¦    The Washburn Ichabods will look to snap their two-game slide as they travel to Bolivar, Mo., on Saturday to take on the Southwest Baptist Bearcats in the Meyer Sports Center.
¦    The Ichabods are 18-7 and 12-4 in the MIAA after falling to Emporia State on Tuesday in a 68-66 defeat.
¦    The Bearcats are 11-13 and 5-10 in the MIAA after topping Emporia State 78-76 on Thursday in Bolivar after hitting a pair of free throws with 1.2 seconds to play.
¦    The Ichabods won the first meeting this season with Southwest Baptist 89-60 in Topeka on Jan. 24.
¦    The Ichabods are in second place in the MIAA standings tied with Missouri Southern at 12-4. Both teams are two games behind Northwest Missouri and one game ahead of Central Missouri in the conference race.
¦    The Ichabods lead the all-time series 39-17.
¦    Washburn has won 28 of the last 36 games.
¦    Javion Blake leads the Ichabods in scoring at 14.6 ppg hitting a team-high 47 3-pointers on 113 attempts hitting 42 percent from deep.
¦    Javion Blake became the 24th member of the Ichabod 1,000-point club and only the 14th to reach at least 1,000 points in under three full seasons in an Ichabod uniform …  he is 14th on the all-time scoring chart with 1,116 points.
¦    Brady Skeens leads the team on the glass with 10.8 rebounds a game adding 13.8 points per game shooting 73 percent from the field hitting 136 of 186 attempts with 2.4 blocks per game … in MIAA play he is averaging 14.7 ppg and 11.3 rpg.
¦    Brady Skeens became the 25th Ichabod to go over the 1,000 point mark in a career doing so at Pittsburg State earlier this season and is 17th on the career scoring chart with 1,097 points.
¦    Washburn is second the MIAA in blocks (4.4) trailing Central Oklahoma who is averaging 4.8 blocks per game.
¦    Washburn leads the league in assists at 15.3 per contest and third in field goal percentage at .486. Emporia State is 12th in field goal percentage at .424.
¦    The Ichabods are ranked first in field goal defense holding opponents to 40 percent shooting and Emporia State is 13th at 47 percent.
¦    Brady Skeens is first in the MIAA in rebounds at 10.8 per game and is first in the MIAA in blocks with 2.4 per game and eight in steals per game with 1.3 … he is also first in field goal percentage (.732) … his field goal percentage is also first in the nation.
¦    Javion Blake's 132 3-point field goals is 10th on the all-time chart.
¦    Cameron Wiggins is sixth on the Ichabod all-time 3-point chart sitting at 171 and he needs three more to move into the top five all-time.
¦    Brady Skeens is third on the all-time rebounding chart at Washburn with 920 and passing Ewan Auguste who was in third recording 888 from 1997 to 2001.
¦    Skeens also went over the 200 block mark for his career against Central Oklahoma and the Ichabod all-time leader now has 231, which is 131 more than Ewan Auguste who is second on the chart with 100 blocks.
¦    In Brady Skeens 35 career double doubles at Washburn, he has averaged 14.9 ppg and 13.2 rpg.
¦    Randall Smith has 295 career assists which is tied for fourth on the Ichabod career chart.
¦    David Salach moved into the top 10 sitting seventh on the all-time blocks chart and now has 76.
  15.1: The number of turnovers per game the Ichabods have had in the seven losses.
.625: Free throw percentage of the Ichabods (75 of 120) in the seven losses.
.451: Field goal percentage of the Ichabods (167 of 390) in the seven losses.
14.0: The number of turnovers per game the Ichabods have had in the 18 wins.
.717: Free throw percentage of the Ichabods (307 of 428) in the 18 wins.
.499: Field goal percentage of the Ichabods (521 of 1045) in the 18 wins.
73.1: Field goal percentage of Brady Skeens - best on Ichabod single season chart.
61: Number of blocks by Brady Skeens this season - tied for second on Ichabod single chart with himself set in 2015-16 season … school record of 97 was set last season.
20: Most wins by an Ichabod coach in their first season on the bench (Bob Chipman - 1979-80 season).
18: Wins by Ichabod Hall of Famer Glenn Cafer in his first season on the Ichabod bench (1967-68 season) and A.C. Lonborg in his first season on the Ichabod bench (1923-24 season) and Brett Ballard this season.
12: Number of wins the Ichabods recorded in a row after losing back to back games earlier this season.
2 and 8: Number of points in the losses by the Ichabods have been defeated by in six of their seven losses …this season the Ichabods have had three two-point losses, three eight-point losses and one 12-point loss.
4: Number of assists Brady Skeens needs to become the ninth member in Ichabod history to join the 1,000 point/200 assists club … he would join Javion Blake who joined the club earlier this season.
10: Number of steals Brady Skeens needs to become the sixth member in Ichabod history to join the 1,000 point/100 steal club.
2: Number of people in Ichabod program history in the 1,000 point/100 block club with Brady Skeens and Ewan Auguste.
11: Number of people in Ichabod program history in the 1,000 point/500 rebound club after Brady Skeens joined it this season.
  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. Washburn Ichabod head coach Brett Ballard …
¦    is 18-7 in his first season as the Ichabods' head coach and 51-37 overall in his third year as a head coach.
¦    was named the Washburn Ichabod men's basketball head coach on April 6, 2017 after spending the 2014-15 to 2016-17 seasons as an assistant coach with the Wake Forest basketball program after working under head coach Danny Manning 2014-17 seasons and at the University of Tulsa during the 2012-14 seasons.
¦    he helped Wake Forest to its first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2009-10 season following the 2016-17 season.
¦    while at Tulsa, the Golden Hurricane played in the postseason both years, including earning a No. 13 seed in the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Tulsa also participated in the 2013 CBI, finishing that season with a winning record of 17-16 overall.
¦    before joining Manning at Tulsa, Ballard spent two seasons as the head basketball coach at Baker University going 33-30 overall, including a 21-12 mark in his final season at the helm in 2011-12.
¦    prior to taking over the head coaching position at Baker, Ballard spent seven years on Bill Self's staff at Kansas, his alma mater.
¦    he played two years for the Jayhawks under head coach Roy Williams from 2000-02 after transferring from Hutchinson Community College in his hometown of Hutchinson, Kan. In his two seasons as a Jayhawk, the team reached the 2001 NCAA Sweet Sixteen and appeared in the 2002 NCAA Final Four in Atlanta.
¦    he earned his bachelor's degree in secondary education from Kansas in 2003 earning an Academic All-Big 12 selection as a senior for his efforts in the classroom.
¦    is 1-0 against Southwest Baptist.
 
Southwest Baptist head coach Clark Sheehy …
¦    is in his fourth season as the head coach at Southwest Baptist and has gone 48-63.
¦    overall he is 229-164 in his 13th season overall after spending the previous nine seasons at John Brown University.
¦    is 1-6 against Washburn. 
  Emporia State 69, Washburn 68 -- Feb. 13, 2018
EMPORIA, Kan. – This time it was not an end of the game buzzer beater, but a first half buzzer beater which proved to be the difference in a 68-66 loss to Emporia State on Tuesday night in an Ichabod loss to Emporia State. The Ichabods will return to action on Saturday continuing their end-of-the-season road trip at Southwest Baptist.
The Ichabods led by four at 55-51 with 7:15 to go in the game after a Brady Skeens layup, but the Hornets came back with an 8-0 run to take a 59-55 lead with 4:35 to go. After a pair of free throws by Tyas Martin cut the lead to two, the Hornets scored the next five to go back up seven with 3:25 to play in the game.
However a four-point play by Cameron Wiggins with 3:11 to go cut the ESU lead to three. Wiggins hit another 3-pointer  and Randall Smith hit a pair of free throws tying the score with 34 seconds to play. After an ESU timeout, they missed a jumper but Hornet rebound and was fouled on the follow putting ESU up 68-66.
The Ichabods (18-7, 12-4 MIAA) inbounded the ball, but a guarded 17 footer missed off the glass as the Hornets held on for the win.
The Ichabods trailed at the half 29-27 after twice building leads of as many as 11 points twice in the frame. Up two at 10-8, the Ichabods used a 9-0 run to go up 19-8 capped by a layup by Brady Skeens, but the Hornets came back with a 6-0 run of their own cutting the lead to five at 19-14 with 8:33 to go.
After a mini 6-0 run by the Ichabods to go back in front at 27-16, the Hornets finished the half on a 13-0 run including a 3-pointer from 30-feet out to go up 29-27. During the Hornet run, the Ichabods were 0-4 from the field with three turnovers while the Hornets were 5 of 7 holding Washburn without a field goal the final 4:28 of the half.
Wiggins led the Ichabods with 16 points and Smith scored 12 as did Martin. Skeens recorded his third straight double double with 10 points and 11 rebounds adding three blocks.
Washburn committed 17 turnovers leading to 18 points for the Hornets and the Ichabods were also 10 of 17 from the free throw line while outrebounding the Hornets 37 to 25. 
  Washburn 89, Southwest Baptist 60 -- Jan. 24, 2018
TOPEKA, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabod men's basketball team returned to its winning ways jumping out to a 10-point lead less than five minutes into the game with Southwest Baptist and never looked back in an 89-60 win over the Bearcats on Wednesday in Lee Arena. The league-leading Ichabods (15-4, 9-1 MIAA) jumped out to 10 point leads 5:03 into the game and again at 8:20 in to the contest before eventually going up by as many as 19 in the first half en route to a 46-28 halftime lead. Washburn shot 55 percent in the first half hitting 16 of 29 shots while holding the Bearcats (10-9, 4-6 MIAA) to 9 of 25 from the field including 1 of 8 from 3-point range.
In the second half while leading by 16, Washburn scored the next nine points jumping out to a 25-point advantage with 16:00 to play.
The Bearcats cut the margin back to 19 with 7:58 to go, but Washburn ripped off a 9-0 run over the next 2:46 leading by as many as 31 before a late Bearcat bucket trimmed it back to 29 with 29 seconds to play.
Washburn blitzed the nets in the game shooting 59 percent from the field including a 62 percent performance in the second half hitting 18 of 29 shots. Overall the Ichabods finished at 59 percent shooting on 34 of 58 while hitting 13 of 16 free throws.
Brady Skeens led the Ichabods with 20 points on 7 of 7 shooting from the field with fvie rebounds adding three assists and two steals in 27 minutes. Tyas Martin scored 16 off the bench hitting 7 of 9 shots and Javion Blake scored 15.
Washburn outrebounded the Bearcats 34 to 24 over the top-ranked rebound margin team in the league. Washburn forced 14 turnovers leading to 22 points and outran the Bearcats 16 to 0 in fastbreak points. Washburn's bench also outscored the Bearcats 42 to 23.
  ¦    The Bearcats are 12-13 and 6-10 in the MIAA.
¦    Snapped a four-game losing streak in the win over Emporia State on Thursday night.
¦    Logan Hovey leads the team with 18.6 ppg and 7.9 rebounds per game.
¦    Marlon Alcindor is scoring 12.4 ppg.
¦    SBU is scoring 76.7 points per game and allowing 74.6 ppg.
  ¦    Saturday's meeting will be the 57th between Washburn and Southwest Baptist.
¦    The Ichabods lead the all-time series 39-17.
¦    In Topeka the Ichabods are 24-3 against SBU since joining the MIAA winning the last 11 in Topeka.
¦    Washburn has won 28 of the last 36 games.
¦    Washburn is 33-12 against SBU in MIAA games.
¦    The Ichabods have won the last 11 games played in Topeka and have gone 4-1 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.
¦    Washburn won all three meetings over the Bearcats during the 2016-17 season including an 89-70 win over SBU in the first round of the MIAA Tournament played in Topeka.
  (Feb. 15, 2018) Bolivar, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist Men's Basketball Team, losers of four straight coming into tonight's game against Emporia State, was able to get back on the winning side Thursday night with a thrilling 78-76 win over the Hornets. Logan Hovey sank two free throws with 1.2 seconds left on the clock that proved to be the difference. The win improves SBU's record to 12-13 (6-10 MIAA) and ESU goes to 9-17 (4-13 MIAA).
Hovey led all scorers in the game with 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds. The double double was Hovey's fifth of the season. Hovey shot an efficient 54.5% (6-11) including 40.0% (2-5) from three land, and a perfect 6 for 6 at the foul line. Chris Rossow, whose speed and quickness was electric all night, added 16 points to go along with 6 assists and 5 rebounds. Marlon Alcindor also chipped in 11 points in the winning effort.
It was a great shooting night for the whole Bearcat squad as they made 56.9% (29-51) of their field goals, 46.7% (7-15) of their long balls, and 81.3% (13-16) of their free throws. SBU had the slight advantage on the boards over the Hornets, 33 to 30. Emporia State scored 36 points in the paint while the Bearcats had 32. Second chance points went in favor of the Bearcats as they scored 10 to Emporia's 7. Finally, SBU held ESU to 41.3% shooting for the game including 34.4% in the second half.
After an early 12-8 Emporia State advantage, SBU came back to tie the game at 14 on a three from Darnell Latham Jr. at the 12:24 mark of the first half. A 11-2 Hornets run forced a timeout from Clark Sheehy. With 5:03 to go in the half, the Hornets still led by nine points, 32-23. However, Rossow ignited the Bearcats with a couple jumpers and assists that resulted in a 12-0 SBU run that swung the advantage back to the Bearcats, 35-32. A three from Hovey with 26 seconds left in the half gave SBU a 38-37 halftime lead.
At the 17:17 mark of the second half, ESU tied the game back up at 47 never regained the lead. For the next six minutes, SBU held small one to four point leads. That was until a 7-0 spurt capped off by a Kai Woodfall three extended SBU's advantage to 62-53 with 10:15 to go. By 5:39 mark though, the Hornets had reduced the Bearcat lead down to just two, 59-57. Four straight points from Hovey stretched SBU's margin back to six with 3:46 left. With 25 seconds remaining, ESU trailed by only two, 75-73. Rossow then split a pair of free throws, giving the Hornets a chance. Emporia State capitalized as Stephaun Limuel converted a three point play to tie the game at 76. After Rossow missed the potential game tying layup, Woodfall stole the Hornets outlet pass and fed Hovey, who was fouled with 1.2 seconds left. Hovey drained both free throws to send the Bearcats home winners, 78-76.
  •     The Ichabods are 1,558-1,066-2 (.592) all-time in the 114th 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 581-272 since joining the conference and the NCAA.
•     The Ichabods have recorded 26 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 433-87 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
•     The 2017-18 season marks the 33rd 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 Ichabods will continue their season-ending road trip at Central Oklahoma on Feb. 22 and then the regular season finale at Northeastern State on Feb. 24.