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	Ichabods take on FHSU Friday to open ENMU Shootout Washburn (1-0) vs Fort Hays State (1-0) Complete Notes in PDF WIBW Radio Webstream KTPK Radio Webstream Video Webstream Ichabods Basketball Website Tigers Basketball Website Greyhounds Basketball Website Mountaineers Basketball Website Date: Friday, November 17 Time: 7 p.m. Central/6 p.m. Mountain Site: Greyhound Arena; Portales, N.M. Radio: KTPK-FM 106.9 Topeka (6:45 p.m. Central) Rankings: FHSU is No. 25 in NABC poll WU Coach Bob Chipman: 621-221 in 28th year at WU (.738); 621-221 in 28th year overall (.738); 26-17 vs FHSU FHSU Coach Mark Johnson: 107-40 in 6th year at FHSU (.728), 107-40 in 6th year overall (.728); 0-1 vs WU Washburn vs Eastern New Mexico or Western State Game 3 Date: Saturday, November 18 Time: 7 p.m. or 9 p.m. Central/6 p.m. or 8 p.m. Mountain Site: Greyhound Arena; Portales, N.M. Radio: AM 580 WIBW (6:45 p.m. or 8:45 p.m. Central) Ichabods take on FHSU Friday to open Eastern New Mexico Shootout Washburn will head to Eastern New Mexico Friday and Saturday to take part in the four-team Harry Miller/ENMU Shootout. The Ichabods will take on Fort Hays State in a non-conference game Friday at 7 p.m. Central time in Greyhound Arena. In the late game ENMU will host Western State at 9 p.m. Saturday’s action will start with the consolation game at 7 p.m. and then the championship game following at 9 p.m. Washburn will be playing the second and third of four games in seven days and five games in 10 days. The Ichabods opened the season by sneaking past Kansas Wesleyan 77-72 in double overtime. Junior forward Brady Sisk led WU with 19 points. Following the ENMU Shootout, Washburn will play Nevada-Las Vegas in a regular season game after the two met in an exhibition last year. Last Time Out for Washburn Washburn 77, Kansas Wesleyan 72 (2OT) Hargett’s free throws help Ichabods survive season-opening scare November 15, 2006 TOPEKA - Junior guard Grant Hargett hit a pair of free throws with three seconds left in regulation to lead Washburn to a 77-72 double-overtime win over Kansas Wesleyan in the season opener for the Ichabods. KWU’s Trey Sims hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to give KWU the lead and as the Ichabods, down 58-56, were trying to get the ball up the court for a last-second shot, Hargett was fouled with WU in the double bonus. Making his Ichabod debut, Hargett sunk both shots and sent the game into overtime. The two teams each scored eight points in the first overtime and then the Ichabods outscored KWU 11-6 in the second extra period to get the win. Junior forward Brady Sisk came off the bench to lead Washburn with 19 points and had five rebounds. Senior guard Michael Williams had 16 points, senior forward Frank Phifer had 14 and sophomore forward Paul Byers had 10. Williams and Phifer were each making their Washburn debut. Last Time Out for Fort Hays State FHSU 96, Bethany 45 Tigers open season with big win November 15, 2006 The Tigers defeated Bethany College 96-45 Wednesday night. The win made the Tigers a perfect 31-0 under Mark Johnson in non-conference games at Gross Memorial Coliseum. FHSU’s Kevin Wagstaff finished with 19 points in the game and Colin Olberding had 11, all in the first half. FHSU scored 29 points in the game off Swede turnovers. FHSU also had double-figure scoring from junior transfer Alex Davenport and true freshman Matt Stramel. Davenport had 11 points for the game with nine of those coming in the second half. Stramel put in 10 points, all in the second half. Last Time Against Fort Hays State Fort Hays State 84, Washburn 74 Ichabods drop first game of 2005-06 season to Tigers November 19, 2005 HAYS, Kan. - The Washburn Ichabods fell for the first time in the 2005-06 season losing 84-74 to Fort Hays State in the second day of the FHSU tournament. The loss dropped the Ichabods to 1-1 on the season. After the game, Kris Milburn and J.B. Murray were each named to the all-tournament team. Murray led the Ichabods with 26 points. Milburn recorded a then-career-high 22 points. Washburn shot 50 percent in the game while the Tigers shot 57 percent. Jeremy Atwater led FHSU with 22 points. About the Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State enters the year ranked 25th in the NABC national poll and second in the MIAA preseason poll. The Tigers are in their first year as an MIAA school since leaving the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. In FHSU’s only game this year Kevin Wagstaff led the Tigers with 19 points and Ryan Herrman led with 10 rebounds. Last year FHSU went 27-4 and won the RMAC East Division at 18-1. The Tigers were ranked as high as No. 1 last year and finished the season ranked eighth and lost in the semifinal of the NCAA II North Central regional. About the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds The Greyhounds will be starting their season Friday night against Western State in the first round of the ENMU Shootout. Eastern New Mexico finished 12-16 last year and fourth in the Lone Star Conference with a 6-6 record. In an exhibition earlier this year ENMU lost 87-65 to New Mexico. Tristan Largent led the Greyhounds with 19 points and Ira Cross and Mikal Monette each had eight rebounds. Washburn and ENMU have met the last two years with the Ichabods winning both contests. Last year WU won 90-85 in overtime. The two teams have played five times and the Ichabods have a 4-1 lead in the series. ENMU’s last win over Washburn came in 1968-69. Greyhound coach Shawn Scanlan is 80-86 as he begins the sixth year of his career with all of them coming at ENMU. He is 0-2 against Washburn while Chipman is 3-0 against the Greyhounds. About the Western State Mountaineers Western State begins its season against ENMU Friday night. WSC went 8-18 last year with a 4-15 record in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The Mountaineers lost 96-61 to Wyoming and 78-55 to Montana State in exhibitions earlier this year. Carleton Goggins led WSC in both games, scoring 16 against Wyoming and 13 against Montana State. Washburn and Western State have never met. The Mountaineers are coached by Al Sokaitis, a two-year coach with a 13-39 record. In 19 years overall, Sokaitis is 382-307. Chipman second in the MIAA in wins as a league coach Chipman’s win over Kansas Wesleyan gave him his 380th win, making him the second winningest coach while coaching in the MIAA. He entered the year tied with Boyd King, the coach at Truman from 1946-71 who compiled 379 wins while there. Tom Smith, the Missouri Western coach, has 432 wins under his belt as an MIAA coach to lead all league coaches. Ichabods bring crew to China over summer, go 4-0 against local schools SHANGHAI, China -- The Ichabods finished their 10-day, four-game tour of China with a big win as they defeated Shanghai Normal University, 110-71, on August 20. Dylan Channel, the leading scorer on the trip with 16.8 points per game, led all scorers with 19 points. He was 8-for-11 from the field with three three-pointers. Reed Hein and Brady Sisk each scored 14 points, Kyle Fisher and Grant Hargett each had 11 and Paul Byers tossed in 10. Everyone who was available to play got in and scored. Andrew Meile had 11 assists and Hargett added five steals. The Ichabods held SNU without a field goal until the 5:38 mark of the first quarter and they kept them to 21 percent shooting in the first half. The Ichabods shot 57 percent in the first half and went 8-for-15 from beyond the three-point line. WU went into the half with a 60-20 lead. The second half was played much closer. SNU shot 44 percent, hit eight three-pointers and outscored the ‘Bods, 51-50. Washburn finished up shooting 57 percent and had a 53-34 advantage on rebounds. The Ichabods passed the century mark in three of four games and averaged 107.2 points per game off 57 percent shooting. They kept their opponents to 57.0 points per game. Seven Ichabods averaged double figure points per game. Hargett led the team with 12 steals, Frank Phifer led with 10 blocks and Meile led with 28 assists. WU started the trip with a 93-55 win over Zhejiang University of Jinhua on August 16. Phifer had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Ichabods. Moriba DeCoteau also grabbed 12 rebounds. The next day, WU faced its sister institution, Zhejiang Normal University, and earned a 109-54 win. Six Ichabods scored in double figures, as Channel and Fisher each tallied 18. Fisher and Phifer had 13 rebounds each. In the first game against Shanghai Normal on August 19, Washburn picked up a 117-48 win. Hargett scored 22 points while Channel added 20. A winning history The Ichabods are 1,329-906 (.595 in 2,235 games) and are in their 103rd season of basketball. Starting their 23rd season in Lee Arena, the Ichabods are 304-49 (.861). The Ichabods are 1-0 this year at home and they finished the 2005-06 slate 7-6. The Ichabods are 118-18 in Lee Arena since the 1997-98 season. Up next for the Ichabods Washburn will take on NCAA Division I Nevada-Las Vegas Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. Central/7:30 Pacific. That game will be the fourth in seven days for the Ichabods. Last year WU played the Runnin’ Rebels in an exhibition game but this year it will count. UNLV coach Lon Kruger and Washburn coach Bob Chipman played together at Kansas State. Phifer gives Ichabods inside presence, puts up double-double against KU After breaking his ankle in the preseason last year, Phifer made his Ichabod debut Wednesday by scoring 14 points against Kansas Wesleyan. He was 6-for-7 from the free throw line in the game. He shot 5-for-10 in a start against No. 3 Kansas in an exhibition earlier this year. He got to the free throw line 14 times and made 12 of them for an 86 percent effort. He also pulled in 11 rebounds to lead all players in that category. Against K-State he was kept to just eight points but he finished the exhibition season strong with 20 against the Alumni. Phifer transferred to WU last year from Kentucky Wesleyan and was expected to start in the post. Prio to Wednesday, his last appearance in a regular season game came while at Kentucky Wesleyan in 2004-05. Byers climbs WU career block chart after strong freshman season Returning for his sophomore season is forward Paul Byers. Playing all 26 games with 19 starts, he led the Ichabods last year with 31 blocks, the seventh highest single-season total at WU and 14th highest career total. He can get near the Washburn top-five with a repeat performance this year. Byers had 10 points in the opener Wednesday against KWU. In the three exhibition games this fall he had 13.0 points a game and 5.7 rebounds. He had nine assists, one block and two steals. Fisher is lone returning senior for Ichabods Senior Kyle Fisher will be the only senior on WU’s squad with Ichabod playing experience. Though he only started seven games last year, Fisher started all four in China. During his junior year he averaged 5.1 points per game and 1.8 rebounds. He reached double figures three times and had a career-high 14 points against Newman. Forward Frank Phifer is a senior who transferred to WU last year and then took a medical redshirt before the season started. Michael Williams, a senior guard, comes to WU after a year at Northern Iowa. Meile has solid exhibition season as he looks to return as team leader Junior Andrew Meile comes back for his third year as the only returning starter at guard. In three exhibitions this year he had 12.7 points a game, 3.7 rebounds and led WU with seven steals. Meile averaged 8.6 points per game last year with 4.5 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He reached double figures 10 times and had a career-high of 20 against Central Missouri. He led the team with 43 3-pointers and finished second shooting .426 from behind the arc. He finished the season strong, averaging 17.3 points per game in the final four games. Ichabods looking for a solid starting five Last year the Ichabods started 11 different players and used nine different starting lineups. Their best combination managed just three wins. Guard Andrew Meile started 24 of the 26 games, the most for any returner, and the team picked up nine of its 10 wins when he started. Washburn returns seven letterwinners, including four with a lot of starting experience. Forward Paul Byers returns after starting 19 games and going 8-11 when starting. Bods and Ends • The WU-FHSU series goes back to the 1918-19 season. Since joining the NCAA II in 1989-90, Washburn has played FHSU 17 times. Washburn has a 13-4 record since then. They played on a neutral court just once since then with the Ichabods winning 70-56 in 1989-90 on the way to the NAIA national tournament. FHSU’s win last year in Hays snapped a three-game winning streak for Washburn over the Tigers. • Washburn’s win against Kansas Wesleyan snapped a five-game losing streak the Ichabods carried over from last year. • Washburn moved to 70-30-1 all-time in season openers, 26-2 under Chipman and 22-1 in home openers at Lee Arena. • The Ichabods improved to 28-22 in overtimes with the win over KWU, playing their second double-overtime game in two years. Washburn is now 6-6 all-time in 12 games that went into at least double-overtime. • KWU is only the second NAIA school to take the Ichabods to overtime since joining NCAA II in 1989-90. Mid-America Nazarene defeated WU in overtime in 1994-95. • In 17 seasons as an NCAA II school, the Ichabods have 10 NCAA tournament appearances and nine MIAA titles. Last year snapped a streak of three straight conference championships. • The Ichabods suffered their first losing season since 1976-77 and first of head coach Bob Chipman’s career. They also failed to advance to the MIAA tournament for the first time since joining the league in 1989-90. • The KU and KSU exhibition games aren’t the only DI opponents on Washburn’s schedule. The Ichabods will play a regular season game at Nevada-Las Vegas November 21. Last year the two schools met in an exhibition. Chipman and UNLV coach Lon Kruger are both K-State graduates with Chipman getting his degree in 1973 and Kruger getting his in 1975.