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• The Mules wrap up their short two-game home stand hosting Washburn on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• The Mules are coming off an 85-65 win over Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday afternoon, while the Ichabods are coming off a 79-69 win at Missouri Western on Saturday.
• This will be the only reguar season meeting between the two schools for the second straight season.
• Central Missouri was the preseason No. 3 pick in both the MIAA Preseason Coaches' and Media Polls.

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 1,596 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.
• 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 VS WASHBURN
• This will be the 94th all-time meeting between Central Missouri and Washburn. The Mules currently hold a slim 47-46 advantage.
• The Ichabods beat the Mules 95-78 in Topeka last year in the regular season finale.
• Washburn has won three straight in the series.
• The Mules lead the series 25-14 in games played in Warrensburg, including an 8-2 home mark during the Kim Anderson era.
• UCM is 14-11 against Washburn under Anderson.

LAST MEETING WITH WASHBURN
• The Ichabods beat Central Missouri 95-78 in Topeka in the 2012-13 regular season finale. The win dropped the Mules into a tie for the MIAA regular season title with Fort Hays State.
• Washburn used a 9-0 run midway through the first half to open up a 13-point lead.
• WU led by as many as 20 points in the game.
• Widgett Washington led UCM with 21 points, Charles Hammork had 16 and Lance Beckwith finished with 10 points.
• The Mules shot 41 percent for the game and 31 percent from three-point range, but Washburn shot 50 percent from the field and 54 percent from beyond the arc.
• Will McNeill led Washburn with 40 points as four Ichabods finished in double figures.
• UCM had 12 assists to 10 turnovers compared to 17 assists and just five turnovers for WU.
• Washburn out-rebounded UCM 40-36 in the game.

SCOUTING THE ICHABODS
• Washburn comes into the game at 11-1 overall and 4-1 in MIAA play following a 79-69 win at Missouri Western on Saturday afternoon.
• The Ichabods have won three straight games after dropping their only game of the season at Missouri Southern back on December 7.
• The Ichabods are averaging 84.1 points per game offensively on 48 percent shooting. They've made 40 percent of their three-point attempts and shoot 66 percent at the free throw line.
• Defensively, WU gives up 73.5 points per game and opponents are shooting 41 percent from the field and just 30 percent from beyond the arc.
• The Ichabods are out-rebounding opponents by nearly nine boards per outing (41.4-32.8).
• Kyle Wiggins leads the team in scoring at 15.2 points per game. Alex North is averaging 14.1 points per game and leads the team pulling down 9.3 rebounds per game. Jeff Reid is chipping in 10.3 points per outing.
• Six Washburn players are averaging at least 7.2 points per contest.
• WU is averaging 16.1 assists per game, but they also turn the ball over 13.8 times per outing.

LAST TIME OUT • CENTRAL MISSOURI 85, NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 65 • 1/4/14
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Central Missouri Mules used a 26-5 run in the second half to pull away from Nebraska-Kearney for an 85-65 win on Saturday afternoon at the UCM Multipurpose Building. The win improves UCM's record to 11-2 overall and 3-1 in MIAA play.
    The game was a back-and-forth battle in the first half with neither team able to seize control. After a three by UNK (4-6, 2-3 MIAA) to open the game UCM scored six straight to grab the early lead.
    The Mules upped the lead to six at 15-9 on a three from Jon Gilliam with just under 14 minutes to play in the half, but a 7-0 run by the Lopers gave them a 16-15 lead just two minutes later. UCM came back with five straight points of their own to regain the lead.
    Central Missouri pushed the lead to six a couple of different times during the first half, but UNK responded each time. The Mules led 34-28 with 2:35 left in the half following a TJ White tip-in, but UNK closed the opening period on a 9-4 spurt to pull within 38-37 at halftime.
    Nebraska-Kearney grabbed the lead right out of intermission on a three by Tyler Shields, but Dillon Deck's three-point play gave the lead back to UCM and Charles Hammork's driving layup pushed the lead to three with 18:13 to play.
    A pair of free throws from Kevin Dineen cut the UCM lead to one, but back to back jumpers from Hammork pushed the lead back to five at 47-42. Mike Dentlinger's three-point play at the 15:30 mark pulled UNK with a bucket, but that's when the Mules made their run.
    Back-to-back threes by Daylen Robinson, including a four-point play on the second ignited the run that saw the Mules score 26 of the next 31 points to open a 73-50 lead with 8:11 to play in the game. The lead didnt' dip below 19 points the rest of the way as UCM improved to 6-0 at home this season and ran their home court winning streak to 20.
    Robinson led UCM with a game and career-high 26 points. He also had seven assists, four steals and four rebounds. White finished with 15 points and nine rebounds off the bench, while Gilliam and Hammork each chipped in 12.
    The Mules were 27 of 56 from the field for 48 percent and made 7 of 16 from behind the three point line for 43 percent. UCM was 24 of 32 at the foul line for 75 percent.
    Central Missouri held a slight edge in rebounding, 34-33, but did force 25 UNK turnovers and had 14 steals.
    Ethan Brozak led the Lopers with 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench, while Shields had 14 points. UNK was 23 of 55 from the floor for 41 percent, including 6 of 16 from beyond the arc for 37 percent. UNK mad 13 of 18 at the charity stripe for 72 percent.

THE MULES IN MIAA PLAY
• Central Missouri is 146-64 in MIAA play during the Kim Anderson era and 3-1 this season after a 85-65 win over Nebraska-Kearney on Saturday afternoon.
• The Mules were 13-5 in conference play last year and won a share of the MIAA regular season title.
• The Mules' best MIAA record under Anderson was an 18-2 mark during the 2009-10 season.
• The Mules have captured five MIAA regular season championships and four MIAA tournament titles under Kim Anderson.

MULES IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
• The Mules are 109-28 in non-conference games during the Kim Anderson era after the win over Culver-Stockton on December 16.
• Central Missouri is 53-1 in the last 54 non-conference games at home.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 147-21 at the Multipurpose Building under Kim Anderson after beating Nebraska-Kearney 85-65 on Saturday afternoon.
• The Mules were 13-0 at home last season and have won 20 straight games at the Multi dating back to the 2011-12 season.
• Over the last nine years, UCM is 130-11 at home, including 53-1 against non-conference opponents and 77-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 458-88 in their 38th season playing home games at the Multi.

THE MULES ON THE ROAD
• UCM is 65-54 on the road during the Kim Anderson after losing at Northeastern State 72-71 back on December 21.
• The Mules are 2-2 on the road this season after going 4-5 on the road last season.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules an 12-2 overall record and a 4-1 mark in league play.
• Snap a three-game losing streak against Washburn and give Central Missouri a 48-46 lead in the all-time series.
• Give UCM 21 straight wins at the Multipurpose Building.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Drop the Mules to 11-3 overall and 3-2 in MIAA play.
• Give the Ichabods four straight wins over UCM for the first time since a 12-game streak from 1998-2004.
• Even the all-time series with Washburn at 47-47.
• Snap a 20-game home court winning streak.

ANDERSON LEADING THE WAY
• Now in his 12th season leading the Mules, Central Missouri head coach Kim Anderson has compiled a career record of 255-92 (.735).
• 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 (255), 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 1,596-921 (.634) record in 2,517 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, 22 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.

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 head out on the road for two straight games. UCM will play at Pittsburg State on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. and at Emporia State on Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
• The Mules return home on Wednesday, Jan. 15 to host Missouri Western before heading back out on the road for two games.