5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12
Garvey Center | Wichita, Kan.
THE MATCHUP
• Oklahoma City faces Friends (Kan.) at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Garvey Center
• The Stars will use this non-conference contest to tune up before Sooner Athletic Conference play begins
• OCU's all-time record against Friends is 3-0. The Stars trampled Friends 94-67 on Nov. 20, 2004, in North Newton, Kan. Win Case collected his 300th career win as OCU coach
ABOUT THE STARS
• The Stars defeated Ozark Christian (Mo.) a 34-point margin 94-60 on Nov. 7 at Abe Lemons Arena. The OCU bench shined for the Stars (1-3) with 49 points, while their freshmen combined for 47 points
• Parker Jones posted a double-double with 10 points, 11 boards, three steals and two shots blocked off the bench for OCU. He is averaging 10.3 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.50 steals a game on the season
• Kori Guest, a 6-6 senior, added 15 points, six rebounds and two steals. Guest has provided the Stars with 14.8 points and 5.3 rebounds a game
• Stars are 37th in blocks with seven in their last matchup vs. Ozark Christian
• The Stars came in seventh in the preseason SAC coach's 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 and has won six national championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008
ABOUT THE FALCONS
• Friends dropped a 79-57 decision to Graceland (Iowa) on Wednesday in Lamoni, Iowa. Friends (1-3) has lost three in a row
• Kee'on Hutton, a 6-4 freshman, had 14 points to lead Friends. Hutton is averaging 9.5 points and 2.8 rebounds a game
• Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference coaches placed the Falcons at eighth in the preseason poll
MEET THE COACHES
Mark Berokoff (second season at OCU, 18-17)
• Mark Berokoff directed Oklahoma City to a 17-14 record in his first season as the Stars' head coach. The Stars collected the No. 3 seed in the SAC Tournament and earned their most conference wins since 2009-10 with a 15-7 mark
• Berokoff directed Randall to three national championships and a national runner-up showing in nine years as head coach of the Saints. Berokoff led Randall to a 147-122 mark. Randall annually squared off with SAC teams and knocked off OCU twice in that span. His college head-coaching record stood at 164-136 in 10 years before the season
• Berokoff produced 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 became two-time national coach of the year
• Berokoff's coaching career spans the high school, college and professional levels. His combined head-coaching record over 20 years in the college and prep ranks was 389-213 entering the 2022-23 season
Austin McBeth (second season with Friends, 12-23)
• McBeth is in his second season with Friends after a stint as head assistant coach at NCAA Division II Truman State (Mo.). Truman State took the No. 1 seed in the NCAA D-II National Tournament
• Friends went 11-20 in his first year as head coach
• He graduated from Iowa State University where he played college ball under Fred Hoiberg
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