Opening Tip
•   The Washburn Ichabods will continue their year-end homestand with Southwest Baptist on Saturday night in Lee Arena starting at 7 p.m.
•   Washburn is 16-9 and 8-8 in the MIAA after topping Emporia State 90-63 on Valentine's Day in Topeka.
•   Southwest Baptist is 14-11 overall and 7-9 in the MIAA.
•   Washburn won the first meeting this season over SBU 76-63 in Bolivar on Jan. 26.
•   The Ichabods lead the all-time series 36-17 and have won 25 of the last 33 meetings.
•   Washburn has won the last eight meetings over SBU played in Topeka … SBU's last win over the Ichabods in Lee Arena was on Jan. 17, 2007 in a 76-69 win.         
•   The Ichabods are in a two-way tie for eighth in the MIAA standings with Lindenwood, who Washburn beat in the only meeting earlier this season. Washburn is two games out of third place in the MIAA standings as nine teams are within three games of each other in the conference standings … teams who finish five through eight in the final standings host a first-round MIAA Tournament game on Feb. 27.
•   The Ichabods are sixth in the nation in blocks at 5.6 per game and third in total blocks at 140 and Brady Skeens is fourth in the nation with 3.36 blocks per game and fourth in total blocks with 84.
•   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 a career-record of 804-352 at Washburn and became only the 17th coach to reach that milestone in the win against Central Oklahoma … next on the coaching win list is Eddie Sutton with 806.
•   In Washburn's 16 wins this season, the Ichabods are shooting 52 percent from the field and holding opponents to 37 percent … in the nine losses Washburn is shooting 45 percent while opponents are shooting 46 percent from the field … opponents have hit 32 more 3-pointers than the Ichabods this season in Washburn's nine losses (92 to 58) and are outshooting Washburn 44 percent to 33 percent from deep.
•   In the nine losses opponents are averaging 10.2 made 3-pointers per game and Washburn is hitting 6.4 3-pointers per game.
•   In the nine losses, opponents have attempted 36 more free throws (228 to 192) and have made 53 more free throws (182 to 129).
•   Brady Skeens leads the Ichabods in scoring and is ranked 12th in the MIAA in scoring at 14.0 ppg and Cameron Wiggins is 21st at 12.6 ppg.
•   Brady Skeens leads the league in rebounding at 10.7 rpg, field goal percentage at 66.8 percent (149 of 223) and blocks at 3.4 per game … he is also eighth in assists with 3.3 per game and 13th in minutes at 32.0 per game … Skeens is ranked fourth in the nation in field goal percentage, fourth in blocked shots and fourth in total blocks.
•   Randall Smith's 3.6 assists per game is tied or sixth in the MIAA and Javion Blake is ranked 13th at 3.0 per game.
•   Brady Skeens' 157 career blocks are the most in school after passing Ewan Auguste (100) on the all-time chart against Newman … he has broke his own school record of 61 set last season as a sophomore … this season he has 84 so far in 25 games.
•   This past week, Washburn broke the team single season block total recording its 133rd against Northwest Missouri passing the previous record of 125 set in 2003-04.
 
Single Season Washburn Record Watch
Name                       Record                                  Current Stats             Record Name/Stats
Brady Skeens      FG Percentage            .668 (149-223)      Tom Meier (.670 - 276-412)
Brady Skeens      Blocks                       84 total                Old record - Skeens (61)
Brady Skeens      Block Average             3.4                      Skeens (2.2)
 
Single Season Washburn Record Watch By Class
Name                       Record (Class)                   Current Stats             Record Name/Stats
Brady Skeens      Blocks (Jr.)                 84 total                Old record - Dan Buie (50)
Brady Skeens      FG Percentage (Jr.)      .668 (149-223)      Tom Meier (.670 - 276-412)
Brady Skeens      Total Rebounds (Jr.)    267                     Dan Buie (304)
Brady Skeens      Rebound Average (Jr.)   10.7                    Gregg Gibb (11.5)
Cameron Wiggins 3-point FG% (Jr.)      .477 (60-136)        Eric Carter (.488 - 62-127)
 
Single Season Washburn Team Record Watch
Record                Current Stats            Record Name/Stats
Blocks           140                     125 (2003-04)
Block average  5.6                     3.9 (2003-04/2004-05)
 
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 and final season at the helm of the Ichabods.
•   a 1973 graduate of Kansas State earning both his undergraduate and master's degree in Manhattan.
•   is 804-352 overall.
•   has 565 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 565.
•   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 469-96 going 418-85 in Lee Arena.
•   is third in all-time coaching victories in active NCAA Division II coaches.
•   his 803 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.
 
Southwest Baptist head coach Clark Sheehy
•   is in his third season as the head coach at Southwest Baptist and has gone 35-47.
•   overall he is 217-153 in his 11th season overall after spending the previous nine seasons at John Brown University.
•   is 1-3 against Washburn. 
 
Last Time Out For The Ichabods
Washburn 90, Emporia State 63 -- Feb. 14, 2017
TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods scored the first 10 points of the game and never looked back as they defeated Emporia State 90-63 on Valentine's Day at Schendel Court at Lee Arena on Tuesday night.
After jumping out to the 10-0 lead 5:11 into the game, Emporia State scored a 3-pointer to cut the lead to seven, but then Washburn scored eight of the next 10 going up 18-5 with 11:19 to play in the opening half.
Emporia State used a 14-4 run over the next 4:45 to cut the lead down to three at 22-19 with 6:34 to play, but the Ichabods (16-9, 8-8 MIAA) responded with a 22-8 run over their own going 8 of 10 from the field and hitting all four 3-point attempts led by Isaac Clark's seven points and Brady Skeen's six points during the spurt.
Washburn shot a smoking 63 percent from the field in the opening half hitting 17 of 27 shots while holding ESU to 30 percent of 9 of 30 overall.
The Ichabods would go on to lead by 36 in the game with 4:42 to play at 80-44 after a bucket by Tyas Martin. The Hornets used a 14-5 run to cut the lead under 30 but would not get within 27 only twice at the end of the game.
Skeens recorded career highs with 28 points and six blocks hitting 12 of 17 shots from the field in the win to lead all scorers finishing with nine rebounds. Clark had 17 on 6 of 8 shooting and Javion Blake scored 14. Randall Smith scored three points but dished out eight assists and three steals.
ESU (12-13, 8-8 MIAA) did not have a Hornet reach double figure scoring and finished with two players with nine points.
The Ichabods finished 64 percent from the field going 36 of 56 and hit 7 of 16 3-pointers and 11 of 17 from the free throw line. ESU was 21 of 57 overall and 6 of 23 from 3-point range with 15 of 20 from the free throw line.
Washburn outscored the Hornets 56 to 26 in the paint and scored 22 off of the Hornets' 13 turnovers.
 
About Southwest Baptist
•   SBU is 14-11 this season and 7-9 in the MIAA.
•   The Bearcats have gone 4-6 in road games this season and 4-4 in MIAA road contests.
•   Logan Hovey leads the team in scoring as 12.7 ppg and Brain Patterson is scoring 10.3 ppg with a team-high 5.2 rebounds per game.
•   SBU is outrebounding its opponents 37.2 to 29.3 per game and they shoot 38 percent from the free throw line (443 of 650), 37 percent from 3 point range (178 of 481) and 47 percent from the field overall (595 of 1,255).            
 
Series History with Southwest Baptist
•   Saturday's meeting will be the 54th between Washburn and Southwest Baptist.
•   The Ichabods lead the all-time series 36-17.
•   In Topeka the Ichabods are 21-3 against SBU since joining the MIAA winning the last eight in Topeka.
•   Washburn has won 25 of the last 33 games.
•   Washburn is 31-12 against SBU in MIAA games.
•   The Ichabods have won the last eight games played in Topeka and have gone 3-1 against the Bearcats in the MIAA Tournament.
•   SBU's last win came in the last meeting in a triple overtime 104-98 win on Jan. 30, 2016.
•   In Bolivar, the Ichabods are 13-13 against SBU.
•   The Ichabods are 4-7 in the last 11 games in Bolivar.
•   The two team have not met in the MIAA tournament since Feb. 25, 1995 when the Ichabods won 91-80 in a first round game played in Topeka.
 
Last Meeting with Southwest Baptist
Washburn 76, Southwest Baptist 63 -- Jan. 26, 2017
BOLIVAR, Mo. -- The Washburn Ichabods fell behind 7-0 2:31 into the game but outscored Southwest Baptist 36-16 the rest of the first half as the Ichabods rolled to a 76-63 over the Bearcats.
After the Ichabods (14-5, 6-4 MIAA) would go 12 of 20 hitting 6 of 10 3-point attempts the rest of the first half while SBU (10-9, 3-7 MIAA) were limited to 6 of 22 shooting and 2 of 8 shooting while committing nine turnovers.
Washburn turned a 15-point lead with 14:10 to play in the game into a 26-point lead  as they went 7 of 7 from the field during the stretch connecting on a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach as the Bearcats would get no  closer than 13 with 25 seconds to play.
Isaac Clark led the Ichabods with 15 points going 6 of 11 from the field pacing five different Washburn player in double figures. Drew Pyle scored 12 all coming on 3-pointers finishing 4 of 5 overall. David Salach, Cameron Wiggins and Brandon Fagins all scored 10. Brady Skeens just missed a double double with nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds adding five assists tying for game-high honors with Randall Smith who also had five assists.
SBU was led by Cartier Dean with 12 points.
Washburn finished 53 percent from the field going 30 of 57 including 8 of 19 from 3-point range while SBU was 21 of 49 for a 43 percent clip hitting 10 of 19 3-pointers.
Each team finished with 33 rebounds and the Ichabods took advantage of 16 Bearcat turnovers leading to 20 points for Washburn. The Ichabod bench outscored SBU 38 to 24 in the game and 30 to 22 in the paint.
Washburn, who shot 43 percent overall in the first half, hit 18 of 29 shots in the second half for a blistering 62 percent from the field as they would lead by as many as 26 in the game midway through the second half.
 
Last Time Out For Southwest Baptist
Emporia State 71, Southwest Baptist 69 -- Feb. 16, 2017
Emporia, Kan. - Trailing by 11 with under three minutes to play, the Southwest Baptist University men's basketball team came up just short at Emporia State on Thursday evening, 71-69. With the loss SBU falls to 14-11 (7-9 MIAA) on the season.
Kalehl Brown opened the scoring up for the Bearcats with a layup from Cartree Pettis as the two teams went back-and-forth for the first four minutes of the game. ESU used a 5-0 run to push their lead to seven at 14-7 with 15:00 remaining in the first half, and held a nine point advantage with 12:55 remaining. The Bearcats continued to hang around, and five points from Logan Hovey and a layup from Brian Patterson brought SBU back within two at 18-16 with 9:49 left in the half.
The two teams continued to trade buckets, and a Kai Woodfall three with 5:39 left in the half gave SBU a 26-25 lead. ESU responded to tie the game at 28 with 3:37, but a Hovey three gave SBU a 31-28 lead. The Hornets eventually re-took the lead at 34-33, but a Karim Mouliom layup with 48 seconds left in the half gave SBU a 35-34 lead. ESU connected one of two free throws as the two teams went into the break tied at 35.
With SBU trailing 39-37 with 17:10 left in the game, the Hornets used a 10-0 run to push their lead to double-digits at 49-37 with 12:43 to go. The Bearcats and Hornets continued to exchange points for the next 10 minutes, as SBU trailed 66-55 with 2:53 remaining. SBU slowly started to chip away at the lead, after a free throw from Woodfall and a layup from Pettis, SBU pulled the deficit back to single digits at 66-58 with 2:40 to go. Kalund Brown hit back-to-back layups off of ESU missed jumpers, as the Bearcats trailed 66-62 with 1:33 remaining. ESU connected on three straight free throws to push their lead back to seven at 69-62, but two Kalehl Brown free throws and an old-fashioned three point play from Pettis cut the deficit to two at 69-67 with 32 seconds remaining. The two teams exchanged layups, and after two missed free throws by Emporia the Bearcats got the ball back with 11 seconds remaining. SBU was unable to convert on a pair of shots down the stretch as the Bearcats came up just short in a 71-69 loss.
Logan Hovey and Kalehl Brown both had a team high 15 points, while Cartree Pettis chipped in 11 points in the loss. As a team SBU shot 50.0% from the field, 45.5% from beyond the arc, and 66.7% from the line.
 
 Ichabod basketball history
•   The Ichabods are 1,536-1,058-2 (.592) all-time in the 112th year in the program's history.
•   Washburn is the fifth-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 565-266 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 418-85 (.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 will host Central Oklahoma on Feb. 23 and Northeastern State on Feb. 25 in what will be the final regular season home game for Ichabod head coach Bob Chipman.