JAN. 18, 2001

Men's Basketball Set To Host Emporia State On Harry Gallatin Day

THE GAME: Truman State University Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II) vs. Emporia State University Hornets (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II)
DATE/TIME: Sat., Jan. 20, 3:30 p.m. (CST)
LOCATION: Kirksville, Mo.
ARENA (CAPACITY): Pershing Arena (2,600)

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HARRY GALLATIN DAY IS SATURDAY: Saturday marks a historic day for the Bulldogs, the day when the No. 44 worn by former Bulldog legend, seven-time NBA All-Star and basketball hall of famer Harry "The Horse" Gallatin will be retired. A banquet on Friday night in the Georgian Room in the Student Union Building on the Campus of Truman State University will take place honoring Gallatin before his number retirement ceremony takes place at halftime of Saturday's men's game. The game is set to tip off at 3:30 p.m.

Gallatin played at Truman in the 1946-47 and 1947-48 seasons when the 'Dogs went 59-4 and made back-to-back trips to the NAIA National Tournament. He went on to a 10-year NBA playing career, playing nine seasons with the New York Knicks, the team that made him their first-round draft pick, and another with the Detroit Pistons. Gallatin was a first-team All-NBA selection in 1954 and second team in 1955.

Gallatin later coached men's basketball at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, before returning to the NBA as the St. Louis Hawks' head coach. The 1962-63 NBA Coach of the Year, Gallatin led St. Louis to a 48-32 record his first season and had two more years with the Hawks before coaching the Knicks for two years.

In 1967 he was named Dean of Students at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, where he was asked to organize an intercollegiate athletics program. He coached basketball there for two years and served as athletic director for five years. He later would take a full-time teaching position at SIUE and became men's golf coach in 1973. He helped lead the team to 17 trips to the NCAA Division II Championships before he retired as an instructor in 1991 and as men's golf coach in 1992.

Gallatin was inducted into the Truman Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991. He is also a member of the Missouri Basketball Hall of Fame, the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame and the NAIA Hall of Fame.

QUINCY GAME RESCHEDULED: The Bulldogs will take on Quincy University (Ill.) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22 at Quincy. The game was originally scheduled for Dec. 15, 2000, but was postponed due to inclement weather.

TRUMAN PROBABLE STARTERS
3-Mike Peterson, Sr., G, 5-11, 176 (12.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
11-Jiri Mikl, So., F, 6-6, 182 (5.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
25-Scott Coykendall, Jr., F, 6-4, 210 (13.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
35-Brian Brown, Sr., F, 6-6, 216 (14.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg)
40-Matt Beran, Fr., F, 6-6, 215 (5.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg)

EMPORIA STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
25-T.J. Brown, Jr., G, 6-1, 185 (4.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg)
44-Chad Tegtmeier, Jr., G, 6-3, 180 (7.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg)
22-Matt Haynes, Jr., F, 6-3, 200 (11.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
33-Lachance Murray, Sr., F, 6-5, 205 (14.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
24-Ryan Adkison, So., F, 6-7, 200 (7.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg)

TRUMAN (5-8, 1-5 MIAA): The Bulldogs collected their first conference win of the season and snapped a six-game losing streak on Wednesday night with a 68-58 win over No. 5 Northwest Missouri. The win capped a span in which Truman faced five of the top six teams in the conference standings. The 'Dogs took two losses over that stretch by a combined four points versus Missouri Southern and Washburn (Kan.), two favorites to win the MIAA this season.

The 'Dogs opened the conference slate with an 81-67 home loss to Central Missouri before falling 75-73 at home to MSSC. Truman then suffered another tough 75-73 loss at Washburn, took an 81-66 defeat at Missouri Western and fell on Saturday, 61-52, at Southwest Baptist before collecting Wednesday's much-needed victory.

The Bulldogs entered conference play with a 4-3 ledger, with wins over Hannibal-LaGrange (92-59), Westminster (75-46), Monmouth (Ill.) (78-72) and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (87-59). Their losses came versus Lincoln (78-69) and on the road at Drury (76-64) and Missouri-St. Louis (61-34).

ABOUT THE HORNETS (6-8, 0-6 MIAA): Emporia State has dropped six in a row, all in the MIAA, and eight of their last 10 following a 4-0 start. The last loss for the Hornets was a 73-62 home defeat on Wednesday versus Southwest Baptist. Junior guard Shawn Kinder shot 6-of-12 from the field and finished with 17 points off the bench to lead ESU. Senior forward Lachance Murray and sophomore forward Ryan Adkison scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Murray is the Hornets' leader in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.9 points and 7.9 rebounds, numbers which rank 11th and fourth, respectively, in the MIAA. Murray is also the conference leader with a 62.0 field goal percentage, and he ranked 13th in the nation in that category as of Jan. 16. Junior guard T.J. Brown leads the team with 3.2 assists and 0.86 steals per game.

Kinder and junior forward Matt Haynes average 10.1 and 11.4 points, respectively. Kinder, shooting a team-best .408 from the three-point line, has hit 14 of his last 29 from beyond the arc.

Junior guard Chad Tegtmeier has hit seven of his last 12 three-point attempts and is shooting 50 percent from the floor in his last two games.

Emporia opened the season with wins over Drury, 73-57, Mid-America Nazarene, 84-83, Concordia (Neb.), 92-84, and Ottawa (Kan.), 70-58. After an 82-61 loss to Fort Hays State (Kan.), the Hornets beat Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 68-64, lost at Drury, 96-62, and defeated Avila 83-60. In conference play, ESU opened with a 75-58 loss at Northwest Missouri, dropped an 82-72 home decision to Missouri-Rolla, and fell at Missouri Western 87-54. The team also dropped a 77-55 decision at Washburn and fell 83-73 at home to Missouri Southern, before Wednesday night's loss to SBU.

COACHES RECORDS: Bulldog head coach Jack Schrader is in his sixth season at Truman and has a record of 78-75 for a winning percentage of .510. He is 3-4 versus Emporia State.

Marc Comstock is in the eighth year of his head coaching career with a record of 109-101 (.519). He's in his third season with ESU, where he has a record of 30-40 (.429).

SERIES INFORMATION WITH EMPORIA STATE:
Truman leads 8-7
Games at Kirksville, Mo.: Truman leads 5-2.
Games at Emporia, Kan.: ESU leads 5-3.
Neutral Site Games: Never played at neutral site.
Last Meeting: Feb. 19, 2000, at Kirksville
Last Truman Win: 84-64, Feb. 19, 2000, at Kirksville
Last ESU Win: 76-73, Jan. 22, 2000, at Emporia.
Most Points by Truman: 98 (98-80), Jan. 8, 1994, at Kirksville.
Most Points by ESU: 93 (95-93), Feb. 12 , 1994, at Emporia.
Largest Truman Win: +22 (94-72), Jan. 7, 1995, at Emporia.
Largest ESU Win: +24 (79-55), Jan. 4, 1996, at Emporia.
Current Streak: Truman won 1
Last Truman win at Emporia: 82-74, Feb. 8, 1999.
Last Emporia win at Kirksville: 77-72, Feb. 10, 1997.

BULLDOGS IN THE MIAA (Through games of Jan. 17): In the latest MIAA statistics report, Truman continues to lead the MIAA in defensive rebounds (26.85 pg). The 'Dogs also moved up to second in field goal defense, as opponents are shooting 42.6 percent versus Truman. The Bulldogs are third in scoring defense (67.8 ppg allowed) and rebounding margin (+3.2 rpg).

Individually, senior forward Brian Brown (Centralia, Mo.) ranks in the top 10 in four categories. He's 10th in scoring (15.2 ppg), eighth in rebounding (6.7 rpg), tied for eighth in field goal percentage (.507) and seventh in blocks (1.00 pg).

Junior forward Scott Coykendall (Elmwood, Ill./Spoon River College) ranks among conference leaders in three categories. He's ninth in free throw percentage (.783), 13th in rebounding (5.8 rpg) and 15th in scoring (13.6 ppg).

Senior guard Mike Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) is third in three-point field goal percentage with a mark of .452. He's also in the top 10 in steals (sixth, 2.08 pg) and three-pointers made (seventh, 2.15 pg).

Freshman forward Matt Beran (Victor, Iowa/HLV-Victor) is fifth in blocked shots (1.15 pg) and 10th in rebounding (6.1 rpg).

TRUMAN VS. NORTHWEST MISSOURI (JAN. 17): The Bulldogs captured their first MIAA victory in dazzling fashion on Wednesday night by knocking off previously undefeated and fifth-ranked Northwest Missouri State, 68-58.

The Bulldogs started the game on a 9-2 run, but the NWMSU managed to tie the score at 15 with 8:38 to go before the break. After four ties and five lead changes, the Bearcats took a 27-26 lead with 2:39 to play before the half, and held on for a 32-28 halftime advantage.

Northwest began the second half on a 5-0 spurt, but from there, the 'Dogs went on a 21-8 run over the next 10 minutes to go in front to stay. A three-pointer from Peterson keyed the Bulldog rally. Sophomore Jiri Mikl (Ostrava, Czech Republic/University Laboratory HS-Urbana, Ill.) put up eight of his 10 points over a four-minute stretch during the run. Sophomore Eric Wade (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit North) capped the outburst with a dunk off of an assist from junior Nathan Owen (Cape Girardeau, Mo./Southeast Missouri State).

The Bearcats cut Truman's lead to 51-50 with 6:15 to play, but the 'Dogs hit 14 of their last 20 free throws in the final 5:39. Meanwhile, Northwest connected on just two of its final 10 shots from the field and committed three turnovers in the last four minutes.

For the game, Truman hit on a season-high 30 of 38 free throws and outrebounded NWMSU 40-28.

Peterson finished with 20 points to lead all scorers, while Brown added 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and two blocks. Coykendall got all 10 of his points at the foul line, connecting on 10-of-12 free throws. Mikl also finished with 10 points and, for the second time in as many games, led the 'Dogs on the glass by hauling in eight rebounds.

BULLDOGS AMONG CAREER LEADERS: With 1,038 points, Brown now stands just 11 points shy of 15th place Lou Gregory on the Bulldogs' career scoring list. He needs eight more rebounds to catch 22nd place on the all-time rebounding list, Bill Eckholm. Brown also ranks seventh on the career free throws list with 245, and 24th in career assists with 145.

Peterson, who was 7-of-8 at the free throw line on Wednesday, moved up to 14th in career free throws, passing Erik Hansen, Wayne Clinton and G.V. Saffarrans. He's just seven free throws behind 13th place Steve Schieppe on the all-time list. Peterson also needs 20 more three-pointers to tie Jason Ramthun for fifth all-time at Truman. He also ranks 20th in career assists (168). With only six more points, Peterson will reach the 800-point plateau.

INJURY REPORT: Sophomore center Adam Glosier (St. Charles, Mo./U.S. Military Academy) will likely miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.

BITS ON THE BULLDOGS:

5-Peter Aydt: A junior guard, Aydt had a career-high seven points in Truman's loss to Lincoln ... with 28 points on the season, has already surpassed his point total last year (16) ... has played in 12 of the 13 games with nine starts ... ranks sixth on the team in assists ... led the team in assists versus Hannibal-LaGrange and Drury.

40-Matt Beran: A freshman forward, Beran tallied a career- and team season-high four blocked shots in Truman's win over SIU-Edwardsville ... with just three more blocks, he'll have more than any Bulldog in a single season since 1994-95 (Steve Horton, 78) ... has played in every game, including three starts ... ranks second on the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg), third in assists (27, 2.08 apg) and fifth in scoring (71 points, 5.5 ppg) ... has two double-doubles on the year ... his first came in the Bulldogs' win over Hannibal-LaGrange when he charted 10 points and 10 rebounds ... his second, also a 10-point, 10-rebound effort, came in his first career start, versus Central Missouri ... had a team season-high and career-high five assists in the loss to Lincoln ... currently ranks fifth in the MIAA in blocked shots and 10th in rebounding ... has connected on seven of his last nine field goal attempts.

35-Brian Brown: A senior forward, Brown is the team's scoring and rebounding leader with averages of 14.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game ... tied for team lead in assists (30) ... is second in blocked shots (13) and steals (11) ... has played in all 13 games, starting each ... has played in every game since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, a total of 73 contests ... currently ranks 17th all-time at Truman in scoring ... is seventh all-time in free throws made and 22nd in rebounding ... has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games this year, including three games with 20 or more points ... has two double-doubles on the season ... matched his career-high and set a team season-high with 28 points in the loss to Lincoln ... also had a team season-high in field goals with 10 vs. LU ... currently ranks 10th in the MIAA in scoring, eighth in rebounding, tied for eighth in in field goal percentage and seventh in blocked shots.

52-Dusty Bruner: A junior center, Bruner went a perfect 2-of-2 at the foul line and grabbed two rebounds in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange, his only action of the season.

25-Scott Coykendall: A junior transfer from Spoon River College in Canton, Ill., Coykendall ranks second on the team in scoring (13.6 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.8 rpg) ... has scored in double figures in 11 of 13 games this year, including three efforts of 20 or more points ... tallied his first senior college career double-double with career-highs in points (23) and rebounds (13) in a win over Monmouth (Ill.) ... has scored in double figures in 10 straight games, the longest streak on the team ... ranks 13th in the MIAA in rebounding, 15th in scoring and ninth in free throw percentage (.783) ... among the squad's top free throw shooters and has connected on 35 of his last 42 attempts at the stripe ... shooting 82.5 percent (33-of-40) at the foul line in MIAA games ... has hit 10-of-25 three-point attempts (.400) ... fifth on team with 22 assists ... leads team with 28 offensive rebounds ... has led the team in scoring and rebounding five times this year.

A.J. Crum: A junior forward, Crum has yet to see any playing time with the Bulldog varsity squad this year.

14-Eric Delaney: Delaney has seen action in three games this year, but has missed time of late due to an ankle injury ... freshman guard is tied for team lead with two steals in the exhibition game versus Southeast Missouri ... scored his lone point of the year in the Bulldogs' win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... had two rebounds in each of the wins over SIU-Edwardsville and Westminster.

00-Bill Farr: Scored his only two points in his only game of the season, the win over SIU-Edwardsville ... a redshirt freshman forward.

15-Torre Finley: Played in eight games, averaging 6.5 minutes an outing ... has five points, five rebounds and three assists ... scored three-points in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... walk-on guard who moved up to the varsity from the junior varsity squad.

Adam Glosier: A sophomore center, Glosier started and played 20 minutes in the 'Dogs exhibition loss to Southeast Missouri ... he scored five points and had three rebounds and a steal ... is likely lost for the rest of the year with an injured posterior cruciate ligament in his knee ... transfer from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).

32-Cory Long: Long's only varsity playing time came in a brief stint in Truman's win over SIU-Edwardsville ... a walk-on guard, playing primarily with the junior varsity.

50-Dan Mailath: Mailath had a career-high five points in Truman's win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... has played in seven of the 13 games this year, collecting his first two career starts ... has 10 points, seven rebounds three assists and a block in 39 minutes of action this year ... a junior center.

Bret Maxwell: Maxwell played briefly in Truman's win over Hannibal-LaGrange, his only playing time of the year ... a walk-on forward, playing mostly with the junior varsity.

11-Jiri Mikl: Mikl has come on strong of late and has played in all 13 games this year ... among team leaders in field goal percentage (.489, 23-of-47) ... has connected on 12 of his 23 three-point attempts ... averaging 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds ... matched career-highs with 13 points and five field goals in the two-point loss at Washburn (Kan.) ... had another 13-point night versus Missouri Western ... had a perfect night from the field vs. WU, hitting 5-of-5 field goals, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 at the stripe ... has scored 51 points in his last five games (10.2 ppg), compared with 14 in the first eight (1.8 ppg) ... shooting 54.6 percent from the field in MIAA games (18-of-33) ... has hit 14-of-15 free throws as a Bulldog ... has hit at least one three-pointer in five of the six MIAA games.

4-Aaron Mueller: A freshman guard, Mueller averages 13.5 minutes per game off the bench ... has played in all 13 games with one start ... is a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line ... had a career-high eight points in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... logged a career-best three steals versus Westminster ... averaging 2.7 points and 0.9 rebounds with eight assists and five steals on the year ... has hit seven three-pointers.

20-Nathan Owen: A junior guard, Owen has started eight of the team's 13 games and ranks fourth in scoring ... tied for team lead with 30 assists (2.31 pg) ... has eight double-figure scoring games this year, including two career-high 14-point performances (versus Westminster and SIU-Edwardsville) ... connected on a career high four of eight three-point goals versus Central Missouri ... has hit at least one three-pointer in five of the six MIAA games ... shooting 40 percent from the field in conference action ... redshirt junior who sat out 1999-00 after transferring from Southeast Missouri State

3-Mike Peterson: Ranks third on the team in scoring and leads the team with 27 steals ... Senior guard shooting 46.8 percent from the field, including 45.2 percent from the three-point line ... Shooting 83.8 percent from the foul line ... has 24 assists ... leads team in minutes, averaging 33.5 per game ... charted career-highs with 27 points and eight field goals in the 'Dogs' win over SIU-Edwardsville ... has reached double figures in 10 games this season, including two with 20 or more points ... finished with a game-high 20 points in Truman's upset win over NWMSU ... had a career-high nine rebounds in the loss to Drury ... ranks sixth in the MIAA in steals (2.08 pg), third in three-point field goal percentage and tied for sixth in threes made ... ranks fourth on the team in rebounding ... is sixth all-time at Truman in career three-point goals.

42-Eric Wade: Has played in nine games this season ... logged his first career start in the loss to Drury ... had a career-high seven points and four rebounds in the loss to Lincoln ... has played in 17 career games.

TRUMAN AT EMPORIA STATE (JAN. 22, 2000): Truman dropped its fourth straight conference road game when Emporia State (Kan.) shot 52.2 percent from three-point range and defeated the 'Dogs 76-73.

Truman's only lead of the game came in the opening minutes as Emporia used a 10-0 run to go in front and never trailed over the remainder of the game. The Hornets shot 66.7 percent from three-point range in the first half and led by as much as 11 points.

The 'Dogs clawed back to within one early in the second half when Andy Guethle buried a three-pointer and Brown scored on a layup. But ESU opened an 8-0 run and pushed the lead back to 10 points with just under 10 minutes to play.

Down the stretch, Truman got within one with 20 seconds to play, but two free throws by ESU's David Peoples made it a three-point game. With one second left, Reinberg's last-chance three-pointer fell short.

Parker finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Reinberg added 15 points and 13 boards. Ramthun and Guethle tallied 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Peoples, who ended with 22 points to lead all scorers, hit 5-of-9 treys for the Hornets, including four straight in the first half.

EMPORIA STATE @ TRUMAN (FEB. 19, 2000): The Bulldogs shot 52.4 percent from the field and never trailed en route to an 84-64 victory over Emporia State (Kan.). With the win, Truman avenged a prior loss to the Hornets and picked up a game on several teams in the conference standings.

Truman opened an 11-point lead early in the first half when ESU technical and personal fouls resulted in four made free throws by Peterson. The 'Dogs held a 42-30 advantage at the half, thanks in part to 13 first-half points from Ramthun.

Truman started the second half on a 12-5 run to go in front 54-35 with 15:25 left. The Hornets could get only as close as 11 points over the remainder of the game as the 'Dogs shot 56.7 percent in the second half and committed just seven turnovers for the contest.

Ramthun finished with 19 points and five assists to lead all scorers, while Parker tallied 18 points. Peterson added 16 and Reinberg tallied his ninth double-double of the season, and second in a row,

with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

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