Oklahoma State University Athletics
Men's Hoops Takes On Texas On Saturday
February 16, 2001 | Cowboy Basketball
Feb. 16, 2001
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STILLWATER, Okla. - Oklahoma State shot 57 percent for the game and handed Oklahoma its worst loss in the Bedlam series since 1964 in the Cowboys 72-44 win Wednesday night. The Pokes defense stifled the OU offense limiting them to 34.1 shooting for the game. OSU was led in scoring by Victor Williams who poured in a career-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting, and Fredrik Jonzen who had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists. It was the Cowboys largest win over OU since an 80-47 win on March 9, 1964. The Williams are heating up in Big 12 play Both Victor and Andre Williams have stepped their games up in Big 12 play. Andre is averaging 9.5 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game in league play, while Victor is scoring nearly 14 points and dishing out four assists in conference action. Andre Williams scored a career-high 18 points against Texas A&M and has averaged 10.8 rebounds in five games since, including a career-high 16 boards against Colorado on Jan. 27. Victor Williams is averaging 17.7 points per game in his last three contests, including a career-high 26 points in the win over Oklahoma. January 27, 2001
The day will be etched forever in Oklahoma State history as 10 members of the Oklahoma State family were tragically killed in a plane crash returning from a game against Colorado. Lost in the plane crash were Kendall Durfey (radio engineer/producer), Bjorn Fahlstrom (pilot), Nate Fleming (basketball player), Will Hancock (media relations coordinator), Dan Lawson (basketball player), Brian Luinstra (trainer), Denver Mills (pilot), Pat Noyes (director of basketball operations), Bill Teegins (radio play-by-play) and Jared Weiberg (student assistant coach). All 10 men were important to the OSU community and will be missed by family, friends and co-workers. More info can be found on page nine. Announcers donate efforts in honor of fallen comrade Big 12 radio play-by-play men from the other 11 schools in the conference have volunteered their efforts in honor of their comrade Bill Teegins, OSUs play-by-play man, who passed away in the Jan. 27 airplane crash. The 11 announcers will call one Cowboy game each and donate their $500 talent fee to the Bill Teegins Memorial Fund. Learfield Sports, which owns the rights to Cowboy Basketball, will also match the sum. The Feb. 5 game against Missouri was broadcasted by Bob Barry Sr., the voice of the Oklahoma Sooners. Greg Sharpe of Kansas State will handle the duties against Texas Saturday at Noon while Mike Kelly of Missouri will call the Texas A&M game next Wednesday in College Station. Saturdays game will be aired regionally on ABC, including KOCO (channel 5) in Oklahoma City and KTUL (channel 8) in Tulsa. Dave Barnett (play-by-play) and Quinn Buckner (color analysis) will handle the television commentary duties.
Mo Knows Basketball
Junior guard Maurice Baker has bolted toward the top of the list of contenders for the Big 12s newcomer-of-the-year and player-of-the-year awards as well as other postseason honors. With Missouri forward Kareem Rush sidelined for the rest of the season with a thumb injury, Baker is now the active scoring leader in the Big 12. The 6-1 guard, who had been the Big 12 player of the week Dec. 5 and the rookie of the week Dec. 12 and Jan. 15, was named the leagues rookie of the week for the third time Jan. 22 after averaging 27.5 points in two games. He leads OSU in scoring (19.5 ppg, second in the Big 12, his 21.8ppg average in conference games is first in the league), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (2.1 spg). ?Mo? scored 22 points against Missouri on Feb. 5 and tallied the same number of points in the Cowboys loss to Nebraska on Feb. 7. His streak of 20 or more points in a game ended at six in the loss to Kansas on Feb 10. Baker scored 13 points and pulled down a team-high six rebounds in the win over Oklahoma Wednesday night.
Baker scored a career-high 29 points against Baylor, hitting six of 10 three-pointers ? OSUs previous team high for a single game this season was five treys. He then hit seven threes against St. Gregorys and four against Texas A&M, giving him 17 in his last three games after he hit 19 in the first 13 games of the year. Bakers 22-point, 10-rebound effort against Texas A&M gave him his fourth double-double, all of which have come since Jan. 1. The junior led the team with 27 points in the loss to Colorado, his fourth straight game of 20 or more points.
Baker had 19 points and career highs of 14 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in the Jan. 3 victory over Texas-San Antonio. The performance made him just the second Cowboy to record a triple-double. Joe Atkinson was previously the only OSU player with a triple-double, he had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocked shots against New Orleans on Jan. 5, 1985. Baker is also only the third player in Big 12 history with a triple-double. The Iowa State game marked the third time this season that Baker has led OSU in points, rebounds, assists and steals in the same game (he also did so at Wichita State and against Texas-San Antonio), before this season, no player had accomplished that feat since the 1996-97 season.
Jayhawks second-half run too much for OSU
Oklahoma State played with No. 5 Kansas in the first half, trailing the Jayhawks 38-35, but could not overcome the KU depth in the second stanza as the team outscored the Cowboys 39-26 to win 77-61 Saturday afternoon in Lawrence. Melvin Sanders and Victor Williams led the OSU attack with 13 points apiece, but the story was how Kansas limited the duo of Maurice Baker and Fredrik J?nz?n to just 23 points combined, 13 points under their usual total. KU broke open the game in the second half with a 9-2 run in the early stages to take a 47-37 lead. The Cowboys cut the lead down to five at 49-44, but that was the closest they would come as KU stormed back on a 14-3 run to go up 63-47 with eight minutes left in the game. OSU shot just 7-for-23 (.304) in the second half while the Jayhawks shot 14-for-25 (.560) to break open the game.
Baker and Jonzen, one of OSUs all-time top tandems
Maurice Baker and Fredrik Jonzen are shaping up as one of the top one-two scoring punches in OSU history and the best since the Final Four combo of Bryant Reeves and Randy Rutherford. Baker and Jonzen average a combined 35.2 points per game, currently the fourth-best combination in school history and the best since Reeves and Rutherford averaged a combined 41.1. See page seven of this release for a list of the top five.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 11th year at his alma mater with a 244-101 record at the school as well as a 674-265 overall mark in his 31st year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in nine of 10 years and has won 20 games or more eight times. Sutton recently passed John Wooden and Denny Crum into 14th place (fifth among active coaches) in career victories.
Only one active coach (Tarkanian) ranks ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage, and OSUs boss ranks behind only Tarkanian, Dean Smith and Bob Knight in victories through 31 or fewer years of coaching. 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.
Jonzen responding well to preseason expectations
Swedish import Fredrik Jonzen, whose breakout performance in last years postseason earned him All-East Region honors in the NCAA Tournament, has picked up his scoring numbers in the past month. Jonzen, who turned in a career-high-tying 26-point effort against Iowa State and equalled that mark against Missouri, appears to like the surroundings of the new Gallagher-Iba Arena, where he averages a team-high 19.4 points per game. Despite a subpar shooting night, he scored 17 points against Texas A&M and pulled down 12 rebounds for his second double-double this season and the sixth of his career. Jonzen has scored in double figures in his last six contests and managed to dish out a career-high six assists in the Cowboys emotional win over Missouri on Feb. 5. He continued his streak of double-digit scoring games with 11 points against Nebraska and 11 against Kansas before fouling out in both games.
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15 - David Anderson - F - 6-7 - 190 - Fr.
Has seen limited action since the start of conference play ... played just two minutes against UMKC but scored seven points thanks to a 7-for-8 showing from the line ... earned a starting nod against Texas-San Antonio, responded with four points and career-high six rebounds ... played 17 minutes against Lamar and scored two points ... saw his first OSU action in the second exhibition, played seven minutes and pulled down two rebounds ... originally from Levittown, Puerto Rico, Anderson moved to the U.S. in summer 1998 ... McDonalds All-American.
1 - Maurice Baker - G - 6-1 - 175 - Jr.
Leads the Big 12 in scoring (20.9 ppg) in conference games ... had streak of 20 or more points end at six straight contests with 12 points vs. Kansas ... has scored in double-digits in 19 of 21 games this season and in 13 straight ... dropped in 13 points vs. Oklahoma ... scored 22 points in both the Missouri and Nebraska matchups ... career-high 29 points at Baylor, hitting six three-pointers in 10 attempts ... 19 points, career highs of 14 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals vs. UTSA, recorded only the second triple-double in OSU history and only the third by a Big 12 player ... dropped in 22 points in win over Missouri ... 27 points including nine in final two minutes in loss to Colorado ... 26 points, career-high seven three-pointers against St. Gregorys ... 26 points despite career-low 29 minutes at Texas ... 26 points, 10 rebounds, five assists vs. Iowa State ... 25 points, including a layup that gave OSU the lead for good, against Arkansas ... 24 points, 19 in the first half, at San Diego State ... 24 points vs. Northwestern State ... 24 points (10 of 12 from the field) vs. North Texas ... 23 points against UNLV, six in overtime ... Big 12 player of the week Dec. 5, Big 12 rookie of the week Dec. 12 and Jan. 15 ... led OSU in points, rebounds, assists, steals vs. Wichita State, UTSA and Iowa State.
21 - Antoine Broxsie - F - 6-10 - 235 - Jr.
Contributed valuable minutes off the bench in the last three games ... tied his season-high of six points vs. Nebraska, successful in first two free-throw attempts of the season ... season-high six points and six rebounds against St. Gregorys, also blocked three shots ... saw his first action as a Cowboy vs. UTSA, played nine minutes and had two points and four assists ... got into the game late against Baylor and scored a key bucket with the shot clock winding down ... had been academically ineligible this season and had sat out the 1999-2000 season as a four-year transfer ... played in 57 games in two years for Minnesota, averaging over four blocks per 40 minutes of playing time ... second on the team in blocked shots in both 1997-98 and 1998-99 despite averaging 10 minutes of playing time.
14 - Terrence Crawford - F - 6-6 - 235 - Fr.
Suffered a knee injury Dec. 19 and missed eight games ... returned to the lineup Jan. 24 and did not attempt a shot but played 14 minutes and had two rebounds and two assists ... has been slow to recover from the knee injury, seeing limited playing time in his four games back ... notched strong effort against KU with seven points in 20 minutes of action ... 12 points, four assists, three steals vs. North Texas ... scored eight points against UALR before being injured ... received starting assignment against California All-Stars and had 12 points, seven rebounds ... averaged 21.0 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game as a senior while leading McGuinness to its third consecutive class 4A state championship ... Tulsa World and Gatorade Player of the Year.
11 - Nate Fleming - G - 5-11 - 185 - Fr.
Scored the first field goal of his career with a driving layup against Lamar ... got into the game late against UMKC and scored the first point of his career ... played with the game in doubt for the first time in his career at Texas, also saw action against North Texas, Northwestern State and Texas-San Antonio ... played in four games last season but eventually took a medical redshirt ... lettered three years in basketball under coach Garret Mantle and four in tennis while at Edmond North ... helped lead Edmond North to a state semifinal appearance and was a member of the national eighth-place AAU team.
13 - Guy Ikpah - G - 6-0 - 165 - Fr.
Team captain who helped lead Williamstown (N.J.) HS to the Tri-County Championship in 2000 ... hit the game-winning shot against Pitman High School ... scored career-high 37 points in a game as a junior ... averaged 8.0 assists and hit 68 percent of his three-pointers as a senior ... also competed in cross country for one year ... full name is Kwaghhange Orngu Ikpah.
12 - Fredrik Jonzen - F - 6-10 - 230 - Jr.
Tied his career high of 26 points vs. Missouri and set a new career-high of six assists ... career-high 26 points vs. Lamar, also had 11 rebounds for his fifth career double-double ... seventh in the Big 12 in scoring at 15.7 points per game ... has reached double figures in scoring in his last eight contests ... also scored 26 against Iowa State and hit at least 10 free throws for the third time in his career ... 22 points vs. Arkansas-Little Rock ... 19 points, 15 in second half, vs. Arkansas ... 17 points, 12 rebounds vs. Texas A&M ... 16 points, eight rebounds at San Diego State ... 17 points, nine rebounds in season opener ... earned Big 12 all-improved and all-underrated honors last year ... also an Academic All-Big 12 first-team honoree and the only OSU player to earn All-East Region status ... last name is pronounced ?zyahn-ZEE-un.?
43 - Jason Keep - C - 6-10 - 280 - Jr.
Started against Oklahoma and played seven minutes, his first start since Texas Tech on Jan. 13 ... already a Gallagher-Iba Arena fan favorite, Keep became at least a cult hero with his backboard-shattering dunk to cap a 13-2 run against Arkansas-Little Rock ... scored six points against the Trojans, all during the decisive run and all on dunks, including two after he ran through UALR passes at midcourt ... 11 points, three more dunks against Lamar ... career-high 10 rebounds vs. Texas-San Antonio ... started for the first time in his career against UMKC, responded with a career-high 14 points in just 14 minutes ... averaged eight points, seven rebounds, 13 minutes in exhibition games ... played in 20 games and hit two-thirds of his field-goal attempts last year.
24 - Ellis Kidd Jr. - G - 6-4 - 180 - Fr.
Battled a sprained knee throughout preseason and made his first appearance as a Cowboy at Wichita State and played against Arkansas as well, however, the knee has not responded well, and Kidd is expected to pursue a medical redshirt ... Dallas Morning News All-Area selection ... helped lead Madison HS to a 32-3 record and the Texas 4A championship game ... coached by his father, Ellis Sr., who led the Trojans to three state-final appearances in the past five years.
3 - Daniel Lawson - G - 6-5 - 215 - Jr.
Career highs of seven points, 19 minutes vs. Northwestern State ... had two key rebounds (both after missed OSU free throws) and a steal in the final minute to help seal OSUs victory over Iowa State ... tied career high with seven points at Texas ... scored eight points in 13 minutes of backup backcourt play in Enid ... played twice last year but ended up taking a medical redshirt season ... second-team NJCAA Division II All-American at Mott (Mich.) CC ... earned Michigan community college player-of-the-year honors ... helped lead Mott to a 26-6 overall record and a final No. 2 national ranking.
55 - Jack Marlow - C - 7-0 - 330 - Fr.
Career-best 10 points against Lamar ... earned first career start at Baylor and scored OSUs first two points, also started against Texas A&M ... started against Colorado, finishing with two points and five rebounds ... career-high six rebounds against UTSA ... four points, five rebounds in Cowboy debut vs. UMKC ... earned starting spot against California All-Stars ... listed by some publications as the No. 2 prospect in Oklahoma, second only to Terrence Crawford ... averaged 17.3 points and 8.4 rebounds a senior, helping Union to a 21-5 record and a state quarterfinal appearance for the second straight year ... second-team All-Metro according to the Tulsa World ... coached by Rudy Garcia.
23 - Ivan McFarlin - F - 6-7 - 210 - Fr.
Sitting out the 2000-01 season as a partial qualifier ... all-state selection after leading Willowridge to the class 5A state championship, its third straight ... averaged 15.9 points, 14.9 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.2 steals ... MVP of the state tournament ... helped Willowridge finish the year ranked No. 5 nationally by USA Today and No. 2 by HoopsUSA ... named as a top-40 recruit nationally.
34 - Melvin Sanders - G/F - 6-5 - 205 - So.
Career-high 18 points against St. Gregorys, also hit a career-best three three-pointers ... 16 points vs. UTSA, hit his first four shots of the game ... scored 14 points at Nebraska and 13 points vs Kansas ... dropped in 13 points at Texas ... 12 points vs. Lamar ... 10 points, four rebounds vs. UMKC ... 10 points, four assists, five steals vs. North Texas ... 10 rebounds vs. UNLV ... hit for double figures in both exhibition games, including a 14-point, seven-rebound effort against the California All-Stars ... helped lead Seward County Community College to a 23-9 record in 1999-2000 ... stellar track athlete who recorded a high jump of 7-2 to go with a 52-foot triple jump and a 25-foot long jump.
40 - Andre Williams - F - 6-7 - 210 - So.
Averaging 10.8 rebounds in last six games ... tied career-high of five blocked shots against Kansas ... four blocked-shots against Missouri pushed him into seventh place on the OSU shot block list with 74 ... pulled down a career-high 16 caroms and scored 15 points vs. Colorado while also blocking three shots ... career-high 18 points, 11 rebounds vs. Texas A&M ... notched 16 points, 11 rebounds vs. Northwestern State ... 11 points, career-high 13 rebounds vs. Arkansas ... 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks vs. UNLV ... 12 points, 11 rebounds, five blocks against Texas Tech for his third double-double this season and the fourth of his career ... 10 points, six rebounds, three blocks, three steals at North Texas.
5 - Victor Williams - G - 5-10 - 185 - So.
Scored a career-high 26 points vs. Oklahoma ... set new career-high with seven free throws made against Kansas ... scored 14 points and dished out six assists vs. Nebraska ... 20 points (10 in first 16 minutes) against Iowa State and 20 more (14 in the first half) against Texas Tech ... 17 points vs. Texas-San Antonio, hit three three-pointers ... 13 points vs. Arkansas, 11 coming in the second half, hit the game-tying three-pointer with under five minutes remaining ... season-high 20 points at North Texas ... 11 points vs. Arkansas-Little Rock, 13 and seven assists against Lamar ... 18 points, four assists against the California All-Stars ... Illinois States starting point guard as a freshman in 1998-99 and named the top freshman in the MVC.
On the air
OSU games are broadcast on the Cowboy Radio Network with KWTVs Bill Teegins handling play-by-play duties and Tom Dirato, OSU coordinator of radio & TV, providing commentary. Dirato and Teegins are in their 10th year as the Cowboys basketball radio team, Dirato is calling OSU basketball for the 24th season. The OSU radio network can be accessed through the Internet (www.okstate.com) or on Teamline. Fans wishing to use Teamline should call (800) 846-4700 and use team code No. 1750. Use of Teamline requires a Visa or MasterCard.
Up next:
The Aggies
Oklahoma State will travel to College Station to take on an improving Texas A&M on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on Fox Sports Southwest. The Cowboys beat A&M, 76-64, on Jan. 24 in Stillwater, and since that meeting the Aggies have gone 3-3, including three straight wins heading into Saturdays home contest versus Missouri.
The OSU Athletics Center
Oklahoma State began play in its new Athletics Center on Dec. 19. 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 known as ?The OSU Athletics Center.?
Coordinating Architects: Rosser International and Gary Sparks Companies
Contractor: Manhattan Construction
Seating capacity: 13,611
For current construction information, see the ?Facility Update? section of OSUs Web site (http://www.okstate.com).
Media Issues
Arena Access
Since the arena is still under construction, Manhattan Construction officials ask that it be kept clear until the doors open to staff and media two and a half hours before tipoff. Media members should plan to arrive no earlier than 4:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. game.
Credentials
Although press row will be virtually unchanged from the ?old? arena, media representatives should be prepared for a few changes in OSUs press operations. Most importantly, press members will be asked to wear their passes for press-room security purposes.
Satellite-Truck Parking
The OSU Athletics parking gurus have secured spaces for local television stations satellite trucks just south of the auxiliary gymnasium on the south side of the arena. These spots are chained off to hold them for the trucks, for access, truck operators should call Jason Wright in the OSU POSSE office before each game to arrange a time to be let in the lot. For Wrights mobile phone number, call the OSU athletic media relations office.
Photography Positions
Photo positions on the floor of the arena this year are on the east side of the floor (opposite the benches) at both ends, high-angle photo positions are available at the top of the arena on the east side and in the southeast corner. Photographers are requested to remain in the photo area during the game in order to keep from blocking entryways and fans views of the game.
