Men's Basketball | 11/21/2013 10:32:00 AM
Games #5-7
 Emporia State Hornets (4-0, 0-0 MIAA)
at GCI Alaska Invitational
vs. Fresno Pacific (3-2, 0-0 PacWest)
Thursday, November 21, 2013 • 8 p.m. (CT) • Fairbanks, Alaska • Patty Center (5,000)
Series Record: First Meeting Last Meeting: First Meeting
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM Internet Audio: kvoe.com
 at Alaska-Fairbanks (1-1, 0-0 GNAC)
Friday, November 22, 2013 • 10 p.m. (CT) • Fairbanks, Alaska • Patty Center (5,000)
Series Record: ESU leads 1-0 Last Meeting: ESU 102, UAF 90 (Dec. 30, 1992)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM Internet Audio: kvoe.com
 vs. Mary (2-0, 0-0 NSIC)
Saturday, November 23, 2013 • 8 p.m. (CT) • Fairbanks, Alaska • Patty Center (5,000)
Series Record: First Meeting Last Meeting: First Meeting
 Radio: KFFX 104.9FM Internet Audio: kvoe.com
 Up Next: vs. Southeastern Okla. • Nov. 29 • 5:00 p.m. • San Antonio, Texas
NORTHERN EXPOSURE
Emporia State makes its first trip to the state of Alaska to take part in the GCI Alaska Invitational in Fairbanks.
LAST TIME OUT
The Emporia State men moved to 4-0 on the year with a 108-51 victory over Bethel on Monday night at Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium. Neither team scored until Gavin Brown hit a pair of free throws at the 17:25 mark to spark a 12-0 run for Emporia State. Bethel would never get within single digits the rest of the night. Kaleb Wright scored 19 points to lead five Hornets in double figures. Terrence Moore and Jevon Taylor both scored 15 points while Paul Bunch and Jay Temaat each scored 12 points for Emporia State. Gavin Brown had 11 rebounds as the Hornets outrebounded the Threshers 51-26 on the night.
THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 26-32 in his third season at Emporia State. A first round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors in 1991 spent ten years as an assistant coach at the NCAA Division I level. As a player he led Hutchinson CC to the 1988 NJCAA National Championship before earning first-team All-Big 8 honors at Colorado.
Chris Wright is 59-38 in his fourth season at Fresno Pacific.
Mick Durham is 21-35 in his third season at Alaska.
Jevin Budde is 14-41 in his third season at Mary.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State has six players averaging more than 7.5 points a game led by Kaleb Wright at 14.0 points per game. Defensively the Hornets have held their opponents to just 29.6% shooting from the field while connecting at a 51% clip themselves.
KNOW THE FOES
Fresno Pacific is 3-2 on the season and have gone 1-2 against NCAA Division II teams. Five SunBirds average in double figures, led by Malcom Griffin's 14.6 points per game.
Alaska is 1-1 on the year and will be playing their home opener this weekend. Four Nanooks average in double figures led by Ronnie Baker's 17.5 points per game.
Mary is 2-0 on the season with two NCAA Division II wins. Jalen Jaspers leads three Mauraders in double figures at 18.0 points per game.
SERIES HISTORIES
This will be the first meeting between Emporia State and both Fresno Pacific and Mary. The Hornets won the only meeting with Alaska 102-90 in the final game of the 1992 Chico State Tournament.
UP NEXT
The Hornets will go from northern Alaska to south Texas next week when they travel to San Antonio for the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic. Emporia State will play Southeastern Oklahoma on Friday, November 29 and St. Mary on Saturday, November 30.
BIG PAUL
Center Paul Bunch (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) has reached double figures in all four games this year and has not played more than 20 minutes in the last three games. He had 12 points on six of seven shooting with the one miss being a three pointer against Bethel. He scored 10 points in five of six shooting in 16 minutes against McPherson. He had 18 points and 11 rebounds at Rockhurst in the Hornets opener. He had 20 points and eight boards in Emporia State's win at UMKC. He had nine points and nine rebounds with three blocks at Oklahoma State. He was named to the MIAA All-Defensive Team as well as being an Honorable Mention All-MIAA selection last season. He averaged 12.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.2 blocks per game last year. He was ranked third in the nation in shot blocks and is the top returning shot blocker in Division II this season. He scored 15 points with ten rebounds and four blocked shots against Washburn. He scored 12 points on six of eight shooting with seven rebounds and seven blocks against Northeastern State. He scored 11 points with six blocks against Pittsburg State. He had 16 points and 12 rebounds at Missouri Southern in Joplin. He had 12 points and ten rebounds against Lindenwood. He scored 14 points with eight rebounds and five blocks against Central Oklahoma. He had 18 points with nine rebounds against Missouri Southern. He had a career high 23 points to go with 13 rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He had 14 points, ten rebounds and three blocks at Washburn. He had 16 points on seven of 11 shooting from the field and 15 rebounds at Central Missouri. He played in 26 games with 11 starts in 2011-12 after playing in 22 games as a freshman for Southern Idaho, where he was a member of the NJCAA National Championship team in 2010-11.
THE WRIGHT STUFF
Guard Kaleb Wright (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) scored 19 points and was six of six from the free throw line against Bethel. He was six of ten from the field and scored 15 points against Sterling. He led Emporia State with 20 points at Rockhurst. He averaged a team best 12.0 points in the three exhibition games including 17 in the win over UMKC. He earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors after scoring 14.4 points and 2.9 assists per game last year. He scored 23 points at Missouri Southern. He scored 18 points against Lindenwood. He had ten points, seven rebounds and career high seven assists at Neb.-Kearney. He had 19 points against Missouri Southern. He scored 16 points with a career high four steals against Missouri Western. He scored 13 points with seven assists against Ft. Hays State. He was named MIAA Player of the Week after scoring 25 points on ten of 13 shooting against Southwestern. He scored 20 points and three assists at Central Missouri. He scored 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting against Missouri S&T. He led the Hornets with 20 points at Western Oregon and had 17 points, going 4 of 6 from three point range against Saint Martin's. He scored 25 points against Central Christian. He scored 22 points at Missouri S&T. He had a team high 11 points at K-State. He averaged 9.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 2.0 assists in 29 games with Mineral Area College in 2010-11.
BROWN AND SERVE
Forward Gavin Brown (Sr./Junction City, Kan.) pulled 11 rebounds and dished three assists against Bethel. He had a career high 16 rebounds against Sterling. It was the most rebounds by a Hornet since Lamar Wilbern had 16 against Pittsburg State in 2009. He had seven points, five assists and five rebounds against McPherson. He led Emporia State with 11 assists in the three exhibition games. He was ranked tenth in the MIAA in rebounding last season. He scored 11 points with a career best three of three effort from the three point line against Northeastern State. He had then career highs of 13 rebounds and seven assists against Lincoln. He scored 12 points on five of seven shooting with six rebounds, three steals and two blocks at Northwest Missouri. He had 13 points and ten rebounds against Missouri Western. He had eight rebounds and scored ten points at Newman. He had 15 points and 12 rebounds while adding five assists and three steals against Missouri S&T. He had a team-high ten rebounds and added eight points and two blocks at Missouri S&T. He led the team with six rebounds and added eight points at Kansas State. He also led Emporia State with 14 points and six rebounds at Kansas.
WE WANT MOORE
Guard Terrence Moore (So./Wichita, Kan.) had 15 points and a career high five steals against Bethel. He scored 18 points with four three-pointers, three steals and four assists against McPherson. He scored 11 points with three steals at Rockhurst. He was the second leading scorer for the Hornets during the exhibition season. He had 17 points in the win over UMKC and a team high 15 points at Wichita State. He scored 13 points with six rebounds and two steals in the Hornets MIAA Tournament game against Missouri Southern. He had four steals against Lindenwood. He had three steals against Missouri Western. He scored ten points with six rebounds and a pair of steals at Southwest Baptist. He scored 11 points on five of seven shooting against Ft. Hays State. He had three steals at Washburn. He scored a career high 19 points on nine of ten shooting against Southwestern. He scored 10 points off the bench with a team high three steals at Kansas. He was the Hornets leading scorer at Tulsa with 12 points, and led the team with four steals.
HE'S SWANKY
Guard Micah Swank (So./Pratt, Kan.) matched his career high with seven assists and added seven points and three steals against Bethel. He scored a career high ten points with two steals against Sterling. He had eight points and seven assists against McPherson. He was the second leading rebounder for the Hornets at Oklahoma State with seven boards. He had six points on two of three shooting from the three-point line against Missouri Southern in the MIAA Tournament last year. He had a team high four assists at Washburn with just one turnover. He scored nine points, going three of four from behind the three-point line, with five assists against Southwestern. He grabbed two rebounds and two assists at Newman. He earned his first career start against Missouri S&T and scored six points, going four of four from the foul line. He scored six points with six rebounds against Saint Martin's. He scored five points, including a three-pointer at Kansas State. He had four points and two assists at Kansas. He scored three points and pulled down three rebounds at Tulsa. Swank was named First Team All-State in 2012, as the Greenbacks went 24-2 and took fourth at state in Class 4A.
TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (Fr./Lenexa, Kan.) is shooting 47.4% from the three-point line this season. He had 12 points on three of four shooting from beyond the arc against Bethel. He scored 18 points on six of nine shooting with five three-pointers in 14 minutes against McPherson. He averaged 6.7 points per game in the three exhibitions and was the leading scorer for the Hornets at Oklahoma State with 12 points in 13 minutes. He hit three of ten three pointers against the Cowboys. He averaged 17 points and four assists per game for Shawnee Mission West HS last season on his way to honorable mention All-State honors at the Class 6A level.
JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (Fr./Ballwin, Mo.) grabbed a career high six rebounds with four assists against Bethel. He had six points on two of three shooting from the field against Sterling. He dished a career high seven assists and pulled five rebounds against McPherson. He had seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals at Oklahoma State. He averaged 13.2 points, four rebounds and three assists per game as a senior for Eureka (Mo.) HS last year. He was a three-time All-Suburban West Conference and All-District performer in the St. Louis, Mo. area. He was a four year starter that led Eureka HS to conference and district championships his senior year. Â
TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (Fr./Denver, Colo.) had a career high 15 points on six of seven shooting against Bethel. He hit a pair of three-pointers and had seven points against McPherson. He scored five points at Rockhurst after scoring seven at Wichita State. He played at George Washington HS last year. He averaged 18.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game for the Patriots. He connected on 74 of 164 three-point attempts to lead Colorado Class 5A in makes and rank sixth in all classes. He earned first-team All-Denver Public League honors and was a an honorable mention All-State player.
SHARE THE WISDOM
Center McWisdom Badejo (So./Dallas, Texas) is shooting 90.9% from the field, going ten of 11 on the year. He has made his last eight shots from the field over three games. He had six points and four rebounds in nine minutes against Bethel. He scored seven points on three of three shooting with a free throw against Sterling. He was four of five from the field for eight points in 13 minutes against McPherson. He scored eight points at Wichita State. He is a 6-9 transfer from Florida A&M. He averaged 1.1 points and 1.3 rebounds for the Rattlers with a season high ten points and six rebounds against Allen. He is from Dallas, Texas and played at Timberview HS in Arlington, Texas. He was listed as one of the top names in college basketball last season.
WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (Fr./Chicago, Ill.) went five of seven from the free throw line on his way to seven points against Bethel. He had two steals and a block to go with three points and two rebounds against McPherson. He had three rebounds and two blocks at Rockhurst. He averaged 12 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks for Perspectives Academy last season. He had a triple double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and ten blocked shots against Brooks HS in the regional championship game.
THE BENTLEY OF BICYCLES
Forward Josh Pedersen (Fr./Olathe, Kan.) had four points and five rebounds against Sterling. He scored five points against McPherson. He had four rebounds at Oklahoma State and hit the only shot he took. He played at Shawnee Mission South HS last year. He averaged 14.2 points and 8.6 rebounds for the undefeated Class 5A state champion Raiders. He was a first-team KBCA Class 5A All-State selection as a senior.
MADE IN ENGLAND
Forward Daniel Shaw (Jr. /Cambridge, England) is shooting 62.5% from the field on the year. He had five points and four rebounds in three minutes against Bethel. He matched his MIAA high with five points at Pittsburg State last season. He recorded a double-double against Saint Martin's with 12 points and 11 rebounds. He scored 13 points going four of five from the field and five of six from the foul line against Central Christian. He led the team with nine rebounds at Tulsa. He appeared in all 28 games coming off the bench in 2011-12 at Alaska-Fairbanks where he averaged 4.9 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
A-MAYES-ING
Forward Nick Mayes (Jr. /Laramie, Wyo.) scored two points and pulled three rebounds against Bethel. He was two of two from the line at Kansas last season. He saw action in five games in 2011-12 as a reserve. He played a season high 11 minutes at Pittsburg State on Feb. 15 and pulled down six rebounds.
PLAYING THE FIELD
The Hornets out-scored or matched their opponent from the field in all four games this year and 22 of 27 games last season. In their 14 losses last season, the Hornets were out-scored by an average of 10.5 points from the free throw line. In 12 of the 14 losses the Hornets attempted fewer free throws than their opponent made.
FRIENDLY CONFINES
Emporia State has won 118 of their last 155 games in White Auditorium. Twenty-eight of the 37 losses have been by less than ten points. The Hornets are 341-151 (.693) since 1979 in White Auditorium. The Hornets have posted a winning home record for ten of the past 11 years in White Auditorium.
SLAYMAKER COURT
The court at William L. White Auditorium was formally named Ron Slaymaker Court at half-time of the Hornets win over Washburn on Feb. 28 after the City of Emporia approved a proclamation at their Feb. 20 city commission meeting.
HORNETS RANK 19TH IN NATION IN ATTENDENCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 11 straight years ranking in the top 25 in attendance among the nearly 300 NCAA Division II basketball playing schools. The Hornets drew an average of 1,678 fans to their 13 home games in White Auditorium during the 2012-13 season to rank 19th nationally. Emporia State outdrew 95 NCAA Division I schools. As a conference the MIAA drew 254,543 fans to the 186 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,369 fans per game. The MIAA's total attendance was better than nine NCAA Division I conferences.
IN THE RAFTERS
Five Hornets have had their jersey's retired to the wall of White Auditorium.
•Wilbur Reeser (1944-48) - Reeser was named an NAIB All-American and was the Hornets leading scorer as the won a conference championship in 1948.
•Ron Slaymaker (Player 1954-60, Coach 1970-98) - As a player Slaymaker was named All-Conference and All-American during the 1957-58 season. As a coach he won an ESU leading 464 games from 1970-98.
•Jim Fraley (1956-60) - Fraley was the school's all-time leading scorer (1,509) until Brian Robinson broke his record in 1985. He was named Second-team NAIA All-American.
•Doug Glaysher (1960-64) - Glaysher was named an All-American after leading the Hornets to the NAIA National Semi-finals in 1964. He graduated as the second leading scorer in ESU history.
•Brian Robinson (1984-86) - Robinson was named a first team All-American in both his junior and senior season. He is the ESU all-time leading scorer with 2,533 career points.
