Gregg Marshall is used to being doubted, but this season, he’s acknowledging the critics’ concerns.
Wichita State was picked by American Athletic Conference coaches to finish in the bottom-half of the preseason poll, released Monday. The Shockers, who finished a game behind Cincinnati for second place last season, were picked eighth out of 12 teams.
“You’ve doubted us in the past,” Marshall told the AAC’s Andy Katz, “This time, you’ve got some validity in your concern.”
WSU returns 11 percent of their minutes from a season ago, which ranks near the bottom of the NCAA.
“We’ve recruited a lot of AAC athletes,” Marshall said.