Oklahoma State University Athletics
No. 15 Oklahoma State Set To Host Baylor
January 28, 2000 | Cowboy Basketball
Jan. 28, 2000
Baylor Bears (10-7, 1-5 Big 12)
at
No. 15/16 Oklahoma State Cowboys (15-2, 4-1 Big 12)
Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, 12:07 p.m.
OSU Radio Network, ESPN Plus
Stillwater, Okla., Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
Sunday's Game
Oklahoma State looks for a season sweep of Baylor when the Cowboys and Bears
square off at noon on Super Bowl Sunday. OSU won this year's earlier meeting
56-41 in Waco, Texas, on Jan. 15. However, the Bears are fresh from their
first Big 12 Conference victory of the season, snapping a 22-game conference
losing streak by winning 71-57 over Texas Tech on Wednesday. OSU defeated
Kansas State 71-56 Wednesday in Manhattan.
OSU-Baylor: The Series
OSU leads the all-time series 33-11 overall and 13-1 in Stillwater, and the
Cowboys have won five straight over the Bears, all by double digits. In the
last meeting in Gallagher-Iba Arena, OSU held Baylor to 31.6-percent
shooting and won 75-47 on Jan. 20, 1999, behind Desmond Mason's 18-point
outing.
OSU Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at OSU and his 30th
year overall. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament
seven times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 647-254 (71.8 percent)
overall and is 217-90 (70.7 percent) at OSU. Sutton is just the seventh
coach to reach 600 coaching victories in 28 or fewer seasons.
Probable Oklahoma State Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 30 Brian Montonati 6-10 220 Sr. 13.2 7.8 14 points, nine rebounds at Kansas State F 34 Desmond Mason 6-5 215 Sr. 19.0 7.5 Averaged 24.0 points in last three games, including 30 vs. Texas C 12 Fredrik Jonzen 6-10 230 So. 9.0 6.1 Career-high 11 rebounds, first career double-double at Texas A&M G 35 Joe Adkins 6-1 190 Sr. 9.2 *4.8 Six points, eight rebounds, seven assists, five steals against Texas G 4 Glendon Alexander 6-3 220 Sr. 12.1 2.3 Has hit at least one three-pointer in 12 consecutive games* - Assists per game. Probable starters based on most recent game.
Probable Baylor Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 21 Jamie Kendrick 6-8 210 Sr. 8.2 5.6 F 24 Terry Black 6-5 215 Jr. 14.3 9.2 C 54 Ben Echols 6-11 240 Sr. 7.9 7.1 G 3 Tevis Stukes 5-11 185 Sr. 17.2 2.4 G 23 DeMarcus Minor 6-4 210 Jr. 11.4 *5.9
In the polls
Currently ranked 16th by Associated Press and 15th by USA Today/ESPN, OSU
reached a season-high No. 11 position in both the AP and the USA Today/ESPN
ratings before its Dec. 30 loss to LSU. The Cowboys have not been higher
during the regular season since the 1993-94 team climbed as high as No. 8 in
early December. OSU has been ranked in 12 consecutive AP polls, the longest
streak since the 1990-91 and 1991-92 teams were ranked for 24 consecutive
polls, including all 18 in 1991-92, just the fifth time in its history and
the first since 1957-58 that an OSU team had gone wire-to-wire in the polls.
Inside the numbers
Here's a statistical look at Sunday's opponents with Big 12 rank in
parentheses.
All Games Big 12 Games
OSU BU OSU BU
Overall Record 15-2 (1) 10-7 (8) 4-1 (4) 1-5 (10)
Scoring Offense 80.0 (2) 69.4 (10) 62.8 (10) 54.2 (12)
Scoring Defense 61.2 (1) 65.6 (5) 54.6 (1) 67.2 (3)
Scoring Margin +18.8 (1) +3.8 (9) +8.2 (5) -13.0 (12)
Field-Goal Pct. 49.0 (2) 44.3 (7) 43.1 (7) 38.0 (12)
Field-Goal Pct. Defense 38.5 (1) 42.3 (9) 38.5 (2) 45.9 (10)
Free-Throw Pct. 69.0 (3) 64.0 (10) 66.3 (4) 62.0 (10)
Rebound Margin +5.5 (4) +2.3 (9) +4.2 (4) -9.8 (11)
Three-Point FG Pct. 34.7 (8) 31.6 (11) 29.9 (8) 28.2 (10)
Three-Pointers Per Game 5.8 (7) 6.4 (4) 4.6 (9) 5.8 (5)
Turnover Margin +4.6 (1) -1.4 (9) +1.0 (6) +0.3 (9)
Cowboys back to doing it with defense
The OSU teams of the first half of the 1990s made their name with defense,
holding opponents well below 45 percent in the vast majority of games. That
trend shifted in the second half of the decade -- remarkably, OSU was last
in the Big 12 in field-goal defense in 1996-97 -- although OSU did improve
its ability to force turnovers. This season, OSU seems to have married the
best of both trends, the Cowboys have held eight opponents under 40 percent
field-goal shooting and have forced more than 20 turnovers in seven games.
Here's a statistical look at OSU defense in Eddie Sutton's first five years
at OSU and in each of the past five years:
Year(s) FG defense TO forced 1990-95 41.3 13.3 1995-96 45.1 17.3 1996-97 44.7 12.7 1997-98 44.4 17.4 1998-99 42.3 16.3 1999-2000 38.5 18.7
Midway run helps OSU pull away from KSU
Desmond Mason and Glendon Alexander scored 23 points during the last 6:20 of
the first half and the first 2:30 of the second period as OSU used a 25-8
run to pull away for a road victory at Kansas State on Wednesday. The
Cowboys' starting front line garnered 26 rebounds, and the team's
point-guard tandem combined for 16 assists as OSU improved to 4-1 in
conference play.
Montonati continues consistent offensive output
Senior forward Brian Montonati made a name for himself as a super sub last
season, scoring in double figures 11 times off the bench and doing so five
times in games when he played less than 20 minutes. As a starter for the
first time in his career, he is now one of the Cowboys' most consistent
performers. He scored 14 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the victory
over Kansas State. The team's starting big forward is fourth on the team in
minutes but second in scoring (13.2) and first in rebounding (7.8).
Montonati scored a career-high 28 points to go along with 12 rebounds in the
Jan. 5 victory over Langston, and he is fifth in the Big 12 with six
double-doubles this season.
Mason heats up as weather cools down
Senior forward Desmond Mason suffered through a slump just after Christmas,
scoring just 20 points in OSU's first three Division I games after the
team's holiday break. But Mason has been unconscious since then, beginning
with his 30-point effort against Texas on Jan. 19. In the past three games,
Mason has averaged 24.0 points while hitting 26 of 41 (.634) field-goal
attempts, 10 of 20 (.500) three-pointers and 10 of 11 (.909) free throws. He
recorded his first Division I double-double in nearly two months with a
23-point, 10-rebound effort at Kansas State on Wednesday. As Mason goes, so
seem to go the Cowboys: OSU is 8-1 this season and 23-2 in his career when
Mason leads the team in scoring.
Mason is making his mark in several areas of the OSU records book. With 1,414 points in his career, Mason now ranks 10th in OSU career scoring. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (697), 10th in steals (133), sixth in blocked shots (74), eighth in minutes played (3,252), eighth in games started (92), tied for third in consecutive games started (87) and fourth in double-doubles (19).
Alexander continues to get hot in spurts
Senior guard Glendon Alexander, who earned his first starting nod of the
season in Wednesday's game at Kansas State, continues to show a knack this
season for scoring bunches of points in short time spans. Alexander scored
10 points in a two-minute stretch at UNLV, eight points in one minute, 10
seconds at Washington, 15 points in the last 11 minutes against Texas, and
all 10 of his points against Kansas State in a game-turning four-minute
stretch. Alexander is seventh in school history in three-point percentage
(39.4). His career-high 25 points against Langston included a career-best
seven three-pointers, the most by an OSU player since Randy Rutherford hit a
school-record 11 against Kansas in 1995.
Cowboys miss chance to take first place with A&M loss
With every other Big 12-unbeaten team losing, Oklahoma State had a chance to
take over sole possession of first place in the league, but the Cowboys fell
64-59 to a spirited Texas A&M squad in College Station on Jan. 22. OSU led
55-50 with 5:16 to play but was able to score just one basket in the next
five minutes. It was OSU's first loss to Texas A&M since 1981 and its first
defeat in College Station since the 1923-24 season. OSU hit just two of nine
free throws, missing its last four charities, while A&M hit 10 of its last
12 shots after hitting just five of its first 19 attempts.
Jonzen moves into starting lineup
Forward Fredrik Jonzen entered his sophomore season with no career
double-digit scoring performances. But Jonzen has hit for 10 or more points
seven times this season and has started the past four games. He recorded the
best statistical game of his career at Texas A&M, scoring 13 points and
pulling down a career-best 11 rebounds for the first double-double of his
career. The Swedish import averaged 2.3 points and 2.7 rebounds as a
freshman, hitting 46.9 percent of his field-goal attempts and 42.9 percent
of his free-throw tries. This season, he's at 9.0 points, 6.1 rebounds, 59.8
percent from the field and 70.0 percent from the line. He is averaging a
team-best 7.6 rebounds (ranked seventh in the league) in Big 12 games.
Adkins' amazing clutch shooting shows up again
Senior guard Joe Adkins earned OSU's "Mr. Clutch" award last season after
hitting numerous late three-pointers in close games. Against Texas Tech,
Adkins showed he still has that ability this season. The Cowboys' starting
two-guard was two-for-11 from the field and one-for-six from three-point
range in the first 39 minutes of the victory over the Red Raiders. But with
1:08 remaining, OSU's lead down to six points and the shot clock at two
seconds, Adkins hit an off-balance three-pointer over Tech center Andy Ellis
to ice the victory. Adkins finished with 10 points in the game and moved
ever closer to the 1,000-point barrier. On the OSU career records lists,
Adkins ranks 24th in scoring (967), seventh in assists (373), seventh in
steals (138) and fourth in three-pointers made (148). He had an impressive
line against Texas: Six points, seven assists, a career-high-tying eight
rebounds, five steals and one turnover in 34 minutes of action. Against
Kansas State, Adkins was one point and one assist away from a double-double
with nine points and nine assists.
Gottlieb moves into all-time top 20 in assists
Senior 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 is currently averaging 9.6 assists this
season, and with 818 assists in his career including one season at Notre
Dame, Gottlieb ranks 17th in Division I history (next on the list is SMU's
Butch Moore, who recorded 828 assists in the mid-1980s). His current career
average of 7.64 per game ranks 13th on the NCAA D-I chart. 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.
Gottlieb scored a team-high 13 points at Baylor, leading the Cowboys for
just the second time in his career.
Other Cowboys can dish it, too
In addition to Gottlieb's prowess as a passer, as well as Joe Adkins' --
this season marks the only time in school history that two active players
have 300 career assists -- 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 70.1 percent of the Cowboys' field goals have been
assisted. OSU dished out a school-record 36 helpers against Langston
(including assists on the first 15 baskets) and is third in the nation with
20.5 assists per game.
Charting the Cowboys against the Bears
Desmond Mason scored a career-high 32 points in leading OSU to a victory in
its 1999 game in Waco, and in a meeting last March, Doug Gottlieb set a Big
12 Tournament record with 14 assists. Here's a look at current Cowboys'
career statistics against Baylor:
Name G-GS FG-A Pct. 3G-A Pct. FT-A Pct. RPG PPG Hi Pts.
Adkins 9-5 21-53 .396 8-22 .364 17-18 .944 2.0 7.6 20
Alexander 4-2 12-48 .250 9-20 .450 7-8 .875 3.0 10.0 23
Gottlieb 6-5 14-33 .424 4-10 .400 4-7 .571 2.5 6.0 13
Jonzen 4-2 5-7 .714 0-0 --- 7-13 .538 5.5 4.3 8
Keep 1-0 1-1 1.000 0-0 --- 0-2 .000 2.0 2.0 2
Mason 9-7 48-95 .505 7-19 .368 30-38 .789 6.1 14.8 32
Montonati 6-1 13-23 .565 0-0 --- 3-4 .750 3.2 4.9 12
Webber 5-2 15-25 .667 0-0 --- 6-8 .750 5.2 7.2 14
Williams 1-0 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 0-0 --- 2.0 0.0 0
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.
Sunday's game will be telecast on the ESPN Regional network, including KJRH (channel 2) in Tulsa and KFOR (channel 4) in Oklahoma City. Bill Doleman and Chris Piper will handle the on-air commentary duties.
Up next
OSU is back on the road Wednesday to visit Texas Tech in the Red Raiders'
new United Spirit Arena. The game tips off at 7 p.m. and can be heard on the
Cowboy Radio Network. OSU will be back home Saturday looking for revenge
against Texas A&M, the only Big 12 team to defeat the Cowboys so far this
season. After that contest, the Cowboys' toughest stretch of the season
begins. OSU hosts No. 12 Kansas on Feb. 7 and then visits No. 18 Oklahoma on
Feb. 12 and No. 17 Texas on Feb. 16.
Williams returns to OSU roster
Oklahoma State forward Andre Williams was reinstated to the school's
basketball squad two weeks ago by the NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement
Committee. Williams missed five games of the current season while OSU
officials and the NCAA discussed eligibility questions stemming from his
enrollment at a prep school (Maine Central Institute). The committee
determined that Williams' conditions for reinstatement would include just
the games he has already missed this season and paying $5,000 to a charity
over the next four years. The freshman from Kansas City, Kan., had his best
game as a Cowboy in the last game before the eligibility issue surfaced, he
recorded 11 points and 12 rebounds in a victory over Alcorn State on Dec.
15. He had his best game since his absence Saturday, with four points, seven
rebounds and two blocked shots in 10 minutes at Texas A&M.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater
with a 217-90 record at the school as well as a 647-254 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 Sutton on Saturday will become the 26th person overall and the sixth active boss to coach 900 NCAA games. 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 1991-2000 Oklahoma State (10th) 217-90 .708 85-52 12-7 Totals 30th year (901 games) 647-254 .718 272-111 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
Year
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
1999-2000 15-2 Fourth-best start in school history
Player Thumbnails
#35 - Joe Adkins - 6-1 - 190 - Sr. - G
Needs 33 points to become OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer ... second in the
Big 12 in free-throw percentage (.810) ... nine points, nine assists at
Kansas State ... six points, seven assists, eight rebounds, five steals vs.
Texas ... 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, did so this year
against Texas Tech, hitting a three-pointer over 6-10 Andy Ellis in the
game's final minute.
#4 - Glendon Alexander - 6-5 - 215 - Sr. - G
Career highs of 25 points, seven three-pointers against Langston ... 18
points -- 15 in the second half, including 10 in one two-minute span during
OSU's game-breaking run -- against UNLV ... again scored quickly in the next
game, hitting for eight points in one minute, 10 seconds in a 15-point
effort at Washington ... 17 points against Texas, 15 coming in the final 11
minutes ... averaging 13.6 points and hitting 55.9 percent from the field in
home games ... led OSU in scoring with 19 points against North Texas ... 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 had reconstructive surgery
earlier this month ... 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 ... broke his nose in practice in late December but returned to
practice last week ... 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 and is ranked 17th in Division I career assists
... career-high 18 points against Langston, also had 11 assists for his
third career points-assists double-double ... 13 points to lead OSU at
Baylor ... his 16 assists against North Texas earlier this year rank second
in school history to his OSU record of 18 ... holds or shares school and Big
12 records for assists in a half (11), game (18), season (299) and career
(664) ... 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 ... 13 points, career-best 11 rebounds at Texas A&M for
first career double-double ... 15 points vs. Langston ... 12 points,
career-high-tying nine rebounds at UNLV, including 10 points, six rebounds
in second half with OSU's starting big men in foul trouble ... 14 points
against North Texas, going six-for-six from the field ... 10 points, seven
rebounds against Texas Tech ... last name is pronounced "yahn-ZEE-in."
#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 ... seven crucial minutes of
floor time against Texas, with two points, three rebounds, an assist and two
steals to go along with an impressive defensive effort ... scored five
points in five minutes against North Texas ... career-high six points
against Langston ... has already become a Gallagher-Iba crowd favorite ...
averaged 15 points, nine rebounds and two blocked shots at North Idaho
College 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 ... 31 points,
one off his career high, at Washington ... 30 points against Texas,
including 17 of OSU's first 21 points and its first eight points of the
second half ... 27 points against Appalachian State ... 28 points,
career-high-tying four three-pointers against UALR ... 22 points,
career-high 15 rebounds against Langston ... has started 87 consecutive
games, the third-longest streak in school history and two 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
Six double-doubles this season, including a career-best 15 rebounds against
North Texas ... the 15 caroms against the Mean Green were the most by an OSU
player since Bryant Reeves had 20 against Kansas in 1995 ... career-high 28
points against Langston ... sixth in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage
(.776) ... 14 points, 14 rebounds against Texas Tech ... 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
Currently dealing with a bulging disk in his lower back, saw limited action
in the past three games ... 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 ... 11 points against Texas Tech, hitting five of seven
FGs while the rest of the team hit 31 percent from the field ... 12 points,
including a five-for-five effort from the field, against North Texas.
#40 - Andre Williams - 6-7 - 210 - Fr. - F
Has become a crowd favorite with his active, spirited play ... missed five
games relating to his enrollment at Maine Central Institute but was cleared
last week ... 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 ... 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 Collegiate Basketball News' 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 Dec. 27 11 11 4 36 Jan. 3 16 12 8 39 Jan. 10 14 13 11 30 Jan. 17 12 12 10 21 Jan. 24 15 16 17 45
Here's a look at how the rest of the Big 12 stacks up in the current rankings:
Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 159 119 Colorado --- --- 53 37 Iowa State (28) (29) 24 22 Kansas 12 11 10 10 Kansas State --- --- 128 81 Missouri (37) (46) 49 38 Nebraska --- --- 140 95 Oklahoma 18 17 25 16 Texas 17 14 15 9 Texas A&M --- --- 184 155 Texas Tech --- --- 102 124 Big 12 5 4
Free-Throw Shooting
"in the Clutch"
Here's a look at OSU players' free-throw percentages in clutch situations
(here defined as attempts in the last five minutes of games decided by fewer
than 10 points) and overall:
Player FT-A Pct. Overall Adkins 4-5 .800 .810 Alexander 4-6 .667 .818 Cazzelle 0-0 --- 1.000 Gottlieb 0-0 --- .405 Jonzen 3-6 .500 .706 Keep 0-0 --- .455 Mason 0-0 --- .734 Montonati 5-6 .833 .782 Webber 0-0 --- .789 Williams 0-0 --- .400 Team 16-23 .696 .693
Big 12 Standings
Big 12 All Games
thru Jan. 26 W L Pct. W L Pct.
Iowa State 5 1 .833 17 3 .850
Kansas 5 1 .833 16 3 .842
Texas 5 1 .833 13 5 .722
OSU 4 1 .800 15 2 .882
Missouri 4 1 .800 11 6 .647
Oklahoma 3 2 .600 15 3 .833
Colorado 2 4 .333 11 7 .611
Nebraska 2 4 .333 9 10 .474
Texas A&M 2 4 .333 6 11 .353
Baylor 1 5 .167 10 7 .588
Kansas State 1 5 .167 8 9 .471
Texas Tech 0 5 .000 9 7 .563
Around the Big 12
Monday, January 24
*at Kansas 89, Colorado 74
Tuesday, January 25
*at Texas 82, Nebraska 55
Wednesday, January 26
*OSU 71, at Kansas State 56
*at Iowa State 65, Texas A&M 58
*at Baylor 71, Texas Tech 57
Saturday, January 29
*Texas A&M at Missouri, 12:45 p.m.
*Kansas at Iowa State, 3 p.m.
*Oklahoma at Texas Tech, 3 p.m.
*Colorado at Texas, 5 p.m.
*Kansas State at Nebraska, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, January 30
*Baylor at OSU, Noon
Monday, January 31
*Texas at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, February 2
*Kansas State at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
*Baylor at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
*OSU at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
*Missouri at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Thursday, February 3
Kansas at Iowa, 6 p.m.
Saturday, February 5
*Missouri at Nebraska, 12:45 p.m.
*Oklahoma at Baylor, 12:45 p.m.
*Texas at Massachusetts, 2 p.m.
*Texas Tech at Kansas, 3 p.m.
*Texas A&M at OSU, 3 p.m.
*Colorado at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Monday, February 7
*Kansas at OSU, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 8
*Kansas State at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
*Nebraska at Colorado, 8 p.m.
The OSU Record Books
Career Scoring
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 2,379 8. Leroy Combs, 1980-1-2-3 1,434 9. Olus Holder, 1975-6-7-8 1,428 10. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 1,414 22. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 996 23. Larry Hawk, 1963-4-5 970 24. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 967
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 697
Career Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 664 5. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 412 6. Andre Owens, 1995-6 397 7. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 373
Career Steals
1. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 169 5. Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7 151 6. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 145 7. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 138 8. Richard Dumas, 1987-8-9 136 9. Andre Owens, 1995-6 135 10. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 133 Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 133 Cornell Hatcher, 1991-2 133 13. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 126
Career Blocks
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 223
4. Leroy Combs, 1980-1-2-3 167
5. Johnny Pittman, 1989-90-1 91
6. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 74
Games Started
1. Bryant Reeves, 1992-3-4-5 133
6. Randy Rutherford, 1993-4-5 95
Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2 95
8. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 92
Consecutive Games Started
1. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 89
2. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1 88
3. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 87
Bryant Reeves, 1993-4-5 87
Double-Doubles (Pts.-Reb.)
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 51
2. Bryant Reeves, 1992-3-4-5 49
3. Olus Holder, 1975-6-7-8 30
4. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 19
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. John Potter, 1990-1 39.6
7. Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000 39.4
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 148
Big 12 Stats Leaders
Here's a look at where the Cowboys rank among the Big 12's statistical
leaders (through Jan. 26):
Scoring
3. Desmond Mason 19.0 18. Brian Montonati 13.2 23. Glendon Alexander 12.1
Rebounds
8. Brian Montonati 7.8 10. Desmond Mason 7.5
Field-Goal Percentage
5. Fredrik Jonzen 59.8 7. Brian Montonati 57.0 10. Desmond Mason 54.8
Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 9.65 4. Joe Adkins 4.76
Free-Throw Percentage
2. Joe Adkins 81.0 6. Brian Montonati 77.6 11. Desmond Mason 74.4 15. Fredrik Jonzen 70.0
Steals
4. Doug Gottlieb 2.12 12. Joe Adkins 1.71 13. Brian Montonati 1.65
Three-Point FG Percentage
8. Desmond Mason 43.2 14. Glendon Alexander 40.0
Three-Pointers Made
12. Glendon Alexander 2.12
Blocked Shots
13. Brian Montonati 0.94 15. Desmond Mason 0.88
Assist-Turnover Ratio
1. Doug Gottlieb 2.78 5. Joe Adkins 1.93
Offensive Rebounds
15. Brian Montonati 2.53
Defensive Rebounds
6. Brian Montonati 5.29 8. Desmond Mason 5.12
National Stats Leaders
Here's how the Cowboys stack up in the national statistical leaders
according to STATS, Inc. (through Jan. 26):
Individual Statistics
Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 9.6
Team Statistics
24. Scoring 80.0 24. Scoring Defense 61.2 3. Assists 20.5 15. Field-Goal Percentage 49.0 21. Field-Goal Percentage Defense 38.5 6. Scoring Margin* 19.1 7. Won-Lost Percentage* 87.5 19. Home-Court Winning Streaks 11
* - From NCAA statistics of Jan. 24.
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).
On tap this week
Here's a look at what is planned for construction during the week of Jan.
24:
- Renovation work in Gallagher-Iba
- Renovation of coaches' building
- Work on metal stairs (stair 2, stair 9 and stair 10)
- High roof decking (west to east) & catwalks
- Masonry work at stair 10, stair 9 and west elevation
- Caulk and seal precast seat risers east
- MEP rough-in work on west concourse & mezzanine areas
- MEP rough-in east-side ground & concourse level
- Stair 3 metal stairs and MEP level concrete
- Stair 1 concrete wall construction
- Stair 4 grade beams and walls
- Concrete work Heritage Hall area
- Masonry and metal stud partition work west concourse area
- North side steel & precast work (will affect northeast suite area)
- West-side roof decking
- MEP work in stair 3
- Onsite fabrication of window wall system
- Masonry work at stair 3 & stair 2
- Pier caps & grade beams at southeast corner Gallagher-Iba
- Interior renovation of players locker/training area
