Opening Tip
•   The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team will open its home slate on Saturday, Nov. 19 on Schendel Court at Lee Arena when the Rockhurst Hawks come to town.
•   Washburn is coming off a 2-0 weekend at the Southwestern Oklahoma Classic after picking up an 84-64 win over East Central and a 76-73 win over the host Bulldogs.
•   Washburn was picked second in the MIAA preseason coaches poll.
•   Washburn improved to 78-33-1 all-time in season openers and have gone 33-5 in season openers under head coach Bob Chipman.
•   This season will be Bob Chipman's last season on the bench at Washburn … Chipman announced prior to the start of the season this year would be his last … Chipman has recorded a career-record of 790-343 at Washburn needing only 10 wins to reach 800 for his career becoming only the 14th coach to reach that milestone.
•   Washburn is 31-1 in home openers in Lee Arena since the building opened with the lone loss coming on Nov. 16, 1990 to Friends in an 89-88 defeat.
•   Rockhurst won last season in Lee Arena 75-51        on Nov. 21 after holding Washburn to 31 percent from the field shooting while the Hawks were 48 percent from the field … Rockhurst also hit 11 of 21 3-pointers compared to 2 of 14 for the Ichabods and outrebounded Washburn 37 to 30 in the win taking the second-straight win in the series.
 
  Ichabods on Radio
Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK 106.9 FM radio with Jake Lebahn and Dan Lucero 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 38th season at the helm of the Ichabods.
•   a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
•   is 790-343 overall.
•   has 551 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 551.
•   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 462-92 going 411-81 in Lee Arena.
•   is third in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•   his 790 coaching wins is 17th 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 coach Drew Diener
•   is in his second season on the Rockhurst bench and has gone 13-15.
•   he was coach for six seasons at Cardinal Stritch University where he was 168-43.
•   qualified for the national tournament in each of Diener's six seasons. The Wolves won the NAIA Division II national championship in 2013, and advanced to the Elite Eight in 2012 and the Sweet 16 in 2014 and 2015.  
 
 Last Time Out For The Ichabods
Washburn 76, Southwestern Oklahoma -- Nov. 12, 2016
WEATHERFORD, Okla. -- The Washburn Ichabods withstood an 18-5 run over the final 8:23 of the game by Southwestern Oklahoma State going without a field goal for the final 8:37 of the contest holding on for a 76-73 win over the Bulldogs.
The Ichabods were 0 of 10 from the field down the stretch hitting 5 of 9 free throws for the win, which was victory No. 790 for Ichabod head coach Bob Chipman.
Washburn led by as many as 12 in the first half after a 3-pointer by Isaac Clark with 1:39 to play in the frame as the Ichabods took a 42-33 lead into the locker room over the host Bulldogs (0-2) after shooting 53 percent from the field holding Southwestern Oklahoma to 42 percent shooting.
The Ichabods pushed their lead to 19 points on a Cameron Wiggins' 3-pointer with 16:33 to play but were outscored 36 to 20 the rest of the way as Washburn cooled off to 6 of 24 shooting from the field, including a 3 of 11 performance from 3-point range while the Bulldogs heated up to 11 of 21 from the field.
Washburn never trailed in the second half, but led at 74-71 with 61 seconds to play after a pair of free throws by Collin Jennings. After a missed lay up by the Ichabods, Markeise Champion hit a jumper with 17 seconds remaining cutting the lead to 74-73.
The Bulldogs fouled and Randall Smith hit both free throws going up 76-73 with 14 seconds to play and the Bulldogs were unable to get off a shot in the final seconds leading to the Washburn win.
Wiggins led the Ichabods with 21 points hitting seven 3-pointers and Brady Skeens recorded his first double double of the season and his 11th of his career with 19 points and 12 rebounds with seven coming off the offensive end adding three blocks. Javion Blake and David Salach each had 11 points. Smith scored four points dishing out seven assists.
Washburn finished 44 percent from the field hitting 29 of 65 shots and 9 of 27 3-pointers in the contest going 9 of 18 from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs were 26 of 58 overall and 7 of 18 from 3-point range and hit 14 of 16 free throws.
Washburn was outrebounded 40 to 36 in the game and outscored the Bulldogs 36 to 26 in the paint. 
 
About Rockhurst
•   The Hawks are 2-0 this season after beating Emporia State on Wednesday night at home 81-78.
•   Alex Hagan leads the team in scoring with 23 points per game shooting 67 percent from the field hitting 16 of 24 shots and 4 of 5 3-pointers and leads the team in rebounding at 9.5 per game. Mason Loewen is scoring 14 points per game and Travis House is at 12.5 ppg. Kaleb Warner is scoring 11.5 ppg.
•   Rockhurst returns two starters and five letterwinners from its 2015-16 team that finished 12-15 overall and reached the GLVC Tournament for the first time since 2011. The Hawks were picked to finish fourth in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Preseason Coaches Poll.
•   Senior guard Malachi Nix averaged 11.3 points and 5.4 assists per game. Nix led the GLVC and ranked 22nd in the nation in assists. Junior forward Alex Hagan averaged 8.0 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Hagan ranked seventh in the GLVC in rebounding. Junior center Will Kathrein, sophomore forward Conner Evans and sophomore guard John Burton also return from last year.
 
 Series History with Rockhurst
•   Saturday's meeting will be the 59th in the all-time series.
•   Washburn leads the all-time series 30-28.
•   Washburn has won 13 of the last 17 meetings and Rockhurst has won the last two.
•   The Ichabods and the Hawks have only played four times since the 2004-05 season, but played every year between 1992 and 1999.
•   The Ichabods have won six of the last eight meetings played on the Hawks' home court falling last time in Kansas City 48-47 on Dec. 13, 2014.
 
Last time out for Rockhurst
(Nov. 16, 2016) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Rockhurst jumped out to a 22-point halftime lead over Emporia State and held off the Hornets down the stretch to post an 81-78 victory Wednesday night at Mason-Halpin Field House.
Freshman Undra Wilson made a layup with 35 seconds left and Alex Hagan hit two free throws nine seconds later to secure the Hawks' second win of the season.
Rockhurst shot 50.0 percent from the field (28 of 55) and 41.7 percent on three-point shots (10 of 24). The Hawks connected on 59.4 percent of their field goals (19 of 32) in the first half. Travis House made five of the Hawks' eight 3-point field goals in the first 20 minutes to help give Rockhurst a 50-28 halftime lead.
Hagan led the Hawks with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Hagan made six-of-nine field goals, including canning all three of his three-point shots. House came off the bench to score 17 points. Mason Loewen scored 16 points. Malachi Nix finished with 11 points and three steals. Wilson added six points and four assists.
 
Last meeting with Rockhurst
(Nov. 25, 2015) TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team lost for the first time this season in a 75-51 loss to Rockhurst on Saturday afternoon in Lee Arena.
After the Ichabods hit their first shot of the day, a 3-pointer by Javion Blake, giving Washburn its only lead of the game, Rockhurst (2-1) ripped off a 15-2 run over the next 6:28 as the Ichabods missed their next 13 shots while Rockhurst connected on 4 of 6 shots including 3 of 5 3-pointers building a 15-5 lead. Tyas Martin's lay up with 12:55 to play broke the run by Rockhurst.
After a bucket by David Salach with 11:04 to play in the first half cut the lead back to eight at 17-9, Rockhurst built its lead out to 17 using an 11-2 run. Washburn (2-1) would get as close as 11 near in the end of the half but trailed by 14 at the break 37-23.
In the second half the Ichabods cut the lead to 13 twice with the final time coming with 11:35 to play in the game but would not get any closer as the Hawks snapped the Ichabods' 32-game, regular season, non-conference homecourt winning streak.
Blake led the Ichabods with nine points and Cameron Wiggins had eight. Brady Skeens tied for a game-high with 11 rebounds while scoring four points recording three blocks. Malachi Nix scored a game-high 18 points leading four Hawks in double figures.
Washburn finished the game 16 of 51 for a 31 percent average while the Hawks were 25 of 52 for a 48 percent clip. Rockhurst hit 11 of 21 3-pointers while Washburn was 2 of 14. The Hawks also held a 37-30 advantage on the glass.
 
 Ichabod basketball history
•   The Ichabods are 1,522-1,049-2 (.592) all-time in the 112th 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 551-262 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 411-81 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
•   The 2016-17 season marks the 32nd 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 returns to the road for three games in San Juan Puerto, Rico where they will take on Northwood (Mich.) University on Nov. 23 and then take on Universidad Metropolitana on Friday and then wrap up the trip with Lubbock Christian on Saturday. The Ichabods will return home to take on Manhattan Christian on Dec. 1 and Newman on Dec. 3 before opening MIAA play at Fort Hays State on Dec. 7 and at Nebraska-Kearney on Dec. 10. Washburn will wrap up the 2016 calendar year with MIAA contests against Lindenwood on Dec. 17 and Lincoln on Dec. 19.