Games #1 & 2
Emporia State Hornets (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)
vs. Sioux Falls Cougars (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
Series Record: ESU leads 1-0 Last Meeting: at ESU 79, USF 74 (1980-81)
Saturday, Nov. 14 • 5:00 p.m. • Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum (6,814)
Radio: KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM (4:40 p.m. pregame) Internet Audio:
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vs. Southwest Minnesota Mustangs (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
Series Record: Series tied 1-1 Last Meeting: at SMSU 79, ESU 57 (Nov. 30, 1991)
Sunday, Nov. 15 • 2:00 p.m. • Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum (6,814)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM (1:40 p.m. pregame) Internet Audio:
kvoe.comTelevision: None Kansas City Internet Video: TBA
Live Stats Complete ESU Notes in pdfUp Next: at #10 Wichita State • Saturday, Nov. 21 • 2:00 p.m. • Wichita, Kan.
LET'S START FOR REAL
Emporia State will begin their 113th season of intercollegiate basketball with a trip to Hays, Kan. for an MIAA-NSIC Challenge against Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota. Both games are in region contests.
LAST TIME OUT
Emporia State men were held to 25% shooting in an 80-42 exhibition loss at Kansas State in Bramlage Coliseum. The Wildcats lead 3-2 at the first media timeout. Terrence Sardin would score to pull the Hornets within 9-6 with 11:55 left but that would be the final field goal of the half for Emporia State. K-State outscored the Hornets 14-3 over the final 3:40 of the half to take a 43-17 lead to the locker rooms. The Hornets had a 9-1 run early in the second half but a 19-5 run would give the Wildcats a 40 point lead with 2:49 remaining. A total of ten Hornets scored led by Kevin Allen with seven points, seven rebounds, two steals and a block in his Hornet debut.
THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 52-61 in his fifth season at Emporia State. A first round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors in 1991 he 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. This is his first meeting with both Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota.
Carl Johnson is 124-92 in his eighth year at Sioux Falls and 140-107 in his ninth year as a head coach. This is his first meeting with Emporia State.
Brad Bigler is 95-80 in his seventh year at Southwest Minnesota. This is his first meeting with Emporia State.
ABOUT THE HORNETS
The Hornets return their top six scorers from last year and have added a number of talented newcomers. All-MIAA guard Terrence Moore led the MIAA in steals at 2.3 per game and averaged 16.8 points while Micah Swank averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 assists per game last season. A six person junior class includes five players in their third year with the Hornets.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
Sioux Falls was 8-21 last season. They return three starters led by Mack Johnson who averaged 15.1 points per game and hit 68 three-pointers last season.
SERIES HISTORY
This is just the second meeting between Emporia State and Sioux Falls. The Hornets won the first contest 79-74 during the 1980 Emporia Jaycees Classic in White Auditorium. Steve Henson and Tim Trent each had 11 points for the Hornets in the win.
ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Southwest Minnesota was 12-17 last season. Joey Bartlett was their leading scorer last year at 13.8 points per game with 58 made threes.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the third meeting between the two with each team picking up a victory. The Hornets won the first meeting 83-63 in 1970 in Ron Slaymaker's second game as coach for the Hornets. The Mustangs won the last meeting 79-57 on Nov. 30, 1991 despite 25 points from Eddie Williams and nine rebounds from Andy Uphoff.
UP NEXT
The Hornets travel to #10 Wichita State on Saturday, Nov. 21 to take on the Shockers. Tip is at 2:00 p.m. in Koch Arena.
FRIENDLY CONFINES
Emporia State has won 135 of their last 179 games (.754) in White Auditorium. Thirty-one of the 44 losses have been by less than ten points. The have won 11 straight regular season non-conference home games. The Hornets are 357-157 (.694) since 1979 in White Auditorium. The Hornets have had 11 winning home records in the past 12 years in White Auditorium.
TRENDS
The Hornets were 12-7 when scoring at least 60 points and 0-9 when being held under 60. Emporia State had a lead in the second half of six of the 14 MIAA losses and had the lead with less than six minutes left in three of the losses. The Hornets held the lead or were tied for at least ten minutes in eight of their 16 losses on the season.
WE WANT MOORE
Guard Terrence Moore (Sr./Wichita, Kan.) was a third-team All-MIAA selection last year after leading the MIAA in steals and ranking fourth in the league in scoring. His 2.35 steals per game ranked 22nd in the nation. He was held to four points at Kansas State.
He scored 24 points in the season finale against Pittsburg State. He had 21 points at Washburn. He had 13 points and five assists against Central Okla. He had 17 points at Ft. Hays State with three steals. He had 27 points and five rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He scored 12 points and tied his career high with six steals against Ft. Hays State. He had 11 points and nine rebounds at Central Oklahoma. He was named the MIAA Player of the Week after averaging 26.7 points from Jan. 5-10 when he had 38 points at Central Missouri and 17 points with four steals at Mo. Western. He scored 25 points with six rebounds and four steals against Lindenwood. He had 20 points and a career high seven assists against Lincoln. He had 17 points and four rebounds before leaving the Northwest Missouri game. He was the MVP of the Pak-A-Sak Classic after recording 22 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals against West Texas A&M. He led Emporia State with 20 points at Northwestern Oklahoma, hitting five of six free throws in the final 26 seconds to ice the win. He led Emporia State with 21 points against Concordia-St. Paul and 24 in against St. Cloud State.
He was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick and member of the MIAA All-Defensive Team as a sophomore. He scored a career high 40 points against Southwest Baptist in the 2014 MIAA Tournament first round game. It is the third most points scored by an individual in an MIAA Tournament game. He had a career high ten rebounds against Ft. Hays State in White Auditorium to go with 12 points for his first career double double. 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 had 27 points and seven rebounds against Missouri Southern. 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 has 1,161 points in 83 career games to rank 17th at Emporia State. He is the MIAA's active leader in steals with 172 and ranks fifth in NCAA Division II among active players and is also the conference's active scoring leader and ranked 20th in Division II.
HE'S SWANKY
Guard Micah Swank (Sr./Pratt, Kan.) was the only Hornet to start every game last year. He was 13th in the MIAA in assists last season and 15th in assist to turnover ratio. He is averaging 11.3 points and 4.2 rebounds over his last 12 games of the year. He had 15 points, five rebounds and five assists against Northeastern State. He had ten points and five rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He scored 12 points against Washburn. He tied his career high with six rebounds and added 11 points against Ft. Hays State. He scored a career high 19 points at Northeastern State and hit five of ten three-pointers. He scored 11 points at Missouri Southern. He had 17 points on six of nine shooting from the field against McPherson. He had a career high eight assists against Rockhurst. He had 12 points and five rebounds against St. Cloud State after posting ten points against Concordia-St. Paul.
As a sophomore he had 11 points and five assists against Neb.-Kearney in White Auditorium. He scored 15 points including a nine of nine performance at the free throw line at Lincoln. He had 16 first half points and ended with 18 against Southwest Baptist. He scored 11 points with three steals at Alaska. He had seven boards at Oklahoma State.
He has scored 490 points in 83 career games.
TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (Jr./Denver, Colo.) was seventh in the MIAA in three-point percentage and eighth in the league in made three-pointers last season. He had six points and was four of four from the line at Kansas State.
He scored 11 points, including back to back three-pointers that gave Emporia State the lead in the first half at UNK. He was just one of nine from the field against Central Oklahoma. He had 11 points at Ft. Hays State. He had 12 points and a career high six rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He had a team high 13 points at Pittsburg State. He matched his career high with 20 points on five of six shooting from the arc at Central Missouri. He was six of eight from behind the three point line for 18 points against Sterling. He was five of eight from beyond the arc against McPherson for 17 points. He had a team high 14 points at Southwest Baptist and was nine of nine from the free throw line. He scored 17 points and was five of eight from the three-point line against Rockhurst. He had 13 points on five of seven shooting against Northwest Missouri. He was four of five from the field for 14 points against West Texas A&M. He scored 14 points and was five of eight from the field at Newman. He scored 11 points off the bench against St. Cloud State.
He scored 19 points with four made three-pointers in his first career start at Lincoln as a freshman. He scored a then 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.
TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (Jr./Lenexa, Kan.) was 13th in the MIAA in made three-pointers last season. He was four of six from the three-point line for 12 points at Neb.-Kearney. He had 20 points on five of seven shooting against Central Oklahoma. He scored 14 points, including the game winner at the buzzer to go with a career high seven rebounds against Washburn. He had a career high 21 points on seven of ten shooting from behind the three point line against Rockhurst. He had eight points and five rebounds against West Texas after scoring a career high 21 points against Eastern New Mexico. He scored 13 points and dished three assists at Northwestern Oklahoma. He led all scorers with 16 points off the bench at Kansas.
As a freshman 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 in White Auditorium. 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, hitting three of ten three pointers against the Cowboys.
THE BENTLEY OF BICYCLES
Forward Josh Pedersen (So./Overland Park, Kan.) made 21 straight free throws from the Lindenwood game on Jan. 5, 2015 through the final game of the year against Pittsburg State. He had 11 points and four rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. He had a career high nine rebounds against Washburn, with eight of them offensive. He scored in double figures in four straight games before going scoreless against Sterling. He had 11 points and seven rebounds at Mo. Southern. He had 12 points with seven rebounds against McPherson. He had 11 points at Southwest Baptist and scored ten points and was a perfect six of six from the free throw line against Rockhurst. He had eight points, five rebounds and four assists against Eastern New Mexico. He had career highs of 15 points and six rebounds at Newman.
As a freshman he scored nine points with five rebounds at Central Oklahoma. He was eight for eight from the free throw line against Pittsburg State as a freshman. He scored nine points on two of three shooting from the three-point line against Central Missouri. He scored a then 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.
WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (Jr./Chicago, Ill.) was ranked 13th in the MIAA in blocked shots last year. He had three rebounds and two blocks in 17 minutes at Central Oklahoma. He pulled six rebounds at Pittsburg State. He tied his career high with ten points against Lincoln. He had a career high eight rebounds at Mo. Southern. He had four points and a then career high seven rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He had a career high four steals against West Texas A&M. He pulled five rebounds and blocked two shots against Eastern New Mexico. He had a career high ten points and six rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma. He 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 as a freshman.
JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (Jr./Ballwin, Mo.) had eight points, four rebounds and three assists at Central Oklahoma. He scored a career high 15 points with eight rebounds, three assists and two steals against Sterling. He scored 11 points at Missouri Southern. He had a career high 11 rebounds at Southwest Baptist and added nine points. He had a team high six rebounds against Northwest Missouri. He scored ten points against Eastern New Mexico.
Last year he scored ten points with seven rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He scored 11 points on four of five shooting with three assists at Northwest Missouri. He dished a career high seven assists and had five rebounds against McPherson. He had seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals in the exhibition game at Oklahoma State as a freshman.
ALLENTOWN
Forward Kevin Allen (Sr./Ecorse, Mich.) led Emporia State with seven points and seven rebounds at Kansas State. He is doubtful to play this weekend with an ankle injury.
He played in 21 games at Boise State last year with three starts. He averaged 13.4 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game as a sophomore for Pratt CC as they advanced to the NJCAA Tournament.
G'DAY
Forward Josh Oswald (Jr./Melbourne, Australia) played in 43 games with 19 starts for Miami (Ohio) over the last two years. The 6-7 forward averaged 3.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in his two years at Miami.
BIG FISH
Forward Bradley Fisher (So./Chorley, England) is a 7-0 transfer from Montana State. He played in 11 games with one start for the Bobcats.
MCKINNEY
Forward Charles McKinney (Sr./Evanston, Ill.) had six points and four rebounds at Kansas State. He averaged 4.5 points and 1.0 steals in 89 games with 49 starts for DePaul.
NOTHING RUNS LIKE A DEERE
Guard Adrian Deere (Fr.-RS/Chicago, Ill.) averaged 17.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 2.1 assists per game at Warren Township HS before redshirting at Emporia State last season.
KID IN THE HALL
Guard Brandon Hall (Fr.-RS/Arlington, Texas) was a first-team All-District performer for Bowie HS before redshirting at Emporia State last season.
CAPTAIN MORGAN
Forward Sam Morgan (So./White City, Kan.) scored three points with three rebounds at Washburn. He had a rebound and an assist at Neb.-Kearney. He hit a three-pointer and had an assist against Sterling. He saw his first action of the season against Eastern New Mexico. He earned third-team All-State honors in Class 3A from the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association. He is the younger brother of former Hornet Mark Morgan.
HORNETS RANK 15TH IN NATION IN ATTENDANCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 13 straight years ranking in the top 25 in attendance among the over 300 NCAA Division II basketball playing schools. The Hornets drew an average of 1,659 fans to their 12 home games at Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium during the 2014-15 season to rank 15th nationally.
Emporia State outdrew 110 NCAA Division I schools during the 2014-15 school year, including two that made the NCAA Tournament and two that participated in the NIT Postseason Tournament.
The Hornets were among eight MIAA teams in the top 25 nationally. As a conference the MIAA drew 293,630 fans to the 194 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,514 fans per game. The MIAA's total attendance was better than ten NCAA Division I conferences.
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.
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.
