EMPORIA STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL TO SPEND THANKSGIVING BREAK AT DRURY

Games #6&7
Emporia State Hornets (2-3, 0-0 MIAA)
at #17 Drury Panthers (3-0, 0-0 GLVC)
Series Record: Drury leads 8-4 Last Meeting: Drury 85, ESU 81 (March 13, 2004 -NCAA Tourney)
Friday, Nov. 25 • 3:15 p.m. • Springfield, Mo. • O'Reilly Events Center
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM  Internet Audio: kvoe.com
vs. Missouri S&T Miners (3-0, 0-0 GLVC)
Series Record: ESU Leads 16-7 Last Meeting: at ESU 83, MS&T 70 (Nov. 20, 2012)
Saturday, Nov. 26 • 1:00 p.m. • Springfield, Mo. • O'Reilly Events Center
Radio: KVOE 96.9FM/1400AM  Internet Audio: kvoe.com
Television: None Internet Video: None
Up Next: Central Christian • Tuesday, Nov. 29 • 7:00 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • Slaymaker Crt./White Aud.
 
BE THANKFUL
Emporia State will travel to Springfield, Mo. over the Thanksgiving break to play #22 Drury and Missouri S&T at the Drury Thanksgiving Classic.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Emporia State's comeback from a 21 point deficit fell short as the Hornets lost 83-79 to Northwestern Oklahoma. Brian Morton led Emporia State with 24 points, three steals and six assists. An 8-1 run by the Rangers to begin the second half gave them a 19 point lead 42-23 with 16:11 to play. Northwestern Oklahoma took the largest lead of the game at 56-35 with 12:16 remaining. The Hornets came within five at 68-63 after a Jay Temaat three with 3:28 to play. Another three pointer from Temaat brought Emporia State within four at 80-76 with 14 seconds remaining. The Rangers shot four from six from the stripe in the final 18 seconds. Morton led Emporia State with 24 points and was joined in double figures by Temaat with 11 points and Tyler Jordan with ten points. Stephaun Limuel and Garin Vandiver led the Hornets with six rebounds a piece. The Hornets had 11 threes in the second half, shooting 50% from the arc.
 
THE COACHES
Shaun Vandiver is 67-80 in his sixth 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 Drury while he is 2-0 against Missouri S&T.
Steve Hesser is 266-96 in his 13th year at Drury. This is his first meeting with Emporia State.
Jim Glash is 60-128 in his eighth year at Missouri S&T. He is 0-2 against Emporia State.

ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 2-3 on the season and have scored over 100 points in both wins while the three losses are by a combined ten points.
 
ABOUT THE PANTHERS
Drury is 3-0 on the year and ranked #17 in this week's NABC National Poll. Four Panthers scorein double figures led by Doug Moore and Tevin Foster at 15.3 points per game each.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 13th meeting between the two squads with Drury holding an 8-4 advantage. They have not met since the first round of the 2004 NCAA Regional in Stephenville, Texas.
LAST TIMEOUT VS. DRURY
Playing in their first NCAA Tournament game, Emporia State fell to Drury 85-81 in Stephenville, Texas in the first round of the 2004 South Central Regional. Shawn Herrman had 24 points to lead four Hornets in double figures. 
 
ABOUT THE MINERS
Missouri S&T is 3-0 on the year heading into the tournament. Jalen Myers averages 18.7 points and Telloy Simon adds 17.7 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 24th meeting between the two squads with Emporia State holding a 16-7 overall edge.
LAST TIMEOUT VS. MS&T
Gavin Brown posted a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Emporia State to an 83-70 win over Missouri S&T at White Auditorium. Kaleb Wright was the Hornets' top scorer with 18 points, while Tre Boutilier added 13 as five Hornets reached double figures. 
 
UP NEXT
Emporia State plays host to Central Christian on Tuesday, Nov. 29 in White Auditorium. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m.

FRIENDLY CONFINES
Emporia State has won 144 of their last 193 games (.746) in White Auditorium. Thirty-three of the 49 losses have been by less than ten points. They have won 12 straight regular season non-conference home games. The Hornets are 366-162 (.693) since 1979 in White Auditorium. The Hornets have had 12 winning home records in the past 13 years in White Auditorium. 
 
KID IN THE HALL
Guard Brandon Hall (So./Arlington, Texas) is in his third year at Emporia State. He  had just two points and was zero for eight from the field at Northwestern Oklahoma. He did not play against Kansas Christian with an injury. He had 15 points and four assists against Rockhurst. He had 18 points at Sioux Falls.  He matched his career high with 23 points against Southwest Minnesota State. It is the second time he has reached 23 points against the Mustangs. He had nine points and six assists at Kansas with no turnovers in exhibition play.
As a redshirt freshman last year scored 15 points off the bench against Missouri Southern after starting the previous five games. He scored ten points and had four assists at Washburn. He scored six points and was four of five from the free throw line in his first start against Northwest Missouri. He scored 13 points at Central Oklahoma. He had 19 points and a career high seven assists at Neb.-Kearney. He scored 18 points on nine of 13 shooting at West Texas A&M.  He had 15 points and hit nine of 11 free throws against Eastern New Mexico. He was eight of 13 from the field, two of three from behind the arc, for 23 points against Southwest Minnesota.  He scored 17 points, all in the second half, with two assists in his Hornet debut against Sioux Falls.
He is ranked eighth in freshman scoring at Emporia State with 234 points.
He was a first-team All-District performer at Bowie HS before redshirting for the Hornets.
 
THE BENTLEY OF BICYCLES
Forward Josh Pedersen (Sr./Overland Park, Kan.) is sixth in the MIAA in free throw percentage. He scored nine points with four rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had eight points and four offensive rebounds against Kansas Christian. Pedersen had seven points against Rockhurst. He scored seven points with seven rebounds against Southwest Minnesota. He had six points and five rebounds before fouling out at Sioux Falls. He had five points and three rebounds at Kansas in exhibition play.
Last year he scored 15 points with three rebounds against Washburn. He had a career high 23 points on eight of ten shooting from the field including a perfect three of three from beyond the arc at Ft. Hays State. He was named to the All-Tournament team at the Pak-A-Sak Classic after scoring 15 points with four rebounds against West Texas A&M.
He made 21 straight free throws from the Lindenwood game on Jan. 5, 2015 through the final game of the year against Pittsburg State as a sophomore. He had 11 points and four rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. He had a career high nine rebounds against Washburn. He had 11 points and seven rebounds at Mo. Southern. He had 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. 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.
 
TEMAAT MIGHT
Guard Jay Temaat (Sr./Lenexa, Kan.) scored 11 points at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had eight points and five rebounds against Kansas Christian. Temaat had 16 points and five rebounds against Rockhurst. He had just three points against Southwest Minnesota after scoring 16 points on five of seven shooting, including a four of five night from behind the arc at Sioux Falls. He had six points at Kansas in exhibition play.
As a junior he matched his career high with four assists against Pittsburg State. He scored nine points against Missouri Western. He scored 11 points against Lindenwood. He scored 14 points against Central Missouri. He scored 12 points with four rebounds and three assists at West Texas A&M. He had 14 points on five of seven shooting with four assists against Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 11 points and was three of seven from behind the arc against Sioux Falls.
He was 13th in the MIAA in made three-pointers as a sophomore. 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 scored 21 points against Eastern New Mexico. 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. 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 three pointers against the Cowboys.
 
JORDANAIRRE
Guard Tyler Jordan (Sr./Ballwin, Mo.) scored ten points, all in the second half at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had six points and four assists against Kansas Christian. Jordan had a career high 17 points against Rockhurst with six rebounds. He had four rebounds at Kansas.
He had a season high 13 points on four of seven shooting and added two assists, a block and a steal against Northeastern State last year. He had four points and four rebounds in a then season high 15 minutes against Northwest Missouri.
He had eight points, four rebounds and three assists at Central Oklahoma as a sophomore. He scored a career high 15 points with eight rebounds, and three assists against Sterling. He had a career high 11 rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He scored ten points against Eastern New Mexico.
As a freshman 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.
 
WINDY CITY WILDMAN
Forward Terrence Sardin (Sr./Chicago, Ill.) is in his fourth season at Emporia State. He had eight points in nine minutes against Kansas Christian. He went two of two against both Southwest Minnesota and Sioux Falls.
As a junior last year he pulled four rebounds in eight minutes against Northeastern State. He scored four points and had two blocks at Ft. Hays State. He had eight points and three rebounds in ten minutes off the bench against Eastern New Mexico. He got the start in the exhibition game at Wichita State and scored six points on three of four shooting from the field with a blocked shot.
He was ranked 13th in the MIAA in blocked shots as a sophomore. 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 seven rebounds at Southwest Baptist. He had a career high four steals against West Texas A&M.  He had 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.
 
TAYLOR MADE
Guard Jevon Taylor (Sr./Denver, Colo.) scored nine points at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 14 points, three assists, three steals and shot four for eight from the arc against Kansas Christian. He scored eight points against Sioux Falls, but is zero for seven from behind the three-point line on the year. He scored five points at Kansas.
Last year he scored ten points in 13 minutes against Northeastern State. He hit three of four three-pointers for 11 points against Pittsburg State. He scored a season high 12 points and was three of nine from the three point line against Lincoln. In the first nine games of the regular season he was just two of 15 from the field and one of 11 from the three-point line for seven points.  After that he went 27 of 62 (.435) from behind the arc. He had six points at Kansas State.
He was seventh in the MIAA in three-point percentage and eighth in the league in made three-pointers as a sophomore. He had 12 points and a career high six rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He matched his career high with 20 points on five of six shooting from the arc at Central Missouri. He was six of eight on three-pointers 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. 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 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. 
 
MORTON MAGIC
Guard Brian Morton (Jr./Lansing, Mich.) is second in the MIAA in assists-to-turnover ratio, seventh in assists and 15th in scoring. He had a team high 24 points at Northwestern Oklahoma to go with six assists and three steals. He had 16 points, eight assists and three steals against Kansas Christian. Morton had six points and three assists against Rockhurst. He had 12 points against Southwest Minnesota before fouling out. He scored 18 points in his Hornet regular season debut at Sioux Falls. He was four of four from the free throw line at Kansas.
He started 25 of 32 games for the Lansing CC Stars last season and averaged 8.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. He is a graduate of Lansing Eastern HS.
 
BETTER WITH LIMES
Forward Stephaun Limuel (Jr./Rosharon, Texas) is seventh in the MIAA in rebounding. He had six points and six rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma. He had 16 points, eight rebounds and shot six for eight from the field against Kansas Christian. Limuel had 13 points against Rockhurst, falling short of a double-doble with nine rebounds. He had ten points and seven rebounds against Southwest Minnesota. He scored 13 points and pulled eight boards at Sioux Falls. He had three rebounds at Kansas.
He started 21 of 28 games for Jacksonville College last year and averaged 10.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. He shot .584 from the field for the Jags. He is a graduate of Angleton HS.
 
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
Forward Garin Vandiver (Jr./Emporia, Kan.) pulled six boards at Northwestern Oklahoma. He scored six points against Kansas Christian. Vandiver had ten points and had four rebounds against Southwest Minnesota. He had 11 points in ten minutes off the bench at Sioux Falls. He scored nine points with three rebounds at Kansas.
He averaged 5.6 points and 4.0 rebounds per game for Neosho CC in 27 games last year. He is the son of Emporia State coach Shaun Vandiver. He is a graduate of Emporia HS.
 
BIG FISH
Forward Bradley Fisher (Jr./Chorley, England) is in his second year at Emporia State. He had five points against Kansas Christian.
Last year he started ten of 13 games he played in. He had two rebounds against Northeastern State. He pulled three rebounds in four minutes at Pittsburg State. He had two rebounds and a block at Missouri Southern. He scored four points with two blocks against Central Missouri. He scored four points with three rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. He had three rebounds in nine minutes against Northwestern Oklahoma.
He is a 7-0 transfer from Montana State. He played in 11 games with one start for the Bobcats.
 
FRESH
Jawan Emery (Jr./Olathe, Kan.) had six points and seven rebounds against Kansas Christian. He scored four points in five minutes against Southwest Minnesota and had two points at Sioux Falls. He had five points at Kansas. He averaged 4.5 points in 37 games with seven starts for Hutchinson CC last season. A Blue Valley North HS graduate he helped the Blue Dragons to the NJCAA Championship game last year.
Danny Hodge (Fr.-RS/Spring Hill, Kan.) red shirted at Emporia State last season. He had ten points against Kansas Christian.
Jaylen Lowe (Jr./Owasso, Okla.) is still with the 9th ranked Hornet football team and has rushed for two touchdowns, thrown a touchdown pass, caught a touchdown pass and returned a punt for a touchdown this season.  He averaged 13.6 points and 3.8 assists on the basketball court for Northeastern Oklahoma A&M last season.
 
NEWBIES
McLemore, Fort and Dale will all be redshirting for Emporia State in the 2016-17 season.
Malik McLemore (Fr./Plano, Texas) scored a team high seven points for the Hornets against Arkansas. He earned all-conference honors for Plano West HS last year.
Duncan Fort (Fr./Osage City, Kan.) had a team high ten points in ten minutes at Kansas. He was a first-team All-Kansas player for Osage City HS last year. His father Dennis played at Emporia State from 1985-89.
Jack Dale (Fr./Tonganoxie, Kan.) was an honorable mention All-state performer at Basehor-Linwood HS last season.
 
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.
 
HORNETS RANK IN NATION IN ATTENDANCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 14 straight years ranking in the top 25 in attendance among the over 300 NCAA Division II basketball playing schools. The Hornets averaged 1,586 fans to 13 home games and were ranked 17th nationally. Emporia State outdrew 97 NCAA Division I schools during the 2015-16 school year, including two that made the NCAA Tournament and three that participated in the NIT Postseason Tournament.
The Hornets were among six MIAA teams in the top 25 nationally. As a conference the MIAA drew 286,670 fans to the 202 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,419 fans per game. The MIAA's total attendance was better than ten NCAA Division I conferences. All three of the conferences in the NCAA Central Region ranked in the top ten of the Division II conferences in average attendance with 12 regional teams ranked in the top 25.
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.