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TABLE OF CONTENTS Conference History .................................................................................2 2013-14 Preseason Polls ........................................................................3 2491 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 201 2013-14 Composite Schedule ....................................................... 4-5 OGDEN, UTAH 84401 2012-13 Season in Review ................................................................ 6-9 PHONE: 801.392.1978 Final 2012-13 Statistics ................................................................... 10-15 FAX: 801.392.5568 Big Sky Team Pages (See Below for Breakdown) .......... 16-59 WEBSITE: WWW.BIGSKYCONF.COM Individual Single Game Bests ....................................................60-61 Individual Career and Season Bests ..................................... 62-70 INTERNET Individual Records ..................................................................................71 The o� cial Web site of the Big Sky Conference can be ac- Team Records ...................................................................................72-73 cessed by visiting www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, Individual Annual Statistical Leaders ...................................74-80 news releases, statistics and standings are updated on the Team Annual Statistic Leaders ................................................. 81-83 website. Basketball statistics are updated throughout the All-Big Sky Teams .........................................................................84-87 season on the website. The Big Sky Conference also has an Past Award Winners ............................................................................ 88 o� cial blog at www.bigskyconference.blogspot.com Big Sky Players In the NBA Draft .................................................. 89 Attendance Records ............................................................................. 91 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Composite Standings ........................................................................... 91 Each week of the 2013-14 Men’s Basketball season the Big Ranking by Season ............................................................................... 92 Sky Conference o� ce selects a player of the week. Each Composite Coaching Records ........................................................ 93 week’s winners are announced Mondays by noon via a PDF Past Big Sky Standings ...............................................................94-97 document email and are also made available on the website. 2014 Big Sky Championship ............................................................98 Nominations are made by each institution’s sports informa- Big Sky Championship Results .............................................. 99-105 tion director. Big Sky Championship Records ............................................106-110 NCAA Tournament Results ............................................................... 111 WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE Big Sky in National Tournaments .................................................. 112 The Big Sky Conference media relations department produc- All-Academic Teams .....................................................................113-116 es a weekly men’s basketball release every Monday during the season. Media can receive the releases as a PDF docu- INDIVIDUAL TEAM PAGES ment via email by contacting Jon Kasper at 801.392.1978 ext. Eastern Washington ........................................................................ 16-19 16 or by email at [email protected]. Idaho State ........................................................................................20-23 Montana .............................................................................................. 24-27 ALL-CONFERENCE/INDIVIDUAL AWARDS Montana State .................................................................................. 28-31 Following completion of the regular season the Big Sky names North Dakota .................................................................................... 32-35 First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention All-Confer- Northern Arizona ...........................................................................36-39 ence teams. Individual awards consist of O� ensive Player of Northern Colorado ....................................................................... 40-43 the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Portland State ..................................................................................44-47 Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year. Sacramento State ........................................................................... 48-51 Southern Utah ................................................................................. 52-55 BIG SKY CONFERENCE OFFICE STAFF Weber State ......................................................................................56-59 Commissioner ........................................................ Douglas Fullerton Associate Commissioner ............................................... Ron Loghry CREDITS Asst. Commissioner/Compliance .................... Jaynee Nadolski The 2013-14 Big Sky Conference media guide was produced Asst. Commissioner/Media Relations ....................... Jon Kasper by the Big Sky Conference. It was written and edited by Jon Media Relations Director ..........................................Megan Lobdell Kasper and Alyssa Askew. Front cover designed by Mack- Media Relations Assistant ..........................................Alyssa Askew enzie Kasper. A special thanks to the 11 Big Sky institutional Marketing ........................................................................ Tanner Gooch media relations sta� s and photo departments and for all Supervisor of Football O� cials ................................. Karl Richins their help putting the guide together. Supervisor of Basketball/Volleyball O� cials .. Marla Denham Administrative Assistant ...................................... Janet Carpenter Business Manager .........................................Georgene Brinkerho� Travel Coordinator ....................................................... Christy Hatley BIG SKY CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL WWW.BIGSKYCONF.COM 1 BIG SKY CONFERENCE HISTORY he Big Sky Conference celebrates 50 years of and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for men’s athletics and 25 years of women’s competi- fi ve years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of tion during the 2013-14 academic year. 2001. The venerable and stable Division I Big Sky Confer- The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pa- T ence observed its 50th birthday on July 1, 2013. cifi c Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league To mark the historic occasion, the league will honor its past by is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in commemorating its top male and female athletics, as well as Washington, Oregon and California. League schools also range the top moments and teams. up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado. It is “The Heart of the American Four of the current league members – Idaho State University, West.” The University of Montana, Montana State and Weber State – have been with the league since its birth. Fellow charter mem- On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the six presi- ber the University of Idaho will bring the majority of its sports dents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. back to the Big Sky on July 1, 2014. Northern Arizona Univer- The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. sity enters its 45th season in the league, giving the league fi ve (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” members with at least 40 years of continuous membership. Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State. While on a track and The Big Sky Conference welcomed North Dakota and South- fi eld trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary ern Utah on July 1, 2012 as full members. UC Davis and Cal Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” Poly joined as football a� liate members. Eastern Washington sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought University, the University of Northern Colorado, Portland State “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference. Harry University and Sacramento State round out the current mem- Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly bership. formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963. The league has become one of the strongest Division I con- ferences in the West and is a national leader in the Football The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 sports, including men’s Championship Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and fi eld, the Division I National Championship, including Eastern Wash- basketball and tennis. In addition, there are also championships ington in 2010. A Big Sky team has played for the national in football, and women’s volleyball, golf and soccer. The Big Sky championship in three of the past fi ve seasons.