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UCO Basketball CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BASKETBALL 0 1 2 4 5 Anthony Phabian Tanner Alex Jordan Roberson Glasco Heiden Ogunseye Hemphill 10 11 12 13 14 Marqueese Josh Jake Marquis Jordan Grayson Holliday Hammond Johnson London 21 23 24 32 33 Kole Corbin Cooper Blue Kyle Talbott Byford Clark Johnson Keener UCO Basketball 2017-18 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 10, 2017 (Friday) Southeastern Oklahoma Alva, Okla. 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11, 2017 (Saturday) Northwestern Oklahoma Alva, Okla. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 2017 (Tuesday) Oklahoma Christian Oklahoma City, Okla. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18, 2017 (Saturday) Tarleton State Stephenville, Texas 3:30 p.m. Nov. 21, 2017 (Tuesday) Jarvis Christian (Texas) EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25, 2017 (Saturday) Oklahoma Baptist EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Nov. 30, 2017 (Thursday) Missouri Western* St. Joseph, MO. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2, 2017 (Saturday) Northwest Missouri* Maryville, MO. 3:30 p.m. Dec. 5, 2017 (Tuesday) Northeastern State* Tahlequah, Okla. 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7, 2017 (Thursday) Southwest Baptist* EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Dec. 9, 2017 (Saturday) Dallas Baptist EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Dec. 19, 2017 (Tuesday) Southern Nazarene EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30, 2017 (Saturday) Rogers State Claremore, Okla. 4 p.m. Jan. 4, 2018 (Thursday) Lincoln* EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Jan. 6, 2018 (Saturday) Lindenwood* EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 2018 (Wednesday) Emporia State* Emporia, Kan. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13, 2018 (Saturday) Washburn* Topeka, Kan. 3:30 p.m. Jan. 20, 2018 (Saturday) Northeastern State* EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Jan. 25, 2018 (Thursday) Pittsburg State* EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27, 2018 (Saturday) Missouri Southern* EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Feb. 1, 2018 (Thursday) Central Missouri* Warrensburg, Mo. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, 2018 (Saturday) Southwest Baptist* Bolivar, Mo. 3:30 p.m. Feb. 8, 2018 (Thursday) Nebraska-Kearney* EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 2018 (Saturday) Fort Hays State* EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Feb. 15, 2018 (Thursday) Nebraska-Kearney* Kearney, Neb. 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 2018 (Saturday) Fort Hays State* Hays, Kan. 4 p.m. Feb. 22, 2018 (Thursday) Washburn* EDMOND 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 2018 (Saturday) Emporia State* EDMOND 3:30 p.m. Feb. 26-March 4 MIAA Tournament Kansas City, Mo. TBA Bold: Home game; *-MIAA game TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION RECORDS/HISTORY 2017-18 Schedule ................................................................. 1/Back Cover Central Oklahoma Records ............................................................... 20-26 UCO Quick Facts/Phone Directory ............................................................2 All-Conference/All-America Players .................................................. 28-29 All-Time Letterwinners ..................................................................... 30-31 COACHES/SEASON OUTLOOK/PLAYERS Season-by-Season Results ................................................................ 32-38 Head Coach ...........................................................................................4-5 Coaching/Series Records .................................................................. 39-41 Assistant Coaches .................................................................................... 6 Hamilton Field House .............................................................................42 2017-18 Outlook ......................................................................................8 Milestones/Streaks .................................................................................43 2017-18 Roster ........................................................................................9 National Tournament History .................................................................44 Player Profiles ................................................................................... 10-14 ABOUT UCO 2016-17 REVIEW The University.........................................................................................46 Season Review/Final Stats ................................................................ 16-17 About Edmond .......................................................................................47 MIAA Standings/All-MIAA Teams ...........................................................18 President/Administration ................................................................. 48-50 The MIAA ............................................................................................I.B.C. 1 UCO Basketball UNIVERSITY FACTS STAFF PHONE/EMAIL DIRECTORY Mailing Address: 100 North University University of Central Oklahoma Switchboard ..... (405) 974-2000 Edmond, OK 73034 Athletic Department ............................................ (405) 974-2500 Founded: Dec. 24, 1890 Head Coach President: Dr. Don Betz, Ph.D. Tom Hankins ([email protected])..................... (405) 974-2145 Athletic Director: Eddie Griffin Assistant Coach Assistant Athletic Director/Operations: Gunnar Poff Cameron Henderson ([email protected]) . (405) 974-2514 Assistant Athletic Director/Business: Britni Brannon Assistant Coach Assistant Athletic Director/Media Relations: Chris Brannick Daniel Wheeler ([email protected]) ................ (405) 974-2514 Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance: Darnell Smith Assistant Coach Assistant Athletic Director/Marketing: Brandon Baker Dan Hays .............................................................. (405) 974-2514 Director of Athletic Compliance: Jeremy Rogers Athletic Director Director of Ticket Operations: Bill Shaw Eddie Griffin ([email protected]) ....................... (405) 974-2500 Director of Stampede Club: Al Jones Assistant Athletic Director/Operations Assistant Director of Stampede Club: Chuck Bailey Gunnar Poff ([email protected]) ............................. (405) 974-2176 Head Athletic Trainer: Ed Kabrick Assistant Athletic Director/Compliance Faculty Representative: Trey Cone Darnell Smith ([email protected]) .................. (405) 974-3959 National Affiliation: NCAA Division II Head Athletic Trainer Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Ed Kabrick ([email protected]) ........................... (405) 974-2188 Nickname: Bronchos School Colors: Bronze & Blue Enrollment: 17,000 SCHOOL NICKNAME “Bronchos” was the nickname selected for Central Oklahoma in 1922 by Mrs. C.W. Wantland, wife of long-time UCO football coach BASKETBALL FACTS C.W. Wantland. The name was chosen from a number of suggestions Head Coach: Tom Hankins for the name of UCO’s football team and became the nickname for Years, Record at UCO: Third year, 33-26 all athletic teams at the school. Years, Overall Record: Third year, 33-26 Mrs. Wantland was made an honorary member of the Letterman’s Assistant Coaches: Cameron Henderson, Daniel Wheeler, Dan Hays Club as a result of selecting the nickname, becoming the first woman 2016-17 Record: 17-12 admitted to that organization. 2016-17 Conference Record/Finish: 11-8 (T4) Lettermen Returning/Lost: 6/6 SCHOOL COLORS Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0 Bronze and blue were chosen as Central Oklahoma’s school colors early in the fall of 1895 by school president Edmund Dandridge Murdaugh. The first public display of the bronze and blue was in BASKETBALL HISTORY Guthrie when a student represented UCO in the first oratorical First Season of Basketball: 1921-22 contest ever held in Oklahoma. All-time Record: 1,310-969 Conference/Division Championships: 22 (1937, 1938, 1939, 1953, ON THE COVER 1954, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1974, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, Featured on the front cover of the 2017-18 UCO men’s basketball 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) media guide are ... National Tournament Appearances: 17 - five in NAIA (1938, 1939, 1959, 1961, 1964); 12 in NCAA Division II (1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) PRODUCTION CREDITS The 2017-18 UCO basketball media guide was written, edited and designed by the UCO Athletic Media Relations Office. MEDIA RELATIONS Photographs, including the cover shot, were provided by UCO Photographic Services Director Dan Smith. Director of Athletic Media Relations: Chris Brannick Office: (405) 974-2142 Cell: (405) 301-1087 Email: [email protected] Assistant Director of Athletic Media Relations: Mike Kirk Office: (405) 974-2142 Cell: (405) 615-2233 Email: [email protected] 2 UCO Basketball THE COACHES 3 UCO Basketball om Hankins is in his third year at the controls of the TCentral Oklahoma men’s basketball program after a lengthy HEAD COACH career as an assistant coach on the Division I level. Hankins is 33-26 in two seasons with the Bronchos, who have TOM HANKINS several key players back for what promises to be a stellar 2017-18 season. Tom led UCO to a 16-14 re- cord and fifth-place finish in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athlet- ics Association in his first season. The Bronchos beat two league teams (Fort Hays State and Nebras- ka-Kearney) who advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs and won a first-round MIAA Tournament home game before falling in the quarterfinals. Central went 17-12 last season, tied for fourth in the conference standings and won another first- round MIAA Tournament game before falling in the quarterfinals. Tom spent 18 years in the Di- vision I ranks, serving 15 years at Oral Roberts and then spending three seasons as associate head assists leader and earning Tulsa coach at Southern Illinois-Carbon- World All-Metro honors as a senior. dale before coming to UCO. He went on to play two years at ORU captured five Summit Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and League championships and made two years at Northeastern State, three NCAA Division I national ranking among