Opening Tip
•     The Washburn Ichabods are back in action on Thursday at Central Oklahoma traveling to Edmond, Okla., as they continue their four game road trip.
•    The Ichabods (9-10, 4-4 MIAA) dropped an 82-40 decision at Pittsburg State on Saturday.
•    The Bronchos (12-6, 5-4 MIAA) has lost four of their last five games all coming on the road after an 83-80 loss at Nebraska-Kearney.
•    The Bronchos are playing their first home game since Jan. 3 when they lost to Northwest Missouri 91-70.
•    The 40 points were the fewest scored by a Washburn team since moving to the NCAA Division II ranks since scoring 45 against Truman on Jan. 13, 2007 in a 60-45 loss. The 42-point losing margin was the largest by an Ichabod team during the same time frame since a 37-point loss at Missouri Southern in  a 110-73 loss to the lions on Dec. 7, 2013.
•    Kyle Wiggins became the 22nd person to go over the 1,000-point mark for his career against the Mules  and he now has 1,050 points in four years … his point total is tied for 16th all-time at Washburn with Travis Robbins. Ron Ford ranks 15th on the all-time chart with 1,055 points.
•    Alex North needs 47 points to reach 1,000 for his career entering the game with 953 points. In Washburn's 110-year of men's basketball, only 22 players have reached the 1,000-point mark. 
•    The Ichabods have never had two different players go over the 1,000-point mark in the same season.
•    After the game at Central Oklahoma on Jan. 22, the Ichabods will wrap up the longest roadtrip of the season at Northeastern State on Jan. 24 before returning home on Jan. 29 to face Nebraska-Kearney on Jan. 29 and Fort Hays State on Jan. 31.  
•    The Ichabods have 30 regular season games scheduled this season and also had three exhibition games against NCAA Division I members Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma to have 33 games before the MIAA Tournament starts.
•    The Ichabods have used 10 different starting line ups this season.
    
 Bod Notes
•    Alex North has recorded 14 double doubles in his career at Washburn with his last one coming against Northwest Missouri on Jan. 10 … he scored his 950th career point against Pittsburg State and has played in 105 games with 72 starts … he went over the 600-rebound mark for his career against Central Missouri … he has 953 career points averaging 9.1 ppg in his career and 5.9 rpg at Washburn … his 104 career 3-pointers at Washburn rank 11th all-time and he needs five more to move into the top 10 … his 619 career rebounds which is tied for sixth all-time at Washburn and he needs 19 more to move into the top five … he has reached double figure scoring in 43 games as an Ichabod.
•    Kyle Wiggins has averaged 10.0 ppg in 105 games making 63 starts … he went over the 1,000-point mark against Central Missouri … he also has gone over the 200-rebound mark for his career and has 222 and he went over the 200-assist mark in Hawaii and has 230 for his career … his 1,050 career points is tied for 16th all-time at Washburn … he became the seventh Ichabod to record at least 1,000 points and have 200 assists in a career.
•    Ichabod junior Christian Ulsaker is averaging 6.3 points with 4.1 rebounds a game this season seeing his first action in almost a month against Baker last time out after suffering a broken jaw against Missouri Southern … he recorded his first career double double against Peru State with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
•    The Ichabods have hit at least one 3-pointer in 329 games … the last game the Ichabods did not hit a 3-pointer was Dec. 30, 2003 at Missouri Western.
•    Algie Key had a season-high 22 points in the loss at BYU-Hawaii adding five assists … he is averaging 9.2 points and 4.0 rebounds a game in his first season at Washburn after transferring from Alabama.
•    Turon Parker is scoring 6.5 ppg this season adding 31 assists and 12 steals in his first season as an Ichabod … he had a season-high eight rebounds against Tabor … he has missed the last four games after injuring his knee against Lincoln returning to action against Northwest Missouri.
•    Kevin House leads the team with 35 assists this season while adding 4.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per game … he is 36 of 43 from the free throw line this season for a team-high 86 percent.
•    Jeremy Lickteig scored a career-high 19 points against Northwest Indian College going 9 of 10 from the field … he made his first career start against BYU-Hawaii.
•    The Ichabods are 108 of 343 from 3-point range this season with Kyle Wiggins hitting a team-high 26 of 67 attempts … Alex North has hit 18 of 59 attempts and Andy Wilson has hit 14 of 41 attempts … Ichabod opponents are 146 of 385 from 3-point range this season.
•    Brady Skeens recorded a season-high 14 points in his second game of the season against Tabor after having his planned redshirt pulled prior to the Rockhurst game.
•    David Salach has started nine games this season has averaged 4.0 rebounds a game this season and he is averaging 5.1 rebounds per game in MIAA play, which is second behind Alex North's 6.1 rebounds in during league play.
•    Washburn is 266 of 408 from the free throw line for a 65 percent average while their opponents are 284 of 398 hitting 71 percent of their charity stripe attempts … in MIAA play the Ichabods have improved to 119 of 172 from the line for a 69 percent average while opponents are 104 of 148 in MIAA play for a 70 percent average.
•    Washburn is +2.1 in rebounding margin and have been outrebounded in only five games this season.
•    The Ichabods have outscored their opponents 611 to 541 in the first half of games, but have been outscored 757 to 721 in the second half of games.

 Ichabods on Radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on AM580 WIBW radio with Jake Lebahn calling the action and color commentary from Pat Strathman. 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 36th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
•     a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
•     is 766-324 overall.
•     has 525 wins since the Ichabods joined the MIAA, the most of any conference school since the 1989-90 season.
•    is the MIAA's all-time winningest coach by victories with 525.
•     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 446-84 going 395-73 in Lee Arena.
•     is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•     his 766 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.

Central Oklahoma head basketball coach Terry Evans
•      now in his 13th year at the helm of the Central Oklahoma 
•      is 255-120 in 13 years and has directed the Bronchos to seven national tournament appearances, including one Elite Eight and one Sweet 16 … he also led the team to six Lone Star Conference North Division titles and two overall league crowns during Central's association with that league.
•      has had six 20-win seasons in the past eight years -- including a school-record 30-win campaign in 2010-11 -- and coached 14 All-LSC North Division players while earning LSC North Division Coach of the Year honors five times and South Central Regional Coach of the Year accolades once.
•      played his college ball at Oklahoma, where he was a four-year starter for Bill Tubbs and later assisted Tubbs at Texas Christian.
•  He is 7-5 against Washburn.

 Last Time Out For The Ichabods
Pittsburg State 82, Washburn 40 • Jan. 17, 2015
PITTSBURG, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped after being held to a season-low 40-points in a 82-40 loss to Pittsburg State. 
The Ichabods never led in the game and after tying the score at 4-4, the Gorillas used a 21-9 run over the next 10:59 to jump out to a 25-13 lead as Pitt State would go on to lead by 15 at the break with a 38-13 lead. Washburn was held to 7 of 19 shooting in the first half while the Gorillas were 15 of 27 hitting 4 of 5 3-point attempts.
On the Ichabod side, the 40 points were the fewest scored by a Washburn team since moving to the NCAA Division II ranks since scoring 45 against Truman on Jan. 13, 2007 in a 60-45 loss. The 42-point losing margin was the largest by an Ichabod team during the same time frame since a 37-point loss at Missouri Southern in  a 110-73 loss to the lions on Dec. 7, 2013.
Kyle Wiggins led the Ichabods with 11 points as he was the only Washburn player to reach double figures. Alex North had a team-high four rebounds.
The Gorillas had four in double figures led by Josiah Gustafson's 23 points.
Washburn, who was outscored 44 to 17 in the second half finished the game 7 14 of 42 from the field and 2 of 14 from 3-point range going 0 of 9 from the 3-point area in the second half. The Gorillas were 32 of 55 overall for a 58 percent clip while outrebounding the Ichabods 40 to 19. 

 About Central Oklahoma
•    The Bronchos enter the game with a 12-6 record and a 5-4 overall mark in MIAA play.
•    UCO has dropped four of its last five games.
•    Mahlon Jones leads the Bronchos with 15.1 ppg …he has hit 20 of 62 3-pointers and 58 of 85 free throws.
•    Garen Wright is scoring 11.8 ppg. 
•    Seth Heckart is scoring 10.1 ppg as 42 of his 57 field goals have been 3-pointers this season.
•    Overall UCO has hit 153 3-pointers and they average 83.9 ppg while allowing 74.8 ppg. UCO holds a +3.0 rebounding margin this season.

 Series History with Central Oklahoma
•      Thursday's meeting will be the 22nd in the series history. 
•      The Bronchos lead the series 13-8.
•      Washburn has lost five of the last nine and the last four played in Edmond.
•    The Ichabods have lost the last four games played in Edmond against UCO and have not beat the Bronchos in Hamilton Field House since a 101-94 win on Nov. 20, 2004.
•      The Ichabods lost the first match ups as MIAA schools on Jan. 5, 2013 67-72 in Edmond and in the MIAA tournament quarterfinals on March 3, 2013 99-88 in Kansas City.
•      Washburn's two highest-scoring combined games in school history came against UCO. In 1992 the two teams scored 246 points (132-114, UCO) and in 1998 they scored 218 points (111-107, UCO).
•      WU has scored at least 100 points against UCO three times and the Bronchos have done so twice.
•      Bob Chipman is 7-9 coaching against UCO. 

 Last meeting with Central Oklahoma
(Feb. 13, 2014) EDMOND, Okla. -- The Washburn Ichabods had a chance for the game-winner but a 3-pointer in the final seconds missed as Washburn dropped its second-straight game in a 72-70 loss at Central Oklahoma. 
After Central Oklahoma (15-7, 9-6 MIAA) hit a pair of free throws with 10 seconds remaining to take a 72-69 lead, Leon Flowers was fouled with six seconds left where he hit the first free throw and after a Washburn (15-7, 8-7 MIAA) timeout, he intentionally missed the second free throw and Jeff Reid tipped the rebound out to Chris Davis at the top of the key and his 3-pointer missed and UCO grabbed the rebound to secure the win.
Washburn trailed 40-32 at the break, but climbed back into the game as the Ichabods held the Bronchos to 6 of 19 field goal shooting in the second half. Washburn finished the game with four more field goals in the game overall, but Central Oklahoma finished 25 of 35 from the free throw line in the game going 18 of 23 in the second half in the win.
Washburn held the lead at 67-65 with four minutes to play, but UCO outscored the Ichabods 7-3 the rest of the way as they hit 5 of 6 free throws down the stretch hitting only 1 of 3 field goal attempts.
North and Kyle Wiggins led the Ichabods with 11 points and Flowers scored 10. North finished with nine rebounds and Wiggins added a career-high eight assists along with six rebounds. Josh Gibbs led UCO with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Washburn finished 23 of 52 from the field for a 44 percent average and UCO was 19 of 47 overall for a 40 percent clip. UCO outrebounded the Ichabods 34 to 31 overall. Washburn's bench outscored the UCO bench 21-17 as Andy Wilson had a season-high nine points on 4 of 5 shooting in 10 minutes.

 Last time out for Central Oklahoma
(Jan. 20, 2015) KEARNEY, Neb. (Jan. 17) – Nebraska-Kearney scored six points in the final 27 seconds to hand Central Oklahoma a stunning 83-80 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association setback here Saturday night.
 The Bronchos led 80-77 after Mahlon Jones' layup with 43 seconds left, but UNK converted a rare four-point play at 0:27 to take the lead and added two free throws at 0:16 to make it 83-80.
 UCO missed two tying 3-point tries in the final 13 seconds as the Lopers held on.
 It was the second straight loss and fourth in five outings for the Bronchos, who fell to 12-6 on the season and 5-4 in the conference.
 UCO used a 10-0 run to surge in front 66-60 midway through the second half and was up 70-63 with 8:45 left after a short Philip Brown jumper.
 The Bronchos still had the lead at 73-69 after Cal Andrews made a layup, but two misses and two turnovers fueled a 6-0 run that put UNK on top 75-73 with 2:51 remaining.
 Jones drilled a 3-pointer at 2:30 to give UCO a 76-75 lead, Brown followed a Loper bucket with another short jumper to keep the Bronchos in front and Jones drove in for a layup after a UNK miss to make it 80-77 with 43 seconds to play.
 But the Lopers were fouled making a 3-pointer at 0:27 and added the free throw to go ahead 81-80 before making two more free throws after a UCO miss to make it 83-80 with 16 seconds remaining.
 The Bronchos got off two 3-point attempts in the final 13 seconds left, but both were off the mark.
  Jones led UCO with 23 points and four assists, making 10-of-13 shots with a pair of 3-pointers.  Reggie Sloan made three treys in a 15-point outing, while Brown chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds.
 The Bronchos never led in the opening half, trailed by as many as 10 in the first 20 minutes and were down 45-38 at the break.
 Jones scored three layups in a 49-second span to spark a 10-2 run to open the second half that gave UCO its first lead at 48-47 and it was back-and-forth the rest of the way.

  Ichabod basketball history
•     The Ichabods are 1476-994-4 (.591) all-time in the 110th 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 525-240 since joining the conference and the NCAA.
•    The Ichabods have recorded 25 20-win seasons and they have one 30-win seasons after going 35-4 during the 1986-87 NAIA Championship season.
•    Washburn has won 21 conference championships including 10 MIAA titles.
•    Washburn has received 12 NCAA Tournament bids going to three Elite Eight's appearing in the 2001 NCAA National Championship game.

Home sweet home
•     The Ichabods are 395-73 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
•     The 2014-15 season marks the 30th 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 have a road game at Northeastern State on Jan. 24 before returning home on Jan. 29 to face Nebraska-Kearney on Jan. 29 and Fort Hays State on Jan. 31.