AP Train of Year: Wichita State's Gregg Marshall
Gregg Marshall, whose Wichita State team was the very first to reach the NCAA event unbeaten in 33 years, has been chosen The Associated Press' instructor of the year.
The Shockers went into the competition at 34-0 and as a No. 1 seed. They ended up being the first string in NCAA men's past to succeed its very first 35 games. They lost to Kentucky in the 3rd round and disappointed matching Indiana in 1976 as the last unbeaten nationwide champion.
Marshall led the Shockers to a No. 2 rank in the final survey and to the Missouri Valley Meeting regular-season and event titles. For the fifth straight season, the Shockers succeeded at the very least 25 games.
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Marshall received 44 votes Thursday from the same 65-member nationwide media panel that chooses the regular Leading 25. Tony Bennett of Virginia had 13 ballots, Billy Donovan of Florida drew six and John Beilein of Michigan and Larry Brown of SMU one each. Voting upright Variety Sunday.
