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• The Mules travel to Quincy, Ill on Saturday night, Nov. 23 to take on the Quincy Hawks. Central Missouri is coming off an 87-59 win over Baker on Saturday night.
• Quincy is coming off an 88-58 win over Hannibal-LaGrange on Tuesday night. The Hawks lost 74-58  at Lindenwood last Saturday.
• This will be the 16th all-time meeting between UCM and Quincy. The Mules lead the all-time series 10-5, including a win in Warrensburg last season.
• Central Missouri was the preseason No. 3 pick in both the MIAA Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls.
• The Mules lost nearly 75 percent of their scoring and 77 percent of the rebounding from last year's team. Leading returning scorer and rebounder Charles Hammork will sit out the first semester and return for the second semester.

QUICK HITS
• This is the 109th season of Central Missouri Mules basketball.
• Central Missouri is second all-time in NCAA Division II men's basketball with 1,589 wins.
• The Mules were 22-8 a season ago, the sixth 20-win season under Kim Anderson and the 22nd in school history.
• Last season was the 10th straight season of at least 18 wins for UCM, the longest active streak in the MIAA. The longest streak in league history is 11 seasons, held by Northwest Missouri from 1997-2008.
• Central Missouri finished 13-5 in MIAA play last year and captured a share of the MIAA regular season championship for the second straight season. It was the fifth conference crown under Anderson and 23rd in school history.
• UCM returns one all-MIAA performer from a season ago. Charles Hammork was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick last season after averaging 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was also an MIAA Tournament All-Tournament Team selection in helping the Mules to the conference tournament title. Hammork only has one semester of eligibility remaining so he will sit out first semester and rejoin the team in the second semester.
• Three of the top nine single-season scoring leaders in UCM history have come during the 11-year tenure of head coach Kim Anderson.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the 16th meeting all-time between Central Missouri and Quincy. The Mules lead the series 10-5.
• The series is tied 1-1 in games played during the Kim Anderson era and 4-4 in games played at Quincy.
• The Mules won last season's meeting 77-59 in Warrensburg.
• UCM is 0-1 at Quincy under Anderson, a 76-71 loss back on Nov. 26, 2011.

SCOUTING THE HAWKS
• Quincy comes into the game at 2-3 overall after a 88-58 win over Hannibal-LaGrange on Tuesday night.
• The Hawks lost 74-58 loss at Lindenwood last Saturday afternoon.
• The Hawks beat Robert Morris-Springfield 92-78 last Wednesday for their first win of the season.
• QU is averaging 71.2 points per game, while giving up 68.2 points per contest.
• The Hawks are shooting 46 percent from the field and 32 percent from three-point range. They are also shooting 80 percent at the free throw line. Opponents are shooting 42 percent against Quincy, 34 percent from beyond the arc. The Hawks have attempted 103 free throws compared to 100 for opponents.
• Quincy has out-rebounded opponents by a slim margin, 33.6-32.2, and have turned the ball over 76 times in five game. The Hawks are averaging 15.2 turnovers per game.
• Chris Babbitt leads the team averaging 15.6 points per game, including a season-high 22 in the win over Robert Morris-Springfield. He also leads the team at 5.4 rebounds per contest.
• Scott Hahn is averaging 9.6 points per outing, while Dalton Hoover averages 6.8 points and 4.8 boards per game.

LAST MEETING VS. QUINCY
• The Mules shot 46 percent from the field and 44 percent from three-point range in beating Quincy 77-59 on November 28, 2012 in Warrensburg.
• The game was tied 12-all, but a 16-2 run by UCM broke the game open and the Mules never led by less than 10 the rest of the way.
• Dominique Long, DJ Slifer and Reggie Stallings each scored 12 points to lead the Mules. The 12 points were a new career-high for Slifer.
• Central Missouri out-rebounded Quincy 39-28 and held a 22-14 advantage in points in the paint.
• The Mules had a then season-high 21 assists compared to 11 turnovers.
• The UCM bench out-scored the QU bench 39-19 in the game.

LAST TIME OUT • CENTRAL MISSOURI 87, BAKER 59 • 11/16/13
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Central Missouri Mules used a big second half to break open a close game and beat Baker 87-59 on Saturday night at the UCM Multipurpose Building. The win improves UCM's record to 4-0 on the season.
    Baker (2-2) jumped out to an early 6-2 less than three minutes into the game. The Mules rallied to tie the game at 10-10, but the Wildcats went back in front by a pair on two Javeion Gray free throws. A layup from Dillon Deck tied the game at 14 and TJ White's bucket put UCM in front for the first time at 16-14.
    After Baker tied the game, Jordan Epps hit to free throws to give UCM the lead and White's layup gave UCM a 20-17 lead with 9:32 left in the half. BU cut the lead back to one, but four quick points by the Mules pushed the lead back to five at 26-21. The lead grew to seven, but a 5-0 Baker run brought it to a two-point game with just over two minutes left in the half. UCM closed the opening stanza on a 7-2 run and led 37-30 at the intermission.
    Central Missouri came out firing in the second half opening the period on a 14-0 run to stretch the lead to 51-30 just over three minutes in. The Mules slowly increased the lead throughout the half stretching it to 24 midway through the stanza. The Wildcats were never able to get closer than 24 the rest of the way. Ryan Donald hit a pair of free throws with under a minute to play to give the Mules their largest lead of the night at 87-57.
    Central Missouri shot 54 percent in the game, going 31 of 57 from the field, but just 3 of 17 from three point range. The Mules were 22 of 33 at the foul line for 67 percent and out-rebounded the Wildcats 44-22.
    UCM was led in scoring by Donald and Epps with 13 points apiece. Ryan Magdziarz finished with 11 points and Daylen Robinson had a game-high seven rebounds to go along with seven points and three assists.
    Baker shot 38 percent from the floor, 19 of 50, including 4 of 10 from beyond the arc for 40 percent. The Wildcats mad 17 of 24 foul shots for 71 percent. BU was led in scoring by Gray and Todd Johnston with 11 points apiece.
    Each team had 11 turnovers, but the Mules had seven blocked shots.

MULES IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
• The Mules are 105-27 in non-conference games during the Kim Anderson era after beating Baker 87-59 on Saturday night.
• Central Missouri is 51-1 in the last 52 non-conference games at home.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 143-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after beating Baker on Saturday night.
• The Mules were 13-0 at home last season and have won 16 straight games at the Multi dating back to the 2011-12 season.
• Over the last nine years, UCM is 126-11 at home. Over that same time period the Mules are 51-1 against non-conference opponents at home and 75-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 454-88 in their 38th season playing home games at the Multi.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 5-0 record for the eighth time under Kim Anderson and the first since 2009-10.
• Give UCM back-to-back wins over Quincy and an 11-5 lead in the all-time series and 2-1 under Anderson.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Give the Mules an 4-1 record for the fourth straight season.
• Give UCM back-to-back losses at Quincy under Kim Anderson

NEW ADDITIONS
• Central Missouri welcomes 10 newcomers to the roster in 2013-14 along with redshirts Preston Brunz (Mankato, Minn./Kirkwood CC) and Garrett Sandbothe (Lee's Summit, Mo./Park). Newcomers include Dillon Deck (Smithville, Mo./William Jewell), Ryan Donald (Memphis, Tenn./Shawnee CC), Jordan Epps (Springfield, Mo./Missouri Valley), Brennen Hughes (Moberly, Mo./Moberly CC), Sean O'Brien (St. Louis, Mo./Vianney HS), Daylen Robinson (Kansas City, Mo./Texas Tech), Connor Wheeler (Carbondale, Ill./John A Logan CC), TJ White (Raytown, Mo./Moberly CC), Kyle Wolf (Lenexa, Kan./Rockhurst HS) and Brad Woodson (St. Louis, Mo./Vianney HS).

ANDERSON LEADING THE WAY
• Now in his 12th season leading the Mules, Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has compiled a career record of 248-90 (.734).
• His .731 winning percentage entering the 2013-14 season ranks seventh among all active NCAA Division II coaches.
• He has led UCM to five MIAA regular season titles, more than any other coach in school history, four 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 (248), 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 109th season of UCM basketball the Mules have compiled a 1,589-919 (.634) record in 2,508 total games.
• The Mules are the second winningest program by victories in NCAA-II history.
• The Mules have won 20 or more games 22 times in the history of the program.
• Central Missouri has won 30 or more games in a season twice, both during the Kim Anderson era.
• UCM has won or shared 23 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.
• Three players are either currently playing professionally or on a professional roster; Michael Hicks (Poland, Polpharma-Pakmet), Sanijay Watts (Germany, Dorsten) and Zack Wright (Germany, Brose Basket).

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN ATHLETICS
• Central Missouri has won a combined 193 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• Last season, UCM captured three MIAA regular season titles and one tournament championship.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 139 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 550 Central Missouri student-athletes received 375 Academic Awards from the MIAA office for the 2012-13 academic year.
• 305 UCM student-athletes were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
• 37 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.
• 33 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had eight student-athletes earn Academic All-America honors in their respective sports, including Brent Vogel being named the Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Track & Field.

MULES BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
• Central Missouri basketball is broadcast live on the new 44,000-watt 98.5 "The Bar, 1450 KOKO and online at warrensburgradio.com. All games are broadcast by 1450 KOKO/98.5 "The Bar" Sports Director, Greg Hassler.
• The Kim Anderson Show presented by Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. airs on Monday nights at 7 p.m. on 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO as well as warrensburgradio.com.
• 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 sits down with Mules head coach Kim Anderson to discuss the previous week's games as well as weekly spotlights of Mules basketball players.

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. Fans can access webcasts through the AmericaOneSports link on the UCM Athletics website or by going to AmericaOneSports.com

UPCOMING
• The Mules travel to San Antonio, Texas over the Thanksgiving Holiday to take part in the St. Mary's Thanksgiving Classic. UCM will play St. Mary's on Friday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday at 5 p.m.