Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Head To Norman For Regular Season Finale
March 02, 2001 | Cowboy Basketball
March 2, 2001
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OSU Cowboys (19-7, 10-5 Big 12) at
No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners (22-6, 11-4 Big 12)
Saturday, Mar. 3, 2001 - 8 p.m. CST - ESPN
Cowboy Radio Network - Norman, Okla. - Lloyd-Noble Arena (11,100)
Saturday's Game
Oklahoma State, winners of five of its last six and four straight, closes out the 2000-01 regular season on the road when the Cowboys take on No. 17 Oklahoma in Norman. The contest will be televised nationally on ESPN with Ron Franklin (play-by-play) and Jon Sundvold (analyst) calling the action.
OSU-Oklahoma: The Series
Oklahoma leads the all-time series 114-83, including a 69-25 advantage in Norman. On Valentines Day of this year, however, the Cowboys handed the Sooners their worst loss in the series since 1964, a 72-44 decision in Stillwater. The Cowboys have won three out of the last four meetings, including a 74-71 victory in Norman last year.
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 678-266 (71.8 percent) overall and is 248-102 (70.9 percent) at OSU. Sutton is the only coach to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament. He is 19-10 all-time vs. Oklahoma, including a 14-9 mark as coach of the Cowboys.
Cowboys Edge Past Bears
Victor Williams made two free throws with 9.3 seconds remaining as Oklahoma State held off Baylor 71-68 Wednesday night for its fourth straight victory. The Cowboys twice led by as many as 15 in the first half, but had to hang on to win. Baylor rallied to tie the score at 55, then nearly pulled off the victory after falling behind by eight with 2 1/2 minutes left. Maurice Baker scored 20 points and Fredrik Jonzen had 17 for Oklahoma State. After a timeout, Jonzen made four free throws and Baker scored in close during an 8-3 run that pushed the lead to five. A basket by Matt Sayman made it 63-60 before the Cowboys scored five in a row to take a 68-60 lead. But Minor hit three free throws after being fouled on a 3-point shot, and Sayman sank a 3 to get the Bears within 68-66. After Jonzen made one of two free throws, Minor scored on a tip to make the score 69-68 with 47 seconds left. The Cowboys missed on their next trip, but Williams grabbed the loose ball and was fouled. He sank both free throws, then Logan Kosmalski missed a 3-point try in the closing seconds.
Three Cowboys earn Academic All-Big 12 honors
Fredrik J?nz?n, Jason Keep and the late Nate Fleming were all named to the Academic All-Big 12 team, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon. J?nz?n, a junior international business major, and Fleming, a sophomore from Edmond, Okla., were both named to the first team which recognizes student-athletes who achieve a grade point average of 3.20 or better. Keep, a junior, was named to the second team which honors those who have a 3.0 to 3.19 grade point.
Baker and J?nz?n, one of OSU's all-time top tandems
Maurice Baker and Fredrik J?nz?n 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 J?nz?n average a combined 34.6 points per game, currently the fifth-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 248-102 record at the school as well as a 678-266 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.
Big Three Step Up During Stretch
Oklahoma State's trio of Fredrik J?nz?n, Victor Williams and Maurice Baker have led the Cowboys offensively during its current four-game win streak. All three have scored in double figures since the Texas A&M game on Feb. 21, led by Baker who is averaging 16.8 points per game during the stretch. J?nz?n has proven to not only be a steady scorer, averaging 15.5 in the four games, but he is also shown a keen passing touch, with 22 assists (5.5 per game) as well. Williams recorded a career-high nine assists against A&M and is averaging 12 points per game as well. The trio has combined to average 44.3 points per game, more than half of the OSU team average of 67.8 ppg during the win streak.
Williams steadily moving up shot blocking charts
Sophomore forward Andre Williams is steadily closing in on the top five career shot blocking chart in OSU history. With one more blocked shot, Williams will tie Desmond Mason for fifth on the all-time list with 92 career swats. With 56 blocks this season, he is also currently in the top 10 block shot list in a season at No. 8 behind Leroy Combs who rejected 58 attempts in 1983. In addition, the Kansas City native is currently second in the Big 12 in rebounding averaging 8.8 rebounds in 15 conference games.
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. Bob Davis, the voice of the Kansas Jayhawks will call Saturday's contest against Oklahoma while the announcer for the first round of the Big 12 tournament is yet to be determined.
Bernard Ellis Kidd leaves the Cowboy basketball team
Oklahoma State head basketball coach Eddie Sutton confirmed Monday night that freshman guard Ellis Kidd has withdrawn from school for personal reasons. Kidd, a 6-4, 180-pound shooting guard from James Madison High School in Dallas, had seen limited playing time this year due to a knee injury suffered during the preseason. He saw action against Wichita State and Arkansas and was going to pursue a medical redshirt year.
"He withdrew from school last Friday," Coach Sutton said. "He was struggling with his classes and, in all likelihood, will have to go to a community college. We certainly wish him well."
J?nz?n putting together solid junior campaign
Swedish import Fredrik J?nz?n, 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 last two months of the season. J?nz?n, 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 17.3 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. J?nz?n 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. He hit a clutch 16-foot jumper with 36 seconds left in the Kansas State game to give the Cowboys the lead in a 52-47 win. Of late, J?nz?n has been a deft passer, with 22 assists in his last four games, including a career-high eight dishes against Baylor Wednesday night.
OSU Shoots Past Red Raiders
Oklahoma State shot 51 percent from the field and held Texas Tech to just 33 percent from the field in a 66-58 win over the Red Raiders Monday night in Lubbock. Maurice Baker led the Cowboys with 17 points, 12 of them coming in the first half as the Cowboys led at the break 36-33. Freshman forward Terrence Crawford turned in his best offensive performance since returning from a knee injury by scoring 11 points in 28 minutes of action. Crawford was one point away from tying his career-high of 12 set against Arkansas-Little Rock on Dec. 19. Fredrik J?nz?n scored 15 points with six rebounds and six assists and Victor Williams added 11 points to round out the double-figure scorers for the Cowboys. OSU won back-to-back road games for the first time this season and its eighth straight over the Red Raiders dating back to the 1997 season.
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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 (20.0 ppg) in conference games ... is over 39 minutes of playing time over the last five games ... scored 20 points vs Baylor for the first time in three 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 23 of 25 games this season and in 17 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.
Started four games at center while Andre Williams recoverd from an ankle sprain ... 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 ... best effort after suffering the injury came was an 11 point showing against Texas Tech Monday night ... 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 J?nz?n - F - 6-10 - 230 - Jr.
Dished out a career high eight assists against Baylor ... added 17 points and eight rebounds in win over Kansas State ... 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 ... scored seven points with six rebounds in 12 minutes against Baylor ... 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.
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.
Defensive stopper who is normally assigned to opponents most active player ... 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.
Is closing in on the top five OSU career shot blocking list ... returned to action against Kansas State after sitting out the Texas A&M game (Feb. 21) with a sprained ankle he suffered against Texas in the second-half ... scored four points and pulled down eight rebounds in his return ... 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.
Has scored in double-figures in the last eight contests ... 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.
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).
