7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8
Abe Lemons Arena inside Freede Center | Oklahoma City

THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University returns to Abe Lemons Arena to face John Brown (Ark.) in Sooner Athletic Conference action on Wednesday night. The Stars are 2-0 on the home court this season with wins over Champion Christian (Ark.) and Langston
• OCU holds a 38-20 advantage in the all-time series against JBU. The Golden Eagles have won four of the last five match-ups between the two teams. Prior to that stretch the Stars won eight straight games in the series.
• Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased via OCU's HomeTown Ticketing portal
• OCU students, faculty and staff gain admission to all OCU regular-season home athletics events free of charge with their ID

ABOUT THE STARS

• Oklahoma City (4-6, 3-1 SAC) returns to the home court after losing its first conference game of the season on Saturday, a 65-62 road decision to Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)
• OCU made nine 3-pointers in the loss, marking the fourth time this season that the Stars have made nine or more treys in a game. The Stars attempted a season-low one free throw attempt in the loss
• Romario Spence, a senior forward from Luton, England, recorded his third double-double of the season in the loss to SAGU, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds
• Rashaun Coleman, a senior guard from Houston, contributed a team-high 13 points in the loss. He has scored in double-figures seven times this season and has contributed 20-plus points four times. Coleman ranks 13th in the SAC with a 15.1 points per game scoring average
• Only two opponents have made 30 percent or better of their 3-point attempts against the Stars this season. Those two were McPherson (Kan.) at 30.3% and Montana Tech at 36%. Overall OCU leads the SAC and ranks sixth in the NAIA in 3-point field goal defense (57 of 229, 24.9%)
• OCU also ranks third in the SAC in overall field goal percentage defense (274 of 679, 40.4%)
• The Stars took the eighth spot in the preseason SAC Preseason 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

ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES

• John Brown (7-4, 2-2) brings a two-game losing streak into Wednesday's game with OCU. Southwestern Assemblies of God defeated JBU 79-74 last Thursday and North Texas Dallas defeated the Golden Eagles 65-64 on Saturday. 
• Graduate student forward Densier Carnes leads JBU and ranks ninth in the Sooner Athletic Conference in scoring with a 16.8 points per game average. He also leads the squad and ranks 10th in the SAC in rebounding with a 6.9 rebounds per game average.
• Carnes contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds in the loss to UNTD. Junior guard DJ Ellis finished with a team-high 14 points against the Trailblazers.
• JBU ranks first in the SAC and fifth in the NAIA team rankings in 3-pointers made per game (11.5) and first in the conference and 65th in the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (138 of 380, 36.3%).  
• John Brown was picked to finish fifth in the SAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. 

ABOUT THE COACHES

Mark Berokoff (first season with OCU, 4-6)
• 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
 
Jason Beschta (eighth season at JBU, 126-90) 
• Led the Golden Eagles to a school-record 28-5 record for the 2019-20 season. JBU was ranked no. 9 in the NAIA rankings entering the 2020 NAIA National Tournament, which was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. .
• Guided JBU to its first-ever 20-win season and first-ever NAIA Tournament appearance during the 2018-19 season.  
• Prior to his arrival at JBU, Beschta led Oklahoma Wesleyan for three seasons, amassing a 62-36 record a OKWU. He led the Eagles to a round of 16 finish in the NAIA Division II national tournament in 2012-13, finishing that season 25-10

ON THE AIR
• Oklahoma City University athletics provides live and on-demand audio, stats and video of its contests on OCU's BlueFrame platform. Cost to watch OCU athletics live is $4.99 per game, while there is a men's basketball season pass available for $52
• Andrew Himes will offer commentary. Himes enters his 11th season as the voice of the Stars and has been broadcasting OCU basketball for 14 years starting on color commentary as an OCU student
• OCU has partnered with BlueFrame Technology to create the OCU Sports Network. To watch live video, fans can find the Stars' BlueFrame platform over the web on the SAC Network along with streaming apps for mobile devices (iOS and Android) and televisions including Amazon Fire Tablet, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. The app can be found and installed by searching for the SAC Network