Opening Tip
•   The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team returns to Lee Arena on Saturday afternoon when they will face the Newman Jets at 2 p.m. following an Ichabod men's junior varsity game which starts at noon.
•   Washburn is 7-0 this season after defeating Manhattan Christian 112-53 on Dec. 1 in Topeka.
•   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 795-343 at Washburn needing only five wins to reach 800 for his career becoming only the 14th coach to reach that milestone.
•   Newman is 1-5 this season and have lost to MIAA foes Pittsburg State 84-76 and Fort Hays State 73-65. Newman also has a lost to Rockhurst falling 69-66 last time out on Nov. 26 in Kansas City.
•   The Ichabods lead the all-time series with Newman 19-7.
•   The two teams have not played since a 90-79 Newman win on Nov. 20, 2014 in Wichita.
•   Through three games, Cameron Wiggins is ranked 11th in the MIAA in scoring at 17.3 ppg and Javion Blake is 21st at 12.6 ppg … Wiggins' 3-point field goal percentage of 52 percent (29 of 56) is fifth in the MIAA and his 4.3 made 3-pointers per game is first in the MIAA.
•   Brady Skeens leads the league in rebounding at 11.3 rpg and is first in the MIAA in field goal percentage at 64 percent (38 of 59) and leads in blocks at 3.6 per game.
•   Randall Smith's 5.1 assists per game is third in the MIAA this season.
•   Brady Skeens' 98 blocks are second the career chart at Washburn … he trails only  Ewan Auguste (100) on the all-time chart.
•   David Salach is 17th in the MIAA in rebounding at 5.7 per game and second in blocks at 1.9 per game.
•   The Ichabods received votes in this week's NABC Division II Top 25 poll and was ranked 14th in the D2SIDA/Media Poll.
Manhattan Christian Notes
•   The 112 points was tied for ninth on the Ichabod single game scoring chart.
•   The 59 point winning margin was the fourth-largest in school history.
•   Washburn improved to 102-5 when allowing between 50 and 59 points.
•   Washburn improved to 66-4 wen scoring more than 100 points in a game.
•   Brady Skeens moved past Bobby Chipman (94) and Dan Buie (96) on the Ichabod all-time block chart … he now has 98 for his career and needs two to tie and three to break Ewan Auguste's career record of 100.
•   Six different Ichabods scored career-high point totals in the game.
•   The last time the Ichabods reached 100 points in a game was on Nov. 26, 2013 in a 102-80 win over Tabor.
•   The 112 points in the most by an Ichabod team since scoring 110 on Nov. 26, 2004 against Lincoln.     
 
  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 795-343 overall.
•   has 553 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 555.
•   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 464-92 going 413-81 in Lee Arena.
•   is third in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•   his 795 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.
 
Newman head coach Mark Potter
•   is in his 19th year as Newman University's Head Men's Basketball Coach where he has compiled an overall record of 323-209.
•   is 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 2-7 against the Ichabods.
 
Last Time Out For The Ichabods
Washburn 112, Manhattan Christian 59 -- Dec. 1, 2016
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn men's basketball team added to the Ichabod record book with 112-53 win over Manhattan Christian on Thursday night at Schendel Court in Lee Arena. The win lifted the Ichabods to 7-0 this season and was head coach Bob Chipman's 795th win over his career on the Washburn sidelines.
The Ichabods fell behind the Thunder 14-8 after jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first minute of the game, but MCC (2-5) led until a 14-0 run put the Ichabods infront for good stretching out to a 22-14 lead. The Washburn scoring rush ignited a 41-8 run over the final 14:18 of the half as the Ichabods led by 27 at the break at 49-22.
In the second half, Washburn doubled up the Thunder outscoring Manhattan Christian 63 to 31 shooting a blistering 62 percent from the field hitting 24 of 39 shots going 5 of 13 from deep as the Thunder would get no closer than 25 in the second stanza.
Isaac Clark led the Ichabods off the bench with 18 points going 7 of 9 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range en route to a career-high night. He paced four total Ichabods in double figures as Cameron Wiggins scored 17 points in 17 minutes and Brady Skeens had his third double double of the season and his 13th of his career with 16 points, 10 rebounds adding five blocks. Brandon Fagins scored 10 points hitting five of six shots from the field adding two blocks. David Salach had six points and eight rebounds and matched Skeens with five blocks. As a team, the Ichabods swatted a school and MIAA record 15 shots breaking the previous MIAA mark of 14 by Southwest Baptist in two games with the last coming on Jan. 12, 2008 against Fort Hays State.
Washburn finished 44 of 75 from the field for a 59 percent shooting clip and outrebounded the Thunder 52 to 36. The Ichabods also had a 31 to 10 advantage in points off turnovers and a 61 to 11 advantage in bench points.
 
About Newman
•   The Jets are 1-5 this season and have lost their last two games to Rockhurst (69-66) and Fort Hays State (73-65).
•   The Jets' lone win this season in an 82-76 win over Manhattan Christian on Nov. 18.
•   The Jets also have a road loss to Pittsburg State on Nov. 15 by a score of 84-76.
•   University of Montana transfer Daniel Nwosu, Jr., leads the team with 13.7 ppg hitting 13 of 45 3-pointers.
•   Taylor Schieber is scoring 11.6 ppg and Pierre Hayden is scoring 11.2 ppg.
•   Kevin Bryant leads the team with 8.3 rebounds a game.
•   The Jets have been outscored 241 to 210 in the second half this season and are shooting 38 percent from the field and 30 percent from the 3-point line.
 
Series History with Newman
•   Saturday's meeting with the Jets is the 27th all-time.
•   The Ichabods lead the all-time series 19-7.
•   The Ichabods have won the last 16 of the last 18 meetings with the Jets.
•   The Jets have won the last two meetings played in Wichita winning 90-79 on Nov. 20, 2014 and 86-69 on Dec. 15, 2012.
•   Washburn is 15-1 against Newman with the lone loss coming on Feb. 12, 1980 in a 68-56 defeat.
 
Last Meeting with Newman
(Nov. 20, 2014) WICHITA, Kan. -- A hot-shooting Newman Jets team was too much to overcome as the Ichabods dropped to 2-3 on the season in a 90-79 loss on the road in Wichita.
The Ichabods trailed 40-36 at the break after jumping out to a 23-14 lead after a bucket by Korey Fisher, who scored 13 in the first half. The Jets switched to a 2-3 zone and then Newman came back with a 16-2 run of its own going up 30-25 before Washburn came back with a 7-0 to take back the lead at 32-20 with 5:52 to play in the frame. The Jets used another run, this time a 10-0 burst taking a 40-32 lead before the Ichabods came back with four points cutting the margin to four at the half.
Washburn was 13 of 34 in the first half going 2 of 14 from 3-point range.
In the second half the Jets pushed their lead to eight with 11:34 to play going back in front after Washburn cut the lead to one at 50-49.
Newman went up by nine at 61-52 with 11:02 to play, but a foul on the Jets put the Ichabods in the bonus with 10:28 to play in the game.
The Jets pushed their lead up to 13 after a 13-6 run over a four-minute stretch hitting three 3-pointers while holding the Ichabods to 2 of 6 from the field while Washburn committed four turnovers during the run.
A 7-0 run by the Ichabods trimmed the lead back to six at 68-62 with 6:30 to go but again the Jets pushed it back to nine and then to 11 after a pair of free throws in 5:26 remaining.
A traditional 3-point play by Kyle Wiggins cut the Jets lead back to six at 73-67 with 4:51 to play and after forcing a shot clock violation, a lay up by Algie Key after a miss cut it to four at 73-69 with 3:59.
The teams traded lay ups with 3:19 to go and the Jets held a 75-71 lead before being whistled for a foul sending the Jets to the line. Newman hit them both and the Ichabods had a turnover on their next possession and then scored to go up 79-71 and the Ichabods would not get closer the rest of the way as the Jets held on for the 11-point win.
Fisher led the Ichabods with 14 points with all but one coming in the first half. He was the only Ichabod to reach double figures. Christen Ulsaker and Alex North each had six rebounds.
Reggie Baker scored 30 points to lead the Jets and Jeremy Espinoza scored 21. Overall the Jets were 10 of 27 from 3-point range in the game.
 
 Ichabod basketball history
•   The Ichabods are 1,527-1,049-2 (.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 556-262 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 413-81 (.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
•   The Ichabods will open 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 in Lee Arena.