THE COACHES AND ALL-TIME SERIES
SBU head coach Jeff Guiot continues in his seventh season on the Bearcat bench, where he has won three MIAA regular season titles, and compiled a 132-57 (.698) record. Coach Guiot has led the ‘Cats to an MIAA Tournament appearance each season, and three NCAA Tournament appearnaces. Last season, SBU won 20 games for the third consecutive season, marking the first time in the history of the program the feat has been accomplished.
Jack Schrader is in his 16th season on the Truman bench, where he has compiled a 160-259 record. Truman claimed the 1999 MIAA Tournament Championship, and reached the Elite Eight, it’s best season to date under Schrader.
SBU leads the all-time series with Truman, 26-17,as the Bearcats have taken the last five meetings. Although Truman has struggled in the series as of late, they won three straight over the Bearcats as recently as 2006-08.
LAST TIME OUT FOR THE BEARCATS
Three Bearcats scored at least 20 points as SBU led the entire way in a 93-81 win over the Lincoln Blue Tigers. Tomas Brock led the ‘Cats with 25 points, while Ryan Dougherty and Stephen Cotten each had 20.
Freshman Zach Kleine scored in double-figures for the third time of his career, with 11 points off 4-of-7 shooting.
Cotten brought down eight rebounds, just two shy of the season’s first double-double. Only Kurtis Koenig and Robson Memnon have come closer, each grabbing nine boards at Missouri S&T earlier this season.
Brock went 3-for-5 from beyond the arc, after his 6-for-6 performance in his last game against Central Missouri. The Mount Vernon native dished out seven assists, the most this season by any Bearcat. Brock was also a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe, matching his percentage from the game against Central Bible College last month.
QUICK HITS
• Junior Ryan Dougherty currently leads the team with 15.1 points per game (11th in MIAA), shooting 49.4% from the floor, including 39.6% from three.
• The freshman duo of Zach Kleine and Lane Barlow continue to make an impact coming off the SBU bench. Kleine and Barlow average a combined 11.8 points per game. Kleine, along with Robson Memnon, leads the team with 12 offensive rebounds.
• Twice now, a Bearcat has come within a rebound of recording the season’s first double-double: Kurt Koenig and Memnon each had nine rebounds against Missouri S&T, and scored in double-figures.
• After Tomas Brock’s 57 points in his last two games, his scoring average rose by nearly five points per game. The senior point guard now is the second-leading scorer for the Bearcats, with 14.4 points per game (14th in MIAA).
• Brock led the MIAA in minutes last season (32.7 min/game), but no Bearcat ranks in the top 10 in the league this year. Dougherty leads the team, averaging 27.9 minutes of action each game.
• Senior Kurt Koenig (11.1 ppg) and sophomore Stephen Cotten (10.0 ppg) are the third and fourth Bearcats to average double figures this season.
• SBU is averaging 87.9 points per game this season, slightly higher than the league-leading 85.5 points from last year. The Bearcats have also increased their average number of points allowed, however, up from 79.9 a year ago, to 81.6 in 2010-11.
• SBU has won 46 of the last 49 games at the Meyer Sports Center, including a streak of 38 straight wins that stretches from 2007-10. SBU’s win over Drury earlier this year marked Coach Guiot’s 70th win in Bolivar.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Truman is looking to end a three-game slide, getting off to a rough 0-2 start to conference play. The Bulldogs boast the highest three-point percentage in the league, hitting 42.3% of their attempts from beyond the arc, and average 9.2 treys each game.
Senior guard Alex Henderson leads the Bulldogs with 16.2 points per game, 9th-most in the MIAA.
Ethan Freeman is the Bulldogs’ leading rebounder, with 9.0 boards per game (2nd in MIAA), and 6.3 defensive boards, leading the conference.
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