Countdown to tip . . .
The Washburn Ichabods (3-1, 0-0 MIAA) will open their 22-game MIAA schedule with a three-game home stand beginning with Nebraska-Omaha (3-1, 0-0 MIAA) on Wednesday in Lee Arena at 7:30 p.m. in a rematch of the 2010 MIAA Championship game which the Mavericks won 69-67 in Kansas City. 

Washburn (3-1, 0-0 MIAA) vs Nebraska-Omaha (3-1, 0-0 MIAA)
Dec. 1, 2010 • 7:30 p.m. • Topeka, Kan. • Lee Arena (3,970)

Washburn	At A Glance	Nebraska-Omaha
3-1, 0-0 MIAA	Record	3-1, 0-0 MIAA
not ranked	National Ranking	not ranked
Bob Chipman (Kansas State, 1973)	Head Coach	Derrin Hansen (Neb. Wesleyan, 1991)
681-279, 32nd season	Record at School	94-60, 6th season
Same	Overall	same
www.wusports.com	Website	www.omavs.com
WU leads 33-20	Series
March 7, 2010, UNO won 69-67	Last Meeting
KTPK 106.9 FM	Radio
Washburn game notes	Game Notes
wusports.com (free)	Online Audio
Live stats	Game Notes

Countdown to tip . . .
The Washburn Ichabods (3-1, 0-0 MIAA) will open their 22-game MIAA schedule with a three-game home stand beginning with Nebraska-Omaha (3-1, 0-0 MIAA) on Wednesday in Lee Arena at 7:30 p.m. in a rematch of the 2010 MIAA Championship game which the Mavericks won 69-67 in Kansas City. The two teams split the two regular season meetings last year.

Ichabods on Radio . . .
Washburn basketball games can be heard live on KTPK 106.9 FM. The game can also be heard on the internet at www.wusports.com by following the “Live Audio” link on the basketball schedule page. Bruce Steinbrock will be the play-by-play voice of the Ichabods and former WU quarterback Mark Elliott will be the color analyst.

The Coaches. . .
Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman is in his 32nd season at the helm of the Ichabod basketball program. For 25 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 681-279 (.709) overall and he has 440 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA - the most of any teams in the league since the 1991-92 season. Chipman is 11th amongst all NCAA II coaches in winning percentage who have coached at least 10 seasons. Among that group, he is second in all-time coaching victories in active coaches in career victories. Among all coaches who have at least 10 years experience in DII, he is 25th in winning percentage and seventh in victories. He is the third active winningest coach in NCAA Division II and 10th in winning percentage and his 681 coaching wins is 28th all-time among all NCAA coaches at all levels. At Washburn he has led the Ichabods to 11 conference regular season titles (9 MIAA), 10 NCAA Tournament appearances and the 1987 NAIA National Championship. Chipman is 3-3 against Nebraska-Omaha.
Nebraska-Omaha head coach Derrin Hansen is in his sixth season at the UNO helm recording a 94-60 overall record on the Maverick bench. Hansen served as the assistant coach at UNO from 1998-2005 before taking over for the 2005-06 season. Hansen is a 1991 graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan. He played for the Plainsmen and helped lead them to the Division III semifinal in 1987-88. He coached high school for two seasons after graduating and then spent two years at Nebraska-Kearney from 1993-95 as a graduate assistant and two years at Mid-Plains CC from 1995-98.
 
Last time out for the Ichabods. . .
Nov. 27, 2010 - PHOENIX, Ariz. --The Washburn Ichabods fell for the first time this season droping their final game of the Grand Canyon University Thanksgiving Classic 77-66 to Fort Lewis College in their final non-conference game of the season.
The Ichabods trailed by three at the break at 34-31 after leading by as many as six in the opening stanza at 25-19 with 6:02 to go in the half but an 11-1 run by the Skyhawks over the next three-plus minutes gave Fort Lewis a 30-26 lead as they would close the half on a layup with four seconds left leading to the three-point advantage.
The Skyhawks (4-0) kept the pressure on to start the second half beginning with a 10-1 run over the first 3:56 of the half as the Ichabods went without a second half field goal until the 15:47 mark on a 3-pointer by Bobby Chipman cutting the Skyhawk lead to nine at 44-35.
The Ichabods cut the lead to four at 59-55 on a traditional three-point play by Logan Stutz with 8:40 to play but a 12-3 run over the following 4:28 as the Ichabods were 1 of 6 from the field was too much to overcome as the Skyhawks kept the lead in double digits for the remainder of the game leading to the 11-point win.
Washburn was led by Stutz who had another outstanding performance in the desert following up Friday's 38-point performance with a 22-point outting going 6 of 8 from the field and 10 of 13 from the free throw line while adding a game-high seven rebounds. Jeff Reid recorded 13 points and De'Andre Washington had 12 points.
DeAndre Lansdowne led the Skyhawks with 15.
Washburn entered the game shooting 61 percent from the field on the season and 44 percent from 3-point range was held to a 38 percent average hitting 21 of 56 attempts while connecting on a season-low four 3-pointers in 23 attempts for a 17 percent average. Fort Lewis was 25 of 51 from the field while hitting 8 of 17 3-pointers.
The Ichabods were also handled on the glass as the Skyhawks held a 38 to 29 advantage.

Last meeting with Nebraska-Omaha . . .
(March 7, 2010) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods drive to the MIAA Tournament title was derailed in a 69-67 loss to Nebraska-Omaha in Municipal Auditorium. The Ichabods, who became the third straight eight seed to reach the title game, finished the season 16-14.
In the closing moments, the Ichabods trailed by one on three different occasions in the final 5:48 but could not take the lead back from the Mavericks. On Washburn's second to last possession, Maurice Colter had a 3-point attempt which rimmed out and UNO's Aaron Terry hit one of two free throws. After an Ichabod timeout, Logan Stutz's in bounds pass was caught by Washington at the top of the key and he hit William McNeill under the basket, but his shot at the lipped out.
The Ichabods led at the break 31-30 behind 10 points from De'Andre Washington who hit two 3-pointers in the opening half after battling back from an eight-point deficit at 30-22 finishing the stanza on a 9-0 run.
Washburn led by two in the second half at 36-34 on a free throw by Washington, but it would be the last lead the Ichabods would have the rest of the game.
Stutz led the Ichabods with 23 points on 7 of 9 shooting from the field and 9 of 11 from the free throw line to go with eight rebounds. Washington finished with his 12th double double of the season with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Tyler Bullock led the Mavericks with 19 points.
Washburn finished the game 43 percent from the field hitting 21 of 49 shots going 7 of 21 from 3-point range. The Ichabods hit 18 of 28 free throws. The Mavericks were 23 of 58 for the game for a 40 percent average and hit 16 of 22 free throw attempts.
The Ichabods outrebounded the Mavericks 35 to 34 and outscored them 28 to 20 in the paint.

About Nebraska-Omaha . . .
The Mavericks are 3-1 this season after topping NAIA foe Midland 76-53 last time out. Like the Ichabods, the Mavericks took on an NCAA Division I opponent in the exhibition slate falling 102-72 at No. 2-ranked Michigan State on Nov. 8. The other two wins for the Mavericks are over Nebraska Wesleyan (65-49), and Rockhurst (86-74). Honorable Mention all-American slection from last year Tyler Bullock leads the team in scoring at 18.3 ppg as well as five assists per game. Torrian Harris is scoring 13.3 ppg and Jeff Martin is scoring 10.3 ppg. Returning to the Mavericks this season after one year redshirting at Nebraska is Mitch Albers who earned honorable mention all-MIAA honors after his sophomore season following the 2009-10 season. He averaged 15.7 ppg that season. This year he is averaging 7.5 ppg with 3.0 rpg playing in two games.

Last time out for Nebraska-Omaha . . .
UNO Sports Information -- Nov. 27, 2010 - OMAHA, Neb. – The UNO men's basketball team played its final non-conference tune-up before MIAA competition begins next week, topping Midland 76-53 at Sapp Fieldhouse on Saturday. With the win, the Mavericks improve to 3-1 on the year, while the Warriors drop to 2-7.
Nebraska-Omaha was led by senior guard Torrian Harris, who had 18 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and a steal. Three fellow Mavs joined Harris in double-figure scoring – senior guard Jeff Martin (12), sophomore forward Alex Welhouse (11) and freshman guard Caleb Steffensmeier (10). Welhouse, whose points were a career high, also tied Harris by pulling down seven boards and, and Steffensmeier chipped in five assists.
Midland was led by P.J. Mallette, who had 16 points, and Alex Knobbe, who had 13. Mallette, Knobby, Marcus Messersmith and A.J. Gordon each tallied five rebounds apiece to top the defensive effort.
UNO took an early 6-0 lead by way of Harris, senior guard Tyler Bullock and senior guard Aaron Terry, but the Warriors came back to take a 10-8 advantage. Harris later threw down a dunk to tie the game at 15-all, and Terry added a layup to put the Mavs up by two. From there, Nebraska-Omaha went on a 13-1 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Steffensmeier to make it 30-16.
Another Steffensmeier trey at just under two minutes extended the margin to 15 points, and a final MU 3-pointer by Mallette ended the half at 37-25. For the first stanza, the Mavericks outrebounded Midland 22-17, shot 45 percent to the Warriors' 35 percent and forced 13 turnovers.
Sophomore Josh Lynch opened second-half scoring with a basket two minutes in, and Martin hit a pair of threes to make it 47-29. Harris chipped in another dunk, and the Mavs never relinquished the score to less than a 20-point margin. Their largest lead  of the game came on a layup and subsequent foul shot by John Karhoff, pushing it to 60-33. 
Minutes later, a pair of Terry free throws helped UNO to a 67-44 lead, and junior guard Steve Jones made his Maverick debut with a charity shot of his own to push his team to the 70-point mark. Final layups by junior center John Ring and freshman forward Matt Hagerbaumer, coupled with two free throws by Welhouse, gave the Mavs a final score of 76-53 and their third win of the season.
Nebraska-Omaha finished the night with a season-best .456 field goal percentage, as well as a season high for points in a game (76), rebounds (47), assists (26) and steals (10).

Series notes . . .
Wednesday's meeting will be the 54th in school history and Washburn holds a 33-20 all-time lead in the series. The Mavericks have won three of the last five meetings since becoming an MIAA school during the 2008-09 school year including a 69-67 win over the Ichabods in the MIAA Tournament Championship game last year in Kansas City on March 7, 2010. The two played at least once a year from 1947-48 through 1973-74, a period of 27 straight years. The series began in 1933-34 and WU won the first nine meetings. The Ichabods are 2-0 against the Mavericks in Lee Arena.

Ichabod player notes . . .
#2  • De'Andre Washington  • F • 6-5 • 235 • Sr.  • Nine assists against Grand Canyon was a career high
#3  • Virgil Philistin  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sr.  • Averaging 12 ppg in both home games this season
#5  • Jeff Reid  • G • 6-6 • 190 • RS-Fr.  • Only Ichabod to score in double figures in all four games (13.8 ppg)
#10  • William McNeill  • G • 6-1 • 190 • Jr.  • Has not played because of foot injury this season
#12  • Robert Sigala  • G • 6-3 • 180 • Jr.  • 3 of 6 from the field this season
#14 • Logan Stutz  • F • 6-9 • 225 • Sr.  • Hitting 82 percent of FG attempts this season (28 of 34)
#15  • Mitch Allen  • G • 5-9 • 165 • So.  • 5 of 8 from 3-point range this season; 7 of 12 overall FG's
#20  • Bobby Chipman  • F • 6-8 • 210 • So.  • Seven of 12 rebounds this season have been offensive
#21  • Bryce Simons  • G • 6-3 • 195 • So.  • Six rebounds against Peru State in opener tied career high
#22  • Alex North  • F • 6-6 • 210 • Fr.  • 4 of 5 from free throw line this season, 5 assists and 0 turnovers
#23 • Jadarren Mumpfield  • G • 6-0 • 180 • Sr.  • 4 of 7 from 3-point range this season
#24  • Zack Riggins  • F • 6-6 • 230 • Jr.  • Has hit all three field goal attempts this season
#33  • Nate Daniels  • G • 6-3 • 190 • Sr.  • 15 of 19 rebounds have been defensive this season (avg. 4.8 rpg)
#44  • Brandon Scaife  • F • 6-8 • 270 • Jr.  • Has scored 8 points in three of the Ichabods' four games

'Bods and Ends . . . Three-dot thoughts
The 38 points Logan Stutz scored against Grand Canyon was the highest Ichabod point total since Travis Robbins scored 40 against Central Oklahoma on Nov. 20, 2004 … the 13 free throws against Grand Canyon for Stutz was the most since DeAndre Eggins hit 15 against BYU-Hawaii on Dec. 17, 2008 … the nine assists by De'Andre Washington was the most by an Ichabod since Mario Scott had 10 against Missouri Western on Jan. 2, 2008 … the .653 field goal percentage (32 of 49) against Grand Canyon was the best since the Ichabods hit 34 of 53 against Eastern New Mexico on Nov. 27, 2004 for a .642 percentage … the Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 201 straight games dating back to a Dec. 30, 2003 game with Missouri Western … overall the Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 619 of the last 620 games …

Ichabod Basketball History . . .
Washburn is 1,389-964 (.590 in 2353 games) in its 105th 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 440-199 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most since the 1989-90 season in the MIAA.

Home sweet home - the Ichabods In Lee Arena . . .
The Ichabods are 343-63 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena - the 27th season of play. The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.

Up next. . .
Washburn will face Northwest Missouri on Dec. 4 and Fort Hays State on Dec. 8 before traveling to face Truman on Dec. 11 and Missouri Western on Dec. 19 in a rare Sunday afternoon game before wrapping up the 2011 calendar year facing Central Missouri on New Year's Eve.