Class B boys basketball state tournament capsules

Rank: No. 9

Tournament history: First appearance

Starting lineup

Player, Ht., Cl., Pts.

Caleb Armstrong, 5-11, Jr., 12

Sabastain Cowen, 6-3, Jr., 6

Colten Shrum, 5-10, Sr., 4

Brandon Slocum, 6-3, Sr., 18

Jake Dudley, 6-0, Sr., 18

This season: Lost to Red Oak 53-42 in area finals. Twenty-seven wins is believed to be the most in school history.

Big Pasture

Coach: Nick Gable

Record: 27-1

Rank: No. 6

Tournament history: Third appearance (2-2). ... Made the semifinals in each previous appearance, losing to Boynton 100-77 in 1989 and Red Oak, 95-62, in 2009.

Starting lineup

Player, Ht., Cl., Pts

Kyle Doty, 6-0, Sr., 12.9

Taran Knox, 5-9, So., 9.9

Cameron Smith, 6-4, So., 9.8

Darlen Kuykendall, 6-3, Sr., 10

Donald Beckham, 6-2, Sr., 13.8

This season: Won 26 straight games after a 58-50 loss to Chattanooga in the second game of the season. Won seven conference and tournament championships this season. Defeated state tournament qualifier Fargo 68-52 earlier this season.

ARNETT VS. BURLINGTON, 3:30 p.m.

Arnett

Coach: Allen Tune

Record: 20-8

Rank: No. 2

Tournament history: Second appearance ... Made the title game in first appearance last season, falling to Forgan, 73-39.

Starting lineup

Player, Ht., Cl., Pts.

Tyler Tune, 6-4, Jr. 26.8

Trevor Bryant, 6-0, Sr., 10.5

Nicolas Smith, 5-11, Jr., 10.7

Ryne Friesen, 5-9, So., 9.4

Garret Collins, 5-10, Sr., 4.7

This season: Record is deceiving because of a tough schedule. Played 11 teams ranked in the top five of Class 5A, 3A, 2A, A and B. Tyler Tune, the coach's son, averages 27 points and 14 rebounds per game.

Burlington

Coach: Randy Turney

Record: 23-7

Rank: No. 12

Tournament history: 10th appearance (6-8). ... Lost in the first round in each of last two seasons. ... Last win came in 2005, a first-round victory over Ringwood. ... Won the 1936 Class B title over Burbank, 35-20, before falling to Tulsa (now Tulsa Central) in the overall championship game.