FORT HAYS STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 14 / FEBRUARY 4, 2021 / GROSS MEMORIAL COLISEUM / HAYS, KAN. TIGER BASKETBALL 21 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS - 3 NATIONAL TITLES (1984 NAIA, 1985 NAIA, 1996 NCAA) - 13 NCAA TOURNAMENTS FORT HAYS STATE NEWMAN 5-8 / 5-8 MIAA 2-11 / 2-11 MIAA Streak: W1 I Ranking: NR Streak: L7 I Ranking: NR Head Coach: Mark Johnson VS Head Coach: R.J. Allen Alma Mater: Pittsburg State (1993) Alma Mater: Concordia University-St. Paul Record at FHSU: 378-194 (20th Year) Record at NU: 45-53 (4th Year) Overall Record: Same Overall Record: Same 2020-2021 SCHEDULE SERIES HISTORY STAT COMPARISON NOVEMBER (0-2) Overall: FHSU leads 40-10 Category FHSU NU 18 WASHBURN* L 78-80 Current Streak: FHSU won the last 3 games Scoring Average 74.5 66.5 Last Meeting: FHSU won 81-75 (OT) in Wichita (12/12/2020) Opponent Scoring Average 76.2 78.6 21 EMPORIA STATE* L 66-68 Scoring Margin -1.7 -12.1 FHSU Breakdown vs. Newman FG Percentage .447 .409 DECEMBER (3-1) Hays, Kan. .................................................................................23-2 Opponent FG Percentage .468 .487 5 at Nebraska-Kearney* L 80-84 Gross Memorial Coliseum (1973-Present) ..........................21-2 3-Point FG Percentage .347 .344 Sheridan Coliseum (1917-1973) ..........................................2-0 3-Point FG/Game 7.2 7.5 8 at Kansas State (Exhibition) W 81-68 Wichita, Kan. ..............................................................................16-8 Free Throw Percentage .810 .726 12 at Newman* W 81-75 (OT) Neutral Sites .................................................................................1-0 Free Throws Made/Game 16.4 13.5 18 NORTHEASTERN STATE* W 81-76 MIAA Games (Since 2019-20) ......................................................3-0 Rebounds 33.3 33.5 20 ROGERS STATE* W 78-71 FHSU Largest Win Margin ...........................34, 93-59 (2/8/72, Hays) Rebound Margin -1.2 -0.8 NU Largest Win Margin ..................... 27, 109-82 (12/19/75, Wichita) Assists 13.5 10.6 Turnovers 13.5 16.2 JANUARY (2-4) Turnover Margin -0.1 -4.3 2 at #22 Missouri Western* L 76-84 Steals 5.2 6.1 7 at Central Missouri* L 64-71 Blocks 2.1 2.0 9 at Lincoln* L 64-76 FHSU PROBABLE STARTERS 14 #3 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE* L 51-64 21 at Missouri Southern* W 102-94 (OT) 23 at Pittsburg State* L 68-79 30 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY* W 79-68 FEBRUARY 4 NEWMAN* 7:30 p.m. 6 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA* 2:00 p.m. #5 / R-FR / GUARD #1 / FR / GUARD #0 / SR / GUARD #4 / SO / FORWARD #21 / SR / FORWARD 10 at Central Oklahoma* 3:30 p.m. Kaleb Hammeke Quinten Rock Alvin Thompson Bjarni Jonsson Jared Vitztum 6-0, 165 6-0, 165 6-3, 170 6-7, 200 6-7, 200 11 at Rogers State* 7:30 p.m. 13 at Northeastern State* 3:30 p.m. FHSU PROBABLE STARTER STATS 18 LINCOLN* 7:30 p.m. Fort Hays State (5-8, 5-8 MIAA) Ht. Wt. Yr.-Exp Hometown PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT% MPG 20 CENTRAL MISSOURI* 4:00 p.m. G 5 Kaleb Hammeke 6-0 165 Fr.-RS Hutchinson, Kan. 11.1 3.5 4.2 39.3 31.8 82.9 32.4 G 1 Quinten Rock 6-0 165 Fr.-HS Aurora, Colo. 12.4 2.1 4.0 35.6 36.1 91.1 33.7 23 MISSOURI WESTERN* 5:30 p.m. G 0 Alvin Thompson 6-3 170 Sr.-1L St. Louis, Mo. 10.4 2.2 1.5 42.7 31.7 80.0 28.2 27 at Northwest Missouri State* 3:30 p.m. F 4 Bjarni Jonsson 6-7 200 So.-1L Borgarnes, Iceland 5.1 3.9 0.8 54.2 22.2 60.0 20.3 F 21 Jared Vitztum 6-7 200 Sr.-3L Hays, Kan. 17.9 9.8 1.2 46.3 34.7 81.0 36.2 MARCH 4-7 MIAA Tournament - Home Sites TBA MIAA STANDINGS FOLLOW THE GAME 13-16 NCAA II Central Regional TBA Rk Team Overall & MIAA Streak WATCH ONLINE 1 #3 Northwest Missouri State 13-1 W8 Location.....................................www.themiaanetwork.com/fhsutigers 24-27 NCAA II Elite Eight TBA 2 #17 Washburn 11-3 L1 Pay Per View ($100 season pass, $10 day pass) 3 Missouri Western 8-4 L3 *MIAA Opponents 4 Lincoln 8-5 L1 LISTEN LIVE All Times Central 5 Emporia State 8-7 W1 Play-By-Play............................................................. Gerard Wellbrock Missouri Southern 8-7 L1 Radio .......................................KJLS (103.3 FM in Hays listening area) HOME GAMES IN BOLD Pittsburg State 8-7 W3 Online ............................................................... https://bit.ly/32RRsSY Exhibition in italics 8 Central Oklahoma 6-5 W3 9 Rogers State 6-8 L3 LIVE STATS 10 Central Missouri 6-9 L1 Weblink ................ http://www.fhsuathletics.com/sidearmstats/mbball 11 Fort Hays State 5-8 W1 12 Nebraska-Kearney 5-9 L2 TWITTER 13 Newman 2-11 L7 Official Athletics Account ............................................@fhsuathletics 14 Northeastern State 2-12 L5 In-Game Posts .........................................................@fhsutigerhoops GAME 14 • FHSU VS NEWMAN • WWW.FHSUATHLETICS.COM FORT HAYS STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 14 / FEBRUARY 4, 2021 / GROSS MEMORIAL COLISEUM / HAYS, KAN. 2020-21 ROSTER RETURNING LETTERMEN NUMERICAL ROSTER TOTAL (6) POS. NAME YR. EXP. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School / Previous School F .......... Bjarni Jonsson ......................So. .......................1L 0 Alvin Thompson G 6-3 170 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter Prep / Cloud County (Kan.) CC F .......... Jackson Miller .......................Sr. ........................1L 1 Quinten Rock G 6-0 165 Fr. Aurora, Colo. / Smoky Hill HS F .......... Gilbert Peters ........................So. .......................1L G ......... Alvin Thompson ....................Sr. ........................1L 2 Nyjee Wright G 5-10 165 Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Derby HS F .......... Jared Vitztum ........................Sr. ........................3L 4 Bjarni Jonsson F 6-7 200 So. Borgarnes, Iceland / Borgarfjardar HS G ......... Nyjee Wright ..........................Jr. .........................2L 5 Kaleb Hammeke G 6-0 165 R-Fr. Hutchinson, Kan. / Trinity Catholic HS 10 Jordan Pumphrey G 6-4 180 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. / Stockdale HS / Cerro Coso (Calif.) CC 11 Gabe Pieschl G 6-4 170 R-So. Marysville, Kan. / Marysville HS / Cloud County (Kan.) CC NON-RETURNING LETTERMEN 12 Traejon Davis G 6-5 200 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Oklahoma City Hoops For Christ TOTAL (5) 21 Jared Vitztum F 6-7 200 Sr. Hays, Kan. / Thomas More Prep-Marian HS POS. NAME YR. EXP. 23 Elijah Nnanabu G 6-3 180 Fr. Seattle, Wash. / West Seattle HS / Cooper International Academy G ......... Devin Davis...........................Sr. ........................2L 32 Haggan Hilgendorf F 6-9 195 Fr. Hastings, Neb. / Hastings HS G ......... Aaron Nicholson ....................Sr. ........................4L 33 Devin Walker F 6-8 215 R-Fr. Ulysses, Kan. / Ulysses HS G ......... Perry Carroll ..........................Jr. .........................1L G ......... Calvin Harrington ..................R-Sr. ....................2L 34 Gilbert Peters F 6-6 265 So. Copeland, Kan. / South Gray HS F .......... Jake Hutchings ......................Sr. ........................1L 35 Jackson Miller F 6-7 210 Sr. Montezuma, Kan. / South Gray HS / Coffeyville (Kan.) CC RETURNING REDSHIRTS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER TOTAL (3) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown / High School / Previous School POS. NAME YR. EXP. 12 Traejon Davis G 6-5 200 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Oklahoma City Hoops for Christ G ......... Gabe Pieschl .........................R-So. ...................TR 5 Kaleb Hammeke G 6-0 165 R-Fr. Hutchinson, Kan. / Trinity Catholic HS G ......... Kaleb Hammeke ....................R-Fr. ....................HS F .......... Devin Walker .........................R-Fr. .................... HS 32 Haggan Hilgendorf F 6-9 195 Fr. Hastings, Neb. / Hastings HS 4 Bjarni Jonsson F 6-7 200 So. Borgarnes, Iceland / Borgarfjardar HS 35 Jackson Miller F 6-7 210 Sr. Montezuma, Kan. / South Gray HS / Coffeyville (Kan.) CC NEWCOMERS 23 Elijah Nnanabu G 6-3 180 Fr. Seattle, Wash. / West Seattle HS / Cooper International Academy 34 Gilbert Peters F 6-6 265 So. Copeland, Kan. / South Gray HS TOTAL (5) 11 Gabe Pieschl G 6-4 170 R-So. Marysville, Kan. / Marysville HS / Cloud County (Kan.) CC POS. NAME YR. EXP. 10 Jordan Pumphrey G 6-4 180 Jr. Bakersfield, Calif. / Stockdale HS / Cerro Coso (Calif.) CC G ......... Traejon Davis ........................Fr. ....................... HS F .......... Haggan Hilgendorf .................Fr. ....................... HS 1 Quinten Rock G 6-0 165 Fr. Aurora, Colo. / Smoky Hill HS G ......... Elijah Nnanabu .....................Fr. ................... PREP 0 Alvin Thompson G 6-3 170 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Cardinal Ritter Prep / Cloud County (Kan.) CC G ......... Jordan Pumphrey ..................Jr. .........................TR 21 Jared Vitztum F 6-7 200 Sr. Hays, Kan. / Thomas More Prep-Marian HS G ......... Quinten Rock.........................Fr. ....................... HS 33 Devin Walker F 6-8 215 R-Fr. Ulysses, Kan. / Ulysses HS 2 Nyjee Wright G 5-10 165 Jr. Wichita, Kan. / Derby HS BY CLASS Seniors ............................................................................ 3 COACHING STAFF Juniors ............................................................................. 2 Sophomores .................................................................... 3 Name Position Year at FHSU Alma Mater (Year) Freshmen ........................................................................ 6 Mark Johnson Head Coach 20th Pittsburg State (1993) Jeremy Brown Associate Head Coach 15th Fort Hays State (2001) Todd Johnston Assistant Coach 2nd Baker University (2014) 2020-21 LEADERS Points ............................. Jared Vitztum ........................233 Points/Game ................... Jared Vitztum .......................17.9 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Field Goals