HORNET MEN TRAVEL TO NEWMAN ON TUESDAY

OPENING UP
Emporia State continues their season opening road swing with a trip down I-35 to take on Newman. Counting an exhibition game at Kansas, the Hornets will play their first seven games away from Slaymaker Court at White Auditorium.

LAST TIME OUT
In a game that saw ten ties and six lead changes in the first 27 minutes, a 13-0 run by St. Cloud State proved to be the difference as Emporia State fell 87-77 to the Huskies in the MIAA-NSIC Challenge in Las Vegas, Nev. on Saturday. The Hornets led 46-44 with 15:33 left when the Huskies went on the decisive 13-0 run to take a 57-46 lead with 9:41 remaining.  The lead would grow to 19 points before Emporia State went on a 10-0 run to cut the lead to 75-66 with 2:37 left.  St. Cloud would hit five of six free throws in the final minute to seal the win. Terrence Moore led Emporia State with 24 points, six rebounds and three steals.  He was joined in double figures by Micah Swank with 12 and Jevon Taylor with 11 points.

THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 41-46 in his fourth 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 1-1 against Newman.
Mark Potter is 290-180 in his 17th year at Newman. He is 4-4 against Emporia State.

ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 1-1 on the season. Terrence Moore is averaging 22.5 points per game and has six steals in two games.  Micah Swank joins him in double figures at 11.0 points per game. Emporia State has made 15 three-pointers in the first two games with six different Hornets connecting from long range.

ABOUT THE JETS
Newman went 9-17 last season and 6-12 in the Heartland Conference. They return two starters from last season in Ryan McCarthy and Jeremy Espinoza.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 29th meeting between the two squads with Emporia State holding a 20-8 overall edge.  

LAST TIME OUT VS. NEWMAN
Micah Swank hit a three-pointer with 12.7 seconds left for the lead in an 86-81 Emporia State win. Josh Pedersen hit a pair of free throws with 1:32 left to tie the game at 79. Two free throws with 27 seconds left put the Jets ahead 81-79.  Swank then hit his three to give the Hornets the lead.  Bunch blocked a lay-up with :04 left and Newman Coach Mark Potter was hit with two technicals.  Wright hit all four free throws for the final score of 86-81. Wright had 35 points with five assists and four rebounds.  Terrence Moore had 14 points, six rebounds, six steals and five assists while Josh Pedersen added 12 points off the bench.  

UP NEXT
The Hornets head to Alva, Okla on Nov. 25 to take on NW Oklahoma. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.

FRIENDLY CONFINES
Emporia State went 13-2 at home last season and has won 128 of their last 167 games (.766) in White Auditorium. Twenty-nine of the 39 losses have been by less than ten points. The Hornets are 350-153 (.696) since 1979 in White Auditorium. The Hornets have had 11 winning home records in the past 12 years in White Auditorium.  Emporia State averaged 84.5 points on 51.7% shooting at home compared to 74.5 points per game on 44.2% shooting away from White Auditorium last season.

WE WANT MOORE
Guard Terrence Moore (Jr./Wichita, Kan.) was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick and member of the  MIAA All-Defensive Team last season. He averaged 22.5 points in Las Vegas with 21 in the win against Concordia-St. Paul and 24 in the loss to St. Cloud State. He had nine points, three rebounds and two steals against Kansas. He is averaged 18.3 points per game and shooting 57.3% from the field in MIAA contests last year. He scored a career high 40 points against Southwest Baptist in the first round game. It is the third most points scored by an individual in an MIAA Tournament game and was the first 40 point game by a Hornet since Tim Niles scored 45 against Central Oklahoma in the first game of the 2009-10 season. He scored 27 points against Neb.-Kearney. He had a career high ten rebounds against Ft. Hays State in White Auditorium. He scored 28 points at Washburn and added four steals. He scored 20 points on seven of nine shooting at Ft. Hays State. He had 21 points, six boards, four assists and three steals against Central Oklahoma. He had 19 points with five assists against Central Missouri. He scored 20 points on nine of 11 shooting against Missouri Western. He had 27 points and seven rebounds against Missouri Southern. He had a career high six steals against Newman. He scored 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 17 points in the exhibition win over UMKC and a team high 15 points at Wichita State. He scored 10 points off the bench with a team high three steals at Kansas as a freshman. He was the Hornets leading scorer at Tulsa with 12 points, and led the team with four steals.

HE'S SWANKY
Guard Micah Swank (Jr./Pratt, Kan.) scored in double figures in each of the Hornets first two games. He had 12 points and five rebounds against St. Cloud State after posting ten points against Concordia-St. Paul. He pulled down five rebounds against Kansas. He had 11 points and five assists against Neb.-Kearney in White Auditorium. He had six assists against Central Missouri. He dished a career high seven assists and finished with seven points against Missouri Western. He scored 15 points including a nine of nine performance at the free throw line at Lincoln. He passed his career high with 16 first half points and ended with 18 against Southwest Baptist. He scored a then career high 11 points with three steals at Alaska. He matched his career high with seven assists and added three steals against Bethel. He had seven assists against McPherson. He had seven boards at Oklahoma State.  

JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (So./Ballwin, Mo.) scored nine points against St. Cloud State. He went six for eight from the free throw line at Central Oklahoma for eight points. He scored ten points with seven rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He had eight points and four assists against Central Oklahoma. He had six rebounds against Pittsburg State in his second career start. He had three assists against Missouri Southern. He scored 11 points on four of five shooting with three assists at Northwest Missouri. He grabbed a career high six rebounds with four assists against Bethel. 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.  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.   

WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (So./Chicago, Ill.) led Emporia State with a game high nine rebounds against Kansas and scored four points. He had a career high four blocked shots against Neb.-Kearney. He had three offensive rebounds against Northeastern State. He got his first career start at Lindenwood. He was five of seven from the free throw line on his way to seven points against Bethel. He averaged 12 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocks for Perspectives Academy.  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 (So./Olathe, Kan.) scored eight points with a career best eight of ten effort at the free throw line against St. Cloud State. He scored five points at Kansas. He scored nine points with five rebounds at Central Oklahoma last season. He was eight for eight from the free throw line against Pittsburg State. He scored nine points on two of three shooting from the three-point line against Central Missouri. He scored a career high 12 points against Newman and twice tied the score on a pair of free throws in the final three minutes. He had three steals and two assists in his first career start against Southeastern Oklahoma. 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.

TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (So./Lenexa, Kan.) scored eight points against both St. Cloud State and Concordia-St. Paul. He led all scorers with 16 points off the bench at Kansas. He connected on three of seven three-pointers against the Jayhawks. He scored eight points with a pair of three-pointers at Central Oklahoma last season. He hit three of three free throws against Northeastern State. He scored nine points in less than two minutes in the first half at Neb.-Kearney. He scored 12 points, going three of four from the three-point arc and three of three from the free throw line against Pittsburg State. 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 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.

TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (So./Denver, Colo.) scored 11 points off the bench against St. Cloud State after starting the season with eight points against Concordia-St. Paul. He shot 46.3% from the three-point line last season. He connected on two three-pointers at Washburn. He scored seven points against Central Missouri, hitting one of two three-point attempts. He was two of four from behind the arc at Lindenwood. He scored 19 points with four made three-pointers in his first career start at Lincoln. He scored a career high 20 points on six of seven shooting from the field at Northwest Missouri. 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 averaged 18.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.4 assists per game for George Washington HS.  He connected on 74 of 164 three-point attempts to lead Colorado Class 5A in makes.

SHARE THE WISDOM
Center McWisdom Badejo (Jr./Dallas, Texas) pulled five rebounds against St. Cloud State after getting four against Concordia-St. Paul. He had five rebounds at Kansas. He shot 71.8% from the field, going 28 of 39 last year. He had four rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He scored six points on three of three shooting against Central Oklahoma. He had four points on two shots and blocked a shot against Missouri Western. He scored a career high ten points against St. Mary's. 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 in 2012-13.

GALE FORCE
Forward Spenser Gales (Jr. /Wichita, Kan.) had four points and a team high six rebounds against Concordia-St. Paul before injuring his ankle. He did not play against St. Cloud State and is doubtful against Newman. He scored six points at Kansas. He transferred to Emporia State from Coffeyville CC after starting his career at Houston Baptist. He played in 31 games for the Ravens, averaging 5.4 points and 4.0 boards per game. As a freshman at Houston Baptist he played in 15 games averaging 2.0 points and 3.0 rebounds a game. He was a four-year letterwinner at Wichita Northwest HS. He averaged 15 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks per game to earn all-state second-team and all-city honorable mention honors. He was member of the National Honor Society all four years and was among the top 10 percent in his class all four years.

PERRY ON MY WAYWARD SON
Guard Perryonte Smith (Sr. /Milwaukee, Wis.) scored four points with two steals at Kansas. He transferred to Emporia State from Newman. He played in all 26 games for the Jets, averaged 7.0 points, 2.7 rebounds per game and had a team high 82 assists on the season. He played in 33 games for at Otero Junior College and averaged 7.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He shot .368 from three-point range at Otero.

A-MAYES-ING
Forward Nick Mayes (Jr. /Laramie, Wyo.) earned his first career start against Lincoln and pulled two rebounds. He 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. He played a season high 11 minutes at Pittsburg State on Feb. 15, 2012 and pulled down six rebounds.

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, 2014 after the City of Emporia approved a proclamation at their Feb. 20 city commission meeting.

HORNETS RANK 22ND IN NATION IN ATTENDANCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 12 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 1,549 fans to their 15 home games at Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium during the 2013-14 season to rank 22nd nationally. Emporia State outdrew 94 NCAA Division I schools during the 2013-14 school year, including two that made the NCAA Tournament and three that participated in the NIT Postseason Tournament. As a conference the MIAA drew 262,573 fans to the 199 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,319 fans per game. The MIAA's total attendance was better than seven NCAA Division I conferences.

IN THE RAFTERS
On February 22, 2014 All-American Dale Cushinberry (1966-69) joined the five Hornets who have had their jersey's retired to the wall of White Auditorium. He was an All-American for Emporia State and became the first Hornet with 1,000 points and 700 rebounds.
•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.