•Thanks to Mother Nature's winter weather blast hitting the Midwest this week, the Ichabods will now face Northeastern State on Feb. 5 at 3:30 p.m. and then Rogers State on Monday flipping the schedule for the Oklahoma games this weekend.
•The Ichabods (13-7, 10-4 MIAA) have won nine of their last 10 overall and their last three.
•The Ichabods knocked off then-No. 9-ranked Central Oklahoma in Lee Arena last time out in a 96-86 win snapping the Bronchos 13-game winning streak.
•Northeastern State (10-11, 5-10 MIAA) lost 79-65 to Emporia State on Feb. 3.
•The RiverHawks won the first meeting with the Ichabods winning 85-82 in Topeka on Dec. 20 snapping Washburn's eight-game winning streak.
•The Ichabods lead the all-time series with Northeastern State 10-8 and have won the last four meetings in Tahlequah. Washburn's last loss at NSU came on Jan. 7, 2016 in a 75-65 loss.
•The 2021-22 season marks the 117th season of Ichabod basketball. •Tyler Geiman made his 100th start as an Ichabod against the Bronchos … he leads the Ichabods in scoring averaging 13.5 ppg with 6.2 rpg and 6.7 apg in 13 games this season … in the last six games he is scoring 17.0 ppg with 7.3 rpg and 7.3 apg … Geiman is ranked second in the NCAA D2 ranks in active assists with 645 and 11th in assist average at 5.1 … overall Geiman is eighth in all divisions of active career assists.
•Jalen Lewis is scoring at 13.4 ppg hitting 42 of 111 3-pointers (.387) … he is the 27th member of the Ichabod 1,000-point club and is currently 12th on the Ichabod all-time scoring chart with 1,283 career points in 108 career games … he has 239 career 3-pointers which ranks second all-time at Washburn behind all-time leader Shannon Kruger who hit 242 in 122 games.
•Connor Deffebaugh is scoring 9.7 ppg and has averaged 13.8 ppg in is last five games.
•Michael Keegan is scoring 9.8 ppg with 6.0 rebounds per game, 1.1 blocks per game and 1.5 steals per game … he is third in the MIAA in blocked shots, ranks eighth in the MIAA in rebounds, ninth in steals and 21st in minutes played.
•Jeremy Harrell recorded his first double double at Washburn against Newman and he is averaging 9.0 ppg with 4.3 rpg averaging 11.5 ppg with 9.0 rpg in his last two games.
•Jonny Clausing is scoring is averaging 8.5 ppg adding 3.9 rpg and in the last four games he is scoring 11.5 ppg with 5.8 rpg going 18 of 25 from the field.
•Tyler Nelson is scoring 7.0 ppg with 2.4 rpg and 2.4 apg in eight games playing an average of 24.0 minutes a game.
•Tyler Geiman became the 26th member of Washburn's 1,000-point club and his career point total stands at 1,567 points in 128 career games, which is eighth all-time on the Ichabod chart … next on the chart is Ewan Auguste who scored 1,636 points from 1997-2001 … Geiman's 224 career 3-pointers is third all-time at Washburn and his 607 career 3-point attempts is first on the Ichabod charts passing Shannon Kruger's 584.
  Senior Tyler Geiman has left his name all over the Ichabod career record book. Below is where he ranks in each category
3-point field goals attempted: 1st (607)
Defensive rebounds: 2nd (570)
Assists: 2nd (645)
Assists average: 2nd (5.0)
Minutes: 2nd (3892)
3-point field goals made: 3rd (224)
Field goals attempted: 5th (1255)
Steals: 5th (131)
Games played: 5th (128)
Games started: t-5th (100)
Defense rebound avg: 6th (4.5)
Minutes average: 7th (30.4)
Points: 8th (1567)
Field goals made: 8th (560)
Rebounds: 8th (635)
 
Jalen Lewis is another Ichabod who has placed his name in the Washburn record book. Below are Lewis' career rankings.
3-point field goals made: 2nd (239)
Free throw percentage: 2nd (.853)
3-point field goals attempted: 3rd (569)
3-point FG percentage: 8th (.420)
Minutes: 8th (3041)
Field goals attempted: 11th (979)
Points: 12th (1283)
Minutes average: 13th (28.2)
Field goals made: 15th (429)
  WASHBURN ICHABOD HEAD COACH BRETT BALLARD
•is 95-45 in his fifth season as the Ichabods' head coach and 128-75 overall in his eighth year as a head coach.
•has led the Ichabods to three NCAA postseason appearances in four full 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.
•is 5-1 against Northeastern State.
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE HEAD COACH JA HAVENS
•is 15-27 in his second season as the RiverHawks' head coach and 146-101 in his ninth season overall as a head coach.
•Havens played at Northeastern State for two seasons (1996-98) under NSU Hall of Fame head coaches Ken Hayes and Larry Gipson.
•Havens previously coached at East Central University (Ada, Okla.) where he was head coach for seven seasons, carrying a record of 131-74, and was the fastest coach in ECU history to win 100 contests.
•He 1-3 against the Ichabods (0-1 at East Central).

ABOUT NORTHEASTERN STATE
•The RiverHawks are 10-10 overall and 5-9 in the MIAA after falling to Emporia State 79-65.
•Emeka Obukwelu leads the team with 16.1 ppg and a team-high 8.7 rebounds per game.
•Christian Coook is scoring 15.6 ppg and Rashad Perkins is averaging 12.3 ppg.
•The RiverHawks are averaging 73.1 ppg allowing 71.6 ppg.

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE ICHABODS
(Jan. 29, 2022) TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabods' first half set the tone for their highest scoring total of the season in a 96-86 win over the No. 9-ranked Central Oklahoma Bronchos on Saturday night in Lee Arena.
The Ichabods came out of the gates leading 14-5, forcing the Bronchos to take a timeout in the first five minutes. Washburn kept a strong lead ending the half with a 48-33 lead. The Ichabods shot almost 60 percent and made seven triples. Jeremy Harrell led the team with 11 points, going 2-for-4 from deep. Jalen Lewis also made two triples while scoring 10.
Washburn built the lead to 16 early in the second half before Central Oklahoma went on a 10-2 run. The Ichabods held off the Bronchos by getting to the free-throw line. The Ichabods went 19-of-20 from the charity stripe in the second half. The Bronchos down 13 with a little under four minutes remaining made the game interesting.
Bronchos' Isaiah Wade scored seven in a 9-2 run to bring Central Oklahoma to within six points. Tyler Nelson then made two free throws, then Lewis stole the ball in the final minute to seal the game.
Despite Central Oklahoma outscoring Washburn in the second half, the Ichabods held on. Lewis led all scorers with 23 points while shooting 7-for-8 from the free thrown line. Jonny Clausing scored a season-high 13 points while shooting 5-for-6 from the field. The Ichabods had five players score in double-digits.
Isaiah Wade led the Bronchos with 28 points.
The Ichabods outscored the Bronchos 21-10 in fast-break points and Washburn's bench had a 29 to 17 advantage avenging an overtime loss to UCO in Edmond earlier this season in a 97-87 loss.
  •Saturday's meeting will be the 19th all-time between the two schools and the Ichabods lead 10-8.
•The Ichabods have won the last eight of the last nine meetings in the series.
•The Ichabods and RiverHawks played in the second round of the NCAA Tournament with Washburn falling 64-59 on March 15, 2003 in Stephenville, Texas.
•The RiverHawks went on to win the NCAA National Championship in 2003.
•Washburn is 4-4 in games played in Tahlequah and the Ichabods are 6-3 in games played in Lee Arena and 0-1 in neutral site games (Stephenville, Texas - lost 64-59 in NCAA playoffs on March 15, 2003). (Dec. 20, 2021) TOPEKA, Kan. – The Washburn Ichabod basketball team fell in its calendar year finale in an 85-82 loss to Northeastern State on Monday afternoon in Lee Arena. 
The Ichabods (6-6, 3-3 MIAA) held a 51-50 lead with 10:32 to go in the game before the RiverHawks would outscore Washburn 22 to 12 over a 4:41 stretch of the second half building a nine-point lead at 72-63 with 5:33 to go in the game.
Washburn trimmed the lead back to five with 5:05 to go and eventually down to four at 76-72 with 2:28 remaining after a Jeremy Harrell jumper, but a 3-pointer on the RiverHawks' (7-4, 2-3 MIAA) possession pushed the margin back to seven with 2:15 left.
Again the Ichabods came back after a 3-pointer by Levi Braun and a layup by Tyler Geiman cut the lead to three with 38 seconds left at 82-79 but the Ichabods would not get any closer than three on three different occasions in the 3-point loss snapping an eight-game winning streak over Northeastern State.
The Ichabods led 37-32 at the half on the heels of hitting 7 of 15 3-pointers leading by as many as 11 midway through the opening half.
Geiman led the Ichabods with 22 points and 10 assists recording his 10th double double of his Ichabod career playing all 40 minutes. He finished 9 of 13 from the free throw line. Braun scored 17 points and Harrell had 13 points.
Christian Cook had 26 points to lead all scorers.
Washburn finished the game 25 of 60 from the field shooting 42 percent for the game and Northeastern State finished at 51 percent hitting 26 of 51 shots including a 57 percent clip in the second half after hitting 12 of 21 shots. In the first half the RiverHawks hit 1 of 4 free throws before going 26 of 30 in the second half from the free throw line. Washburn was 20 of 28 for the game from the free throw line.
  •The Ichabods are 1634-1104-2 all-time in the 117th 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 652-301 since joining the conference and the NCAA.
•The Ichabods have recorded 29 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 15 NCAA Tournament bids going to three Elite Eight's appearing in the 2001 NCAA National Championship game.
  • The Ichabods are 474-99 (.848) all-time in Lee Arena.
• The 2021-22 season marks the 38th season of play in Lee Arena.
• The Ichabods are 37-1 all-time in home openers.
• 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 roadtrip at Rogers State on Feb. 7. The Ichabods will travel to Lincoln on Feb. 9 and then return home to face Central Missouri on Feb. 12. Following two more road games at Missouri Western on Feb. 17 and at Northwest Missouri on Feb. 19, the Ichabods will host Missouri Southern on Feb. 24 for senior night and then wrap up the regular season on Feb. 26 at Emporia State before starting the MIAA Tournament March 2 or 3 depending on seeding.