Wichita State officials reveal leave for AAC move was a 15-month, fast-moving process.
Wichita State couldn’t bear the agony of another season in the Missouri Valley Conference.
Wichita State men’s basketball head coach Gregg Marshall didn’t want to have to entertain a home-and-away with Drake.
Wichita State President John Bardo felt like the academic relationship with his growing research facility was giving too much to institutions in the give-and-take relationship with Missouri Valley universities.
Bardo reached out to WSU Athletic Director Darron Boatright on a mission to satisfy his dreams of an improved prestige.