The Wichita State Shockers basketball team had to be on cloud nine when they returned home from Salt Lake City.  After a minor upset over Pittsburgh in the round of 64, they knocked off number one Gonzaga in the round of 32.

Clearly the Shockers were focused and motivated going into the tournament, but the stakes get higher in the round of 16.  Thankfully for Wichita State, they got the pick me up to get them over the top from an unlikely source.

Tim Tebow's jet made a pit stop for a refueling when the Shockers got back to Wichita.  Tebow's people asked if he could address the team on their bus and, of course, they obliged.

After that rousing speech, I'd be shocked if the Shockers don't make it to Atlanta for the Final Four!

 

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