Western Illinois University Athletics

At Western Illinois

2006-07 (SENIOR SEASON):

Netted a team-high 48 three-pointers... sunk the game-winning three-pointer with 5.6 seconds left against Southern Utah... scored 15 points on 5-for-8 shooting against Florida International, including going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc... hit four three-pointers against Howard, including two straight that tied the game in the second half... hit 3-of-4 three-pointers at IPFW... went 5-for-7 from the field, including hitting three treys to score a team-high 13 points versus IUPUI. 

2005-06 (JUNIOR SEASON):

Knocked down 44 percent of his three-point attempts, the best mark on the team... hit a career-high five three-pointers (5-7) versus Illinios-Springfield, en route to a season-high 18 points... scored 12 points versus North Florida, recording his seventh career game with four or more three-pointers... came off the bench against Evansville due to a bruised leg to scored 11 points on 3-for-5 shooting from long range... missed the season?s last 13 games with a quadricep injury.

2004-05 (SOPHOMORE SEASON):

Ended the season as the team's fourth-leading scorer (7.7 ppg)... scored in double figures in the final five games of the season and nine times throughout the year... started four games and played in 27 of the team?s 28... led the team in scoring three times... tied T.J. Gray for team-high honors with 51 three-pointers (51-128)... ranked seventh in the Mid-Con for three-point field goal percentage (.398)... his 33 three-pointers in conference play ranked ninth in the league... went 31-of-34 from the free throw line to lead the team in free throw percentage (.912)... scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-8 from long range, at Eastern Illinois... matched his career-high four three-pointers three other times... scored 11 points and hit a pair of game-winning free throws with 20 seconds left in an 85-83 win over Oral Roberts... recorded 12 points and a career-high three assists at Southern Utah... led the team with 15 points versus Southern Utah while matching a career high of four rebounds and three assists... recorded a career-high 19 points at Oakland, going 6-of-6 from the free throw line...added 13 points versus.

At Dodge City CC

Averaged 8.0 points and 3.4 rebounds as a freshman... led his team to a 19-12 record last season, finishing third in the conference... shot 74 percent from the free throw line and ranked second on the team in steals with 34.

High School

Was the leading scorer in the state of Kansas at 26.6 points per game... named to the all-state second team... was a three-time all-conference pick... earned a state title in the 300-meter hurdles.

Personal

Son of Darrel and Connie Okeson... born July 15, 1984... earned a bachelors degree in family and consumer sciences with a minor in management in December 2008... brother, Todd, was a Dodge City CC product and was a senior on Nevada's Sweet 16 team in 2004.