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Roundhouse podcast with Paul Mills on Shocker basketball
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Wichita State basketball coach Paul Mills, who recently signed a three-year contract extension, wraps up summer workouts with a look at the Shocker newcomers and how the offense is expected to look different this season with more creation on the menu. We discuss the importance of graduate assistants, Dillon Battie’s journal skills and how the arrival of new guards changes the role of Michael Gray Jr.

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Roundhouse podcast with Melanie Balcomb on Shocker basketball
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Melanie Balcomb joined the Wichita State women’s basketball coaching staff this spring as associate head coach. We discuss her desire to work for coach Terry Nooner and her role installing a new offense for the Shockers. We also talk about her coaching success at Xavier and Vanderbilt, how she identifies hidden gems while recruiting and her love for the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Balcomb brings 26 seasons of experience as a head coach, including 14 at Vanderbilt and seven at Xavier, to WSU. She coached teams to 19 NCAA Tournaments, highlighted by a 2001 trip to the Elite Eight with Xavier and 12 straight trips to the NCAA Tournament with Vanderbilt.

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Roundhouse podcast with Rachel Swartz on Shocker women's basketball
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Wichita State women’s basketball assistant coach Rachel Swartz joined the staff earlier this summer. We discuss her journey into coaching, which was influenced by her playing career at Missouri State from 2013-17. She talks about how she learned to embrace her role as a post player who rebounded, set screens and tried to make the team work. She talks about her favorite NBA and WNBA players and the current Shockers who are making a good impression in summer workouts.

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Roundhouse podcast with Iain Laymon on Shocker basketball
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Wichita State basketball assistant coach Iain Laymon updates fans on the three-game win streak after Saturday’s win over Memphis. We discuss how the Shockers regrouped with some real talk before playing USF, how coaches think about shot selection for Kenyon Giles and why they encourage Brian Amuneke to fire away. We also talk about how the Shockers use technology to improve foul shooting. Iain discusses why he got into coaching and his father’s influence on his career.

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Roundhouse Rundown – a weekly glance at Shocker athletics (Dec. 29)
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Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. Wichita State opens American Conference basketball this week with both the men’s and women’s teams on the road. The Shocker men open conference play at 3 p.m. Wednesday at UAB and continue on the road at Charlotte at 5 p.m., Jan. 3. Both games are on ESPNU. WSU women’s basketball opens conference play at Tulsa at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.

The Roundhouse inside shocker athletics with Paul Suellentrop
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Roundhouse podcast with Paul Mills on Shocker basketball
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Wichita State basketball coach Paul Mills updates fans on summer practices. We discuss depth and versatility at the center position and his favorite rebounding drill. We talk about roles for new assistant coaches Josh Eilert and P.J. Couisnard and how the AfterShocks further demonstrated Wichita’s love for basketball. We also dive into shooters on this team, the Shocker who organized pickup games, and Mills’ love for popcorn and assorted toppings.

Mills is entering his third season as basketball coach at Wichita State. The Shockers played in the NIT last season, their first post-season berth since 2021, and went 19-15, a record highlighted by wins over Minnesota, Kansas State and a win over Memphis in Koch Arena. There are 12 new Shockers who join returners T.J. Williams, Joy Ighovodja and Henry Thengvall.

Season tickets are on sale now, and season ticket renewals are available as well. To purchase, visit GoShockers.com/Tickets, dial 316-978-FANS (3267) or stop by the Shocker Ticket Office, located inside Charles Koch Arena, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Roundhouse Rundown – a weekly glance at Shocker athletics (Dec. 31)
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Get set for the week with the Roundhouse Rundown podcast, the fastest five minutes in collegiate promotions. The Shocker women play at Memphis and UAB this week. The Wichita State men open AAC play at Temple on Friday (6 p.m.) on ESPN2. Both teams are home next week to play the USF Bulls – men on Jan. 6 and women on Jan. 8. All that, plus promotions, ticket specials, Shocker trivia and Shocker history.

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Roundhouse podcast with Ronnie DeGray III on Shocker basketball
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Wichita State forward Ronnie DeGray III joins us to break down summer workouts and two of the newcomers who popped in his eyes. He discusses his late-season surge in 2024 and how coach Paul Mills boosted his confidence. DeGray also talks about how his father influenced his basketball career, why he wears No. 3 at Wichita State and his career goals in an NBA front office.

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Roundhouse podcast with Terry Nooner on Shocker basketball
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Women’s basketball coach Terry Nooner updates fans on summer practices and the exhibition tour of the Virgin Islands. We talk about adding athletic ability and height to the roster and his desire to play faster. We discuss his options to play point guard, Taylor Jameson’s energy at practice and Jayla Murray’s hard work since last season. Nooner also describes summer activities such as financial literacy training and plans for assistant coach Antwain Scales to teach about car maintenance.

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Roundhouse podcast with Mike Kennedy and Bob Lutz on the 2013 Final Four
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Radio voice Mike Kennedy and former Wichita Eagle columnist Bob Lutz join us to reminisce about the 2012-13 Shockers basketball season, culminating at the Final Four. We talk about Cleanthony Early’s star turn on that team and his place in Shocker history, the importance of depth and the wacky win at Illinois State. We discuss the significance of the win over No. 1 Gonzaga, torment Bob with trivia questions and reveal some of our favorite moments. Many of those Shockers are in town this week for the alumni reunion at Friday’s AfterShocks game and dinner at Mark Arts on July 22.