‘Kind of famous now’: Meet the boy in the Wichita State baby meme

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — One super fan of Wichita State men’s basketball cheered his team on from afar Tuesday as the Shockers took on Wyoming in the NIT.

Levi, a 6-year-old who lives in Alabama, is a viral sensation among the Shocker faithful, rallying the troops for game day with one iconic photo. It shows him as a baby in WSU gear with a gaping smile on his face.

In Levi’s world, the Shockers are life. He’s a die-hard fan of the team, in part thanks to his dad, Nathan, a WSU alum who moved to Alabama eight years ago.

He graduated in 2006 but kept going to games, and then he said the 2013 season “had me hooked.”

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When Levi was just 6 months old, his family snapped a picture of him donning the black and gold. Nathan said he thought “it was just an adorable picture” and decided to post it in a Wichita State fan group on social media…

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