Point guards are No. 1 in the common basketball labeling system, signaling where offensive plays start and denoting their importance in most duties.
Wichita State operated with clear No. 1’s in recent seasons — Clevin Hannah, Joe Ragland, Malcolm Armstead, Fred VanVleet.
This season, after months of questions and curiosity about the next No. 1, coach Gregg Marshall found the answer in a pair of 1.5’s — junior Conner Frankamp and redshirt freshman Landry Shamet. While neither are pure point guards, their skills are versatile enough that they complement and amplify each other and direct one of the nation’s best offenses.