Opening Tip
• The Washburn Ichabods will continue their five-game homestand hosting Newman on Nov. 23 on Schendel Court at Lee Arena.
• Washburn is 5-0 this season after topping Rockhurst 79-70 on Thursday night.
• Newman is 2-2 this season coming off a 96-87 loss at Fort Hays State.
• Newman topped MIAA opponents Pittsburg State 80-76 at home.
• In their win over the Ichabods last season, the Jets snapped a 15-game winning streak by Washburn over the Jets.
• The Ichabods were ranked No. 2 in the nation entering the game
• Washburn will wrap up non-conference play with Tabor at home on Nov. 26 before facing Southwest Baptist in its MIAA opener on Dec. 5.
• Washburn received votes in the first regular season poll of the season released on Tuesday this week.
Bod Notes
• The Ichabods have won their last 26 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 504 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.
• Washburn trailed Rockhurst 40-36 at the half. It was the first time the Ichabods had trailed at the half in a home game since falling to Missouri Western on Feb. 6 last season in a 79-74 loss. Washburn trailed by the same 40-36 score.
• The Ichabods will open MIAA play on Dec. 5 at Southwest Baptist.
Ichabods on Radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK 106.9 FM 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
• 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 745-304 overall.
• has 504 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 431-79 going 380-68 in Lee Arena.
• is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
• his 745 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.
Newman head basketball coach Mark Potter
• is in his 16th year as Newman University's Head Men's Basketball Coach where he has compiled an overall record of 283-165.
• 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 1-6 against the Ichabods.
Ichabod Player Notes
#3 •
Jeff Reid • recorded his first double double at Washburn with 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against Rockhurst last time out.
#4 •
Andy Wilson • has averaged seven points and three rebounds off the bench in the last two games.
#5 •
Korey Fisher • averaging 5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in the last two games.
#11 •
Kyle Wiggins • has scored 19, 12, 18 and 16 in the last four games while recording a career-high seven assists against Rockhurst last time out.
#13 •
Chris Deanes • his five rebounds against Rockhurst tied a career high.
#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 • 13 rebounds against Rockhurst tied a career high while recording his fifth double double of his Washburn career and his third this season.
#24 •
Stephon Drane • has averaged 17 points and 3.5 rebounds in the last two games going 19 of 27 from the field (70 percent)
#31 •
Leon Flowers • averaging four points and 2.6 rebounds and 1 assist in the last three games.
#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 his first two free throws of the season against Rockhurst last time out.
Last Time Out For The Ichabods
Washburn 79, Rockhurst 70 • Nov. 21, 2013
TOPEKA, Kan. -- A 24-3 run over a nine minute stretch of the second half turned a three-point deficit into a 16-point lead as the Ichabods improved to 5-0 with a 79-70 win over Rockhurst on Thursday night on Schendel Court at Lee Arena.
The Ichabods trailed by as many as six in the first half as the Hawks (2-2) took a 40-36 lead into the halftime break behind 56 percent shooting while forcing the Ichabods into seven turnovers while they held a 10-2 advantage in fastbreak points.
Washburn chipped away at the Hawks' lead and would overcome the margin when
Jeff Reid's tip in pulled Washburn within three at 50-47 kickstarting the 24-3 swing.
Kyle Wiggins scored seven in the run while
Leon Flowers,
Alex North and
Andy Wilson all hit 3-pointers while Wiggins added two of his own during the Washburn stretch with Washburn going up 69-53 with 5:56 to play which was its largest lead of the night.
The Hawks hit two 3-pointers in the final 56 seconds to trim the margin back to single digits as the ichabods took the 79-70 win taking their 26th-straight regular season non-conference victory.
Stephon Drane led the Ichabods with a season-high 18 points off 6 of 9 shooting from the field pacing four total Ichabods in double figures. Wiggins had 16 points and a career-high seven rebounds while North recorded his fifth double double of his career and the third in five games this season with 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, which also tied a career high. Reid finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds recording his first double double at Washburn with a career-best on the boards against Rockhurst.
Brandon McCann had 19 to lead the Hawks and James Robinson had 13 points hitting double figures.
Washburn held a 41-28 advantage on the glass and outscored the Hawks 38 to 16 in the paint.
About Newman
• Newman is 2-2 this season with wins over Pittsburg State (80-76) and Manhattan Christian (97-68).
• Washburn is the third MIAA squad the Jets have played this season.
• Newman fell to Fort Hays State 96-87 on Nov. 19 and they will take on Emporia State in Emporia on Dec. 15.
• Jeremy Espinoza leads the team in scoring with 12 points per game.
• Three other Jets are averaging double figures in Elhad Emerllahu at 10.8 ppg, Jack Pyle at 10.5 ppg and Ryan McCarthy at 10.0 ppg.
• Espinoza and Emerllahu average a team-high 5.0 rebounds per game.
• The Jets are being outrebounded by an average of 41 to 35.5 per game this season.
• The Jets have forced 62 opponent turnovers compared to just 44 total for themselves.
Series History With Newman
• Saturday's meeting with the Jets is the 25th all-time.
• The Ichabods lead the all-time series 18-6.
• The Ichabods have won the last 15 of the last 16 meetings with the Jets.
• The Jets snapped the Ichabods' 15-game winning streak in the last meeting with the Jets on Dec. 15, 2012 in Wichita.
Last Time Out For Newman
Hays, Kan. – The Newman men's basketball fell in a high scoring game, 96-87, at Fort Hays State at Gross Memorial Coliseum. The Jets dropped to 2-2 on the season, and the Tigers improved to 4-0.
With the Jets down 16-12 at the 14:24 mark, the Tigers went on a 16-2 run to push the margin to 32-16 midway through the first half. FHSU held the 16-point margin into halftime, leading 54-38 at the break.
After the Tigers upped the score to a 20-point lead, the Jets cut the deficit in half to 10 at 60-50 on a Jeremy Espinoza jumper with 14:09 remaining. The Jets trailed by only six points after a Jack Pyle layup with 11:54 left made the score 64-58. FHSU quickly pushed the lead to 12 on back-to-back 3s from Jared Tadlock. The Tigers continued to hold the advantage in the 96-87 win.
NU's offense was very balanced with five Jets scoring in double figures. Trae Beck led NU with 18 points on 5-of-9 shooting from 3-point range. Jeremy Espinoza and Landers Riddle each tallied 14 points. Riddle was 7-of-9 from the field. Elhad Emerllahu scored 13 points.
Perryonte Smith totaled a double-double of 12 points and 10 assists, his first career double-double for the Jets.
Dwayne Brunson and Tomislav Gabric each finished with double-double for FHSU. Brunson had a game-high 22 points and 14 rebounds. Gabric totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Last Meeting With Newman
Dec. 15, 2012 -- WICHITA, Kan. -- The No. 2-ranked Washburn Ichabods fell for the first time this season losing at Newman 86-69 in a battle of undefeated teams.
The Jets (8-0) led from start to finish as they hit 5 of their first 6 shots from the field jumping out to a 7-2 lead just over two minutes into the game. Washburn rallied and cut the Jets lead to 7-6 after a pair of
Will McNeill free throws. Again the Jets jumped out to a five-point lead, but the Ichabods came back to tie the score at 11 with 14:26 left in the first half. A 10-2 run by the Jets over the next three minutes pushed the Newman lead back out to eight, but again the Ichabods trimmed the lead back to one at 22-21. The Jets pushed out to a six-point lead at 32-26 before the Ichabods for the third time cut the lead back to a one-point lead at 32-31 just before the half. However the Jets would go on a 10-4 run to end the half with a 45-37 lead for the first Ichabod deficit at the half of the season.
In the second half, the Ichabods came out and cut the Jets' lead to three at 45-42 and to six at 60-54 and at 62-56 but would get no closer as the Jets picked up the win.
Washburn was led by McNeill's 20 points as he finished 14 of 17 from the free throw line collecting five steals.
Martin Mitchell had 10 points.
Alex North returned to the court for the first time since suffering a concussion in the Bethany game prior to Thanksgiving scoring nine points off the bench hitting a pair of three pointers.
Bobby Chipman led the Ichabods with seven rebounds scoring seven.
Darrell Traylor and Shamar Acuay scored 15 off the bench for the Jets.
Washburn turned the ball over 18 times leading to 16 points for Newman. Newman also outrebounded the Ichabods 40 to 33 in the game. The Jets finished 46 percent from the field hitting nine 3-pointers. Washburn was 39 percent from the field and 2 of 16 from 3-point range. Both teams finished 25 of 37 from the free throw line. Newman's bench outscored the Ichabod bench 41 to 15.
Ichabods in the national rankings
The Ichabods received votes in the first regular season NABC Top 25 coaches poll which was released on Nov. 19. 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 1455-975-4 (.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 504-224.
Home sweet home
• The Ichabods are 380-68 (.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
• Washburn will wrap up non-conference play with Tabor at home on Nov. 26 before facing Southwest Baptist in its MIAA opener on Dec. 5.
