Cowboys Look To Stay Unbeaten

Dec. 7, 1999

STILLWATER, Okla. - Coaches Eddie Sutton and Steve Fisher match up for the third time when Sutton's Oklahoma State Cowboys and Fisher's San Diego State Aztecs square off in a neutral-site game in Oklahoma City on Sunday. Fisher's Michigan teams won the two previous meetings when his Wolverines defeated OSU in the 1992 NCAA Tournament and the 1997 NIT.

OSU-San Diego State: The Series
The teams have met just once before, with San Diego State claiming a 104-100 victory Dec. 13, 1979, in one of only four games in OSU history in which both teams topped the century mark. OSU is 22-13 all-time against current members of the Mountain West Conference and will face another MWC team, UNLV, six days after the SDSU contest.

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 638-252 (71.7 percent) overall and is 208-88 (70.3 percent) at OSU. Sutton is just the seventh coach to reach 600 coaching victories in 28 or fewer seasons.

No. 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (6-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs.
San Diego State Aztecs (1-2, 0-0 Mountain West)
Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999 - 3:30 p.m. - OSU Radio Network
Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Myriad (13,439)

Probable Oklahoma State Starters

Pos.  No.  Name             Ht.   Wt.  Yr.   PPG   RPG
F     30   Brian Montonati  6-10  220  Sr.  12.7   9.8
Career-high 22 points against Texas-San Antonio
F     34   Desmond Mason    6-5   215  Sr.  18.7   7.5
25+ points four times in last eight games dating to last season
C     45   Alex Webber      6-10  270  Sr.   9.2   3.8
20 points, nine for 11 from the field vs. Wichita State
G     35   Joe Adkins       6-1   190  Sr.   9.2   4.7
17 points in second half against Idaho
G     44   Doug Gottlieb    6-1   180  Sr.   7.3 *11.7
13 points, 16 assists against North Texas

* - Assists per game.

Probable San Diego State Starters

Pos.  No.  Name              Ht.   Wt.  Yr.   PPG   RPG
F     32   Michael Marion    6-6   190  Jr.   8.7   3.3
F     33   Myron Epps        6-6   210  So.   9.7   4.0
C     42   Marcelo Correa    6-10  225  Jr.  13.7   9.7
G     5    Bradley Jackson   5-10  170  Fr.   3.3  *3.3
G     11   David Abramowitz  5-10  170  Fr.   8.3   4.3

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%     3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 15   Alcorn State             7:05 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 18    at UNLV#                 11 p.m. (9 p.m. PST)
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 Championship
All 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.

Tickets available for OSU basketball doubleheader
Sunday's game is part of an OSU men's and women's basketball doubleheader, the Cowgirls will face Long Beach State at 1 p.m. prior to the men's contest against San Diego State. Fans interested in purchasing tickets may call Ticket Source at (405) 297-3000 or the OSU ticket office at (877) ALL-4-OSU. Tickets for the Oklahoma City games are $16, $13 and $10. OSU season-ticket holders are encouraged to purchase their tickets through the OSU athletics box office. Sunday's games mark the first time in OSU history that the Cowboys and Cowgirls have played a doubleheader off campus.

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 6-0 and would equal the eighth-best start in school history with a victory Sunday. 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. Ironically, the streak-breaker in both years was Nebraska. (OSU might not mind if the Huskers broke the streak again this year: The Cowboys don't face Nebraska until the 24th game of the year, after two games against Texas and one each against Kansas and Oklahoma.)

Scouting the Aztecs
The Aztecs are 1-2 on the season with a victory over UC Riverside and losses at New Mexico State and at San Diego. SDSU is led in scoring (13.7) and rebounding (9.7) by forward Marcelo Correa. The Aztecs have been a defense-oriented team early this year, allowing just 65.3 points per game and holding their opponents to 42.1 percent field-goal shooting while forcing over 18 turnovers per game.

Cowboy-Aztec ties
OSU point guard Doug Gottlieb's brother, Gregg, is in his first year as administrative assistant with San Diego State. OSU assistant coach Jimmy Williams was an assistant under Jim Brandenburg for three years during the early 1990s.

Inside the numbers
Here's a statistical comparison between Sunday's opponents. OSU's Big 12 rank is in parentheses.

                               OSU        SDSU
Overall Record               6-0  (1)      1-2
Scoring Offense             86.5  (2)     55.7
Scoring Defense             62.7  (4)     65.3
Scoring Margin             +23.8  (1)     -9.7
Field-Goal Pct.             49.2  (4)     38.3
Field-Goal Pct. Defense     35.5  (1)     42.1
Free-Throw Pct.             71.1  (5)     59.6
Rebound Margin              +7.8  (4)     -3.3
Three-Point FG Pct.         29.0 (10)     11.4
Three-Pointers Per Game      4.5 (11)      1.7
Turnover Margin             +6.5  (1)     +1.0

Cowboys roll past Roadrunners
OSU set season highs in three-pointers (nine) and three-point percentage (45.0) Saturday as the Cowboys cruised to an 87-66 victory over Texas-San Antonio. The Cowboys forced the Roadrunners into 22 turnovers, marking the fourth time this season that an OSU opponent has coughed it up at least 20 times. OSU held UTSA to 38.1-percent shooting from the field in the victory.

Montonati books yet another double-double
Known as a super sub his first two years at OSU, senior forward Brian Montonati has parlayed his newfound starting role into a string of double-doubles. 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 hit 10 of 15 field goals and was two-for-two from the free-throw line in topping 20 points for the first time in his career. 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.

Alexander on fire at home
Senior guard Glendon Alexander was hot in the season opener against Appalachian State, scoring 15 points in 21 minutes while hitting five of eight field-goal attempts and all four of his free-throw tries. After struggling on the road at Arkansas-Little Rock, he returned to form against North Texas, scoring a game-high 19 points on eight-of-13 shooting. He hit an OSU season-high five three-pointers against UTSA and scored 18 points. Alexander has averaged 14.2 points and hit 59.5 percent of his field-goal tries in OSU's five home games.

Mason continues to move up the charts
Preseason All-American Desmond Mason's game-high 27-point performance against Idaho on Nov. 20 included a dunk, three three-pointers, six free throws and a 9-for-14 shooting exhibition. In the Cowboys' Nov. 23 victory over Arkansas-Little Rock, he was even more impressive, shooting 10-for-12, hitting four threes and adding two more dunks in a 28-point outing. Even in a relatively quiet game last Saturday against Texas-San Antonio, Mason tallied 18 points and had two assists, two blocked shots and three steals while committing no turnovers. With 1,203 points in his career, Mason now ranks 13th in OSU career scoring, and he needs 17 points to catch Kevin Fitzgerald for 12th. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (615).

Jonzen uses size to advantage
6-10 sophomore Fredrik Jonzen took advantage of a small Arkansas-Little Rock roster and ran the floor well for a 19-point outing Nov. 23 that included a seven-for-eight shooting night and a career-best five-for-five effort from the free-throw line. He continued to find the basket against North Texas, hitting all five of his field-goal attempts and scoring 15 points, and he turned in his third double-digit performance with 10 points and eight rebounds against Texas-San Antonio. The Swedish native's previous career scoring high had been eight points, and his perfect night at the line against UALR may signify the end of his charity woes -- he shot 42.9 percent last year but is at 71.4 percent this season.

Cowboys hang tough, beat regional rival
OSU scored the last 16 points of the game to overcome a late deficit and escape last Wednesday's game with a 68-56 victory over Wichita State. Mason scored seven points during the run, including an 18-foot jumper that rolled around the rim four times before going in and giving OSU a three-point lead -- its biggest since the 11:32 mark of the first half -- with 2:10 remaining in the game. OSU won despite season lows in field-goal percentage (39.2), three-point percentage (zero for seven) and rebounds (33). The Cowboys failed to hit a three-pointer for the first time since a Jan. 2, 1992, game against Midwestern State (OSU won 85-45) -- a string of 250 consecutive games.

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 against Wichita State. Webber hit nine of 11 field-goal attempts and scored a game-high 20 points. Currently at 72.7 percent for the year, he appears to be on his way to leading OSU in field-goal percentage for the second straight season. Webber also reached double figures in the Cowboys' Nov. 27 victory over North Texas, he scored 12 in that contest. In the past three games, Webber has scored 37 points and hit 16 of 19 field-goal attempts.

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 70 assists in the first six OSU games of the year, moving him ever-closer to the NCAA's list of the top 25 assist men of all time. With 724 assists in his career, Gottlieb needs 39 more to move into the Division I top 25. His current career average of 7.54 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 a remarkable record for career average with 12.00 per game.

Adkins comes to life in second half vs. Idaho
Senior guard Joe Adkins struggled in the opening frame against Idaho, going scoreless with six field-goal attempts before halftime. But Adkins caught fire in a big way in the second half and scored 17 points on seven-for-10 shooting from the field and a three-for-five performance from the three-point arc. Adkins now ranks 29th in OSU history in career scoring (866 points).

OSU hits the boards hard
Bolstered by double-digit performances by Montonati and Williams, OSU owned a 53-29 rebounding advantage over Appalachian State in the Cowboys' Nov. 19 victory. The 24-carom margin is OSU's biggest in five years. Ironically, the last time OSU had a bigger edge on the glass was Dec. 2, 1994, when the Cowboys, on their way to an 85-58 victory, collected 48 rebounds while their opponents had 20. The foe in that game? Appalachian State, in the only previous meeting between the schools. OSU also did some impressive glass-cleaning work against North Texas, pulling down 58 rebounds, the third-highest single-game performance in school history.

Up next
After the Cowboys have opened the season with five of their first six games at home, Sunday's contest is the beginning of a stretch in which OSU closes out the 1900s with four of five games away from home. The Cowboys return home Wednesday, Dec. 15, to face Alcorn State in a 7:05 p.m. game that will be the final contest at Gallagher-Iba Arena before the new year. OSU hits the road to face UNLV in the ESPN-televised Las Vegas Showdown on Dec. 18 -- Nebraska plays Arizona in the first game of the Showdown -- and then travels from Las Vegas to Seattle, where it takes on Washington. The Cowboys take on LSU in the Sugar Bowl Classic on Dec. 30.

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.

Noting the Cowboys
Sophomore center Jason Keep suffered a left knee injury in the Cowboys' final exhibition game and missed the first three regular-season games of the year. Keep returned to the lineup against North Texas, scoring five points in five minutes in his official OSU debut. He also saw limited action against Wichita State and played 12 minutes against Texas-San Antonio.

Quoting the Cowboys
"I feel I'm more relaxed this year. I know Coach has a lot of confidence in me, and I have a lot of confidence in my teammates. They believe in me. It's just coming to work every night, not worrying about things and just going out there and playing as hard as I can." -- Brian Montonati after his career-best 22-point performance against Texas-San Antonio.

"The thing that impressed me about our ballclub is that they certainly kept their poise. In the last four minutes of the game, they hit their free throws. They didn't turn it over. Their defense was solid. They did a better job on the defensive boards. They played with a lot of poise and certainly competed hard. I think we learned some things about our ballclub." -- Eddie Sutton following OSU's 68-56 victory over Wichita State on Dec. 1.

"To me, the other team read our scouting report and put a body on Desmond and Brian all the time and seemed to forget all about me. I got lucky, got in the right spot and got a few offensive rebounds and layups. ... After 22 years of my life, I'm finally healthy. I go out there and bang with somebody, and I'm not going to go down that easily. It's taken me awhile, but I feel like I'm finally where I need to be." -- Alex Webber after scoring 20 points against Wichita State.

"I'm not hyping them [OSU], but I watched a lot of tape. I watched them last year as a final-32 team. They have six seniors back from that team, and they're happy with their big kid. That may be one of the best teams that he [Eddie Sutton] has ever had here. He's got a chance to go to the Final Four with that team." -- Wichita State coach Randy Smithson.

"The last game and tonight [Nov. 27], we were all getting easy layups. It sounds bad, but Doug and Joe give me all the assists. It's all layups, and you're supposed to make all layups. I am just happy I'm making them right now. So far, we have played some short teams. Their big men are only 6-6 or 6-7, so it's been really important to dominate inside, and I think we have. Our inside guys are posting up and getting good looks." -- Fredrik Jonzen following his 15-point performance against North Texas.

"The team is starting to come together and play well. We are really pushing the ball well in transition, and obviously, our athleticism is a big plus. Like I said last year, it's easy when you've got guys that can really shoot in Joe and Desmond. You give them an open look, and they are going to make it. A lot of those assists aren't creating anything, it's just standing up there, and they cut you and you just hit them when they're open." -- Doug Gottlieb following his 13-point, 16-assist night against North Texas.

Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater with a 208-88 record at the school as well as a 638-252 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)    208-88  .703     81-51  12-7
Totals   30th year (890 games)    638-252 .717   268-110  29-20

Sutton at Oklahoma State

Year    Record  Conf./Finish NCAA Final 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

Player Thumbnails

#35 - Joe Adkins - 6-1 - 190 - Sr. - G
Needs 134 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 ... 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 games ... hit three treys in the final three minutes of regulation at Kansas to bring the Cowboys back from a nine-point deficit ... hit 25-foot three-pointers to clinch victories at UNLV and Nebraska and in the NCAA Tournament against Syracuse.

#4 - Glendon Alexander - 6-5 - 215 - Sr. - G
Averaging 14.2 points and hitting 59.5 percent from the field in home 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 ... named to the all-tournament team at the conference tourney.

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 a three-pointer against Texas-San Antonio ... 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 and North Texas ... 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 (570) ... 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 ... 14 points against North Texas, going six-for-six from the field ... 10 points, eight rebounds against Texas-San Antonio ... pulled down 10 rebounds vs. Athletes First ... 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
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 ... attended Moscow High School until his senior year, when he moved to Pullman.

#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 ... best career game statistically: 32 points, 10 rebounds, career-high four three-pointers at Baylor ... 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
Has 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 ... leads the team in blocked shots with 10 ... 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 and Texas-San Antonio ... 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 ... 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 ... 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

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
Alcorn State       ---   ---   238  278
Baylor             ---   ---   138  103
Colorado           ---  (31)   103  113
Iowa State         ---   ---    67   55
Kansas               5     4     3   11
Kansas State       ---   ---    84   43
LSU               (37)   ---    25   53
Missouri           ---  (51)    64   51
Nebraska           ---   ---   173  150
UNLV              (43)   ---    39  104
Oklahoma          (26)  (26)    16    5
San Diego State    ---   ---   277  203
Texas               10    12     6    3
Texas A&M          ---   ---   248  259
Texas Tech         ---   ---    52    8
Washington         ---   ---   105  164

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. 6    W L  Pct.   W L  Pct.
Kansas         0 0  .000   6 0 1.000
Oklahoma       0 0  .000   6 0 1.000
OSU            0 0  .000   6 0 1.000
Missouri       0 0  .000   5 1  .833
Baylor         0 0  .000   4 1  .800
Colorado       0 0  .000   4 1  .800
Kansas State   0 0  .000   4 1  .800
Texas          0 0  .000   4 1  .800
Texas Tech     0 0  .000   4 1  .800
Iowa State     0 0  .000   5 2  .714
Nebraska       0 0  .000   3 3  .500
Texas A&M      0 0  .000   2 2  .500

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Sunday, December 5
at Texas A&M 75, Va. Commonwealth 59
Kansas 97, at Middle Tenn. State 77

Tuesday, December 7
Kansas vs. Michigan State, 6 p.m.
Sam Houston State at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Missouri, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma at Arkansas, 7 p.m.
Texas at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, December 8
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
Memphis at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Texas A&M at Tulane, 7 p.m.
Texas Tech at Stephen F. Austin, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Colorado State, 8 p.m.

Thursday, December 9
Nebraska at Creighton, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday, December 11
Pittsburgh at Nebraska, 1:05 p.m.
Texas A&M vs. Rice, 6 p.m.
Marquette at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Kansas State at Illinois, 7 p.m.
Arkansas-Little Rock at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
San Diego at Texas, 7 p.m.
Pittsburg State at Kansas, 7:05 p.m.
Iowa at Iowa State, 8 p.m.

Sunday, December 12
Missouri vs. St. Louis, 3:30 p.m.
OSU vs. San Diego State, 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 15
Alcorn State at OSU, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, December 16
Ohio State at Kansas, 8 p.m.

Friday, December 17
Texas Tech at New Mexico State, 8:05 p.m.

The OSU Record Books

Career Scoring

 1.  Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2    2,379
11.  Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2   1,320
12.  Kevin Fitzgerald, 1971-2-3    1,220
13.  Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000  1,203
27.  Clayton Carter, 1954-5-6        866
28.  James King, 1963-4-5            888
29.  Joe Adkins, 197-8-9-2000        863

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    615

Career Assists

 1.  Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000   570
 8.  Brooks Thompson, 1993-4      339
 9.  Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7  320
10.  Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000    319

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  124
12.  Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000     117

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   81

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  77

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
 8.  Chad Alexander, 1995-6-7-8    38.3
 9.  Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9   38.3
10.  Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000  38.2

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    130

Big 12 Stats Leaders
Here's a look at where the Cowboys rank among the Big 12's statistical leaders:

Scoring

 6.  Desmond Mason      18.7
21.  Brian Montonati    12.7
23.  Glendon Alexander  12.5

Rebounds

 4.  Brian Montonati  9.8
13.  Desmond Mason    7.5

Steals

4.  Doug Gottlieb  2.50

Blocked Shots

 8.  Brian Montonati  1.67
 9.  Andre Williams   1.40
10.  Desmond Mason    1.33

Field-Goal Percentage

1.  Alex Webber     72.7
6.  Fredrik Jonzen  65.5

Assists

1.  Doug Gottlieb  11.67
7.  Joe Adkins      4.50

Three-Point FG Percentage

12.  Desmond Mason   45.5

Free-Throw Percentage

4.  Glendon Alexander  86.7

National Stats Leaders
Here's how the Cowboys stack up in the national individual and team statistical leaders according to STATS, Inc.: Individual Statistics

Assists

1.    Doug Gottlieb    11.7

Offensive Rebounds

30.    Brian Montonati    4.0

Team Statistics

10.  Scoring                        86.5
15.  Rebounds                       43.7
 4.  Assists                        21.2
22.  Blocks                          5.8
27.  Turnovers                      13.2
21.  Free Throws Made               19.7
23.  Field-Goal Percentage          49.2
16.  Field-Goal Percentage Defense  35.5

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).

Here's a look at what's on tap with the construction this week:

Week of Dec. 6, 1999

Renovation work in Gallagher-Iba

Renovation of coaches' building

OSU use of Gallagher-Iba Arena for events

Work on metal stairs (stair 2, stair 9 and stair 10)

East side precast erection

Assemble seat and court side of south box truss

Assemble south truss shoring towers

Start south side truss erection

Excavation / foundation work for stair 1

Masonry work at stair 10, stair 9 and west elevation

Caulk and seal precast seat risers (west side)

MEP rough-in work on west concourse areas

Concrete work on east concourse

Fireproofing at west concourse area

MEP rough-in east side concourse level

Stair 3 metal stairs and MEP level concrete

Prepare SW and SE Gallagher-Iba areas for owner inspection and acceptance

Media issues
The 500-ton crane that previously sat in the north parking lot of Gallagher-Iba Arena was relocated last week to the south side of the arena. However, contrary to earlier reports in this space, the media pass gate will remain on the south side of the arena.

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