Opening Tip

• The Washburn Ichabods will continue their five-game homestand hosting Rockhurst on Nov. 21 on Schendel Court at Lee Arena.

• Washburn is 4-0 this season after reaching the century mark last time out in a 107-81 win over Kansas Wesleyan.

• Rockhurst is 2-1 this season and took on NCAA Division I opponent Loyola of Chicago on Nov. 19 losing 83-65 in an exhibition game.

• Washburn will return to action with Newman on Nov. 23 at 3 p.m.

• Washburn received votes in the first regular season poll of the season.

 Bod Notes

• The Ichabods have won their last 25 regular season non-conference home games.

• Washburn's last regular season loss in Lee Arena in non-conference action was against Central Oklahoma 83-67 on Nov. 29, 2005.

• The Washburn Ichabods have won 503 games since becoming a member of the NCAA Division II ranks prior to the start of the 1989-89 season - which is the most by any member of the MIAA during that stretch.

• In reaching 100 points against Kansas Wesleyan last time out the Ichabods improved to 64-4 overall when scoring at least 100 and they also improved to 43-1 in home games when hitting the century mark.

• The 107-81 win over Kansas Wesleyan was the first time the Ichabods had reached 100-point mark since a 107-69 win over Lincoln on Feb. 25, 2012.

• The Ichabods will open MIAA play on Dec. 5 at Southwest Baptist.

 Ichabods on Radio

Washburn games will be broadcast on AM 580 WIBW radio with Mark Elliott and Jake Lebahn calling the action. 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

Washburn Ichabod head basketball coach Bob Chipman 

• is in his 35th season at the helm of the Ichabods.

• a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.

• is 744-304 overall.

• has 503 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 MIAA tournament championships.

• has led the Ichabods to 12 NCAA National Tournament appearances.

• in home games, he is 430-79 going 379-68 in Lee Arena.

• is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.

• his 744 coaching wins is 22nd in all-time NCAA coaches at all levels.

• 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.

Rockhurst head basketball coach Bill O'Connor

• is 260-279 in his 20th season at Rockhurst. He has been coaching basketball on the high school, junior college and college level for the past 39 years.

• O'Connor is the winningest coach in the history of Rockhurst basketball with 260 victories. Eight of his teams have qualified for postseason play, while 11 of his teams at Rockhurst have won 15 or more games in a season.

• A graduate of Rockhurst High School, O'Connor received a B.S. in history from St. Benedict's College (now Benedictine College) in 1972. He earned his master's in education from Emporia State University.

• Before being named the head coach at Rockhurst in 1994, O'Connor was the head coach at Colby (Kan.) Community College. He was an assistant coach at Rockhurst from 1982-86 and coached at Texas-Pan American.

 Ichabod Player Notes

#3 • Jeff Reid • has averaged 7.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in the last two games.

#4 • Andy Wilson • nine points, five rebounds were both career highs against Kansas Wesleyan set last time out.

#5 • Korey Fisher • recorded a season-high seven points against the Coyotes last time out.

#11 • Kyle Wiggins • has scored 19, 12 and 18 points in his last three games.

#13 • Chris Deanes • eight of 14 from the field in the last two games.

#14 • Christian Ulsaker • has hit 16 of 18 free throws this season (89 percent).

#15 • Evan Robinson • missed his only field goal attempt this season.

#21 • Chris Davis • missed the last two games with the flu.

#22 • Alex North • leads the team with 8.3 rebounds per game going 9 of 14 from 3-point range (64 percent).

#24 • Stephon Drane • 13 of 18 from the field in the last two games averaging 15.5 ppg.

#31 • Leon Flowers • career high two blocks against Kansas Wesleyan last time out.

#32 • Dalton Abel • recorded two rebounds in each of the last two games.

#34 • Jeremy Lickteig • six of 11 from the field in the last two games averaging seven points and two rebounds.

#42 • Colton Anderson • hit first 3-pointer of WU career in final seconds of win over Kansas Wesleyan.

 Last Time Out For The Ichabods

Washburn 107, Kansas Wesleyan 81 • Nov. 18, 2013

TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods improved to 64-4 overall and 43-1 in home games when they reach at least 100 points after a 107-81 win over Kansas Wesleyan on Monday night on Schendel Court at Lee Arena. 

The Coyotes led by as many as six in the openings minutes as Joey Long hit back to back 3-pointers staking KWU to a 6-0 in the first 46 seconds of the game. The two teams traded leads seven times in the first half and it was not until a mini 9-0 run over a 2:07 period by the Ichabods which stretched the lead to eight at 44-36 with 6:04 to play in the half.

The Coyotes cut the lead back to seven with 3:23 to play in the opening stanza but the ichabods used a 12-5 run over the final 1:48 of the half to take a 62-47 lead into the break.

Washburn shot 58 percent from the field in the opening half hitting 22 of 38 shots while the Coyotes were also near the 50 percent mark hitting 15 of 31 shots for a 48 percent clip.

In the second half the Coyotes cut the lead to 10 at 64-54 with 17:37 to play but they would get no closer as the Ichabods stretched the lead to as many as 27 taking the 107-81 victory reach the 100-point mark for the first time since a 107-69 win over Lincoln on Feb. 25, 2012.

Kyle Wiggins scored 14 of his game-high 18 points in the first half hitting 7 of 13 shots leading five Ichabods in double figures. Stephon Drane scored 16 going 6 of 9 from the field while Christian Ulsaker recorded 14, Alex North had 13 points with a team-high-tying six rebounds and seven assists. Jeff Reid scored 11 points. Ulsaker hit 9 of 10 from the free throw line as the Ichabods were 22 of 31 from the line in the game. The Coyotes were 24 of 30 overall from the stripe.

Jacob Lunz scored 15 to lead the Coyotes.

Washburn finished at 54 percent from the field cooling off to 49 percent from the field in the second half. The Ichabods were 38 of 71 overall while holding the Coyotes to 9 of 30 shooting in the second half ending the game with a 39 percent average hitting 24 of 61 shots.

Both teams finished with 40 rebounds with 15 offensive rebounds and 25 defensive rebounds. Washburn held a second chance points advantage of 20 to 13 while turning 20 Coyote turnovers into 33 Ichabod points.

 About Rockhurst

• Rockhurst is a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference and enters Thursday's game at Washburn riding two-game winning streak.

• They return all five starters and nine letterwinners off of last season's team which finished 4-21.

• Rockhurst lost to Loyola-Chicago last time out 83-65 in an exhibition game. 

• In their two victories, the Hawks are averaging 92.0 points per game, thanks in large part to senior guard Brandon McCann, who is putting up 26.0 ppg during the winning streak. 

• For the year, McCann paces Rockhurst with 20.0 ppg and is shooting a 52 percent (11-for-21) from three-point territory. 

• Forward Russell Burns (10.0 ppg), is scoring in double figures, and he also leads the club in rebounding with 5.7 rpg. 

• Rockhurst redshirt freshman Matt Hutchinson is a Topeka native and his father Doug was an assistant coach on the Ichabods' 1987 NAIA National Championship basketball team spending five season on the Washburn bench overall.

 Series History With Rockhurst

• Thursday's meeting will be the 55th in the all-time series and the first meeting since Dec. 5, 2004 when the Hawks won 84-83.

• Washburn leads the all-time series 29-26.

• Washburn has won 12 of the last 14 meetings.

 Last Time Out For Rockhurst

Milton Doyle scored a season-high 24 points as Loyola Chicago earned an 83-65 victory over Rockhurst Tuesday night at Loyola's Gentile Arena. 

The win improved Loyola's record to 2-2. Rockhurst's record stays at 2-1 since the game counted as an exhibition game for the Hawks.

Rockhurst rallied from a 26-9 deficit to pull without 41-30 at halftime. The Hawks got within 10 points, 47-37, with 15:57 remaining in the game. A bucket by Nick Osborne sparked a 9-2 Loyola run that extended the lead to 56-39.

The Hawks were led by Brandon McCann's 15 points on six-of-13 shooting. He canned three-of-six three-point shots. Russell Burns hit four-of-six shots to finish with 10 points. Liam Duffy added nine points on three three-pointers.

 Last Meeting With Rockhurst

Nov. 20, 2012 -- KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The No. 2-ranked Washburn Ichabods led from start to finish for the third-straight game picking up 74-56 win over Rockhurst in the Sprint Center in Kansas City. 

Both team shot over 46 percent in the first half as the Ichabods hit 14 of 30 shots from the field compared to 9 of 19 by the Hawks but the Ichabods forced Rockhurst into 15 first half turnovers leading to 20 points. Washburn also had a 20 to 13 advantage on the glass including 11 offensive rebounds.

The Ichabods led by five at 26-21 with 3:47 to play in the opening stanza, but Washburn finished the half on a 14-2 run taking a 40-23 lead into the break.

In the second half the Ichabods led the Hawks by no less than 15 points and would lead by as many as 24 before taking the 18-point win.

Will McNeill led the Ichabods with 21 points going 8 of 12 from the field with seven rebounds and four steals. Kyle Wiggins scored 15 making his first start of the season and Christian Ulsaker scored 10 points off the bench. Bobby Chipman led the Ichabods with eight rebounds adding eight points.

James Robinson scored 12 points to lead Rockhurst.

The Hawks outshot the Ichabods from the field finishing 22 of 45 at 49 percent while the Ichabods were 26 of 57 for a 46 percent average. Washburn did force the Hawks into 23 turnovers leading to 25 Ichabod points. Washburn finished with a 36 to 29 advantage in rebounds collecting 17 offensive rebounds.

 Ichabods in the national rankings

The Ichabods did not receive any votes in the preseason NABC Top 25 coaches poll which was released on Nov. 11. The Ichabods have been in the top 25 a total of 98 times since joining the NCAA ranks and they have been voted in the top 10 a total of 51 times since the 1989-90 season. 

 Ichabod Basketball History

• The Ichabods are 1454-975-4 (.591) all-time in the 109th year in the program's history.

• Washburn is the eighth-winningest program in NCAA Division II history by victories.

• Washburn is the winningest MIAA program since the 1989-90 season with an overall record of 503-224.

 Home sweet home

• The Ichabods are 379-68 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.

• The 2013-14 season marks the 29th 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 Ichabods will then take on Newman on Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. and then wrap up non-conference play with Tabor on Tuesday, Nov. 26 against Tabor.

• The Ichabods will open MIAA play on Dec. 5 at Southwest Baptist.