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TIP-OFF
• The Mules wrap up their quick two-game home stand on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 22 hosting Westminster at 4 p.m. at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• The Mules are 3-0 on the season after a 93-70 win over Missouri S&T on Tuesday night in the home opener.
• The Mules got off to a 2-0 start to the season last weekend in Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Sanford Pentagon Showcase, including a 67-66 win over No. 7 Minnesota State.
• The Mules enter the season as the top pick in the MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Mules were 30-5 a season ago, the third 30-win season in program history, the seventh 20-win season in the last 12 years and the 23rd in school history.
• The 2013-14 season was the 11th straight season of at least 18 wins for UCM, the longest active streak in the MIAA and tied for the longest streak in conference history with Northwest Missouri, who accomplished the feat from 1997-2008.
• Central Missouri finished 16-3 in MIAA play and captured a share of the MIAA regular season championship for the third straight season. It was the sixth conference crown in the last 12 years and 24th in school history.

QUICK HITS
• This is the 110th season of Central Missouri Mules basketball.
• Central Missouri is third all-time in NCAA Division II men's basketball with 1,618 wins.
• The Mules are averaging 75.7 points per game through their first three games of the season and shooting nearly 54 percent from the field. The opposition is averaging 61.0 points per game and shooting 30 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc.
• In the Mules' 30 wins last season they are averaged 81.5 points per game and shot 50.6 percent from the field. They limited opponents to 40 percent shooting and 66.2 points per game.
• In the Mules' five losses last year they averaged 75.2 points per game and shot 42 percent from the field.
• The Mules lost nearly 54 percent of their scoring and 49 percent of the rebounding from last year's national championship team.

MORE QUICK HITS
• UCM returns one all-MIAA performer from a season ago. Dillon Deck was a First Team All-MIAA pick last season after averaging 13.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. He was a second team All-District selection by the NABC and was named to the Cenral Region and Elite Eight All-Tournament Teams.

SERIES HISTORY
• This will be the 32nd all-time meeting between the Mules and Westminster. UCM holds a 28-3 lead in the series.
• The Mules have won 11 straight meetings between the two schools, including a 74-49 win on Nov. 12, 2011 at the UCM Multipurpose Building.
• Westminster's last win in the series was a 37-33 victory during the 1949-50 season.

SCOUTING THE BLUEJAYS
• Westminster comes into the game at 0-2 after season-opening losses to Millikin and Elmhurst at the CCIW/SLIAC Challenge in Elmhurst, Illinois last weekend. The Blue Jays fell to Millikin 68-52 in the season opener and then dropped a 72-48 decision to Elmhurst.
• The Blue Jays are averaging 50 points per game through their first two and shooting 35 percent from the floor. WC is just 5-of-29 from three-point range for 17 percent. Opponents are averaging 70 points per game, shooting 41 percent from the field and 27 percent from beyond the arc.
• Brandon Moore leads the team in scoring at 11.0 points per game. Kellen Brondel is averaging 8.0 points per contest and Matt Murphy chips in 7.0 per outing.
• Westminster has been out-rebounded 40.5-33.5 per game and have committed 29 turnovers in two games. The Blue Jays have forced their opponents in to 24 turnovers.

LAST TIME OUT • CENTRAL MISSOURI 93, MISSOURI S&T 70 • 11/18/14
WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- The Mules closed out the first half on a 26-5 run to propel them to a 93-70 win over Missouri S&T on Tuesday night at the UCM Multipurpose Building. The Mules trailed by five in the first half, but used the big run at the end of the frame to put some distance between themselves and the Miners.
    Missouri S&T (1-1) came out of the gates on fire as they jumped out to an early lead. The Mules (3-0) pulled even at 13-all, but a quick 4-0 run put the Miners back in front. UCM got back to within one on a Rakeem Dickerson three-pointer, but Missouri S&T quickly pushed the lead back to five at 26-21 with 9:43 to play in the half.
    A layup from Dillon Deck got the Mules to within three and Donte Adams' bucket made it a one-point game. After a pair of free throw from Zach Ellis gave MST a three-point lead, Tony Cochran hit a three to tie the game and Jordan Epps made a pair of free throws to put UCM in front.
    Marcus Walden gave Missouri S&T a 31-30 lead on a layup and one with 4:08 to play in the half, but UCM closed the half on a 17-0 run to lead 47-31 at the intermission.
    The Mules quickly pushed the lead to 22 out of the halftime break. Preston Brunz hit a pair of threes in the first two plus minutes of the half to spur the run. A 10-3 run by the Miners got them back to within 15 at the 13:44 mark, but a 23-8 run by the Mules pushed the lead to 30 and essentially put the game away as UCM cruised to the 23 point win.
    Dickerson and TJ White led UCM with 17 points apiece. Dickerson added 10 assists for a double-double and White had 12 rebounds for his second in three games this season. Dickerson also had five steals and three rebounds. All 12 Mules who saw action in the game scored.
    UCM shot 61 percent from the floor, 32-of-52, including 10-of-18 from three-point range for 55 percent. The Mules were 19-of-31 at the foul line for 61 percent.
    The Mules held Missouri S&T to 37 percent shooting from the floor, 26-of-70, and 18 percent from beyond the arc, 3-of-16. The Miners were 15-of-19 at the charity stripe for 78 percent. Zach Ellis led three Miners in double figures with a game-high 19 points. Desmond Buerge had 16 points and Walden added 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds.
    The Mules had 20 assists on the night, but committed 16 turnovers that led to 24 MST points. The Miners had six assists and nine turnovers.

THE MULES AT HOME
• Central Missouri is 155-21 at the Multipurpose Building over the last 13 years and 1-0 under Doug Karleskint after the 93-70 home-opening win over Missouri S&T on Tuesday night.
• The Mules were 13-0 at home each of the last two seasons and have won 28 straight games at the Multi dating back to the 2011-12 season.
• Over the last nine years, UCM is 138-11 at home, including 54-1 against non-conference opponents and 84-10 in MIAA play.
• The Mules are 466-88 in their 39th season playing home games at the Multi.

A UCM WIN WOULD...
• Give the Mules a 4-0 record for the third time in the last four years.
• Give the Mules 29 straight wins at the Multi.
• Give the Mules a 4-0 start under Doug Karleskint, the second straight head coach to begin his UCM career 4-0.

A UCM LOSS WOULD...
• Give the Mules an 3-1 record for the third time in the last five seasons.
• Snap UCM's 28-game home court winning streak.
• Give the Mules just their second home loss to a non-conference opponent in the last 56 games.
• Give the Mules their first loss to Westminster since the 1949-50 season.

MULES IN NON-CONFERENCE ACTION
• The Mules are 3-0 in non-conference games this season and 118-29 over the last 13 seasons after the win over Missouri S&T on Tuesday night.
• The Mules went 14-2 in non-MIAA games last year.
• Central Missouri is 54-1 in the last 55 non-conference games at the Multipurpose Building.

MULES IN NEUTRAL SITE GAMES
• UCM is 52-20 in neutral site games over the last 13 years after opening the season with a pair of wins at the Sanford Pentagon Showcase in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
• The Mules were 9-1 in neutral site games last season.

BLOCK PARTY
• Senior Dillon Deck now has 35 blocked shots in his UCM career, tying him with Charles Hammork for 10th on Central Missouri's career blocks list.
• He blocked 32 shots last season, the eighth most in a single season in Central Missouri history.

NEW ADDITIONS
• Central Missouri welcomes seven newcomers to the roster in 2014-15 along with redshirt freshman Brad Woodson (St. Louis, Mo./Vianney HS). Newcomers include Donte Adams (Bronx, N.Y./Cecil CC), Tony Cochran (St. Louis, Mo/Harding), Rakeem Dickerson (Little Rock, Ark./Arkansas State), Taylor Johnson (Flower Mound, Texas/Central Arkansas), Michael Luscombe (Boonville, Mo./Moberly CC), Jared Pearson (Osceola, Mo./Wentworth Military Academy), and Rico Richardson (Topeka, Kan./Howard College).

KARLESKINT ERA OFF TO A GOOD START
• Doug Karleskint is 3-0 in his first season as the head coach at Central Missouri and 93-34 (.732) overall in his fifth season as a head coach.
• He spent the previous five seasons at Arkansas Tech, including the last four as head coach. He compiled a 90-34 (.726) record with the Wonder Boys with four conference championships and four trips to the NCAA-II National Tournament, including a Sweet Sixteen appearance in 2012.

MULES IN THE POLLS
• Despite returning two starters and eight letterwinners from last season's national championship team, the Mules are not ranked in any of the Division II preseason polls.
• The Mules have been ranked in 139 polls in the history of the program, the seventh most in NCAA-II history.

MULES BASKETBALL HISTORY
• In the 110th season of UCM basketball, the Mules have compiled a 1,618-924 (.637) record in 2,542 total games.
• The Mules are the third winningest program by victories in NCAA-II history.
• Central Missouri is one of just three NCAA-II programs with 1,600 all-time wins.
• The Mules have won 20 or more games 23 times in the history of the program.
• Central Missouri has won 30 or more games in a season three times, including last year.
• UCM has won or shared 24 MIAA regular season championships and five MIAA tournament titles.

THE NEXT LEVEL
• In the past 12 years, 21 former UCM players have gone on to play professional basketball.
• Four players are either currently playing professionally or on a professional roster; Charles Hammork (Kosovo, Ylli Therande), 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 200 MIAA regular-season conference championships in 14 league sports to lead all schools.
• Last season, UCM captured seven MIAA regular season titles, the most of any school in league history and the second time Central Missouri accomplished the feat.
• Since 1983, the tenure of Athletic Director Jerry Hughes, UCM has won or shared 146 MIAA championships, more than any other league school.
• Central Missouri has won six national championships since 1980 (men's and women's basketball in 1984, baseball in 1994 and 2003, women's bowling in 2003 and men's basketball in 2014) and eight national championships overall.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE CLASSROOM
• Central Missouri had 220 student-athletes named to the 2013-14 MIAA Academic Honor Roll with grade point averages of 3.0 or higher.
• 41 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.
• 17 UCM student-athletes were named MIAA Academic Excellence Award winners with a 4.0 GPA.
• UCM had 12 student-athletes earn Academic All-Region awards in their respective sports with seven of those earning CoSIDA Academic All-America honors.

MULES BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
• Central Missouri basketball is broadcast live on the 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 and Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations, Mike Knipper.
• The Doug Karleskint Show, Live from Traditions Restaurant presented by Bob Showers of Ameritas Investment Corp. will air on Monday nights at 6 p.m. on 98.5 The Bar and 1450 KOKO as well as warrensburgradio.com. The first show of the season will air on Monday, Dec. 1.
• The Central Missouri Sportspage is your weekly 30-minute look at UCM athletics each Thursday night at 7 p.m. on KMOS-TV and re-airs on Saturdays at 5 p.m.

LIVE VIDEO STREAMING
• Live video coverage for all Central Missouri home and away MIAA games will be available through Stretch Internet on a pay-per-view basis. The cost is $9.95 for a day pass or $89.95 for an all-season pass for UCM basketball. With a day pass, fans can access any MIAA game being broadcast that day. Fans can access webcasts through the GameCentral by Stretch Internet link on the UCM Athletics homepage or through the "Video" links on the Mules Basketball schedule page. Fans can also go directly to
portal.stretchinternet.com/ucmo/

UPCOMING
• The Mules will play Quincy next Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 2 p.m. at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
• UCM returns home after Thanksgiving for back-to-back home games. The Mules will host Arkansas-Fort Smith on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 4 p.m. and Tabor on Sunday, Nov. 30 also at 4 p.m.