ALUMNI WEEKEND MATCH UP FOR EMPORIA STATE MEN AGAINST #19 MO. SOUTHERN

Men's Basketball | 2/7/2020 8:26:00 PM

Game #22
Emporia State Hornets (10-11, 4-8 MIAA)
vs. #19 Missouri Soutehrn Lions (17-4, 10-2 MIAA)
Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 • 5:00 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium
Series Record: MSSU leads 53-31 Last Meeting: MSSU 91, at ESU 82 (02/23/2019)
Radio: KFFX 104.9FM  Internet Audio: kvoe.com
Television: None Internet Video: themiaanetwork.com/esuhornets
Live Stats • Ticket Info • Complete Notes in pdf
Up Next: at Rogers State • Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 • 7:30 p.m.
Claremore, Okla. • Claremore Expo Center

ALUMNI WEEKEND
Emporia State plays host to #19 Missouri Southern on Alumni Weekend at White Auditorium.

LAST TIME OUT
In a game that saw eight ties and 24 lead changes, Emporia State could not get their final shot to go down in a 77-74 loss to Pittsburg State on Thursday night in White Auditorium. Jah-Kobe Womack hit a three to give Pitt State their biggest lead of the night at 77-71 with :56.3 left. Justin Williams answered with a three-pointer at the :44.8 mark to get the Hornets back within three points and Duncan Fort grabbed a rebound with 13.4 seconds left.  After a timeout Fort missed a three-pointer and the Hornets could not get another shot off in time as the Gorillas won 77-74. Jumah'Ri Turner led the Hornets with 16 points.  Mason Thiessen and Justin Williams each scored 13 and Devin Rottweiler scored 12 points.  

THE COACHES
Craig Doty is 24-27 in his second season at Emporia State. In his eighth season as a head coach at the D2, NAIA, and NJCAA level he is 186-77 with three national championships. In two seasons at Graceland, Doty went 49-22 and won the 2018 NAIA Division I 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 0-2 against Missouri Southern.
Jeff Boschee is 118-57 in his sixth season at Mo. Southern. He is 6-1 against Emporia State.
 
ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 10-11, 4-8 in the MIAA. They lead the MIAA in defensive rebounds. The Hornets are 9-4 in White Auditorium. Keyon Thomas is seventh in the MIAA in steals, 12th in assists, and 22nd in scoring. Jumah'Ri Turner leads the MIAA in free throw percentage and is 12th in scoring.  A total of 13 Hornets have scored in double figures, but player that suited up against K-State in the exhibition game have missed a total of 34 games and the number goes to 55 if Aaron McGee's preseason injury is included.

ABOUT THE LIONS
Missouri Southern is 17-4 overall and 10-2 in the MIAA. The Lions lead the league in scoring, assists, rebounding and rebound margin. Cam Martin is second in the league in scoring at 22.3 points and rebounding at 9.1 boards per game.

SERIES HISTORY
This will be the 85th meeting between the two teams with Missouri Southern holding a 53-31 overall advantage.

LAST TIME VS MO. SOUTHERN
Emporia State men's basketball fell 91-82 to Missouri Southern on senior day in White Auditorium. Hassan Thomas led the Hornets with 17 points and was joined in double figures by Kooper Glick with 16 and Julius Jackson with 10 points. Jackson and Aaron McGee each had six rebounds to lead Emporia State.

UP NEXT
The Lady Hornets begin a four game road trip at Rogers State on February 13 in Claremore, Okla. Tip-off from the Claremore Expo Center is set for 7:30 p.m.

CENTURY MARK
Emporia State's 104-63 win over Saint Mary marked the 100th time the Hornets have cracked the century mark in their history.  They have reached 100 points five times in 51 games under Coach Doty, matching their total for the last 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 186-77 in his seventh year at the NCAA D2, NAIA and NJCAA levels, including an 83-49 mark in conference play. Doty is 73-49 as a head coach at four year schools with a 24-27 record since taking over for the Hornets.
A great builder of teams, he is 66-17 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. The MIAA was undefeated against non-conference competition in the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

FRIENDLY CONFINES
The Hornets are 397-184 (.683) since 1979 in White Auditorium. Emporia State has won 181 of their last 260 games (.696) 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 winning seasons in 15 of the last 17 seasons.

HORNETS RANK IN NATION IN ATTENDANCE
The Emporia State men's basketball team continued a string of 17 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 1,372 fans to their 13 home games at Slaymaker Court in White Auditorium during the 2018-19 season to rank 18th nationally. That is an average increase of over 90 fans per game as Emporia State moved up seven spaces from last year.
Emporia State outdrew 90 NCAA Division I schools during the 2018-19 school year, including seven teams that made the NCAA Division I Tournament. Within the Division II ranks, the Hornets outdrew seven of the eight teams that advanced to the Elite Eight and 12 of the 16 teams that reached regional finals.
The Hornets were among nine MIAA teams in the top 25 nationally. As a conference the MIAA drew 259,089 fans to 202 games to lead all Division II conference in average attendance at 1,283 fans per game. It is the 11th straight year the MIAA has led the nation in average attendance. The MIAA's total attendance was better than nine NCAA Division I conferences. The Central Region had a total of 13 teams ranked in the top 25 as four teams from the NSIC were on the list.

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 after last 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 earlier this summer. Kooper Glick is playing 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.

#2 KEYON THOMAS
5-10 • Freshman • Guard
Bonner Springs, Kan. • Bonner Springs HS
At ESU
He is seventh in the MIAA in steals, 11th in assist to turnover ratio, 12th in assists, and 22nd in made three-pointers and scoring. He is eighth in freshman scoring at Emporia State with 256 points and needs 13 to pass Scott Harkess (268 in 1995-96) for seventh. He only played three minutes due to illness against Pitt State. He scored ten points at Central Missouri. He had 20 points and five assists against Central Oklahoma. He scored 30 points against Newman, and is the first Hornet freshman with multiple 30 point games in the NCAA era. He had 16 points and seven assists against Missouri Western. He had 21 points and six steals against Saint Mary to become the first Hornet freshman to score at least 20 points in four straight games since ESU joined the NCAA. He scored 22 points against William Jewell. He had 23 points against Rockhurst and hit five three-pointers. He scored 30 points against Sterling and is the first Hornet freshman with a 30 point game since Wes Book in 2004.  
Previously
He averaged 21.0 points, 4.8 assists, 3.9 steals and 3.9 rebounds per game as a senior.  He earned first-team All-State honors as a junior and senior. He was the Kaw Valley League Player of the Year for Bonner Springs HS.

#3 GAGE MCGUIRE
6-7 • Freshman • Forward
Coldwater, Mich. • Coldwater HS
At ESU
He is 21st in the MIAA in blocked shots. He had five rebounds against Pittsburg State. He had seven points on two of three shooting and grabbed four rebounds at Lincoln. He scored a career high 16 points on six of eight shooting at Neb.-Kearney. He had five points and five rebounds against Missouri Western. He scored eight points against Fort Hays State. He went three for three from the three-point line for nine points against Tabor. He scored eight points and pulled four rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma.
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 as a junior.

#5 SAADIQUE PERKINS
6-4 • RS-Freshman • Guard
Riverside, Mo. • Park Hill South HS
At ESU
He had a career high three steals at Lincoln. He had four points and a steal at Central Missouri. He scored five points and had two steals against Saint Mary. He is shooting .583 from the field on the year. He scored 11 points and was perfect from the field and free throw line at Arkansas Tech. He red-shirted last year at Emporia State.
Previously
He was a First-Team All-Suburban Conference Red Division selection for Park Hill (Mo.) South HS.

#10 JUMAH'RI TURNER
6-2 • Junior • Guard
Minneapolis, Minn. • John F. Kennedy HS/Rochester CC
At ESU
He leads the MIAA in free throw percentage, and ranks 12th in scoring and field goal percentage. 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 Rokhurst. He scored 12 points against Tabor.  He scored 16 points on five of seven shooting against Kansas Wesleyan. He had 24 points against Southwestern Oklahoma after taking a medical redshirt last season.
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.

#12 ZAC OWENS
5-11 • Junior • Guard
Anderson, Ind. • Crispus Attucks HS/Huntington University
At ESU
He scored nine points against Pittsburg State. He had four assists against Central Oklahoma. He scored 11 points at Neb.-Kearney. He had ten points at Fort Hays State. He had a career high 24 points, going six of seven from the field against Saint Mary. He had 11 points on four of five shooting with four assists against Kansas Wesleyan. He was five of six from the line and scored nine points at Kansas State.
Previously
He averaged 15.7 points and 3.1 assists per game with 30 steals for Huntington University. He shot .490 from the field, .427 from the three-point line and .831 from the free throw line on his way to honorable mention All-League honors as a sophomore.  He averaged 11.2 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game to lead Crispus Attucks HS in to the 2017 Indiana Class 3A State Championship.

#13 JUSTIN WILLIAMS
5-11 • Junior • Guard
Indianapolis, Ind. • Pike HS/Lincoln Trail CC
At ESU
He is averaging 10.3 points and shooting .500 from the field in his last three games. He had 13 points against Pittsburg State. He scored 13 points at Lincoln. He scored 17 points and was six of six from inside the arc at Washburn. He had 13 points and six rebounds against Baker. He had 12 points and four assists against Neb.-Kearney. He dished six assists against Saint Mary. He had 13 points against Rockhurst. He scored 18 points on seven of then shooting, going four of five from beyond the arc against Sterling. He scored 11 points with three assists and three rebounds against Kansas Wesleyan. He scored 11 points against Southwestern Oklahoma.
Previously
He averaged 15.7 points and 3.7 assists in 30 games as a sophomore at Lincoln Trail CC. He scored a season high 28 points against Lakeland and had a season high 11 assists against Southwestern Illinois. He averaged 9.8 points per game as a freshman with a season high 26 points at Rend Lake. He averaged 14.6 points per game as a senior for Pike HS in Indianapolis, Ind.

#14 DUNCAN FORT
6-6 • Junior • Forward
Osage City, Kan. • Osage City HS
As a Junior in 2019-20
He scored eight points with six rebounds at Central Missouri. He matched his career high with eight rebounds against Central Oklahoma. He had 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 pulled seven rebounds and scored five points against Mo. Western. He had six rebounds and six points at Washburn. He scored nine points against Baker. He had five points and six rebounds against William Jewell. He pulled six rebounds and dished four assists against Rockhurst. He scored 11 points, with eight of them coming in just over a minute to cap a 15-4 game opening run 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 scored five points and had two assists against Lincoln. 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 on four of six shooting from the field with three rebounds. He hit a free throw with 1.5 seconds left against Central Oklahoma. 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 during 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.

#21 TYREEK ROBINSON
6-5 • Freshman • Forward
Kissimmee, Fla. • Gateway HS
At ESU
He pulled four rebounds against Pittsburg State. He scored 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.

#30 MASON THIESSEN
6-9 • Freshman • Center
Inman, Kan. • Inman HS
At ESU
He is seventh in the MIAA in blocked shots. 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 scored six points with eight rebounds at Neb.-Kearney. 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 had four points, three rebounds and two blocks at Washburn. He had eight points and seven boards against Baker. He went four of four from beyond the arc and was six of seven overall for 16 points against Neb.-Kearney. He had nine rebounds against Saint Mary. He had seven points and six boards against William Jewell. He pulled eight rebounds with two blocks against Rockhurst. He had six points and five rebounds against Kansas Wesleyan. He pulled six rebounds against Southwestern Oklahoma. He had a team high 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.

#34 DEVIN ROTTWEILER
6-8 • Sophomore • Center
Sierra Vista, Ariz. • Buena HS/Central Wyoming CC
At ESU
He was five of six from the field for 12 points with six rebounds against Pittsburg State. He led the Hornets with nine rebounds at Central Missouri. He was four of four from the field and scored ten points against Central Oklahoma. He scored eight points at Neb.-Kearney. He had nine rebounds and scored six points at Fort Hays State. He went seven of nine from the field and was five for five inside the three-point arc for a career high 16 points against Missouri Western. He scored 11 points on five of six shooting against Baker. He had 11 points and nine rebounds against Rockhurst. He scored 15 points on seven of ten shooting from the field against Sterling. He had ten points on five of seven shooting against Tabor. He scored eight points in his Hornet debut against Southwestern Oklahoma.
Previously
He averaged 11.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game and shot .605 from the field for Central Wyoming CC last season. He had a season high 32 points on 12 of 14 shooting against Colorado Northwestern CC. He averaged 13.0 points and 11.4 rebounds as a senior at Buena HS in Sierra Vista, Ariz. in 2015-16. He had a Buena single season record 320 rebounds as a senior. He was a Second-Team All Section pick.

RS MAYUOM BOUM
6-9 • Freshman • Center
Lincoln, Neb. • Lincoln Southwest HS
At ESU
In his first season with the Hornets.  
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 and placed 13th at the Nebraska Class A state meet 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 this month.

#23 MARQUIS MCCRAY
6-4 • Senior • Forward
Wichita, Kan. • Wichita Heights HS/Dodge City CC
As A Senior in 2018-19
He is the lone senior on the team but has not played in a regular season game yet with an ankle injury and will likely redshirt. He was injured early against Kansas State and only played three minutes.
As A Junior in 2018-19
He played in ten games last year. He had two assists in three minutes at Southwest Baptist. He scored a career high nine points with ten boards at Pitt State.  He hit the only shot he took against Saint Mary.  
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.

RS AARON MCGEE
6-5 • Senior-RS • Forward
Bonner Springs, Kan. • Bonner Springs HS/Cowley CC
At ESU
Will redshirt in this his second season with the Hornets due to an injury.
As a Junior in 2018-19
He led the Hornets with 11 rebounds against Pitt State. He pulled in six rebounds against Central Okla. He scored a career high ten points at Southwest Baptist. He had seven rebounds at Mo. Southern. He scored eight points and had four assists and two steals at Mo. Western. He had six points and four rebounds against UNK. He scored five points and pulled down eight rebounds against Rogers State. He scored eight points and had ten rebounds at Newman. He had nine points and five rebounds against #20 Southwest Minnesota.
Previously
He spent the previous two years at Cowley CC.  He started all 31 games and averaged 7.7 points with 4.7 rebounds per game as a sophomore. He played in all 32 games as a freshman.
He averaged 11.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.7 assists as a senior for Bonner Springs HS.


#24 BRENDEN VAN DYKE
6-8 • Junior • Forward
Avondale, Ariz. • Westview HS/Cowley CC
At ESU
He is second in the MIAA in blocked shots and ninth in rebounding. He is out for the season with a knee injury. He had two points and two rebounds in the first half before 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 had eight points and six rebounds against Neb.-Kearney. He had 12 points, seven boards and three blocks against Saint Mary. He pulled 11 rebounds against William Jewell. He scored 15 points at Arkansas Tech. He had 13 points and 11 rebounds 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 5.9 points and 4.6 rebounds with 1.6 blocks per game as a freshman. He averaged 14.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game as a senior at Westview HS.

#1 DALLAS BAILEY
6-6 • 230 • Junior • Forward
Denver, Colo. • Lakewood HS/Iowa Central CC
At ESU
Suffered a broken bone in his foot on the first trip down the court at Central Missouri and is out for 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 last season. 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.