Men's Basketball | 3/6/2014 2:19:00 AM
Game #31
MIAA Quarterfinals
Emporia State Hornets (18-12, 10-9 MIAA)
vs, Northwest Missouri Bearcats (21-7, 16-3 MIAA)
Friday, March 7, 2014 • 6:00 p.m. • Kansas City, Mo. • Municipal Aud. (9,827)
Series Record: NWMSU leads 36-23 Last Meeting: at NWMSU 89, ESU 68 (Dec. 7, 2013)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM (5:40 p.m. pregame) Internet Audio: kvoe.com
Television: None Internet Video: americaonesports.com ($8)
Up Next: winner vs MSSU/UNK • Mar. 8, 2014 • 8:15 p.m. • Kansas City, Mo. • Municipal Aud. (9,827)
BACK TO THE MUNI
Emporia State returns to Municipal Auditorium for the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament. The Hornets defeated UMKC in Municipal in November.
LAST TIME OUT
Terrence Moore and Kaleb Wright combined for an MIAA record 69 points in a 96-85 win over Southwest Baptist in the first round of the MIAA Tournament. Moore had 40 points while Wright had 29 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds and six steals for the Hornets. Emporia State opened a 21-9 lead and never allowed Southwest Baptist closer than eight points the rest of the night. The Hornets shot a blistering 64.5% from the field in the first half as they took a 47-33 lead into the break. The Hornets cooled to just 60% in the second half as they shot 38 of 61 from the field for the game. Moore had a career high 40 points with four assists and three steals. Wright just missed a triple double with 29 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds and six steals. Paul Bunch had five blocked shots and six rebounds.
THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 40-44 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 1-2 in the MIAA Tournament. He is 0-5 against Northwest Missouri.
Ben McCollum is 86-55 in his fifth year at Northwest Missouri. He is 3-2 in the MIAA Tournament. He is 6-3 against Emporia State. He was an assistant at Emporia State from 2005-09.
ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 18-12, 10-9 in the MIAA. Kaleb Wright was a second-team All-MIAA pick after averaging 19.5 points per game. Terrence Moore is averaging 17.3 points and leads the MIAA in steals, Paul Bunch leads the league in blocked shots and was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year.
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
Northwest Missouri is 21-7 on the year, 16-3 in the MIAA and ranked fourth in the Central Region. DeShaun Cooper was the MVP of the MIAA after averaging 16.6 points and 4.2 assists per game.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 60th meeting between the two teams with the Bearcats holding a 36-23 overall advantage. Northwest Missouri has won five straight in the series. The two met for the 2008 MIAA Tournament Championship.
LAST TIME VS. NW MISSOURI
The Emporia State men were 12 of 26 from the free throw line and allowed Northwest Missouri to shoot 58% from the field in an 89-68 win by the Bearcats in Maryville, Mo. NWMSU jumped out to a 6-0 lead and led 39-27 at the half. The lead stayed between 13 and 17 points most of the second half until a late 17-5 run gave the Bearcats their biggest lead of the night at 89-63 with 1:47 left. Jevon Taylor led the Hornets with a career high 20 points and was joined in double figures by Tyler Jordan with 11 and Kaleb Wright with ten points.
UP NEXT
The winner will play either MSSU or UNK in the semis on Saturday at 8:15 p.m.
FRIENDLY CONFINES
Emporia State went 13-2 at home this 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 is averaging 84.5 points on 51.7% shooting at home compared to 74.5 points per game on 44.2% shooting away from White Auditorium this season.
TOURNEY TALK
Emporia State and Central Missouri are the only teams to qualify in the top eight of the MIAA every year since the tourney moved to Kansas City. The Hornets are 6-16 overall in the MIAA Tournament, 1-1 in the first round, 4-12 in the quarterfinals, 1-3 in the semifinals and 0-1 in championship games. Since the Tournament moved to Kansas City, Emporia State is 5-10 in Municipal Auditorium, 4-6 in the quarterfinals, 1-3 in the semi's and 0-1 in championships.
LEADING THE WAY
Emporia State has the MIAA individual leaders in two statistical categories. Paul Bunch leads the MIAA, is ranked tenth in the nation in blocked shots per game and is fifth in total blocks in the nation with 84 on the year. Terrence Moore is ranked first in the MIAA and 15th in the nation in steals per game and is eighth with 71 total steals.
THE WRIGHT STUFF
Guard Kaleb Wright (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) was a second-team All-MIAA selection. He is ranked fourth in the MIAA in scoring, 15th in steals and 16th in rebounding. He averaged 20.5 points to rank second in the conference in MIAA only play and added 5.9 rebounds per game to rank 13th in conference play only. He had 29 points, 12 assists, eight rebounds and six steals against Southwest Baptist in the first round game. He scored 30 points against Washburn. He is the first Hornet since Sean Robbins in 1994-95 to have five 30 point games in a season. He scored 25 points with six rebounds against Northeastern State. He scored 20 points at Washburn. He had 30 points and eight rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He had 32 points and seven rebounds against Central Oklahoma. He scored 33 points with a career high 15 rebounds against Central Missouri. He scored 28 points with nine rebounds against Missouri Western. He scored 27 points off the bench at Lincoln. He scored a career high 35 points with a career high five made three-pointers against Newman. He scored 18 points including a career best 12 of 13 from the free throw line against Mary. He had 27 points against Fresno Pacific. He led Emporia State with 20 points at Rockhurst. He scored 17 points in the exhibition 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 20 points with 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. He scored 22 points at Missouri S&T. He had a team high 11 points at Kansas State. He has scored 967 points in his 57 games at Emporia State for a career average of 17.0 points per game.
WE WANT MOORE
Guard Terrence Moore (So./Wichita, Kan.) was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick and member of the All-Defensive Team. He leads the MIAA and is 15th in the nation in steals per game and is tenth in the country in total steals. He is 12th in the MIAA in scoring and field goal percentage. He is averaged 18.3 points per game and shooting 57.3% from the field in MIAA contests. 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 was six of seven from the field for 15 points at Neb.-Kearney. 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 scored 17 points on five of six shooting with five rebounds at Northeastern State. He had 19 points with five assists against Central Missouri. He scored 20 points on nine of 11 shooting against Missouri Western. He had team highs of 16 points and six rebounds at Lindenwood. He scored 21 points at Lincoln with four steals. 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 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 11 points on five of seven shooting against Ft. Hays State. He scored 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.
BIG PAUL
Center Paul Bunch (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) was named the Defensive Player of the Year in the MIAA and was an honorable mention all-league selection. He leads the MIAA and is ranked tenth in the nation in blocked shots per game. He is third in the MIAA in field goal percentage and ranked seventh in rebounding. He had five blocks in 19 minutes against Southwest Baptist in the first round game. He pulled a team high 11 rebounds at Pittsburg State. He had 16 points and nine rebounds against Washburn. He had ten rebounds and four blocks against Neb.-Kearney. He had 12 points and five rebounds with three blocks at Central Oklahoma. He had 13 points and a career high 17 rebounds against Northeastern State. He had 15 points and eight rebounds against Ft. Hays State in White Auditorium. He scored 11 points with seven rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. He scored a season high 22 points with ten rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He had 14 points on six of eight shooting with eight rebounds against Central Oklahoma. He was five of six from the field and finished with 11 points and eight rebounds at Northeastern State. He had 12 points on five of six shooting, eight rebounds and tied his career high with seven blocked shots against Missouri Western. He had 13 points and 12 rebounds against Missouri Southern. He had 14 points, ten rebounds and tied his career high with seven blocks against Southwest Baptist. He blocked four shots against Newman. He was four of four from the field for 13 points at St. Mary's. He scored ten points off the bench on three of five shooting 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 had 18 points and 11 rebounds at Rockhurst. He had 20 points and eight boards 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 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 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 and 15 rebounds at Central Missouri. He has 152 blocks in 51 games with the Hornets.
BROWN AND SERVE
Forward Gavin Brown (Sr./Junction City, Kan.) is ranked 12th in the MIAA in rebounding and 14th in assist to turnover ratio. He scored 14 points on five of six shooting with a pair of made three-pointers against Washburn. He had nine, points, nine boards and six assists against Neb.-Kearney. He scored 13 points with seven rebounds and four assists against Northeastern State. He had a team high six assists at Ft. Hays State. He scored 12 points with six rebounds and three assists against Central Missouri. He had 12 points, 17 rebounds and five assists against Missouri Western. It is the most rebounds by a Hornets since R'Cell Harris pulled 17 against Newman on December 8, 2001. He is the first Hornet to have over 15 rebounds in two games in a season since Scott Harkess had 17 against Northwestern Oklahoma and 18 against Northwest Missouri during the 1996-97 season. It was his first double-double since last year's game against the Griffons. He scored 12 points at Lindenwood. He had nine points and nine rebounds against Southwest Baptist. He scored ten points off the bench at Lincoln. He scored 12 points with seven rebounds, six of them offensive, against St. Mary's. He matched his season high with seven points at Alaska. He pulled 11 rebounds and dished three assists against Bethel. He had 16 rebounds against Sterling. He scored 11 points with a career best three of three effort from the three point line against Northeastern State last season. He had 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 Emporia State with 14 points and six rebounds at Kansas.
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HE'S SWANKY
Guard Micah Swank (So./Pratt, Kan.) is ranked ninth in the MIAA in assist to turnover ratio. 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. His three-pointer with less than 13 seconds left gave Emporia State the lead against Newman. 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 three steals against Bethel. He scored ten points against Sterling. He had 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.
JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (Fr./Ballwin, Mo.) was three of three from the field with seven points against Neb.-Kearney. 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 scored eight points at Northeastern State. 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 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.) was perfect from the field for five points at Pittsburg State. He scored nine points with five rebounds at Central Oklahoma. 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 two rebounds and two steals at Northwest Missouri. He had three steals and two assists in his first career start against Southeastern Oklahoma. 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.
TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (Fr./Lenexa, Kan.) scored eight points with a pair of three-pointers at Central Oklahoma. 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 was four of five from the line against Southeastern Oklahoma. 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 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.
WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (Fr./Chicago, Ill.) had three rebounds against Washburn in eight minutes. He had a career high four blocked shots against Neb.-Kearney. He scored four points at Central Oklahoma. He had three offensive rebounds against Northeastern State. He got his first career start at Lindenwood. He was two of two from the field at Northwest Missouri. He was five of seven from the free throw line on his way to seven points against Bethel. 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.
TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (Fr./Denver, Colo.) is shooting 46.3% from the three-point line. He connected on two three-pointers at Washburn. He scored seven points against Central Missouri, hitting one of two three-point attempts. He took just one shot against Missouri Western. 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 last year. He connected on 74 of 164 three-point attempts to lead Colorado Class 5A in makes.
SHARE THE WISDOM
Center McWisdom Badejo (So./Dallas, Texas) is shooting 71.8% from the field, going 28 of 39 on the 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 had six points and four rebounds in nine minutes against Bethel. 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.
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 as a reserve. He played a season high 11 minutes at Pittsburg State on Feb. 15, 2012 and pulled down six rebounds.
WHAT A GAME
Terrence Moore and Kaleb Wright combined for 69 points against Southwest Baptist in the first round to break the MIAA Tournament record for points by two teammates combined set by Washburn's Dan Buie and Juwan Robinson. They had 67 points against then Mo.-Rolla on Feb. 27, 1996. Moore's 40 points are the third most scored in an MIAA Tournament game. Wright's 12 assists are tied for the third most in an MIAA Tournament game. Wright's six steals are tied for the second most in an MIAA Tournament game. Paul Bunch's five blocks are tied for the fourth most in an MIAA Tournament game.
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
On February 22, 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.
