7:45 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 18
Dr. Jerry E. Alexander Arena | McPherson, Kan.

THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University gets its first taste of Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball action this season against Central Christian (Kan.)
• The Stars play their conference opener at Central Christian for the second consecutive season

ABOUT THE STARS

• Oklahoma City concluded play in the Montana Tech Fall Classic in an 88-69 setback to host Montana Tech on Saturday in Butte, Mont. The Stars (1-5) allowed their highest field-goal percentage of the season by an opponent to Montana Tech (47.7 percentage)
• Kori Guest, a 6-foot-6 junior from Tulsa, Okla., put up 18 points and four rebounds Saturday. Guest reached double digits in scoring for the fourth consecutive contest. Guest has provided OCU with 11.8 points and 4.0 rebounds a game
• Rashaun Coleman, a 6-foot senior from Houston, tops the Stars with 13.7 points and 3.0 assists per game on the season. Coleman added seven points, three assists and three steals against Montana Tech
• The Stars took the eighth spot in the preseason SAC coaches poll. OCU owns 13 SAC regular-season championships and 10 SAC Tournament titles. Oklahoma City has advanced to the NAIA Division I Championship Tournament 25 times all-time and has won six national championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008
• Oklahoma City has gone 5-2 against Central Christian over the years. The Stars suffered a 74-67 loss to Central Christian on Jan. 23 in McPherson, Kan., snapping OCU's five-game win streak in the series. Guest turned in 12 points and six rebounds
 
ABOUT THE TIGERS

• Central Christian ripped Manhattan Christian (Kan.) 93-76 on Thursday in McPherson, Kan. The Tigers (4-1) erased a 12-3 deficit and shot 55.3 percent from the field in the second half
• Isaiah Rivera, a 6-2 junior, had 21 points and five assists Nov. 11. He is averaging 16.8 points and 4.8 rebounds a game this season
• Central Christian was projected to take ninth in the SAC by league coaches
 
ABOUT THE COACHES

Mark Berokoff (first season with OCU)
• Mark Berokoff guided Randall to three national championships and a national runner-up finish in nine years as head coach of the Saints. Berokoff's record with Randall was 147-122. Randall regularly challenged SAC squads and defeated OCU twice during that time
• Berokoff coached five national player of the year honorees, 16 all-Americans, three national tournament outstanding player award winners and one scholar all-American with Randall. Berkoff was two-time national coach of the year
• Berokoff's coaching career includes experience on the high school, college and professional levels. His combined head-coaching record over 19 years in the college and prep ranks is 372-199
 
Tony Romero (212-159, 13th season with Central Christian) 
• Notched his 200th career win Oct. 31, 2020 in a 93-61 victory over Calvary (Mo.) in McPherson, Kan.
• Took over at Central Christian's head coach for the 2009-10 season after spending the previous five seasons on the Tigers' bench as an assistant
• Played at CCCK from 2000-04 where he collected all-conference acclaim from the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference as a senior
• An Oklahoma City native, Romero graduated from Del City High School in 2000
 
ON THE AIR
• Central Christian will offer a live video broadcast of the game