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RH: Bosnjak vs. UNI Listen to a podcast with Wichita State's Matej Bosnjak

Whether joking or not, Wichita State coaches and teammates got the message across to Matej Bosnjak.

Shoot the basketball. And they meant it.

"Sometimes you can get in your own head, thinking about the game too much," Bosnjak said. "You need to play the game off skill and instinct. The entire team told me the same thing – they have confidence in me."

Bosnjak, a 6-foot-9 center from Croatia, listened. He scored nine points on 4-of-8 shooting in last week's win over Northern Iowa. In his first two games as a Shocker, he took five shots and scored five points.

Matej Bosnjak"He had to take five shots in the first half, or he…