142 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE TENTH ANNUAL A record total of 142 teams – representing 16 collegiate athletic conferences – will compete in the three-day event (February 17-19), with the entire SEARS BracketBusters slate of matchups to be announced in late January. Of the 71 games, a minimum of 13 will be televised, with six contests on ESPN2 which are simulcast on ESPN3. An additional five games will be aired on ESPNU and two exclusive games on ESPN3. Please consult your local listings for start times. HOME TEAMS: Albany, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Montana, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, Sacramento State, Weber State, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb, Radford, Virginia Military Institute, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Pacific, UC Irvine, UC Riverside, Delaware, George Mason, Georgia State, Hofstra, Northeastern, Virginia Commonwealth, Butler, Cleveland State, Detroit, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Canisius, Iona, Loyola (Md.), Manhattan, Saint Peter’s, Ball State, Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Kent State, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Morgan State, Bradley, Creighton, Evansville, Illinois State, Missouri State, Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Murray State, SIU-Edwardsville, Appalachian State, Davidson, McNeese State, Nicholls State, Northwestern State, Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana, Stephen F. Austin, Missouri-Kansas City, North Dakota State, Oral Roberts, South Dakota, South Dakota State, Idaho, Louisiana Tech, New Mexico State, Utah State and Loyola Marymount. AWAY TEAMS: Binghamton, Boston University, Hartford, Maryland-Baltimore County, Stony Brook, Eastern Washington, Idaho State, Montana State, Portland State, Campbell, High Point, Liberty, Presbyterian, UNC-Asheville, Winthrop, Cal Poly, Long Beach State, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara, Drexel, James Madison, UNC-Wilmington, Old Dominion, Towson, William & Mary, Illinois-Chicago, Loyola (Ill.), Valparaiso, Wright State, Youngstown State, Fairfield, Marist, Niagara, Rider, Siena, Akron, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan, Delaware State, Hampton, Drake, Indiana State, UNI, Southern Illinois, Wichita State, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri State, Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, College of Charleston, Wofford, Central Arkansas, Lamar, Texas-Arlington, Texas-San Antonio, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State, IUPUFW, IUPUI, Oakland, Southern Utah, Western Illinois, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Jose State and St. Mary’s. BIG SKY CONFERENCE BASKETBALL BIG SKY TV IS FREE CATCH ALL MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAMES HELD IN BIG SKY VENUES FOR FREE THIS SEASON AT WWW.BIGSKYTV.ORG, THE CONFERENCE’S VIDEO STREAMING WEB SITE. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFERENCE HISTORY ................................................................................2 2491 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 201 2011-12 PRESEASON POLLS .......................................................................3 GDEN TAH O , U 84401 2011-12 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ..............................................................4-5 PHONE: 801.392.1978 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW ....................................................................6-9 FAX: 801.392.5568 FINAL 2010-11 STATISTICS ...................................................................10-15 WEBSITE: WWW.BIGSKYCONF.COM BIG SKY TEAM PAGES (SEE BELOW FOR BREAKDOWN) .............................16-51 INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME BESTS ............................................................52-53 INTERNET INDIVIDUAL CAREER AND SEASON BESTS .................................................54-62 The offi cial Web site of the Big Sky Conference can be accessed by visiting www. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS .................................................................................63 bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, news releases, statistics and standings are TEAM RECORDS ..................................................................................64-65 updated on the Web site. Basketball statistics are updated throughout the season INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL STATISTICAL LEADERS ................................................66-72 on the Web site. The Big Sky also has an offi cial blog at www.bigskyconference. TEAM ANNUAL STATISTIC LEADERS ..........................................................73-75 blogspot.com ALL-BIG SKY TEAMS ...........................................................................76-78 PLAYER OF THE WEEK PAST AWARD WINNERS ..............................................................................80 Each week of the 2011-12 Men’s Basketball season the Big Sky Conference of- BIG SKY PLAYERS IN THE NBA DRAFT ........................................................81 fi ce selects a player of the week. Each week’s winners are announced Mondays ATTENDANCE RECORDS .............................................................................82 by noon via a PDF document email and are also made available on the Web COMPOSITE STANDINGS .............................................................................83 site. Nominations are made by each institution’s sports information director. RANKING BY SEASON .................................................................................84 COMPOSITE COACHING RECORDS ................................................................85 WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE PAST BIG SKY STANDINGS ....................................................................86-89 The Big Sky Conference media relations department produces a weekly men’s 2011 BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP ....................................................................90 basketball release every Monday during the season. Media can receive the re- leases as a PDF document via email by contacting Jon Kasper at 801.392.1978 BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS ..........................................................91-97 ext. 16 or by email at [email protected]. BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS .......................................................98-102 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS .................................................................103 ALL-CONFERENCE/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS BIG SKY IN NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS .........................................................104 Following completion of the regular season the Big Sky names First Team, Second ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS ......................................................................105-107 Team and Honorable Mention All-Conference teams. Individual awards consist of Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, INDIVIDUAL TEAM PAGES Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. EASTERN WASHINGTON .........................................................................16-19 BIG SKY CONFERENCE OFFICE STAFF Commissioner ........................................................................... Douglas Fullerton IDAHO STATE .......................................................................................20-23 Associate Commissioner .................................................................... Ron Loghry MONTANA ...........................................................................................24-27 Asst. Commissioner/Compliance ................................................ Jaynee Nadolski MONTANA STATE ..................................................................................28-31 Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations ................................................. Jon Kasper NORTHERN ARIZONA .............................................................................32-35 Media Relations Director ................................................................Megan Lobdell NORTHERN COLORADO .........................................................................36-39 Media Relations/Marketing ............................................................Tanner Gooch PORTLAND STATE .................................................................................40-43 Media Relations Intern ..................................................................... Alyssa Askew SACRAMENTO STATE .............................................................................44-47 Supervisor of Football Offi cials ........................................................... Doug Toole Supervisor of Basketball/Volleyball Offi cials .................................. Marla Denham WEBER STATE .....................................................................................48-51 Administrative Assistant .............................................................. Janet Carpenter Accounts Technician ....................................................................... Christy Hatley CREDITS THE 2011-12 BIG SKY CONFERENCE MEDIA GUIDE WAS PRODUCED BY THE BIG SKY CONFER- ENCE. IT WAS WRITTEN AND EDITED BY JON KASPER AND ALYSSA ASKEW. FRONT COVER DESIGNED BY MACKENZIE KASPER. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE NINE BIG SKY INSTITUTIONAL MEDIA RELATIONS STAFFS AND PHOTO DEPARTMENTS AND FOR ALL THEIR HELP PUTTING THE GUIDE TOGETHER. BIG SKY CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WWW.BIGSKYCONF.COM 1 BIG SKY CONFERENCE HISTORY he Big Sky Conference enters its 49th year of athletic competition in 2011-12. The Big Sky is BIG SKY CONFERENCE INSTITUTIONS an NCAA Division I member in all sports, with member institutions classified in the Football Cal State University Sacramento Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA). For Sacramento, Calif. the sixth and final year, the Big Sky is a nine-team league. T Member since 1996 The current lineup includes