Cowboys Take On Wildcats At Home On Saturday

Feb. 23, 2001

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Saturday's Game
Oklahoma State begins a stretch of four games in a seven day span starting with Kansas State in Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU, currently in sixth place in the Big 12, takes on a young Wildcats club that has three sophomore starters and that is in 11th place in the conference with a 3-10 conference mark. OSU-Kansas State: The Series Kansas State holds a 67-38 series advantage over the Cowboys, but OSU has won seven of the last 10 meetings, including four straight entering Saturday's game. Last season, the Cowboys won 71-56 in Manhattan, and in 1999 OSU won 75-69 in overtime in Stillwater. KSU owns a 24-22 all-time lead in Stillwater, but their last win in Gallagher-Iba came back in 1993, a 75-62 overtime victory.

OSU Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 11th year at OSU and his 31st year overall. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament eight times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 675-266 (71.7 percent) overall and is 245-102 (70.6 percent) at OSU. Sutton is the only coach to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament. He is 16-11 all-time vs. Kansas State, including a 15-4 mark as coach of the Cowboys.

Cowboys score 21 unanswered points in win over A&M
Oklahoma State trailed Texas A&M 42-31 with 1:33 left in the first half before rallying to score 21 unanswered points en route to an 82-76 win over the Aggies Wednesday night in College Station. Antoine Broxsie, making his second career start, led the way for the Cowboys in the second half with 13 of his career-high 15 points coming in the stanza. Victor Williams and Fredrik Jonzen both recorded career-highs in assists with nine and seven respectively. J?nz?n finished the game with 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, narrowly missing out on a triple-double. Maurice Baker led the Cowboys in scoring for the 16th time this season, finishing with 19 points and four steals.

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, OSU's 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. Warren Swain of Nebraska will call Saturday's matchup versus Kansas State while Larry Zimmer of Colorado will call the game Monday at Texas Tech. Saturday's game will be aired on ESPN Plus. Dave Armstrong (play-by-play) and Stan Weber (color analysis) will handle the television commentary duties.

OSU in for a busy end to the regular season
With the first game of five games in 10 days in the books, the Cowboys will now concentrate on a schedule of four games in seven days to end the season. The OSU-Texas Tech game, originally scheduled to be played on Jan. 30, will now be played on Monday, Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. in Lubbock. To compensate for the addition, the OSU-Baylor contest will be moved from Tuesday, Feb. 27 to Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 6 p.m. Oklahoma State will then close out the regular season on Saturday, March 3 vs. Oklahoma at 8 p.m. in Norman, Okla.

Mo Knows Basketball
Junior guard Maurice Baker has bolted toward the top of the list of contenders for the Big 12's newcomer-of-the-year and player-of-the-year awards as well as other postseason honors. With Missouri forward Kareem Rush sidelined indefinitely 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 league's rookie of the week for the third time Jan. 22 after averaging 27.5 points in two games. He leads OSU in scoring (19.7 ppg, second in the Big 12, his 21.0 ppg average in conference games is first in the league), assists (4.3 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 on Feb. 14. He followed that with 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists against Texas before fouling out in overtime. He scored 19 points with four steals in the Cowboys win over Texas A&M Wednesday night. Baker scored a career-high 29 points against Baylor, hitting six of 10 three-pointers ? OSU's previous team high for a single game this season was five treys. He then hit seven threes against St. Gregory's 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. Baker's 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. The latest on Andre Williams Sophomore forward Andre Williams, who suffered a sprained right ankle against Texas on Feb. 17, is day-to-day. His status for the game against Kansas State Saturday is still to be determined as of Thursday afternoon. X-rays taken on the ankle were negative. Williams had been averaging 10.8 rebounds in the last six games prior to the injury. He suffered the injury at the 2:48 mark and left the contest with eight points and four rebounds.

Baker and Jonzen, one of OSU's 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 34.9 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 245-102 record at the school as well as a 675-266 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 OSU's 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 putting together solid junior campaign
Swedish import Fredrik Jonzen, whose breakout performance in last year's 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. The Sweden native narrowly missed out on a triple-double against Texas A&M on Feb. 21, scoring 13 points with nine rebounds and seven assists in the 82-76 win.

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15 - David Anderson - F - 6-7 - 190 - Fr.
Saw six minutes of action against Texas A&M on Feb. 21 ... 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 ... McDonald's All-American.

1 - Maurice Baker - G - 6-1 - 175 - Jr.
Leads the Big 12 in scoring (21.0 ppg) in conference games ... had streak of 20 or more points end at six straight contests with 12 points vs. Kansas ... scored 24 points with nine rebounds and five assists vs. Texas on Feb. 17 before fouling out ... poured in 19 points with four steals in win over Texas A&M on Feb. 21 ... has scored in double-digits in 21 of 23 games this season and in 15 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. Gregory's ... 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.
Scored a career-high 15 points against Texas A&M ... recorded a career-high nine rebounds in the first start of his collegiate career against Texas ... tied his season-high of six points vs. Nebraska ... season-high six points and six rebounds against St. Gregory's, 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.

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 ... 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.

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.
Scored 13 points with nine rebounds and a career-high seven assists vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 21 ... tied his career high of 26 points vs. Missouri ... career-high 26 points vs. Lamar, also had 11 rebounds for his fifth career double-double ... seventh in the Big 12 in scoring at 15.3 points per game ... streak of consecutive double-digit scoring games ended at eight with his seven-point perfomance against Texas ... 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.
Scored nine points with four rebounds in nine minutes of action against Texas A&M ... 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.

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.

55 - Jack Marlow - C - 7-0 - 330 - Fr.
Career-best 10 points against Lamar ... earned first career start at Baylor and scored OSU's 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.
Tied his career-high of three three pointers vs. Texas on Feb. 17, all coming in the first half ... career-high 18 points against St. Gregory's, 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.
Missed the Texas A&M game (Feb. 21) with a sprained ankle he suffered against Texas in the second-half ... 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 ... dished out career-high nine assists vs. Texas A&M on Feb. 21 ... scored 18 points in overtime loss to Texas ... 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 State's starting point guard as a freshman in 1998-99 and named the top freshman in the MVC. Up next: The Red Raiders Oklahoma State will travel to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech (9-14, 3-9 Big 12) in a make-up game caused by the postponement of the originally scheduled Jan. 30 contest. Texas Tech squeaked past Nebraska 65-64 at home on Wednesday, and will take on Texas A&M in College Station Saturday evening before facing OSU.

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 OSU's 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 OSU's 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 Wright's 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.

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