSU won nine of its last 11 to finish the conference season with a 10-8 record for a sixth-place finish.
Wichita State (17-13) is the No. 6 seed and will play No. 11 seed East Carolina (10-19) in the first round around 9 p.m. Thursday at the FedEx Center with the game broadcast on ESPNU.