Oklahoma State Cowboy Basketball Mike Noteware | Athletic Media Relations Director | [email protected] | 405-744-7756 | 405-612-4843 Television — Big 12 Network Radio Cox (OKC) — 11 Cox (Tulsa) — 10 Suddenlink — 11 direcTV — * Dave Armstrong | play-by-play Dave Hunziker | play-by-play Dish — * Reid Gettys | analyst John Holcomb | analyst AT&T U-Verse — * Satellite Radio — Sirius 93 • XM 191 Holly Rowe | sideline reporter * check local listings A complete list of affiliates can be found on page 13 of these notes. Game Information vs Baylor Oklahoma State travels to Kansas City, Mo., this week to compete in the 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in the Sprint Center. OSU will serve as the 8:30 pm | Thursday, March 14, 2013 No. 3 seed in the tournament, and face sixth-seed Baylor on Thursday, March Kansas City, Mo. | Sprint Center (18,972) 14, at 8:30 pm. The game will be televised by the Big 12 Network, with Dave Armstrong handling the play-by-play duties, Reid Gettys providing color com- (23-7, 13-5 Big 12) mentary, and Holly Rowe serving as sideline reporter. The game will also be Oklahoma State available on satellite radio (Sirius channel 93 • XM channel 191). Probable Starters (based on last game) Name Ht Wt Cl PPG RPG About Oklahoma State F 2 Le’Bryan Nash 6-7 230 So 14.2 4.2 OSU is 23-7 overall and finished 13-5 in Big 12 play following a 76-70 win over F 20 Michael Cobbins 6-8 220 So 7.0 6.2 No. 9 Kansas State on Saturday. The Cowboys finished in third place in the Big C 44 Philip Jurick 6-11 260 Sr 3.0 6.0 12 Conference standings, one game out of first place. OSU is ranked No. 14 in G 22 Markel Brown 6-3 190 Jr 15.6 4.5 the Associated Press poll and 15th in the USA Today Coaches poll. The Cow- G 33 Marcus Smart 6-4 225 Fr 15.1 5.7 boys are No. 13 in ESPN’s Basketball Power Index. Markel Brown leads OSU offensively, averaging 15.6 ppg while shooting 38.3 Off the Bench percent from beyond the arc. Marcus Smart is second with his 15.1 ppg, while Name Ht Wt Cl PPG RPG Le’Bryan Nash is chipping in 14.2 ppg. Smart leads the Pokes in assists (130) G 1 Kirby Gardner 6-2 190 Jr 1.4 1.0 and steals (89), both school records for a freshman. Michael Cobbins and Philip F 4 Brian Williams 6-5 205 So 4.5 1.8 Jurick are leading the team in rebounding, averaging 6.2 and 6.0 boards per G 5 Ford Stuen 6-2 180 Fr 0.4 0.2 game, respectively. Phil Forte is also averaging double figures in scoring at 10.4 G 13 Phil Forte 5-11 195 Fr 10.4 1.5 points per contest and shooting 90.5 percent from the free-throw line. F 14 Marek Soucek 7-0 235 So 1.8 0.8 G 15 Christien Sager 6-3 200 So 1.2 1.1 The Cowboy defense is limiting its opponents to just 62.4 points per game and F 21 Kamari Murphy 6-8 215 Fr 3.9 3.9 39 percent shooting from the floor. OSU has held 22 opponents under 70 points G 23 Alex Budke 6-3 190 So 0.3 0.2 this year, and is second in league-games only in scoring margin (+7.3 ppg) and F 30 Mason Cox 6-10 230 Sr 0.0 0.9 turnover margin (+2.1), and is third in rebounding margin (+1.2 rpg). Five Cowboys have blocked 19 or more shots this season: Michael Cobbins has 38, Jurick has 31, Brown has 25, Smart has 21 and Kamari Murphy has blocked 19 shots. Baylor (18-13, 9-9 Big 12) Probable Starters (based on last game) About Baylor Name Ht Wt Cl PPG RPG Baylor is 18-13 overall this season and finished 9-9 in league play, good enough F 34 Cory Jefferson 6-9 210 Jr 12.1 8.2 for sixth place in the final standings. The Bears are coming off an impressive C 21 Isaiah Austin 7-1 220 Fr 13.6 8.8 81-58 victory over No. 4 Kansas on Saturday, their second win in seven con- G 5 Brady Heslip 6-2 180 Jr 8.5 1.2 tests. BU is led by senior guard Pierre Jackson, who leads the Big 12 in scoring G 22 A.J. Walton 6-1 184 Sr 7.2 3.5 (19.4 ppg) and assists (6.6 apg). Freshman center Isaiah Austin is averaging 13.6 G 55 Pierre Jackson 5-10 180 Sr 19.4 6.6^ ppg and a team-high 8.8 rpg, while junior forward Cory Jefferson is averaging 12.1 ppg and 8.2 rpg. As a team, Baylor is third in the league in scoring (74.5 ^ assists per game ppg) and second in the Big 12 in three-pointers made per game (7.0). Scott Drew is the head coach of the Bears, and is 175-137 in his 10th season. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Off Day Big 12 Teleconference - 10 am Practice (closed) - 10 am Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Big 12 Championship Media Availability - 2:15 pm Practice (open to media) at Quarterfinals vs Semifinals vs Kansas Finals vs Kansas, Iowa Practice (closed) - 3 pm Travel Day the Sprint Center - 2 pm Baylor (8:30 pm) State, Texas or TCU State, Oklahoma, West Ford Radio Show - 6-7 pm Media Availability - (9 pm) Virginia or Texas Tech (Rib Crib in Stillwater) immediately following (5 pm) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Events Off Day Big 12 Teleconference - 10 am Practice (closed) - TBD Practice (closed) - TBD NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament (Subject to change) to (Subject Media Availability - TBD First Round First Round Second Round Calendar of Selection Sunday — 5 pm Practice (closed) - TBD Travel Day Media Availability - 6 pm Oklahoma State Cowboy Basketball Game Notes • 2013 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship — page 2 Cowboy Quick Hits • Junior guard Markel Brown became just the sixth player in school history Cowboy Basketball with 100 steals and 75 blocked shots in a career. The previous five are: Leroy Combs (103 steals and 167 blocks), Marcus Dove (140 & 101), Byron Hous- 2012-13 Schedule ton (159 & 222), Desmond Mason (158 & 92) and Ivan McFarlin (170 & 156). Time/ He is also just the second player in school history to record 200 assists, 100 Day, Date Opponent TV Score steals and 75 blocked shots in a career. Byron Houston is the only other player Exhibition to accomplish that feat (he had 209 assists in his career). Thu, Nov 1 Ottawa (Kan.) FSOK W 109-56 • Marcus Smart holds the school record for most assists (previous record was 104) and steals (previous record was 67) by a freshman, and his 78.3% free- throw percentage is the highest ever by a Cowboy freshman with at least 75 Non-Conference free-throws made. Fri, Nov 9 UC Davis FCS W 73-65 • Phil Forte’s 63 three-pointers made tie Keiton Page for the second-most by a Thu, Nov 15 vs Akron ^ ESPNU ot W 69-65 freshman in school history. James Anderson holds the record with 67. Fri, Nov 16 vs Tennessee ^ ESPNU W 62-45 • Michael Cobbins is averaging 6.20 rebounds per game this season, higher Sun, Nov 18 vs N.C. State (NR/6) ^ ESPN2 W 76-56 than any other sophomore in the Big 12 Conference. • OSU has won 13 conference games for just the third time in school history. Sun, Nov 25 Portland State (20/NR) FSOK W 81-58 • OSU’s defense is allowing just 62.4 points per game this season, the second Sat, Dec 1 at Virginia Tech (15/NR) ESPN3 L 71-81 lowest average since 1968-69; the low mark by the Cowboys since the shot Wed, Dec 5 South Florida (23/NR) ESPNU W 61-49 clock was introduced in 1985-86 was 62.3 ppg allowed in 1999-2000. Sat, Dec 8 Missouri State (23/NR) FS Plus W 62-42 Smart a Sporting News All-American Sun, Dec 16 Central Arkansas (24/NR) FSOK W 91-63 Sporting News announced its 2013 All-America teams on Monday, and Marcus Wed, Dec 19 UT Arlington (24/NR) FS Plus W 69-44 Smart was named to the first team, the only freshman on the squad. He was also Sat, Dec 22 Tennessee Tech (24/NR) FS Plus W 78-42 named the national Freshman of the Year by SN. He was joined by Georgetown’s Mon, Dec 31 Gonzaga (22/10) ESPN2 L 68-69 Otto Porter, Gonzaga’s Kelly Olynyk, Indiana’s Victor Oladipo, and Michigan’s Trey Burke. Only three other Cowboys in school history have been named a first- team All-American by Sporting News: James Anderson (2010), Gale McArthur Big 12 Conference (1951), and Bob Kurland (1945 & ‘46). Sat, Jan 5 at Kansas State (22/25) Big 12 L 67-73 Big 12 Postseason Accolades Wed, Jan 9 TCU Big 12 W 63-45 Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart has joined an exclusive group of three stu- Sat, Jan 12 at Oklahoma ESPN2 L 68-77 dent-athletes to be named Big 12 Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year Sat, Jan 19 Texas Tech ESPN2 W 79-45 in the same season, leading the 2013 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball awards.