The 2018-19 Shockers endured tough times before succeeding. Their path is one the current Wichita State basketball team will study.
The 2018-19 Shockers – recovering from the loss of two NBA players and six seniors – started 1-6 in American Athletic Conference play, part of a stretch in which its lost seven of eight games, five by 11 points or more.
Shockers coach Isaac Brown served as an assistant on that team.
"I tell them those stories, about how those guys never quit," Brown said after Wednesday's 68-67 loss to Tulane. "They kept battling.