Jaila Harding and Cheyenne Banks wrap up our early summer series on newcomers on the Wichita State women’s basketball roster. Harding talks about returning home to play her final season of college basketball and explains the statistical oddity regarding her three-point shooting at New Mexico State. Banks discusses why she wears No. 42, her love for gardening and how she convinced her father to let her quit cheerleading and switch to basketball.
Abby Cater, Azjah (pronounced Asia) Reeves and Taya Davis join the podcast as we continue to introduce Wichita State’s women’s basketball newcomers. Cater talks about her career plans for basketball broadcasting and her affection for Kevin Durant. Reeves reveals her connection with Russell Westbrook of the NBA. Davis discusses playing point guard and why she prefers passing to scoring.
Jaida McDonald, Treasure Thompson and Diamond Richardson start the series introducing newcomers to the Wichita State women’s basketball team. We talk about choosing the Shockers, favorite pro athletes and the story behind their jersey number. We also discuss pre-game music, social media and advice for high school athletes.
Wichita State basketball assistant coach Josh Eilert joins the podcast to discuss his coaching background and why he left banking in a small Kansas town to return to the sport. We discuss working for Bob Huggins, how video prep shapes a coach and more. Eilert comes to WSU from Utah, where he spent one season as assistant coach and closed the season as interim head coach. He spent 17 seasons at West Virginia under coach Bob Huggins in a variety of roles. Eilert, from Osborne, played at Cloud County Community College and Kansas State.
Wichita State track and field is headed to NCAA West Preliminaries next week in College Station, Texas. We talk with director of track and field Steve Rainbolt and sophomores Jason and Josh Parrish about the AAC Championships, being twin brothers and what the twins learned as freshmen competitors. Jason describes his dramatic improvement in the 400-meter hurdles. Josh reveals the trash-talk between the brothers and how they push each other on the track. We also talk about race routines and growing up in an athletic family.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in college promotions. WSU baseball is on a five-game win streak after sweeping Memphis. It plays Charlotte at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the AAC Championship. The winner gets a day off and resumes play on Thursday against either USF or ECU. WSU’s track and field team is off this week before traveling to College State for the NCAA West Preliminaries starting May 28. We also remind you about summer events at WSU – professional softball, TBT and the NBC World Series. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. WSU baseball concludes its home schedule this week vs. ORU (Tuesday) and Memphis (starting Thursday). WSU’s track and field team goes to Charlotte, N.C. for the AAC Championship starting Thursday. We also remind you about summer events at WSU – professional softball, TBT and the NBC World Series. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.
Wichita State tennis coaches Darragh Glavin and Colin Foster join the podcast to discuss continued progress by both programs in 2024-25. Foster, who coaches the Shocker women, talks about how the Shockers added depth to its lineup and how an uncomfortable team meeting before a match turned into a positive. Glavin, in his third season as men’s coach, talks about setting a culture and learning on the job. We break down why the AAC is one of the nation’s top tennis conferences and why Shocker tennis enjoys a strong connection with the Wichita tennis community. The women’s team went 13-10 with wins over three ranked opponents, in addition to Kansas State and Kentucky. WSU ended the season No. 63 in the ITA computer rankings after peaking at No. 47 for its highest ranking since 2019. The men’s team finished the spring 12-13, its most wins since 2022 and best win percentage since 2021. Their ITA computer ranking of No. 75 in March was the program’s first appearance since 2023.
Saturday’s naming ceremony at Eck Stadium, Home of Tyler Field at Gene Stephenson Park brought together the former Wichita State baseball coach and many fans, colleagues and former Shockers. You can listen to their memories and stories about Stephenson and Shocker baseball, including thoughts from Stephenson, Brent Kemnitz, Phil Stephenson and Mike Kennedy.
