Game 1
Washburn Ichabods (0-0) vs Colorado Christian (0-0)
Saturday, November 15, 2008
7 p.m.
Where: Topeka, Kan.
Arena: Lee Arena
Capacity: 4, 179
Rankings: Both teams unranked
Series Record: WU 1-0
Last Meeting: WU 94-60 on 12/19/92 (H)
WU Coach Bob Chipman: 646-251 (.720) in his 30th season at WU and overall
CCU Coach David Daniesl: 40-45 in 4th season at CCU and overall
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Washburn Men's Basketball
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Colorado Christian Men's Basketball
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Ichabods tip off season No. 103 with Washburn Classic Saturday and Sunday
After playing three exhibitions against NCAA Division I schools, the Ichabods will begin the 2008-09 regular season with the Washburn Ichabods Classic Saturday and Sunday in Lee Arena. Washburn plays Colorado Christian Saturday at 7 p.m. and Central Methodist Sunday at 3 p.m.
The Ichabods went 18-11 last year and finished in a tie for sixth in the MIAA at 9-9. They advanced to the semifinal of the MIAA Championship Tournament.
Washburn returns starters
Paul Byers,
Darnell Kimble and
Mario Scott. The three combined to average 24.3 points a game and 11.9 rebounds last year. Four other letterwinners return and joining the team will be two NCAA Division I transfers, four junior college players and four freshmen out of high school.
Notes of Interest
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Bob Chipman begins his 30th season at Washburn this year. His .720 winning percentage is the third highest amongst coaches with 30 years of experience or more.
• Chipman is 26-3 in season openers and 22-1 in openers at Lee Arena.
Ichabods vs Cougars Last Time Out
Washburn 94, Colorado Christian 60
Ichabods top Colorado Christian during WIBW Holiday Tournament
December 19, 1992
Clarence Tyson scored 20 points as the Ichabods defeated Colorado Christian 94-60 during the second day of the WIBW Holiday Tournament. Todd Alexander had 17 points and was 6-of-6 from the field with a 5-of-5 effort from 3-point range. Malcom Daniels scored 15 points. The Ichabods shot 62 percent in the game and were 8-of-12 (.667) from 23-point range.
Colorado Christian Series History
This is just the second meeting in the all-time series between the two schools. Washburn won the only meeting, 94-60 in 1992.
Central Methodist Series History
The two teams have never met in series history.
Washburn's Last Time Out
UNLV 74, Washburn 56
Ichabods run strong with Rebels but fall away late in second half
November 11, 2008
LAS VEGAS - The Ichabods led by four early in the game and cut a 17-point second half deficit to two points with under seven minutes remaining before UNLV pulled away to beat Washburn, 74-56 Tuesday night. William McNeill led the Ichabods with 15 points as he hit 4-of-6 3-pointers and was 5-of-9 from the floor.
Paul Byers had nine points and
Lekheythan Malone and
Mario Scott had six each. Malone led the team with seven rebounds and Scott led with five assists.
After a slow first half with poor shooting on both ends, the two teams rebounded to shoot 50 percent or better in the second half. The Rebels scored the first 12 points after halftime to make a five-point halftime lead a 17-point advantage. McNeill then swiped the ball away and dunked it to start a 10-0 run for Washburn that made the score 39-32, UNLV. The Ichabods later used a 13-4 run midway through the second half to cut the score to two at 53-51 with 6:43 remaining. They hit four 3-pointers during the run, two each from Byers and McNeill and McNeill capped his second one with a free throw for a four-point play.
WU shot 37 percent in the game after shooting 28 percent in the first half and 50 percent in the second. UNLV shot 34 percent to open the game and then 52 percent in the second half to finish at 42 percent.
The Ichabods led by four early in the game and then fought back after a UNLV 10-0 run to trail by just five at halftime, 27-22. Washburn made just 1-of-10 3s in the first half but rebounded with a 7-of-11 effort (64 percent) in the second half. WU ended the game 38 percent from long range while UNLV was 23 percent.
Ichabods wrap up preseason tests against DI schools
The Ichabods played three exhibitions against NCAA Division I schools in a span of eight days. November 4 they played at defending national champion Kansas and lost 98-79, Sunday they fell, 81-57 at Kansas State and Tuesday they lost, 74-56 at Nevada-Las Vegas.
The Ichabods trailed the entire time at KU but had leads in the first half against KSU and UNLV. Against the Runnin' Rebels they cut a 17-point second half deficit to two points with just under seven minutes remaining.
DeAndre Eggins led the team in scoring during the exhibition season. He scored 13 against the Jayhawks and then 13 more against the Wildcats, a team high.
Paul Byers and
Lekheythan Malone each averaged 4.0 rebounds to lead the team and
Jonathan Leopaul and
Nate Daniels each shot 50 percent from the field.
Ichabods in season and home openers
Washburn head coach
Bob Chipman is 26-3 in season openers in his career and he is 22-1 in openers at Lee Arena (1985-86 home/away records unavailable). Last year WU lost its season opener at Kansas but won its home opener against Missouri Baptist. WU's last loss to open the home portion of the schedule was in 1990-91 against Friends. WU has won 17 straight home openers.
Ichabods in home classics
The Ichabods have hosted four early season, multi-team classic events since 2001-02. They are 7-1 in the events with the only loss coming against Metro State in 2001-02. They have won their last six.
This is the first time a home tournament has tipped off the season since 1989-90 when Washburn won a pair of games against Friends and Bethel.
Washburn picked sixth in MIAA preseason poll
The Ichabods were picked to finish sixth in the MIAA preseason coaches poll released October 28 during the MIAA men's and women's basketball annual media day. Washburn finished tied for sixth last year at 9-9 in the MIAA and was 18-11 overall.
Head coach
Bob Chipman begins his 30th season at Washburn with seven returning letterwinners and three starters. His group of 10 newcomers features players who have seen success from the high school level, the junior college level and all the way to the NCAA Division I level.
Southwest Baptist was picked to win the league title with Central Missouri picked second. Newcomer Nebraska-Omaha was third, followed by Fort Hays State at fourth and Northwest Missouri State fifth, one point ahead of the Ichabods.
Chipman begins 30th season on WU bench
When
Bob Chipman steps onto the court for his first game in 2008-09, his 30th season at Washburn, he will have the third highest winning percentage amongst coaches with 30 years of experience or more in NCAA Division II.
For 23 years now Chipman has been the winningest coach in school history and in 2006-07 he became the second winningest coach as a member of the MIAA. Chipman is 646-251 (.720) overall and he has 405 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA.
Chipman's third game of 2008-09 will be his 900th as a head coach.
Chipman begins his 30th season as a head coach third with a .720 winning percentage amongst all NCAA II coaches who have coached at least 30 seasons. Among that group, he is sixth in career victories. Among all coaches who have at least 10 years experience in DII, he is 18th in winning percentage and sixth in victories. Among active coaches with at least five years in NCAA II, Chipman is third in victories and 10th in winning percentage.
Among Chipman's top accomplishments are his 1986-87 NAIA national championship and his 2000-01 NCAA national finalist finish. He has also coached seven different All-Americans, five MIAA most valuable players and 12 all-MIAA first-teamers.
Chipman has guided his teams to 22 20-win seasons and his teams have averaged 22 wins a year during his career.
Scott begins junior year looking to lead offense
Junior guard
Mario Scott returns for his second year after playing in all 29 games last year. He was Washburn's starting point guard in 19 of the first 21 games and WU was 12-7 when he started.
Scott averaged 6.8 points a game and led the team with 107 assists and averaged 3.7 per game, the fourth highest total in the MIAA. He also led the team with 39 steals and 1.2 per game.
Scott scored in double figures eight times with a season-high of 20 coming on January 16 at Fort Hays State.
Byers will enter senior season fourth in blocks
Washburn senior forward
Paul Byers enters his senior year fourth in school history with 68 career blocks. He is 11 away from third and 32 away from tying former assistant coach Ewan Auguste for first in school history with 100.
Byers was second on the team last year as a junior with 20 blocks. He totalled 31 blocks in 2005-06, his freshman season, to lead the team and rank seventh in WU single-season history.
Kimble looks to return to post position
Senior forward
Darnell Kimble returns for his second year after finishing second on the team last year with 9.4 points a game. He led the team with 15 double-figure scoring games and scored a season-high 16 points three times. Kimble led Washburn with 21 blocks and averaged 0.75 per game. He played in 28 games with 16 starts as a junior last year after transferring from Brown Mackie CC.
About the Cougars
Colorado Christian opens its season Saturday against the Ichabods. The Cougars went 18-13 last year and won the East Division of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with a 13-7 record. They advanced to the NCAA North Central Region tournament and fell to Winona State, 78-45 in the first round.
This year they were picked to finish third in the RMAC preseason poll. Returning for CCU is junior Justin Neuhaus, a 6-11 forward who averaged 7.5 points and 4.1 rebounds a game last year. He blocked 57 shots last year and was named honorable mention all-RMAC.
CCU coach David Daniels returns for his fourth season as a head coach, all at CCU, with a 40-45 (.471) record.
About the Eagles
Central Methodist started its season on November 7 and was 3-0 coming into a three-game stretch this weekend. The Eagles will play Friday and Saturday at the HAAC/KCAC Classic at Ottawa. Friday they play McPherson and Saturday they play Ottawa before playing WU on Sunday. The game against the Ichabods will count as an exhibition for CMU.
Senior Jeff Blauvelt averaged 22.0 points a game through the first three contests off 66 percent shooting and junior guard Matt Sherman averaged 16.3 points a game.
The Eagles went 20-12 last year and were third in the Heartland of America Athletics Conference at 14-6. Head coach Jeff Sherman, father of Matt Sherman, is in his 24th season with a 413-341 (.548) record.
The rest of the Ichabods Classic Field
Prior to WU's 7 p.m. game against CCU Saturday, Central Oklahoma will play Benedictine at 5 p.m. in the first game of the Washburn Ichabods Classic. Sunday UCO will play CCU at 1 p.m. to start that day's action. The Ichabods will make a trip to Central Oklahoma November 28-29 for the Bronchos Thanksgiving Classic and take on UCO on the second day.
Coming up next
Washburn will take the following week off and return to action against Baker on November 25 at 7:30 p.m. The Ichabods have beaten Baker 25 straight times.
