Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Set To Host No. 23 Iowa State
April 09, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
OSU-Iowa State: The Series Iowa State's two victories last season -- 72-61 in Ames on Feb. 26 and 68-64 in the Big 12 Tournament on March 11 --pushed the Cyclones ahead in the all-time series by a 50-49 edge and snapped OSU's four-game winning streak between the schools. Despite the losses, OSU has won 11 of the last 14 meetings overall and 10 straight in Stillwater.
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 667-262 (71.8 percent) overall and is 237-98 (70.7 percent) at OSU. Sutton is the only coach to take four different schools to the NCAA Tournament.
A quick look at Saturday's game OSU is playing its third game in six days but has four of its next five in Gallagher-Iba Arena ... OSU is 1-1 this season against ranked teams; the Cowboys defeated then-No. 21 Arkansas 74-73 on Dec. 9 in Tulsa and lost Saturday at No. 24 Texas 78-71 ... The Cowboys' last loss to Iowa State in Stillwater came March 2, 1988. Included in the 10-game winning streak against the Cyclones are four victories when ISU was ranked in the top 25 ... OSU is 13-6 all-time on Big Monday, including victories over Kansas (at home) and Missouri (in Columbia) last season.
OSU dedicates new home during Monday's game Oklahoma State will hold its grand opening and dedication of the new 13,611-seat Gallagher-Iba Arena on Monday. Doors to the arena will open at 6 p.m. -- 30 minutes earlier than usual -- in order to accommodate some of the functions taking place Monday evening. Among the planned ceremonies are an invitation-only reception in the building's new O-Club Room; releasing "the spirit of Gallagher-Iba Arena" back into the new facility; and a special recognition of the contribution to OSU Athletics of all Oklahoma State students from all generations.
Foul trouble helps doom Cowboys' league opener With OSU's leading scorer, Maurice Baker, on the bench with four fouls, Texas went on a 19-7 run early in the second half and held on to beat OSU 78-71 Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Both Baker and starting backcourt mate Victor Williams eventually fouled out, and the Cowboys were unable to take full advantage of a 40-to-30 advantage in free-throw attempts -- the 40 charity tries were a season high and the most in a road game since the Cowboys attempted 42 in an 82-76 victory at Tulsa on Dec. 31, 1991. The loss was OSU's fifth in as many trips to Austin since the inception of the Big 12.
Baker makes Cowboys history with triple-double Maurice Baker had 19 points and career highs of 14 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals in the Wednesday victory over Texas-San Antonio. The performance made him just the second Cowboy to record a triple-double and the first to do so through the conventional points-rebounds-assists method. 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 has bolted toward the top of the list of early contenders for the Big 12's newcomer-of-the-year award. The 6-1 guard leads OSU in scoring (18.3 ppg), rebounds (6.6 rpg), assists (4.5 apg) and steals (2.5 per game) and scored a career-high 26 points at Texas despite playing a career-low 29 minutes. The UTSA game marked the second 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); before this season, no player had accomplished that feat since the 1996-97 season. Baker was the Big 12 player of the week Dec. 5 and the rookie of the week Dec. 12.
Cowboys cruise to victory vs. UTSA Oklahoma State scored the first eight points of the game and rolled to an 88-63 victory over Texas-San Antonio on Wednesday in Stillwater. OSU led 19-3 just over seven minutes into the game, and UTSA never got within less than eight points after that. The Cowboys pulled down 57 rebounds, the fifth-best total in school history, and had a 20-carom edge over the Roadrunners.
Jonzen renews scoring touch Swedish import Fredrik Jonzen, whose breakout performance in last year's postseason earned him All-East Region honors in the NCAA Tournament, had the biggest scoring week of his career in the Cowboys' two games before Christmas. He hit for a career-high 22 points in the victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on Dec. 19 and then topped that number with 26 points against Lamar on Dec. 22. Jonzen is shooting 61.6 percent from the field on the season, ranked 12th nationally according to STATS, Inc.
Sanders' scoring returns in recent games Sophomore forward Melvin Sanders, one of three OSU players to start every game, scored 10 points in each of the first two games. But his shooting touch eluded him in the Cowboys' next five outings as he failed to reach double figures again. However, Sanders has responded with three double-figure scoring games in the past four OSU contests. He hit his first four shots against UTSA on his way and finished 7-for-12 with a career-high 16 points. Sanders also scored 13 points against Texas and has averaged 11.3 points in the past four games after averaging just 4.0 per outing in the previous five.
Victor Williams continues solid play Transfer guard Victor Williams, who came to OSU after a year at Illinois State, scored 17 points in the victory over Texas-San Antonio, giving him his best scoring output since the second game of the year, when he tallied 20 times at North Texas. Williams hit a season-high three three-pointers against UTSA, making him the first Cowboy other than Baker to hit more than one trey in a game. Williams scored 11 points and tied a season high with four assists in the UALR victory and came back with 13 points against Lamar for the first back-to-back 10-point games of his OSU career. The 5-10 guard is second on the team in assists (3.6 apg), free-throw percentage (74.4) and steals (19).
Keep makes opener a memorable one The highly anticipated first game in the new Gallagher-Iba Arena was already a big watercooler topic in Oklahoma the week before Christmas, but Jason Keep made it the topic. Keep, who had played just three minutes before entering the game with 5:40 remaining, scored six points, all on dunks, in the game's final 5:25. But the last of his dunks will be the lasting memory of the home opener. Keep stole a UALR pass at midcourt, dribbled up the floor and shattered the backboard with a dunk. It's believed to be the only time an OSU player has broken a backboard during a game; both Bryant Reeves (during a shoot-around the day before OSU's 1995 Final Four appearance) and Desmond Mason (during warmups before the Basketball Bash in November 1996) had shattered glass in public appearances, however. Keep's dunk made highlight reels around the country -- it was CNN's "Play of the Day" and was featured in ESPN's top highlights of the year -- as well as earning "Big Dady" an appearance on ESPN Radio's "Dan Patrick Show."
On the air OSU games are broadcast on the Cowboy 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 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.
Monday's game will be telecast on ESPN with Ron Franklin and Jon Sundvold handling the on-air commentary duties.
Up next: Cowboys host Texas Tech Oklahoma State plays host to Texas Tech on Jan. 13 in a 3 p.m. ESPN+ game before hitting the road again to face Baylor on Jan. 17. OSU returns home Jan. 20 to face former Cowboy Bryndon Manzer's St. Gregory's team.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his 11th year at his alma mater with a 237-98 record at the school as well as a 667-262 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 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 one active coach (Tarkanian) ranks ahead of Sutton in both victories and winning percentage, and Sutton is the 26th person overall and the fifth 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.
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." Architects: Gary Sparks Companies Contractor: Manhattan Construction Seating capacity: 13,611
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15 - David Anderson - F - 6-7 - 190 - Fr. 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. 19 points, career highs of 14 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals, nine free throws vs. UTSA; recorded only the second triple-double in OSU history ... career-high 26 points in career-low 29 minutes at Texas ... 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 ... led OSU in points, rebounds, assists, steals vs. Wichita State and UTSA.
21 - Antoine Broxsie - F - 6-10 - 235 - Jr. Saw his first action as a Cowboy vs. UTSA; played nine minutes and had two points and four assists ... 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 is hopeful to return this month ... 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. Career-high 26 points vs. Lamar; also had 11 rebounds for his fifth career double-double ... 22 points vs. Arkansas-Little Rock ... 19 points, 15 in second half, vs. Arkansas ... 16 points, eight rebounds at San Diego State ... 17 points, nine rebounds in season opener ... 19 points, 10 rebounds against California All-Stars ... 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. 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 ... 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 ... 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 16 points vs. UTSA; hit his first four shots of the game ... 13 points at Texas and has averaged 11.3 points in the past four games ... 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. Career-high 16 points, 11 rebounds vs. Northwestern State for third career and second straight double-double ... 11 points, career-high 13 rebounds vs. Arkansas ... 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks vs. UNLV ... 10 points, six rebounds, three blocks, three steals at North Texas ... ninth in OSU history in career blocks (54) despite playing just 39 games ... averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds in the two exhibitions.
5 - Victor Williams - G - 5-10 - 185 - So. 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 ... 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.
