Wichita State's Marshall threepeats as Missouri Valley coach of year

Wichita State's Gregg Marshall, whose team is the first to go unbeaten in the regular season in a decade, was a near unanimous choice as Missouri Valley Conference coach of the year for the third straight season.

The second-ranked Shockers are 31-0 entering the conference tournament this week.

Marshall is the second coach in conference history to win the award three straight seasons. Drake's Maury John was honored from 1968-70.

Marshall received 39 of a possible 40 first-place votes from league coaches, media and sports information directors. Barry Hinson of Southern Illinois finished second in voting ann

This story was originally published March 6, 2014 at 3:01 PM with the headline "Wichita State's Marshall threepeats as Missouri Valley coach of year."