Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Welcome to the 13Th Annual Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship
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PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAmpIONSHIP Welcome to the 13th annual Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship. We hope that you have an enjoyable stay during your time in Oklahoma City. The Big 12 Conference is pleased that you have chosen to cover one of the nation's premiere college basketball events. Included in this media guide is some of the basic information which we hope will make your visit easier. If there is anything the communications staff of the Big 12 can do to help, please do not hesitate to ask. Each of us will be available throughout the championship and if you should need us during those rare non-game hours, our hotel telephone number is also included below. Thank you for joining us and best wishes for a great stay in Oklahoma City. - - - Big 12 Communications BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Championship Media Director: Rob Carolla (Cell: 214-208-1876) Assistant Championship Media Director: Carmen Branch (Cell: 214-418-6969) Assistant Commissioner: Bob Burda Associate Director of Communications: Joni Lehmann Will Hancock Communications Assistant: Felicia Michael Will Hancock Communications Assistant: Bonnie Ryan Media Headquarters Hotel ~ Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City: 405-232-2290 BIG 12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRIMARY MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS (Cell Phone Numbers Listed Next To Contact Name) BAYLOR BEARS NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Chris Yandle ... 254-652-9068 Jerry Trickie ... 402-540-0269 COLORADO BUFFALOES OKLAHOMA SOONERS Andrew Green ... 720-470-9780 Mike Houck ... 405-249-5892 IOWA STATE CYCLONES OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS Mike Green ... 515-460-5804 Mike Noteware ... 405-612-4843 KANSAS JAYHAWKS TEXAS LONGHORNS Chris Theisen ... 785-331-9356 Scott McConnell ... 512-748-9313 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS TEXAS A&M AGGIES Tom Gilbert ... 785-587-7868 Colin Killian ... 979-229-4706 MISSOURI TIGERS TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Dave Reiter ... 573-424-8740 Randy Farley ... 806-789-3428 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTERS BAYLOR BEARS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School(s) 4 Quincy Acy F 6-7 215 Fr. Mesquite, Texas/Horn 45 Tweety Carter G 5-10 185 Jr. Reserve, La./Reserve Christian School 15 Mamadou Diene C 7-1 246 Sr. Yeumbeul, Senegal/Jean de la Fontaine 5 Henry Dugat G 6-0 177 Sr. Dayton, Texas/Dayton 24 LaceDarius Dunn G 6-4 201 So. Monroe, La./Excelsior Christian School 3 Fred Ellis F 6-6 210 Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Sacramento 0 Curtis Jerrells G 6-1 201 Sr. Austin, Texas/Del Valle 41 Anthony Jones F 6-10 196 Fr. Houston, Texas/Yates 50 Josh Lomers C 7-0 280 Jr. Boerne, Texas/Boerne 23 Kevin Rogers F 6-9 250 Sr. Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff 11 Delbert Simpson F 6-8 224 Sr. Tyler, Texas/Tyler/Tyler JC 1 Kendall Wright G 6-0 180 Fr. Pittsburg, Texas/Pittsburg Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler ’93) Assistant Coaches: Matthew Driscoll (Slippery Rock ’92), Mark Morefield (Valparaiso ’98), Jerome Tang (Charter Oak State, ‘07) Director of Basketball Operations: Stephen Brough (Miami, ‘96) COLORADO BUFFALOES No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School(s) 14 Javon Coney G 6-3 200 So. Chicago, Ill./Latin 34 Casey Crawford F 6-9 235 So. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North/Wake Forest 33 Austin Dufault F 6-8 210 Fr. Killdeer, N.D./Killdeer 55 Trey Eckloff F 6-9 225 Fr. Englewood, Colo./Cherry Creek 11 Cory Higgins G 6-5 185 So. Danville, Calif./Monta Vista/The Pendleton School [Fla.] 31 Jermyl Jackson-Wilson F 6-6 230 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Fork Union M.A./Rufus King/Ohio State 10 Ryan Kelley G 6-2 185 Fr. Pomona, Calif./Diamond Ranch 24 Levi Knutson G 6-4 190 So. Littleton, Colo./Arapahoe 12 Dwight Thorne II G 6-3 185 Jr. Arlington, Texas/Martin 1 Nate Tomlinson PG 6-2 180 Fr. Sydney, Australia/Lee Academy [Maine] 15 Toby Veal F 6-7 225 Fr. Savannah, Ga./Johnson 25 Andrew Zehnder G 6-3 175 So. Arvada, Colo./Standley Lake Head Coach: Jeff Bzdelik (Illinois-Chicago ‘76) Associate Head Coach: Steve McClain (Chadron State ‘84) Assistant Coaches: Derrick Clark (California-Lutheran ‘95), Charles Baker (Eastern Kentucky ‘90) Director of Basketball Operations: Jody Bailey (Louisville ‘95) BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTERS IOWA STATE CYCLONES No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School(s) 0 Charles Boozer G 6-3 195 So. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville Road/Stoneridge Prep [Calif.] 21 Craig Brackins F 6-10 230 So. Palmdale, Calif./Boys To Men/Brewster Academy [N.H.] 1 Dominique Buckley G 6-2 205 Fr. Detroit, Mich./Romulus 2 Scott Christopherson G 6-3 205 So. LaCrosse, Wis./Aquinas/Marquette 12 Wes Eikmeier G 6-3 170 Fr. Fremont, Neb./Archbishop Bergan 10 Diante Garrett G 6-4 185 So. Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent 3 Sean Haluska G 6-3 210 Sr. Carroll, Iowa/Carrol/Indian Hills CC 41 Justin Hamilton C 6-11 255 Fr. Alpine, Utah/Lone Peak 24 Cameron Lee G 6-2 180 So. Country Club Hills, Ill./Hillcrest 33 Clinton Mann F 6-7 230 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas 22 Bryan Petersen G 6-1 180 Sr. Clinton, Iowa/Clinton/Kirkwood CC 34 L.A. Pomlee F 6-8 235 Fr. Davenport, Iowa/Central 5 Lucca Staiger G 6-5 225 So. Blaustein, Germany/Urspring Academy/Decatur Christian [Ill.] 15 Alex Thompson F 6-10 235 Sr. Ames, Iowa/Ames 23 Jamie Vanderbeken F 6-11 245 Jr. Belleville, Ontario/Quinte/Tyer JC [Texas] Head Coach: Greg McDermott (Northern Iowa ’88) Assistant Coaches: Jeff Rutter (Winona State ’88), T.J. Otzelberger (Wisconsin-Whitewater ’01), Daniyal Robinson (Arkansas-Little Rock, ‘99) Director of Basketball Operations: Ron Smith (Illinois State ’76) KANSAS JAYHAWKS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School(s) 45 Cole Aldrich C 6-11 245 So. Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson 32 Tyrone Appleton G 6-2 203 Jr. Gary, Ind./Harmony Prep/Midland College [Texas] 10 Brennan Bechard G 6-0 185 Sr. Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence/Barton County CC [Kan.] 41 Chase Buford G 6-3 210 So. San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights 4 Sherron Collins G 5-11 200 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Crane 54 Matt Kleinmann C 6-10 250 Sr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West 23 Mario Little G 6-5 210 Jr. Chicago, Ill./Washington/Chipola CC [Fla.] 12 Brady Morningstar G 6-3 187 Jr. Lawrence, Kan./Free State/New Hampton [N.H.] Prep 22 Marcus Morris F 6-8 225 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter/APEX Academy [N.J.] 21 Markieff Morris C 6-9 232 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Prep Charter/APEX Academy [N.J.] 14 Tyrel Reed G 6-3 185 So. Burlington, Kan./Burlington 24 Travis Releford G 6-5 200 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege 15 Tyshawn Taylor G 6-3 180 Fr. Hoboken, N.J./Saint Anthony 2 Connor Teahan G 6-5 215 So. Leawood, Kan./Rockhurst 11 Quintrell Thomas F 6-7 240 Fr. Newark, N.J./Saint Patrick Head Coach: Bill Self (Oklahoma State ‘85) Assistant Coaches: Joe Dooley (George Washington ‘88), Kurtis Townsend (Western Kentucky ‘82), Danny Manning (Kansas ‘91) Director of Basketball Operations: Brett Ballard (Kansas ‘03) BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTERS KANSAS STATE WILDCATS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School(s) 40 Ron Anderson F 6-8 255 So Upper Marlboro, Md./The McCallie School 25 Bushi Awaji G 6-3 185 Jr. Los Angeles, Calif./Loyola/Citrus College 1 Fred Brown G 6-2 190 So. West Palm Beach, Fla./William T. Dwyer 21 Denis Clemente G 6-1 175 Jr. Bayamon, Puerto Rico/Calusa Prep/Miami (Fla.) 15 Luis Colon C 6-10 265 Jr. Carolina, Puerto Rico/Krop [Fla.] 24 Curtis Kelly F 6-8 250 Jr. Queens, N.Y./Rice/Connecticut 42 Darren Kent F 6-11 230 Sr. Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview 31 Chris Merriewether G 6-3 210 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla./Arlington Country Day 33 Victor Ojeleye F 6-6 225 Fr. Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa/The Patterson School [N.C.] 0 Jacob Pullen G 6-0 200 So. Maywood, Ill./Proviso East 32 Jamar Samuels F 6-7 215 Fr. Washington, D.C./The Patterson School [N.C.] 23 Dominique Sutton G 6-5 210 So. Durham, N.C./The Patterson 13 Justin Werner G 6-3 190 Fr. Topeka, Kan./Washburn Rural Head Coach: Frank Martin (Florida International ‘93) Associate Head Coach: Dalonte Hill (Charlotte ‘01) Assistant Coaches: Brad Underwood (Kansas State ‘86), Matt Figger (Eastern Kentucky ‘95) Director of Basketball Operations: Andy Assaley (Cincinnati ‘96) MISSOURI TIGERS No. Name Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown/Previous School(s) 13 Michael Anderson G 6-0 183 Sr. Birmingham, Ala./Hoover/UAB 21 Laurence Bowers F 6-8 205 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./St. George 1 DeMarre Carroll F 6-8 225 Sr. Birmingham, Ala./John Carroll/Vanderbilt 12 Marcus Denmon G 6-3 185 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./Hogan Prep 24 Kim English G 6-6 200 Fr. Baltimore, Md./Randallstown/Notre Dame Prep 33 Matt Lawrence G 6-7 203 Sr. St. Louis, Mo./Lafayette 5 Leo Lyons F 6-9 244 Sr. Kansas City, Kan./Coastal Christian Academy 32 Steve Moore C 6-9 264 Fr. Kansas City, Mo./Truman 3 Miguel Paul G 6-1 172 Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen 15 Keith Ramsey F 6-9 210 Jr. Murfreesboro/Seigel/Okaloosa-Walton 23 Justin Safford F 6-8 230 So. Bloomington, Ill./Charis Prep 11 Zaire Taylor G 6-4 189 Jr. Staten Island, N.Y./University of Delaware 4 J.T.