> The Washburn Ichabods will face new MIAA member Rogers State for the first time in school history on Saturday at 4 p.m. in Claremore, Okla.
> The Ichabods (14-9, 9-5 MIAA) are coming off an 86-72 win over Northeastern State on Thursday in Tahlequah winning their sixth game in a row over the RiverHawks in the series.
> The Hillcats are 19-5 overall and 11-4 in the MIAA after blasting Emporia State 82-56 on Feb. 13.
> The Ichabods fifth in the MIAA standings with five games to go in the regular season. Rogers State is third in the conference race a half game behind Missouri Southern in the standings and a full game ahead of Missouri Western.
> The Ichabods were tabbed third in both the MIAA Preseason Coaches and Preseason Media Polls for the second year in a row which were released on Oct. 9 at the MIAA Basketball Media Day in Kansas City.
  > Tyler Geiman leads the Ichabods in scoring at 15.5 ppg as well as assists (5.7) and minutes (35.3) and he is second in rebounds (6.0) coming off a 24-point game at Northeastern State, one shy of his career high set against Tampa earlier this season.
> Geiman has 138 3-pointers in his Washburn career … he is 11th on the all-time 3-point chart.
> Geiman's 369 career assists at Washburn and is second all-time on the Ichabod chart … the Ichabod all-time leader is Jordan Canfield (1992-97) who had 756, which is second on the MIAA career chart.
>  Jalen Lewis is scoring 13.3 ppg while Drew Maschoff is scoring 11.5 ppg and Jonny Clausing is scoring 10.4 ppg.
>  Clausing leads the team in rebounds at 7.5 rpg (fourth in the MIAA) … he also leads the team in blocks at 1.8 per game which leads the MIAA and is also 20th in the latest national rankings and his total blocks is 18th overall nationwide.
> Rathen Carter is scoring 6.2 ppg with 2.4 rpg … he scored a career-high 18 points against Central Missouri.
> Keven Biggs is scoring 5.7 ppg off the bench after starting the first 12 games of the season.
> Jace Williams and Tyler Nelson are scoring 4.7 ppg.
> Connor Deffebaugh is scoring 4.3 ppg coming off a career-high 12 points against Pitt State.
> The Ichabods are currently ninth in the MIAA in field goal percentage at .458 and they rank sixth in field goal defense at .435.
> The Ichabods are currently seventh in the MIAA in scoring average at 75.0 ppg and they rank sixth in scoring defense at 69.5 ppg.
> The Ichabods are 13th in free throw percentage in the MIAA shooting 66 percent.
> During the last five minutes of games however the Ichabods are shooting 79 percent from the free throw line as a team hitting 103 of 131 attempts … Jalen Lewis is 40 of 43 (93 percent) in the last five minutes of games this season and 50 of 55 (91 percent) for his Washburn career.
> Tyler Geiman is third in the MIAA in assists (5.7apg) and is third in the MIAA in minutes per game at 35.3 and is ninth in scoring while ranking 11th in rebounds, eighth in field goal percentage, third in 3-point field goal percentage, 16th in free throw percentage, 16th in steals and fourth in 3-pointers made per game.
  >  Tyler Geiman's 60 3-pointers made is 17th.
>  Jalen Lewis' 57 3-pointers made is 21st
>  Jalen Lewis' 146 3-point attempts 17th
>  Tyler Geiman's 143 3-point attempts 18th
>  Tyler Geiman's .420 3-point percentage is 21st
>  Tyler Geiman's 132 assists is tied for 9th
>  Tyler Geiman's 5.7 assist average is 3rd
>  Jonny Clausing's 41 blocks is 8th
>  Jonny Clausing's 1.8 blocks per game average is 4th
>  Tyler Geiman's 35.3 minutes per game is 3rd
>  The Ichabods' 212 3-pointers made is 11th
>  The Ichabods' 576 3-point attempts is 14th
>  The Ichabods' .368 3-point percentage is 19th
>  The Ichabods' 75 blocked shots is 22nd
  WASHBURN ICHABOD HEAD COACH BRETT BALLARD
>  is 60-27 in his third season as the Ichabods' head coach and 93-57 overall in his fifth year as a head coach.
>  has led the Ichabods to two NCAA postseason appearances in both seasons at Washburn.
>  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.
>  has never faced Rogers State.
 
ROGERS STATE HEAD COACH JUSTIN BARKLEY
>   is 202-93 in his 10th season at Rogers State.
>   served as the Hillcats' assistant coach from 2008-2010, became the third head coach in the brief history of the program when he took over in 2010.
>   helped guide the Hillcats to a 52-13 record as an assistant where they claimed the school's first Sooner Athletic Conference regular season championship, reached the NAIA National Tournament, and achieved a No. 1 national ranking in 2008-09.
>   Scored six points in 32 minutes with six rebounds and six assists against the Ichabods  as a player at Northeastern State (his alma mater) in the NCAA South Central Regional Semifinal game when his RiverHawks topped the Ichabods 64-59 on March 15, 2003 in Stephenville, Texas - NSU would go on to win the NCAA National Championship that season.
>   is 0-0 against the Ichabods.
  WASHBURN 86 (14-9, 9-5 MIAA)
NORTHEASTERN STATE 72 (15-9, 8-7 MIAA)
FEB. 13, 2020
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Washburn Ichabods became the 10th program in NCAA Division II history to reach the 1,600-win plateau hitting a season-high 17 3-pointers in an 86-72 win over Northeastern State on Thursday in Tahlequah.
Washburn (14-9, 9-5 MIAA) trailed by nine at 32-23 with 5:39 to go but they flipped the script on the RiverHawks (15-9, 8-7 MIAA)  taking a 37-34 lead into the break after finishing the frame on an 11-0 run over the final 3:14 of the half and a 14-2 over the final 5:39 of the half keeping the RiverHawks scoreless the last 3:14 of the half overall. During the run to end the half, the Ichabods hit 5 of 6 shots from the field including 4 of 5 from deep holding the RiverHawks to 1 of 6 from the field.
In the second half, the Ichabods outscored the RiverHawks 29-11 over the first 10 minutes of the half as they hit 9 of 15 shots while the RIverHawks were 4 of 16 from the field. Washburn as the Ichabods would lead by as many 22 in game.
The Ichabods were led by Tyler Geiman who scored 24 points on 8 of 13 shooting hitting 6 of 10 3-pointers while collecting a game-high seven rebounds adding five assists and three steals. He paced four other Ichabods in double figures with Drew Maschoff scoring all 13 points in the second half with Jalen Lewis scoring 12 on four 3-pointers with Connor Deffebaugh and Tyler Nelson each scoring 10.
Caleb Smith led the RiverHawks with 14 points.
Washburn shot 53 percent from the field in the game hitting 16 of 28 shots in the second half for a 57 percent clip going 30 of 57 for the game. The Ichabods held the RiverHawks to 13 of 33 shots in the second half and 27 of 66 for the game.
Washburn had 21 assists on 30 made field goals.
The win was the sixth in a row over the RiverHawks moving to 8-7 in the all-time series with NSU.
  > The Hillcats are 19-5 this season and 11-4 in MIAA play in their first season as a conference school.
>  RSU is 10-2 in home games this season.
>  Marques Sumer leads the team in scoring at 13.3 ppg while Brewster Peacock is scoring 12.1 ppg and Christopher Miller is scoring 11.9 ppg. Two others are right below double digit scoring in Tavin Davis and Jett Sternberger at 9.9 ppg and 9.5 ppg respectively.
>  The Hillcats lead the MIAA in free throw percentage at 81 percent hitting 380 of 470 attempts.
>  The Hillcats lead the MIAA in free throw percentage at 81 percent hitting 380 of 470 attempts.
  >   Saturday's meeting will be the first between the two schools.
  >  The Ichabods are 1600-1084-2 all-time in the 115th year in the program's history.
>  Washburn is the 10th-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 619-285 since joining the conference and the NCAA.
>  The Ichabods have recorded 28 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 454-93 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
>  The 2019-20 season marks the 36th 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 return home to face Central Missouri on Feb. 20 and wrap up the home slate with Lincoln on senior night on Feb. 22. The Ichabods will finish off the regular season at Northwest Missouri on Feb. 27 and Missouri Western on Feb. 29 before starting the MIAA Championship Tournament on March 4 in Kansas City.