'Bod Quick notes
• The Ichabods are ranked No. 2 in the NABC top 25 coaches poll and the coaches pick to win the MIAA this season.
• The Ichabods are making their first trip to Wichita to face the Jets since a Dec. 3, 1985 game which the Ichabods won 63-61 in overtime.
• Washburn has won the last 15 games in a row against Newman.
• The Jets' last win over the Ichabods was a 48-47 win on Feb. 18, 1981 in Wichita.
• All-time in games played against Newman in Wichita, the Ichabods are 2-3.
• Washburn is looking for its first 8-0 start since the 2003-04 season when they Ichabods started 16-0 going on to a 27-5 record en route to the MIAA regular season championship.
• The Ichabods improved to 13-10 in MIAA openers going 3-0 against the Bearcats in conference openers.
Ichabods on radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on 106.9 FM KTPK with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn. The game will also be streamed live on the wusports.com website by following the listen live links on the men's basketball schedule page.
The coaches
• He is in his 34th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
• Ichabod head coach
Bob Chipman is a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
• He is 728-296 overall.
• He has 487 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
• Has led the Ichabods to 12 MIAA regular season titles and a MIAA-coaching tops of five postseason tournament championships.
• He has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.
• In home games, he is 421-77 going 368-66 in Lee Arena.
• He is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
• His 728 coaching wins is 25th in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.
• He led the Ichabods to the 1987 NAIA National Championship and a 2001 NCAA National game, which was later vacated by Kentucky Wesleyan.
• Chipman played for legendary coach Jack Hartman earning two letters.
• He is 16-2 against Newman.
Newman head coach Mark Potter . . .
• is in his 15th year as Newman University's Head Men's Basketball Coach where he has compiled an overall record of 268-155.
• Potter, a former Newman player and Assistant Coach, has compiled the highest winning percentage in Newman's basketball history.
• In 1998, he was chosen to resurrect the men's basketball program after an 11-year hiatus.
• He is 0-6 against the Ichabods.
Last time out for the Ichabods • #2 Washburn 91, Southwest Baptist 70 • 12/6/12
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The No. 2-ranked Washburn Ichabods opened MIAA play with a 91-70 win over Southwest Baptist improving to 7-0 on the season. The Ichabods will step out of conference play to take on Newman on Dec. 15 in Wichita.
The Ichabods never trailed against the Bearcats (2-6, 0-1 MIAA) as Washburn took a 40-34 lead into the break despite being outshot by Southwest Baptist 48 percent to 41 percent. Southwest Baptist was 14 of 29 from the field including 6 of 14 from 3-point range but they had 10 first half turnovers leading to 15 Ichabod points. SBU also did not attempt a free throw in the frame and the Ichabods were 7 of 10 from the charity stripe.
In the second half, the Bearcats cut the Ichabod lead to 40-38 out of the break and Washburn built the lead back to eight and again SBU trimmed the Washburn lead back to four with 15:04 to play on a 3-pointer. The Ichabods stretched the lead back to nine at 52-43 with 14:02 left to play on a pair of
Bobby Chipman free throws but once again the Bearcats fought back getting within five at 54-49 with 11:32 to play.
Then a Chipman tip would start off a 20-4 run by the Ichabods over the next 4:01 in the game turning a five-point margin into a 74-53 lead with 7:31 to go in the game and SBU did not get closer than 17 the rest of the game as Washburn led by as many as 25 at 88-63 with 2:13 to play before taking the 91-70 win.
Will McNeill led the Ichabods with 29 points adding a career-high 14 rebounds with seven of them coming on the offensive end. He also added four steals and two assists going 11 of 12 from the free throw line in the win. McNeill also went over the 1,300-point mark in his career at Washburn. Chipman scored 16 adding six rebounds and
Martin Mitchell had 14 points tying his career-high with seven assists.
Jared Henry scored 10 off the bench.
SBU was led by Preson Guiot who scored 13 with eight assists and one turnover.
Washburn held a 44 to 27 advantage on the glass with 20 offensive rebounds leading to 24 second chance points. Washburn also forced 18 SBU turnovers giving the Ichabods 27 points of Bearcat miscues.
Series history with Newman
• Saturday's meeting with the Jets is the 24th all-time.
• The Ichabods lead the all-time series 18-5.
• The Ichabods have won the last 15 meetings not falling to the Jets since Feb. 18, 1981 when the Jets won 48-47 in Wichita.
• The Ichabods are making their first trip to Wichita to face the Jets since a Dec. 3, 1985 game which the Ichabods won 63-61 in overtime.
• All-time in games played against Newman in Wichita, the Ichabods are 2-3.
About Newman
• The Jets are 8-0 this season after topping William Jewell last time out 86-84 on Dec. 8.
• The Jets have defeated the three other Kansas MIAA schools winning at Pittsburg State 89-79.
• Newman defeated Fort Hays State 80-78 on Nov. 24 and Emporia State 69-62 in overtime on Nov. 27 with both victories coming in Wichita.
• Shamar Acuay leads the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg while starting only one game this season.
• Marquis Cuyler and Darrell Traylor are also averaging double figures at 11.7 ppg and 10.8 ppg respectively.
Last Time out for Newman
Dec. 8 -- Liberty, Mo. - Newman held a one-point lead at halftime at 39-38 and outscored William Jewell by one in the second half for the 86-84 win.
Marquis Cuyler led the Jets with 20 points and seven rebounds. Trae Beck had 15 points hitting 5 of 9 3-pointers and Shamar Acuay scored 10 off the bench in the win.
Overall the Jets were 12 of 32 from 3-point range going 28 of 67 from the field overall. The Jets were outrebounded by William Jewell 43 to 38. The Jets were also 18 of 21 from the free throw line.
Last meeting with Newman
(Nov. 25, 2011) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Ichabods led from start to finish as head coach
Bob Chipman got his 700th career victory, all at Washburn, in an 88-63 win over Newman Saturday afternoon at Lee Arena.
Alex North shot a perfect 7 for 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line. He hit three 3-pointers and ended with 21 points. He added 10 rebounds for a double-double.
Will McNeill went 10 for 15 from the field for 22 points and he added five assists.
The Ichabods shot 52 percent from the field and 54 percent from 3-point range. The Jets (3-2) were 35 percent from the field and 29 percent from long range. Both teams grabbed an even 38 rebounds and WU committed 10 turnovers while Newman had 17.
Kyle Wiggins' free throw at the 9:04 mark of the first half gave Washburn a 10-point lead for the first time. The Ichabods later closed the half on a 14-2 run to take a 26-point lead, 44-18, in to the locker room. McNeill started that stretch with five straight points and
Christian Ulsaker scored four of his five points during that stretch.
McNeill's jumper in the paint at 17:46 of the second half pushed Washburn's lead to a game-high 30 points at 50-20.
A 7-0 run later pulled the Jets within 22 but Washburn answered with seven straight to put the Bods back up buy 29, 59-30 with 10:49 to play. The Jets were able to cut it to 20 in the final 1:25 but Ichabods
Jared Henry and Dejaun Lofton hit 3s near the end and the Ichabods went on to match the 25-point win they had Tuesday against Peru State to tie the season high.
Eric Saunders led Newman with 13 points and Darrell Traylor and Chuck Colley each had 11. Coley led the Jets with seven rebounds.
Bod bits
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Will McNeill was named a preseason All-American by the Basketball Times. He is the first Ichabod to receive preseason All-American honors since Travis Robbins prior to the 2004-05 season.
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Will McNeill has been named the MIAA Player of the Week twice on Nov. 26 and on Dec. 3.
• The Ichabods are +25.5 in scoring margin this season.
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Alex North has been cleared for weightlifting and bike riding, but is still out from the concussion suffered against Bethany and will be until further notice.
Bod tweets . . . 140-character or less notes on the Ichabods
• The Ichabods led for 39:43 of the game against Rockhurst, 39:49 of the game against Bethany, 39:40 of the game against Peru State, 33:29 against St. Mary's, 38:25 against Minnesota Duluth, 37:57 against Bellevue and 39:37 against Southwest Baptist in their seven games this season. #Domination
• That translates to 96.3 percent of the season #MathFact
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Will McNeill is ninth on all-time scoring chart with 1,315 points in 97games #Buckets
• Next on the chart is Greg Wilson (1,323 - 1985-89) in eighth on the all-time chart #SelectCompany
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Will McNeill's 450 field goals is eighth all-time at Washburn #Scorer
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Bobby Chipman's 193 3-point attempts is 23rd in school history #FromWayDowntown
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Bobby Chipman's 65 career blocks is seventh all-time at Washburn and can move into the top five with three more #RejectionCity
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Kyle Wiggins tied a career-high for the second-straight game with four assists against Southwest Baptist last time out #Distribution
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Will McNeill's 359 free throw made is fifth at Washburn #GetToTheLine
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Will McNeill's 456 free throw attempts is sixth at Washburn #LineTime
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Will McNeill's 190 career steals is first at Washburn #NoBodyInFrontOfHim
• The MIAA record for career steals is 383 by Eddin Santiago #FastHands
Ichabod Basketball HIstory
• Washburn is 1,438-969-2 all-time in 2,409 games played
• The 2012-13 season is Washburn's 107th of basketball.
• Washburn is the ninth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history.
• The Ichabods are 487-212 since joining the NCAA Division II ranks, which is the most wins by any program in the MIAA since the 1989-90 season.
• Washburn has won ten MIAA regular season championships and 21 conference championships in school history.
• The Ichabods previously won the MIAA regular season championship in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2012.
Ichabods in the national rankings
• The Washburn Ichabods remained in the No. 2 slot for the fourth-straight week and added a first-place vote in the NABC/Division II top 25 coaches poll.
• The Ichabods have been in the top 10 in the national rankings 49 times while being ranked in the top 25 a total of 91 times since joining the NCAA ranks.
• The Ichabods were one of five teams to receive a first-place vote joining Metro State, Alabama Huntsville and Bellarmine. West Liberty received 12 first-place votes to remain on top of the poll this week.
Home sweet home
• The Ichabods are 368-66 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
• The 2012-13 season marks the 28th season of play in Lee Arena.
• The Ichabods recorded a school-best 28-game winning streak from Nov. 19, 1993 to Feb. 8, 1995 in Lee Arena.
Up Next
The game with the Jets will be the Ichabods' final game until a Jan. 3 home date with Emporia State which will also be a non-conference game as part of the unbalanced MIAA schedules this season. The Ichabods' game at ESU on Feb. 28 will be a conference game.
