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OCU vs. Concordia men's basketball preview

Stars start pursuit of seventh national championship

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Dema Sane led all players in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament with seven blocked shots.

Men's Basketball | 3/18/2015 4:19:00 PM

NAIA Division I Tournament
10:45 a.m. Thursday, March 19
Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.
 
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University tips off play in the NAIA Division I Tournament against Concordia (Calif.).
Reserved tickets cost $15, general admission $12 and student tickets are $5. For ticket information, click here.
 
ABOUT THE STARS: Oklahoma City was eliminated from the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament 77-62 by 11th-ranked Wayland Baptist (Texas) on March 6 at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars (18-8) has gone 3-3 against ranked opponents this season.
R.J. McGhee, a 6-foot-6 senior from Baton Rouge, La., boosted OCU with 16 points while shooting 8-for-8 on free throws. McGhee supplies OCU with 16.4 points and 3.9 rebounds a game.
Lou Dunbar, a 6-3 redshirt freshman from Seabrook, Texas, chipped in eight points, two steals and two 3-pointers. Dunbar posts 3.7 points and 1.0 rebounds a game to go along with a 40 percent 3-point shooting percentage. Evan White, a 6-4 junior from San Antonio, had eight points, seven rebounds and two 3-pointers. White averages 7.0 points and 1.8 rebounds a game.
The Stars rank seventh nationally with a 73.7 percent free-throw percentage. To see how OCU rates statistically among NAIA Division I, click here.
OCU stood at 23rd in the latest NAIA Division I rankings. Oklahoma City makes its 21st appearance in the NAIA Division I Tournament. OCU has won six national championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008 and reached the championship game in 2006.
The only other time OCU and Concordia have met each other was the 2007 NAIA Division I Tournament championship game. The Stars prevailed 79-71 on March 20, 2007 at Municipal Auditorium. Willie Irick had 17 points for OCU.
 
ABOUT THE EAGLES: Concordia fell in the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament championship to Hope International (Calif.) 75-61 on March 11 in Fullerton, Calif. Concordia (26-7) also dropped the conference tournament final in 2012, when the Eagles went on to capture the national title.
Ty Armstrong, a 6-9 senior, picked up 22 points and five rebounds. Armstrong powers Concordia with 17.3 points and 6.1 rebounds a game. Matt Scott, a 6-4 junior, had 12 points, four rebounds and two steals. Scott averages 11.2 points and 2.8 rebounds a game.
Concordia holds the ninth spot in the last set of national rankings. Concordia ranks sixth in the NAIA with a 3.88-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.    
 
ABOUT THE COACHES: Dionne Phelps owns a record of 63-46 in his fourth season as OCU coach. He led the Stars to the SAC Tournament title and an NAIA Division I Tournament appearance in 2012-13. Phelps took over the Stars after serving as assistant coach for Oklahoma, which featured future No. 1 NBA Draft pick Blake Griffin during his tenure. Phelps has been a part of four conference title teams as well as three NCAA Tournament teams during his 24-year coaching career. Phelps played for Texas Lutheran, eventually joining the Bulldog Athletic Hall of Fame.
Ken Ammann has a 383-107 record in his 14th season guiding Concordia. Ammann is the four-time Golden State Athletic Conference coach of the year and two-time NAIA coach of the year. Ammann played for Stanford and scored 22 points in leading Stanford over Oklahoma to the NIT title.
 
STAYING IN OKC? Watch the game live in the Leichter Room above Abe Lemons Arena.
 
FOLLOW THE STARS: Fans can keep up on the latest on OCU athletics through several ways.
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Be sure to catch the OCU Athletics Update video program weekly on ocusports.com, the OCU YouTube Channel or on OCU Athletics' Facebook page. Click here to see the latest edition featuring Phelps or see our video channel in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
 
ON THE AIR: All NAIA Tournament games will be available via live video and live stats.
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Players Mentioned

R.J. McGhee

#1 R.J. McGhee

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6' 6"
Senior
Evan White

#12 Evan White

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6' 4"
Junior
Lou Dunbar

#22 Lou Dunbar

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6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

R.J. McGhee

#1 R.J. McGhee

6' 6"
Senior
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Evan White

#12 Evan White

6' 4"
Junior
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Lou Dunbar

#22 Lou Dunbar

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
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