Big Sky Conference Basketball TABLE OF CONTENTS Conference History ............................................................................ 2 Watch Big Sky/Social Media .......................................................... 3 Big Sky 50 ............................................................................................. 4 2014-15 Preseason Polls ................................................................... 5 2014-15 Composite Schedule ................................................... 6-7 2014-15 Season in Review ...........................................................8-11 Final 2013-14 Statistics ...............................................................12-17 2491 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 201 Big Sky Team Pages (See Below for Breakdown) ......... 18-65 OGDEN, UTAH 84401 Individual Single Game Bests ...............................................66-67 PHONE: 801.392.1978 Individual Career and Season Bests .................................. 68-76 Individual Records ...........................................................................77 FAX: 801.392.5568 Team Records ............................................................................. 78-79 WEBSITE: www.BIGSKYCONF.COM Individual Annual Statistical Leaders ................................80-86 Team Annual Statistic Leaders ............................................ 87-89 INTERNET All-Big Sky Teams ................................................................... 90-94 The official Web site of the Big Sky Conference can be ac- Past Award Winners .................................................................95-96 cessed by visiting www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game Big Sky Players In the NBA Draft ...............................................97 notes, news releases, statistics and standings are updated Attendance Records .......................................................................98 on the website. Basketball statistics are updated throughout Composite Standings .....................................................................99 the season on the website. Ranking by Season ........................................................................100 Composite Coaching Records ................................................... 101 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Past Big Sky Standings ........................................................102-106 Each week of the 2014-15 Men’s Basketball season the Big 2015 Big Sky Championship....................................................... 107 Sky Conference office selects a player of the week. Each Big Sky Championship Results ..........................................108-115 week’s winners are announced Mondays by noon via a PDF Big Sky Championship Records .......................................106-120 document email and are also made available on the website. NCAA Tournament Results ...........................................................121 Nominations are made by each institution’s sports informa- Big Sky in National Tournaments ..............................................122 tion director. All-Academic Teams ............................................................. 123-126 WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE The Big Sky Conference media relations department produc- INDIVIDUAL TEAM PAGES es a weekly men’s basketball release every Monday during Eastern Washington ................................................................... 18-21 the season. Media can receive the releases as a PDF docu- Idaho .............................................................................................. 22-25 ment via email by contacting Jon Kasper at 801.392.1978 ext. Idaho State .................................................................................. 26-29 16 or by email at [email protected]. Montana ........................................................................................30-33 Montana State ............................................................................ 34-37 ALL-CONFERENCE/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS North Dakota ...............................................................................38-41 Following completion of the regular season the Big Sky names Northern Arizona ......................................................................42-45 First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention All-Confer- Northern Colorado ...................................................................46-49 ence teams. Individual awards consist of Offensive Player of Portland State ............................................................................50-53 the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Sacramento State ..................................................................... 54-57 Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Southern Utah ............................................................................. 58-61 Weber State ................................................................................62-65 BIG SKY CONFERENCE OFFICE STAFF Commissioner .................................................... Douglas Fullerton CREDITS Associate Commissioner ........................................... Ron Loghry The 2014-15 Big Sky Conference media guide was produced Asst. Commissioner/Compliance .................. Jaynee Nadolski by the Big Sky Conference. It was written and edited by Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations .................... Jon Kasper Jon Kasper. Front cover designed by Mackenzie Kasper. A Media Relations Director ...................................... Jason Ashcraft special thanks to the 12 Big Sky institutional media relations Media Relations Intern .....................................................Brad Wall staffs and photo departments and for all their help putting Marketing ................................................................... Tanner Gooch the guide together. Supervisor of Football Officials .............................. Karl Richins Supervisor of Basketball/Volleyball Officials Marla Denham Administrative Assistant................................... Janet Carpenter Business Manager ...............................................Natanee Spencer Travel Coordinator ................................................... Christy Hatley Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball w www.bigskyconf.com 1 Big Sky Conference History he Big Sky Conference enters its 52nd year and 26th with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League year of women’s competition during the 2014-15 aca- schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with demic year. institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. It The venerable and stable Division I Big Sky Confer- is “The Heart of the American West.” Tence observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013. The University of Idaho, which was a member from 1963- Four of the current league members – Idaho State Universi- 96, will once again compete in the Big Sky in the majority of ty, The University of Montana, Montana State and Weber State its sports. Idaho’s football program will maintain its FBS affilia- – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter tion, joining the Sun Belt Conference. member the University of Idaho returned most of its sports to On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona University enters six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new its 46th season in the league, giving the league five members conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written with at least 40 years of continuous membership. by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana Southern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UC Davis and advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Cal Poly joined as football affiliate members. Eastern Washing- Treasure State. While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, ton University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State State University and Sacramento State round out the current saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered membership. Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be The league has become one of the strongest Division I con- a perfect name for the new conference. Harry Missildine of ferences in the West and is a national leader in the Football the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed Championship Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column the Division I National Championship, including Eastern Wash- dated Feb. 20, 1963. ington in 2010. A Big Sky team has played for the national The Big Sky sponsors championships in 16 sports, includ- championship in three of the past six seasons. The Big Sky is ing men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor one of three conferences in the western United States playing track and field, basketball and tennis. In addition, there are Division I football. also championships in football, and women’s volleyball, golf The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six and soccer. The Big Sky sponsored softball for the first time charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, in 2013. Men’s golf returns as a championship sport in 2014 Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the for the first time since 2002. The University of Hartford and foundation of the Big Sky