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West Texas A&M University Sports Information Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout WTAMU Welcoming Missouri Southern, Arkansas Tech, Southwestern Oklahoma To Event Center November 26-27, 2004 For Immediate Release Sports Information Zach Fisher Sports Information Director PH: 806-651-4406 FX: 806-651-4409 zfisher@mail.wtamu.edu www.gobuffsgo.com Press Row Phone: 806-651-1420 West Texas A&M Buff Basketball 1-1, 0-0 LSC South Nov. 19 @ Central Arkansas L, 76-70 OT Nov. 22 @ Oklahoma Panhandle State W, 69-66 Nov. 26-27 Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout Canyon, Texas Nov. 26 Arkansas Tech vs. SWOSU 6 p.m. Nov. 26 Missouri Southern vs. WTAMU 8 p.m. Nov. 27 Consolation 6 p.m. Nov. 27 Championship 8 p.m. Dec. 2 Southwestern Oklahoma ^ 8 p.m. Dec. 4 Cameron ^ 8 p.m. Dec. 11 Central Arkansas 7 p.m. Dec. 13 @ Tarleton State ^ 7 p.m. Dec. 18-19 High Desert Classic Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 18 vs. Cal State-San Bernardino 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 vs. Pittsburg State 2 p.m. Dec. 30 Oklahoma Panhandle State 8 p.m. Jan. 6 Northeastern State ^ 8 p.m. Jan. 8 Central Oklahoma ^ 8 p.m. Jan. 13 @ East Central ^ 8 p.m. Jan. 15 @ Southeastern Okla. ^ 8 p.m. Jan. 20 Midwestern State * 8 p.m. Jan. 22 Texas A&M-Commerce * 8 p.m. Jan. 24 Eastern New Mexico * 8 p.m. Jan. 27 @ Texas A&M-Kingsville * 8 p.m. Feb. 3 Angelo State * 8 p.m. Feb. 5 Abilene Christian * 8 p.m. Feb. 10 @ Angelo State * 8 p.m. Feb. 12 @ Abilene Christian * 4 p.m. Feb. 17 @ Midwestern State * 8 p.m. Feb. 19 @ Texas A&M-Commerce * 2 p.m. Feb. 21 @ Eastern New Mexico * 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 Texas A&M-Kingsville * 8 p.m. Mar. 1 LSC Tournament First Round TBA Mar. 4 LSC Semifinals TBA Mar. 5 LSC Finals TBA Mar. 12-15 South Central Regional Tourn. TBA Mar. 23-26 Elite Eight TBA * LSC South Game ^ LSC South Division Games All Times Central Home Games in Bold and Played in the WTAMU Event Center The West Texas A&M University men s basketball team hosts the Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout Friday and Saturday, Nov. 26-27. The first game tips off at 6 p.m. Friday between visiting schools Arkansas Tech University and Southwestern Oklahoma State University to be followed by WTAMU and Missouri Southern State University at 8 p.m. The consolation game will be Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m., followed by the championship game at 6 p.m. Buffs On The Air and On The Web Listen to Buff basketball action on the Buffalo Sports Network on KGNC 710 AM, with broadcasts starting 15 minutes before tip-off. Fans can also listen to the broadcast via the internet at www.gobuffsgo.com, the official web site of WTAMU Athletics. There, fans can additionally access rosters, schedules, statistics and press releases of the Buffs and Lady Buffs throughout the year. PROBABLE STARTERS/RESERVES Game #1 - Arkansas Tech vs. Southwestern Oklahoma, 6 p.m. ATU Stats 3 Marcus Lyons, 5-10, JR, G 4.0 ppg, 5.7 apg, 2.0 spg 23 Jeremy Johnson, 6-2, SR, G 11.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg 22 Terrence Martin, 6-4, SR, G 16.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg 30 Daniel Watson, 6-3, SR, F 10.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg 32 Rone Smith, 6-6, JR, F 14.0 ppg, 6.7 rpg Off the Bench 21 Detrius Robertson, 5-10, SR, G 6.0 ppg, 2.0 apg 33 Andrew Stanck, 6-5, JR, F 5.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg SWOSU Stats 5 Jamaal Shell, 6-4, SR, F 13.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg 10 Jon Gunn, 6-5, JR, F 4.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg 11 Lonnie Cooks, 5-9, JR, G 8.7 ppg, 3.3 apg 23 Ike Smith, 6-4, SR, G 14.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg 30 Lee J. Kirkpatrick, 6-6, SR, F 14.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg Off the Bench 3 Malcolm Overton, 6-5, SR, F 5.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg 21 Darron Lewis, 5-10, SR, G 5.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg Game #2 - Missouri Southern vs. West Texas A&M, 8 p.m. MSSU Stats 14 Tyler Ryerson, 6-0, FR, G 9.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg 20 Jeremy McCadney, 6-4, JR, G 16.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg 23 Orestus Cavness, 6-3, SR, F 15.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg 24 Quentin Edwards, 6-3, JR, G 11.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 6.3 apg, 3.7 spg 34 Dan Jones, 6-7, JR, F/C 8.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg Off the Bench 40 Hiram Ocasio, 6-2, SR, G 8.3 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.0 spg 52 Dale Hunter, 6-7, SO, C 5.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg WTAMU Stats 14 Govinda Thomas-Carter, 6-3, JR, G 15.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg 20 Jarvis Brown, 6-2, JR, G 7.0 ppg, 2.0 spg 32 Carl Lamb, 6-2, SR, G 17.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 apg 50 Carlos Silva, 6-8, JR, F 7.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.0 blk pg 54 Jamil Terrell, 6-8, SR, F 12.0 ppg, 13.0 rpg Off the Bench 10 Kyle Shields, 6-0, FR, G 1.0 apg 30 Steve Jackson, 6-2, SO, G 5.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg 44 Richard Higginbotham, 6-7, SR, F 6.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg MORE

About The Teams The Buffs opened their 2004-2005 season with a disappointing, 76-70 overtime loss to the University of Central Arkansas last Friday. WTAMU took a three point lead with nine seconds left in regulation, only to have UCA hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force OT. This was the first time in three years that the Buffs have lost their season opener. WTAMU bounced back to defeat Oklahoma Panhandle State University, 69-66, Monday, as the Buffs used a 24-11 second-half surge to take a 12-point lead, then held off a frantic OPSU rally as the Buffs garnered their first win of the year. Missouri Southern is 1-2 on the year, after losing their last two games to two point deficits both times, against Oklahoma Panhandle State, 75-73, on Friday, and 83-81 to St. Mary s University on Saturday. Junior guard Jeremy McCadney tallied 16 points and four rebounds in the 83-81 loss to the Rattlers, and is averaging 16.3 points per game so far in the Lions first three games. Arkansas Tech opened their 2004-2005 campaign with back-to-back victories over William Baptist University and Northeastern State University before losing, 82-50, at Murray State Tuesday night and enter this weekend 2-1 on the season. The Wonder Boys pulled away from Williams Baptist, 90-79, and edged Northeastern State, 67-65, Saturday. Senior guard Terrence Martin leads ATU with 16.7 ppg in the first three outings. Southwestern Oklahoma enters this weekends competition on a three game winning streak having beat USAO twice (Nov. 15: 78-73 and Nov. 22: 86-73) and Oklahoma Panhandle once, 56-48 on Nov. 17. The Bulldogs have netted a combined 220 points (73.3 ppg), compared to their opponent who have netted 194 (64.7 ppg). Seniors Lee J. Kirkpatrick and Ike Smith lead SWOSU with 14.3 ppg apiece. The Coaches WTAMU head coach Rick Cooper (Wayland Baptist, 1981), who is in his 12th year at the helm of the Buffs, is WTAMU s all-time winningest head coach. Cooper became WTAMU s all-time winningest coach with the Buffs win at Southwestern Oklahoma on Jan. 8, 2004 for win No. 207, passing Sam Burton s 206 wins from 1921-1933. With a 218-101 (.683) record, Cooper currently is fourth on WTAMU s Best Winning Percentage list. {See WTAMU s coaching log on Page 6}. In his 18 years as a collegiate head coach, Cooper has a 370-149 (.713) career record. Buffs Record When: LSC Standings and Schedule South Overall LSC-S Texas A&M-Commerce 3-0 0-0 Midwestern State 3-1 0-0 Angelo State 2-1 0-0 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-0 0-0 Abilene Christian 1-1 0-0 Eastern New Mexico 1-1 0-0 West Texas A&M 1-1 0-0 North Overall LSC-N Cameron 3-0 0-0 Southwestern Oklahoma 3-0 0-0 Tarleton State 2-1 0-0 Central Oklahoma 2-1 0-0 East Central 1-0 0-0 Southeastern Oklahoma 1-1 0-0 Northeastern State 0-3 0-0 Friday, Nov. 26 TAMUK at Texas A&M-Internat l, 5 p.m. A&M-C vs. Ark.-Monticello in San Antonio, 5:15 p.m. CU vs. Evangel in Springfield, MO, 6 p.m. ENMU vs. Fort Hays St. in Topeka, KS, 6 p.m. SWOSU vs. Ark. Tech in Canyon, 6 p.m. ASU at St. Mary s, 7:30 p.m. Missouri Southern at WTAMU, 8 p.m. UCO vs. Paul Quinn in San Antonio, TBA Saturday, Nov. 27 ASU vs. Paul Quinn in San Antonio, 5 p.m. ENMU vs. TBA in Topeka, KS, 6/8 p.m. SWOSU vs. TBA in Canyon, 6/8 p.m. TBA at WTAMU, 6/8 p.m. A&M-C at Incarnate Word, 7:30 p.m. CU at Drury, 8 p.m. MSU at New Mexico State, 8:05 p.m. UCO at St. Mary s, TBA Monday, Nov. 29 Okla. Panhandle at SWOSU, 7 p.m. Southwest Christian at ASU, 7 p.m. TAMUK at St. Mary s, 7:30 p.m. ACU at St. Edward s, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 Incarnate Word at UCO, 7 p.m. NSU at Bacone, 7 p.m. Southwest Christian at SOSU, 7 p.m. All Times Central Shooting the same or a higher FG pct. than its opponents... 1-0 Shooting a lower FG pct. than its opponents... 0-1 Committing fewer turnovers than its opponents... 0-0 Committing same or more turnovers than its opponents... 1-1 Leading at the Half... 0-0 Trailing or Tied at the Half... 1-1 In Overtime... 0-1 Against Top 25 Teams... 0-0 Scoring over 80 points... 0-0 Scoring 70-79 points... 0-1 Scoring 69 or under... 1-0 Holding opponents under 70 points... 1-0 Holding opponents under 60 points... 0-0 Shooting more free throws than its opponents... 1-1 Shooting the same or fewer FTs than its opponents... 0-0 Grabbing more rebounds than its opponents... 0-1 Grabbing the same or fewer rebounds than its opponents... 1-0 Follow WTAMU Athletics on the Buffalo Sports Network. Listen to the voices of Phil Woodall, Director of Buffalo Sports Network and the KWTS 91.1 Sports Team. You can also listen to the broadcast via the internet at www.gobuffsgo.com, the official web site of WTAMU Athletics. You can additionally access rosters, schedules, statistics and press releases of the Buffs and Lady Buffs throughout the year. Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 2

Cooper is a three-time LSC Coach of the Year (1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99), as well as NABC South Central Regional Coach of the Year (1997-98). The Buffs have won three LSC titles under Cooper and been to the NCAA Regional Tournament five times, including three in the last four years. Missouri Southern head coach Robert Corn (MSSU, 1978) is in his 16th year leading the Lions. Corn has compiled a 239-186 (.562) overall and career record at MSSU. Arkansas Tech head coach Rick McCormick (Science and Arts of Oklahoma, 1979) enters his second season with the Wonder Boys. In his career with ATU, he has compiled a 9-21 record (.300) and a career record of 240-206 (.538) in his 16 years of coaching. Southwestern Oklahoma s Scott Reed (Northeastern State, 1992) is in his third year leading the Bulldogs. Reed has a 21-11 (.656) overall and career record with SWOSU. About WTAMU The Buffs opened their 2004-2005 season with a disappointing 76-70 overtime loss to the University of Central Arkansas last Friday. WTAMU took a three point lead with nine seconds left in regulation, only to have UCA hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to force OT. This was the first time in three years that the Buffs have lost their season opener. WTAMU bounced back to defeat Oklahoma Panhandle State University, 69-66, Monday, as the Buffs used a 24-11 second-half surge to take a 12-point lead, then held off a frantic OPSU rally as the Buffs garnered their first win of the year. Leading the way for WTAMU is 6-2 senior guard Carl Lamb, who netted a game-high 24 points, grabbed four rebounds and recorded two assists in the loss to Central Arkansas. Lamb hit an impressive 11 of 13 from the free throw line and shot 5 of 15 from the field. Monday at OPSU, Lamb tallied 11 points to go with five assists and two steals. Lamb leads WTAMU with 17.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg and 3.5 apg. Newcomer Govinda Thomas-Carter (6-3, junior, guard) is netting 15.0 ppg, after posting 18 points against UCA, hitting a pair of free throws with nine seconds left in regulation that gave the Buffs a threepoint advantage. Thomas-Carter also picked up six rebounds, while going 4 for 4 from the free throw line and 2 for 3 from behind the 3-point arc. Monday against OPSU, he tallied 18 points, draining 2-of-3 3-pointers and going 4 for 4 from the charity stripe, including a pair with 6.6 seconds left to again give WTAMU a three point lead. Seniors Richard Higginbotham (6-7, post) and newcomer Jamil Terrell (6-6, post) left their mark on the season opener as well. Higginbotham tallied 10 points off the bench, while Terrell added nine points to go with his game-high 15 rebounds. In Monday s win over OPSU, Terrell recorded a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds. LSC Statistics (2004 Final) National Ranking In Parenthesis TEAM Scoring Offense G Pts. Avg/G 7. West Texas A&M 28 2075 74.1 Scoring Defense G Pts. Avg/G 9. West Texas A&M 28 2031 72.5 Scoring Margin G OFF DEF Mar 8. West Texas A&M 28 74.1 72.5 +1.6 Free Throw Pct. G FTM FTA Pct. 3. West Texas A&M 28 516 720.717 Field Goal Pct. G FG FGA Pct. 4. West Texas A&M 28 676 1432.472 Field Goal Pct. Def. G FG FGA Pct. 10. West Texas A&M 28 757 1702.445 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. G FG FGA Pct. 2. West Texas A&M 28 207 546.379 3-Pt. Field Goals Made G 3FG Avg/G 5. West Texas A&M 28 207 7.39 3-Pt. FG Pct. Def. G FG FGA Pct. 2. West Texas A&M 28 162 512.316 Rebounding Margin G Tm/Avg Opp/Avg Margin 9. West Texas A&M 28 34.3 34.0 +0.3 Blocked Shots G Blocks Avg/G 1. West Texas A&M 28 110 3.93 Assists G Assists Avg/G 6. West Texas A&M 28 384 13.71 Steals G Steals Avg/G 10. West Texas A&M 28 187 6.68 Turnover Margin G Tm/Avg Opp/Avg Margin 13. West Texas A&M 28 19.4 16.8-2.64 Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 3

WTAMU At Home The Buffs are 0-0 (.000) at home this season. Overall, WTAMU is 24-9 (.710) at the WTAMU Event Center, currently on a two-game winning streak on their home floor. WTAMU s longest home win streak is six games, including the last five home games of the 2002-03 season and the first home game last season. About Missouri Southern Missouri Southern is 1-2 on the year, after losing their last two games to two point deficits both times, against Oklahoma Panhandle State, 75-73, on Friday, and 83-81 to St. Mary s University on Saturday. Jeremy McCadney tallied 16 points and four rebounds in the 83-81 loss to the Rattlers, and is averaging 16.3 points per game so far in the Lions first three games. McCadney, a 6-4 junior guard, leads MSSU in scoring, and rebounds as well, pulling down 7.0 rebounds per game. He was 6-of-8 from the free throw line against St. Mary s and is 11-of-14 on the season from the charity stripe. Senior 6-3 forward Orestus Caveness added 15 points and four rebounds in the St. Mary s game. On the year, Caveness is averaging 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, as well as 2.7 blocked shots, swatting three in the loss to OPSU. Junior 6-3 guard Quentin Edwards and freshman 6-0 guard Tyler Ryerson have also put up numbers for the Lions in their first three games of the season. Edwards posted 16 points against the Rattlers, and is averaging 11.7 ppg, adding 4.7 rpg, and a team-high 11 steals in three games (3.7 spg). Ryerson notched nine points and a game-high eight assists against STMU and is tallying 9.3 points and 6.0 assists per game. About Arkansas Tech Arkansas Tech opened their 2004-2005 campaign with back-to-back victories over William Baptist University and Northeastern State University before losing, 82-50, at Murray State Tuesday night and enter this weekend 2-1 on the season. The Wonder Boys pulled away from Williams Baptist, 90-79, and edged Northeastern State, 67-65, Saturday. Senior guard Terrence Martin leads ATU with 16.7 ppg in the first three outings. The Wonder Boys are led by 6-4 senior guard Terrence Martin with 16.7 ppg. Martin is shooting.475 (19-40) from the field and.467 (7-15) from behind the 3-point arc. Martin has also pulled down 16 rebounds (5.3 rpg), and recorded 11 assists (3.7 apg) and six steals (2.0 spg). Rone Smith, a 6-6 junior forward, leads the team with 6.7 rpg, adding 14.0 ppg while shooting.667 (18-27) from the field and.545 (6-11) from the free throw line. Marcus Lyons leads the team with 17 assists (5.7 apg) off the bench. Lyons adds 4.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg and 2.0 spg. LSC Statistics / National Ranking In Parenthesis INDIVIDUAL Scoring Player Team CL G Pts. Avg/G 2. Rod Prater (41) WTAMU SR 26 496 19.1 24. Carl Lamb WTAMU JR 27 338 12.5 27. Jason Campbell WTAMU SR 28 323 11.5 Rebounding Player Team CL G TOT Avg/G 12. R. Higginbotham WTAMU JR 28 175 6.2 18. Jason Campbell WTAMU SR 27 154 5.7 Field Goal PCT (minimum 3.0 made per game) Player Team CL G FG FGA Pct 10. Jason Campbell WTAMU SR 28 111 207.536 Assists Player Team CL G Asst. Avg/G 5. Carl Lamb WTAMU JR 27 99 3.67 8. Rod Prater WTAMU SR 26 84 3.23 Free Throw PCT (minimum 2.0 made per game) Player Team CL G FTM FTA Pct. 4. Carl Lamb WTAMU JR 27 117 148.791 8. Rod Prater WTAMU SR 26 118 155.761 Steals Player Team CL G Steals Avg/G 8. Rod Prater WTAMU SR 26 47 1.81 3-Point Field Goal PCT (minimum 1.0 made per game) Player Team CL G 3FG FGA Avg/G 10. Eduardo Caviglia WTAMU SR 27 63 155.406 T4. Carl Lamb WTAMU JR 27 33 80.412 13. Rod Prater WTAMU SR 26 64 168.381 3-Point Field Goal Made Player Team CL G 3FG Avg/G 8. Rod Prater WTAMU SR 26 64 2.46 11. Eduardo Caviglia WTAMU SR 27 63 2.33 Blocked Shots Players Team CL G Blocks Avg/G 1. Carlos Silva (8) WTAMU JR 28 72 2.57 Assist/Turnover Ratio (minimum 3.0 assists/game) Players Team CL G Asst/Avg Turn/Avg Ratio 10. Carl Lamb WTAMU JR 27 3.7 3.7 0.99 Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 4

About Southwestern Oklahoma Southwestern Oklahoma enters the weekend with three wins, including two wins over the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and one win over Oklahoma Panhandle. The two teams met Monday with the Bulldogs emerging victorious, 86-73. SWOSU has netted a combined 220 points (73.3 ppg), compared to their opponent who have netted 194 (64.7 ppg). The Bulldogs are led by seniors 6-6 forward Lee J. Kirkpatrick and 6-4 guard Ike Smith, who each average 14.3 points per game. Kirkpatrick leads the team in rebounds with 14 (4.7 rpg) and is.615 (16-of-26) from the field. Smith is 17-of-26 (.654) from the field,.455 from the arc (5-of-11), has 11 rebounds (3.7 rpg) and is tied with senior guard Darron Lewis with six steals (2.0 spg). Junior 5-9 guard Lonnie Cooks leads the Bulldogs in assists with 10 (3.3 apg) and adds 3.0 rpg and 8.7 ppg, shooting 11-of-20 from the field (.550). Buffs-Lions Series History WTAMU and Missouri Southern will meet for the first time in both teams history. Buffs-Wonder Boys Series History This will be Arkansas Tech s first trip to Canyon, Texas to take on the Buffs, as well as the first official meeting between the two teams. Buffs-Bulldogs Series History WTAMU and Southwestern Oklahoma State University are fellow Lone Star Conference rivals who have met 30 times in their history of competition. Last season, the Buffs split their two game series, dropping the first game, 76-56, in the WTAMU Thanksgiving Classic. The Buffs bounced back to defeat the Bulldogs, 70-64, at Weatherford, Okla. a month and a half later. Buffs Next Action The Buffs take to the court for their third straight home game, when Southwestern Oklahoma returns to town for a LSC Crossover contest on Thursday, December 2, at 8 p.m. at the WTAMU Event Center. On Saturday, Dec. 4, the Buffs will host the Cameron University Aggies at 8 p.m. at the WTAMU Event Center. Fans can catch the action on the Buffalo Sports Network on KGNC 710 AM and www.gobuffsgo.com. NABC/Division II Bulletin National Rankings (Final 2004 Rankings) Rank School Records 1. Metropolitan St. (25-2) 2. Tarleton St. (24-3) 3. Valdosta St. (24-2) 4. Pfeiffer (25-2) 5. Francis Marion (25-2) 6. Kennesaw St. (26-4) 7. Neb. Kearney (24-3) 8. Cal St. San B Dino (23-2) 9. Humboldt St. (22-5) 10. South Dakota St. (25-5) 11. Washburn (24-3) 12. California (Pa.) (22-5) 13. Southern Indiana (22-5) 14. Umass Lowell (22-5) 15. Northwest Missouri (23-4) 16. Henderson St. (22-5) 17. Lewis (22-5) 18. Rollins (23-4) 19. Christian Brothers (22-5) 20. Florida Gulf Coast (21-4) 21. Michigan Tech (19-6) 22. Emporia St. (22-5) 23. Virginia Union (25-4) 24. Bowie St. (22-5) 25. BYU Hawaii (21-5) Others Receiving Votes: LSC Opponents In Bold NCAA-II South Central Regional Teams In Italics NCAA-II South Central Region (records through Feb. 22) Overall W-L 1. Washburn 23-1 2. Tarleton State 22-3 3. Northwest Missouri State 22-3 4. Eastern New Mexico 18-7 5. Emporia State 20-5 6. Drury 19-7 7. St. Mary s (Texas) 18-8 8. Texas A&M-Kingsville 17-9 9. Northeastern State 16-9 10. West Texas A&M 16-9 Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 5

NCAA Champion s Challenge Coming To Canyon NCAA Basketball Fan Experience Part of Thanksgiving Tournament The WTAMU Athletic Department is pleased to announce that the university has been selected to host the NCAA Basketball Champion s Challenge on Nov. 27, 2004. The event will coincide with the Coca-Cola/ First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout being played at the WTAMU Event Center on Nov. 26-27. Champion s Challenge is an NCAA Basketball fan experience enjoyed by fans of all ages. Participants will have the opportunity to display their skills shooting hoops and participating in various on-court games, playing the latest NCAA Basketball video games and testing their vertical leap. There are also unique photo opportunities, a kid s court section and the chance to win great NCAA Basketball prizes. The stop in Canyon is part of a national tour that began earlier this year and will continue through the end of the 2004-2005 season. West Texas A&M is the only Lone Star Conference school and one of 30 Division II schools selected to host the event. The Champion s Challenge will be held from 1-6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 at the WTAMU Event Center. Concurrently, the Lady Buffs will play the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs at 2 p.m., and the consolation and championship games of the men s Coca-Cola/ First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout tournament will be played at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. Children 12 & under are admitted free to all events. Adult ticket prices range from $4 - $10. Call the WTAMU Athletics Ticket Office at (806) 651-4424 for more information, or visit the official WTAMU Athletics web site at www.gobuffsgo.com. One ticket is good for admission to all games on Saturday. WTAMU Season/Career Double-Double Log Jamil Terrell...(1) at Oklahoma Panhandle State, 11/22/04 15 points, 11 rebounds Richard Higginbotham...(2) at Colorado School of Mines, 11/21/03 12 points, 13 rebounds vs. Abilene Christian, 1/31/04 16 points*, 10 rebounds Jason Campbell...(2) vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1/13/04 23 points*, 10 rebounds vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2/21/04 18 points, 13 rebounds* * = Career-Highs WTAMU Coaching Ledger Head coach Rick Cooper became WTAMU s alltime winningest coach with the Buffs win at Southwestern Oklahoma on Jan. 8 with his 207th win, passing Sam Burton s 206 wins from 1921-1933. With a 218-101 (.683) overall record, Cooper currently is fourth on WTAMU s Best Winning Percentage list. WTAMU s Top Five Winningest Coaches List Most Wins 1. Rick Cooper, 1993-present...218 2. Sam Burton, 1921-1933...206 3. Gus Miller, 1942-1957...192 4. Al Baggett, 1934-1942...144 5. Mark Adams, 1987-1992...108 Best Winning % (min. 20 games) 1. Sam Burton, 1921-1933... 83.1%, 206-42 2. Mark Adams, 1987-1992... 73.0%, 108-40 3. Al Baggett, 1934-1942... 72.0%, 144-56 4. Rick Cooper, 1993-present...68.3%, 218-101 5. Jeff Morgan, 1992-1993... 63.0%, 17-10 WTAMU Event Center Top Attendance Marks # Opponent, Date... Attendance 1. Abilene Christian, 1/26/02 *...4,941 2. Texas A&M-Commerce, 2/2/02...2,650 3. Abilene Christian, 1/31/04...2,302 4. Angelo State, 1/29/04...1,814 5. Midwestern State, 2/14/04...1,533 6. Texas A&M-Commerce, 2/1/03...1,525 7. Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2/21/04...1,507 8. Eastern New Mexico, 2/18/02...1,320 9. Tarleton State, 1/17/04...1,319 10. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 1/13/04...1,261 * Opening Night of the WTAMU Event Center Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 6

WTAMU Player Career-Highs # Player POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS Steals/Blocks 3-Pointers 10 Kyle Shields 1 (twice) 1 (twice)/ 6-0, FR, G vs. OPSU vs. OPSU Amarillo, Texas 11/22/04 11/22/04 14 Govinda Thomas-Carter 18 6 2/ 2 (twice) 6-3, JR, G vs. OPSU vs. UCA vs. UCA vs. UCA Richmond, Calif. 11/22/04 11/19/04 11/19/04 11/19/04 20 Jarvis Brown 8 4 2 3/ 6-2, JR, G vs. OPSU vs. UCA vs. OPSU vs. OPSU Midland, Texas 11/22/04 11/19/04 11/22/04 11/22/04 22 Ronnie Holmes / 6-2, JR, G Los Angeles, Calif. 24 Jordanas Mejeras / 6-3, SO, G Vabalninkas, Lithuania 30 Steve Jackson 11 7 7 4 /2 2 6-2, JR, G vs. OPSU vs. OPSU vs. TAMU-K vs. TSU & OPSU vs. TAMU-C Amarillo, Texas 1/13/04 1/13/04 1/22/04 1/17/04 & 1/13/04 2/19/04 32 Carl Lamb 25 9 9 3 (twice)/1 (twice) 5 6-2, SR, G vs. ASU vs. TAMU-K vs. ECU vs. ASU & TSU vs. TSU Phoenix, Ariz. 2/28/04 2/21/04 1/3/04 1/29/04 & 1/17/04 1/17/04 34 Tyler Cooper / 6-4, FR, F Amarillo, Texas 40 Jason Campbell 23 (twice) 13 2 (four times) 2 (three times)/2 2 (twice) 6-4, SR, F vs. OPSU vs. TAMU-K vs. ACU vs. ASU & CS-P vs. TAMU-K Brunswick, Ga. 1/13/04 2/21/04 2/26/04 1/29/04 & 11/28/03 1/22/04 44 Richard Higginbotham 18 13 3 (six times) 4/3 1 (three times) 6-7, SR, F vs. ACU vs. CSM vs. ASU vs. UCA & CSM vs. UCA Spring, Texas 2/26/04 11/21/03 2/28/04 11/19/04 & 11/21/03 11/19/04 50 Carlos Silva 14 9 4 (three times) 3/9-6-8, SR, F vs. LCU vs. OPSU vs. ASU vs. CU & MSU - Brasilia, Brazil 12/15/03 1/13/04 1/29/04 1/10/04 & 2/14/04-54 Jamil Terrell 15 15 2 1 (twice)/2-6-6, SR, F vs. OPSU vs. UCA vs. UCA vs. OPSU & UCA - Pearson, Ga. 11/22/04 11/19/04 11/19/04 11/22/04 & 11/19/04 - TEAM 70 46 12 10/4 6 2004/05 Season-Highs vs. UCA vs. UCA vs. OPSU vs. UCA & OPSU vs. UCA 11/19/04 11/19/04 11/22/04 11/19/04 & 11/22/04 11/19/04 # Player POINTS REBOUNDS ASSISTS Steals/Blocks 3-Pointers Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 7

West Texas A&M Men s Basketball West Texas A&M Season Box Score (as of Nov 23, 2004) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... (1-1) (0-0) (1-1) (0-0) CONFERENCE... (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE... (1-1) (0-0) (1-1) (0-0) ---TOTAL--- ---3-PTS--- ----REBOUNDS---- ## Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10 Shields, Kyle... 2-0 33 16.5 0-3.000 0-3.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 2 6 0 2 0 0.0 14 THOMAS-CARTER, G... 2-1 68 34.0 10-23.435 4-9.444 6-7.857 3 5 8 4.0 6 0 0 6 0 3 30 15.0 20 Brown, Jarvis... 2-1 63 31.5 6-12.500 0-3.000 2-3.667 3 1 4 2.0 10 2 3 9 0 4 14 7.0 30 Jackson, Steve... 2-0 26 13.0 2-3.667 0-0.000 6-6 1.000 1 0 1 0.5 4 0 0 3 0 1 10 5.0 32 Lamb, Carl... 2-1 66 33.0 8-23.348 5-14.357 14-18.778 4 5 9 4.5 9 1 7 7 1 2 35 17.5 44 HIGGINBOTHAM, R... 2-0 55 27.5 3-9.333 1-3.333 5-6.833 3 6 9 4.5 4 0 2 5 0 4 12 6.0 50 Silva, Carlos... 2-1 48 24.0 3-9.333 0-0.000 8-10.800 3 3 6 3.0 5 0 1 3 3 1 14 7.0 54 Terrell, Jamil... 2-1 66 33.0 5-15.333 0-1.000 14-24.583 5 21 26 13.0 5 1 3 4 2 2 24 12.0 TEAM... 4 4 8 4.0 0 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total... 2 425 37-97.381 10-33.303 55-74.743 26 45 71 35.5 44 4 18 43 6 19 139 69.5 Opponents... 2 425 46-109.422 7-29.241 43-57.754 20 43 63 31.5 54-19 37 9 24 142 71.0 SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd OT Total ------------------------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- West Texas A&M... 56 73 10-139 Opponents... 58 68 16-142 DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL ------------------------------ --- ----- ----- West Texas A&M... 10 0 10 Opponents... 11 0 11 DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/19/04 7 pm at Central Arkansas 70-76 LOT 667 (24)LAMB, Carl (15)TERRELL, Jamil 11/22/04 8:00pm at OPSU Aggies W 69-66 921 (15)TERRELL, Jamil (11)TERRELL, Jamil * - Conference game ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME... 0 0 0 AWAY... 2 1588 794 NEUTRAL... 0 0 0 TOTAL... 2 1588 794 Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 8

2004-05 West Texas A&M University Buffaloes Men s Basketball Roster Numerical Roster # Player YR POS HT Hometown/Previous School 10 Kyle Shields 6-0 Guard FR Amarillo, Texas/Palo Duro HS 14 Govinda Thomas-Carter 6-3 Guard JR Richmond, Calif./City College of San Francisco 20 Jarvis Brown 6-2 Guard JR Midland, Texas/Midland College 22 Ronnie Holmes 6-2 Guard JR Los Angeles, Calif./Ohlone College 24 Jordanas Mejeras 6-3 Guard SO Vabalninkas, Lithuania/Weatherford College 30 Steve Jackson 6-2 Guard JR Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa HS 32 Carl Lamb 6-2 Guard SR Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain College 34 Tyler Cooper 6-4 Forward FR Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo HS 40 Jason Campbell 6-4 Post SR Brunswick, Ga./Miles College 44 Richard Higginbotham 6-7 Post SR Spring, Texas/Temple College 50 Carlos Silva 6-8 Post SR Brasilia, Brazil/South Plains College 54 Jamil Terrell 6-6 Post SR Pearson, Ga./St. Bonaventure University Head Coach: Rick Cooper (12th Year) Assistant Coaches: Russell Vanlandingham, Arendijus Mejeras Alphabetical Roster # Player YR POS HT Hometown/Previous School 20 Jarvis Brown 6-2 Guard JR Midland, Texas/Midland College 40 Jason Campbell 6-4 Post SR Brunswick, Ga./Miles College 34 Tyler Cooper 6-4 Forward FR Amarillo, Texas/Amarillo HS 44 Richard Higginbotham 6-7 Post SR Spring, Texas/Temple College 22 Ronnie Holmes 6-2 Guard JR Los Angeles, Calif./Ohlone College 30 Steve Jackson 6-2 Guard JR Amarillo, Texas/Tascosa HS 32 Carl Lamb 6-2 Guard SR Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain College 24 Jordanas Mejeras 6-3 Guard SO Vabalninkas, Lithuania/Weatherford College 10 Kyle Shields 6-0 Guard FR Amarillo, Texas/Palo Duro HS 50 Carlos Silva 6-8 Post SR Brasilia, Brazil/South Plains College 54 Jamil Terrell 6-6 Post SR Pearson, Ga./St. Bonaventure University 14 Govinda Thomas-Carter 6-3 Guard JR Richmond, Calif./City College of San Francisco (as of 11/11/04) Buffs Host Coca-Cola/First United Bank Thanksgiving Shootout - Page 9