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Cowboys Play Final Exhibition Game
November 15, 2000 | Cowboy Basketball
Nov. 15, 2000
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California Midwest All-Stars (2-9 in exhibitions) vs.
Oklahoma State Cowboys (27-7 in 1999-2000)
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2000 * 7 p.m.
OSU Radio Network
Tulsa, Okla. * Mabee Center (10,575)
Thursday's Game
Oklahoma State competes in its final exhibition tuneup for the regular season when the Cowboys square off against the California Midwest All-Stars at Oral Roberts University's Mabee Center. OSU is playing its first several games away from Gallagher-Iba Arena while the building's expansion is completed.
About the Cowboys
On the heels of an Elite Eight season that saw the graduation of seven Cowboy seniors, OSU's 2000-01 roster includes 10 newcomers, the most since 1991-92. Oklahoma State returns just 17.4 percent of its scoring from last season, the smallest amount since 1992-93, the year after the senior class of Byron Houston, Sean Sutton and others.
OSU Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 11th year at OSU and his 31st year overall. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament seven times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 659-259 (71.8 percent) overall and is 229-95 (70.7 percent) at OSU. Sutton is the only coach to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
About the California Midwest All-Stars
Thursday's game concludes the California Midwest All-Stars' 12-game fall tour of U.S. universities. The team has won twice on its tour -- at Massachusetts and at Northwestern -- and looks to former Boise State star Roberto Bergerson as its leading scorer at 18.9 points, although Cal's Michael Gill has topped 25 points twice.
Cowboys fall to Athletes First in opener
Chad Wilkerson and Tim Gill combined for 62 points as Athletes First held off a furious rally to defeat Oklahoma State 96-95 Thursday, sending the Cowboys to their first exhibition loss since 1988. Wilkerson hit six three-pointers and scored 32 points to help Athletes First build a lead as big as 14 points in the second half before Maurice Baker's 27-point effort keyed an OSU rally that saw the Cowboys cut the lead to a single point before the final gun.
Baker keys OSU comeback in debut
Point guard Maurice Baker, making his OSU debut along with a host of Cowboy newcomers in last week's exhibition opener, shined offensively in leading the Pokes back from a 14-point second-half deficit. The Madison, Ill., native hit 10 of 19 field-goal attempts and three of five three-point tries while also handing out seven assists and pulling down six rebounds.
J?nz?n renews scoring touch
Junior forward/center Fredrik J?nz?n had his usual quietly solid game against Athletes First. The Swedish import, whose NCAA Tournament performance a year ago earned him nationwide recognition, hit half of his 14 field-goal attempts, scoring 16 points and pulling down nine rebounds. J?nz?n is the only Cowboy who has started an OSU game prior to this year.
Sanders hits for double figures in Cowboy opener
Junior-college transfer Melvin Sanders joined teammates Baker, J?nz?n and Andre Williams in hitting for double figures in the exhibition opener. Sanders scored 13 points in the game, hitting 6 of 12 field-goal attempts, and led the Cowboys with two steals.
Gallagher-Iba Arena officially sells out
The new Gallagher-Iba Arena isn't even complete yet -- it's due to open for Commencement on Dec. 16 -- and it's already sold out for men's basketball. The OSU POSSE office announced this week that all 13,611 seats in the building are spoken for, and it has started a waiting list for fans still hoping to purchase ducats for the 2000-01 and future seasons. Interested parties may call the POSSE office at (405) 744-7301 or (877) 2-B-POSSE.
On the air
OSU games are 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 10th year as the Cowboys' basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men's basketball for the 24th 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
Bernard Kidd has not yet been cleared for full practice after suffering a knee sprain in September ... Ivan McFarlin will sit out the season as a partial qualifier. McFarlin will be eligible in 2001-02, and if he completes graduation requirements in four academic years, he will regain his fourth year of competition in 2004-05 ... Because of a grade change from his time as a student-athlete at Minnesota, Antoine Broxsie is academically ineligible for the first semester this season ... Coach Eddie Sutton underwent LASIK surgery in Tulsa three weeks ago.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 11th year at his alma mater with a 229-95 record at the school as well as a 659-259 overall mark in his 31st year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in nine of 10 years and has won 20 games or more eight 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 one active coach (Tarkanian) ranks ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage, and Sutton is the 26th person overall and the fifth 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.
Player Thumbnails
15 * David Anderson * F * 6-8 * 200 * Fr.
Possible redshirt candidate who did not play in the Athletes First contest ... originally from Levittown, Puerto Rico, Anderson moved to the U.S. in summer 1998 ... one of six Hargrave Military Academy players to commit to Division I schools in 2000 ... averaged 18 points for Hargrave in 1998-99 ... co-winner of the slam dunk award at the NBA Players Association Camp in Princeton, N.J., in summer 1999 ... played with the Puerto Rican national team in summer 2000 ... McDonald's All-American.
1 * Maurice Baker * G * 6-1 * 175 * Jr.
27 points, seven assists, six rebounds against Athletes First to lead OSU ... first-team All-Scenic West Athletic Conference selection as a sophomore at Dixie (Utah) College ... honorable mention NJCAA All-American after leading Dixie to a 22-11 record ... averaged a team-high 18.8 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 steals while hitting 36 percent from the three-point arc ... named by recruiting pundit Bob Gibbons as one of the three best point guards in the junior-college ranks.
21 * Antoine Broxsie * F * 6-10 * 240 * Jr.
Academically ineligible to start the season, but hopes to join the active roster this winter ... finishing recovery from January reconstructive knee surgery ... 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.
14 * Terrence Crawford * F * 6-6 * 220 * Fr.
Four points, three assists, three rebounds against Athletes First ... top recruit in Oklahoma in 2000 ... averaged 21.0 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior while leading McGuiness to a 26-3 record and its third consecutive class 4A state championship ... Little All-City Player of the Year according to the Daily Oklahoman ... Tulsa World Player of the Year and the Gatorade Oklahoma High School Player of the Year.
11 * Nate Fleming * G * 6-0 * 180 * Fr.
Played in four games last season ... broke his nose in practice in late December but returned to practice shortly thereafter, took a medical redshirt ... lettered three years in basketball under coach Garret Mantle and four in tennis while at Edmond North ... helped lead Edmond North to a state semifinal appearance and was a member of the national eighth-place AAU team.
13 * Guy Ikpah * G * 6-2 * 170 * Fr.
Team captain who helped lead Williamstown (N.J.) HS to the Tri-County Championship in 2000 ... hit the game-winning shot against Pitman High School ... scored career-high 37 points in a game as a junior ... averaged 8.0 assists and hit 68 percent of his three-pointers as a senior ... also competed in cross country for one year ... full name is Kwaghhange Orngu Ikpah.
12 * Fredrik J?nz?n * F * 6-10 * 230 * Jr.
16 points, game-high nine rebounds in exhibition opener ... earned Big 12 all-improved and all-underrated honors last year ... also an Academic All-Big 12 first-team honoree and the only OSU player to earn All-East Region status ... career-high 21 points against Pepperdine ... 30 rebounds in two Big 12 Tournament games, including a tourney-record 17 against Iowa State ... last name is pronounced "zyahn-ZEE-un."
43 * Jason Keep * C * 6-10 * 290 * Jr.
Seven points, seven rebounds in just 12 minutes of action in Enid ... played in 20 games and hit two-thirds of his field-goal attempts last year ... scored six points twice -- against Langston and Nebraska -- and had nine points, seven rebounds in one of the exhibition games ... 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.
24 * Ellis Kidd * G * 6-4 * 190 * Fr.
Currently rehabbing a sprained knee and is considering a medical redshirt this season ... Dallas Morning News All-Area selection ... helped lead Madison HS to a 32-3 record and the Texas 4A championship game ... coached by his father, Ellis Sr., who led the Trojans to three state-final appearances in the past five years ... helped his team to a 29-5 record as a junior, averaging 14.8 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, earning All-District 13-4A honors.
3 * Daniel Lawson * G * 6-3 * 205 * Jr.
Scored eight points in 13 minutes of backup backcourt play last week ... played twice last year but ended up taking a medical redshirt season ... 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.
55 * Jack Marlow * C * 6-11 * 285 * Fr.
Played seven minutes against Athletes First ... listed by some publications as the No. 2 prospect in Oklahoma, second only to Terrence Crawford ... averaged 17.3 points and 8.4 rebounds a senior, helping Union to a 21-5 record and a state quarterfinal appearance for the second straight year ... second-team All-Metro according to the Tulsa World ... averaged 18.1 points and 10.0 rebounds as a junior at Union ... coached by Rudy Garcia.
23 * Ivan McFarlin * F * 6-8 * 210 * Fr.
Will sit out the 2000-01 season as a partial qualifier ... all-state selection after leading Willowridge to the class 5A state championship, its third straight ... averaged 15.9 points, 14.9 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.2 steals ... MVP of the state tournament ... helped Willowridge finish the year ranked No. 5 nationally by USA Today and No. 2 by HoopsUSA ... named as a top-40 recruit nationally.
34 * Melvin Sanders * G/F * 6-5 * 215 * So.
Opened his career with 13-point effort in exhibition lid-lifter ... helped lead Seward County Community College to a 23-9 record in 1999-2000 ... first-team All-Jayhawk Conference ... averaged 15.6 points and 5.6 boards per conference game ... hit 19 of 25 shots from beyond the arc during an eight-game stretch late in the year ... 74-percent foul shooter, including 84 percent during league play, hit 11 of 12 charities in one game ... stellar track athlete who recorded a high jump of 7-2 to go with a 52-foot triple jump and a 25-foot long jump.
40 * Andre Williams * F * 6-7 * 210 * So.
10 points, six rebounds against Athletes First ... athletic power forward who showed flashes of excellent play as a freshman last season ... had an adventurous year that ran the gamut from a five-game NCAA suspension to single-handedly putting out a fire at his dorm ... the Big 12's leading freshman shot-blocker a year ago ... became the first freshman ever to record double-digit rebounds in an OSU season opener.
5 * Victor Williams * G * 5-10 * 170 * So.
Nine points, four assists to open exhibition schedule ... Illinois State's starting point guard as a freshman in 1998-99 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.
OSU plays its second and final exhibition game of the season Thursday, and for the first time in 11 years, the Cowboys are coming off an exhibition loss. Until last Thursday's loss to Athletes First, OSU had won 22 straight exhibition games, with the last loss coming nearly 12 years ago. On Nov. 22, 1988, the Cowboys lost 80-63 to an outstanding USSR team -- led by Sharunas Marchulenis, Arvydas Sabonis and Alexandr Volkov -- that also defeated Kansas that month.
Around the Big 12
# denotes exhibition games
Wednesday, November 15
#Global Sports at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
California at Texas, ESPN2, 7 p.m. (TiVo Preseason NIT)
#Exhibition at Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 16
#Houston Superstars at Baylor, 7 p.m.
#California All-Stars vs. OSU, 7 p.m.
#Exhibition at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Colorado at Alaska-Fairbanks, 10 p.m. (Top of the World Tournament)
Friday, November 17
North Dakota at Kansas, 7:05 p.m.
Savannah State at Missouri, 8 p.m.
Alcorn State at Oklahoma, 8:15 p.m.
Saturday, November 18
Nebraska at Oral Roberts, 2 p.m.
Texas A&M at George Washington, 6:30 p.m.
Texas-San Antonio at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Colorado vs. Auburn/Austin Peay
La Salle/UNC-Wilmington at Oklahoma
Sunday, November 19
Colorado in Top of the World Tourn.
Monday, November 20
North Texas at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Boise State at Kansas, 7:05 p.m.
Tuesday, November 21
Kansas State at Wichita State, 7 p.m.
UMKC vs. Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.
Eastern Illinois at Nebraska, 7:05 p.m.
Morningside at Iowa State, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, November 22
Texas in Preseason NIT Semifinals
Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Prairie View A&M at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Missouri vs. Rhode Island, 7:30 p.m. (Great Alaska Shootout)
The Athletic Center
Oklahoma State is slated to open its stay in the new Gallagher-Iba Arena next month. 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: 13,611
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 Nov. 13:
- EIFS system: academics, practice court and south elevation/stair 4
- Window installation: southwest corner, entrance doors, southeast corner concourse
- MEP work in stairs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10, catwalks, practice/academics
- Masonry inside stairs, first floor and northeast corner
- Metal roofing & flashing
- Concrete east entrance & south road
- First-, ground- and second-floor GIA renovation
- Final finishes in Stadium Club
- Steam tunnel work Hall of Fame tunnel ( on hold by OSU)
- Terrazzo east lobby and concourse (sealing)
- Install new seating in GIA lower bowl
- Academic center finishes
- Practice court finishes
- Arena bowl finishes & floor finishing/painting
- Concourse finishes ( floor tile, fixtures, ceilings, painting )
- North parking lot sub base and paving
- Start arena final cleaning
