Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboys Set for Final Exhibition Game
July 25, 2003 | Cowboy Basketball
Probable Oklahoma State Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG RPG Notes F 34 Desmond Mason 6-7 207 So. 19.0 7.0 Career-high 19 points in season opener C 31 Brett Robisch 6-11 255 Sr. 12.0 10.0 Third career double-double vs. Texas-Pan American G 20 Adrian Peterson 6-4 197 Jr. 24.0 5.0 Fifth all-time in career three-pointers (104) at OSU G 35 Joe Adkins 6-2 185 So. 9.0 4.0 Game-high 24 points in exhibition opener G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6-1 180 So. 6.0 5.0 Eight assists, two turnovers vs. UTPA Probable Buducnost Starters Pos. No. Name Ht. Age F 13 Vasilijel Jaukovic 6-7 18 F 14 Balsa Radunovic 6-8 17 C 15 Ivan Ivanovic 6-8 17 G 6 Ranko Stevovic 6-6 19 G 12 Ratko Stevovic 6-7 19
Looking ahead
The Cowboys return to regular-season action for good when they play host to Creighton on Saturday. The Bluejays won their season-opener on Friday, defeating UMKC 81-59. Saturday's game will mark the first time in his Division I career that Eddie Sutton will coach against a team for which he had coached previously.
OSU Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) is in his eighth year at OSU and his 28th year of collegiate coaching. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to the NCAA Tournament five times. Sutton currently owns a career record of 588-234 (71.5 percent) overall and is 158-70 (69.3 percent) at OSU. Only three coaches -- Dean Smith, John Wooden and Bobby Knight -- won more games in their first 27 years than Coach Sutton.
1997-98 Results Tuesday, Nov. 11 California All-Stars (Exh.) W 97-83 Saturday, Nov. 15 Texas-Pan American W 103-71About Buducnost
From the team's informational flyer: "Buducnost, from the city Podgorica, is the No. 1 club out of the state Montenegro. It is always one of Yugoslavia's best, bringing out a lot of A-National Team members. Last year they went to the National Semifinals. The youth team from Buducnost was Montenegro's champions. So far this year they are undefeated. Players to watch: Blagota Skeulic, Balsa Radunovic." Former Kansas star Paul Mokeski has also joined the team for several of its games. Here's a look at Buducnost's schedule on its U.S. tour:
Date Opponent Result High Scorer Nov. 5 at Air Force L 53-92 n/a Nov. 6 at Colorado L 60-88 Ran. Stevovic 16 Nov. 7 at Denver L 79-80 n/a Nov. 9 at Iowa State L 70-85 Ran. Stevovic 23 Nov. 10 at SW Missouri St. L 46-84 Mokeski 14 Nov. 12 at Tulsa L 59-86 Meyer 30 Nov. 14 at Missouri L 40-94 Ran. Stevovic 16 Nov. 17 at Texas A&M L 65-121 Ran. Stevovic 32 Nov. 18 at Oklahoma State
Streak continues as Cowboys open season
It's been over 10 years since Oklahoma State lost a home game to a non-conference opponent, and the Cowboys' streak is now the sixth-longest in Division I history. OSU's 71-game non-league win streak at Gallagher-Iba Arena is the longest such current streak in the country; Maryland has the second-longest streak at 52 games. The Cowboys' last non-conference loss in Gallagher-Iba was an 81-75 setback against Missouri Southern on Jan. 7, 1987, and the last Division I non-conference opponent to win in Stillwater was Tulsa in a 67-58 decision Dec. 21, 1985.
Current Home-Court Non-Conference Streaks School Streak Arena Last Loss Next Game Oklahoma State 71 Gallagher-Iba Arena Jan. 7, 1987 Creighton, Nov. 22 Maryland 52 Cole Field House Dec. 7, 1989 Fairleigh Dickinson, Nov. 18 Tulane 37 Fogelman Arena Dec. 23, 1992 Southeastern La., Nov. 29 Kentucky 35 Rupp Arena Nov. 22, 1991 Morehead State, Nov. 20 Washington State 30 Friel Court Nov. 1990 Gonzaga, Dec. 4 DePaul has won 52 straight games in Alumni Hall but currently plays its games at the Rosemont Horizon. All-Time Home-Court Non-Conference Streaks School Streak Arena Years UCLA 97 Pauley Pavilion 1966-77 Duke 95 Cameron Indoor 1983-1995 Marquette 81 Bradley Center 1967-1973 DePaul 81 DePaul Auditorium 1942-1956 Oklahoma 74 Lloyd Noble Center 1982-1990 Oklahoma State 71 Gallagher-Iba Arena 1987-Present
Cowboys top century mark in season opener
Oklahoma State extended its season-opener winning streak to 23 games with a 103-71 victory over Texas-Pan American on Saturday. The Cowboys topped 100 points for the first time since the 1995 squad defeated Alaska-Anchorage 112-72 on Jan. 2, 1995. the Cowboys scored 90 points or more only three times in the past two seasons and had not scored over 90 since Feb. 18, 1996. OSU held the statistical edge in nearly every category, out-rebounding the Broncs 55-32, out-shooting them 56.5 to 39.4 percent and out-assisting them 25-12.
Peterson shows familiar scoring touch
Junior guard Adrian Peterson was OSU's leading scorer a year ago, and he wasted no time in grabbing that honor again this season, scoring a game-high 24 points in the 1997-98 opener. "Pete" had a strong all-around game, shooting 50 percent from the floor and beyond the arc, grabbing five rebounds, handing out four assists and committing just one turnover. Peterson, an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection a year ago, needs just 23 points to move among OSU's top 31 all-time scorers and just four three-pointers to tie Sean Sutton for fourth in school history. If he averages 9.5 points through the regular season -- well below his career average of 12.8 -- Peterson will become the 12th OSU player to score 1,000 points in the first three years of his career.
Mason's aggressiveness pays dividends
Sophomore forward Desmond Mason had the finest scoring night of his career in the lid-lifter, tallying 19 points, 12 of which came on crowd-pleasing dunks. Mason hit 9 of 13 shots and grabbed seven rebounds to go along with a team-high three steals. Mason had a would-be career-high nine rebounds in the Cowboys' first exhibition contest. The preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year this past season, he hit 7 of 14 shots from the field in the exhibition win.
Elder Robisch opens season with double-double
Senior center Brett Robisch played the best basketball of his career over the last half of 1996-97, averaging 12.4 points and 7.5 rebounds, and his play in the team's first game indicated that his improvement is ongoing. With 12 points and 10 rebounds in just 23 minutes of action, Robisch recorded his third career double-double in Saturday's game. Although he shot just 5-for-12 from the field in last Tuesday's exhibition, Robisch still recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds -- including eight boards on the offensive end of the floor. The 14 rebounds would have been a career high for Robisch had they come in a regular-season game.
Cowboys roll up 97 points in exhibition win
OSU had scored more than 90 points just twice in regular-season games in the past two years before Saturday's explosion, but the Cowboys busted out for a 97-point outing against the California All-Stars in Tuesday's exhibition opener. The Cowboys hit 11 three-pointers and shot 52.4 percent from beyond the arc in the victory.
Adkins continues home success
Sophomore guard Joe Adkins set career scoring highs in each of the Cowboys' final two home games in 1997. Adkins picked up where he left off in Tuesday's exhibition, pouring in a game-high 24 points, a total five points higher than his regular-season career best. Adkins hit 5 of 6 three-point attempts and also led the team with three assists and three steals. In Saturday's game, while Adkins didn't score with the same frequency, he still tallied nine points to go along with four assists and three steals. Although he averaged just 3.8 points last season, Adkins has averaged 13.3 points in his last three regular-season Gallagher-Iba games.
Noting the Cowboys
* Redshirt freshman forward Scott Robisch recorded career highs in points (eight) and rebounds (five) in Saturday's victory.
* The Cowboys' +23 rebound margin against Texas-Pan American was the OSU's best performance on the boards since the Pokes out-rebounded Appalachian State 48-20 Dec. 2, 1994, in an 85-58 victory.
Dent, Gilmore, Jonzen sign with Cowboys
OSU signed two junior-college players -- Anthony Dent and John Gilmore -- and Swedish high schooler Fredrik Jonzen to letters of intent this fall. Dent, a 6-9, 240-pound center, averaged 14 points and 10 rebounds at Pensacola Junior College and will spend this season at Dixie (Utah) College. Gilmore, a 6-7, 240-pound forward, averaged 9.1 points and 6.1 rebounds as a freshman at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and will play this season at Tyler (Texas) JC. Both players will be immediately eligible next season as juniors. Jonzen brings his Swedish National Team talents to OSU from Uppsala, Sweden.
Head Coach Eddie Sutton
Eddie Sutton (Oklahoma State, 1958) has coached for seven years at his alma mater with a 158-70 record at the school as well as a 588-234 overall mark in his 28th year of collegiate coaching. Sutton finished the 1996-97 season ranked ninth in total victories and 18th in winning percentage among active Division I coaches with at least 10 years' experience. Under his guidance, OSU has advanced to postseason play in six of the last seven years and has won 17 games or more each season. Only three coaches -- Bobby Knight, Dean Smith and John Wooden -- won more games than Eddie Sutton in their first 27 years as head coaches.
Years School (No. of Years) Record Pct. Conf. NCAA 1970-74 Creighton (five) 82-50 .621 --- 2-1 1975-85 Arkansas (11) 260-75 .776 139-35 10-9 1986-89 Kentucky (four) 88-39 .693 48-24 5-3 1991-98 Oklahoma State (eighth) 158-70 .693 59-39 10-5 Totals 28th year (822 games) 588-234 .716 246-98 27-18 Sutton at Oklahoma State Year Record Conf./Finish NCAA Final AP Notes 1990-91 24-8 10-4/First 2-1 14th OSU's second Big 8 championship 1991-92 28-8 8-6/T-Second 2-1 11th Second straight Sweet 16 1992-93 20-9 8-6/T-Second 1-1 23rd Big Eight Coach of the Year 1993-94 24-10 10-4/Second 1-1 19th 1994-95 27-10 10-4/Second 4-1 14th Final Four/Nat'l Coach of the Year 1995-96 17-10 7-7/T-Fourth --- --- 1996-97 *17-15 *7-9/T-Sixth --- --- First career NIT appearance 1997-98 1-0
Coaches vs. Cancer
Cowboy coach Eddie Sutton is joining his NABC colleagues in participating in the Coaches vs. Cancer program this season. The Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Three-Point Attack is a fund-raising program that recruits fans to help fight cancer. Fans can contribute by making a one-time donation or by pledging any amount from $.01 to $10 or more for every three-point basket the Cowboys make during the season. For information, fans may call the Men's Basketball Office at 405-744-5845.
Postgame procedure
The Oklahoma State locker room is closed to the media. However, selected OSU players and head coach Eddie Sutton will be brought to the sports information office for postgame interviews. If you have any questions, please contact OSU coordinator of media relations Will Hancock.
On the Air
Tonight's game will be broadcast on the OSU Radio Network with Tom Dirato and Bill Teegins calling the action. Dirato and Teegins are in their seventh year as the Cowboys' basketball radio team, and Dirato is calling OSU men's basketball for the 21st season in 1997-98.
National Rankings
Here's a look at Oklahoma State's week-by-week appearance in the Associated Press and USA Today polls, Jeff Sagarin's basketball ratings and the unofficial RPI compiled by Jim Sukup (RPI rankings have not yet been released):
Week AP USAT Sag. RPI Preseason (64) --- 48 Nov. 17 (61) 59 Here's how some of OSU's opponents stack up in the current rankings: Team AP USAT Sag. RPI Baylor --- --- 98 Colorado --- --- 100 Creighton --- --- 125 Iowa State (43) (34) 27 Kansas 2 4 2 Kansas State --- --- 82 Missouri --- --- 55 Nebraska --- (44) 46 Oklahoma 19 21 50 Southern Utah --- --- 263 Texas (47) 24 68 Texas A&M --- --- 139 Texas Tech --- --- 31 Big 12* 5 * - Ranked among the nation's 31 conferences. Current Big 12 Standings Big 12 All Games W L Pct. W L Pct. Baylor 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Colorado 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Kansas 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Kansas St. 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Missouri 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Nebraska 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Oklahoma St. 0 0 ---- 1 0 1.000 Iowa State 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- Texas A&M 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- Texas Tech 0 0 ---- 0 0 ---- Texas 0 0 ---- 0 2 .000 Note: North Division Indented Around the Big 12 Monday, November 17 at Kansas 88, Rice 61 #at Texas Tech 82, Conoco Basketball 68 #at Texas A&M 121, Buducnost 65 Tuesday, November 18 Texas-Arlington at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. #Buducnost at Oklahoma State, 7:05 p.m. #SE Melbourne Magic at Texas, 7 p.m. The Record Books Career Three-Point Percentage 1. Sean Sutton, 1991-92 .445 6. John Potter, 1990-91 .396 7. Adrian Peterson, 1996-Present .395 8. Marlon Dorsey, 1996-97 .394 9. Chad Alexander, 1995-Present .380 Career Three-Pointers Made 1. Randy Rutherford, 1993-95 279 4. Sean Sutton, 1991-92 108 5. Adrian Peterson, 1996-Present 104 6. Darwyn Alexander, 1989-92 102 -- Chad Alexander, 1995-Present 65 OSU in home openers 1975-76 Minnesota-Duluth W 90-60 1976-77 Tulsa W 86-81 1977-78 Tulsa W 77-69 1978-79 Hawaii W 57-52 1979-80 Texas Wesleyan W 102-47 1980-81 Oral Roberts W 86-80 1981-82 Ark.-Monticello W 82-47 1982-83 Houston Baptist W 73-51 1983-84 Florida International W 82-64 1984-85 Stephen F. Austin W 71-53 1985-86 Angelo State W 87-69 1986-87 Baylor W 86-79 1987-88 Tulsa W 66-65 1988-89 Samford W 70-44 1989-90 Memphis State W 93-66 1990-91 Colgate W 111-47 1991-92 Evansville W 86-57 1992-93 Midwestern State W 86-74 1993-94 Oral Roberts W 94-52 1994-95 SMU W 73-51 1995-96 St. Mary's (Texas) W 76-61 1996-97 St. Mary's (Calif.) W 71-70 1997-98 Texas-Pan Amer. W 103-71
Conference FG Pct. Leaders
An OSU player has led the Big Eight or Big 12 in field goal percentage for each of the last five years.
1992-93 Bryant Reeves .621 1993-94 Bryant Reeves .585 1994-95 Bryant Reeves .586 1995-96 Jerome Lambert .544 1996-97 Chianti Roberts .625
