2018-19 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Media Information ......................................................................................2 Headquarters and Conference Center 5440 Park Place • Rosemont, IL 60018 • Phone: 847-696-1010 Big Ten Conference History ..........................................................................3 New York City Office 900 Third Avenue, 36th Floor • New York, NY, 10022 • Phone: 212-243-3290 Commissioner James E. Delany ....................................................................4 Web Site: bigten.org Big Ten Tournament: bigten.org/wbbt Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten. ..........................................................................5 Twitter: @B1GWBBall, @BigTen Instagram: @BigTen Facebook: /BigTenConference Snapchat: @BigTenConf 2018-19 Composite Schedule ....................................................................6-8 BIG TEN STAFF – ROSEMONT Commissioner: James E. Delany 2018-19 TEAM CAPSULES........................................................................9-22 Deputy Commissioner, COO: Brad Traviolia Illinois Fighting Illini ....................................................................... 9 Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs: Diane Dietz Indiana Hoosiers .......................................................................... 10 Senior Associate Commissioner, Television Administration: Mark D. Rudner Iowa Hawkeyes ............................................................................ 11 Associate Commissioner, CFO: Julie Suderman Associate Commissioner, Football Operations:Scott Chipman Maryland Terrapins ...................................................................... 12 Associate Commissioner, Men’s Basketball: Rick Boyages Michigan Wolverines ................................................................... 13 Associate Commissioner, Policy: Chad Hawley Michigan State Spartans .............................................................. 14 Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration: Wendy Fallen Minnesota Golden Gophers ........................................................ 15 Associate Commissioner, Technology: Mike McComiskey Nebraska Cornhuskers ................................................................. 16 Assistant Commissioner, Branding: Robin Jentes Northwestern Wildcats ................................................................ 17 Assistant Commissioner, Communications:Jason Yellin Assistant Commissioner, Compliance: Gil Grimes Ohio State Buckeyes .................................................................... 18 Assistant Commissioner, Officiating Services: Tony Buyniski Penn State Lady Lions .................................................................. 19 Controller: Laura Anderson Purdue Boilermakers ................................................................... 20 Senior Director, Building Services: Brenda Hilton Rutgers Scarlet Knights ................................................................ 21 Senior Director, Information Technology:Brandon Winbush Wisconsin Badgers ....................................................................... 22 Director, Communications: Adam Augustine Associate Director, Communications: Chris Masters 2017-18 SEASON IN REVIEW .................................................................23-32 Associate Director, Football/Basketball Operations: Davon Robb Associate Director, Sports Administration: Natalie Portabella 2017-18 Season in Review ...................................................... 23-24 Associate Director, Officiating Services: Matt Braunscheidel Individual & Team Stats - All Games ....................................... 25-28 Associate Director, Business Operations: Satvik Patel Individual & Team Stats - Conference Games ......................... 29-32 Associate Director, Branding: Chris Althoff Assistant Director, Basketball/Football Operations: Delaney Osterday RECORDS ...........................................................................................33-51 Assistant Director, Branding: Doron Tamari Individual - All Games ............................................................. 33-36 Assistant Director, Communications: Megan Rowley Assistant Director, Communications: Shannon Malone Team - All Games .................................................................... 37-39 Assistant Director, Compliance: Jennifer Dominguez Individual - Conference Games ............................................... 40-41 Assistant Director, Policy: Fred Krauss Team - Conference Games ...................................................... 42-44 Assistant Director, Sports Administration: Grace Bonoma Big Ten Composite Standings/Championships ............................. 44 Assistant Director, Sports Administration: A.J. Edds Annual Statistical Champions - Individual ............................... 45-47 Assistant Director, Officiating Services: Joseph Hamata Annual Statistical Champions - Team ...................................... 48-50 Production Coordinator/Building Manager: W.T. Robinson Career Clubs ................................................................................ 51 Executive Assistant to the Commissioner:Barbara Greenbaum Executive Assistant: Sandra Morgan Administrative Assistant: Linda Arnold COACHING RECORDS ............................................................................52-56 Administrative Assistant: Cori Daizovi Current Coaches - Year-by-Year Records ................................. 52-54 Administrative Assistant: Sue Immekus Coaching Records - By School ...................................................... 55 Administrative Assistant: Janelle McDaniel All-Time Coaching Records .......................................................... 56 Administrative Assistant: Mary Jo O’Donohue Administrative Assistant: Madeline Russell Bob Hammel Communications Intern: Leigh McGuirk BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ...................................57-66 C.D. Henry Intern: Mariah Turner 2019 Big Ten Tournament Bracket ............................................... 57 Officiating Services Intern: Andy Homa Big Ten Tournament All-Time Results ..................................... 58-59 Big Ten Tournament Composite Standings .................................. 59 BIG TEN STAFF – NEW YORK Big Ten Tournament History/Honors ...................................... 59-60 Assistant Commissioner, Men’s/Women’s Basketball Operations:Jessica Palermo Big Ten Tournament Attendance ................................................. 60 Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs: Kerry Kenny Big Ten Tournament Records .................................................. 60-66 Administrative Assistant: TBD Big Ten Tournament Championship Game Records ..................... 66 COORDINATORS OF OFFICIALS BIG TEN NETWORK Baseball: Rich Fetchiet SPORTS MEDIA GROUP HISTORY ...........................................................................................67-77 Men’s Basketball: Rick Boyages General Manager: Scott Bailey Annual Conference Standings ................................................. 67-69 Women’s Basketball: Patty Broderick Senior Manager, Business Development: Field Hockey: Mary Brainard Matt Agase NCAA Tournament History ...................................................... 70-73 Football: Bill Carollo Manager, Client Services: NIT History .............................................................................. 74-75 Ice Hockey: Steve Piotrowski Libby McCormick WBI History .................................................................................. 75 Soccer: Steve Siomos Property Assistant: Veronica Brozyna Big Ten in Final National Polls ...................................................... 76 Softball:Sally Walker Attendance Figures ...................................................................... 77 Volleyball: Marcia Alterman Wrestling: Mike Allen HONORS ...........................................................................................78-92 Most Valuable Players............................................................. 78-79 CREDITS Big Ten Honors ........................................................................ 80-82 The 2018-19 Big Ten Conference women’s basketball media guide is produced by National Honors ........................................................................... 83 the Big Ten Conference office, James E. Delany, Commissioner. Information and Academic All-Big Ten .............................................................. 84-86 photographs for this publication were supplied by the communications offices of Academic All-Americans .............................................................. 85 Big Ten member institutions. A special thanks is extended to all those who assisted Weekly Honorees ................................................................... 87-90 on this project, especially the Big Ten communications directors and their staffs, Big Ten in the WNBA Draft ........................................................... 91 who were invaluable to the completion of this guide. Big Ten Medal of Honor ............................................................... 92 Designed and produced by: Chris Masters, Leigh McGuirk, Jason Yellin, Adam Au- gustine, Megan Rowley and Shannon Malone. bigten.org 1 MEDIA INFORMATION Dear media member: Welcome to the 2018-19 Big Ten women’s basketball season! The Big Ten Conference would like to thank those