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Cowboys Look To Remain Unbeaten At Home
February 29, 2000 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 29, 2000
Wednesday's Game
Oklahoma State looks to inch closer to the best home record in school
history when the Cowboys host Colorado tonight. OSU is 13-0 at home this
season and can finish with a school-record 15-0 mark if it wins its final
two games. A victory would likely move the Cowboys back into a tie with
Texas for second place in Big 12 play, one game behind frontrunning Iowa
State.
OSU-Colorado: The Series
OSU leads the series 52-43 and has a 32-10 advantage in Stillwater games.
The Cowboys have won the last 17 home games against the Buffaloes, dating to
Jan. 12, 1980, and although Colorado has won two of the last three meetings,
the Cowboys have won 10 of the last 12. The Buffaloes erased an 18-point
deficit last season to defeat the Cowboys in Boulder, and two years ago in
Stillwater, CU made up a 16-point OSU lead but lost in OT.
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 654-256 (71.9 percent)
overall and is 224-92 (70.9 percent) at OSU. Sutton is the only coach to
take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
Colorado Buffaloes (16-11, 6-8 Big 12)
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No. 13/11 Oklahoma State Cowboys (22-4, 11-3 Big 12)
Wednesday, March 1, 2000 - 7:05 p.m. - OSU Radio Network
Stillwater, Okla. - Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
Probable Oklahoma State Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 30 Brian Montonati 6-10 220 Sr. 12.6 7.6 Eight double-doubles this season, tied for fourth in the Big 12 F 34 Desmond Mason 6-5 215 Sr. 18.2 6.9 25 points, nine rebounds at Missouri C 12 Fredrik Jonzen 6-10 230 So. 8.6 6.4 42.9 pct. from the line last year, now ranks 14th in Big 12 (72.3) G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6-1 180 Sr. 5.9 -8.7 13th in NCAA Division I history in career assists (881) G 35 Joe Adkins 6-1 190 Sr. 10.7 -4.4 Scored 19 of his 21 points at Missouri in the second half - - Assists per game. Probable OSU starters based on most recent game.Probable Colorado Starters
Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG F 5 Jamahl Mosley 6-8 225 Jr. 13.7 7.7 C 50 Richard Fox 6-11 250 Fr. 7.6 7.0 G 3 Jose Winston 6-0 180 So. 3.3 -3.9 G 4 Jaquay Walls 6-3 180 Sr. 17.4 -4.7 G 24 Nick Mohr 6-4 180 So. 9.3 2.6
Quick notes
Although the Cowboys need help to win a league title, OSU remains in control of its own destiny with regards to a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament. If OSU wins its remaining two games, the Cowboys will finish as the second seed, a victory in Wednesday's game would clinch a first-round bye for OSU.
OSU is 11-3 in conference play and can tie the school record for conference victories if it wins its final two games. The Cowboys' next conference victory will give them 12 league W's for the first time since the 1964-65 season, wins in OSU's next two games will tie the victory mark set by the 1937-38 team, which went 13-1 in Missouri Valley Conference action.
OSU is two games away from completing its first perfect home season since 1994-95 and the 10th in Gallagher-Iba Arena history. Victories in their last two regular-season games would give the Cowboys a 15-0 mark, which would stand as a school record. OSU teams finished 14-0 at home in 1990-91 and 1943-44, and the 1988-89 and 1991-92 teams went 15-1 in Gallagher-Iba, but no OSU or Oklahoma A&M team has ever gone 15-0 in home games.
The Cowboys have earned 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 82-28, the best mark of any state in the country, and Tulsa and Oklahoma join OSU in the AP Top 25.
OSU finished with an 8-3 road record this season, no other Big 12 team has won more than five road contests this year. The eight away victories are OSU's most since 1957-58, when Eddie Sutton was a senior and helped lead OSU to an 8-5 road mark.
OSU is 22-4, its best record through 26 games since the 1953-54 squad had an identical mark in OSU's last Missouri Valley Conference championship season.
Inside the numbers
Here's a statistical look at Wednesday's opponents with Big 12 rank in
parentheses.
All Games Big 12 Games
OSU CU OSU CU
Overall Record 22-4 (2) 16-11 (7) 11-3 (2) 6-8 (7)
Scoring Offense 78.2 (3) 76.0 (4) 70.5 (7) 77.1 (3)
Scoring Defense 61.4 (1) 61.9 (2) 59.2 (1) 78.5 (11)
Scoring Margin +16.8 (1) +5.3 (6) +11.3 (2) -1.4 (7)
Field-Goal Pct. 49.1 (1) 43.6 (7) 47.1 (1) 43.1 (8)
Field-Goal Pct. Defense 38.3 (1) 41.9 (7) 38.1 (1) 45.6 (9)
Free-Throw Pct. 70.6 (2) 67.5 (6) 71.4 (3) 69.1 (5)
Rebound Margin +4.0 (5) +4.1 (3) +2.3 (5) -1.4 (8)
Three-Point FG Pct. 38.0 (2) 33.9 (9) 39.4 (1) 35.0 (6)
Three-Pointers Per Game 6.4 (6) 4.7 (11) 6.5 (5) 5.6 (8)
Turnover Margin +3.0 (3) +2.3 (5) +0.4 (8) +1.9 (4)
In the polls
Ranked 13th by Associated Press and 11th by USA Today/ESPN, the Cowboys reached a season high of eighth in the AP list two weeks ago. OSU has not been higher in the AP poll since the 1991-92 team climbed to No. 2 after winning its first 20 games. The Cowboys reached the top 10 for the first time since the 1993-94 team also reached the No. 8 level in early December. OSU has been ranked in 17 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. OSU is two weeks away from its first wire-to-wire stay in the AP poll since that 1991-92 season and the sixth season-long rank in school history.
OSU rediscovers an important weapon: the three
After OSU's shocking loss at Texas A&M on Jan. 22, 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 eight games, OSU has hit 62 of 136 (.446)
three-point attempts. The Cowboys have climbed to first in the Big 12 in
conference-games three-point percentage (39.4) 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.
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 14 opponents under 40 percent
field-goal shooting and have forced more 20 or more turnovers in eight
games. OSU leads the Big 12 in field-goal percentage defense (38.3) and
three-point field-goal percentage defense (30.7). 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 38.3 17.4OSU unable to climb out of hole in Ames
OSU ran into a boisterous Senior Day atmosphere -- not to mention the hottest team in the Big 12 -- Saturday and fell 72-61 at Iowa State in a driver's-seat battle in the Big 12 championship race. The Cyclones became the first OSU opponent to top 50-percent shooting from the field and snapped the Cowboys' four-game winning streak in the series.
Mason continues push for postseason honors
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 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 1,564 points in his career, he now ranks fifth in OSU career scoring. He also ranks eighth in OSU history in rebounds (749), fifth in steals (151), sixth in blocked shots (85), sixth in three-pointers made (116), fifth in minutes played (3,563), fifth in games started (101), ninth in games played (121) and fourth in double-doubles (21). His current streak of 96 consecutive starts is a school record.
OSU is 24-3 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
Desmond Mason (1996-2000) 84-37 (69.4) 24-3 (88.9) 60-34 (63.8) +25.1
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
Cowboys hold on for wild, rare victory in Columbia
Oklahoma State dominated Missouri early in the second half Feb. 21 and rolled to a 20-point lead with eight minutes left. The lead was 69-52 with four minutes left when the Tigers mounted a furious comeback. Missouri hit five three-pointers over the next three minutes and went on a 20-7 run, cutting the margin to four points with 51 seconds left. But OSU finished the game with eight straight points and left the Hearnes Center happy for the just the third time in 29 trips to the building.
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 has
recorded eight double-doubles this season, good for fourth in the Big 12.
Montonati had 22 points (a career high against Division I competition) and
12 rebounds against Nebraska and hit the first two three-pointers of his
career. Against Missouri, he recorded 16 points and 11 rebounds despite foul
trouble.
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 all
of his 10 first-half points at Oklahoma in a six-minute span. Alexander is
fifth in school history in career three-point percentage (41.9) and, despite
playing just two years, seventh in three-pointers made (112). 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. He hit six threes against Nebraska and scored 18
points.
Adkins' scoring prowess returns
Senior guard Joe Adkins has once again become one of OSU's top scoring
threats. In OSU's seven games in January, the Oklahoma City native averaged
just 5.9 points while hitting 28.2 percent of his shots and 28.6 percent of
his three-point tries. But in the eight games since the start of February,
he's averaged 14.9 points, hit 40 of 87 (.460) of his field-goal tries and
20 of 45 (.444) long-range attempts, topped by his vital 21-point efforts
against Oklahoma and Missouri. Against the Tigers, Adkins hit all eight of
his free-throw attempts and scored the Cowboys' last six points of the game.
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 (1,089), sixth in assists (407), seventh in steals
(147) and fourth in three-pointers made (169).
Gottlieb nears all-time top 10 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 threatening his school-record assist average from
last season. Gottlieb is currently averaging 8.7 assists this season, and
with 881 assists in his career including one season at Notre Dame, Gottlieb
ranks 13th in Division I history (next on the list is Frank Smith, who
recorded 883 assists at Old Dominion in the late 1980s). His current career
average of 7.59 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 727 assists is a Big 12 record, and he owns
three of the top four single-season assist totals in the league's history,
his 227 assists this season already rank third on the conference chart and
in OSU history.
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 68.3 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 fourth
in the nation with 19.3 assists per game, a school-record pace.
Jonzen turns in career performance against Sooners
Swedish native Fredrik Jonzen has started the past 13 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 Feb. 12 in OSU's
victory at Oklahoma. 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, who had 10 rebounds at Texas for his
second straight double-digit-carom game, 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 8.6 points, 6.4
rebounds, 55.6 percent from the field and 72.3 percent from the line. He
leads OSU in rebounding in conference games with 7.1 per game.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 10th year at his alma mater
with a 224-92 record at the school as well as a 654-256 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 is 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) 224-92 .709 92-54 12-7 Totals 30th year (910 games) 654-256 .719 279-113 29-20Sutton at Oklahoma State
Year Record Conf./Finish NCAA Final AP Notes 1990-91 24-8 10-4/First 2-1 14th OSU's second Big 8 championship 1991-92 28-8 8-6/T-Second 2-1 11th Second straight Sweet 16 1992-93 20-9 8-6/T-Second 1-1 23rd Big Eight Coach of the Year 1993-94 24-10 10-4/Second 1-1 19th NCAA Second Round 1994-95 27-10 10-4/Second 4-1 14th Final Four/Nat'l Coach of the 1995-96 17-10 7-7/T-Fourth --- --- 1996-97 17-15 7-9/T-Sixth --- --- First career NIT appearance 1997-98 22-7 11-5/T-Second 1-1 --- Big 12 Coach of the Year 1998-99 23-11 10-6/T-Fifth 1-1 --- NCAA Second Round 1999-2000 22-4 11-3 20th career 20-win seasonQuotes on the Cowboys
"They're the best team we've played this year. People are talking about Final Four and all that, and they're really good because they defend you so well. They're terrific. Give them credit. There is not a lot of mystery to what happened tonight: They are a really good team." -- Missouri coach Quin Snyder after OSU's 12-point victory in Columbia.
"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 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 (heck) 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.
"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.
"This is [Eddie] Sutton's best team west of the Arkansas River. Better than the 1991 Big Eight champions. Better than the 1992 Cowboys who started 20-0. Better than the 1995 Final Four squad. The best of 10 renaissance seasons at Gallagher-Iba Arena." -- Daily Oklahoman sports editor Berry Tramel in a Feb. 20 column.
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.
Up next
OSU plays its final regular-season game 8 p.m. Saturday against its biggest
rival, Oklahoma. It's the first time since 1990 that a regular season has
ended in Bedlam, and it couldn't come at a more unique time: Saturday's game
marks the final contest in Gallagher-Iba Arena as it stands today. Next
year, the arena will have been expanded to over 13,000 seats and will have
added vastly remodeled and upgraded amenities.
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 ... also scored 21
at Missouri, including OSU's last six points ... 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 ...
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
The Big 12's leading three-point shooter (44.6 percent) ... career highs of
25 points, seven three-pointers against Langston ... again tallied 25
against Texas A&M ... 22-for-37 (.595) from three-point range in the past
seven games, including six-for-10 against Nebraska ... 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 (team statistics do not reflect two of his games) ... broke his
nose in practice in late December but returned to practice shortly
thereafter ... 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 ... 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
Ranked 13th in Division I career assists and currently second in the nation
with an 8.7 assists-per-game average ... 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 (727) ... 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 ... 10 rebounds at
Texas ... 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 5.8 minutes per game but is making the most of them ...
nine-for-10 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 and against
Nebraska... 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 ... a likely medical redshirt ... 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 ... 25 points, nine rebounds at Missouri ... 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 96 consecutive
games, a new school record ... Wooden Award candidate.
#30 - Brian Montonati - 6-10 - 220 - Sr. - F
Eight double-doubles this season, ranked fourth in the Big 12 ...
double-doubles in the two of the past three games: 22 points, 12 rebounds
against Nebraska, including the first two three-pointers of his career, 16
points, 11 rebounds at Missouri ... 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 ... 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 10 games this season ... walked on to the program last year
... named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll as a junior ... 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 ... 10 points against Nebraska in just 18 minutes ...
six points, five rebounds in 16 minutes at Missouri ... 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 (1.40 per game) and seventh overall ... 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 Feb. 21 10 9 9 18 Feb. 28 13 11 8 20Here's a look at how the rest of the Big 12 stacks up in the current rankings: Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 147 134 Colorado --- --- 62 64 Iowa State 10 14 18 12 Kansas 23 23 20 13 Kansas State --- --- 158 130 Missouri --- (37) 39 33 Nebraska --- --- 152 117 Oklahoma 21 20 19 17 Texas 16 15 13 8 Texas A&M --- --- 193 192 Texas Tech --- --- 120 144 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 a game when the margin was in single digits) and overall:
Clutch Overall
Player FT-A Pct. Pct.
Adkins 13-17 .765 .828
Alexander 12-14 .857 .816
Cazzelle 0-0 --- 1.000
Gottlieb 1-5 .200 .439
Jonzen 10-17 .588 .723
Keep 0-0 --- .455
Mason 3-5 .600 .756
Montonati 10-12 .833 .753
Webber 2-2 1.000 .821
Williams 0-0 --- .438
Team 51-72 .708 .706
Big 12 Standings
Big 12 All Games
thru Feb. 28 W L Pct. W L Pct.
Iowa State 12 2 .857 24 4 .857
Texas 12 3 .800 21 7 .750
OSU 11 3 .785 22 4 .846
Oklahoma 10 4 .714 22 5 .815
Kansas 10 5 .667 21 7 .750
Missouri 9 5 .643 16 10 .615
Colorado 6 8 .429 16 11 .593
Nebraska 4 10 .286 11 16 .407
Baylor 3 11 .214 12 13 .480
Texas Tech 3 11 .214 12 13 .480
Texas A&M 3 11 .214 7 18 .280
Kansas State 2 12 .143 9 16 .360
Around the Big 12
Saturday, February 26
at Nebraska 69, Colorado 64
at Texas 85, Texas A&M 58
at Texas Tech 75, Kansas State 64
at Iowa State 72, OSU 61
at Kansas 80, Baylor 70
at Oklahoma 83, Missouri 56
Monday, February 28
at Texas 68, Kansas 54
Wednesday, March 1
Iowa State at Texas Tech, 7 p.m.
Kansas State at Baylor, 7 p.m.
Nebraska at Missouri, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Colorado at OSU, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, March 4
Nebraska at Texas A&M, 12:45 p.m.
Texas Tech at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Iowa State at Baylor, 6 p.m.
Texas at Kansas State, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma at OSU, 8 p.m.
Sunday, March 5
Missouri at Kansas, 1 p.m.
2000 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship
First Round, Thursday, March 9
No. 8 seed vs. No. 9 seed, noon
No. 5 seed vs. No. 12 seed, 2:20 p.m.
No. 7 Colorado vs. No. 10 seed, 6 p.m.
No. 6 seed vs. No. 11 seed, 8:20 p.m.
Quarterfinals, Friday, March 10
No. 1 seed vs. No. 8 or 9 seed, noon
No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 or 12 seed, 2:20 p.m.
No. 2 seed vs. CU or No. 10 seed, 6 p.m.
No. 3 seed vs. No. 6 or 11 seed, 8:20 p.m.
Semifinals, Saturday, March 11
1-8/9 winner vs. 4-5/12 winner, 1 p.m.
2-CU/10 winner vs. 3-6/11 winner, 3:20 p.m.
Championship, Sunday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 2 p.m.
The OSU Record Books
Career Scoring
1. Byron Houston, 1989-90-1-2 2,379 3. Adrian Peterson, 1996-7-8-9 1,866 4. Bob Kurland, 1943-4-5-6 1,669 5. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 1,564 18. Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7 1,129 19. Richard Dumas, 1988-9-90 1,112 20. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 1,089Career 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 749
Career Assists1. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 727 4. Randy Wright, 1978-9-80-1 417 5. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 412 6. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 407Career Steals
1. Brooks Thompson, 1993-4 169 4. Matt Clark, 1979-81-2-3 155 5. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 151 Chianti Roberts, 1994-5-6-7 151 7. Joe Adkins, 1997-8-9-2000 147 8. Ronnie Daniel, 1974-5-6-7 145 9. Richard Dumas, 1987-8-9 136 10. Doug Gottlieb, 1998-9-2000 135Career 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 85
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 101
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
3. Todd Christian, 1987-8 43.1
4. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-90-1-2 42.2
5. Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000 41.9
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 169 5. Corey Williams, 1989-90-1-2 118 6. Desmond Mason, 1997-8-9-2000 116 7. Glendon Alexander, 1999-2000 112Other Record Books
OSU Single-Season Records Points
1. Bryant Reeves, 1995 797
23. Joe Atkinson, 1984 485
24. Kevin Fitzgerald, 1973 483
25. Desmond Mason, 2000 473
Assists1. Doug Gottlieb, 1999 299 2. Andre Owens, 1995 256 3. Doug Gottlieb, 2000 227 20. Scott Sutton, 1994 119 21. Ronnie Daniel, 1975 118 22. Joe Adkins, 2000 115Three-Point Field-Goal Pct.
1. Darwyn Alexander, 1989 51.0
4. Brooks Thompson, 1994 47.2
5. Sean Sutton, 1991 45.5
6. Glendon Alexander, 2000 44.6
Three-Pointers Made1. Randy Rutherford, 1995 146 4. Randy Rutherford, 1994 78 5. Adrian Peterson, 1993 63 6. Glendon Alexander, 2000 62 8. Brooks Thompson, 1993 60 9. Joe Adkins, 1999 58 10. Desmond Mason, 2000 50Big 12 Single-Season Records
(All Games through Feb. 28)
Assists 1. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 1999 299 2. Ryan Robertson, KU, 1998 248 3. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 227 4. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 1998 201 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
10. Andre LaFleur, Northeastern, 1987 894
11. Jim Les, Bradley, 1986 884
12. Frank Smith, Old Dominion, 1988 883
13. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 881
Assist Average
1. Avery Johnson, Southern, 1988 12.00
11. Keith Jennings, E. Tenn. St., 1991 7.74
12. Bobby Hurley, Duke, 1993 7.69
13. Chuck Evans, Miss. St., 1993 7.62
13. Doug Gottlieb, OSU, 2000 7.59
Big 12 Stats Leaders
Here's a look at where the Cowboys rank among the Big 12's statistical leaders (through games of Feb. 28):
Scoring
3. Desmond Mason 18.2 18. Brian Montonati 12.6 21. Glendon Alexander 12.3 29. Joe Adkins 10.7Rebounds
9. Brian Montonati 7.6 14. Desmond Mason 6.9 20. Fredrik Jonzen 6.4Field-Goal Percentage 6. Brian Montonati 57.0 13. Desmond Mason 52.1 Assists 1. Doug Gottlieb 8.73 6. Joe Adkins 4.42 Free-Throw Percentage 3. Joe Adkins 82.8 9. Desmond Mason 75.6 10. Brian Montonati 75.3 14. Fredrik Jonzen 72.3 Steals 7. Doug Gottlieb 1.73 15. Joe Adkins 1.46 Brian Montonati 1.46 Three-Point FG Percentage
1. Glendon Alexander 44.6 6. Desmond Mason 42.0Three-Pointers Made
10. Glendon Alexander 2.38 14. Desmond Mason 1.92Blocked Shots
7. Andre Williams 1.40 11. Desmond Mason 0.96Assist-Turnover Ratio
2. Doug Gottlieb 2.72 7. Joe Adkins 1.71Offensive Rebounds 14. Brian Montonati 2.42 Defensive Rebounds
5. Brian Montonati 5.15 6. Desmond Mason 5.00 15. Fredrik Jonzen 4.35National Stats Leaders
Here's how the Cowboys stack up in the national statistical leaders according to STATS, Inc. (through games of Feb. 28):
Individual Statistics
Assists
2. Doug Gottlieb 8.7
Team Statistics30. Scoring Offense 78.2 19. Scoring Defense 61.4 4. Assists 19.6 11. Field-Goal Percentage 49.1 10. Field-Goal Percentage Defense 38.3 28. Three-Point FG Percentage 38.0 25. Three-Point FG Pct. Defense 30.7 4. Scoring Margin- 17.9 4. Won-Lost Percentage- 88.0 12. Home-Court Winning Streaks 15 - - From NCAA statistics through Feb. 21.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.
28:
