**********OU-Washburn Game Thread**********

[OUHoops]

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QUICK PREVIEW
The No. 19/19 Sooners play their first of two preseason exhibition games when they host Washburn on Friday at 7 p.m. CT at Lloyd Noble Center. OU, which went 23-10 last season (12-6 Big 12; second place) and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, is starting its fourth season under head coach Lon Kruger. The Ichabods, coached by Kruger’s former Kansas State teammate Bob Chipman, went 17-10 last season.

PREVIEWING WASHBURN

Located in Topeka, Kan., NCAA Division II member Washburn University is a school of 7,002 students that competes in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. Washburn finished 17-10 overall last year and tied for sixth in the MIAA with a 9-9 league record. It did not qualify for postseason competition. The Ichabods are picked third out of 14 teams in this year’s preseason MIAA coaches poll.

Washburn returns three starters from last season. Senior forward Alex North averaged team highs of 16.1 points and 10.0 rebounds while also averaging 3.3 assists and shooting a team-high .463 from 3-point range (50 makes). He was a second-team All-MIAA selection. Senior guard Kyle Wiggins, an honorable mention all-league pick, averaged 15.0 points and a team-high 4.0 assists. Senior forward Stephon Drane averaged 6.0 points and 2.5 boards a contest. Algie Key is a junior guard who played for Alabama last year, averaging 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds in 15.4 minutes a game. He scored a game-high 20 points on 7 for 8 shooting for the Crimson Tide against Oklahoma when the teams opened the season in Dallas (an 82-73 OU win).

Saturday’s game will mark the second of three exhibition contest this season for Washburn, all against Big 12 teams. The Ichabods lost 85-53 at Kansas on Monday and will play at Kansas State on Sunday.

Washburn is under the direction of longtime head coach Bob Chipman, who was a college teammate of OU head coach Lon Kruger at Kansas State in the early 1970s (the pair helped the Wildcats to back-to-back Big Eight regular season titles in 1971-72 and 1972-73). Chipman is in his 36th season at Washburn, where he owns a 757-314 (.707) record. He has racked up 12 regular season conference championships and won the 1987 NAIA national title

OU-WASHBURN HISTORY
Friday’s game will mark the seventh between Oklahoma and Washburn, and the fourth as an exhibition. The Sooners won regular season meetings over the Ichabods in 1909-10 (55-20 in Norman under head coach Bennie Owen), 1930-31 (30-27 in Topeka under head coach Hugh McDermott) and 1972-73 (79-55 in Norman under head coach John MacLeod).

Last year, OU posted a 104-76 home exhibition win over Washburn (box score on page 7 of these notes) behind 23 points from then-senior Cameron Clark and 21 from current junior Buddy Hield. Suiting up for the first time in Sooners uniforms, Jordan Woodard finished with 15 points and five steals while Ryan Spangler contributed 10 points and a team-high eight boards.

Friday’s contest will mark the 11th time for OU head coach Lon Kruger to face a Bob Chipman-coached Washburn team. Kruger beat Washburn once while the head coach at Pan American and six times while the head coach at UNLV (five exhibitions and one regular season game).

EXHIBITING SUCCESS
Oklahoma has compiled a 49-2 exhibition record over the last 26 years. Last season, the Sooners beat Washburn (104-76) and Oklahoma Christian (88-76) in Norman. The last time OU lost an exhibition game was November 2003 (89-82 to Athletes First).

 

[skyvue]

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Man, we smoked the Ichabods back in 1909. I'll bet that loss still stings.

 

[SoonerJK12]

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It's great to log on and see pregame notes. I am so ready for this season.

 

[BigTime]

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Welcome back, pregame notes! You've been missed.

 

[scrybe]

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Yes, thanks a lot, OUHoops. This may be just an exhibition game, but it will be almost like the Sooners making a return to the Final 4 for me (well, almost). :ez-laugh:

 

[sybarite]

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In Dallas, 757 U'Verse.

 

[zeptrey]

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Anyway to watch on the Interwebs?

 

[OUHoops]

Jumani McNeace is here but not in uniform. Looks like walk-on Bola Alade not in uniform as well.

 

[skyvue]

I've got college hockey on the channel that's supposed to be carrying our game. grrr....

What are the satellite channels that are showing the game? I might try to go find a bar that can let me watch it.

 

[Escape Goat]

It's on the channel with high school football. Buddy starting hot from deep.


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[SoonerinNC]

I'm GETTING the game on Fox College Sports Central. It shows High School Football on the schedule but the OU game is on there and we are ahead 15-7. Buddy has 11 and 3 treys.

Subs now in game.

 

[j2d2]

Good luck in Naples. Comcast doesnt carry OU.
PLease carry on with the game thread.

 

[BigTime]

Any score updates/commentary would be appreciated

 

[pnkranger]

I like lattin lot.

 

[usedtobe1]

Woodard with a nice mid-range jump shot. He didn't that shot last year.

 

[skyvue]

Yeah, I finally found the game.

It's just the first exhibition, I know, but I don't love what I'm seeing from our offense so far (I missed the early outburst). We're not getting it into the point very well and we're not finishing when we do. Too many threes.

 

[skyvue]

But I do like what I see from Lattin -- doesn't look like a true freshman so far!

 

[JBaker]

I think Lattin will start more games than Bennett this year.

 

[SoonerInJersey]

It seems like Kruger is playing a lot of non starters. Lots of Cole for example.

 

[pnkranger]

But I do like what I see from Lattin -- doesn't look like a true freshman so far!

He is going to be a good one. 7 boards, two great post to post passes, good hands around the basket.

But you didn't see him shoot those three threes. Very freshman of him.

Our offense looks putrid. Wonder if we're out of sync because we're used to having Thomas in practice and can throw the ball inside.

Need to penetrate that zone ...