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• The Central Missouri Mules head to Maryville, Mo. for a couple of key in-region matchups. The Mules will take on Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday and Upper Iowa on Sunday in the Bearcat Classic hosted by Northwest Missouri. Both games are scheduled to tip-off at 1 p.m.
• The Mules improved to 2-0 on the season with an 89-56 win over Culver-Stockton last Saturday.
• The Mustangs are 2-2 on the season. SMSU has wins over North Carolina-Pembroke and Grand Canyon and losses to Cal State-Dominguez Hills and Michigan Tech. The Mustangs will take on South Dakota State on Wednesday night before traveling to Maryville.
• Upper Iowa is 2-0 on the season with wins over William Jewell and Truman State. The Peacocks beat the Bulldogs in Kirksville 70-67 last Wednesday night.
• Central Missouri enters the season as the No. 2 pick in both the MIAA Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls.
• The Mules are receiving votes in the NABC Division II Preseason Coaches' Poll.

QUICK HITS
• Central Missouri is in its 108th season of basketball.
• Central Missouri is second all-time in wins in NCAA Division II with 1,565.
• UCM returns two all-MIAA performers from a season ago. Dominique Long was a second team All-MIAA and second team NABC All-District selection after leading the Mules in scoring (12.7 ppg) and rebounding (5.6 rpg) in 2011-12. Widgett Washington was an honorable mention all-conference honoree after averaging 11.9 points and 4.7 assists per game.
• The Mules return 67 percent of their scoring and 70 percent of their rebounding from last year's 19-8 team that claimed a share of the MIAA championship.
• The Mules were 19-8 a season ago and captured a share of the MIAA regular season championship.
• The 2011-12 season was the ninth straight year that Central Missouri won at least 18 games, the longest active streak in the MIAA. The longest streak in MIAA history is 11 seasons, held by NW Missouri State from 1997-2008.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the first meeting between Central Missouri and both Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa.

LAST MEETING WITH SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
• The two schools have never met.

LAST MEETING WITH UPPER IOWA
• The two schools have never met.

SCOUTING SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
• The Mustangs are 2-2 on the season after a 75-67 loss to Michigan Tech last Thursday. SW Minnesota State will play at South Dakota State on Wednesday night before heading to Maryville for the Bearcat Classic.
• They are led by head coach Brad Bigler, who is 50-39 in his fourth season leading the program. He is a 2003 graduate of Southwest Minnesota State.
• The Mustangs are led in scoring by Jordan Miller's 14.0 points per game. He is shooting 41 percent from three-point range and has made 15 of 37 attempts so far this season.
• In addition to Miller, two other SMSU players are averaging in double figures. Nick Smith averages 12.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, while Matt Zager chips in 11.5 points per outing.
• The Mustangs are shooting 41 percent as a team and 35 percent from three-point range having made 22-of-63 from beyond the arc. SMSU is 64-of-83 from the free throw line for 77 percent.
• Southwest Minnesota State averages 67.5 points per game and gives up 63.8. Opponents are shooting 42 percent against the Mustangs and have out-rebounded them by 1.6 boards per contest.

SCOUTING UPPER IOWA
• The Peacocks come into the Bearcat Classic at 2-0 on the season with wins over William Jewell and Truman State. UIU beat Truman 70-67 in Kirksville on Nov. 14.
• Upper Iowa is led by head coach Brian Dolan. In his seventh season in Fayette, he has compiled a 51-112 record.
• Sam Elgin leads the Peacocks in scoring at 15.5 points per contest. He also leads the team in rebounding pulling down 7.5 boards per outing.
• Jake Hughes and Joey Woods are also averaging in double figures at 10.0 points per game each.
• UIU is averaging 69.0 points per contest while holding opponents to 63.5.
• The Peacocks are shooting 46 percent from the floor and 38 percent from beyond the arc. Opponents shoot 44 percent from the field and 32 percent from three point range.
• UIU and their opponents are both averaging 32.0 rebounds per game.

LAST TIME OUT
• Central Missouri used a big second half to run away from Culver-Stockton 89-56 on Saturday afternoon.
• The Mules led 35-29 at halftime, but outscored the Wildcats 54-27 in the second half including a 13-0 run to start the half.
• Charles Hammork and Dominique Long led five Mules in double figures with 13 points each.
• UCM out-rebounded the Wildcats 44-34 and held an 18-8 advantage in second chance points.
• The Mules shot 47 percent from the field and 33 percent from beyond the arc, while making 26-of-36 free throws for 72 percent.
• UCM held Culver-Stockton to 36 percent shooting from the field and 29 percent from three-point range. The Wildcats were 2-of-7 from the foul line for 29 percent.

MULES IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
• The Mules are 94-24 in non-conference games during the Kim Anderson era and 2-0 this season after the 89-56 win over Culver-Stockton.
• Central Missouri is 47-1 in the last 48 non-conference games at home.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 130-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after the 89-56 win over Culver-Stockton last Saturday.
• Over the last eight years, UCM is 113-11 at home. Over that same time period the Mules are 47-1 against non-conference opponents at home and 66-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 441-88 all-time at the Multi.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• The Mules are 59-47 in road games during the Kim Anderson era.
• UCM was 7-4 on the road last season.

THE MULES IN NEUTRAL SITE GAMES
• The Mules are 35-17 in neutral site games during the Kim Anderson era. UCM was 0-1 last season in neutral court games losing to Pittsburg State at the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City.

A PAIR OF UCM WINS WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 4-0 record for the second straight year and the ninth time under Kim Anderson.
• Give the Mules a 1-0 series lead over both Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa.

A PAIR OF UCM LOSSES WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 2-2 record for the first time under Kim Anderson and the first time since the 2001-02 season.
• Drop the Mules to 0-1 all-time against both SW Minnesota State and Upper Iowa.

A UCM SPLIT WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 3-1 record for the second time in three years and the third time overall under Kim Anderson.

MULES IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
• Central Missouri is receiving votes in the NABC/Division II Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Mules received six votes in the poll. Washburn is preseason No. 2 and is the only MIAA team in the top 25.

MULES PICKED SECOND IN MIAA PRESEASON POLLS
• Central Missouri is picked to finish second in the MIAA Preseason Poll by both the league coaches and media.
• The Mules received three first-place votes and tallied 180 points in the coaches' poll, while garnering 243 points in the media poll to come in second.
• MIAA Co-Champion Washburn is the top pick in both polls. The Ichabods received 11 of 15 first-place votes in the coaches' poll and 17 of 18 top nods in the media poll.

ANDERSON LEADING THE WAY
• Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has compiled a career record of 224-82 (.732) in his 11th season leading the Mules.
• He has led UCM to four MIAA regular season titles, more than any other coach in school history, three MIAA tournament championships, two Regional championships and two Final Four appearances.
• Anderson recorded career win No. 200 with a 65-61 win against Washburn on February 9, 2011.
• Anderson is one of only five coaches in Central Missouri history to record 100 or more career wins - Anderson (224), Tad. C. Reid (178), Earl Keth (159), Jim Wooldridge (131) and Lynn Nance (114).
• Three of the top nine single-season scoring leaders in Central Missouri history have come during the tenure of head coach Kim Anderson.

MULES BASKETBALL HISTORY
• In the 108th season of UCM basketball the Mules have compiled a 1,565-911 (.632) record in 2,476 total games.
• The Mules have won 20 or more games 21 times in the history of the program.
• Central Missouri has won 30 or more games twice, both during the Kim Anderson era.
• The Mules are the second winningest program by victories in NCAA-II.
• UCM has won or shared 22 MIAA regular season championships and five MIAA tournament titles.

THE NEXT LEVEL
• In the Kim Anderson era, 20 former players have gone on to play professional basketball.
• Seven players are either currently playing professionally or on a professional roster - Zack Wright (Greece, Rethimno), Sanijay Watts (Germany, USC Heidelberg), Esian Henderson (Czech Republic, Levice), Manny Richardson (ABA, Battle Creek Knights), Joel Barkers (Greece, Aris Thessolonikki), Michael Hicks (Poland, Polpharma-Pakmet) and Kevin Wollbrinck (France).

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE ATHLETIC ARENA
• Following the fall 2012 season, Central Missouri has won a combined 191 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• Last season, UCM captured seven MIAA regular season and three tournament championships.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 137 MIAA championships, more than any other league school.
• Central Missouri has won five national championships since 1980 (men's and women's basketball in 1984, baseball in 1994 and 2003, and women's bowling in 2003) and seven national championships overall.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
• The 500+ Central Missouri student-athletes received 245 Academic Awards from the MIAA office for the 2011-12 academic year.
• 195 UCM student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• 32 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Scholar Athletes with at least a 3.5 GPA and having earned All-MIAA honors in their respective sport.
• 18 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had 10 student-athletes earn Academic All-America honors, including Shawn Boss being named the CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Track & Field.

MULES BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
• Central Missouri basketball is broadcast live on 1450 KOKO/98.5 “The Bar” and on the Internet at www.warrensburgradio.com. 90.9 “The Bridge” will pickup the broadcast at tip-off. All games are broadcast by Senior Associate Athletic Director, Shawn Jones and 1450 KOKO/98.5 “The Bar” Sports Director, Greg Hassler.
• The Kim Anderson Mules Basketball Show, presented by Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. will air on Monday nights at 7 p.m. on 1450 KOKO, 98.5 “The Bar” and
www.warrensburgradio.com. The show begins on Monday, Nov. 19 and runs through the regular season. There will only be two shows in the month of December on the third and 10th.
• The Central Missouri Sportspage is your weekly one-hour look at UCM athletics each Thursday night at 7 p.m. on KMOS-TV. Senior Associate Athletic Director Shawn Jones will sit down with Mules head coach Kim Anderson to discuss the previous week's games as well as weekly spotlights of Mules basketball players. The show will return in January of 2013.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
• Live video coverage for every Central Missouri home game will be available through America One Sports. All home games and road MIAA games will be available on a pay-per-view basis. The cost is $8 per game, $30 for a 30-day pass or $89.95 for an all-season pass for UCM men's and women's basketball.

UP NEXT
• The Mules host Quincy on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• MIAA play gets underway on Wednesday, December 5 when the Mules travel to Hays, Kan. for a 7:30 p.m. game against Fort Hays State.
• The first MIAA home game for Central Missouri is Saturday, Dec. 8 at 3:30 p.m. against Emporia State.