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Bolivar, Mo. - The Bearcats travel to Hays, Kansas to take on #15 Fort Hays State as they battle for position in the MIAA tournament, and look to continue to climb up the MIAA rankings. Fans can catch the game live on KBFL 99.9, or find live video online at www.AmericaOne.com.

The Coaches and the 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 134-58 (.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.

Starting his 10th season as Fort Hays men's basketball head coach, Mark Johson is ranked in the top 20 active NCAA Division II men's basketball coach in winning percentage (.688). Coach Johnson has guided the Tigers to nine conference post-season tournaments and has four NCAA Tournament appearances.

The all-time series between Fort Hays and SBU is tied 5-5.

Last Time Out for the Bearcats

The SBU Bearcats lost a heart breaker to Missouri Western, 88-96, in St. Joseph on Monday night. The Bearcats had 5 score in double figures in the loss.

SBU was lead in scoring by sophomore forward Jacob French. French scored a season high 19 points, and grabbed 9 rebounds in the loss. “Jake stepped in there and played extremely well for us,” head coach Jeff Guiot stated after the game.

Ryan Dougherty had a solid all around ballgame, scoring 15 points, pulling down 5 rebounds, and dishing out 5 assists. Tomas Brock had his second consecutive double digit night, scoring 12 points, and Stephen Cotten scored 11 points and had 5 rebounds. Lane Barlow received his second straight start, and responded well by scoring 10 points.

As a team SBU was able to force 17 turnovers and dished out 19 assists. The Bearcats shot 41.4% from the field, 30.6% from beyond the arc, and 90.5% from the stripe.

Quick Hits

• As a team, SBU is ranked 2nd in the Nation for 3-point field goals made per game, averaging 11.3 per game.
• Junior guard Ryan Dougherty is the leading scorer for the Bearcats averaging 14.3 points per game, He also leads the Bearcats in field goal made (5.1 p/g), and total assists (76).

• Junior forward Robson Memnon along with sophomore forward Steven Cotten are the inside prescene for the Bearcats. The big men average a combined 15.4 points per game and 10.1 rebounds per game.

• Junior Nick James holds the second highest spot in the MIAA for three point field goal percentage at .451, while Dougherty is tied for the top spot in the assist to turnover ratio (2.2).

• Freshman Lane Barlow, along with freshman Zach Kleine continue to make an impact for the Bearcats. The freshman duo average a combined 11.6 points per game.

• SBU is 11-13 overall and 8-10 in the conference. The Bearcats are tied for seventh in the MIAA standings, and average 80.3 points per game (4th in the MIAA).

Scouting the Tigers

Fort Hays is currently ranked second in the MIAA, and 15th in the nation, with an overall record of 20-4 (14-4 MIAA). FHSU averages 83.9 points per game (1st in the MIAA) with a field goal percentage of .519 (1st in the MIAA). The Tigers also average 37.6 rebounds per game (3rd in the MIAA) and 18.8 assists per game (1st in the MIAA).

Senior guard Dominique Jones is the Tigers' leading scorer, averaging 17.8 points per game. Jones also averages 3.3 rebounds per game and 6.4 assists per game.