Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Look To Extend Six-Game Winning Streak
February 15, 2000 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 15, 2000
STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State looks to extend its overall six-game winning streak by ending a five-game losing streak in Austin when the Cowboys visit Texas on Wednesday. OSU enters the game tied with Iowa State for first place in the Big 12 Conference, the Longhorns are just one game behind in third place.
OSU-Texas: The Series
OSU has not won in Austin since Dec. 12, 1974, and Texas has won 10 of the
past 13 meetings between the schools, although OSU has won the last two
contests. The Cowboys, who still lead the overall series 27-25, won 73-65 in
Stillwater on Jan. 19 and 59-57 in last year's Big 12 Tournament semifinal.
The Longhorns own a 14-9 advantage in games played in Austin and have won
the last five meetings there. Eddie Sutton is 24-12 in his career against
UT.
A quick look at Wednesday's game
OSU enters Wednesday's contest tied for first in the Big 12 with a 9-1
record, the team's best conference mark through 10 games since it finished
9-1 in the Missouri Valley Conference in 1953-54. The Cowboys' next
conference victory will give the team double-digit league wins for the third
consecutive year, the school has not had a similar streak since the 1936-37
through 1939-40 teams each won 10 MVC games during a string that saw OSU win
five straight Valley titles ... Oklahoma State has won 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 ... The four Division I teams in the
state of Oklahoma are a combined 73-21, the best mark of any state in the
country, and Tulsa and Oklahoma join OSU in the AP Top 25 ... Wednesday's
game is OSU's third consecutive against ranked competition, the Cowboys have
never won back-to-back-to-back regular-season games against Top 25 teams.
OSU did beat No. 20 Alabama, No. 3 Wake Forest and No. 7 Massachusetts in
order in the 1995 NCAA Tournament ... OSU is 7-1 on the road this season, no
other Big 12 team has won more than four road contests this year. The seven
away victories are OSU's most since the 1993-94 team went 7-3, the last time
a Cowboy team won eight road games was 1957-58, when Eddie Sutton was a
senior and helped lead OSU to an 8-5 road mark.
No. 8/9 Oklahoma State Cowboys (20-2, 9-1 Big 12)
at
No. 17/14 Texas Longhorns (17-6, 8-2 Big 12)
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2000 - 8:05 p.m. - OSU Radio Network * ESPN Plus
Austin, Texas - Erwin Center (16,175)
Probable Oklahoma State Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 30 Brian Montonati 6-10 220 Sr. 12.2 7.4 Has started every game this year F 34 Desmond Mason 6-5 215 Sr. 19.0 7.0 Season-high 31 points against Kansas on Big Monday C 12 Fredrik Jonzen 6-10 230 So. 9.1 6.2 14 points, career-best 13 rebounds, 10-13 from line vs. Oklahoma G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6-1 180 Sr. 6.2 *9.0 16th in NCAA Division I history in career assists (851) G 35 Joe Adkins 6-1 190 Sr. 10.1 *4.4 21 points at Oklahoma, averaging 16.0 points in last four games* - Assists per game. Probable starters based on most recent game.
Probable Texas Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 20 Chris Owens 6-8 237 So. 9.0 5.1 C 4 Chris Mihm 7-0 262 Jr. 18.2 10.4 G 5 Ivan Wagner 6-1 195 Sr. 8.7 *4.6 G 22 Lawrence Williams 6-1 190 Jr. 6.4 1.9 G 25 Darren Kelly 6-3 185 Jr. 8.8 2.7
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 652-254 (72.0 percent)
overall and is 222-90 (71.2 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* W 74-71 Wednesday, Feb. 16 at No. 17 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 eighth by Associated Press and ninth by USA Today/ESPN, the
Cowboys have not been higher in the AP poll since the 1991-92 team climbed
to No. 2 after winning its first 20 games. The rank is OSU's first Top 10
appearance since the 1993-94 team also reached the No. 8 level in early
December. OSU has been ranked in 15 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 Wednesday's opponents with Big 12 rank in
parentheses.
All Games Big 12 Games
OSU UT OSU UT
Overall Record 20-2 (1) 17-6 (5) 9-1 (1) 8-2 (3)
Scoring Offense 79.0 (3) 74.6 (5) 69.1 (8) 72.3 (6)
Scoring Defense 60.4 (1) 64.7 (2) 56.2 (1) 61.8 (2)
Scoring Margin +18.5 (1) +9.9 (5) +12.9 (1) +10.5 (3)
Field-Goal Pct. 48.8 (2) 46.4 (5) 45.5 (4) 45.2 (5)
Field-Goal Pct. Defense 37.6 (1) 39.5 (2) 36.5 (1) 39.2 (3)
Free-Throw Pct. 70.1 (3) 63.0 (11) 70.4 (2) 62.6 (12)
Rebound Margin +4.3 (3) +3.3 (7) +2.3 (5) +1.2 (6)
Three-Point FG Pct. 38.0 (2) 36.8 (5) 39.8 (3) 36.7 (5)
Three-Pointers Per Game 6.5 (5) 5.5 (8) 6.6 (5) 5.5 (7)
Turnover Margin +3.7 (1) +1.0 (7) +0.9 (8) +2.6 (2)
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 (37.6) and three-point
field-goal percentage defense (29.6). 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 37.6 17.9
OSU rediscovers an important weapon: the three
After OSU's shocking loss at Texas A&M on Jan. 22 -- still the Cowboys' only
league defeat this season -- the Cowboys ranked an uncharacteristic last in
the Big 12 in three-pointers per game (3.5) and 10th in three-point
percentage (25.9) in conference games. Since then, however, the Cowboys have
re-established themselves as a strong perimeter shooting team. In the past
four games, OSU has hit 37 of 71 (.521) three-point attempts. The Cowboys
have climbed to second in the Big 12 in all-games three-point percentage
(38.0) and are fifth in three-pointers per game (6.5). Three OSU players --
Joe Adkins, Desmond Mason and Glendon Alexander -- rank among the school's
all-time top 10 in three-pointers made, and Mason leads the Big 12 in
three-point shooting (50.0 percent) in conference games.
Cowboys hang on for huge Bedlam victory
OSU raced to a 41-21 lead in the first 17 minutes and then held off a
furious rally to defeat Oklahoma 74-71 Saturday in perhaps the biggest
regular-season Bedlam matchup in history. The teams' combined record of 38-5
entering the game was their best ever coming into an OSU-OU tilt, and the
game's second half lived up to the hype as the Sooners launched a barrage of
three-pointers and inside baskets to trim OSU's lead to three points with
1:06 remaining. But Joe Adkins hit a clutch jumper with 32 seconds left and
OSU hit three of four free-throw tries in the final 11 seconds to hold on
for the victory, OSU's 10th in the last 15 Bedlam games. The triumph over
the 16th-ranked Sooners was also OSU's first on the road over a ranked team
since Feb. 15, 1995, when OSU won at 21st-ranked Iowa State.
Adkins' scoring prowess returns
Senior guard Joe Adkins has once again become one of OSU's top scoring
threats. In OSU's first six conference games, the Oklahoma City native
averaged just 6.7 points while hitting 28.9 percent of his shots and 28.6
percent of his three-point tries. But in the past four games, he's averaged
16.0 points hit 22 of 49 (.449) of his field-goal tries and 13 of 29 (.448)
long-range attempts, topped by his vital 21-point effort against Oklahoma.
With OSU's top two scorers and rebounders on the bench with foul trouble,
Adkins took control, setting a season scoring high and hitting four
three-pointers. His jumper in the lane with 32 seconds left was the
thrilling game's most memorable moment. Adkins also hit four of seven
three-point attempts and scored 18 points against Kansas on Feb. 7. His
performance against the Jayhawks made him OSU's 22nd 1,000-point scorer. On
the OSU career records lists, Adkins now ranks 20th in scoring (1,034),
seventh in assists (389), seventh in steals (143) and fourth in
three-pointers made (162).
Jonzen turns in career performance against Sooners
Swedish native Fredrik Jonzen has started the past nine games after
replacing an ailing Alex Webber, and although he has played well since
joining the starting five, the best performance of his career came Saturday
at Norman. The Swedish import scored 14 points and pulled down a career-high
13 rebounds, most seeming to come at critical junctures in the game, to help
lead the Cowboys to their Bedlam victory. He hit a career-best 10 free
throws -- the most by an OSU player since Bryant Reeves hit 10 against
Nebraska on Feb. 18, 1995 -- on 13 attempts, including four in the game's
final three minutes. Jonzen 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 9.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 58.9
percent from the field and 72.6 percent from the line. He leads OSU in
rebounding in conference games with 7.0 per game.
Up next
The Cowboys' tough road trip continues next week: After returning home to
face Nebraska on Feb. 19, OSU visits Missouri on Feb. 21 and Iowa State on
Feb. 26.
Alexander continues to get hot in spurts
Senior guard Glendon Alexander 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, all 10 of his
points against Kansas State in a game-turning four-minute stretch, and his
10 first-half points at Oklahoma in a six-minute span. Alexander is sixth in
school history in career three-point percentage (41.1) and, despite playing
just two years, ninth in three-pointers made (99). 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 break out for rout over Kansas
OSU took control early and never let up last week, rolling to an 86-53 Big
Monday 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 25.0 points in his last four 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 1,509 points in his career, he now ranks eighth in OSU career scoring. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (723), seventh in steals (143), sixth in blocked shots (79), sixth in three-pointers made (114), seventh in minutes played (3,421), fifth in games started (97), 10th in games played (117) and fourth in double-doubles (21). His current 92-game streak for consecutive starts is a school record.
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) 82-35 (70.1) 23-2 (92.0) 59-33 (64.1) +27.9
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
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 at home against Texas A&M. The team's
starting big forward is fourth on the team in minutes but second in scoring
(12.2) and first in rebounding (7.4). 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.
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. This year, he is ahead of his school-record assist average from
last season. Gottlieb is currently averaging 9.0 assists this season, and
with 851 assists in his career including one season at Notre Dame, Gottlieb
ranks 16th 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 7.60 per game ranks 14th 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 697 assists is a Big 12 record, and
he owns three of the top four single-season assist totals in the league's
history, his 197 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 68.8 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 fifth in
the nation with 19.5 assists per game.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater
with a 222-90 record at the school as well as a 652-254 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 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 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) 222-90 .712 90-52 12-7 Totals 30th year (906 games) 652-254 .720 277-111 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 20-2 9-1 Third straight 20-win season
Quotes on the Cowboys
"He is a great player. He is definitely, I think, one of the top 10 players
in the country." -- Kansas forward Nick Bradford on Desmond Mason, who
scored 31 against the Jayhawks.
"They were as a good a team as I've ever seen or played against. They're a hell of a team, and they showed it tonight." -- Kansas forward Nick Collison after OSU's victory.
"Tonight, they were the NBA and we were high school." -- Kansas coach Roy Williams.
"I told Roy, as a team we played a little over our heads tonight. But if you can play like that, you can play with most teams in the country. I thought our defense was outstanding. It was just a good team victory for us. Mason had a tremendous game, I think he showed us why he's one of the best players in college basketball." -- Eddie Sutton following the KU victory.
"Joe Adkins had one of the outstanding games he's had. A lot of times, if Desmond doesn't have a terrific scoring game, we struggle. ... For the first 17 minutes, we can't play any better than we did today." -- Sutton after OSU's victory at Oklahoma.
"He's played with some great players before. He's just realizing that he's a great player himself and the more confidence he gets, the better he gets and the more it helps our team." -- OSU senior Brian Montonati on teammate Fredrik Jonzen after the Swede had 14 points and 13 rebounds against Oklahoma.
"While the polls don't mean much to coaches or the selection committee, the Cowboys can rest on the fact that they are now one of the challengers for the Final Four. Oklahoma State proved Saturday that its defense is as unforgiving on the road as it is in Gallagher-Iba Arena. ... They're playing unselfish with as much chemistry as any top-five team." -- ESPN.com writer Andy Katz in a Feb. 13 column.
"Check out the Cowboys. They're 19-2 after a 33-point rout of Kansas this week, dealing one of the nation's bellwether programs its worst defeat in a quarter-century. They're playing the best defense in the Big 12 Conference, feature one of its best players in forward Desmond Mason, and are closing in on the Top 10 in both major polls." -- USA Today's Steve Weiberg in a Feb. 11 column on basketball at Oklahoma's four Division I schools.
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 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. Dirato also hosts the weekly Eddie Sutton TV
Show, which this week begins a two-part feature on Wooden Award candidate
Desmond Mason.
Wednesday's game will also be telecast on the ESPN Regional network, with Dave Armstrong and Jon Sundvold handling commentary duties. The game can be seen in Oklahoma on KOCB (channel 34) in Oklahoma City and KJRH (channel 2) in Tulsa.
Player Thumbnails
#35 - Joe Adkins - 6-1 - 190 - Sr. - G
The 22nd OSU player to score 1,000 points in his career ... 21 points at
Oklahoma, including a vital basket with 32 seconds left ... 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, has already done so this year against Texas Tech and Oklahoma.
#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 ... 10-for-13 from three-point range in the
past four games ... 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 ... 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
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 16th 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
(697) ... 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
... 14 points, 13 rebounds, 10-for-13 from foul line at Oklahoma ... 10
charities are the most by an OSU player in five years ... 13 points, 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
Averaging just 5.5 minutes per game but is making the most of them ...
6-for-6 from the field in conference games ... 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 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 92 consecutive
games, a new school record ... Wooden Award candidate.
#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 ... eighth in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage
(.770) ... 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 ... the Big 12's
leading freshman shot blocker (1.4 per game) ... 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 Feb. 14 8 9 8 12
Here's a look at how the rest of the Big 12 stacks up in the current rankings:
Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 136 107 Colorado --- --- 70 69 Iowa State 14 17 19 15 Kansas 24 21 16 13 Kansas State --- --- 151 106 Missouri --- --- 42 36 Nebraska --- --- 149 117 Oklahoma 20 19 18 11 Texas 17 14 14 7 Texas A&M --- --- 182 162 Texas Tech --- --- 115 121 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 5-7 .714 .820
Alexander 8-10 .800 .800
Cazzelle 0-0 --- 1.000
Gottlieb 1-3 .333 .452
Jonzen 9-14 .643 .726
Keep 0-0 --- .455
Mason 0-1 .000 .748
Montonati 7-8 .875 .770
Webber 0-0 --- .840
Williams 0-0 --- .400
Team 30-43 .698 .701
Big 12 Standings
Big 12 All Games
thru Feb. 14 W L Pct. W L Pct.
OSU 9 1 .900 20 2 .909
Iowa State 9 1 .900 21 3 .875
Texas 8 2 .800 17 6 .739
Oklahoma 8 3 .727 20 4 .833
Kansas 7 3 .700 18 6 .750
Missouri 7 3 .700 14 8 .636
Colorado 4 7 .364 13 10 .565
Texas A&M 3 7 .300 7 14 .333
Nebraska 3 8 .273 10 14 .417
Baylor 2 8 .200 11 10 .524
Texas Tech 1 9 .100 10 11 .476
Kansas State 1 10 .091 8 14 .364
Around the Big 12
Saturday, February 12
*Texas 66, at Missouri 63
*at Texas Tech 79, Baylor 68
*at Texas A&M 74, Colorado 69
*Kansas 94, at Kansas State 65
*OSU 74, at Oklahoma 71
*at Iowa State 87, Nebraska 65
Monday, February 14
*Oklahoma 62, at Nebraska 54
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.
Wednesday, February 23
*Texas A&M at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
*Kansas at Nebraska, 8 p.m.
*Texas Tech at Oklahoma, 8 p.m.
*Baylor at Colorado, 8 p.m.
The OSU Record Books
Career Scoring
1. 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 1,509 18. Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7 1,129 19. Richard Dumas, 1988-9-90 1,112 20. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 1,034Career 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 723
Career Assists1. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 697 5. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 412 6. Andre Owens, 1995-6 397 7. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 389Career 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 143Career 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 97
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 41.1
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 162 5. Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2 118 6. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 114 7. Sean Sutton, 1991-2 108 8. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1-2 102 9. Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000 99
Big 12 Single-Season Records
(All Games)
Field-Goal Pct. (min. 5 FG/gm.)
1. Chianti Roberts, OSU, 1997 62.5
9. Raef LaFrentz, KU, 1998 54.8
10. Manny Dies, KSU, 1998 54.7
11. Desmond Mason, OSU, 2000 53.9
Free-Throw Pct. (min. 2.5 FT/gm.)
1. Rayford Young, TTU, 1999 87.7
18. Brett Robisch, OSU, 1998 78.2
19. Corey Brewer, OU, 1997 78.0
20. Brian Montonati, OSU, 2000 77.0
Assists1. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 1999 299 2. Ryan Robertson, KU, 1998 248 3. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 1998 201 4. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 197Three-Point Pct. (min. 1.5 3G/gm.)
1. Brian Grawer, MU, 1999 49.6
2. Kantrail Horton, ISU, 2000 48.1
3. Desmond Mason, OSU, 2000 47.5
Big 12 Single-Season Records
(Conference Games Only)
Assists1. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 1999 139 13. four at 70 17. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 68Three-Point Pct. (min. 1.5 3G/gm.)
1. Brian Grawer, MU, 1999 50.6
2. Desmond Mason, OSU, 2000 50.0
NCAA Career Records
These tables list the player along with the team with which he finished his
career and his last collegiate season.
Total Assists
1. Bobby Hurley, Duke, 1993 1,076
14. Grayson Marshall, Clemson, 1988 857
15. Anthony Manuel, Bradley, 1989 855
16. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 851
Assist Average
1. Avery Johnson, Southern, 1988 12.00
12. Bobby Hurley, Duke, 1993 7.69
13. Chuck Evans, Miss. State, 1993 7.62
14. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 7.60
Big 12 Stats Leaders
Here's a look at where the Cowboys rank among the Big 12's statistical
leaders (through games of Feb. 12):
Scoring
3. Desmond Mason 19.0 21. Brian Montonati 12.2 22. Glendon Alexander 12.1Rebounds
10. Brian Montonati 7.4 12. Desmond Mason 7.0Field-Goal Percentage
5. Fredrik Jonzen 58.9 9. Brian Montonati 54.9 11. Desmond Mason 53.9Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 8.95 6. Joe Adkins 4.41Free-Throw Percentage
8. Brian Montonati 77.0 12. Desmond Mason 74.8Steals
6. Doug Gottlieb 1.91 15. Joe Adkins 1.55Three-Point FG Percentage
3. Desmond Mason 47.5 8. Glendon Alexander 43.4Three-Pointers Made
12. Glendon Alexander 2.23 13. Desmond Mason 2.18Blocked Shots
10. Desmond Mason 0.91
Assist-Turnover Ratio2. Doug Gottlieb 2.77 11. Joe Adkins 1.67Offensive Rebounds
15. Brian Montonati 2.45
Defensive Rebounds6. Brian Montonati 4.95 7. Desmond Mason 4.91
National Stats Leaders
Here's how the Cowboys stack up in the national statistical leaders
according to STATS, Inc. (through games of Feb. 13):
Individual Statistics
Assists
1. Doug Gottlieb 9.0
Team Statistics
27. Scoring Offense 79.0 16. Scoring Defense 60.4 5. Assists 19.5 15. Field-Goal Percentage 48.8 9. Field-Goal Percentage Defense 37.6 19. Three-Point FG Pct. Defense 29.6 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
