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Cowboys Prepare For Big 12 Tournament
March 05, 2002 | Cowboy Basketball
March 5, 2002
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No. 13/14 Oklahoma State Cowboys
No. 4 Seed (23-7, 10-6 Big 12)
Phillips 66/Big 12 Tournament Notes
First game - Friday, March 8, 2002 * 2:20 p.m. [CST]
Kemper Arena [18,700] * Kansas City, Mo. * Cowboy Radio Network
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Probable Starters
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Note
F 12 Fredrik J?nz?n 6-10 229 Sr. 12.2 6.9 Five double-doubles this season
F 23 Ivan McFarlin 6-7 221 So. 11.0 7.7 Eight double-figure rebounding games
G 1 Maurice Baker 6-1 183 Sr. 13.7 5.6 Also averaging 3.3 assists per game
G 5 Victor Williams 5-10 185 Jr. 13.3 4.1^ Double-figure scoring in 24 games
G 34 Melvin Sanders 6-5 220 Jr. 8.8 3.9 Averaging 13 ppg over last six contests
Off the Bench
Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG
G 2 Aaron Hill 6-3 186 So. 2.2 0.6
G 14 Terrence Crawford 6-6 241 So. 2.5 2.2
F 21 Antonie Broxsie 6-10 241 Sr. 1.1 1.4
G 30 Cheyne Gadson 6-3 202 Jr. 6.8 2.5^
F 40 Andre Williams 6-8 220 Jr. 3.7 4.4
^ denotes assists per game
Friday's Game
As the No. 4 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, Oklahoma State (23-7 overall, 10-6 Big 12) will face either No. 5 Texas Tech (21-7, 10-6) or No. 12 Texas A&M (9-21, 3-13) on Friday, March 8, in the quarterfinal round. Game time is set for 2:20 p.m. inside Kemper Arena. The Cowboys swept Texas A&M, winning 71-66 in College Station and 66-51 in Stillwater. OSU split its two games with Texas Tech, losing to the Red Raiders, 94-70, in Lubbock before defeating Tech, 64-62, in Stillwater. Should the Cowboys advance to the semifinals, the game will be on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Last Time Out For Oklahoma State
It wasn't pretty, but in the end, Oklahoma State secured a first-round bye in the Big 12 Tournament by defeating Texas A&M, 66-51, Saturday night in Gallagher-Iba Arena. The game was a lot closer than the score indicated as A&M led by one at 48-47 with under eight minutes to play. However, OSU went on a 19-3 run to close out the game. Melvin Sanders tied a career-high with 18 points, while Victor Williams added 17 and Fredrik J?nz?n chipped in 14. OSU shot 73.9 percent from the line, the best in 15 games. The 51 points by the Aggies was the lowest by an OSU opponent in the last 19 games of the season, and was the fifth-lowest output by an opponent this year.
Cowboys Earn Accolades
Three Oklahoma State Cowboys were named to one of the All-Big 12 lists by the Associated Press, it was announced Monday. Maurice Baker was named third-team All-Big 12 after earning first-team honors last season. Both Victor Williams and Ivan McFarlin were named honorable mention All-Big 12. McFarlin was also named the Big 12's Newcomer of the Year by the Dallas Morning News.
J?nz?n, Sanders Earn Academic Accolades
For the fourth-consecutive season, senior Fredrik J?nz?n earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors, it was announced by the conference office. J?nz?n is majoring in international business. He will be the last student-athlete to earn the honor four times as the award is no longer eligible to freshmen. Junior Melvin Sanders earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors for his efforts in the classroom. He is majoring in sociology.
Sutton Earns 700th Career Victory
Coach Eddie Sutton became just the 18th coach in NCAA history to reach the 700-victory plateau, and the 14th at the Division I level. He became just the sixth active coach to reach that mark, joining Jim Phelan, Bob Knight, Lefty Drissell, Jerry Tarkanian and Lou Henson. Coach Sutton was the eighth-fastest ever to 700 victories by games played (975), and has the second-most wins ever through the first 32 seasons of a career behind Dean Smith (774), surpassing Bob Knight, who had 701 wins in his first 32 years at the Division I level.
Coaching Wins, through 32 seasons, last school (years)
1. Dean Smith, North Carolina (1962-93) 774
2. Eddie Sutton, Oklahoma State (1970-89, 90-2002) 702
Bob Knight, Indiana (1966-97) 701
4. Adolph Rupp, Kentucky (1931-52, 54-63) 686
5. Henry Iba, Oklahoma A&M (1930-61) 655
McFarlin, Williams Named to Specialty Teams
Sophomore Ivan McFarlin and junior Victor Williams were both named to a specialty team, it was announced, by the conference office in a vote by media that regularly covers the Big 12. McFarlin was named to the All-Newcomer team, while Williams was named to the All-Underrated team. McFarlin is vying for Newcomer of the Year honors in the Big 12 Conference.
J?nz?n Earns Academic All-District Honors
Fredrik J?nz?n has been named to the District VI Academic All-America team, it was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The district is comprised of universities in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. J?nz?n, who carries a 3.267 grade point average in international business, is joined on the District VI team by Donny Beacham, a sophomore at Texas-Arlington with a 3.65 GPA in information systems, Eric Channing, a senior at New Mexico State majoring in management with a 3.89 GPA, Omar-Seli Mance, a junior at Rice with a 3.298 in mathematics, and McEverett Powers, a senior at Texas-San Antonio majoring in information services with a 3.50 GPA.
Baker Earns All-District Honor
Cowboy senior Maurice Baker was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches District 12 first-team, it was announced Tuesday. Baker joins Drew Gooden and Kirk Hinrich of Kansas, Kareem Rush of Missouri and Oklahoma's Hollis Price. The country is broken down into 15 districts, recognizing the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes in the nation. The 75 players are now eligible for the NABC/Pontiac Division I All-America team, to be announced at the conclusion of the 2001-02 NCAA men's basketball season.
20 Wins Becomes the Norm at Oklahoma State
For the fifth-straight season, and the 10th time in the Coach Sutton era, Oklahoma State has reached the 20-win mark for a single season. In fact, this is the 24th time in OSU history that a team has reached 20 wins, and the third time that the Cowboys have won 20 or more games in five-consecutive seasons. OSU won 20 or more in six-straight seasons from 1944 until 1949, and accomplished that feat five times from 1991-95. Another win would put this year's squad in a seven-way tie for 10th on the all-time victories list, and two more wins would tie for ninth. Three wins would tie for eighth, and four wins would tie for third.
Cowboys In The Polls
Oklahoma State is currently ranked 13th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and 14th in the Associated Press Poll. The Cowboys dropped in both polls after losing to Missouri at Columbia and defeating Texas A&M at home last week. OSU's No. 5 ranking earlier this season was the highest ranking OSU has achieved since the Cowboys were ranked second nationally in mid-February of 1992. OSU was ranked No. 2 for two weeks before dropping back to eighth that year. Three of Oklahoma State's opponents this season are ranked in the top 25 of both polls (Kansas, Cincinnati, Oklahoma), while three more (Texas, Texas Tech, Missouri) are receiving votes in at least one of the polls.
Gadson Steps to the Forefront
Despite knee surgery at the beginning of the season that slowed his learning of Coach Sutton's system, Cheyne Gadson has come into his own the last few games. He had a breakout game at Oklahoma as he set a career-high with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting and also had seven rebounds. Against Oklahoma in Stillwater, he scored 10 points and had five boards. At Texas A&M, Gadson scored a career-high 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and also had three three-pointers. He also dished out five assists. In the last six games, he is averaging 11.3 points per game. He also had a career high with nine rebounds vs. Texas.
McFarlin Posting Big Numbers
Oklahoma State sophomore Ivan McFarlin is showing the league what the coaching staff has known all along - he's a prime-time player. Against Nebraska, he set career highs in both points and rebounds with 20 and 17, respectively. It was the most rebounds by a Cowboy since Bryant Reeves had 20 vs. Kansas in 1995. In I-Mac's first season with the Cowboys (he was a partial qualifier last year), he has 18 double-figure scoring games with a season-high of 22 points vs. Oklahoma. He also recorded his first double-double in the second game of the season with 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Austin Peay. He had back-to-back double-doubles with 10 and 10 vs. Arkansas and 11 and 11 vs. Ball State. He had four-straight double-figure rebounding games through one stint in the season. In the first exhibition game of the season, I-Mac had 20 rebounds, including 10 on each end of the court. He is tied for the team lead in steals with 44 and leads in blocked shots with 35. He is second in the Big 12 in field-goal percentage, connecting on 61.7 percent of his overall shots.
I-Mac's Rebounds Rank High in First Year
Sophomore Ivan McFarlin, in his first year on the court for Oklahoma State, is one of the top first-season rebounders in Cowboy history. Only three former Cowboys have had more rebounds in their first year as a player for OSU than McFarlin. Andy Hopson leads all first-year rebounders with 352 in 1972-73, his sophomore season. Prior to 1973-74, freshmen were not allowed to play on the varsity team. Ivan is currently 13 rebounds away from surpassing Don Youman, who had 242 in 1977-79, and 22 from moving past Byron Houston for second on the all-time list. Here is a list of the four all-time first-year rebounders:
Player, Class (Season) Reb
Andy Hopson, So. (1972-73) 352
Byron Houston, Fr. (1988-89) 251
Don Youman, Jr. (1978-79) 242
Ivan McFarlin, So. (2001-02) 230
J?nz?n Moving Up Scoring Chart
With 14 points vs. Texas A&M, senior forward Fredrik J?nz?n moved up to 14th on the all-time career scoring list. He surpassed Arlen Clark, who had 1,197 points in his career, and Darwyn Alexander, who had 1,199 points. J?nz?n currently has 1,207 points in his four-year career, and needs 14 tu surpass Kevin Fitzgerald, who had 1,220 points in his career from 1971-73. After that, J?nz?n would need more than 100 points to reach Corey Williams, who is in 12th place with 1,320 points.
J?nz?n Eclipses 700 Rebound Mark
Senior forward Fredrik J?nz?n pulled down four rebounds vs. Texas A&M, eclipsing the 700-career rebound mark. He now has 729 boards, and is in ninth place on the career rebounding charts. He became just the seventh player in school history to record 1,200 points and 700 rebounds in a career.
Victor Williams Showing Leadership
While fellow starting guard Maurice Baker was hampered by groin injury and a sprained ankle, junior Victor Williams stepped up his game. He is averaging 18.6 points per game over the last five contests and 5.1 assists per game in the last eight games. Vic is second on the team in scoring with a 13.2 ppg average, and is also second on the team in free-throw percentage (.746). He has 122 assists, leading the team, and 64 turnovers, a 1.91 assist-to-turnover ratio. He recorded the first double-double of his career with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Fresno State.
Duo Consistently in the Starting Lineup
Senior Fredrik J?nz?n and junior Melvin Sanders have started 66 and 60 consecutive games, respectively, for OSU, ranking fifth and seventh on the Cowboy consecutive starts list. J?nz?n will be unable to move up any, needing 11 to tie Bryant Reeves for fifth place. Sanders can tie Byron Houston at 62 with two more starts.
OSU Post Players Host Block Party
Through 30 games, OSU has blocked 104 shots, and average of 3.5 swats per game. Ivan McFarlin leads the team with 35, while Andre Williams has 29. Antoine Broxsie has 15 blocked shots, while Fredrik J?nz?n has 12. Maurice Baker and Melvin Sanders each have five, and Terrence Crawford and Jack Marlow each have one. Williams had four vs. Cincinnati, and three vs. Northwestern State, Texas and Texas Tech, while Broxsie had three vs. TCU, New Orleans and Northwestern State. McFarlin had three vs. North Texas, Ball State, Nebraska, K-State and OU.
Andre Williams Fifth on All-Time Blocked Shots Chart
Andre Williams recorded four blocks in the first game of the seeason vs. Cincinnati, and has 29 total this year. He became just the fifth player in school history to reach the century mark in blocked shots in his career. The amazing fact is that he accomplished that feat in just two seasons, the second Cowboy ever to do so. Byron Houston had 131 blocks after his sophomore year. Andre has had six multiple-block games this season, including four vs. Cincinnati and three vs. Northwestern State, Texas and Texas Tech.
Baker Nearing Top 25 in Scoring
With 19 points vs. Texas Tech, Maurice Baker surpassed four former Cowboys and moved into 26th place on the career scoring list. He moved past Clayton Carter (939 points), Ed Odom (945), Don Johnson (945) and Eli Johnson (946). He needs nine points to move past Larry Hawk and into the top 25 all-time. Baker has the second-most points by a Cowboy with just two years at OSU, trailing Director of Basketball Operations Brooks Thompson (996 points in 1993-94) by 34 points.
Sutton First Member of 250-250 Club
After some dilligent research by Gary Johnson at the NCAA, it has been determined that Coach Eddie Sutton is the first coach in NCAA history to win 250 games at two different Division I schools. Coach Sutton picked up 260 wins while at Arkansas, and currently has 272 at Oklahoma State. He picked up his 250th win with the Cowboys on Nov. 16, 2001, vs. Cincinnati. Lou Henson of New Mexico State has just joined the 250-250 win club. He had 423 wins at Illinois and has 254 this season at NMSU. He picked up his 250th win with the Aggies on Jan. 31 of this year vs. New Orleans. Connecticut's Jim Calhoun had 349 wins entering the season at UConn, and had 248 victories at Northeastern.
Cowboy Noteworthy
* With a capacity crowd at the Oklahoma game, the Cowboys broke the single-season total attendance mark. The previous mark was set last season when 144,524 fans entered historic Gallagher-Iba Arena. OSU finished the season with 178,340 fans entering the arena in 15 games, an average of 11,890 fans per contest.
* Oklahoma State has played 27 games into overtime in the Coach Sutton era, including last week's 79-72 win over Oklahoma. That game tied OU with Kansas for the most overtime games in the Coach Sutton era. OSU is 2-2 vs. KU in overtime games and 2-2 vs. the Sooners in OT games. OSU has played Missouri in three overtime games, with a 1-2 mark vs. the Tigers. Teams that Oklahoma State has played twice in overtime include Iowa State, Kansas State, Colorado and Texas Tech. OSU is 1-1 vs. all those teams in overtime.
* Oklahoma State ranks 15th in the latest collegerpi.com ratings with a schedule-strength ranking of 36th. The Cowboys are 16th in the latest ratings by College Basketball News, with a schedule-strength ranking of 41st. OSU is 19th in the Sagarin RPI ratings with a schedule-strength ranking of 50th.
* Oklahoma State's 29 three-point field goal attempts vs. Texas on Jan. 5, 2002, tied for the second-most in school history. OSU attempted 30 vs. Florida in 1994 and 29 vs. Oklahoma in 1999.
Comeback Cowboys
OSU has trailed all but one opponent this season at some point in the game, including eight games where the Cowboys were in double-digit deficits. In two of those games, OSU came back to win. The first was vs. Arkansas, when the Cowboys trailed the Razorbacks by 22 points midway through the first period. OSU ended up winning that game by nine. Against Texas Tech in Stillwater, OSU fell behind by as many as 15 points with 12 minutes remaining in the game, but defeated Tech, 64-62. In the other six games, OSU lost by single digits in four of those.
OSU in the Big 12 Statistics
OSU ranks in the top-four of the league in several statistical categories. The Cowboys are first in scoring defense at 63.6 points per game and field-goal percentage defense at 40.3 percent. Oklahoma State is second in three-point field goal percentage defense at 30.5 percent. The Cowboys are third in rebounding defense (33.7 rpg), offensive rebounds (15.10) and rebounding margin (plus 6.5 rebounds per game). OSU is fourth in scoring margin (plus 9.1 points per game), as well as rebounding offense (40.1 rpg), steals (7.73 spg) and defensive rebounds (25.03).
