Game Facts Game #9 Matchup: Washburn (6-2, 1-2 MIAA) vs #23 Western Washington (9-1) Date: Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009 Time: 5 p.m. CST Site: Las Vegas, Nev. - Doolite Recreation Center (200) Radio: AM 580 WIBW Online Audio: Through wusports.com (free) Live Stats: TBA Radio: AM 580 WIBW Live Stats: TBA Radio: AM 580 WIBW Online Audio:  wusports.com Game #10 Matchup: Washburn vs Central Washington (3-3) Date: Friday, Dec. 18, 2009 Time: 5 p.m. CST Site: Las Vegas, Nev. - Doolite Recreation Center (200) Radio: AM 580 WIBW Online Audio: Through wusports.com (free) Live Stats: TBA Radio: AM 580 WIBW Live Stats: TBA Radio: AM 580 WIBW Online Audio:  wusports.com

Washburn Ichabods Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Head Coach: Bob Chipman Alma Mater: Kansas State, 73 WU Record:    668-266, 31st season Career Record: 668-266, 31st season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Western Washington Vikings Polls #23 in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Coaches Head Coach:     Brad Jackson Alma Mater:     Washington State, 1975 WWU Record:     454-258, 25th season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Game Notes Media Guide Athletic Web Site

Central Washington Wildcats Polls NR in NABC NCAA Division II Poll Head Coach:     Greg Sparling Alma Mater:     Central Washington, 1993 CWU Record: 238-156, 15th season Basketball Page Roster Statistics Schedule Athletic Web Site

Setting the scene . . .
Washburn will take part in the Third Annual Great Western Shootout in Las Vegas when they will take on Western Washington on Dec. 17 and Central Washington the following day with both games starting at 5 p.m. CST before returning to MIAA play against Missouri Western on Dec. 28 in Topeka. The Ichabods (6-2) are coming off an 87-66 win over Truman on Dec. 12. Western Washington is ranked No. 23 in the nation sporting a 9-1 record. They have not played since a 67-50 win over Grand Canyon on Dec. 5. Central Washington enters the game with a 3-3 record and will take on Fort Lewis in the first day of the Shootout. 

Ichabods on Radio . . .
Both games will be broadcast live on AM 580 WIBW. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wusports.com by following the “Live Audio” link under basketball. Bruce Steinbrock will be the play-by-play voice of the Ichabods and former WU quarterback Mark Elliott will be the color analyst. Pregame show starts 15 minutes prior to tip.

The Coaches. . .
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman is in his 31st season at the helm of the Ichabod basketball program. For 24 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 668-266 (.716) overall and he has 421 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. Chipman is 1-1 against Western Washington and 2-0 against Central Washington.
Western Washington head coach Brad Jackson is in his 25th season, the longest tenure of any coach in Western history in any sport. He is the most successful men's coach in school history, both in total wins (454-258) and winning percentage (.638). Jackson ranks No.18 among active NCAA II coaches in victories and No.38 in winning percentage. He is 1-1 against the Ichabods.
Central Washington head coach Greg Sparling is in his 15th season on the Wildcat bench with a 241-159 record.

Last time out for the Ichabods . . .
(Dec. 12, 2009) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods started three true freshman for the first time in at least 25 years and rolled to an 87-66 win over Truman.
The freshman trio of Bobby Chipman, Mitch Allen and Bryce Simons joined De'Andre Washington and William McNeil lin the starting line up. It was the first starts of the season for Chipman, Allen and McNeill and they responded with committing only one turnover in 112 minutes of action. The Ichabods as a team turned the ball over only six times. Coming into the game the Ichabods had been averaging 15.6 per game.
The Ichabods led from start to finish jumping out to a 10-3 lead over the Bulldogs (3-5, 1-2 MIAA) while holding a 13-6 lead at the first media timeout. The Ichabods would go on to lead by as many as 23 in the opening stanza at 45-22 following a pair of free throws by Allen with 28 seconds to play in the half.
Washburn shot 45 percent in the first half hitting 17 of 38 attempts from the field including 7 of 16 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs were held to 9 of 24 shooting and 3 of 11 from behind the 3-point line.
In the second half, the Ichabods kept the Bulldogs at least 15 points away as Truman cut the score to 70-55 with 6:27 remaining, but they would get no closer. Truman outscored the Ichabods in the second half 44 to 42 after hitting 58 percent of their shots. The Ichabods were also above 50 percent for the half hitting 17 of 32 attempts.
Washington led the Ichabods with 22 points with 12 coming in the first half. He was 3 of 6 from 3-point range. McNeill scored 20 points on 7 of 12 shooting while hitting 5 of 6 of his 3-point attempts. Also in double figures was Virgil Philistin who scored 11 off the bench.
Vesko Filchev paced the Bulldogs with 14 points. Ethan Freeman and Alex Henderson each had 12.
Washburn finished 34 of 70 from the field for a 49 percent average. Truman was 24 of 50 for a 48 percent clip. The Bulldogs held a slim 34 to 33 advantage on the glass while Washburn had 14 offensive rebounds leading to 14 second chance points. The Ichabod bench also outscored the Bulldog reserves 36 to 16.
The win lifted the Ichabods to 36-16 all-time against the Bulldogs while improving to 24-3 all-time against Truman in Lee Arena. The Bulldogs have not won in Lee Arena since a 67-65 win on Feb. 1, 1999 - a streak of 11 straight games.

About Western Washington . . .
The 9-1 Vikings, riding an eight-game winning streak and ranked No.23 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches/NCAA Division II Poll.
Western has held opponents to 55 or fewer points in each of its last four games. That last occurred in the early 1950s when the Vikings had six straight contests giving up 55 or less points, the last three of the 1952-53 season and the first three of the 1953-54 campaign. The last time Western accomplished that for four consecutive games in the same season was 1951-52.
The current stretch began at the WWU Chuck Randall Thanksgiving Classic with an 86-23 win over Academy of Art. That tied a school record for least points allowed which was originally set Jan. 19, 1963, in a 45-23 win over Saint Martin's. The Vikings established a school record in the first half of that contest, holding the Urban Knights to six points.
Western then put the clamps on Grand Canyon AZ, 70-55, to tie for the tourney title, and last week continued its stifling defense with wins over Simon Fraser BC, 96-43, on Haggen Court at Sam Carver Gymnasium, and at Grand Canyon, 67-50.
In that four-game stretch, Western has limited the opposition to 29.9 percent (63-of-211) field-goal shooting and an average of 42.8 points.
On the season, the Vikings are giving up just 55.4 points per game on 36.7 percent (202-of-550) field-goal shooting. They are averaging 8.8 steals per game and 3.8 blocked shots.
Senior forward Derrick Webb tops three Western players averaging double-figure points with a 13.6 per game average and is second on the team in rebounds at 5.6.
Senior point guard Morris Anderson leads the Vikings in assists (4.8) and steals (2.9), and is averaging 11.3 points and 4.0 rebounds. He has missed just one of 31 free throws (96.8 percent), making his last 30 straight (school record is 37, Jared Stevenson, 1997-98), and is shooting 39.5 percent (17-of-43) on 3-pointers.
Senior forward Zach Bruce paces the squad in rebounds with a 7.0 average, and is scoring at a 10.6 clip on 56.3 percent field-goal accuracy (44-of-78).
Completing Western's starting five are senior guard Andrew Ready, who is averaging 7.3 points on 52.2 percent (24-of-46) floor accuracy, and 7-foot senior center Dave Vanderjagt, who is averaging 5.9 points and 4.1 rebounds and leads the team with 12 blocked shots.

Last time out for the Vikings. . .
(Dec. 5, 2009) Phoenix, Ariz. -- Western shot 59.5 percent (25-of-42) from the field, 66.7 percent (14-of-21) in the first half, as it defeated Grand Canyon, 67-50, in a non-league contest at Antelope Gymnasium. Webb had game highs of 15 points and six rebounds for the Vikings. Grand Canyon, which fell to 3-8, was led by the 14 points of reserve Rony Tchatchoua. Bruce had 14 points for the Vikings, Ready added 11, making all four of his field-goal attempts. Anderson contributed game highs of seven assists and five steals along with nine points and four rebounds. Western led by 14 points, 19-5, after the first 7:30, Ready scoring eight points by connecting on his first three shots, two from 3-point range. The Antelopes cut that advantage to eight, 35-27, at halftime, scoring seven of the last eight points in the period. They scored the first point of the second half, but Western responded with nine straight points, Anderson hitting a 3-pointer with 15:46 remaining to put the Vikings ahead by 16, 44-28. Grand Canyon never got closer than 11 after that, and Western's biggest lead was 20, 67-47, in the final two minutes.

Series Notes with Western Washington . . .
The meeting on the 17th will be the third between the two teams and the second time the teams have played in Las Vegas. The series is tied 1-1 with both meetings coming in the same season. On Dec. 16, 2000, the two teams played as part of the Las Vegas High Desert Classic with Western Washington taking a 72-70 win. The Vikings' Darnell Taylor hit a jumper in the lane as time expired for the two-point win. Eric Carter had a career-high 32 points with 20 coming in the first half. The Ichabods won the second meeting of the season on March 22, 2001 at the NCAA Elite Eight national semifinals with the Ichabods taking a 96-90 win over the Vikings putting the Ichabods in the national championship game.

Last meeting with Western Washington . . .
March 22, 2001 -- Bakersfield, Calif. - The Washburn Ichabods advanced to the NCAA Division II Championship game with its 96-90 win over Western Washington, but it wasn't easy as the Vikings went on a 10-2 run with 46 seconds left cutting the lead to two at 90-88. But the Vikings could get no closer as the Bods hit all six of their final free throws in the final 24 seconds.
Washburn led by 12 points at halftime, 47-35, behind the outstanding shooting of Ryan Murphy, who went 8 for 12 off the bench, scoring 16 by the break.
Auguste scored 25 of his career-high 29 points in the second half, going 9 of 14 from the field and 11 of 14 from the free throw line scoring the Ichabods first 17 points of the second half. He also added 12 rebounds, as did Murphy.
The win pushes the Ichabods into the final game against Kentucky Wesleyan. This is the deepest into the Elite Eight the ichabods have ever advanced. In two previous trips to the Elite Eight, the Ichabods lost in the quarterfinals in the 1993 event and lost in the semis in the 1994 event.
Washburn led by 17 points with 2:04 remaining and by 14 with 1:42 to play, then had to withstand a furious rally by Western Washington. The Vikings closed within two points, 90-88, with 25 seconds remaining, but Shannon Kruger made four free throws and Auguste hit two with 7.5 seconds left to preserve the win in a game that ended at 1:15 a.m. Topeka time.

About Central Washington . . .
The Wildcats enter the Great Western Shootout with a 3-3 record prior to the Dec. 17th match up with Fort Lewis. Central Washington recorded a 100-73 win over Walla Walla on Dec. 9 at home behind 27 points from J.C. Cook snapping a two-game losing streak for the Wildcats. Cook leads the Wildcats in scoring this season with a 17.3 ppg average pacing four in double figure scoring. Chris Sprinker is scoring 14.0 ppg, Roby Clyde is scoring 10.8 ppg and Humberto Perez is averaging 10.2 ppg. Clyde is also recording a team-high 8.2 rebounds per game.

Central Washington Probable Starters
G - 1 Jon Clift (5-10, Sr., Spokane, WA) • 8.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 24.7 mpg
G - 22 JC Cook (6-1, Jr., Canby, OR) • 17.3 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 27.3 mpg
F - 40 Riley Sivak (6-5, Sr., Ellensburg, WA) • 7.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.8 apg, 20.8 mpg
F - 20 Roby Clyde (6-5, So., Connell, WA) • 10.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.7 apg, 24.0 mpg
C - 5 Chris Sprinker (6-9, Jr., Tacoma, WA) • 14.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 26.5 mpg

Last time out for Central Washington . . .
(Dec. 9, 2009) ELLENSBURG, Wash. -- Central Washington junior JC Cook (Canby, Ore.) scored a career-high 27 points, and the Wildcats shot 60.6 percent from the field in the second half en route to a 100-73 men's basketball victory over visiting Walla Walla University on Wednesday night at Nicholson Pavilion.
The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Wildcats, who evened their record at 3-3. Walla Walla fell to 4-11 on the season.
Central, which is averaging 99.5 points per game in its two home games and 104.0 points per game in its three victories this season, played close with the visiting Wolves in the first half.The Wildcats spent all but 3:19 of the first half with either a single-digit lead or a deficit, and after Walla Walla closed to within five on a three-pointer with 41 seconds left before halftime, Cook came down the floor and knocked down a fast-break trey of his own to give Central a 46-38 lead at the intermission.
Walla Walla kept the game close in the opening minute of the second half, but a 16-0 run turned a five-point lead into a convincing 21-point margin at 64-43 with 14:43 to go in the game. The Wildcats then kept their lead at 20 or more points for almost the entire duration, and the margin reached 30 points with 2:39 remaining after a free throw by senior Noble'D Shelton (Auburn). Central then hit the century mark on its next-to-last offensive possession, as sophomore Shane Miller (Moscow, Idaho) hit a three-pointer with 35 seconds left.
Central had its best shooting game of the year, hitting on 55.1 percent for the game. Front court starters Roby Clyde (Connell/Pasco HS) and Riley Sivak (Ellensburg) led the starters' shooting efficiency by making 5 of 7 and 5 of 8 from the floor, respectively, and Sivak finished as the Wildcats' leading rebounder with seven boards despite playing just 17 minutes. Reserves Miller and Coby Gibler (Bainbridge Island/Bainbridge HS) each made 3 of 4 field-goal attempts, including Miller, who scored nine points in just four minutes of play. All 11 Wildcats to suit up scored at least two points in Wednesday's victory.
In addition to their offensive dominance, which also included a 44-26 advantage in the paint and a 25-11 margin on fast breaks, the Wildcats outrebounded the Wolves 43-34 and forced 24 turnovers while committing just 15.
Cook recorded his third 20-point game of the season and made 7 of 9 shots inside the three-point line. Clyde had 12 points and six rebounds, while junior Humberto Perez (Yakima/A.C. Davis HS) finished with 11 points and Sivak scored 10.
Walla Walla had three double-figure scorers, led by the 17 points of Gerard Dauphin. Ryan Spady came off the Wolves' bench to nearly post a double-double as he finished with 14 points and nine rebounds (including six offensive boards), while Jonny Long scored 13 for the Wolves.

Series Notes with Central Washington. . .
The Ichabods have won the only meeting between the two schools coming on March 16, 1987 as the Ichabods won 65-63 in the NAIA National semifinals in Kansas City. The Ichabods went on to win the NAIA title the following day with a 79-77 win over West Virginia State.

Last meeting with Central Washington . . .
(March 15, 1987) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods advanced to the NAIA National Championship game with a 65-63 win over Central Washington in Kemper Arena. Tom Meier led both teams with 23 points and 17 rebounds. With 1:50 left in the game, Calvin Sprew drew a foul of Rodnie Taylor and hit the front end of a one and one giving the Ichabods their first lead of the of the second half at 61-60. Thirty-three seconds later, he hit an open Rich Hamilton in the lane for a three-point play securing the win for Washburn. The Wildcats led by as many as nine in the first half at 21-12 and Washburn led 34-32 at the halftime break.

Ichabods Notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Jr.  • Scored 22 taking a season-high 21 shots against Truman last time out
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-2 • 205 • Jr.  • Hit 4 of 7 shots against Truman scoring 11 points tying season high with 4 steals
#5  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • Fr.  • Made first career start with 3 assists and 0 turnovers in 17 minutes
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-0 • 190 • So.  • Averaging 20.5 ppg in last two games with 3.5 rpg, 4.0 spg, 1.0 apg
#12  • Maurice Colter  • G • 5-10 • 175 • Jr.  • 17 of 19 rebounds this season have been on the defensive end of the court
#14  • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 205 • Jr.  • Has recorded 18 offensive and 18 defensive rebounds this season (4.5 per game)
#15  • Nate Wallace  • G • 6-1 • 210 • Sr.  • 20 minutes played against Truman was two shy of season high
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • Fr.  • Made first career start against Truman scoring 5 points hitting a 3-pointer
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • Fr.  • Averaging 5.1 ppg as a starter this season
#22  • Steve Feighny  • F • 6-5 • 215 • So.  • Tied season high with 6 points against Truman hitting all 3 field goal attempts
#23  • Dezahn Otis  • G • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.  • 9 of 17 from the field in the last three games (averaging 8.1 ppg)
#24  • Anthony Nocito  • F • 6-8 • 240 • Jr.  • Tied season high with 3 points against Truman
#32  • Todd Eils  • G • 6-2 • 175 • Rf.  • Has played in five games this season see 10 minutes of playing time
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Jr.  • Four of 5 from the field in the last game against Truman scoring nine points
#35  • Jordan Lambkins  • G • 6-2 • 190 • Fr.  • Will redshirt this season

Three-second calls. . .(quick tid-bits on the 'Bods)
Washburn has outscored their opponents 100 to 85 in the last five minutes of games this season … the Ichabods are shooing 48 percent in the second half of games hitting 127 of 261 shots while hitting 43 percent of their attempts in the first half hitting 110 of 258 … the Ichabods are minus 1 in rebounding in the first half of games this season trailing their opponents of 153 to 152 - Washburn is outrebounding their opponents 159 to 112 (19.9 to 14.0) in the second half this season … the Ichabods are 10-2 on Dec. 17 since the 1961 season … the Ichabods are 10-5 on Dec. 18 since the 1961 season … William McNeill is 8 of 11 in the final five minutes of games this season … Bobby Chipman leads the Ichabods with eight total rebounds in the final five minutes of games this season … the Truman game was the first game this season the Ichabods did not trail at any point during the game … Washburn's bench has outscored their opponents bench 275 to 185 this season (34.4 to 23.1) … the Ichabods have had 77 fast break points compared to 23 for their opponents including a season-high 16 against St. Mary.

The Ichabods in Las Vegas Holiday Classics . . .
The Ichabods are 15-6 in the Las Vegas High Desert Classic and 0-1 in neutral site games. The Ichabods have not taken part in the Great Western Shootout before this season.
Records vs individual teams in Las Vegas: 3-1 vs Central Oklahoma; 2-1 vs Seattle Pacific; 1-1 vs Southern Indiana; 1-0 vs Lincoln (Mo.); 0-1 vs Western Washington; 1-0 vs Tarleton; 1-0 vs Cameron; 1-0 vs Oakland; 1-0 vs Indiana-Purdue; 1-0 vs Chaminade; 1-0 vs Grand Canyon; 1-0 vs St. Mary's (Texas); 1-0 vs Texas A&M-Commerce and 0-1 against Central Arkansas. The Ichabods fell in a neutral site game at the conclusion of the 2005 High Desert Classic to Camera 66-64 on Dec. 19, 2005.

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,366-951 (.682 in 2,317 games) in its 104th season of intercollegiate action. The Ichabods are the ninth-winningest team in NCAA Division II history and the 26th winningest team this decade. The Ichabods are 426-184 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most since the 1989-90 season in the MIAA.

Ichabods In Lee Arena . . .
The Ichabods are 336-59 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena - the 26th season of play. The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena. The Ichabods have won 15 straight regular season non-conference home games and 38 of their last 41 regular season non-conference games home.

Up Next . . .
Washburn will return to MIAA play when they will play host to Missouri Western on Dec. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Arena. The game will start a slate of four games in nine days as they will have road contests at Fort Hays State on Dec. 30, Central Missouri on Jan. 2 and Southwest Baptist on Jan. 5 before facing Missouri Southern on Jan. 9 in Topeka.