Oklahoma State University Athletics
No. 13 Cowboys Face Bedlam Series Matchup
February 11, 2000 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 11, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State embarks on its toughest stretch of the season with a Bedlam Series matchup at Oklahoma on Saturday. The game against the 16th-ranked Sooners opens a five-game stretch in which OSU must visit four teams within a game of first place in the Big 12. The Cowboys, tied for first in the league and ranked 14th nationally, are trying to build upon the momentum created by a 33-point victory over Kansas on Monday.
OSU-Oklahoma: The Series
Saturday's game is the 195th installment of the Bedlam Series, one of the
nation's most underrated and intensely high-powered rivalries. Oklahoma owns
a 113-81 advantage in the series, but OSU has won nine of the last 14
meetings. OU won both regular-season meetings last season, but OSU earned a
measure of revenge with a quarterfinal victory in the Big 12 Tournament.
A quick look at Saturday's game
OSU enters Saturday's Bedlam contest tied for first in the Big 12 with an
8-1 record, the team's best conference mark through nine games since the
1964-65 season ... Oklahoma State is one victory away from winning 20 games
for the third straight season and the eighth time in Eddie Sutton's 10-year
OSU coaching career. The Cowboys had won 20 games just twice in 32 years
before Sutton took the program's reins in 1990 ... Saturday's game matches
two Big 12 Player of the Year candidates in OSU's Desmond Mason and the
Sooners' Eduardo Najera ... OSU is looking to snap a 12-game road losing
streak against ranked teams, the last Cowboy victory over an AP Top 25 squad
was a 92-89 win at then-No. 16 Oklahoma on Jan. 20, 1992.
No. 14/13 Oklahoma State Cowboys (19-2, 8-1 Big 12)
at
No. 16/17 Oklahoma Sooners (19-3, 7-2 Big 12)
Saturday, Feb. 12, 2000 - 3:05 p.m. - OSU Radio Network - ESPN Plus
Norman, Okla. - Lloyd Noble Center (11,100)
Probable Oklahoma State Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 30 Brian Montonati 6-10 220 Sr. 12.5 7.7 Has started every game this year F 34 Desmond Mason 6-5 215 Sr. 19.3 7.2 Season-high 31 points against Kansas on Big Monday C 12 Fredrik Jonzen 6-10 230 So. 8.9 5.9 Has started the past eight games, one previous start in career G 4 Glendon Alexander 6-3 220 Sr. 12.1 2.3 Six three-pointers, career-high-tying 25 points vs. Texas A&M G 35 Joe Adkins 6-1 190 Sr. 9.6 *4.5 Tallied 18 points, became OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer Monday* - Assists per game. Probable starters based on most recent game.
Probable Oklahoma Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 21 Eduardo Najera 6-8 240 Sr. 19.3 9.6 C 33 Renzi Stone 6-10 250 Sr. 4.5 3.8 G 5 Nolan Johnson 6-4 215 Jr. 7.8 4.6 G 10 Hollis Price 6-1 165 Fr. 5.7 *2.6 G 11 J.R. Raymond 6-2 175 So. 16.0 *4.0
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 651-254 (71.9 percent)
overall and is 221-90 (71.1 percent) at OSU. Sutton is the only coach to
take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
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 W 84-72 Thursday, Dec. 30 vs. LSU@ L 53-63 Wednesday, Jan. 5 Langston W 125-65 Saturday, Jan. 8 Texas Tech* W 55-47 Saturday, Jan. 15 at Baylor* W 56-41 Wednesday, Jan. 19 No. 14 Texas* W 73-65 Saturday, Jan. 22 at Texas A&M* L 59-64 Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Kansas State* W 71-56 Sunday, Jan. 30 Baylor* W 67-51 Wednesday, Feb. 2 at Texas Tech* W 63-59 Saturday, Feb. 5 Texas A&M* W 87-55 Monday, Feb. 7 No. 20 Kansas* W 86-53 Saturday, Feb. 12 at No. 16 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.
In the polls
Currently ranked 14th by Associated Press and 13th 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 14 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
... The game matches OSU's Big 12-leading three-point field-goal percentage
defense (29.3) against OU's league-best three-point shooting percentage
(41.0).
Inside the numbers
Here's a statistical look at Saturday's opponents with Big 12 rank in
parentheses.
All Games Big 12 Games
OSU OU OSU OU
Overall Record 19-2 (1) 19-3 (3) 8-1 (1) 7-2 (3)
Scoring Offense 79.2 (2) 76.9 (4) 68.6 (8) 77.1 (3)
Scoring Defense 59.9 (1) 62.2 (2) 54.6 (1) 64.6 (3)
Scoring Margin +19.3 (1) +14.7 (3) +14.0 (1) +12.6 (2)
Field-Goal Pct. 49.0 (2) 46.8 (4) 45.6 (5) 46.3 (3)
Field-Goal Pct. Defense 37.3 (1) 41.8 (7) 35.7 (1) 41.4 (4)
Free-Throw Pct. 70.0 (3) 71.4 (1) 70.2 (3) 70.2 (3)
Rebound Margin +4.8 (3) +4.2 (5) +3.2 (4) +3.7 (3)
Three-Point FG Pct. 37.5 (4) 41.0 (1) 38.9 (3) 42.1 (1)
Three-Pointers Per Game 6.3 (6) 8.5 (2) 6.2 (5) 9.2 (3)
Turnover Margin +3.9 (1) +3.6 (2) +1.0 (8) +2.7 (3)
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 12 opponents under 40 percent
field-goal shooting and have forced more than 20 turnovers in seven games.
OSU leads the Big 12 in field-goal percentage defense (37.3) and three-point
field-goal percentage defense (29.3). Here's a statistical look at OSU
defense in Eddie Sutton's first five years at OSU and in each of the past
five seasons:
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 37.3 18.2
Cowboys break out for rout over Kansas
OSU took control early and never let up Monday, rolling to an 86-53 victory
over 20th-ranked Kansas. The Cowboys shot 54.0 percent from the field while
holding the Jayhawks to 33.9 percent, and OSU dominated the backboards,
winning the rebound battle 40-32 over the Big 12's top rebounding team. The
margin of victory was easily OSU's largest over Kansas and the Cowboys'
largest over a ranked team, and the Jayhawks suffered their third-worst loss
ever.
Mason heats up as weather cools down
Senior forward Desmond Mason continues to dazzle game in and game out,
continuing a hot streak that began with his 30-point game against Texas on
Jan. 19. After his 31-point effort against Kansas -- Mason shot 10-for-14
from the field (despite missing two dunks) and five-for-five from the
three-point arc -- he has averaged 29.0 points in his last three games
against ranked teams. Mason is just the sixth player in OSU history to tally
30 points four times in his career.
Mason is making his mark in several areas of the OSU records book. With 1,496 points in his career, Mason now ranks eighth in OSU career scoring. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (721), seventh in steals (143), sixth in blocked shots (79), sixth in three-pointers made (111), seventh in minutes played (3,396), fifth in games started (96) and fourth in double-doubles (21). In last week's game against Texas A&M, he broke former teammate Adrian Peterson's school record for consecutive games started with his 90th straight starting nod.
OSU is 10-1 this season and 23-2 in Mason's career when the Waxahachie,
Texas, native leads the Cowboys in scoring. Using at least this reckoning,
Mason is one of the most important Cowboys in recent memory. Here is a
comparison of the last five players to lead OSU in season scoring. The chart
lists the player (his years of competition at OSU), the Cowboys' overall
record during his career, the team's record in games when he led it in
scoring, the team's record in games when he didn't lead it in scoring, and
the difference between the last two numbers.
W-L (Pct.) W-L (Pct.) W-L (Pct.)
Player (Years) Overall Leading Not Leading Diff.
Desmond Mason (1996-2000) 80-35 (69.6) 23-2 (92.0) 58-33 (63.7) +28.3
Jerome Lambert (1995-96) 17-10 (63.0) 9-2 (81.8) 8-8 (50.0) +31.8
Bryant Reeves (1991-95) 99-37 (72.8) 42-10 (80.8) 57-27 (67.9) +12.9
Byron Houston (1988-92) 86-43 (66.7) 50-19 (72.5) 36-24 (60.0) +12.5
Adrian Peterson (1995-99) 79-43 (64.8) 24-24 (50.0) 55-21 (72.4) -22.4
Adkins' scoring prowess returns
Senior guard Joe Adkins has once again become one of OSU's top scoring
threats. The Oklahoma City native hit four of seven three-point attempts and
scored 18 points against Kansas, and he recorded 10 points, eight rebounds
and seven assists against Texas A&M. His performance against the Jayhawks
made him OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer. On the OSU career records lists,
Adkins ranks 22nd in scoring (1,013), seventh in assists (387), seventh in
steals (141) and fourth in three-pointers made (158).
Alexander continues to get hot in spurts
Senior guard Glendon Alexander, who earned his first starting nod of the
season last week 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 sixth in school history in career three-point percentage (40.5)
and, despite playing just two years, 10th in three-pointers made (96). 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. Alexander scored 25 points at home
against Texas A&M, going eight-for-nine from the field and six-for-seven
from three-point range.
Cowboys get revenge on Aggies, roll to victory
Oklahoma State, whose only Big 12 loss is to Texas A&M, made sure the Aggies
would not sweep the season series early in last weekend's game. The Cowboys
jumped out to a 24-6 lead seven minutes into the contest and coasted the
rest of the way, earning an 87-55 victory. The Cowboys recorded their
highest point total against a Division I opponent since an 89-75 triumph
over UNLV on Dec. 18, and OSU hit a season-high 12 three-pointers, 10 of
those coming from Glendon Alexander and Desmond Mason.
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. The only Cowboy besides Mason to start every game, he scored 14
points and pulled down nine rebounds in the victory over Kansas State, and
he had 10 points and nine rebounds against Texas A&M last Saturday. The
team's starting big forward is fourth on the team in minutes but second in
scoring (12.5) and first in rebounding (7.7). Montonati scored a career-high
28 points to go along with 12 rebounds in the Jan. 5 victory over Langston,
and he is sixth in the Big 12 with six double-doubles this season.
Jonzen earns starting nod, responds well
Swedish native Fredrik Jonzen has started the past eight games after
replacing an ailing Alex Webber, and he showed why in the first half at
Texas Tech. Jonzen scored 10 points and pulled down five rebounds in the
first period. While he recorded just two points and one rebound in the
second half, the two points were vital: He hit both free-throw opportunities
when fouled with 18 seconds left and OSU leading by just two points. He
recorded the best statistical game of his career at Texas A&M on Jan. 22,
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 8.9 points, 5.9
rebounds, 59.3 percent from the field and 72.0 percent from the line.
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 9.4 assists this
season, and with 849 assists in his career including one season at Notre
Dame, Gottlieb ranks 15th in Division I history (next on the list is Anthony
Manuel, who recorded 855 assists while playing for Bradley in the late
1980s). His current career average of 7.65 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's OSU career total of 695 assists is a Big 12
record, and he owns three of the top four single-season assist totals in the
league's history, his 195 assists this season already rank fourth on the
conference chart and fifth in OSU history. Gottlieb scored 12 points and had
eight assists against Kansas on Monday.
Other Cowboys can dish it, too
In addition to Gottlieb's prowess as a passer, as well as Adkins' -- this
season marks the only time in school history that two active players have
300 or more 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 69.8 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 .second
in the nation with 20.0 assists per game.
Up next
The Cowboys travel to nationally ranked Texas on Feb. 16. After returning
home to face Nebraska on Feb. 19, OSU visits Missouri on Feb. 21 and Iowa
State on Feb. 26.
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.
Saturday's game will also be telecast on the ESPN Regional network, with Bill Doleman and Chris Piper handling play-by-play duties. The game can be seen in Oklahoma on KFOR (channel 4) in Oklahoma City and KJRH (channel 2) in Tulsa.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater
with a 221-90 record at the school as well as a 651-254 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) 221-90 .711 89-52 12-7 Totals 30th year (905 games) 651-254 .719 276-111 29-20
Sutton at Oklahoma State
Year Record 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 1999-2000 19-2 8-1 Started 10-0
Player Thumbnails
#35 - Joe Adkins - 6-1 - 190 - Sr. - G
The 22nd OSU player to score 1,000 points in his career ... 18 points, four
three-pointers against Kansas ... 10 points, eight rebounds, seven assists
vs. Texas A&M ... nine points, nine assists at Kansas State ... six points,
seven assists, eight rebounds, five steals vs. Texas ... team-high 18 points
vs. Appalachian State ... 15 points at Texas Tech ... 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 at home 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 ... again
tallied 25 against Texas A&M ... 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 ... has hit
three-pointers in 13 straight 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 ... OSU's top free-throw shooter at 82.9 percent.
Antoine Broxsie - 6-10 - 240 - Jr. - F
Injured a knee in practice in early November and had reconstructive surgery
in January ... 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 15th 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
(695) ... 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 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, nine rebounds at
UNLV, including 10 points, six rebounds in second half ... 14 points against
North Texas, six-for-six from the field ... 22 points, 13 rebounds in two
games 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 ...
recorded double-doubles in three of the past four games ... preseason
fourth-team All-American according to Blue Ribbon ... 31 points, one off his
career high, at Washington and against Kansas ... hit all five of his
three-point attempts against the Jayhawks ... 30 points against Texas,
including 17 of OSU's first 21 points and its first eight points of the
second half ... 23 points, 10 rebounds at Kansas State ... 27 points against
Appalachian State ... 28 points, career-high-tying four three-pointers
against UALR ... 22 points, career-high 15 rebounds against Langston ... 23
points against Texas A&M ... has started 91 consecutive games, a new school
record.
#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 ... 10th in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage
(.764) ... 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
Has played in nine games this season ... walked on to the program last year
... 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, but acupuncture
seems to be helping ... 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
Jan. 15 ... career highs of 11 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks, three dunks
and 20 minutes against Alcorn State ... 11 points against Baylor ... 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 ... four blocks against Texas A&M ... 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 Jan. 31 13 14 16 26 Feb. 7 14 13 16 27
Here's a look at how the rest of the Big 12 stacks up in the current rankings:
Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 134 91 Colorado --- --- 55 46 Iowa State 17 21 22 16 Kansas 20 18 14 13 Kansas State (31) --- 143 101 Missouri (28) (35) 34 28 Nebraska --- --- 144 111 Oklahoma 16 17 15 11 Texas 18 16 13 9 Texas A&M --- --- 196 172 Texas Tech --- --- 127 132 Big 12 5 3
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:
Clutch Overall
Player FT-A Pct. Pct.
Adkins 4-5 .800 .833
Alexander 8-10 .800 .829
Cazzelle 0-0 --- 1.000
Gottlieb 1-3 .333 .450
Jonzen 5-8 .625 .720
Keep 0-0 --- .455
Mason 0-0 --- .750
Montonati 5-6 .833 .764
Webber 0-0 --- .826
Williams 0-0 --- .400
Team 23-32 .719 .700
Big 12 Standings
Big 12 All Games
thru Feb. 9 W L Pct. W L Pct.
OSU 8 1 .889 19 2 .905
Iowa State 8 1 .889 20 3 .870
Oklahoma 7 2 .778 19 3 .864
Texas 7 2 .778 16 6 .727
Missouri 7 2 .778 14 7 .667
Kansas 6 3 .667 17 6 .739
Colorado 4 6 .400 13 9 .591
Nebraska 3 6 .333 10 12 .455
Baylor 2 7 .222 11 9 .550
Texas A&M 2 7 .222 6 14 .300
Kansas State 1 9 .100 8 13 .381
Texas Tech 0 9 .000 9 11 .450
Around the Big 12
Monday, February 7*at OSU 86, Kansas 53
Tuesday, February 8
*at Oklahoma 85, Kansas State 54
*at Colorado 70, Nebraska 58
Wednesday, February 9
*Iowa State 62, at Missouri 52
*at Texas 72, Texas Tech 62
Saturday, February 12
*Texas at Missouri, 12:45 p.m.
*Baylor at Texas Tech, 7:30 p.m.
*Colorado at Texas A&M, 2 p.m.
*Kansas at Kansas State, 3 p.m.
*OSU at Oklahoma, 3 p.m.
*Nebraska at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
Monday, February 14
*Oklahoma at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 15
*Missouri at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, February 16
*Texas A&M at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Texas-Pan American at Colorado, 8 p.m.
*Iowa State at Kansas, 8 p.m.
*OSU at Texas, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 19
*Missouri at Kansas State, 12:45 p.m.
*Texas at Baylor, 12:45 p.m.
*Iowa State at Colorado, 3 p.m.
*Texas Tech at Texas A&M, 3 p.m.
*Nebraska at OSU, 6 p.m.
Sunday, February 20
*Oklahoma at Kansas, 12:30 p.m.
Monday, February 21
*OSU at Missouri, 8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 22
*Texas at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
The OSU Record Books
Career Scoring1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 2,379 6. Randy Rutherford, 1993-4-5 1,541 7. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 1,519 8. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 1,496 20. Royce Jeffries, 1987-8-9-90 1,032 21. K.C. Kincaide, 1973-4-5 1,021 22. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 1,013Career 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 721
Career Assists1. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 695 5. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 412 6. Andre Owens, 1995-6 397 7. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 387Career Steals
1. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 169 5. Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7 151 6. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 145 7. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 143 8. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 141Career 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 79
Games Started
1. Bryant Reeves, 1992-3-4-5 133
3. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 120
4. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1-2 108
5. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 96
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 21
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 40.5
Three-Pointers Made1. 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 158 5. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 111 8. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1-2 102 9. Chad Alexander, 1995-6-7-8 97 10. Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000 96
Big 12 Stats Leaders
Here's a look at where the Cowboys rank among the Big 12's statistical
leaders (through games of Feb. 9):
Scoring
3. Desmond Mason 19.3 21. Brian Montonati 12.5 25. Glendon Alexander 12.1Rebounds
8. Brian Montonati 7.7 12. Desmond Mason 7.2Field-Goal Percentage
5. Fredrik Jonzen 59.3
12. Brian Montonati 54.5
Assists1. Doug Gottlieb 9.29 5. Joe Adkins 4.52Free-Throw Percentage
11. Brian Montonati 76.4 12. Desmond Mason 75.0Steals
7. Doug Gottlieb 1.90
Three-Point FG Percentage3. Desmond Mason 46.9 9. Glendon Alexander 42.2Three-Pointers Made
12. Glendon Alexander 2.19 13. Desmond Mason 2.14Blocked Shots
10. Desmond Mason 0.95
Assist-Turnover Ratio2. Doug Gottlieb 2.87 10. Joe Adkins 1.73Offensive Rebounds
14. Brian Montonati 2.57
Defensive Rebounds5. Brian Montonati 5.10 6. Desmond Mason 5.05
National Stats Leaders
Here's how the Cowboys stack up in the national statistical leaders
according to STATS, Inc. (through games of Feb. 9):
Individual Statistics
Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 9.3
Team Statistics
26. Scoring Offense 79.2 14. Scoring Defense 59.9 2. Assists 20.0 15. Field-Goal Percentage 49.0 7. Field-Goal Percentage Defense 37.3 18. Three-Point FG Pct. Defense 29.3 4. Scoring Margin* 19.3 5. Won-Lost Percentage* 90.5 13. Home-Court Winning Streaks 14* - From NCAA statistics through Feb. 7.
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 Feb.
14:
- Renovation work in Gallagher-Iba
- Renovation of coaches' building
- Work on metal stairs (stair 2, stair 3, stair 9 and stair 10)
- High roof decking (west to east)
- Masonry work at stair 9 & stair 10 and start washdown of west elevation
- MEP rough-in work on west concourse & mezzanine areas
- EIFS system west elevation
- Window installation west-side concourse
- MEP rough-in east side ground & concourse levels
- Stair 1 concrete wall construction lifts Nos. 5 and 6
- Stair 4 concrete walls lift 1
- Concrete work Heritage Hall area and east side
- Masonry & steel stud partition work west side all levels
- North-side steel & precast work (will affect northwest & southwest suite areas)
- MEP work in stairs 2 & 3
- Onsite fabrication of window wall system
- Masonry work at stairs 2 & 3
- Steel and precast work south side (will affect the southeast suite area)
- Interior renovation of players' locker/training building
