Wichita State opens the men's basketball season on Tuesday as the reigning American Athletic Conference champion.
The Shockers won their 12th conference title as an NCAA Division I team in March – 11 in the Missouri Valley Conference and one in the American. History tells us titles come in clusters for the Shockers. They won consecutive titles in the MVC four times and two in three years in the early 1980s.
To tip off the season, here is a look at each of Wichita State's conference titles.
Friday: The Stallworth era
Today: Cheese, Super Cal and MTXE
Tuesday: Roundhouse Renassiance
Cheese, Super Cal and MTXE
After significant changes in MVC membership, the Shockers found new rivals such as Southern Illinois and New Mexico State and returned to the top of the standings in 1975-76.