Opening Tip• The Washburn Ichabods will open the 2015-16 season in Las Vegas on Friday with No. 1-ranked Augustana University.
• The Ichabods finished the 2014-15 season 16-16 while the Vikings were 31-3 last season finishing first in the Northern Sun reaching the regional semifinals falling to Northwest Missouri 66-65.
• The Ichabods are coming off a 112-62 loss to No. 8 (USA Today) Oklahoma in their only exhibition game of the season.
• The Vikings beat Bethel (Minn.) 91-78 and the topping NCAA Division I foe Iowa 76-74.
• The Ichabods 7-1 on all Friday the 13th games played in program history.
Ichabods on RadioWashburn games will be broadcast on KTPK radio with Pat Strathman calling the action. 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 37th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
• a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
• is 773-330 overall.
• has 534 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 534.
• 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 452-85 going 401-74 in Lee Arena.
• is second in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
• his 773 coaching wins is 23rd 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.
Augustana head coach Tom Billeter . . .• is in his 13th season as the Vikings head coach.
• he has compiled a 213-141 record and he is in his 17th coaching overall recording a 310-191 overall record.
• he is a 1983 graduate of Illinois.
Ichabod Season Preview
OutlookWashburn returns seven players and two redshirts from last season's squad that went 16-16 and finished eighth in the MIAA standings.
The lone senior,
Christian Ulsaker, is the leading returning scorer at 6.7 points per game while adding 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game in eight starts playing in all 28 games.
Other starters include sophomore
David Salach (10 starts, 4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.3 bkpg), junior
Andy Wilson (2 starts, 5.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg), junior
Jeremy Lickteig (8 starts, 3.6 ppg, 1.6 rpg) and sophomore
Brady Skeens (4 starts, 2.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg).
Other returners include sophomore guard
Cameron Wiggins and junior forward
Colton Anderson. Other returners include two redshirts from the 2014-15 season in
Jackson Davis (6-11, 225) and
Heath Tucker (6-3, 195).
Six newcomers, include NCAA Division I transfer
Randall Smith (6-0, 170, Sophomore, Jacksonville State), junior college transfer
Robert Christopher (6-5, 215, Junior, Highline Community College) and NAIA transfer
Cole Johnson (6-1, 190, Sophomore, Oklahoma Wesleyan). High school standouts
Javion Blake (6-3, 180, Olathe, Kan.),
Tyas Martin (6-4, 175, Wichita, Kan.) and
Emeka Ogbonna (6-2, 180, Austin, Texas) will also be in the mix for playing time for Washburn.
Washburn will open with an exhibition game at Oklahoma on Nov. 6 before opening the regular season against Augustana in Las Vegas, Nev. The Ichabods will return home on Nov. 16 to face Tabor in the home opener before taking on Rockhurst on Nov. 21 and Peru State on Nov. 24 then wrapping up non-conference play with Saint Mary on Nov. 28.
The Ichabods will open MIAA play with a roadtrip to Fort Hays State on Dec. 2 before facing Nebraska-Kearney on Dec. 5.
The Ichabods' lone conference contest at home in December is against Southwest Baptist on Dec. 12. Overall four of their first five MIAA games are on the road starting the 2015-16 season.
Last Time Out For The IchabodsNo. 8 Oklahoma 112, Washburn 62 • Nov. 6, 2015
NORMAN, Okla. -- The Washburn Ichabods fell in their only exhibition game of the season on the road to No. 8 Oklahoma 112-62 in the Lloyd Noble Center. The Ichabods will open the regular season at NCAA No. 1 ranked Augustana in Las Vegas.
In the first half the Ichabods trailed 53-39 at the break after a 3-pointer by the Sooners at the buzzer wrapped up a 6-0 run to end the half. Washburn led 14-13 with 15:24 and by three early in the first half.
Javion Blake scored 11 first half points hitting 4 of 6 shots including 3 of 3 from behind the 3-point arch.
Jeremy Lickteig and
Christian Ulsaker each had seven. Washburn shot 44 percent in the first half hitting 12 of 27 shots while the Sooners were 17 of 35 hitting 49 percent of their shots. OU also had a 24 to 17 rebounding advantage in the first half.
In the second half the Sooners put 59 points while holding the Ichabods to 23 points in the win. Washburn was limited to 9 of 24 shooting in the second half. The Sooners also forced the Ichabods into 24 turnovers in the game leading to 47 points for the Sooners in the win.
Washburn was led by Blake's 15 points and
Christian Ulsaker scored 10 along with
Brady Skeens.
The Sooners were led by Buddy Hield's 20 points leading six Oklahoma players in double figures.
Overall the Sooners shot 49 percent from the field and hit 15 of 28 3-pointers in the game. Washburn finished 21 of 51 for a 41 percent average. The Sooners also had a 52 to 27 advantage on the glass as well.
About Augustana• Augustana is coming off its most successful season in school history in 2014-15, in which the Vikings finished 31-3 and won the NSIC regular season, South Division and Tournament championships.
• Augustana enters the 2015-16 ranked No. 1 in the NABC and DII Bulletin preseason top 25 polls
• The Vikings were ranked No. 2 in the Sporting News Yearbook preseason poll and were selected to win the NSIC in the preseason coaches' poll.
• The 2015-16 season marks the 94th season of men's basketball at Augustana.
• The preseason No. 1 ranking in the NABC Top 25 poll is the highest ranking in program history.
• Augustana men's basketball won a program record 31 games last season.
• The Vikings had a program-best 19-game winning streak during the 2014-15 season.
• Augustana returns 12 players from last year's record-setting team, including all five starters.
• Daniel Jansen was named the NSIC's South Division Preseason Player of the Year by the league's coaches.
• Daniel Jansen was named to five All-America teams following the 2014-15 season in which he set a single season record with 671 points.
• Sophomore guard Jordan Spencer dished out 5 or more assists in 25 games last season, including 15 straight games to end the season.
• Casey Schilling led the NSIC and ranked 25th in the nation with 13 double-doubles last season.
• Casey Schilling has recorded 21 double-doubles in three seasons in the Blue and Gold.
• Casey Schilling became the only Viking to record a 30/15 game when he scored 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds against UMD on March 1, 2015.
• Alex Richter enters the 2015-16 season just 57 points shy of 1,000 for his career.
• Alex Richter enters the 2015-16 season 57 points shy of 1,000 for his career.
Series History with Augustana• The Ichabods are 0-1 all-time with Augustana with the only meeting coming on Nov. 14, 2014 last season in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Last meeting with Augustana(Nov. 14, 2014) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Washburn Ichabods went cold from the field during a stretch midway through the first half and could not recover in an 87-83 loss to Augustana.
The Ichabods led by five at 21-16 in the first half on a jumper by
Andy Wilson with 9:41 to play in the first half, but the Vikings would go on a 21-6 run over the next 6:11 as Augustana took a 37-27 lead going 8 of 9 from the field during the run. Washburn went cold from the field as the Ichabods were 1 of 8 during the Viking run.
Washburn was 13 of 30 from the field in the opening half hitting 3 of 5 3-pointers while the Vikings shot 16 of 28 from the field including a scorching 8 of 13 from 3-point raange taking a 48 to 39 advantage in the break.
In the second half the Ichabods trimmed the lead back to four at 66-62 with 9:16 to play using a 5 of 7 stretch during the run as
Christian Ulsaker scored 9 points during run.
The Vikings stretched their lead out to seven at 69-62 to play with 7:24 to play and then stretch it out to nine at 71-62 before a 3-pointer by
Prince Samuels trimmed the lead back to six with 6:46 to play.
The Vikings pushed the lead back up to 11 with under four minutes before the Ichabods cut the lead back down to five with 1:06 to play after a 3-pointer by North prior to fouling out a second later.
The Vikings would hit a pair of free throws with 65 seconds left stretching the lead back to seven at 80-73. Washburn's
Kevin House hit a layup with 47 seconds to play pulled the Ichabods back within five.
An Ichabod foul put the Vikings back on the line with 41 seconds to play as Augustana hit both free throws going back up by seven and the Ichabods would get no closer than four the rest of the way in the four-point loss.
The Ichabods held the Vikings without a field goal over the final 4:03 of the game going 9 of 10 from the free throw line down the stretch in the win.
North led four players in double figures with 18 points adding six rebounds. Key scored 14 and Samuels and
Christian Ulsaker each scored 13. Ulsaker finished with a team-high seven rebounds.
Casey Schilling led four Vikings in double figures with 23 points adding 10 rebounds.
Washburn finished 30 of 60 from the field and 8 of 18 from the 3-point line. Overall the Ichabods were 15 of 27 from the free throw line.
The Vikings were 29 of 58 overall and 9 of 25 from the 3-point line. The Vikings were 1 of 12 in the second half from behind the arch. From the free throw line Augustana was 20 of 29 overall and 12 of 18 in the half.
Last time out for Augustana(Nov. 6, 2015) IOWA CITY, Iowa – Daniel Jansen hit a jumper as time expired to lift No. 1 Augustana men's basketball to a 76-74 exhibition win over the University of Iowa in front of 12,874 fans on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Vikings got the ball with 28 seconds left in the game and called a timeout with 11 seconds left on the clock to set up the eventual game-winning shot.
Augustana got the ball into the hands of Jansen, a 6-foot-9 240-pound native of Orange City, Iowa, who hit a jumper over his former AAU teammate Adam Woodbury to give the Vikings a 76-74 win over the Hawkeyes.
Augustana led by as much as 15 in the second half before the Hawkeyes put on some pressure on the defense end and got within two on a jumper by Jarrod Uthoff with 5:09 to play. The Vikings were able to keep the lead until Peter Jok nailed a 3-pointer with 28 seconds left to tie the game at 74.
Augustana had a chance to extend the lead before the Jok 3-pointer but the Hawkeyes forced a turnover and eventually tied the game. The Vikings brought the ball up the court to hold for the last shot before calling a timeout with 11 seconds left. Jansen got the ball on the left wing and worked his way into some separation and dropped in a floater with the right hand to send the Vikings to victory over the Hawkeyes on their home floor.
Jansen finished the game with 19 points and four rebounds despite playing in foul trouble most of the night. He was called for two early in the game and made the game-winning shot after playing the final 4:42 with four fouls.
Casey Schilling had a huge game for the Vikings as well in 37 minutes of play. Schilling recorded a double-double leading the Vikings with 20 points and 11 rebounds to go along with two blocks.
Adam Beyer was solid on both of the courts as well finishing with 11 points and nine rebounds, including eight on the defensive boards. Jordan Spencer added six points, five assists and five rebounds while Zach Huisken had a big night off the bench picking up seven points, five rebounds and three assists.
Jok finished with a game-high 21 points for the Hawkeyes hitting 7 of 18 shots from the field, including three 3-pointers. Mike Gesell added 14 points and nine assists while Jarrod Uthoff finished with 10 points on 5 of 12 shooting.
Iowa jumped out to an 8-0 lead early in the game as the Vikings started cold from the field, missing their first 12 shots of the contest. The Hawkeyes extended their lead to 12-2 when Peter Jok hit a basket on the fastbreak after a Viking turnover.
Augustana answered with a 13-2 run over the next three minutes to take a 13-12 lead with 10:30 remaining in the first half. Jok tied the game at 15 with a 3-pointer at the 9:34 mark of the first half but the Vikings regained the lead at 18-15 after a 3-pointer by Schilling and never lost it for the remainder of the half.
Augustana hit five 3-pointers in the final eight minutes and led by as much as 11 before taking a 40-34 lead into the locker room.
After a slow start, Augustana shot 39.5 percent from the field hitting 15 of 38, including 6 of 13 from behind the arc. Schilling led the Vikings with 15 points and six rebounds through 20 minutes of play. Jansen and Zach Huisken each had seven points in the first half.
The Hawkeyes were led by Jok's 14 points in the first half. Dale Jones added eight points off the bench on 3 of 5 shooting, including 2 of 3 from behind the arc.
Augustana came out strong in the second half building a 14-point lead three minutes into the period when Beyer scored on a layup to push the Vikings' lead to 54-40.
Beyer would later give the Vikings a 15-point lead at 61-46 with just under 15 minutes to play. The Hawkeyes answered with a 6-0 run to cut the lead to nine at 63-54 before slowly chipping away at the Vikings' lead.
The Hawkeyes used a 16-5 run over an eight minute stretch of the second half to get within two, 66-64, on a jumper by Uthoff.
Augustana answered by scoring on two straight possessions after a Hawkeye turnover but were unable to push the lead larger than six in the final five minutes of the contest.
The Vikings maintained the lead late until the two late 3-pointers by Iowa which would give Augustana the ball and a chance to win on the final shot of the game.
Ichabod basketball history• The Ichabods are 1,505-1,036-2 (.592) all-time in the 111th 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 531-246 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 401-74 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
• The 2015-16 season marks the 31st 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 open a four-game homestand starting with Tabor on Nov. 16 in their Lee Arena debut.
