2019-20 Men’s Basketball www.RSUHillcats.com | facebook.com/RSUHillcatAthletics | @RSUHillcats | #HillcatNation #ANewStandard 2019-20 SCHEDULE THE MATCHUP #15 ROGERS STATE HILLCATS PITTSBURG STATE GORILLAS Record: 23-5 23-5 | 15-4 MIAA VS 12-17 | 7-12 MIAA MIAA: 15-4 Head Coach: Justin Barkley Head Coach: Kim Anderson Non-Conference 8-1 Record at Rogers State: 206-93 / 10th Year Record at School: 47-43 / 3rd Year Career Record: 206-93 / 10th Year Career Record: 347-207 / 18th Year Home: 11-2 Last Game: W, 77-66 at Emporia State Last Game: W, 79-76 vs Nebraska-Kearney Away: 9-3 GAME 29 | MIAA Semifinals | March 5, 2020 | 8:15 p.m. | Kansas City, Missouri - Municipal Auditorium Neutral: 3-0 vs Ranked: 2-1 Broadcast Information TV/Video Radio Date Opponent Time/Result The MIAA Network RSU Radio 91.3 11/1 at Oklahoma State # L, 63-75 Shawn Tiemann (PBP) 11/8 vs Southern Arkansas ^ W, 85-74 11/9 vs Henderson State ^ W, 82-70 11/16 Oklahoma Baptist W, 91-84 11/19 at Oral Roberts # L, 60-73 Projected Starters 11/22 Randall W, 90-82 Rogers State Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other 11/25 at Cameron W, 78-71 OT 4 Jett Sternberger G 6-2 195 Fr. Kingfisher, Okla. 9.9 2.6 1.1 apg 11/29 vs Missouri S&T + W, 84-63 5 Marques Sumner G 6-1 175 Sr. North Augusta, S.C. 13.9 3.8 2.8 apg 11/30 at Drury + L, 64-89 10 Tavian Davis G 6-0 180 Sr. Muskogee, Okla. 10.1 3.2 4.7 apg 11 Brewster Peacock G/F 6-4 210 Jr. Verdigris, Okla. 11.9 5.1 1.4 orpg 12/5 Central Oklahoma* W, 64-57 23 Gabriel Ferreira F 6-10 220 R-Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 7.6 4.3 1.7 orpg 12/7 Newman* W, 77-68 Pittsburg State Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG Other 12/14 Southwestern Christian W, 85-68 0 Xavier Womack F 6-6 180 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. 4.8 6.0 .8 spg 12/16 Bacone W, 121-64 1 A.J. Walker G 6-0 165 Sr. Kansas City, Mo. 16.7 5.1 4.3 apg 12/20 at #24 Northeastern State* W, 61-59 3 Jah-Kobe Womack G 6-3 175 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 14.1 3.4 1.7 spg 11 Marcel Cherry G 6-1 185 Sr. Merrillville, Ind. 9.0 2.6 2.2 apg 1/4 at Missouri Western* L, 67-79 33 Christian Edmondson F 6-6 215 Sr. Flower Mound, Texas 7.3 5.9 1.3 bpg 1/6 at #2 Northwest Missouri* L, 55-74 1/9 Nebraska - Kearney* L, 58-62 1/11 Fort Hays State* W, 68-58 1/15 at Newman* W, 82-59 STORYLINES 1/18 at Central Oklahoma* W, 70-65 1/23 Central Missouri* W, 74-63 • No. 2 seed Rogers State will open up the MIAA Tournament on Thursday, taking on No. 10 1/25 Lincoln* W, 76-67 seed Pittsburg State in the MIAA Quarterfinals. The Hillcats will tip off with the Gorillas, who 1/29 at Pittsburg State* W, 80-72 won in overtime in the MIAA Opening Round, 79-76, over No. 7 seed Nebraska-Kearney to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. Tip off is set for 8:15 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium. 2/1 at #11 Missouri Southern* W, 105-93 • Rogers State is coming off of their fifth-straight victory to close the regular season last 2/8 Northeastern State* L, 73-89 2/13 Emporia State* W, 82-56 Saturday. The Hillcats, defeated Emporia State 77-66, with freshman Jett Sternberger scoring 2/15 Washburn* W, 80-62 a career high 24 points on a career high seven three pointers in the contest. 2/20 at Fort Hays State* W, 74-68 • The Hillcats climbed to No. 15 in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches Top 2/22 at Nebraska - Kearney* W, 78-66 25 poll this week. Last week the Hillcats were No. 17 after receiving their first ranking in the 2/29 at Emporia State* W, 77-66 NCAA era the week prior to that. Rogers State broke into the top 25 two weeks ago at No. 23 overall. The Hillcats reached the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA in the second season as a program 3/5 vs Pittsburg State 8:15p in 2008-09. 3/7 MIAA Semifinal 8:15p • Rogers Stat enters the 2020 postseason with a 14-11 career record in the postseason in the 3/8 MIAA Championship 3:15 p program’s 13-year history. Schedule Key SERIES NOTES Home games in Bold | Neutral-site games in Italics • Rogers State will meet Pittsburg State for just the second time in school history on the MIAA Tournament held in Kansas City, Mo. hardwood in men’s basketball on Thursday night. * - MIAA conference game # - Exhibition game • The Hillcats won the only other meeting between the two teams, which came earlier this ^ - MIAA/GAC Conference Challenge (Lancaster, Texas) season in Pittsburg Kansas. Rogers State defeated the Gorillas 80-72 in what ended up being + - Drury Thanksgiving Classic (Springfield, Mo.) Justin Barkley’s 200th career victory. UP NEXT • If the Hillcats win, Rogers State will take on the winner of the No. 3/No. 6 seed game between Missouri Southern and Northeastern State, which is played on Friday. The teams will meet in the semifinals on Saturday with tip off set for 8:!5 p.m. at the Municipal Auditorium. • Should the Hillcats fall in the MIAA Quarterfinal, the Hillcats will await the NCAA Selection show to find out if they earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Men’s Basketball QUICK FACTS Location: Claremore, Okla. Founded: 1909 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA Enrollment: 3,667 Colors: Navy & Red Nickname: Hillcats President: Dr. Larry Rice Director of Athletics: Chris Ratcliff Senior Woman Administrator: Sara Braun Sports Information Director: Benjamin Dishong Faculty Athletic Rep: Dr. Brian Andrews Head Athletic Trainer: Trey Robertson ROGERS STATE ROSTER Athletic Department Phone: 918-343-7782 # Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown Previous School Website: www.rsuhillcats.com 1 Darraja Parnell G 6-4 180 Jr. Andover, Kan. Central Arkansas 3 Ricardo Lynch F 6-8 210 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Stetson COACHING STAFF 4 Jett Sternberger G 6-2 195 Fr. Kingfisher, Okla. Kingfisher HS Head Coach: Justin Barkley 5 Marques Sumner G 6-2 175 Sr. North Augusta, S.C. Stetson Northeastern State ‘04, ‘06 10 Tavian Davis G 6-0 180 Sr. Muskogee, Okla. Muskogee HS Record at RSU: 206-93 (10th Season) 11 Brewster Peacock G/F 6-4 210 Jr. Verdigris, Okla. Verdigris HS Career Record: 206-93 (10th Season) 12 Cole Kinnamon G 6-2 175 Jr. St. John, Kan. Cowley College Assistant Coach: Tyler Wayman (4th) 14 Jordan Flood G 6-2 190 So. Tulsa, Okla. Union HS Arkansas, ‘11, Wayland Baptist ‘14 15 Michiah McQuarters G 6-4 170 So. Tulsa, Okla. Union HS Assistant Coach: Lucas Hunter (1st) 20 Vaughn Raney G 6-2 200 Jr. Cashion, Okla. Cashion HS Southern Illinois, ‘17, East Central ‘19 22 Destin Eke F 6-8 240 So. Irving, Texas Irving Nimitz HS Assistant Coach: Connor Moore (1st) 23 Gabriel Ferreira F 6-10 220 Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil NE Oklahoma A&M Hamline ‘19 25 Christopher Miller F 6-8 260 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. Oral Roberts PROGRAM HISTORY First Year: 2007-08 All Time Record: 279-116 Home: 153-33 Away: 93-67 1 3 4 5 10 Neutral: 33-16 Darraja Parnell Ricardo Lynch Jett Sternberger Marques Sumner Tavian Davis Postseason: 14-11 2019-20 TEAM 2018-19 Record: 20-12 Conference: 8-8 (Heartland) 11 12 14 15 20 Starters Returning: 3 Brewster Peacock Cole Kinnamon Jordan Flood Michiah McQuarters Vaughn Raney Startes Lost: 2 Letterwinners Returning: 4 Letterwinners Lost: 9 Newcomers: 6 PRONUNCIATIONS 22 23 25 Darraja Parnell Duh-rah-zjah Par-nel Destin Eke Gabriel Ferreira Christopher Miller Jett Sternberger Stern-burger Marques Sumner Mar-keez Tavian Davis Tay-vee-in Cole Kinnamon Kin-uh-min Michiah McQuarters Muh-ky-uh Destin Eke Eck-ee HC AC AC AC AT Gabriel Ferreira Gab-ree-el Fay-hair-uh Justin Barkley Tyler Wayman Lucas Hunter Connor Moore Jeff Paden 2 Men’s Basketball JUSTIN BARKLEY 2019-20 MIAA STANDINGS School MIAA Pct Overall Pct Streak 10th season | Northeastern State, ‘04 • Barkley has led the 1. Northwest Missouri -XY 18-1 0.947 28-1 0.966 W20 Hillcats to at least 16 2. Rogers State -X 15-4 0.789 23-5 0.821 W5 wins each season, never 3. Missouri Southern -X 14-5 0.737 21-7 0.750 W2 having a losing record. 4. Missouri Western -X 13-6 0.684 17-13 0.567 W1 5. Northeastern State -X 11-8 0.579 18-10 0.643 W1 • Barkley has reached the 6. Washburn -X 11-8 0.579 16-12 0.571 L2 20-win plateau seven 7. Nebraska Kearney -X 10-9 0.526 16-13 0.552 L2 times, including 2019-20. 8. Central Oklahoma -X 8-11 0.421 11-18 0.379 L1 9. Lincoln -X 7-12 0.368 11-18 0.379 W1 • Under Barkley, the Hillcats have been 10. Pittsburg State -X 7-12 0.368 12-17 0.414 W3 dominant on their home floor, posting a 119-25 Fort Hays State 7-12 0.368 14-14 0.500 W1 (.826) record at the Claremore Expo Center.