Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Hoops Visits Washington Tuesday
December 20, 1999 | Cowboy Basketball
Dec. 20, 1999
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STILLWATER, Okla. - Fresh from its biggest victory of the young season, Oklahoma State returns to the locale representing its biggest triumph of the 1990s when the Cowboys visit Washington on Tuesday. It's the first trip to Seattle for OSU since the Bryant Reeves-led Cowboys played UCLA at the Kingdome in the 1995 Final Four, and it's Eddie Sutton's 300th game as coach of his alma mater.
OSU-Washington: The Series
The Cowboys lead the series between the schools by a 6-3 margin, including
an 81-66 victory in Stillwater on Dec. 6, 1997. That meeting was the first
between the schools in 29 years, the Cowboys had most recently lost a pair
of games in Seattle on Dec. 13 and 14, 1968. OSU is 2-2 against the Huskies
on the road, having earned two victories in 1957-58, Eddie Sutton's senior
season.
OSU Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at OSU and his 30th
year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the
NCAA Tournament seven times. Sutton currently owns a career record of
641-252 (71.8 percent) overall and is 211-88 (70.6 percent) at OSU. Sutton
is just the seventh coach to reach 600 coaching victories in 28 or fewer
seasons.
No. 13 Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-0, 0-0 Big 12)
at
Washington Huskies (4-4, 0-0 Pac-10)
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 1999 * 7 p.m. PST * OSU Radio Network
Seattle, Wash. * Key Arena (17,072)
Probable Oklahoma State Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 30 Brian Montonati 6-10 220 Sr. 12.4 8.4 Four double-doubles this year, double-figure scoring in every game F 34 Desmond Mason 6-5 215 Sr. 19.8 6.8 20+ points seven times in last 11 games dating to last season C 45 Alex Webber 6-10 270 Sr. 7.9 4.2 20 points, nine for 11 from the field vs. Wichita State G 35 Joe Adkins 6-1 190 Sr. 10.1 *4.2 16 points, four for four beyond arc against San Diego State G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6-1 180 Sr. 7.4 *10.9 Owns six of the top nine single-game assist totals in OSU history * - Assists per game.
Probable Washington Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 1 Will Perkins 6-9 210 Jr. 7.8 8.4 C 33 Chris Walcott 6-8 215 Sr. 12.0 6.1 G 3 Senque Carey 6-3 200 So. 12.5 *5.0 G 5 Deon Luton 6-5 205 Sr. 13.9 3.5 G 23 Michael Johnson 6-4 200 Jr. 12.6 3.4
1999-2000 OSU Schedule/Results
Wednesday, Nov. 10 Athletes First (Exh.) W 93-80 Wednesday, Nov. 17 Global Sports (Exh.) W 91-63 Friday, Nov. 19 Appalachian State& W 87-75 Saturday, Nov. 20 Idaho& W 81-50 Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Arkansas-Little Rock W 93-64 Saturday, Nov. 27 North Texas W 103-65 Wednesday, Dec. 1 Wichita State W 68-56 Saturday, Dec. 4 Texas-San Antonio W 87-66 Sunday, Dec. 12 vs. San Diego State% W 97-63 Wednesday, Dec. 15 Alcorn State W 79-53 Saturday, Dec. 18 at UNLV# W 89-75 Tuesday, Dec. 21 at Washington 9 p.m. (7 p.m. PST) Thursday, Dec. 30 vs. LSU@ 9 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5 Langston 7:05 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8 Texas Tech* 12:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15 at Baylor* 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19 Texas* 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22 at Texas A&M* 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Kansas State* 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30 Baylor* 12 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Texas Tech* 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas A&M* 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 Kansas* 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 12 at Oklahoma* 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16 at Texas* 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19 Nebraska* 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 21 at Missouri* 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26 at Iowa State* 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 1 Colorado* 7:05 p.m. Saturday, March 4 Oklahoma* 8 p.m. Thur.-Sun., March 9-12 Big 12 ChampionshipAll times CST, * - Big 12 Conference games, & - America's Youth Classic, Stillwater, Okla., % - game played in Oklahoma City, # - Las Vegas Showdown, Las Vegas, Nev., @ - Sugar Bowl Classic, New Orleans, La.
Cowboys again off to fast start
Prior to the 1997-98 season, OSU men's basketball teams had started their
seasons with at least six victories just once since 1969-70. Now, the
Cowboys have done so for the second time in three years. OSU is 9-0, tying
for the fifth-best start in school history, and a victory Tuesday would tie
for the fourth-best start. It's the third strong start in the 1990s for the
Cowboys, who went 20-0 in 1991-92 and 11-0 in 1997-98. Here's a quick look
at the Cowboys' best season starts:
Year Start First Loss Finish Notes
1991-92 20-0 Feb. 5 at Nebraska 28-8 Preseason NIT champs, ranked
No. 2 AP at end of streak,
reached NCAA Sweet 16
1950-51 16-0 Jan. 20 at Oklahoma 29-6 Ranked No. 1 for only time
in OSU history, NCAA Final
Four
1997-98 11-0 Jan. 7 vs. Nebraska 22-7 Big 12 South champs reached
NCAA Tournament second round
1914-15 10-0 at Tulsa (date n/a) 10-4 Started season with 10
victories, finished it with
four losses, all to Tulsa
1999-00 9-0 ??? ??? Have won first nine games by
average of 24.1 points
1969-70 9-0 Jan. 5 vs. Kansas St 14-12 Loss to K-State at Big Eight
Holiday Tournament started
five-game losing string
1936-37 9-0 Jan. 13 at Oklahoma 20-3 Won five straight games
after loss to OU, second of
five straight MVC crowns
More quick-start info
Oklahoma State was one of 10 unbeaten Division I teams at the start of the
week. One of the other nine perfect squads was the Cowboys' archrival to the
south, Oklahoma. The Cowboys and Sooners make the Big 12 one of two
conferences with more than one unbeaten team -- SEC members LSU, Tennessee,
and Vanderbilt are unbeaten -- and make Oklahoma one of only two states
(Tennessee is the other) with two perfect D-I teams.
Scouting the Huskies
The Huskies are led in scoring by Deon Luton (13.9 ppg), one of four
Washington players to lead the team in scoring in at least one of this
season's eight games. UW is enjoying its first homestand of the year after
starting the season with six straight games away from the Key Arena,
including four contests in six days to start the year. Washington handled
Wichita State relatively easily in Friday's 61-47 victory over the Shockers,
who gave OSU fits in Stillwater on Dec. 1.
Inside the numbers
Here's a statistical comparison between Tuesday's opponents (Big 12 rank in
parentheses).
OSU UW Overall Record 9-0 (1) 4-4 Scoring Offense 87.1 (1) 69.1 Scoring Defense 63.0 (4) 69.3 Scoring Margin +24.1 (1) -0.1 Field-Goal Pct. 50.4 (1) 43.3 Field-Goal Pct. Defense 37.7 (1) 41.2 Free-Throw Pct. 71.2 (3) 63.6 Rebound Margin +8.7 (4) -2.1 Three-Point FG Pct. 34.9 (7) 33.1 Three-Pointers Per Game 5.7 (6) 5.5 Turnover Margin +5.7 (1) +0.1
Second-half blitz carries Cowboys past Rebels
Things looked a bit bleak for Oklahoma State at halftime of Saturday's game
against UNLV. The Cowboys had committed 15 first-half turnovers and trailed
the Rebels 40-38, worse, starting big men Brian Montonati and Alex Webber
were in foul trouble while contending with UNLV's physical inside players.
But the Cowboys forced the Runnin' Rebels into nine turnovers and 37.1
percent shooting in the second half to pull away for an 89-75 victory, OSU's
third straight over UNLV in the past four seasons. The game featured nine
lead changes and eight ties in the first half, but the Pokes made it a
second-half laugher, outscoring Vegas 51-35.
Alexander's torrid stretch triggers key second-half run
Though Desmond Mason led OSU in scoring, senior guard Glendon Alexander was
the Cowboys' MVP through at least the game's key stretch early in the second
half, when the Cowboys scored 14 straight points to take the lead for good.
Alexander scored 10 straight points in two minutes during that run with a
follow bucket, a fast-break dunk and back-to-back three-pointers. Alexander
finished with 18 points, all but three coming in the second half. One of
OSU's most consistently effective offensive performers this season,
Alexander has hit at least half his field-goal attempts in six of the nine
games. In the past four contests, he is 15-for-26 (61.5 percent) from
three-point range.
Mason continues to move up the charts
After a mini-slump in which he averaged "only" 14.3 points in three games,
preseason All-American Desmond Mason appears to be back on track after
scoring 66 points in the Cowboys' past three games. Mason hit for a
game-high 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds against UNLV, shooting
six-for-12 from the field in the first half and going to the line 10 times
in the second. With 1,269 points in his career, Mason now ranks 12th in OSU
career scoring. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (631). Mason
has scored 20 or more points in seven of the Cowboys' past 11 games dating
to last season.
Adkins' scoring touch returns
Since scoring 17 points in the second half of OSU's Nov. 20 victory over
Idaho, Joe Adkins failed to crack double digits in scoring, shooting
one-for-13 from three-point range and six-for-31 heading into OSU's Dec. 12
game against San Diego State. But he ended the slump against the Aztecs,
hitting all four of his three-point tries and scoring 16 points. Adkins also
had six assists and a season-high four steals in the Sunday victory. Adkins
shot just three-for-11 against UNLV but scored 12 points, including a late
three-pointer that what little doubt remained of the Cowboys' victory.
Montonati continues consistent offensive output
Known as a super sub his first two years at OSU, senior forward Brian
Montonati has parlayed his newfound starting role into solid scoring and a
string of double-doubles. The only player other than Mason to score in
double figures in every game this season, he scored a career-high 22 points
against Texas-San Antonio and pulled down 11 rebounds for his fourth
double-double in six games. He pulled down 15 rebounds in OSU's Nov. 27
victory over North Texas, that total was the most by a Cowboy since Bryant
Reeves had 20 caroms in the Cowboys' last victory over Kansas on Feb. 6,
1995. Despite playing just 18 minutes and fouling out with over five minutes
to play against UNLV, Montonati scored 11 points and led OSU in blocked
shots and steals.
Jonzen's aggressive second half a key factor vs. Rebels
Sophomore forward Fredrik Jonzen had one of the best games of his young OSU
career Saturday -- in the second half alone. Jonzen scored 10 points and had
six rebounds in the period and was a key factor with Montonati and Webber in
foul trouble. He finished the game with 12 points and a career-high-tying
nine rebounds. A 42.9-percent foul shooter a year ago, Jonzen hit a
career-best six of eight attempts against UNLV and is now at 70 percent (28
for 40) this season.
Cowboys roll past Braves
OSU committed a season-high 23 turnovers but forced a season-high 28 and
coasted to a 79-53 victory over Alcorn State on Wednesday. The Cowboys shot
50.8 percent from the field, hitting over 50 percent for the second straight
game, and recorded 17 steals, the third-highest single-game total in school
history.
Webber's big game saves OSU from Shocker shocker
While his teammates were shooting 27.5 percent from the field -- a number
that went up with a pair of layups in the final 11 seconds -- Alex Webber
had an excellent night in OSU's victory over Wichita State, when he hit nine
of 11 field-goal attempts and scored a game-high 20 points. Currently at
65.9 percent for the year, he appears to be on his way to leading OSU in
field-goal percentage for the second straight season.
Williams steps up with other big men in foul trouble
Freshman forward Andre Williams, already a crowd favorite in Stillwater with
his spirited, athletic style of play, solidified that standing with his
performance against Alcorn State. Williams set career highs in minutes (20)
as well as points (11), rebounds (12), blocked shots (four) and dunks
(three). Earlier this season, Williams became the first freshman in school
history to record double-digit rebounds in an OSU season opener. The Kansas
City native had 10 caroms in the Cowboys' lid-lifting victory over
Appalachian State.
Williams missed Saturday's game while OSU and NCAA officials sort out an eligibility issue relating to his involvement with an AAU team in the Kansas City area. OSU director of athletics Terry Don Phillips released the following statement late last week: "Andre Williams is being withheld from participation pending reinstatement of his eligibility. The eligibility issue concerns his involvement with an AAU team in the Kansas City area. We feel very confident, based upon the facts, that his eligibility will be restored quickly by the NCAA and that he will be able to return to competition.
Gottlieb continues to dish it out
Senior point guard Doug Gottlieb led the nation last season in assists and
recorded the 13th-best single-season assist total in NCAA Division I
history. Already this year, he is well ahead of his school-record assist
average from last season. Gottlieb has 98 assists in the first eight OSU
games of the year, moving him ever closer to the NCAA's list of the top 25
assist men of all time. With 752 assists in his career, Gottlieb needs 11
more to move into the Division I top 25. His current career average of 7.60
per game ranks 14th in Division I history. Duke's Bobby Hurley holds the
total career assists record with 1,076, and Avery Johnson of Southern set
the D-I record for career average with 12.00 per game.
Other Cowboys can dish it, too
In addition to Gottlieb's prowess as a passer, the entire OSU team has made
a name for itself as a strong passing team in the past couple of seasons.
The NCAA statisticians' manual states that as a rule of thumb, 50 to 60
percent of field goals should be accompanied by assists. But in 1998-99,
OSU's assist/field-goal ratio was 67.9 percent, compared with 60.7 percent
in 1997-98. This season is little different, as 67.6 of the Cowboys' field
goals have been assisted. OSU dished out 31 assists, one shy of the school
record, while hitting 37 field goals against San Diego State. OSU is second
in the nation in assists per game (21.1).
Charting the Cowboys against the Huskies Here's a look at how current Cowboys fared in the most recent meeting between these schools, an 81-66 OSU victory in Stillwater on Dec. 6, 1997:
Name G-GS FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. Pts Reb Other Adkins 1-1 6-10 .600 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 14 6 3 ast. Gottlieb 1-1 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 8 2 11 ast., 3 stl. Mason 1-1 6-9 .667 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 14 8 3 blk., 4 stl. Montonati 1-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0 0 Webber 1-0 2-2 1.000 0-0 --- 1-1 1.000 5 2
Breaking out the orange
When OSU came on the floor in orange uniforms for the Nov. 20 game against
Idaho, it marked the first time in Eddie Sutton's OSU tenure that the
Cowboys had eschewed the traditional white or black unis. The Cowboys also
wore orange in victories over Wichita State and San Diego State as well as
in the UNLV game.
New athletic trainer joins OSU staff
Brian Luinstra, who had previously served on the staff at Wichita State,
joined the OSU athletics department last week as an athletic trainer working
primarily with the men's basketball program. Luinstra, a University of
Kansas graduate, did his graduate work at Wichita State as well. He was on
the Shockers' bench for their Dec. 1 game at OSU.
Up next
After a week-long break for the holidays, the Cowboys travel to New Orleans
to play LSU in the Sugar Bowl Classic on Dec. 30, fellow Big 12 school
Missouri will play Kentucky in the first game of the Classic. OSU's next
home game is Jan. 5, when it hosts Langston at 7:05 p.m. The Big 12
Conference schedule gets under way Jan. 8 when OSU hosts Texas Tech.
Notable quotes
"In the back of my head, it was like, 'Score! Score! Score!' The first half,
it was like I was there but I wasn't there. But in the second half, my
teammates got me the ball and I was feeling it. I knew every shot I put up
had a chance to go in." -- OSU senior guard Glendon Alexander after scoring
15 second-half points to lead OSU past UNLV.
"UNLV's going to be a really hard game, Washington's going to be a good game, going into New Orleans [to face LSU on Dec. 30] is going to be a really good game. I think for now, we have to get our heads screwed on. We can't do some of the things we did tonight [Wednesday], or we're going to lose on the road. It's just going to happen. We have to play solid. We have to finish a complete game. We have to play defense for 40 minutes. I think we're still learning as a team, and everyone's growing together. Even though we have seven seniors, we still learn every day. I think that's what's going on. We have a chance to be a really good team down the road." -- OSU senior forward Desmond Mason.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater
with a 211-88 record at the school as well as a 641-252 overall mark in his
30th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to
postseason play in eight of nine years and has won 20 games or more seven
times. Sutton is the 20th coach in Division I history to reach the
600-victory mark, and he is just the seventh coach to reach it in 28 years
or less, joining Denny Crum, Bob Knight, Adolph Rupp, Dean Smith, Jerry
Tarkanian and John Wooden.
Only two active coaches (Knight and Tarkanian) rank ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage, and only one other coach -- TCU's Billy Tubbs -- joins OSU's boss in having won coach-of-the-year awards in four different leagues. Sutton, who previously coached at Creighton, Arkansas and Kentucky, is the only coach in NCAA history to lead four different schools to the national tournament. With Sutton and Henry P. Iba among the 600-win club, OSU is one of only three schools -- joining Illinois and Kentucky -- with two coaches among the all-time top 20.
Years School (No. of Years) Record Pct. Conf. NCAA 1970-74 Creighton (five) 82-50 .621 --- 2-1 1975-85 Arkansas (11) 260-75 .776 139-35 10-9 1986-89 Kentucky (four) 88-39 .693 48-24 5-3 1991-99 Oklahoma State (10th) 211-88 .706 81-51 12-7 Totals 30th year (893 games) 641-252 .718 268-110 29-20
Sutton at Oklahoma State
Year Rec. Conf./Finish NCAA AP Notes 1990-91 24-8 10-4/First 2-1 14th OSU's second Big 8 championship 1991-92 28-8 8-6/T-Second 2-1 11th Second straight Sweet 16 1992-93 20-9 8-6/T-Second 1-1 23rd Big Eight Coach of the Year 1993-94 24-10 10-4/Second 1-1 19th NCAA Second Round 1994-95 27-10 10-4/Second 4-1 14th Final Four/Nat'l Coach of the 1995-96 17-10 7-7/T-Fourth --- --- 1996-97 17-15 7-9/T-Sixth --- --- First career NIT appearance 1997-98 22-7 11-5/T-Second 1-1 --- Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998-99 23-11 10-6/T-Fifth 1-1 --- NCAA Second Round 1999-00 9-0 Fifth-best start in school history
On the air
OSU games will be broadcast on the OSU Radio Network with KWTV's Bill
Teegins handling play-by-play duties and Tom Dirato, OSU coordinator of
radio & TV, providing commentary. Dirato and Teegins are in their ninth year
as the Cowboys' basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men's
basketball for the 23rd season. The OSU radio network can be accessed
through the Internet (www.okstate.com) or on Teamline. Fans wishing to use
Teamline should call (800) 846-4700 and use team code No. 1750. Use of
Teamline requires a Visa or MasterCard.
Player Thumbnails
#35 - Joe Adkins - 6-1 - 190 - Sr. - G
Needs 98 points to become OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer ... team-high 18
points vs. Appalachian State ... 17 points, all in the second half, against
Idaho ... 16 points, four-for-four from three-point range against San Diego
State while playing in Oklahoma City, his hometown ... nine assists at
Arkansas-Little Rock ... career-high eight rebounds against Wichita State
... earned the team's "Mr. Clutch" Award last season by hitting several key
baskets late in several games.
#4 - Glendon Alexander - 6-5 - 215 - Sr. - G
18 points -- 15 in the second half, including 10 in one two-minute span
during OSU's game-breaking run -- against UNLV ... averaging 13.5 points and
hitting 57.1 percent from the field in home games ... 15-for-26 from long
range in past four games ... led OSU in scoring with 19 points against North
Texas ... 18 points against Texas-San Antonio, hitting five three-pointers
... showing no ill effects from a knee injury that bothered him early in the
season ... set a Big 12 Tournament record last season with 16
three-pointers, including five against Baylor and a career-high six against
Oklahoma.
Antoine Broxsie - 6-10 - 240 - Jr. - F
Injured a knee in practice in early November and has been diagnosed with
ligament damage ... played in 57 games in two years for Minnesota, averaging
over four blocks per 40 minutes of playing time ... second on the team in
blocked shots in both 1997-98 and 1998-99 despite averaging 10 minutes of
playing time ... eligible 2000-01.
#42 - Zac Cazzelle - 6-5 - 215 - Jr. - G
A walk-on redshirt last season, Cazzelle saw his first court time in the
Idaho game and scored two points ... tallied five times at Arkansas-Little
Rock and hit three-pointers against Texas-San Antonio and San Diego State
... played at Centenary in 1996-97, averaged 7.7 points in 27 games, playing
over 20 minutes per contest ... scored in double figures nine times,
including a career-high 18 in one game.
#11 - Nate Fleming - 6-0 - 180 - Fr. - G
Played the final minute against Idaho, North Texas, San Diego State and
Alcorn State ... lettered three years in basketball under coach Garret
Mantle and four in tennis while at Edmond North ... two-year team captain in
basketball and three-year captain in tennis ... outstanding student who was
class valedictorian and a National Honor Society member ... senator on the
student council ... helped lead Edmond North to a state semifinal appearance
and was a member of the national eighth-place AAU team.
#44 - Doug Gottlieb - 6-1 - 180 - Sr. - G
Leads the nation in assists ... 13 points, 16 assists against North Texas
for his second career points-assists double-double ... his 16 helpers
against the Mean Green rank second in school history to his OSU record of
18, set last December ... holds or shares school and Big 12 records for
assists in a half (11), game (18), season (299) and career (598) ... led the
nation in assists last season with 8.8 per game, an average that ranked 13th
in NCAA Division I history.
#12 - Fredrik Jonzen - 6-10 - 230 - So. - F
Career-best 19 points at Arkansas-Little Rock, hitting seven of eight
field-goal tries and all five (another career high) of his charities, scored
13 in the first half ... 12 points, career-high-tying nine rebounds at UNLV
... 14 points against North Texas, going six-for-six from the field ... 10
points, eight rebounds against Texas-San Antonio ... hit 42.9 percent of his
foul shots as a freshman but is currently at 70.0 percent ... played for the
Swedish club team Sallens, which recently made news by facing Magic
Johnson's team in a game in Sweden ... spent one year at Shawnee Mission
(Kan.) East High School.
#43 - Jason Keep - 6-10 - 290 - So. - C
Played key minutes against UNLV with other big men in foul trouble ... nine
points, seven rebounds in exhibition debut ... injured his left knee against
Global Sports and missed the first three regular-season games, returned to
the lineup for his first regular-season action against North Texas, scored
five points in five minutes ... four points vs. Texas-San Antonio ... has
already become a Gallagher-Iba crowd favorite ... attended North Idaho
College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, last year ... averaged 15 points, nine
rebounds and two blocked shots in 1998-99, his freshman season.
#3 - Daniel Lawson - 6-3 - 205 - Jr. - G
Made a quick impression in the exhibition vs. Athletes First, scoring a
bucket almost immediately after being inserted in the lineup late in the
game ... got into the game late against Idaho and UALR, tallying his first
OSU points in the latter game ... second-team NJCAA Division II All-American
at Mott (Mich.) CC ... earned Michigan community college player-of-the-year
honors ... helped lead Mott to a 26-6 overall record and a final No. 2
national ranking.
#34 - Desmond Mason - 6-5 - 215 - Sr. - F
Named to the preseason all-conference team by the league's coaches ...
preseason fourth-team All-American according to Blue Ribbon ... 27 points
against Appalachian State ... 28 points, career-high-tying four
three-pointers against UALR ... 23 points, hitting seven of nine field-goal
attempts, vs. Alcorn State ... has started 78 consecutive games, the
third-longest streak in school history and 11 shy of the record ... starred
in the NCAA Tournament with 54 points in two games, ranking third among all
players through the tourney's first two rounds.
#30 - Brian Montonati - 6-10 - 220 - Sr. - F
Started the season with four double-doubles in six games, including a
career-high 22 points against Texas-San Antonio and a career-best 15
rebounds against North Texas ... the 15 caroms against the Mean Green are
the most by an OSU player since Bryant Reeves had 20 against Kansas in 1995
... also scored 14 points against the Mean Green to go along with three
assists, three steals and two blocked shots ... 18 points in exhibition
opener ... scored in double figures 11 times last year, five coming when he
played under 20 minutes.
#24 - Rodney Sooter - 6-2 - 190 - Sr. - G
Saw his first action this year against Idaho, also saw the floor against
Arkansas-Little Rock, North Texas, Texas-San Antonio, San Diego State and
Alcorn State ... walked on to the program last season ... saw his first
action of last year in the UALR game and saw his three-point attempt go in
and then out of the hoop ... also played against Houston Baptist and Baylor
at home ... played for two years at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, playing for
Coach Lonnie Spencer ... three-time all-conference and -district performer
at Miami (Okla.) High School.
#45 - Alex Webber - 6-10 - 270 - Sr. - C
Went scoreless for the first three games of 1998-99 but would have none of
that this season, scoring OSU's first points of the year 34 seconds into the
Appalachian State game ... 20 points against Wichita State, keeping OSU
close to set up a late run to victory ... hit nine of 11 field-goal attempts
against the Shockers while the rest of the team shot 27 percent ... 12
points, including a five-for-five effort from the field, against North Texas
... scored six points in the first four minutes against Arkansas-Little Rock
... tied a career high with 22 points in the home finale against Texas Tech
last season, scoring 16 in the second half ... led OSU in field-goal
percentage.
#40 - Andre Williams - 6-7 - 210 - Fr. - F
Has become a crowd favorite with his active, spirited play ... career highs
of 11 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks, three dunks and 20 minutes against
Alcorn State ... 10 rebounds against Appalachian State, becoming the first
freshman ever to record double-digit rebounds in an OSU season opener ...
seven points, eight rebounds at UALR ... blocked three shots in five minutes
of playing time against Global Sports ... was ranked as the nation's No. 21
power forward by Future Stars out of high school ... the team's best leaper
-- can reach 11-7.
Victor Williams - 5-10 - 170 - So. - G
Illinois State's starting point guard as a freshman and named the top
freshman in the MVC ... began his career with a stellar performance against
Oakland with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven steals ... came into his
own late in the year, averaging 13.4 points and 4.0 assists while hitting
53.1 percent of his three-pointers in the final eight games of the season
... eligible 2000-01.
National Rankings
Here's a look at Oklahoma State's week-by-week appearance in the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN/NABC polls as well as Jeff Sagarin's computer rankings and an approximation of the RPI:Date AP USAT Sag. RPI Preseason 22 25 Nov. 15 23 Nov. 22 21 23 27 Nov. 29 21 22 21 196 Dec. 6 17 17 22 86 Dec. 13 14 15 27 103 Dec. 20 13 13 8 61
Here's a look at how the rest of the Big 12 and OSU's upcoming opponents stack up in the current rankings:
Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 145 154 Colorado --- (33) 129 120 Iowa State (46) --- 27 12 Kansas 12 11 11 8 Kansas State --- --- 146 76 LSU (32) --- 26 79 Missouri --- --- 52 43 Nebraska --- --- 150 51 Oklahoma 21 21 6 2 Texas 14 14 12 6 Texas A&M --- --- 228 270 Texas Tech --- (34) 42 33 Washington --- --- 134 110 Big 12 4 2
Big 12 Coaches' Poll
1. Kansas (6) 116 2. Texas (5) 113 3. Oklahoma State (1) 103 4. Oklahoma 89 5. Missouri 84 6. Iowa State 55 7. Nebraska 54 8. Colorado 50 9. Texas Tech 47 10. Kansas State 42 11. Texas A&M 23 12. Baylor 16
Preseason All-Big 12
Marcus Fizer, Iowa State
Eric Chenowith, Kansas
Eduardo Najera, Oklahoma
Desmond Mason, Oklahoma State
Chris Mihm, Texas
Preseason Player of the Year
Chris Mihm, Texas
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Terry Black, Baylor
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Nick Collison, Kansas
Big 12 Standings
Big 12 All Games
thru Dec. 19 W L Pct. W L Pct.
Oklahoma 0 0 .000 9 0 1.000
OSU 0 0 .000 9 0 1.000
Iowa State 0 0 .000 8 2 .800
Kansas 0 0 .000 8 2 .800
Baylor 0 0 .000 6 2 .750
Texas 0 0 .000 6 2 .750
Colorado 0 0 .000 5 2 .714
Texas Tech 0 0 .000 5 2 .714
Missouri 0 0 .000 6 3 .667
Kansas State 0 0 .000 5 3 .625
Nebraska 0 0 .000 4 5 .444
Texas A&M 0 0 .000 3 4 .429
Around the Big 12
Saturday, December 18
Illinois 84, vs. Kansas 70
at Missouri 72, Iowa 61
Baylor 82, at Jacksonville 71
at Oklahoma 102, Georgia Southern 63
at Texas 89, Wofford 57
at Lamar 76, Texas A&M 69 (ot)
at Colorado 79, Eastern Washington 61
Arizona 80, vs. Nebraska 59
OSU 89, at UNLV 75
Sunday, December 19
at Loyola Chicago 69, Kansas State 64
at Iowa State 73, Northern Iowa 41
Monday, December 20
San Francisco at Nebraska, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, December 21
Texas A&M at Dayton, 6:30 p.m.
North Texas at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Southwest Texas St. at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
New Mexico State at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Idaho State at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
Missouri vs. Illinois, 8 p.m.
OSU at Washington, 9 p.m.
Wednesday, December 22
Old Dominion at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Princeton at Kansas, 7:05 p.m.
Oral Roberts at Nebraska, 7:05 p.m.
Iowa St. in Tribune Holiday Classic, 8 p.m.
Cincinnati at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
Texas at Utah, 11 p.m.
Monday, December 27
Colorado vs. Villanova
Tuesday, December 28
Southern at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Md.-Eastern Shore at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
Niagara at Texas, 7 p.m.
The OSU Record Books
Career Scoring1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 2,379 10. Bob Mattick, 1952-3-4 1,378 11. Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2 1,320 12. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 1,269 25. Don Johnson/Ed Odom 945 27. Joe Adkins, 197-8-9-2000 902
Career Rebounds
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 1,190
6. Leroy Combs, 1980-1-2-3 763
7. James King, 1963-4-5 762
8. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 631
Career Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 598 7. Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2 349 8. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 339 9. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 330
Career Steals
1. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 169
9. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 133
Cornell Hatcher, 1991-2 133
11. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 128
12. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 126
Career Blocks
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 223
5. Johnny Pittman, 1989-90-1 91
6. Andrew Jones, 1977-8 72
7. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 67
Games Started
1. Bryant Reeves, 1992-3-4-5 133
8. Leroy Combs, 1980-1-2-3 89
9. Raymond Crenshaw, 1981-2-3-4 86
10. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 84
Consecutive Games Started
1. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 89
2. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1 88
3. Bryant Reeves, 1993-4-5 87
4. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 79
Double-Doubles (Pts.-Reb.)
1. Bryant Reeves, 1989-90-1-2 51
4. Joe Atkinson, 1982-4-5 18
Don Youman, 1979-80 18
6. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 17
Three-Point FG Percentage
1. Sean Sutton, 1991-2 44.5
4. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1-2 42.2
5. Randy Rutherford, 1993-4-5 41.8
6. Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000 40.2
Three-Pointers Made
1. Randy Rutherford, 1993-4-5 279
2. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 228
3. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 170
4. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 136
Big 12 Stats Leaders
Here's a look at where the Cowboys rank among the Big 12's statistical
leaders (through Dec. 19):
Scoring
2. Desmond Mason 19.8 19. Glendon Alexander 12.8 20. Brian Montonati 12.4
Reboundsv 6. Brian Montonati 8.4 17. Desmond Mason 6.8
Field-Goal Percentage
4. Alex Webber 65.9 8. Fredrik Jonzen 58.7 11. Desmond Mason 55.0 13. Brian Montonati 54.3
Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 10.89 6. Joe Adkins 4.22
Free-Throw Percentage
4. Joe Adkins 85.2
Steals
4. Doug Gottlieb 2.22 10. Joe Adkins 1.89
Three-Point FG Percentage
7. Desmond Mason 47.2 13. Glendon Alexander 43.9
Three-Pointers Made
12. Glendon Alexander 2.00 14. Desmond Mason 1.89
Blocked Shots
6. Andre Williams 1.71 9. Brian Montonati 1.33 15. Desmond Mason 0.89
Assist-Turnover Ratio
1. Doug Gottlieb 2.80 7. Joe Adkins 1.73
Offensive Rebounds
7. Brian Montonati 3.22
Defensive Rebounds
8. Brian Montonati 5.22 11. Desmond Mason 4.89
National Stats Leaders
Here's how the Cowboys stack up in the national statistical leaders
according to STATS, Inc. (through Dec. 20):
Individual Statistics
Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 10.9
Team Statistics
8. Scoring 87.1 25. Rebounds 42.4 2. Assists 21.1 29. Turnovers Forced 20.9 8. Field-Goal Percentage 50.4
The OSU Athletic Center
Oklahoma State will play its home games in a construction zone this year as
massive Gallagher-Iba Arena renovations get into full swing. Here is a quick
look at the facts of the construction:
Facility name: The arena itself will continue to be called "Gallagher-Iba
Arena," but the entire facility is currently known as "The OSU Athletic
Center."
Architects: Gary Sparks Companies
Contractor: Manhattan Construction
Projected capacity: 13,025
Projected completion date: Dec. 1, 2000
For current construction information, see the "Facility Update" section of
OSU's web site (http://www.okstate.com).
Box-truss erection nearly complete
Construction of Oklahoma State's new Athletic Center continues with the
second box truss scheduled to be completely in place Thursday, Dec. 16. The
enormous metal trusses span the new facility from east to west and will
support the roof structure.
Soon after the box trusses are in place, long-span joists will be put in place. These joists will span the facility from north to south. When the long-span joists are in place, the roof structure and exterior walls can be completed.
Gary Sparks, coordinating architect on the project, says work is progressing very well. "The impressive thing is all the work that is being done inside," Sparks said. "They are almost nine months ahead of schedule on the inside work. The exterior work is also going well."
Training, weight areas relocated
OSU's athletic training facilities and the weight-training facilities are
currently in the process of relocating. When relocation is complete, work on
renovating those existing areas will begin. Those areas, including the
football dressing rooms, are scheduled to be completed by August.
What's next
The most visible work upcoming on the project will be construction of two
more stair towers, one on the north and the other on the south side of the
arena. When those towers are in place, work will begin on the north and
south sides of the concourse.
On Time
The Athletic Center is still on target for completion on Dec. 1, 2000. "I
anticipate no problems making that Dec. 1 deadline," Sparks said. "I fully
expect the arena, dressing rooms, wrestling areas and football coaches
building to be completed by that date."
