Men's Basketball | 12/4/2013 5:52:00 PM
Game #10
 Emporia State Hornets (6-3, 0-0 MIAA)
at Northwest Missouri Bearcats (5-4, 1-0 MIAA)
Saturday, December 7, 2013 • 7:30 p.m. • Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Arena (2,500)
Series Record: NWMSU leads 35-23 Last Meeting: at NWMSU 52, ESU 51 (Feb. 2, 2013)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM (7:10 p.m. pregame) Internet Audio: kvoe.com
Television: None Internet Video: americaonesports.com ($8)
 Up Next: vs. Newman • Dec. 15, 2013 • 3:00 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • Slaymaker Court/White Aud (5,000)
MIAA OPENER
Emporia State begins their 23rd season of MIAA play at their most common conference opening opponent, Northwest Missouri. This is the eighth time the two have opened conference play and the Hornets are 4-3 against the Bearcats in MIAA openers. The Hornets are 11-11 all-time in MIAA openers and have won seven of their last 11 openers.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Mary's Marvin Witt hit a jumper with :00.3 left as Emporia State fell 70-68 on Saturday night in San Antonio, Texas. The Hornets used a 13-3 run to take a 30-17 lead with 4:07 left in the first half. The Rattlers would then close the half on a 13-2 run of their own as Emporia State took a 32-30 lead into the break. Neither team would take more than a four point lead the rest of the game as their were nine lead changes and 12 ties in the second half. Kaleb Wright scored to force the final tie at 68-68 with 16 seconds left before Witt's jumper sealed the win. Paul Bunch scored a team high 13 points in 19 minutes before fouling out. Wright and Gavin Brown both added 12 points for the Hornets.
THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 28-35 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. He is 0-4 against Northwest Missouri
Ben McCollum is 70-52 in his fifth year at Northwest Missouri. He is 5-3 against Emporia State. He was an assistant at Emporia State from 2005-09.
SCOUTING THE HORNETS
Emporia State has five players averaging more than 8.0 points a game led by Kaleb Wright at 14.8 points per game. Terrence Moore leads teh MIAA in steals and Paul Bunch leads the league in blocked shots. The Hornets lead the MIAA in scoring defense, defensive field goal percentage and blocked shots.
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Northwest Missouri is 5-4 on the season and have played six of their nine games away from Bearcat Arena. Four players average in double figures led by Dillon Starzl at 17.2 points.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 59th meeting between the two teams with the Bearcats holding a 35-23 overall advantage. Northwest Missouri has won four straight in the series.
LAST TIME VS. NORTHWEST MO.
Kaleb Wright's attempt at a game winner at the buzzer fell short as Emporia State fell 52-51 at Northwest Missouri. The Hornets trailed by nine points with 17:40 left in the game. Emporia State used a 14-2 run early in the second half to get back in the game. Wright rebounded a missed NWMSU free throw with 11 seconds left and took it to the corner where his three point attempt came up short. Gavin Brown and Paul Bunch each scored 12 points to pace the Hornets. Bunch had a team high eight rebounds and three blocks.
UP NEXT
The Hornets will play host to Newman on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. on Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium. The December 15 game is part of a double header with the Lady Hornets.
THE WRIGHT STUFF
Guard Kaleb Wright (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) is ranked 15th in the MIAA in scoring and 12th in free throw percentage. He had four steals against St. Mary's. He scored 12 points on four of five shooting frm the three point line against Southeastern Oklahoma. He scored 18 points including a career best 12 of 13 from the free throw line against Mary. He had a career high 27 points against Fresno Pacific. 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 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 22 points at Missouri S&T. He had a team high 11 points at K-State.
BIG PAUL
Center Paul Bunch (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) leads the MIAA and is ranked seventh in the nation in blocked shots per game and is ranked fourth in the MIAA in field goal percentage. He was four of four from the field and five of seven from the free throw line for 13 points in 19 minutes at St. Mary's. He scored ten points off the bench on three of five shooting and a four of four effort from the line against Southeastern Oklahoma. He set the Alaska Invitational single game and tournament record with six blocked shots in the first game against Fresno Pacific and ended with 12 blocks in the three games. He scored 13 points with five rebounds and two blocks against Alaska. 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 was ranked third in the nation in shot blocks last 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.
WE WANT MOORE
Guard Terrence Moore (So./Wichita, Kan.) leads the MIAA in steals per game and is fifth in the country in total steals. He is ninth in the MIAA in free throw percentage, 12th in assist to turnover ratio, and 24th in scoring. He was held to six points against St. Mary's after scoring 15 points with five assists and three steals against Southeastern Oklahoma. He scored a career high 24 points on six of ten shooting from the field and 12 of 14 from the free throw line against Mary. He matched his career high with five steals at Alaska. He had 15 points and 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 had 17 points in the exhibition 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 last season against Missouri Southern. 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 scored a then 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.
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BROWN AND SERVE
Forward Gavin Brown (Sr./Junction City, Kan.) is seventh in the MIAA in rebounding. He scored 12 points with seven rebounds, six of them offensive, against St. Mary's. He was held scoreless for the first time this season against Mary but did have four rebounds and three assists. He matched his season high with seven points at Alaska. He 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 2009. He led Emporia State with 11 assists in the three exhibition games. He scored 11 points with a career best three of three effort from the three point line against Northeastern State last season. 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 15 points and 12 rebounds while adding five assists and three steals against 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.
HE'S SWANKY
Guard Micah Swank (So./Pratt, Kan.) is ranked tenth in the MIAA in three-point percentage and 15th in both assist to turnover ratio and steals. He was two for two from the three-point line for eight points with four assists against Southeastern Oklahoma. He scored a career high 11 points with three steals at Alaska. He matched his career high with seven assists and added seven points and three steals against Bethel. He scored ten points with two steals against Sterling. He had eight points and seven assists against McPherson. He had seven boards at Oklahoma State. 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 earned his first career start against Missouri S&T and scored six points. He scored five points, including a three-pointer at Kansas State. He had four points and two assists at Kansas.
TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (Fr./Denver, Colo.) is ranked third in the MIAA in three point field goal percentage and ninth in makes. He has scored in double figures in four of his last six games and is shooting 66.7% from the field and 69.6% from the three point line in that time. He was five of seven from behind the three-point line for 15 points against Southeastern Oklahoma. He scored 12 points against Mary and had ten points and four rebounds at Alaska. He had 15 points on six of seven shooting against Bethel. He hit a pair of three-pointers and had seven points against McPherson. He scored seven points at Wichita State. He averaged 18.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game for George Washington HS last year. He connected on 74 of 164 three-point attempts to lead Colorado Class 5A in makes and rank sixth in all classes. He was first-team All-Denver Public League and an honorable mention All-State player.
SHARE THE WISDOM
Center McWisdom Badejo (So./Dallas, Texas) is shooting 79.2% from the field, going 19 of 24 on the year. He scored a career high ten points against St. Mary's. He scored six points with four rebounds against Fresno Pacific. He had six points and four rebounds in nine minutes against Bethel. He scored seven points on three of three shooting 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 was listed as one of the top names in college basketball last season.
TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (Fr./Lenexa, Kan.) is shooting 85.7% from the free throw line this season. He was four of five from the line against Southeastern Oklahoma. He was He hit both three-pointers he took against Mary. He had 12 points on three of seven 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.
MADE IN ENGLAND
Forward Daniel Shaw (Jr. /Cambridge, England) is shooting 54.5% from the field on the year. He pulled four rebounds against Southeastern Oklahoma. 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.
JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (Fr./Ballwin, Mo.) scored five points against Southeastern Oklahoma. He grabbed a career high six rebounds with four assists against Bethel. He had six points on two of three shooting against Sterling. He dished a career high seven assists and had 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. He led Eureka HS to conference and district championships his senior year. Â
THE BENTLEY OF BICYCLES
Forward Josh Pedersen (Fr./Olathe, Kan.) had three steals and two assists in his first career start against Southeastern Oklahoma. He had four points and five rebounds against Sterling. He scored five points against McPherson. He had four rebounds at Oklahoma State. He averaged 14.2 points and 8.6 rebounds for Class 5A state champion Shawnee Mission South
HS. He was a first-team KBCA Class 5A All-State selection as a senior.
WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (Fr./Chicago, Ill.) had three rebounds against Southeastern Oklahoma. He went five of seven from the free throw line on his way to seven points against Bethel. 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.
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.
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.
