ROAD TRIP CONTINUES FOR HORNET BASKETBALL AT FORT HAYS STATE

Men's Basketball | 11/20/2020 5:02:00 PM

Game #2
Emporia State Hornets (1-0, 1-0 MIAA)
at Fort Hays State Tigers (0-1, 0-1 MIAA)
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 • 4:00 p.m. • Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum
Series Record: FHSU leads 101-87 Last Meeting: at FHSU 56, ESU 46 (1/15/2020)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM  Internet Audio: kvoe.com
Television: None Internet Video: themiaanetwork.com/esuhornets
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Up Next: at Northeastern State • Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 • 3:30 p.m.
Tahlequah, Okla. • NSU Events Center

BREAKING THE TREND     
Emporia State will look for their first win in Gross Coliseum since 2016 when they take on Fort Hays State on Saturday.

LAST TIME OUT
Neb.-Kearney scored the first two points but Emporia State had the next 12 and never looked back on the way to a 69-57 Hornet win on Thursday. Emporia State used a 10-0 run to push the lead to 27-11.  Austin Downing and Mason Thiessen hit back to back three-pointers to give Emporia State their biggest lead of the half at 32-13 with 6:09 remaining. The Lopers opened the second half with a 14-2 run to pull within 45-38 with 14:42 left.  The Hornets answered with a 6-0 run to go up 51-38 lead with 13:05 remaining. UNK pulled to within 61-52 with 6:15 left but another 6-0 run gave Emporia State a 65-54 lead with 3:49 remaining.  Downing scored 14 points to lead a balanced Hornet scoring attack as seven players scored at least seven points.   

THE COACHES
Craig Doty is 25-34 in his second season at Emporia State. In his eighth season as a head coach at the D2, NAIA, and NJCAA level he is 187-83 with three national championships. In two seasons at Graceland, he was 49-22 and won the 2018 NAIA National Championship in Municipal Auditorium. Prior to Graceland, Doty spent four years as the head coach at Rock Valley College winning two national championships and appearing in three straight NJCAA Division III title games to finish with a 113-28 record. He is 1-3 against Fort Hays State.
Mark Johnson is 374-186 in his 20th year at Ft. Hays State. He is 22-10 against Emporia State.

ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State opened the season with a 69-57 win at Neb.-Kearney. After one game the Hornets are leading the MIAA in field goal percentage, rebounding margin and opponents rebounding.  

ABOUT THE TIGERS
Fort Hays State fell 80-78 on a last second three-pointer to Washburn. They are leading the league in three-point percentage and free throw percentage after one game.
 
SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 189th meeting between the two teams with Fort Hays State holding a 101-87 advantage. The Hornets are 2-3 in their last five trips to Hays.

LAST TIME VS FORT HAYS STATE
Emporia State was held to their lowest point total since 2017 in a 56-46 loss at Fort Hays State. Playing without two regular starters due to injury, Dallas Bailey hit a three-pointer with 4:05 left to give Emporia State a 22-17 lead before the teams went to the half tied at 22-22. The Tigers scored the first ten points of the second half to extend their run to 15-0 and led 32-22 with 15:48 left.  The Hornets were within 32-29 with 12:00 left when FHSU went on a 10-0 run to take a  42-29 lead. The Tigers hit six of six free throws in the final minute to ice the 56-46 win. Duncan Fort and Zac Owens both scored ten points to lead Emporia State.

UP NEXT
The Hornets are scheduled to wrap up their three game season opening road trip on Saturday, November 28 at Northeastern State. Tip-off in Tahlequah, Okla. is set for 3:30 p.m.
CENTURY MARK
Emporia State's 104-63 win over Saint Mary last year marked the 100th time the Hornets have cracked the century mark in their history.  They have reached 100 points five times in 59 games under Coach Doty, matching their total for the previous eight seasons combined.  
The Hornets scored at least 100 points 60 times under coach Ron Slaymaker (827 total games in 28 seasons), 26 times under coach David Moe (288 games in 10 seasons), three times under coach Gus Fish (602 games in 25 seasons) and once under coach Marc Comstock (82 games in three seasons).

DOTY MAGIC
Three-time National Champion head coach Craig Doty is in his second season as head coach at Emporia State. He is 187-84 in his seventh year at the NCAA D2, NAIA and NJCAA levels, including an 84-55 mark in conference play. Doty is 74-56 as a head coach at four year schools with a 25-34 record since taking over for the Hornets.
A great builder of teams, he is 66-24 (.733) in games played in February and March with an unprecedented 29-5 record in the post-season. Two of those five post season losses were to the eventual national champion.
Doty led Rock Valley College and Graceland University to national prominence earlier in his career. In just two seasons at Graceland, Doty's program had a 49-22 record and won the 2018 NAIA Division I National Championship in the school's first trip to the national tournament at Kansas City's historic Municipal Auditorium. The Yellowjackets started the 2017-18 season 10-8 and ended the year winning 19 of their final 21 games. Along the way Doty earned NAIA National Coach of the Year, HoopDirt.com NAIA National Coach of the Year, and the 2018 Don Meyer Award.
Doty's programs at Rock Valley College won NJCAA Division III National titles in 2014 and 2016 while his 2015 squad came up just short finishing National Runner-up.

TOUGH ENOUGH
The NCAA Central Region is made up of teams in the MIAA, Northern Sun and Great American Conferences. During the non-conference portion of this season the MIAA went 23-18 against the rest of the region with a 13-8 record against the NSIC and a 10-10 record against the GAC. The GAC had an 8-4 record against the NSIC.

FRIENDLY CONFINES
The Hornets are 397-187 (.680) since 1979 in White Auditorium. Emporia State has won 181 of their last 263 games (.688) in White Auditorium dating back to the 2002-03 season. In the last 35 years, they have twice had home court winning streaks of 23 games, the first was from 1985-87 with the most recent one coming from February 12, 2003-December 18, 2004.  They have posted home winning seasons in 16 of the last 18 seasons.

HORNETS RANK IN NATION IN ATTENDANCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 18 straight years ranking in the top 25 in attendance among the over 300 NCAA Division II basketball playing schools.
The Hornets drew 21,675 total fans for an average of 1,355 fans to their 16 home games at Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium during the 2019-20 season to rank 18th nationally.  
Emporia State outdrew 109 NCAA Division I schools in total attendance during the 2019-20 school year. Within the Division II ranks, the Hornets outdrew 55 of the 64 teams that were selected for the NCAA Tournament, including five of the eight #1 seeds.
The Hornets were among seven MIAA teams in the top 25 nationally. As a conference the MIAA drew 251,994 fans to 196 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,286 fans per game. It is the 12th straight year the MIAA has led the nation in average attendance. The MIAA's total attendance was better than seven NCAA Division I conferences. The Central Region had a total of nine teams ranked in the top 25 as two teams from the NSIC were on the list as well.

ON THE 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, 2014  city commission meeting.

AND IN THE RAFTERS
Dale Cushinberry (1966-69) - Cushinberry 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 462 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.

LISTEN & WATCH LIVE
Video webcasts for all of Emporia State's regular season home games are available on a pay per view basis from the MIAA Network. Content is available live and is immediately archived for on-demand viewing after each event at www.themiaanetwork.com. Audio of all Emporia State games are available on KFFX 104.9FM and at www.kvoe.com with Greg Rahe on the call. KFFX is in their 32nd straight year as the radio home of Hornet Athletics, the longest active streak between a commercial station and an MIAA school. All games will also be available on the internet at www.kvoe.com.

TURNING PRO
Emporia State's Julius Jackson became the third Hornet men's basketball player to sign professionally following the 2018-19 season when he signed a professional contract with Raiders Basket Jarvenpaa in Finland. Hassan Thomas signed with Sampaense Basket of Portugal Proliga while Malik Hluchoweckyj signed with KK Bratunac of the Bosnia BiH Liga also signed pro contracts overseas while Kooper Glick played with the Washington Generals - the regular opponent of the Harlem Globetrotters. It is the first time in school history the Hornets  had four players from the same class sign to play professionally in the same year.

#1 DALLAS BAILEY
6-6 • 230 • Senior • Forward
Denver, Colo. • Lakewood HS/Iowa Central CC
As a Senior in 2020-21
Scored seven points with a career high five assists at Neb.-Kearney.
As a Junior in 2019-20
Suffered a broken bone in his foot on the first trip down the court at Central Missouri and was out for the rest of the season. He scored a career high 12 points on four three-pointers against Central Oklahoma. He has had a career high of 11 rebounds against Missouri Western and Northwest Missouri. He scored a career high ten points at Washburn. He had seven rebounds against William Jewell with three steals. He had six rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma.
Previously
He averaged 14.6 points and 8.5 rebounds as a sophomore for the Iowa Central CC. He had a season high 30 points against the Grand View JV and 18 rebounds against North Iowa Area CC. As a freshman he averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds for the Tritons. He averaged 17 points a game for Lakewood HS in Denver as a senior in 2016-17.

#3 GAGE MCGUIRE
6-7 • Sophomore • Forward
Coldwater, Mich. • Coldwater HS
As a Sophomore in 2019-20
He scored four points with four rebounds at Neb.-Kearney led the teamin +/- at +16 for the night.
As a Freshman in 2019-20
He was 24th in the MIAA in blocked shots. He had eight points and nine rebounds against Rogers State. He scored 13 points on six of ten shooting at Central Oklahoma. He had his second straight game with a career high in rebounds with 11 boards at Rogers State. He had ten rebounds to go with eight points against Mo. Southern. He had five rebounds against Pittsburg State. He scored a career high 16 points on six of eight shooting at Neb.-Kearney. He had five points and five rebounds against Mo. Western. He scored eight points against Fort Hays State. He went three for three from the three-point line for nine points against Tabor.
Previously
He averaged 10.3 rebounds per game as a senior after averaging 18.0 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks per game for Coldwater HS as a junior. He is a two time AP Class A All-State selection for the Cardinals and was the Interstate 8 Conference MVP.

#4 TATE OGLESBY
6-1 • Freshman • Guard
Maryville, Mo. • Maryville HS
As a Freshman in 2020-21
In his first year at Emporia State..sawhis first action at Neb.-Kearney.
In High School
He was a two-sport star for Maryville HS, scoring over 1,000 points on the basketball court and playing on the Spoofhounds state championship football team. He was a two-time first-team All-Midland Empire Conference performer in basketball as well as earning first-team All-MEC as a receiver and defensive back in football.

#5 AUSTIN DOWNING
6-0 • Graduate • Guard
Atchinson, Kan. • Quincy/Neosho CC/Eudora HS
As a Senior in 2020-21
In his first year at Emporia State...scored team high 14 points with five assists at Neb.-Kearney.
Previously
He averaged 12.2 points and 4.9 assists in 18 games for the Hawks before an ankle injury ended his season. He had 21 points, ten rebounds and six assists in a win over Illinois-Springfield right before the injury. He played in five games in 2018-19, averaging 11.2 points per game before a shoulder injury forced him into a medical redshirt. He averaged 15.1 points and 4.6 assists per game as a sophomore at Neosho CC with a career high 30 points against Allen CC, 13 assists against Pratt CC and 11 rebounds against both Seward CC and Dodge City CC. The Atchinson,Kan. native was a First-Team All-Frontier League selection and averaged a team-best 15 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5 assists per game at Eudora HS.

#10 JUMAH'RI TURNER
6-2 • Senior • Guard
Minneapolis, Minn. • John F. Kennedy HS/Rochester CC
As a Senior in 2020-21
He scored 11 points and tied his career high with two steals at Neb.-Kearney.
 As a Junior in 2019-20
He led the MIAA and ranked third in the nation in free throw percentage and ranked 18th in the conference in scoring. He scored 12 points at Central Oklahoma. He had 12 points at Newman. He scored 12 points, all in the final 15 minutes of action, at Northeastern State. He scored 16 points with five rebounds against Pittsburg State. He had 25 points at Lincoln. He scored a career high 32 points on eight of nine shooting from the field and five of five from beyond the arc against Central Oklahoma. He was four of 18 from the field during his three previous games. He scored 18 points against Missouri Western. He had 22 points against both Northwest Missouri and Washburn. He scored 18 points against Fort Hays State. He had 19 points, five rebounds and four assists against Neb.-Kearney. He scored 22 points with five rebounds against William Jewell. He had a career high 30 points with eight rebounds against Rockhurst. He scored 16 points on five of seven shooting against Kansas Wesleyan. He had 24 points against Southwestern Oklahoma after taking a medical redshirt in 2018-19.
Previously
He was an NJCAA Division III third-team All-American in 2018-19 as he averaged 22.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game for Rochester (Minn.) Community and Technical College. He scored 14.0 points and grabbed 3.1 rebounds per game as a freshman for RCTC. He was an all-conference performer for John F. Kennedy HS in Bloomington, Minn.

#11 KONG KONG
6-7 • Junior • Forward
Mankato, Minn. • Rochester C&TC/Mankato East HS
As a Junior in 2020-21
In his first year at Emporia State. He scored two points and had an assist at Neb.-Kearney.
Previously
He averaged 16.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks in 32 starts as a sophomore for the Yellowjackets as they advanced to the NJCAA D-III National Semifinals. He had a career high 25 points against St. Cloud TCC and pulled 16 rebounds on three different occasions. He was a first-team NJCAA Division III All-American. He averaged eight points per game for Mankato East HS as the Cougars went 25-7 his senior year.

#14 DUNCAN FORT
6-6 • Senior • Forward
Osage City, Kan. • Osage City HS
As a Senior in 2020-21
He is in his fifth year at Emporia State. He had two rebounds at Neb.-Kearney.
As a Junior in 2019-20
He grabbed a career high 11 rebounds against Rogers State. He had career highs of 16 points and eight rebounds at Newman. He had then career highs of 15 points and eight rebounds while going seven of nine from the field against Newman. He scored ten points on three of four shooting and had five rebounds at Ft. Hays State. He had six rebounds and six points at Washburn. He pulled six rebounds and dished four assists against Rockhurst. He scored 11 points against Kansas Wesleyan. He had six rebounds and a steal at K-State.
 As a Sophomore in 2018-19
He scored nine points with seven rebounds against Northeastern State in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament. He had seven points at Central Oklahoma. He scored seven points on three of four shooting against Missouri Southern. He had nine points and seven rebounds at Northwestern Oklahoma. He scored a career high 13 points against McPherson. He earned his first career start at Rockhurst and finished with eight points and five rebounds. He had a team high seven rebounds in ten minutes against Saint Mary.  
As a Freshman in 2017-18
He scored a career high 12 points, all in the second half, at Pittsburg State with three rebounds. He had six points and five rebounds at Missouri. He scored five points with four rebounds at Iowa State. He had seven points and two rebounds at Kansas State. He red-shirted the 2016-17 season.   
Previously
He was a first-team All-Kansas player for Osage City HS in 2015-16. His father Dennis played for the Hornets from 1985-89.

#20 BEN SMITH
6-6 • Sophomore • Forward
Edmond, Okla. • Western Texas CC/Edmond Santa Fe HS
As a Sophomore in 2020-21
In his first year at Emporia State. He dished one assist at Neb.-Kearney.
Previously
He averaged 8.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per game as a freshman at Western Texas CC. Those numbers went up to 10.3 points and 5.0 rebounds in his 17 starts. He had a season high 31 points against Frank Phillips College. He was ranked in the top ten of Oklahoma HS prospects by OKPreps as a senior at Edmond Santa Fe HS and earned Big All-City honors from The Daily Oklahoman.

#21 TYREEK ROBINSON
6-6 • Sophomore • Forward
Kissimmee, Fla. • Gateway HS
As a Sophomore in 2020-21
In his second season with the Hornets.
As a Freshman in 2019-20
He had six rebounds against Rogers State. He pulled eight rebounds against Northeastern State. He scored six points and matched his career high with eight rebounds in his first career start at Central Oklahoma. He pulled eight rebounds at Newman. He had six points and six rebounds at Northeastern State. He scored five points with four rebounds against Missouri Southern. He had a career high ten points and was four of four from the field against Central Oklahoma. He was planning on red-shirting until injuries forced him to remove the red-shirt prior to the Fort Hays State game.
Previously
He averaged 14 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two blocks per game as a junior at Gateway HS. He had several offers to play football at the NCAA Division I level.  Has been attending Coach Doty's Midwest Elite Basketball camps since grade school.

#22 MAYUOM BOUM
6-10 • RSFreshman • Center
Lincoln, Neb. • Lincoln Southwest HS
As a RS Freshman in 2020-21
In his second season with Emporia State after redshirting his first season with the Hornets.  He had eight points, four rebounds and a blocked shot at Neb.-Kearney.
Previously
He averaged 10.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.3 blocks per game and shot 55% for Lincoln Southwest HS. He was the Lincoln city champion in the 400m during the track season for the Silver Hawks. He grew 11 inches from eighth grade to his senior year and did not turn 18 until November of 2019.

#23 MARQUIS MCCRAY
6-4 • Senior • Forward • Wichita, Kan.
Wichita Heights HS/Dodge City CC
As A Senior in 2020-21
In his third season at Emporia State after injuring his ankle in the exhibition game at Kansas State in 2019 and receiving a medical redshirt.
As A Junior in 2018-19
He played in ten games in 2018-19. He had two assists in three minutes at Southwest Baptist. He scored a career high nine points with ten boards at Pittsburg State.    
Previously
He started 13 of 31 games for the Conquistadors as a sophomore and averaged 6.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He averaged 10.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as a senior at Wichita Heights HS.

#24 BRENDEN VAN DYKE
6-8 • Senior • Forward
Avondale, Ariz. • Westview HS/Cowley CC
As A Senior in 2020-21
He had eight points, five rebounds and a career high three steals at Neb.-Kearney in his first action since injuring his knee last year.
As a Junior in 2019-20
He was second in the MIAA in blocked shots and ninth in rebounding when he dropped out of the league leaders after injuring his knee against Missouri Western. He scored 14 points on six of seven shooting against Northwest Missouri. He scored a career high 16 points with six rebounds, three blocks and three assists against Baker. He scored 11 points on four of five shooting and had six rebounds against Fort Hays State. He pulled 11 rebounds against William Jewell. He scored 15 points at Arkansas Tech. He had 13 points and 11 boards against Southwestern Okla. He scored 11 points with three rebounds at Kansas State.
Previously
He averaged 13.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 29 games as a sophomore at Cowley CC. He was a First-Team All-Jayhawk East and Second-Team All-Region VI performer. He averaged 14.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior at Westview HS.

#30 MASON THIESSEN
6-10 • Sophomore • Center
Inman, Kan. • Inman HS
As a Sophomore in 2020-21
He scored seven points and had five rebounds at Neb.-Kearney.
As a Freshman in 2019-20
He was sixth in the MIAA in blocked shots. He missed three of the last four games. He scored ten points with two blocks at Northeastern State. He had 13 points on five of five shooting from the field against Pittsburg State. He pulled eight rebounds at Central Missouri. He had ten points, six rebounds, four blocks and four assists against Newman. He pulled seven rebounds at Fort Hays State. He scored nine points on three of five shooting from the field with three rebounds and two blocks against Missouri Western. He went four of four from beyond the arc and was six of seven overall for 16 points against Neb.-Kearney. He pulled eight rebounds with two blocks against Rockhurst. He pulled six rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma. He had nine rebounds with two blocks and a made three-pointer at Kansas State.
Previously
He averaged 22.0 points per game at the state Tournament as Inman finished third in the state. He averaged 17.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game on the season. He earned first-team All-State honors as a senior after being named honorable mention All-State for the Teutons as a junior.

#32 NICK REID
6-7 • Freshman • Guard
Central City, Iowa • Central City HS
As a Freshman in 2020-21
In his first year at Emporia State. He hit his first shot as a Hornet and finished with eight points and three rebounds at NEb.-Kearney.
Previously
He was a two-time All-State selection after becoming the seventh Iowa high school player to score 2,000 points with 1,000 rebounds in a career. He averaged 27.9 points and 20.0 rebounds per game as a senior. He had a career high 76 points in a game as a junior.