•    The Washburn Ichabods will open postseason play on Tuesday night when they will host Missouri Western at 7 p.m. on Schendel Court at Lee Arena.
•   The Ichabods (15-12) are the No. 6 seed and the Griffons (11-17) are the No. 11 seed.
•   The Ichabods are coming off an 86-76 win over Emporia State sweeping the regular season series with the Hornets.
•   Missouri Western has won its last two games after topping Central Missouri 63-62.
•   The Ichabods and Griffons split the regular season series with Washburn winning in Topeka on Jan. 13 in a 78-67 win.
•   The Griffons topped the Ichabods six days ago in a 74-66 win on Feb. 24 in St. Joseph.
•   Washburn leads the all-time series 51-36.
•   The winner between the Ichabods and the Griffons will advance to Kansas City and will take on Missouri Southern at noon on Friday in Municipal Auditorium.
•   The Ichabods are 33-18 all-time in the MIAA Tournament and 20-4 in MIAA Tournament home games.
•   In the first round games (since the tournament expanded to 12 teams) Washburn is 1-1 after topping Fort Hays State 66-57 last season in Lee Arena.
•   Overall in tournament play, the Ichabods are 3-3 as the No. 6 seed.
•   Bob Chipman is the MIAA Tournament's all-time winningest coach with a 33-18 overall record.
•   Bob Chipman has led the Ichabods to five MIAA Tournament championships.
•   Brady Skeens' broke the Ichabod single-season record with his 52nd and 53rd blocked shots at Lindenwood … he has now has 57 blocks this season leading the Ichabods … the next closest total is seven by Robert Christopher and Jeremy Lickteig … Skeens' 2.2 blocks per game ranks first on the single season chart ahead of Dan Buie's 1.7 blocks per game (27 games) in 1995-96 … his 69 career blocked shots is sixth on the career chart and his 1.7 career blocks per game average is first …  Skeens' 57 blocks this season are a Ichabod sophomore class chart breaking Dan Buie's 45 set in 1995-96 season.
•   The Ichabods have played in four overtime games this season going 2-2. Washburn is 33-34 all-time in overtime games. The Ichabod single season record for overtime games is five set during the 1994-95 and 2006-07 seasons.
•   In Washburn's 14 wins this season they are averaging 75.7 ppg while allowing 67.9 ppg … in the 12 losses they are averaging 72.4 ppg while allowing 82.3 ppg.
•   In Washburn's 15 wins they are +9.2 in rebound margin, while in the losses they are -5.5 on the glass.
•   From the field in the Ichabod wins, they are shooting 48 percent (402-835) while opponents are shooting 38 percent (345-892) … from the free throw line the Ichabods are 66 percent in the wins and 67 percent in the losses.
•   From 3-point land the Ichabods are shooting 84 of 218 (39 percent) in the wins and 32 percent in the losses (75 of 237) … opponents are shooting 117 of 314 (38 percent) in the Ichabods' 12 losses from 3-point range.
•   This season Ichabod opponents have made 47 more 3-pointers than Washburn has this season (131 to 84).
•   In the 12 losses, opponents have shot 24 more and made 33 more free throws than the Ichabods.
•   The Ichabods are averaging 13.6 ppg off opponent's turnovers compared to 13.9 ppg opponents are scoring off the Ichabods.
•   Ichabod head coach Bob Chipman recorded his 786th win against Central Missouri moving him into a tie for 14th on the all-time NCAA coaching chart is Lefty Driesell and Jim Smith.
•   Next up on the all-time win chart is Eddie Sutton with 806 wins.
•   Washburn's bench is averaging 22.0 ppg compared to 23.9 ppg for its opponents.
•   Washburn is scoring 33.0 ppg in the paint compared to 24.1 ppg for its opponents.
•   In Washburn's 14 wins this season, they have overcome deficits of 14 against Augustana, 13 at Central Missouri, 11 against Peru State, Fort Hays State and Lincoln, eight against Pittsburg State, six against Lindenwood, five against Southwest Baptist, four against Saint Mary and the second meeting with Lindenwood and two in the second meetings with Central Missouri and Emporia State.
•   Washburn's led from start to finish against Tabor, Missouri Western and Emporia State.
•   In the Ichabods losses this season, they have led by 3, 4, 2, 8, 4, 2, 8, 4, 8, 2 and 6 points before their opponents coming back.
 •   Overall the Ichabods have a balanced scoring attack with four players averaging at least 10.1 points per game and they have six averaging at least 6.1 ppg.
•   Washburn is seventh in the MIAA in scoring at 74.6 ppg and seventh in scoring defense allowing 74.6 ppg … the Ichabods have scored 2,015 points this season and have allowed 2,014 points.
•   Washburn is second in the MIAA in field goal percentage defense holding opponents to 41 percent shooting.
•   The Ichabods are +2.7 in rebound margin this season, which is fifth in the MIAA … the Ichabods lead the MIAA in rebounding at 38.3 per game and second in the league in offensive rebounds at 12.2 per game.
•   Christian Ulsaker has played in 114 games at Washburn in his career, which is the most by an current Ichabod.
•   Javion Blake's 370 points is second on the Ichabod freshman scoring chart as he passed Greg Wilson for second against Missouri Western … the freshman scoring record is 380 points set by Washburn all-time points leader Gary Carrier from the 1981-82 season … Blake's 52 3-pointers are second on the Ichabod freshman chart … the freshman record is 54 set by Shannon Kruger during the 1998-99 season.
•   Blake is looking to become the first Ichabod freshman to lead the team in scoring since Gary Carrier led the squad in scoring during the 1981-82 season after averaging 12.3 ppg. Entering the MIAA Tournament, Blake is scoring 13.7 ppg and needs 11 points to break Carrier's freshman season point total which sits on top of the Ichabod freshman scoring chart. Blake is second on the team with 52 3-pointers made and his .409 3-point field goal percentage is fourth on the Ichabod freshman chart.
•   Cameron Wiggins has hit 57 3-pointers this season, which is third on the Ichabods on the Ichabod sophomore chart … the sophomore record is 83 set by Todd Alexander during the 1990-91 season … Shannon Kruger is second on the chart with 69.
•   Randall Smith's 119 assists this season are third on the Ichabod sophomore class chart … Jordan Canfield's 183 assists during the 1993-94 season is the sophomore class record … Bobby Sumler recorded 127 during the 1986-87 season for second.
•   Brady Skeens 9.9 rebounds per game average is sixth on the Ichabod single season chart … he has recorded 267 rebounds this season which 13th on the Washburn single season rebound chart.    Washburn games will be broadcast on KTPK radio with Jake Lebahn and 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.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 788-342 overall.
•    has 546 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 546.
•    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 462-91 going 411-80 in Lee Arena.
•    is third in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•    his 788 coaching wins is 14th 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.
 
Missouri Western head coach Brett Weiberg . . .
•   is in his second season at Missouri Western and his ninth season overall.
•   owns a 33-50 record at Missouri Western in his third year and has a career record of 172-155 in his ninth overall season.
•   brings 16 years of collegiate coaching experience to Missouri Western and has experience in coaching at a multitude of levels. He began his coaching career in 1998 as an assistant at Blinn Junior College in Brenham, Texas. Following stints at NAIA Wayland Baptist University and Division I Texas-San Antonio, he found a home at Northern Oklahoma College where he spent five years as an assistant before becoming the head coach in 2006.Washburn 86,  Emporia State 76 -- Feb. 27, 2016
EMPORIA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods swept the regular season series with Emporia State picking up an 86-76 win on Saturday.
Washburn led 40-34 at the half pushed by a 14-point stretch where Cameron Wiggins scored all of the Ichabods points. Washburn shot 64 percent in the first half hitting 16 of 25 shots while going 4 of 7 from 3-point range.
In the second half, the Hornets  cut the lead to one with at 58-57 with 10:04 to play before Washburn would go up seven after a 3-pointer by Andy Wilson and layup by Christian Ulsaker followed by a free throw by Jeremy Lickteig.
Back to back 3-pointers by the Hornets cut the lead back to one with 7:34 to go, but Wiggins hit a pair of 3-pointers with a Tyas Martin layup in between pushing the advantage back to nine with 5:24 left.
Washburn would go on to lead by 12 twice in the final 3:14 left.
Washburn (15-12, 11-11 MIAA) was led by Wiggins' 20 points as he hit 6 of 11 3-pointer and 7 of 15 from the field overall. Ulsaker recorded his second double double of his career 18 points and 10 rebounds. Brady Skeens had 17 points and nine rebounds hitting 7 of 8 from the field playing four minutes in the first half. Javion Blake had seven points adding seven assists.
Terrence Moore led four Hornets (13-15, 10-12 MIAA) with 20 points.
The Ichabods were 61 percent from the field overall while the Hornets were limited to 37 percent from the field.  •    Missouri Western is 11-17 overall this season and finished 11-13 in MIAA play.
•   The Griffons have gone 1-11 on the road this season and 1-10 in MIAA road games winning at Central Oklahoma in overtime 88-84.
•   Missouri Western topped Central Missouri 63-62 last time out to end the regular season and have won two straight overall including a win over Washburn on Feb. 24 in St. Joseph.
•   Trey Sampson leads the team with 12.0 ppg and Aaron Emmanuel is averaging 11.2 ppg.
•   Overall the Griffons are averaging 71.7 ppg while allowing 76.0 ppg.•   Tuesday's meeting will be the 88th between the two schools with Washburn leading the series 51-36.
•   The Ichabods are 27-21 against MWSU in MIAA games and 22-10 in Lee Arena and 29-12 in games played in Topeka overall.
•   The Ichabods are 20-23 in games played in St. Joseph against the Griffons.
•   In the MIAA Tournament the Ichabods are 3-4 against the Griffons. Since joining the MIAA, the Ichabods are 9-18 in MIAA games played in St. Joseph.
•   The Ichabods lead 5-4 in overtime games including the 56-52 win two years ago in St. Joseph.         
  (Feb. 24, 2016) ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods lost on Wednesday night to Missouri Western falling 74-66 at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Ichabods led by four at the break at 34-30 after hitting 4 of 8 3-point attempts shooting 44 percent from the field compared to the Griffons shooting 7 of 20 from the field.
After Brady Skeens put the Ichabods up five at 36-31 with 19:34 to play, the Griffons used an 18-6 run over the next 8:21 taking a 49-42 lead with 11:13 to play.
With the Griffons leading 58-54 with 5:44 to play after a couple Western free throws, Christian Ulsaker hit a pair of free throws and Javion Blake hit a 3-pointer putting Washburn up 59-58 with 4:46 remaining.
However the Ichabods were outscored 16-7 the rest of the way as the Griffons were 9 of 12 from the free throw line going 3 of 4 from the field and Washburn was 2 of 4 from both the field and the free throw line as the Griffons held on for the eight-point win.
The Griffons finished the game 33 off 44 from the free throw line compared to 15 of 27 from the line for the Ichabods in the game as Washburn was whistled for three more fouls in the contest.
 Washburn was led by Skeens who scored 17 points adding eight rebounds and Blake scored 16 hitting 4 of 8 3-point attempts.
Washburn (14-12, 10-11 MIAA) finished 22 of 48 from the field hitting 7 of 19 3-pointers while the Griffons were 17 of 42 overall and 7 of 23 from deep.
The Griffons (10-17, 8-13 MIAA) turned 18 Ichabod turnovers into 20 points while holding a 31 to 29 advantage on the glass.   (Feb. 27, 2016) ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western Men's Basketball team saved some of its best for last, coming back in the final minutes to knock off Central Missouri, 63-62, and seal up the 11-seed in the upcoming MIAA Tournament.
 Aaron Emmanuel made two free throws with 1:03 left to give Missouri Western the 63-62 lead and the Griffon defense held up with Emmanuel picking up a steal on Central Missouri's final possession to seal the win. In a game that went back and forth with nine lead changes, Central Missouri looked to have control late in the second half. The Mules led by seven with 10 to go, but an 8-0 Griffon run gave Missouri Western the lead with 6:58 left. UCM recaptured the lead and the game would be tied three times in the final five minutes.
 Miles Wentzien was the only Griffon in double figures, leading the way with 16 points. The freshman was 5-7 from the field and 4-5 from behind the arc. Kevin Thomas scored nine and pulled down a team-high 11 rebounds. Aaron Emmanuel scored eight with six rebounds and nine assists..
 •   Brady Skeens - 2nd in field goal percentage (.669) - school record is .670 by Tom Meier from 1985-86 season
•   Cameron Wiggins - 10th on 3-point attempts chart (158)
•   Javion Blake - 23rd on 3-point attempts chart (127)
•   Javion Blake - 21st in 3-point field goal percentage (.409)
•   Cameron Wiggins - 15th in 3-pointers made (57)
•   Brady Skeens - 13th total rebounds (267 rebounds)
•   Brady Skeens - fifth in rebounding (9.9 rpg)
•   Randall Smith - Tie for 13th total assists (119 assists)
•   Randall Smith - 11th in assists per game (4.4 apg)
•   Brady Skeens - first in blocks (57) - broke Travis Robbins record of 52 against Lindenwood
•   Brady Skeens - blocked shots per game (2.1 bkpg) - second highest is Dan Buie in 1995-96 at 1.7 bkpg
•   Javion Blake - 20th in 3-pointers made (52)
•   Javion Blake - 21st in minutes played per game (31.2 mpg)
 • The Ichabods are 33-18 all-time in the MIAA Championship Tournament.
• The Ichabods are 1-1 in first round games (since expanding to 12 teams) … 17-5 in the quarterfinals, 10-7 in the semifinals and 5-5 in championship games.
• In games played in Kansas City, the Ichabods are 12-9.
• In quarterfinal games played in Kansas City, the Ichabods are 7-3. In semifinal games played in Municipal the Ichabods are 4-3 and in championship games in Kansas City the Ichabods are 1-3.
• As the No. 1 seed, the Ichabods are 21-3, at No. 2 they are 4-3, at No. 3 they are 0-2, at No. 4 they are 2-3, at No. 6 the Ichabods are 3-3, at No. 7 they are 0-1 and as the No. 8 seed they are 3-3.
• Washburn has never been the No. 5 seed.
• Head coach Bob Chipman has won more MIAA Tournament games than any other coach. He has won 33 games going 33-17 recording a .667 winning percentage.
• This season he is making his 24th appearance on the Ichabod bench in the tournament, which is the most by any MIAA coach.
• Bob Chipman's five tournament titles is the most by any coach. Tom Smith (MWSU), Steve Tappmeyer (NWMSU) and Ron Shumate (Southeast Missouri) and Kim Anderson (UCM) each have four titles.
• Overall, here's how the Ichabods have fared against MIAA opponents in the conference tournament by round and in Kansas City.
• First Round games were added for the MIAA Tournament starting in 2013 as the league expanded to 15 teams. The top four teams in the final standings received an automatic bye to Kansas City for the quarterfinals.

Team       1st Rnd    Quarters   Semis    Finals     In KC     Total
UCM              —         4-0           1-1        —         3-1          5-1
ESU                  —         4-1           —         —         3-1          4-1
FHSU               1-0         —            1-0        —      1-0          2-0
MSSU               —         1-0           2-1       0-1       1-1          3-2
MWSU             —         —            2-2       1-2       1-1          3-4
NSU                   0-1         —            —         —         —           0-1
NWMSU           —         2-2           0-2       1-1       0-2          3-4
PSU                  —         1-0           2-0       2-0       2-0          5-0
SBU                  —         1-0           1-1       1-0       —           3-1
UCO                 —         0-1           —         —      0-1        0-1
--- vs former members
MS&T              —         1-1           —         —      1-0          1-1
UMSL              —         1-0           —         —         —           1-0
SEMO              —         —            —         —         —           —
TSU                  —         2-0           1-0        —      —           3-0
UNO                —         —            —       0-1      0-1          0-1
Totals              1-1       17-5       10-7      5-5    12-8      32-18Tuesday, March 1, 2016 (Campus Sites)
Game 1: #9 Lindenwood at #8 Pittsburg State                              7 p.m.
Game 2: #12 Central Missouri at #5 Central Oklahoma                    7 p.m.
Game 3: #10 Emporia State at #7 Lincoln                                  7 p.m.
Game 4: #11 Missouri Western at #6 Washburn                           7 p.m.
 
Friday, March 4, 2016 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 5: #3 Missouri Southern vs. winner game 4                        12 p.m.
Game 6: #2 Nebraska-Kearney vs. winner game 3                       2:15 p.m.
Game 7: #1 Northwest Missouri vs. winner game 1                        6 p.m.
Game 8: #4 Fort Hays State vs. winner game 2                          8:15 p.m.
 
Saturday, March 5, 2016 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 9: winner game 5 vs. winner game 6                                 6 p.m.
Game 10: winner game 7 vs. winner game 8                            8:15 p.m.
 
Sunday, March 6, 2016 (Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Mo.)
Game 11: MIAA Championship game                                3:30 p.m.•    The Ichabods are 1,520-1,048-2 (.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 546-261 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.•    The Ichabods are 411-80 (.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.
 •   The winner between the Ichabods and the Griffons will advance to Kansas City and will take on Missouri Southern at noon on Friday in Municipal Auditorium.