Fort Hays State University Men's Basketball

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1 SCHEDULE Nov. 6 at Kansas State (Exh.) L Nov. 8 at Kansas (Exh.) L Nov. 13 at Nebraska-Kearney W Nov. 15 Bethany College (Kan.) W Nov. 18 Central Christian (Kan.) W Nov. 22 Newman W Nov. 26 Sterling College W Nov. 27 Baker University W Nov. 30 *at Lincoln W Dec. 7 *Washburn L Dec. 10 *Missouri Western W Dec. 17 *NW Missouri State W Jan. 2 *at Truman W Jan. 4 *at Central Missouri L Jan. 7 *Southwest Baptist 4:00 p.m. Jan. 9 *#14 Missouri Southern 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 *at Pittsburg State 3:30 p.m. Jan. 18 *at Emporia State 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 *Lincoln 4:00 p.m. Jan. 28 *at NW Missouri State 3:30 p.m. Jan. 30 *at Missouri Western 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 *at Washburn 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8 *Truman 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 *Central Missouri 4:00 p.m. Feb. 16 *at Southwest Baptist 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 *at Missouri Southern 3:00 p.m. Feb. 22 *Pittsburg State 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 *Emporia State 7:30 p.m. March 1-4 MIAA Tournament TBA Home Games in Bold *MIAA Games MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION FORT HAYS STATE "TIGERS" Sports Information Diretor (MBB Contact) Ryan Prickett Office Phone (785) SID Fax (785) SID Mailing Address 600 Park Street Hays, KS Internet Address SOUTHWEST BAPTIST "BEARCATS" Contact Jeff Weseloh [email protected] Office Phone (417) Internet Address PROBABLE STARTERS FORT HAYS STATE SOUTHWEST BAPTIST Pos No. Name HT WT YR G 3 Kendrick Morse Jr. G 11 Tyrone Phillips Jr. G 1 Omar McDade Jr. G 2 Karron McKenzie Sr. F 33 Matt Simmons Sr. Southwest Baptist (8-7, 2-5 MIAA) at #8 Fort Hays State (10-2, 4-2 MIAA) Date: Saturday, January 7, 2012 Time: 4:00 p.m. Site: Hays, Kan. Arena: Gross Memorial Coliseum Rankings: Fort Hays State (#8) Series History: FHSU leads 6-5 Current Streak: FHSU won the last 4 games Last Game: FHSU 82, SBU 77 ( Hays) Pos No. Name HT WT YR G 5 Preston Guiot R-Fr. G 25 Ryan Dougherty Sr. F 32 Kyle Sloan Jr. F 33 Robson Memnon Sr. F 23 Daveion Zellner Jr. BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: KJLS FM with Gerard Wellbrock (play-by-play), Dustin Armbruster (color), and Callie Kolacny (pre-game/halftime). Broadcast begins 25 minutes prior to tip-off. Internet: Live audio available through WEEKLY SHOWS WITH COACH MARK JOHNSON Radio: "Tiger Talk" every Wednesday from 12:20-1:00 p.m. on KAYS 1400 AM with Gerard Wellbrock. Catch the show between 12:00 and 1:00 p.m. on location at Victor E. Lounge in Gross Memorial Coliseum. "Tiger Talk" can be accessed at via the Internet. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE A weekly press conference for media members with head coach Mark Johnson is held every week at 1:15 p.m. in the Tiger Room next to the FHSU Athletic Offi ces. Check with the FHSU media relations staff for dates and times. TIGERS ONLINE The following links are available online at to follow the Tigers on the internet throughout the season... Audio: Fort Hays State basketball broadcasts can be heard online by clicking the Tiger Radio icon on the right side of the main page of Live Stats: Live statistics of all Fort Hays State home basketball games can be seen on Click on the "Live Stats" link under Athletic Info on the website. You will then be able to choose the sport you want to view live stats for. Check the opponent website for the availability of live stats at road contests. Live Video: For all MIAA games, live video can be seen online through

2 Fort Hays State Notes Last Time Against Southwest Baptist: Fort Hays State defeated Southwest Baptist in their second and fi nal meeting of the season on February 16, 2011 in Hays. The Tigers survived a scare from the Bearcats, as FHSU was up just one when SBU's Tomas Brock missed a jumper with fi ve seconds remaining and Dijon Smith secured the rebound. Smith went to the free-throw line and hit both shots to make it a 3-point game, and then SBU turned the ball over on the inbounds pass. Karron McKenzie put the game away for good with two more free-throws. SBU held a one-point lead at halftime, but Fort Hays State went on a 10-1 run in the middle of the second half to take an 8-point advantage. SBU steadily chipped away at the lead and got within one with 33 seconds remaining in the game. Dijon Smith led FHSU with 19 points, while Ken Bowman, Corbin Kuntzsch, and Karron McKenzie all had 14. Tomas Brock and Kurt Koenig led SBU with 20 points each. Tigers Set Several Lows in Loss at Central Missouri: Fort Hays State turned in its worst offensive performance of the season in the loss at Central Missouri on Wednesday. The Tigers shot just 25.5% from the fi eld (13-of-51), a new season low. The 40 points scored by the Tigers tied the lowest amount scored in the Mark Johnson coaching era, which also happened at the University of Kansas in and at Northwest Missouri State in The 38-point margin was the largest margin of loss ever for FHSU in an MIAA game. The Tigers set new season lows in fi eld goals made (13), fi eld goal percentage (.255), 3-point fi eld goal percentage (.222), free-throw attempts (11), and assists (8). They also tied the season low for 3-point fi eld goals made (4). However, the Tigers set a new season high in free-throw percentage (.909, 10-of-11) and tied the season high in fouls (23), which they set in both games over their road trip against Truman and Central Missouri. Recapping Last Season: Fort Hays State claimed its fi rst-ever MIAA Championship in by winning the MIAA Championship Tournament in Kansas City last year. The Tigers fi nished second in the regular season for the second straight year. The Tigers punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year and third time in the last four years. The Tigers fi nished 26-7 overall and 16-6 in the MIAA. After winning their opening round game, the Tigers fell in the South Central Regional Semifi nals for the second straight year with a loss to regional host Central Oklahoma. The Tigers were nationally ranked in every NCAA Division II regular season poll last year, reaching as high as No. 3 in the nation for the second straight year. The Tigers made the NCAA Tournament for the fi fth time under head coach Mark Johnson. All-American Graduates: Dominique Jones, the leading scorer and assist disher for FHSU in , graduated along with the other top three scorers on last year's team. Jones, 5-foot, 8-inch native of Harlem, N.Y., was a State Farm/NABC All-American selection. He was the second Division II All-American under head coach Mark Johnson, with Tyrone Shephard also earning All-American honors in Jones averaged 17.9 points and 6.3 points per game as a senior in He scored at least 30 points in a game three times and at least 20 in 11 games. He was named the MIAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, helping the Tigers to their fi rst-ever MIAA Tournament Championship with 30 points and 7 assists against Missouri Southern in the championship game. All-MIAA Performers: Fort Hays State had four All-MIAA performers last year, but all four were seniors. Dominique Jones earned All-MIAA First Team honors for the second straight year last season. Joining him on the All-MIAA squad were Dijon Smith (second team), Corbin Kuntzsch (honorable mention) and Ken Bowman (honorable mention). Smith was also named MIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year as he led the conference in blocked shots. All four averaged double fi gures in scoring for FHSU last year. Pronunciation Guide No. Name Pronunciation 3 Matt BUHLER BYOO-ler 13 Ben CONGIUSTA Con-JUICE-tuh 32 Moses DAYEE Day-YEE 4 Sean DREILING DRY-ling 2 KARRON McKenzie Cuh-RON 30 KC RODENBURG ROAD-en-burg 22 Markus YARBROUGH YAR-bro Roster Breakdown Returners: 10 Letterwinners 7 Redshirts: 3 Newcomers: 5 Junior College Transfers 5 By Class: Seniors 6 Juniors 6 Sophomores 1 Freshman 2 By Position: Guards 10 Forwards 4 By Home State / Country: Kansas 6 Illinois 2 New York 2 Australia 1 Colorado 1 Nebraska 1 Oregon 1 Utah ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL PTS/G REB/G AST/G 1 Omar McDade G Jr. Logan, Utah Sheridan (Wyo.) College Karron McKenzie G Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. Independence (Kan.) CC Kendrick Morse G Jr. Chicago, Ill. Sheridan (Wyo.) College Sean Dreiling G Sr. Estes Park, Colo. Estes Park HS Jason Ball G Jr. Hays, Kan. Hays HS Tyrone Phillips G Jr. Portland, Ore. Chemeketa (Ore.) CC Matt Buhler G R-Fr. Rossville, Kan. Rossville HS Chase Waldman G So. Grinnell, Kan. Wheatland-Grinnell HS Lance Russell G R-Jr. Wichita, Kan. Cowley College (Kan.) Markus Yarbrough F Jr. Chicago, Ill. Kilgore (Texas) College KC Rodenburg F Sr. Omaha, Neb. University of South Dakota Moses Dayee G Sr. Staten Island, N.Y. Sullivan County (N.Y.) CC Matt Simmons F Sr. Great Bend, Kan. Barton (Kan.) CC Sage Penner F R-Fr. Stockton, Kan. Stockton HS Head Coach: Mark Johnson (Pittsburg State University, 1993) Assistant Coach: Jeremy Brown (Fort Hays State University, 2001) Graduate Assistant: Jerrod Stanford (Sterling College, 2008)

3 MIAA Standings Rank Team MIAA Overall Streak 1 Northwest Missouri State Won 2 2 #14 Missouri Southern Won 1 3 #8 Fort Hays State Lost 1 Washburn Lost 1 5 Central Missouri Won 1 Pittsburg State Won 2 7 Emporia State Lost 2 8 Truman Lost 3 9 Southwest Baptist Won 2 10 Missouri Western Lost 3 Lincoln Lost 5 # - Indicates NABC Division II National Ranking Fort Hays State Notes (continued) No Returning Starters: Fort Hays State has no returning starters this year, since senior Ben Congiusta is out for the year with a shoulder injury. Congiusta was one of the fi ve starters last year, but the other four were seniors that graduated. All four of those seniors were All-MIAA selections. Congiusta will be missed this year, as he was a 3-point shooting threat for the Tigers last year, hitting 54-of-145 attempts (37.2 percent). Congiusta averaged 6.1 points per game last year. For the fall semester, the Tigers will also be without their top scorer off bench from last year, Moses Dayee. Dayee has just one semester of eligibility left and will begin playing at the turn of the calendar year, but his 3-point shooting ability will also be missed as he canned 65-of-163 attempts (39.9 percent) last year. He averaged 7.7 points per game. Only two of the players from last year's regular eight-man rotation will be on the fl oor to start the year, that being Karron McKenzie and Matt Simmons. Upcoming MIAA Schedule Saturday, January 7 MWSU WU NWMSU FHSU ESU Monday, January 9 FHSU Tuesday, January 10 SBU vs. Baptist Bible College Wednesday, January 11 UCM ESU MWSU PSU 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. MIAA Players of the Week Week of Player Jason Adams, MSSU T.J. Johnson, MWSU Alex North, WU Keane Thomann, MSSU Will McNeill, WU Dominique Long, UCM Eric Ray, PSU Johnson at FHSU: FHSU head coach Mark Johnson is (.705) in his career, now in his 11th season. Johnson became just the third coach in FHSU history to reach 200 wins in men's basketball on February 5, 2011 with a win over Washburn in Hays. He joined Cade Suran (257) and Bill Morse (235) as the only coaches to reach 200 wins at FHSU. Johnson is the second-fastest to 200 wins among the three, as Morse reached the mark in just 241 games, while Johnson did it in 285 games. Johnson has guided the Tigers to 20 or more wins in six seasons now after a 26-7 mark last year. He is just one shy of Bill Morse for most 20-win seasons at FHSU, as Morse has seven. 21 Conference Championships: The MIAA Tournament Championship for FHSU last year is the 21st conference championship in its men's basketball history. It was the fi rst championship (regular season or conference tournament) since joining the MIAA in The Tigers fi nished second in the regular season in each of the last two years. It was the second championship for the Tigers in Mark Johnson's tenure, as they won the regular season crown in their fi nal year as members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in In The Rankings: Fort Hays State moved up one spot in the national rankings this week to No. 8 in the nation. It's the highest ranking of the season so far for the Tigers. This is the third straight year the Tigers have been in the national rankings and fi fth year overall under head coach Mark Johnson. It's also the third straight year the Tigers have been in the Top 10. FHSU was part of the NABC Division II national rankings in every regular season poll last year, eventually fi nishing at No. 13, and have done the same so far this year. The Tigers reached as high as No. 3 in the nation the last two years. Fort Hays State was just one of eight teams in NCAA Division II last year to remain in the top 25 in every regular season poll. Fort Hays State is all-time while in the Division II rankings. They are overall while in the Top 10. Dayee Shooting Well From Outside: Senior guard Moses Dayee is 9-of-19 (47.4%) beyond the 3-point line through his fi rst three games of the season. He is averaging 11.7 points per game, which ranks third on the team. He reached double fi gures in his fi rst two games of the season, including a career-high 19 against Northwest Missouri State, but scored just fi ve in the loss at Central Missouri on Wednesday. Dayee sat out the fi rst semester due to only one semester of eligibility remaining entering this season. He is the top returning scorer from last year after averaging 7.7 points per game off the bench in He is averaging three 3-point fi eld goals per game through two games. McKenzie Continues to Lead in Scoring: Karron McKenzie has reached double fi gures in 11 of 12 games this year and leads the team in scoring at 13.8 points per game. McKenzie has shot the ball very effi ciently this season, hitting at least 50 percent of his shots in nine of 11 games he's scored in double fi gures. He is second on the team in overall fi eld goal percentage (57.3%), making 55-of-96 attempts this year, just behind Matt Simmons who is 57.5% for the season. He has scored in double fi gures in 21 games at FHSU, dating back to the start of the season. McKenzie is the second-leading rebounder on the team at 6.4 per game. He has two double-doubles to his credit in points and rebounds this year. McKenzie also leads the team in steals with 25, averaging 2.1 per game. He has produced two or more steals in each of the last seven games. His 26-point performance against Lincoln was the highest scoring output by a Tiger this season. Series History vs. Southwest Baptist Under Head Coach Mark Johnson Year W/L Score Site L Neutral L Hays W Bolivar L Bolivar W Hays L Bolivar L Hays W Hays W Bolivar W Bolivar W Hays FHSU leads All-Time Series 6-5 LARGEST MARGINS OF VICTORY: FHSU - 24, (2008) SBU - 33, (2008) FHSU 6-5 against SBU under Mark Johnson

4 Fort Hays State Notes (continued) Fort Hays State University McKenzie Among MIAA Leaders: Karron McKenzie is among the conference's top performers in several categories. He is seventh in the MIAA in scoring at 13.8 points per game, seventh in rebounding with 6.4 per game, fourth in free-throw percentage at 86%, and fi fth in steals at 2.1 per game. Phillips Second on Team in Scoring: Tyrone Phillips has reached double fi gures in scoring eight times this year, but has failed to reach that mark in three of the last fi ve games. He is second on the team in scoring at 11.8 points per game and is tied for 15th in the MIAA. He is shooting 51.5% from the fi eld for the season and 37.8% (14-of-37) beyond the 3-point line. He also shoots the ball at a high rate from the free-throw line at 75.9% (22-of- 29). Simmons on the Glass: Senior Matt Simmons led FHSU in rebounding last year (6.4 per game). He was the only player on the team to pull down over 200 total rebounds for the season with 211. Simmons ranked third on the team in fi eld goal percentage (.534), while averaging 4.5 points per game, which ranked eighth on the team. So far this year, Simmons is averaging 9.6 rebounds per game. He reached double fi gures in rebounds in six of 12 games this year. He posted a new career high of 17 against Bethany in the second game of the season and has reached at least 11 in six games this year. Simmons has reached double fi gures in rebounds 12 times in his career at FHSU. He has three double-doubles in his career at FHSU, including two this year. He is doing better scoring the ball this year at 8.3 points per game, which is fi fth on the team. Simmons scored a career-high 19 points in the win against Northwest Missouri State on December 17. He leads the team in fi eld goal percentage at 57.5%. Simmons Leads MIAA in Rebounding: Matt Simmons is leading the MIAA in rebounding at 9.6 per game. The next closest player is Andra Bailey of Pittsburg State at 9.2 per game. Simmons is also distributing the ball well this year, averaging 2.7 assists per game to rank 14th in the conference. Matt Simmons is fourth in the MIAA in blocked shots per game at 1.3. He was leading the MIAA in assist/turnover ratio entering the Truman game, but does not qualify for the list now. His assist/turnover ratio for the season is 3.2. Free-Throw Percentage Rising: Fort Hays State struggled early as a team at the free-throw line, but the percentage has been on the rise of late, now at 69.3% (165-of-238). The Tigers rank ninth in the MIAA in freethrow percentage. Fort Hays State has shot 70% or better as a team in six of 12 games this year. All six of those occurrences have been within the last nine games. They shot under 60% in two contests this year. Only three players are shooting at least 80% at the line, which includes Jason Ball at 87.5% (7-of-8), Karron McKenzie at 86% (49-of-57) and Moses Dayee at 100% (2-of-2). Efficient Shooting Inside the Arc: Fort Hays State is shooting 46.6% for the season and ranks third in the MIAA in fi eld goal percentage behind Missouri Southern and Central Missouri. The Tigers have been very effi cient inside the 3-point line, hitting 53.7% of their attempts from 2-point range. Four of the nine players averaging more than 12 minutes per game on the team are shooting at least 50% from the fi eld overall. With the high success inside the arc, FHSU is only shooting 33.5% from beyond the 3-point line, which is ninth in the MIAA. Moses Dayee (47.4%) is the only player shooting at least 40 percent beyond the arc. On The Glass: Fort Hays State has a rebound margin of +2.3 for the season. The Tigers outrebounded all but three opponents this year. The Tigers rank fi fth in the MIAA in rebound margin. Fort Hays State's largest margin of outrebounding an opponent was 11 against Northwest Missouri State in Hays. FHSU has done a great job at limiting second chances, leading the MIAA in defensive rebound percentage (.739), just a smidge ahead of Pittsburg State (.738). Morse Providing Scoring Punch at the Point: Junior point guard Kendrick Morse is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.8 points per game. He reached double fi gures in scoring in four games this year. He has reached double fi gures just once in the last six games. He is tied for the team lead in 3-point fi eld goals made with 14. Morse leads the team lead in assists with 36, averaging 3.0 per game. Limiting Points: Fort Hays State is second in the MIAA in scoring defense, allowing just 61.2 points per game. Northwest Missouri State is the only team better, allowing just 58.3 per game. Fort Hays State has allowed only two opponents to score 70 or more in a game this year, that being Baker and Central Missouri. The 78 points allowed at Central Missouri on Wednesday was a season high. Making the Extra Pass: Fort Hays State ranks fourth in the MIAA in assists at 15.2 per game. Missouri Southern leads this category by a landslide right now at 21.3 per game. Fort Hays State has four individuals averaging at least two assists per game. Road Stretch Ahead: Fort Hays State will play fi ve of its next eight games on the road. The Tigers are currently home for two games before going on the road for fi ve of the next six contests. FHSU is 3-1 on the road so far this year, as they've played eight of their 12 games at home. Tough At The Coliseum: Fort Hays State is in its 39th season of basketball at Gross Memorial Coliseum. The coliseum has been one of the toughest venues for opponents to play in since it was opened in The Tigers are all-time at the coliseum, a winning percentage of.844. Fort Hays State picked up its 500th win in the building on December 3, 2010 against Nebraska-Omaha. Since the Tigers joined NCAA Division II in , they are at the coliseum, a winning percentage of.870. Fort Hays State is (.851) under head coach Mark Johnson at Gross Memorial Coliseum. NABC Division II Top 25 (Jan. 3, 2012) Team Record 1. Metropolitan State (Colo.) (5) Southern Indiana (1) Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (1) Kentucky Wesleyan (1) Bellarmine (Ky.) Cal Poly Pomona West Liberty (W.Va.) Fort Hays State (Kan.) Tarleton State (Texas) Winona State (Minn.) Northern Kentucky Colorado School of Mines Alabama-Huntsville Missouri Southern Bowie State (Md.) Midwestern State (Texas) Findlay (Ohio) Alaska-Anchorage Minnesota State-Moorhead Indiana (Pa.) Augustana (S.D.) Arkansas Tech Western Washington Benedict (S.C.) West Georgia 13-1 Others receiving votes: Georgia Southwestern 10, Southwestern Oklahoma State 9, Christian Brothers (Tenn.) 8, Clayton State (Ga.) 8, Bentley (Mass.) 8, Hillsdale (Mich.) 7, Montevallo (Ala.) 7, St. Cloud State (Minn.) 5, Northwest Missouri State 3, Humboldt State (Calif.) 2, Western Oregon 2, Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 1, West Texas A&M 1. MIAA Teams in Bold Southwest Baptist Leaders (Averages) LEADING SCORERS: Ryan Dougherty 15.1 Preston Guiot 13.9 Kyle Sloan 13.1 LEADING REBOUNDERS: Robson Memnon 5.7 Ryan Dougherty 4.6 Abner Kamps 3.9 LEADING ASSISTS: Preston Guiot 5.6 Ryan Dougherty 3.3 Kyle Sloan 1.9 Fort Hays State Leaders (Averages) LEADING SCORERS: Karron McKenzie 13.8 Tyrone Phillips 11.8 Moses Dayee 11.7 LEADING REBOUNDERS: Matt Simmons 9.6 Karron McKenzie 6.4 Omar McDade 3.3 LEADING ASSISTS: Kendrick Morse 3.0 Matt Simmons 2.7 Karron McKenzie 2.3

5 Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Fort Hays State University Date Opponent Result Score Attend FHSU High Points FHSU High Rebounds FHSU Ranking 11/13/11 3:00 p.m. at Nebraska-Kearney W (11)Yarbrough,Markus (16)Simmons,Matt 11/15/11 7:00 p.m. BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) W (17)McKenzie,Karron (17)Simmons,Matt 11/18/11 7:30 p.m. CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) W (24)Phillips,Tyrone (11)Simmons,Matt 11/22/11 7:00 p.m. NEWMAN W (17)Phillips,Tyrone (14)Simmons,Matt 11/26/11 4:00 p.m. STERLING COLLEGE W (22)McKenzie,Karron (6)Yarbrough & McKenzie 11/27/11 3:00 p.m. BAKER W (20)Morse,Kendrick (7)Simmons,Matt 11/30/11 7:30 p.m. *at Lincoln W (26)McKenzie,Karron (12)Simmons & McKenzie #24 12/07/11 7:30 p.m. *WASHBURN L (9)Russell,Lance (6)McKenzie,Karron #10 12/10/11 4:00 p.m. *MISSOURI WESTERN W (11)Yarbrough,Markus (8)Morse,Kendrick #10 12/17/11 4:00 p.m. *NW MISSOURI STATE W (19)Dayee,Moses (9)Simmons,Matt #15 01/02/12 3:00 pm *at Truman (Mo.) W (14)Morse & Phillips (11)Simmons,Matt #9 01/04/12 7:30 p.m. *at Central Missouri L (12)McKenzie,Karron (5)McKenzie,Karron #8 * - Conference game ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 02 McKenzie,Karron Phillips,Tyrone Dayee,Moses Morse,Kendrick Simmons,Matt McDade,Omar Yarbrough,Markus Russell,Lance Ball,Jason Rodenburg,KC Dreiling,Sean Waldman,Chase Penner,Sage Buhler,Matt TM TEAM Total Opponents SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total Fort Hays State Opponents Team Statistics FHSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 0 - Home win streak 2 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0

6 Points-Rebounds-Assists (Game-by-Game Breakdown) Opponent MCDADE MCKENZIE MORSE DREILING BALL PHILLIPS BUHLER WALDMAN at Nebraska-Kearney DNP DNP BETHANY CENT CHRISTIAN NEWMAN DNP DNP STERLING DNP BAKER DNP at Lincoln DNP DNP WASHBURN DNP DNP MO WESTERN NW MISSOURI STATE at Truman DNP DNP DNP at Central Missouri SW BAPTIST MO SOUTHERN at Pitt State at Emporia State LINCOLN at NW Mo. State at Mo. Western at Washburn TRUMAN CENTRAL MO at SW Baptist at Missouri Southern PITT STATE EMPORIA STATE Opponent RUSSELL YARBROUGH RODENBURG DAYEE SIMMONS PENNER at Nebraska-Kearney DNP DNP BETHANY DNP CENT CHRISTIAN DNP NEWMAN DNP DNP STERLING DNP BAKER DNP at Lincoln DNP DNP WASHBURN DNP DNP MO WESTERN DNP NW MISSOURI STATE DNP at Truman DNP at Central Missouri SW BAPTIST MO SOUTHERN at Pitt State at Emporia State LINCOLN at NW Mo. State at Mo. Western at Washburn TRUMAN CENTRAL MO at SW Baptist at Missouri Southern PITT STATE EMPORIA STATE By The Numbers Overall: 10-2 Home: 7-1 Away: 3-1 Neutral: 0-0 Non-Conference at home: 5-0 Non-Conference away: 1-0 Non-Conference neutral: 0-0 Conference at home: 2-1 Conference away: 2-1 Following a win: 8-2 Following a loss: 1-0 When Leading at Halftime: 10-0 When Trailing (or tied) at Halftime: 0-2 When scoring 40 or more in fi rst half: 4-0 When scoring 39 or less in fi rst half: 6-2 When Scoring 75 or more points in game: 7-0 When Scoring under 75 points in game: 3-2 When FT% is at or over.700: 5-1 When FT% is under.700: 5-1 When attempting 25 or more free throws: 2-0 When attempting less than 25 free throws: 8-2 When FG% is at or over.450: 9-0 When FG% is under.450: 1-2 When attempting 16 or more 3-pointers: 6-2 When attempting 15 or less 3-pointers: 4-0 With 16 or more turnovers: 4-1 With 15 or less turnovers: 6-1 When having more steals than opponent: 6-0 When having the same or less steals: 4-2 Overtime: 0-0 In November: 7-0 In December: 2-1 In January 1-1 In February: 0-0 In March: 0-0 on Monday: 1-0 on Tuesday: 2-0 on Wednesday: 1-2 on Thursday: 0-0 on Friday: 1-0 on Saturday: 3-0 on Sunday: 2-0 vs. Ranked Teams: 0-0

7 FORT HAYS STATE Fort Hays State University INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES OPPONENTS POINTS 26 McKenzie,Karron at Lincoln (11/30/11) FIELD GOALS MADE 9 McKenzie,Karron at Lincoln (11/30/11) 9 McKenzie,Karron vs Sterling College (11/26/11) 9 Phillips,Tyrone vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) FIELD GOAL ATT 14 Morse,Kendrick vs Baker (11/27/11) FG PCT (min 5 made) (6-6) Simmons,Matt at Lincoln (11/30/11) 3 PT FG MADE 5 Dayee,Moses vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 8 Dayee,Moses at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made) (2-2) Rodenburg,KC vs Newman (11/22/11) (2-2) Waldman,Chase vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) (2-2) Dreiling,Sean at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) FREE THROWS MADE 8 McKenzie,Karron at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 8 McKenzie,Karron at Lincoln (11/30/11) FREE THROW ATT 9 McKenzie,Karron at Lincoln (11/30/11) 9 Morse,Kendrick vs Newman (11/22/11) 9 Morse,Kendrick vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) FT PCT (min 3 made) (8-8) McKenzie,Karron at Central Missouri (01/04/12) REBOUNDS 17 Simmons,Matt vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) ASSISTS 6 McKenzie,Karron at Lincoln (11/30/11) 6 McDade,Omar vs Baker (11/27/11) STEALS 6 McKenzie,Karron vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 Simmons,Matt vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) TURNOVERS 8 Morse,Kendrick vs Missouri Western (12/10/11) FOULS 5 Yarbrough,Markus at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 5 McKenzie,Karron at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 5 McDade,Omar at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 5 Phillips,Tyrone at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 5 McKenzie,Karron vs Newman (11/22/11) 5 Simmons,Matt vs Newman (11/22/11) 5 McKenzie,Karron at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) POINTS 24 Long,Dominique at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FIELD GOALS MADE 8 McNeill,Will vs Washburn (12/07/11) 8 LITTLEJOHN, Trent at Lincoln (11/30/11) 8 Gary, Kaelon vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) FIELD GOAL ATT 19 Jackson,Seth at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) FG PCT (min 5 made) (7-7) Reinders,Jake vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) 3 PT FG MADE 4 LITTLEJOHN, Trent at Lincoln (11/30/11) 4 Alexander,Darius vs Sterling College (11/26/11) 4 Stutzman,Trenton vs Sterling College (11/26/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 8 Haake,Kyle vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) 8 Sims, Adrian vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) 3-PT FG PCT (min 2 made) (3-3) Slifer,D.J. at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FREE THROWS MADE 11 Jackson,Seth at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) FREE THROW ATT 14 Jackson,Seth at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) FT PCT (min 3 made) (6-6) Eric Saunders vs Newman (11/22/11) REBOUNDS 14 Douglas,Lavonte vs Missouri Western (12/10/11) ASSISTS 6 Cooper,DeShaun vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) STEALS 4 Chuck Coley vs Newman (11/22/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 4 Jassar,Samer vs Baker (11/27/11) TURNOVERS 7 Gary, Kaelon vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) FOULS 5 EDMOND, James at Lincoln (11/30/11) 5 Jassar,Samer vs Baker (11/27/11) 5 Bobby Wesley vs Newman (11/22/11) FORT HAYS STATE TEAM HIGHS POINTS 90 vs Baker (11/27/11) FIELD GOALS MADE 35 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 70 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.596 (31-52) vs Sterling College (11/26/11) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 11 vs Baker (11/27/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 33 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.471 (8-17) vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) FREE THROWS MADE 23 vs Newman (11/22/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 32 vs Newman (11/22/11) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.909 (10-11) at Central Missouri (01/04/12) REBOUNDS 42 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 42 vs Newman (11/22/11) ASSISTS 22 at Lincoln (11/30/11) STEALS 15 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 8 vs Missouri Western (12/10/11) 8 vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) TURNOVERS 24 vs Newman (11/22/11) FOULS 23 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 23 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) FORT HAYS STATE TEAM LOWS POINTS 40 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FIELD GOALS MADE 13 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 45 at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) 45 vs Washburn (12/07/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.255 (13-51) at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 4 at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) 4 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 10 at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.222 (4-18) at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FREE THROWS MADE 5 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 11 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.385 (5-13) vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) REBOUNDS 23 vs Washburn (12/07/11) ASSISTS 8 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) STEALS 4 at Lincoln (11/30/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) TURNOVERS 7 at Lincoln (11/30/11) FOULS 12 at Lincoln (11/30/11) TEAM SUPERLATIVES OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS POINTS 78 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FIELD GOALS MADE 27 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 65 vs Newman (11/22/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.628 (27-43) at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 10 vs Sterling College (11/26/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 27 vs Newman (11/22/11) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.667 (6-9) at Central Missouri (01/04/12) FREE THROWS MADE 18 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 18 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 18 vs Newman (11/22/11) 18 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) 18 at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 33 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.778 (7-9) at Lincoln (11/30/11) REBOUNDS 43 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) ASSISTS 18 vs Sterling College (11/26/11) STEALS 15 vs Newman (11/22/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 6 vs Missouri Western (12/10/11) TURNOVERS 23 vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) FOULS 24 vs Newman (11/22/11) OPPONENT TEAM LOWS POINTS 50 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FIELD GOALS MADE 14 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 37 vs Bethany College (Kan.) (11/15/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.308 (20-65) vs Newman (11/22/11) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 9 at Central Missouri (01/04/12) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.182 (2-11) at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) FREE THROWS MADE 6 vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 9 vs Central Christian (Kan.) (11/18/11) 9 at Lincoln (11/30/11) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.444 (8-18) vs Sterling College (11/26/11) REBOUNDS 24 vs NW Missouri State (12/17/11) ASSISTS 5 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) STEALS 2 vs Baker (11/27/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 1 at Nebraska-Kearney (11/13/11) 1 vs Washburn (12/07/11) 1 at Truman (Mo.) (01/02/12) TURNOVERS 8 at Lincoln (11/30/11) FOULS 11 at Central Missouri (01/04/12)

8 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATS Rebounds Opponent Score W/L FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg Fort Hays State 65 W at Nebraska-Kearney Fort Hays State 85 W Bethany Fort Hays State 76 W Central Christian Fort Hays State 75 W Newman Fort Hays State 81 W Sterling Fort Hays State 90 W Baker #24 Fort Hays State 78 W at Lincoln #10 Fort Hays State 45 L Washburn #10 Fort Hays State 66 W Missouri Western #15 Fort Hays State 83 W NW Missouri State #9 Fort Hays State 63 W at Truman (Mo.) #8 Fort Hays State 40 L at Central Missouri

9 Mark Johnson is in his 11th season as head coach of the Fort Hays State University men s basketball program. Johnson became the 14th men s basketball coach in the school s history on July 13, He has a career record of in 10 seasons at Fort Hays State. He ranks among the top 20 active NCAA Division II men s basketball coaches in winning percentage (.699). Johnson has led the Tigers to fi ve NCAA Tournament appearances in his time at FHSU. Last season, Johnson guided his team to the MIAA Tournament Championship and second consecutive second-place fi nish in conference regular season play with an overall mark of It was the fi rst MIAA Championship in any sport for Fort Hays State University since joining the conference in The Tigers went on to make their second straight appearance in the NCAA Division II National Tournament and third in the last four years. They advanced to the semifi nals of the South Central Regional for the second consecutive year, making it the third time one of Johnson s teams has made the regional semifi nal. The Tigers reached 20 wins in a season for the third consecutive year and sixth time in Johnson s coaching tenure. Fort Hays State was one of just eight teams in NCAA Division II to remain in every weekly top 25 regular season poll, reaching as high as No. 3 in the nation with a 13-1 start to the season. Johnson became just the third coach in FHSU men s basketball history to record 200 wins in a career with a win over Washburn University in Hays on February 5, He enters the season just 28 victories shy of second place on the all-time coaching wins list at FHSU. Fort Hays State has continued its tradition of success under Johnson. In , FHSU posted a record of The Tigers recorded their best record in the MIAA to date with a mark of 16-4, good for second place. FHSU reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division II South Central Regional, matching the furthest a team under Johnson advanced in the national tournament. With a 17-1 start to the season, the Tigers ascended all the way to No. 3 in the national rankings by mid-season. The Tigers entered the national rankings in early December and remained in the polls the remainder of the season. In , Fort Hays State fi nished 20-9 overall and third in the MIAA standings. That was the beginning of the current three-year run of 20 or more wins in a season. In , the Tigers made their third NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance under Johnson, fi nishing overall. The best season for FHSU under Johnson was in , its fi nal season as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The team fi nished 27-4 overall and won the regular season conference title with an 18-1 record. The Tigers reached the NCAA Division II North Fort Hays State University Mark Johnson - Head Coach PERSONAL Year at FHSU: 11th Born: March 13, 1970 Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska Education: Pittsburg State University B.S. Physical Education (1993) M.S. Physical Education (1994) 2001-Pres. THE JOHNSON FILE COACHING EXPERIENCE Fort Hays State University Head Coach Fort Hays State University Assistant Coach Phillips University Assistant Coach Labette Community College Assistant Coach Pittsburg State University Graduate Assistant Central Regional semifi nals. The Tigers were ranked No. 1 in the nation for two weeks during Johnson was named RMAC Coach of the Year for the fi rst time in his career. He also coached the RMAC Player of the Year, Tyrone Shephard. The fi rst FHSU team Johnson guided to the NCAA Tournament was the squad. The Tigers posted a record of 23-8 that season, the third-most wins for any of Johnson s teams at FHSU. Johnson s teams have made conference post-season tournament appearances in all 10 years he has been head coach at FHSU, with fi ve in the RMAC and fi ve in the MIAA. Prior to being named the head coach, Johnson served as the Tigers assistant coach from 1996 until the season. He served as the Tigers interim coach following Gary Garner s departure to Southeast Missouri State University prior to the start of the season. Before coming to FHSU, Johnson was the assistant coach at Phillips University, Enid, Okla. He coached the season at Labette Community College under Rand Chappell and then moved along with Chappell to Phillips University. Following his playing career at Pittsburg State University he spent two seasons as the Gorillas graduate assistant. Following a senior season that garnered him All-America, All-State, All-Metro and All- Conference honors at Omaha Millard South High School, he played basketball at Kilgore Junior College, Kilgore, Texas. His sophomore year he was selected to the Texas Eastern Athletic Conference Academic Team. Johnson played two seasons at Pittsburg State University where he earned Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association honors twice and All-South Region honors as a senior. Johnson received his associate degree from Kilgore Junior College in 1991, bachelor s degree from Pittsburg State in 1993 and a master s degree from Pittsburg State in He is married to the former Kenda Pruter of Natoma, Kan. They have three children, daughters Carly and Sylvia, and son Truman. Johnson at FHSU Overall Conference Year W L W L Finish (Post-Season) rd RMAC East (RMAC Tourn. Semis) rd RMAC East (1st Rd. North Central Regional) th RMAC-East (1st Rd. RMAC Tourn.) rd RMAC-East (1st Rd. RMAC Tourn.) st RMAC-East (North Central Regional Semis) th MIAA (1st Rd. MIAA Tourn.) th MIAA (1st Rd. South Central Regional) rd MIAA (2nd Rd. MIAA Tourn.) nd MIAA (2nd Rd. South Central Regional) nd MIAA (2nd Rd. South Central Regional) th Year rd place in FHSU history with 217 wins

10 Johnson vs. Opponents Team Last Gm No W L Adams State Baker University Barclay College (Kan.) Bethany College (Kan.) Bethel College (Kan.) Central Christian (Kan.) Central Oklahoma Central Missouri Chadron State Colorado Christian Colorado Mines Colorado State-Pueblo Eastern New Mexico Emporia State Evangel (Mo.) Fort Lewis Friends University Henderson State Illinois Inst. of Technology Kansas State Kansas Wesleyan Lincoln University Mesa State Metro State Mid-America Nazarene Midwestern State (Texas) Missouri Southern Missouri Western Nebraska-Kearney Nebraska-Omaha Newman University New Mexico Highlands Northern State (S.D.) Northwest Missouri State Ottawa University Panhandle State (Okla.) Pittsburg State Regis University Rockhurst University St. Cloud State St. Mary s (Texas) South Dakota State Southeastern Oklahoma State Southwest Baptist Southwestern Oklahoma State Sterling College (Kan.) Tabor College (Kan.) Truman UC-Colorado Springs University of Kansas Washburn Western State West Texas A&M Appearances in the NCAA Tournament Under Mark Johnson NCAA Division II North Central Regional - Kearney, Neb. First Round - South Dakota State, L NCAA Division II North Central Regional - Winona, Minn. First Round - St. Cloud State, W Regional Semifi nals - Northern State (S.D.), L NCAA Division II South Central Regional - Stephenville, Texas First Round - Central Oklahoma, L NCAA Division II South Central Regional - Wichita Falls, Texas First Round - Central Oklahoma, W Regional Semifi nals - Central Missouri, L NCAA Division II South Central Regional - Edmond, Okla. First Round - West Texas A&M, W Regional Semifi nals - Central Oklahoma, L Win Seasons Under Mark Johnson : : : : : : 26-7 Career Highlights MIAA Co-Coach of the Year RMAC Coach of the Year - Six 20-win seasons, second most in school history - Ranks third for career coaching wins at FHSU. - Ranks among the Top 20 active Division II coaches in winning percentage. - Third coach in school history to reach 200 wins. At A Glance Overall Record: Conference Games (MIAA): Conference Games (RMAC): Non-Conference Games: Home Games (Gross Coliseum): Away Games: Neutral Site Games: vs. NAIA Opponents: 44-0 Post Season Breakdown under Johnson Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Shootout: 4-5 MIAA Tournament: 5-4 ( MIAA Tournament Champions) NCAA Division II Regionals: 3-5

11 #1 Omar McDade Junior Guard Logan, Utah (Sheridan (Wyo.) College) Points: 15 (Newman, 11/22/11) Rebounds: 5, Two Occurrences (Most recently Newman, 11/22/11) Assists: 6 (Baker, 11/27/11) Steals: 2 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Blocks: 3 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Minutes: 33 (Newman, 11/22/11) Career Highs (at FHSU) Points: 15 (Newman, 11/22/11) Rebounds: 5, Two Occurrences (Most recently Newman, 11/22/11) Assists: 6 (Baker, 11/27/11) Steals: 2 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Blocks: 3 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Minutes: 33 (Newman, 11/22/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/11 * BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/11 * CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/11 * NEWMAN 11/22/11 * STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/11 * BAKER 11/27/11 * at Lincoln 11/30/11 * WASHBURN 12/07/11 * MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/11 * NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/11 * at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/12 * at Central Missouri 01/04/12 * Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 23.5, Assists/game: 2.0, Turnovers/game: 2.0, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0, Steals/game: 0.6, Blocks/game: 0.5 #2 Karron McKenzie Senior Guard Staten Island, N.Y. (Independence (Kan.) CC) Points: 26 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Rebounds: 12 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Assists: 6 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Steals: 6 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Blocks: 2, Two Occurrences (Most recently Minutes: 36 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Career Highs (at FHSU) Points: 26 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Rebounds: 12 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Assists: 6 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Steals: 6 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Blocks: 2, Five Occurrences (Most recently Minutes: 36 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/11 * BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/11 * CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/11 * NEWMAN 11/22/11 * STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/11 * BAKER 11/27/11 * at Lincoln 11/30/11 * WASHBURN 12/07/11 * MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/11 * NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/11 * at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/12 * at Central Missouri 01/04/12 * Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 26.5, Assists/game: 2.3, Turnovers/game: 2.0, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1, Steals/game: 2.1, Blocks/game: 0.8

12 #3 Kendrick Morse Junior Guard Chicago, Ill. (Sheridan (Wyo.) College) Points: 20 (Baker, 11/27/11) Rebounds: 8 ( Assists: 5, Two Occurrences (Most recently Sterling College, 11/26/11) Steals: 2, Three Occurrences (Most recently Minutes: 34 (at Truman, 1/2/12) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/11 * BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/11 * CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/11 * NEWMAN 11/22/11 * STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/11 * BAKER 11/27/11 * at Lincoln 11/30/11 * WASHBURN 12/07/11 * MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/11 * NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/11 * at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/12 * at Central Missouri 01/04/12 * Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 25.8, Assists/game: 3.0, Turnovers/game: 2.3, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3, Steals/game: 0.8 Career Highs (at FHSU) Points: 20 (Baker, 11/27/11) Rebounds: 8 ( Assists: 5, Two Occurrences (Most recently Sterling College, 11/26/11) Steals: 2, Three Occurrences (Most recently Minutes: 34 (at Truman, 1/2/12) #4 Sean Dreiling Senior Guard Estes Park, Colo. (Estes Park HS) Points: 8 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Rebounds: 3 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Assists: 4, Two Occurrences (Most recently Baker, 11/27/11) Steals: 1, Six Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Blocks: 1 (Sterling College, 11/26/11) Minutes: 23 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/ BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/11 * CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ NEWMAN 11/22/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ at Lincoln 11/30/ WASHBURN 12/07/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 12.2, Assists/game: 1.8, Turnovers/game: 1.2, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.6, Steals/game: 0.5, Blocks/game: 0.1 Career High Points: 16 (Bethany, 11/15/10) Rebounds: 3 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Assists: 4, Two Occurrences (Most recently Baker, 11/27/11) Steals: 2 (Sterling, 11/27/10) Blocks: 2, Two Occurrences (Most recently Sterling, 11/27/10) Minutes: 23 (Bethany College, 11/15/11)

13 #10 Jason Ball Junior Guard Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) Points: 9 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Rebounds: 1, Four Occurrences (Most recently Assists: 2 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Steals: 2 (Sterling College, 11/26/11) Minutes: 23 (Sterling College, 11/26/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/ BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ NEWMAN 11/22/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ at Lincoln 11/30/ WASHBURN 12/07/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 11, Minutes/game: 9.9, Assists/game: 0.5, Turnovers/game: 0.4, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3, Steals/game: 0.3 Career High Points: 9 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Rebounds: 1, Four Occurrences (Most recently Assists: 2 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Steals: 2 (Sterling College, 11/26/11) Minutes: 23 (Sterling College, 11/26/11) #11 Tyrone Phillips Junior Guard Portland, Ore. (Chemeketa (Ore.) CC) Points: 24 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Rebounds: 4 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Assists: 3, 3 Occurrences (Most recently at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Steals: 2, 4 Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Blocks: 1, Two Occurrences (Most recently Newman, 11/22/11) Minutes: 33 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/11 * BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/11 * NEWMAN 11/22/11 * STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/11 * BAKER 11/27/11 * at Lincoln 11/30/11 * WASHBURN 12/07/11 * MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/11 * NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/11 * at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/12 * at Central Missouri 01/04/12 * Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 25.0, Assists/game: 1.0, Turnovers/game: 1.7, Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6, Steals/game: 0.9, Blocks/game: 0.2 Career High (at FHSU) Points: 24 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Rebounds: 4 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Assists: 3, 3 Occurrences (Most recently at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Steals: 2, 4 Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Blocks: 1, Two Occurrences (Most recently Newman, 11/22/11) Minutes: 33 (at Lincoln, 11/30/11)

14 #12 Matt Buhler Redshirt-Freshman Guard Rossville, Kan. (Rossville HS) Points: 0 Rebounds: 2 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Assists: 1, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Steals: 1 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Minutes: 6 (at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 7, Minutes/game: 2.9, Assists/game: 0.4, Turnovers/game: 0.3, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5, Steals/game: 0.1 Career High Points: 0 Rebounds: 2 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Assists: 1, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Steals: 1 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Minutes: 6 (at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 5, Minutes/game: 2.2, Steals/game: 0.2 #20 Chase Waldman Sophomore Guard Grinnell, Kan. (Wheatland-Grinnell HS) Points: 8 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Rebounds: 2 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Assists: 0 Steals: 1 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Minutes: 3, Two Occurrences (Most recently Central Christian, 11/18/11) Career High Points: 8 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Rebounds: 3 (Bethany College, 11/15/10) Assists: 2 (Bethany College, 11/15/10) Steals: 1 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Minutes: 9 (Sterling, 11/27/10)

15 #21 Lance Russell Redshirt-Junior Guard Wichita, Kan. (Cowley (Kan.) College) Points: 9 (Washburn, 12/7/11) Rebounds: 6, Two Occurrences (Most recently Newman, 11/22/11) Assists: 2, Two Occurrences (Most recently NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Steals: 3 (Sterling, 11/22/11) Blocks: 1, Six Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Minutes: 26 (Washburn, 12/7/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/ BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ NEWMAN 11/22/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ at Lincoln 11/30/ WASHBURN 12/07/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 17.9, Assists/game: 0.8, Turnovers/game: 1.0, Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8, Steals/game: 0.9, Blocks/game: 0.5 Career High (at FHSU) Points: 9 (Washburn, 12/7/11) Rebounds: 6, Two Occurrences (Most recently Newman, 11/22/11) Assists: 2, Two Occurrences (Most recently NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Steals: 3 (Sterling, 11/22/11) Blocks: 1, Six Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Minutes: 26 (Washburn, 12/7/11) #22 Markus Yarbrough Junior Forward Chicago, Ill. (Kilgore (Texas) College) Points: 11, Two Occurrences (Most recently Rebounds: 7 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Assists: 1, Two Occurrences (Most recently Central Christian, 11/18/11) Steals: 1, Two Occurrences (Most recently Washburn, 12/7/11) Blocks: 1, Three Occurrences (Most recently Minutes: 18, Two Occurrences (Most recently Sterling, 11/26/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/ BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ NEWMAN 11/22/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ at Lincoln 11/30/ WASHBURN 12/07/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 11, Minutes/game: 12.2, Assists/game: 0.2, Turnovers/game: 2.1, Assist/turnover ratio: 0.1, Steals/game: 0.2, Blocks/game: 0.3 Career High (at FHSU) Points: 11, Two Occurrences (Most recently Rebounds: 7 (at Nebraska-Kearney, 11/13/11) Assists: 1, Two Occurrences (Most recently Central Christian, 11/18/11) Steals: 1, Two Occurrences (Most recently Washburn, 12/7/11) Blocks: 1, Three Occurrences (Most recently Minutes: 18, Two Occurrences (Most recently Sterling, 11/26/11)

16 #30 KC Rodenburg Senior Forward Omaha, Neb. (Univ. of South Dakota) Points: 6 (Newman, 11/22/11) Rebounds: 4 (at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Assists: 1, Four Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Steals: 2 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Blocks: 2 ( Minutes: 17 ( Career High (at FHSU) Points: 6 (Newman, 11/22/11) Rebounds: 4 (at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Assists: 1, Four Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Steals: 2 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Blocks: 2 ( Minutes: 17 ( at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/ BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ NEWMAN 11/22/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ at Lincoln 11/30/ WASHBURN 12/07/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 8.6, Assists/game: 0.3, Turnovers/game: 0.3, Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0, Steals/game: 0.3, Blocks/game: 0.3 #32 Moses Dayee Senior Guard Staten Island, N.Y. (Sullivan County (N.Y.) CC) Points: 19 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Rebounds: 2 (at Truman, 1/2/12) Assists: 3 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Steals: 0 Minutes: 28 (at Truman, 1/2/12) Career High (at FHSU) Points: 19 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Rebounds: 4, Two Occurrences (Most recently at Nebraska-Omaha, 1/26/11) Assists: 6 (Sterling, 11/27/10) Steals: 3 (Most recently Pittsburg State, 1/15/11) Blocks: 1 (vs West Texas A&M, 3/12/11) Minutes: 30 (at NW Missouri State, 12/18/10) NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 3, Minutes/game: 22.7, Assists/game: 1.7, Turnovers/game: 2.0, Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8

17 #33 Matt Simmons Senior Forward Great Bend, Kan. (Barton (Kan.) CC) Points: 19 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Rebounds: 17 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Assists: 5, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Lincoln, 11/30/11) Steals: 4 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Blocks: 4 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Minutes: 37 (Washburn, 12/7/11) at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/11 * BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/11 * CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/11 * NEWMAN 11/22/11 * STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/11 * BAKER 11/27/11 * at Lincoln 11/30/11 * WASHBURN 12/07/11 * MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/11 * NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/11 * at Truman (Mo.) 01/02/12 * at Central Missouri 01/04/12 * Totals Games played: 12, Minutes/game: 30.8, Assists/game: 2.7, Turnovers/game: 0.8, Assist/turnover ratio: 3.2, Steals/game: 1.3, Blocks/game: 1.3 Career High (at FHSU) Points: 19 (NW Missouri State, 12/17/11) Rebounds: 17 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Assists: 8 (at Lincoln, 1/22/11) Steals: 4, Two Occurrences (Most recently Central Christian, 11/18/11) Blocks: 4 (Central Christian, 11/18/11) Minutes: 37 (Washburn, 12/7/11) #44 Sage Penner Redshirt-Freshman Forward Stockton, Kan. (Stockton HS) Points: 2, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Rebounds: 1, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Assists: 1 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Steals: 0 Minutes: 4 (at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) BETHANY COLLEGE (KAN.) 11/15/ CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (KAN.) 11/18/ STERLING COLLEGE 11/26/ BAKER 11/27/ MISSOURI WESTERN 12/10/ NW MISSOURI STATE 12/17/ at Central Missouri 01/04/ Totals Games played: 7, Minutes/game: 2.1, Assists/game: 0.1, Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 Career High (at FHSU) Points: 2, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Rebounds: 1, Three Occurrences (Most recently at Central Missouri, 1/4/12) Assists: 1 (Bethany College, 11/15/11) Steals: 0 Minutes: 4 (at Central Missouri, 1/4/12)

18 Game 1 Fort Hays State at Nebraska-Kearney 11/13/11 3:00 p.m. at Kearney, Neb. (Health & Sports Center) Fort Hays State Nebraska-Kearney Game 2 Bethany College vs Fort Hays State 11/15/11 7:00 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Bethany Fort Hays State Game 3 Central Christian College vs Fort Hays State 11/18/11 7:30 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Central Christian Fort Hays State Fort Hays State (1-0) 01 McDade,Omar * McKenzie,Karron * Morse,Kendrick * Phillips,Tyrone * Simmons,Matt * Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC TEAM 1 1 Totals Nebraska-Kearney (0-1) 05 A. Morissaint * Quinston Reggins * Jon Henderson * Ethan Brozek * Mike Dentlinger * Tim Billingsley Max Froehlich Chris Deans TEAM Totals Officials: Dick Morrissey, Brooks Wells, Joe Wells Technical fouls: Nebraska-Kearney-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 1268 Recap: Both teams struggled early on offense, but the Tigers pulled away in the second half to grind out a victory at Nebraska-Kearney in the season opener by a score of The Tigers led by just two points at halftime, but went on a 9-0 run midway through the second half after the game was tied. The Tigers kept the Lopers at arm's length the remainder of the game. Markus Yarbrough's size inside played a big factor in the second half. He scored the first five points of the 9-0 run by the Tigers in the second half. He ended with a teamhigh 11 points in the win. Karron McKenzie was the only other Tiger to reach double figures in scoring with 10. Jason Ball and Sean Dreiling were the offensive spark for the Tigers in the first half. Ball scored seven of his nine points and Dreiling six of his eight points in the first half. The nine points for Ball was a career high. Matt Simmons had a great start to the year on the glass, pulling down 16 rebounds to tie his career high, which he reached twice last year. For the game, Fort Hays State shot 46.7 percent from the field, while the Lopers shot only 31.3 percent. Both teams struggled a bit from the line, the Tigers shooting 67.9 percent (19-of-28) and the Lopers 66.7 percent (18-of-27). Jon Henderson led the Lopers with 11 points, followed by Quinston Reggins and Mike Dentlinger each with 10. Game 4 Newman vs Fort Hays State 11/22/11 7:00 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Newman Fort Hays State Newman (3-1) 02 Chuck Coley f Mason Felter f Bobby Wesley g Darrell Traylor g Eric Saunders g Kyle Grant Kalub Long Josh Pleasant Connor Walker Ryan McCarthy Ryan Mesh TEAM Totals Fort Hays State (4-0) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC TEAM 5 5 Totals Officials: Danny McKenzie, Rich Buchmann, Scott Kindlesparger Technical fouls: Newman-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 1748 Recap: Fort Hays State struggled with Newman's full-court pressure in the second half, but held on for a win. Both teams entered the game undefeated on the young season. Turnovers were an issue for the Tigers throughout the entire game. The Tigers committed a total of 24 turnovers to just 14 by the Jets. Newman scored 24 of its points off Tiger turnovers. Fort Hays State used hot shooting in the first half (58.3 percent) to offset 10 turnovers before the break to build a 15-point halftime lead. Newman forced the Tigers into 14 turnovers and pulled down 11 of their 16 offensive rebounds in the second half to hang around. Newman cut the FHSU lead from 18 all the way to six points from the 8:28 mark to 4:20 remaining. Free-throws, something the Tigers struggled with in the first three games of the season, were the key down the stretch to keep Newman from coming any closer. The Tigers were 9-of-12 at the free-throw line from that point. They finished at 71.9 percent for the game (23-of-32). Tyrone Phillips led FHSU with 17 points, scoring 13 in the second half. Omar McDade, who had 12 at halftime, finished with 15. Karron McKenzie (11) and Kendrick Morse (10) also finished in double figures. Matt Simmons pulled down a team-high 14 rebounds to go with eight points, four assists, and three blocked shots. Fort Hays State finished the game at 48.9 percent from the field and 40 percent beyond the 3-point line. Bethany (1-3) 23 Haydon Parks f Chris Dean f Clayton Goggins g Q. Jennings g Trey Beachum g Corbin Fromm Justin Clark Colton Grove Vincent Roybal Wade Ahlvers Ray Purtle Seth Nelson Danny Dodson Jason Mihalcin TEAM 3 3 Totals Fort Hays State (2-0) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Dreiling,Sean g Ball,Jason Phillips,Tyrone Buhler,Matt Waldman,Chase Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Penner,Sage TEAM Totals Officials: Toby Martinez, Justin Seuser, Michael Moore Technical fouls: Bethany College (Kan.)-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 1837 Recap: The FHSU men's basketball team cruised to an win in its home opener against Bethany College (Kan.) Tuesday (Nov. 15) evening in Hays. The Tigers shot 50 percent from the field and nearly doubled up the Swedes in shot attempts in the game. Karron McKenzie led FHSU and all scorers with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field. He buried two 3-point field goals and was 1-of-2 at the free-throw line. Tyrone Phillips added 13 off the bench and Kendrick Morse had 12. Matt Simmons set a new career high in rebounds with 17 and is averaging 16.5 per game after the first two contests. He pulled down 16 in the season opener at Nebraska-Kearney. Every Tiger scored in the game except for Matt Buhler, but Buhler recorded an assist in his limited action. Chase Waldman scored eight points in just three minutes of action at the end of the game. Game 5 Sterling vs Fort Hays State 11/26/11 4:00 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Sterling Fort Hays State Sterling (2-6) 21 Brazelton,Cody f Brown,Adam f Alexander,Darius g Stutzman,T. g Poole,Zach g Leake II,Tavis Adesodun,Eddie Swank,Matt Anderson,Jimmy Quillian,Jordan Minton,Travis TEAM 1 1 Totals Fort Hays State (5-0) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Buhler,Matt Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Penner,Sage TEAM Totals Officials: Don Zimmerman, Joshua Schepis, Dick Osterbuhr Technical fouls: Sterling College-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 1618 Recap: Sterling came out of the gates red hot, but the FHSU weathered the storm to eventually defeat the Warriors Sterling led by six midway through the first half, but FHSU stormed back with a 19-4 run to take control and eventually lead by seven at halftime. They kept the Warriors at arm's length in the second half to secure the win to move to 5-0 on the year. Both teams shot over 50 percent from the field in the first half. Fort Hays State was just a smidge better at 53.8 percent, compared to 52.4 percent for Sterling. Karron McKenzie (13 points) and Kendrick Morse (10 points) did the most damage for FHSU in the first half, scoring over half of the team's 40 points in the opening frame. Trenton Stutzman was red hot from beyond the 3-point line for Sterling and had all 16 of his points in the first half on perfect shooting from the field with four makes beyond the arc. McKenzie went on to finish with a career-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field. He was perfect at the free-throw line, 3-of-3. Kendrick Morse and Tyrone Phillips each finished with 15 points. Morse finished with a team-high five assists. Markus Yarbrough added 10 off the bench. Central Christian (3-3) 22 Cannon, Aaron f Jones, C. f Conley, Randall g Gary, Kaelon g Lyons, Michael g Walker, Robert Cotton, Jared Quincy, Chris Sims, Adrian Jackson, Jeff TEAM 3 3 Totals Fort Hays State (3-0) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Buhler,Matt Waldman,Chase Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Penner,Sage TEAM 2 2 Totals Officials: Brooks Wells, Don Zimmerman, Tim Higgins Technical fouls: Central Christian (Kan.)-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 1884 Recap: Karron McKenzie and Matt Simmons each recorded double-doubles in points and rebounds in a win over Central Christian (Kan.) on Friday (Nov. 18) in Hays. Fort Hays State improved to 3-0 on the season with the win. Tyrone Phillips led the way for FHSU with 24 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field. He buried three 3-point field goals and was 3-of-4 at the free-throw line. Karron McKenzie finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Matt Simmons had 10 points and 11 rebounds. It was the first double-double for McKenzie as a Tiger, while it was Simmons' second and first of this season. The Tigers led by 16 at halftime and held Central Christian at bay in the second half. FHSU shot 48.4 percent from the field and held Central Christian to 37.5 percent shooting. The Tigers forced 23 turnovers out of Central Christian, 14 on steals. Simmons had a team-high four steals, four blocked shots, and five assists to go with his double-double. Game 6 Baker vs Fort Hays State 11/27/11 3:00 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Baker Fort Hays State Baker (7-2) 23 Steinlage,Ben f Shortell,Jack f Honore,Jordan g Johnston,Todd g Anderson,Corey g Lysaught,Kevin Moore,Brandon Eils,Todd Dialo,Baba Wachter,Joe Douvier,Ryan Jassar,Samer TEAM Totals Fort Hays State (6-0) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Buhler,Matt Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Penner,Sage TEAM 5 5 Totals Officials: John Moore, Chance Moore, Michael Moore Technical fouls: Baker-Jassar,Samer. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 927 Recap: The Tigers dealt with a hot shooting opponent for the second day in a row, but capitalizing on turnovers was key in a win over Baker. The Tigers moved to 6-0 overall heading into MIAA play. FHSU finished its non-conference regular season slate perfect for the second straight season. Baker finished with a higher shooting percentage overall and beyond the 3-point line than FHSU. The Wildcats shot 55.3 percent from the field (26-of-47) and 60 percent (6-of-10) beyond the arc. FHSU shot the ball very well also at 52.3 percent (34-of-65) from the field and 45.8 percent (11-of-24) beyond the 3-point line. FHSU scored 24 points off 20 Baker turnovers and attempted 22 more shots. Kendrick Morse led FHSU with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting, which included two 3-point field goals and a 2-of-2 effort at the free-throw line. Tyrone Phillips continued his hot hand of late with 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting, which included three 3-point field goals, and a 4-of-4 effort at the freethrow line. Karron McKenzie finished with 15 and Matt Simmons added 12. Simmons also led the team in rebounds with seven. Omar McDade had a season-high six assists.

19 Game 7 Fort Hays State at Lincoln 11/30/11 7:30 p.m. at Jefferson City, Mo. (Jason Gym) Fort Hays State Lincoln #24 Fort Hays State (7-0, 1-0 MIAA) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC TEAM Totals Lincoln (0-5, 0-1 MIAA) 00 WILLIAMS, Jason f EDMOND, James f WILLIAMS, Terrell g LITTLEJOHN, T. g PAYTON, Jimmy g HECKEMEYER, C Morris, Matt TEAM 3 3 Totals Officials: Nathan Chitwood, Chris Kespohl & Ernest Grayer, Jr. Technical fouls: Fort Hays State-None. Lincoln-None. Attendance: 500 Recap: Fort Hays State moved to 7-0 and 1-0 in the MIAA with a win at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo. The Tigers never trailed in the 13-point win. Lincoln cut the lead to three early in the second half, but the Tigers weathered the storm to pick up the win in the MIAA opener. Karron McKenzie and Matt Simmons each produced their second double-doubles of the year in points and rebounds. McKenzie finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds on 9-of-11 shooting from the field and an 8-of-9 effort at the free-throw line. Simmons had 14 points and 12 rebounds, going a perfect 6-of-6 from the field and 2-of-3 at the free-throw line. Both did an excellent job distributing the ball, McKenzie with six assists and Simmons with five. Omar McDade and Tyrone Phillips also reached double figures in scoring, both with 11 points. The Tigers shot a red-hot 68.2 percent from the field in the second half to put the Blue Tigers away. They finished at 52.8 percent for the game. Trent Littlejohn led Lincoln with 23 points, which included four 3-point shots. James Edmond had 12 and Terrell Williams added 11. Lincoln shot 41.0 percent from the field for the game. The Blue Tigers moved to 0-5 overall and 0-1 in the MIAA. Game 10 NW Missouri State vs Fort Hays State 12/17/11 4:00 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) NW Missouri State Fort Hays State NW Missouri State (9-1, 3-1 MIAA) 42 Reinders,Jake f Starzl,Dillon f Cooper,DeShaun g Haake,Kyle g Clark,Justin g Williams,Bryston Funk,Tyler Wallace,Matt Hailey,DeAngelo TEAM 1 1 Totals #15 Fort Hays State (9-1, 3-1 MIAA) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Buhler,Matt Waldman,Chase Russell,Lance Rodenburg,KC Dayee,Moses Penner,Sage TEAM Totals Officials: Pat Boeh, Don Zimmerman, Justin Seuser Technical fouls: NW Missouri State-Reinders,Jake. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 2356 Recap: The return of Moses Dayee proved big as the 15th-ranked Tigers handed Northwest Missouri State its first loss of the season by a score of Dayee tied for a team-high 19 points with Matt Simmons, who both shot over 75 percent from the field. Fort Hays State pulled NWMSU back into a tie for first place in the conference. The Tigers built a 14-point lead of at halftime. The Bearcats cut that lead to eight points three times early in the second half, but the Tigers withstood the charge and pushed the game back into double figures the rest of the way. Dayee was red-hot from beyond the 3-point line, hitting 5-of-6 3-point field goal attempts. He buried his first shot attempt of the game beyond the arc and fed off that energy the rest of the game. He finished 7-of-9 overall from the field and led the Tigers in scoring at halftime with 11 points. Simmons was very efficient on the interior, finishing with 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field. He was a perfect 3-of-3 from the free-throw line. He also finished with a team-high nine rebounds. Tyrone Phillips (14 points) and Karron McKenzie (12 points) also reached double figures for the Tigers. Fort Hays State shot 53.6 percent overall from the field and 47.1 percent from beyond the 3-point line. The Tigers shot well from the free-throw line at 78.9 percent (15-of-19). Fort Hays State University Game 8 Washburn vs Fort Hays State 12/7/11 7:30 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Washburn Fort Hays State Washburn (6-3, 1-1 MIAA) 20 Chipman,Bobby f North,Alex f Riggins,Zack f McNeill,Will g Mitchell,Martin g Henry,Jared Reid,Jeff Wiggins,Kyle Ulsaker,Christian Allen,Mitch Smith,Joseph TEAM Totals #10 Fort Hays State (7-1, 1-1 MIAA) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC TEAM 1 1 Totals Officials: Chris Hill, Joshua Schepis, Steve Heiman Technical fouls: Washburn-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 2634 Recap: Fort Hays State struggled mightily from the field against Washburn, losing at home. The 10th-ranked Tigers never found a rhythm offensively thanks to a well executed defensive plan by the Ichabods, shooting just 31.1 percent from the field for the game. It was the first loss of the season for FHSU. Both teams struggled offensively in the first half, which allowed the Tigers to trail by just five at the break, But things would not get any better for FHSU in the second half, while Washburn shot 54.2 percent from the field in the second stanza to pull away for the 16-point win. FHSU was just 26.9 percent from beyond the 3-point line (7-of-26). Washburn limited Fort Hays State to just five secondchance points in the game. The Ichabods killed the Tigers on the boards, outrebounding them It was the first game this year the Tigers were outrebounded. The poor shooting was contagious throughout the team, as only two of the 10 Tigers that played in the game shot at least 50 percent. Lance Russell, who was 3-of-5 from the field, led the Tigers with nine points. All of his points were on 3-point field goals. Karron McKenzie and Tyrone Phillips, the top two scorers on the team, were each held to just five points. The two entered the game combining for over 30 points per game for the Tigers. Will McNeill led Washburn with 20 points, followed by Martin Mitchell with 18. Game 11 Fort Hays State at Truman 1/2/12 3:00 p.m. at Kirksville, Mo. (Pershing Arena) Fort Hays State Truman #9 Fort Hays State (10-1, 4-1 MIAA) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Dayee,Moses TEAM 4 4 Totals Truman (4-9, 2-4 MIAA) 05 Carlson,Mike f Burmester,P. c Hicks,EJ g Jackson,Seth g Norton,Tom g Gardner,Isaac Filchev,Vesko Anderson,Tyler TEAM Totals Officials: Randy Heimerman, Terry Oglesby, Brad Ferrie Technical fouls: Fort Hays State-Phillips,Tyrone. Truman (Mo.)-None. Attendance: 301 Recap: FHSU escaped Kirksville, Mo., with a win over Truman on January 2. Up by one with just under four minutes remaining, Moses Dayee and Kendrick Morse dialed up a pair 3-point field goals that gave the Tigers enough separation to eventually pull out the road victory. FHSU executed its defensive game plan well, but offensive struggles are what allowed Truman to stay in the game. FHSU held Truman to just 20 percent shooting in the first half (5-of-25), but unfortunately were unable to muster much offense as well, shooting just 31 percent (9-of-29). As a result, the Tigers led by just four at halftime, FHSU hit just 2-of-12 shots (16.7 percent) beyond the 3-point line in the first half. FHSU did better in the second half offensively, shooting 48.1 percent from the field, while keeping Truman under 40 percent once again. FHSU finished the game at 39.3 percent overall, its secondlowest percentage of the season, but held Truman to 31.1 percent overall. In a game where every possession was valuable, the Tigers looked to seize control of the offensive struggle with a 7-0 run to take an 11-point lead at the 11:15 mark of the second half, but Truman followed that with a 12-2 run to pull back within one point at the 7:19 mark. After trading a pair of baskets, both teams went scoreless from the 6:48 mark to the 3:58 mark until Moses Dayee snapped that drought with a 3-point field goal to put FHSU up four. Kendrick Morse followed on the next possession with another triple to push the FHSU lead back to seven. That would be enough to lift the Tigers to victory, who did not allow the Bulldogs any closer than four points the rest of the way. Game 9 Missouri Western vs Fort Hays State 12/10/11 4:00 p.m. at Hays, Kan. (Gross Memorial Coliseum) Missouri Western Fort Hays State Missouri Western (6-4, 1-3 MIAA) 34 Douglas,Lavonte f Tarver,Shawn f Harris,James g Frantz,Dylan g Mitchell,Deionta g Frazier,Ladarius Mells,Reed Manyawu,Freddie Yurth,Jordan Harris,Tevin Mfumupembe-Tuluka,A Reid,Justin TEAM Totals #10 Fort Hays State (8-1, 2-1 MIAA) 33 Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Phillips,Tyrone g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Buhler,Matt Waldman,Chase Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Penner,Sage TEAM Totals Officials: Scott Kindlesparger, Brooks Wells, Tim Higgins Technical fouls: Missouri Western-None. Fort Hays State-None. Attendance: 2207 Recap: Fort Hays State opened its game with Missouri Western on a 30-4 run and cruised from that point to a win. The Tigers held the Griffons to just 1-of-17 shooting (5.8 percent) to start the game and eventually shot just 16.1 percent in the first half. Fort Hays State held a lead at halftime. The Griffons could not get any closer than 17 points until the 2:50 mark of the second half. The score would indicate a bit closer game, but FHSU did not score over the final 4:33 of the game after holding a 20-point lead at that point. The Tigers' largest lead of the game was 29 points, which they reached twice in the first half. Fort Hays State shot the ball well from the free-throw line, a season-high 85 percent (17-of- 20). The Tigers were 16-of-18 at the free-throw line in the first half. Markus Yarbrough led FHSU in scoring with 11 points off the bench. Karron McKenzie also reached double figures with 10 points. Kendrick Morse had a near double-double with nine points and a team-high eight rebounds. Missouri Western did not have any players in double figures. Game 12 Fort Hays State at Central Missouri 1/4/12 7:30 p.m. at Warrensburg, Mo. (UCM Multipurpose Building) Fort Hays State Central Missouri #8 Fort Hays State (10-2, 4-2 MIAA) 11 Phillips,Tyrone f Simmons,Matt f McDade,Omar g McKenzie,Karron g Morse,Kendrick g Dreiling,Sean Ball,Jason Buhler,Matt Waldman,Chase Russell,Lance Yarbrough,Markus Rodenburg,KC Dayee,Moses Penner,Sage TEAM 1 1 Totals Central Missouri (8-4, 4-3 MIAA) 00 Webb,Matt f Long,Dominique f Beckwith,Lance g Slifer,D.J. g Hunter,Boo g Washington,Widgett Allen,Dusty Dean,Alex TEAM 1 1 Totals Officials: Will Lynde, Kelly Groom, Gene Grimshaw Technical fouls: Fort Hays State-None. Central Missouri-None. Attendance: 1500 Recap: Fort Hays State suffered its first road loss of the season on Jan. 4 at Central Missouri. Red-hot shooting by the Mules, coupled with Fort Hays State's poorest offensive performance of the season, resulted in a loss for the Tigers. Fort Hays State is now 10-2 overall and 4-2 in the MIAA. Central Missouri, now 8-4 overall and 4-3 in the MIAA, never trailed in the game and built a lead of 18 points at halftime by a score of Fort Hays State shot just 25.9 percent in the first half (7-of-27), compared to 61.9 percent for the Mules (13-of-21). The second half was nearly identical by the percentages, as Fort Hays State finished the game at an abysmal 25.5 percent from the field (13-of-51). The Tigers were 22.2 percent beyond the 3-point line (4-of-18), but did have one bright spot, the free-throw line where they went 10-of-11 on the night (90.9 percent). Central Missouri shot even better in the second half and finished the game at 62.8 percent from the field (27-of- 43). Karron McKenzie was the only FHSU player in double figures with 12 points. He has scored in double figures in all but one game this year. All other Tigers scored five points or less. The 40 points by FHSU tied the lowest total scored in the Mark Johnson coaching era. The 38-point margin was also the largest loss ever for FHSU in MIAA play.