SETTING THE STAGE
Indiana State continues year one of the Greg Lansing era on Sunday afternoon, December 12, when they host Oakland City as ISU plays its second home contest in a row. Tip-off at Hulman Center is set for 3:35 p.m. (ET) after a women's basketball game against South Carolina-Upstate. The contest will be televised on Sycamore Vision with Brian Fritz and Matt Renn on the call. The game will be broadcast live locally on the radio via ESPN Radio 92.7 FM & 1300 AM, as Brian Fritz and Matt Renn describe the action with an audio only internet broadcast available on GoSycamores.com. Additionally live stats for the contest can be found at GoSycamores.com.

THE OAKLAND CITY SERIES
Indiana State leads the all-time series against Oakland City by a 33-4 margin. The two teams are meeting in the regular season for the first time since 2007 when the Sycamores walked away with a 78-45 season opening victory.

THE HEAD COACHES
INDIANA STATE: Greg Lansing (South Dakota, '90)
- at Indiana State: 4-5 (First Season)
- Overall: 4-5 (First Season)
- vs. Oakland City: First Meeting
- vs. Missouri Valley Conference: 0-0
OAKLAND CITY: Dr. Mike Sandifar (Panhandle St.)
- Overall: 487-322 (29th Season)
- at OCU: 356-218 (11th Season)
- vs. Indiana State: 0-2

QUICK HITS
- Sunday's game is "Howl In Hulman" as fans are encouraged to join the Sycamores in helping out the Terre Haute Humane Society. There will be opportunities to donate and several animals will be on display for potential adoption.
- Indiana State is currently riding a seven-game winning streak at Hulman Center.
An Indiana State Win Over Oakland City Would ...
• Improve ISU to 3-0 at home under first-year head coach Greg Lansing.
• Extend ISU's current home court winning streak to eight games.
• Give Indiana State seven consecutive victories over the Mighty Oaks and 34 in 38 all-time meetings.
• Give Indiana State a 5-5 start to the 2010-11 campaign.

The Indiana State Head Coach
Indiana State head coach Greg Lansing (South Dakota, 1990) is 4-5 (.444) overall in his first season as a head coach. He is 0-0 all-time in MVC games, including a 0-0 mark at home, a 0-0 mark on the road and a 0-0 record in neutral court contests. During his career, he is 2-0 in all home games, 1-4 on the road, 1-1 in neutral court contests and 2-1 in games decided by five points or less. Lansing is 0-0 all-time against Oakland City, including a 0-0 record at Hulman Center. With the Trees, Lansing is 0-1 in overtime games, and 3-0 when holding teams to 60 points or less. Saturday's game is Greg Lansing's 10th as Indiana State head coach.

Television Particulars
Saturday night's game is available on a pay-per-view basis on Sycamore Vision. Fans should point their web browsers to GoSycamores.com for more information on purchasing a subscription for the broadcast.

A Little History
Indiana State is currently in its 115th season of college basketball at the school. The Sycamores are 1,352-1,152 all-time on the hardwood. Indiana State's game at Oral Roberts this season was the historic 2,500th game in the history of the program.

Powder Blues Were Back Wednesday Night
Indiana State wore their powder blue uniforms on Wednesday night at the Sycamores earned a 73-51 victory over DePaul at Hulman Center. The victory over the Blue Demons was the second in 13 tries, with the other coming in the 1979 Final Four that gave ISU a berth into the National Championship Game against Michigan State.

Better Lathan Than Never
Indiana State junior swingman Dwayne Lathan was the only scorer in double figures for the Sycamores against DePaul as he posted a season-high 24 points, going 8-of-14 from the field and 8-of-12 at the free throw line. Lathan also tied a career-high with six assists in the game.

Getting To The Glass
The Indiana State basketball team has been extremely efficient on the boards through nine contests this season as they are out-rebounding their opponents by a 36.2 to 32.4 margin. ISU has pulled down more rebounds in 6-of-9 contests this season and has been at least +10 in the rebounding category in four separate contests - Texas-Pan American, at Ball State, at Wyoming and against DePaul. Individually, junior Carl Richard owns an 8.6 rpg average, which is the best mark in the MVC so far this season.

Printy Moving Up Indiana State 3-Point List
Indiana State junior Jordan Printy currently has 113 career 3-pointers and needs just two more to tie David Moss' 115 which is 10th on the ISU all-time list. Printy is one of just 14 Sycamores in the history of the program to hit at least 100 3-point field goals in a career. His march up the record book is currently on hold as Printy has missed action in each of the last two contests with an ankle injury.

Home, Sweet Home!
After opening the season with seven of their first eight games on the road, the Sycamores return home for the first time since hosting Buffalo on November 27 when they host DePaul and Oakland City this week. The last time the Sycamores opened the season with 7-of-8 away from Hulman Center was in the 1993-94 campaign when the Trees opened the year with a 1-7 mark, winning its lone home contest during that stretch against Ball State. Additionally, the Sycamores have played only three of its first eight games inside the state of Indiana (one home game, at Ball State, at Notre Dame). This year's Sycamore team is one of just four Missouri Valley Conference squads all-time to play at least six of their first eight games away from home (the others are 1993-94 Indiana State; 2010-11 Drake and 1998-99 Northern Iowa).

Isiah Martin Ranks Highly For Career Blocked Shots
Indiana State junior Isiah Martin now has 117 blocked shots in his career following his posting of one against Wyoming. His current total of 117 blocks ranks third all-time in the history of the program as he recently passed Nate Green for third (109). The Indiana State school record is 168, set by DeCarsta Webster from 1975-78. Martin needs 10 more to catch Djibril Kante who for second place with 127. For the season, Martin is averaging 1.6 blocked shots per game and is one of two Sycamores to rank in the Valley's Top 5. Myles Walker's 1.6 blocks per game average is second while Martin's 1.0 is tied for seventh. As a team, Indiana State is averaging 5.1 blocked shots per game which is the best in the league. ISU had a season-high seven rejections against Buffalo and six more against DePaul.

Jake Kelly & Dwayne Lathan In Top 10 Valley Scoring
Indiana State's Dwayne Lathan currently is leading the team with a 14.7 ppg average, which is good enough for fifth-best in the league. Right behind Lathan is Jake Kelly, who has posted 12.2 ppg so far this season and is ranked 10th in the MVC statistical rankings.

King Of The Four-Point Play
Indiana State senior Aaron Carter has become known as the "King of the 4-Point Play" in the Sycamores circles. For the most part, converting a 4-point play is extremely rare, but for Carter it is becoming old hat. Carter converted a 4-point play, defined as being fouled in the act of shooting a successful 3-point field goal and then converting the free throw, six times in his Sycamore career. Carter posted a pair as a sophomore and had four last year, including one with 3:42 to play in the first half against Drake this past week. Carter converted two in one game earlier this season at Missouri State as part of a 24-point second half comeback for Indiana State.

Sycamores Sign Devonte Brown & Justin Gant
Indiana State basketball head coach Greg Lansing landed two in his first official recruiting class during the Early Signing Period as Devonte Brown & Justin Gant inked a national letters of intent and will join the Sycamore program next season as incoming freshmen.

Brown is a native of Killeen, Texas where he is a senior guard for Killeen Ellison High School. He is 6-3, 185 and averaged 15 points, seven rebounds, four steals and three assists per game at Ellison during his junior season, one year after he earned a starting role for the Screaming Eagles. Brown played shooting guard for 22-11 Ellison last season, leading it to the Texas 5-A playoffs as Killeen's best team in that class. Brown will switch and play point guard during his senior season at Ellison.

Gant is a 6-8, 210 power forward who has been a three-year starter for head coach Todd Woelfle at Terre Haute North Vigo High School. Gant was third in the Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference in scoring, averaging 17 points per game for the 17-7 Patriots. Gant averaged 17 on a team that scored 50 points per game, one of the best percentages among MIC leaders as far as percentage of points he provided for his team. He also averaged 8 rebounds per game. He played AAU basketball for the Spiece Select 2011 team. Gant averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds per game for Spiece. He also played for the Indiana Elite team between his sophomore and junior seasons at North.

Sycamores Return To Postseason In 2010
Indiana State made its first appearance in the postseason by accepting an invitation last year to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) by traveling to Saint Louis since participating in the 2001 NCAA Tournament when the Sycamores downed No. 4 seeded Oklahoma in the first round by the score of 70-68 (OT). ISU is 38-20 all-time in postseason play. The Sycamores won the 1950 NAIB National Championship, downing Delta State, Arkansas State, Baldwin-Wallace, Tampa and East Central Oklahoma. The Sycamores have appeared in the 1942 & 1943 National Intercollegiate Tournament, the 1946, 1948, 1949 & 1950 NAIB National Tournament, the 1952, 1953, 1954, 1959, 1962 & 1963 NAIA National Tournament; the 1966, 1967 & 1968 NCAA College Division Tournament; the 1977 & 1978 National Invitation Tournament; and the 1979 & 2001 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship. ISU made a run to the 1979 NCAA Final Four behind the star power of Sycamore legend Larry Bird, falling in the national championship contest to Michigan State, 75-64 in a game that is still the highest rated television basketball broadcast of all-time.

Up Next
Indiana State returns to action on Saturday, December 18 when they take on nationally-ranked Purdue at Conseco Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network and can also be heard live locally on ESPN Radio 92.7FM as well as 1300 AM.