2012-13 OHIO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • INFORMATION GUIDE Number of Big Ten Tournament titles in program history, including the three straight 5 from 2009-11. OHIO STATE BASKETBALL POINTS OF PRIDE 6 8 10 10 14 Ohio State won a Ohio State has The Buckeyes have Number of WNBA Number of Big Ten record six consec- had eight Big Ten advanced to the Draft picks and championships in utive Big Ten titles Player of the Year NCAA Tournament free agent signees program history. from 2005-10. selections during all 10 seasons in the Jim Foster The most of any the past eight under Jim Foster era. school in the seasons. - an Ohio State conference. 132 record. Number of wins at home over the past eight years. Ohio 218 State’s record at home over the past Number of wins over the past eight years eight seasons is 132-9 – the ninth-most among NCAA Division I teams and 159-13 overall in the Jim Foster era. OhioStateBuckeyes.com 1 2012-13 OHIO STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • INFORMATION GUIDE MEDIA INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE Media Information .....................................................2-3 Name of School .........................The Ohio State University 2012-13 Big Ten Composite Schedule ..........................4 ADAM WIDMAN City (Pop.) ......................................Columbus, Ohio (1.7 m) 2012-13 Rosters .........................................................5-6 Women’s Basketball Contact Founded ......................................................................1870 Enrollment .............................56, 867 (Columbus Campus) 2012-13 Ohio State Buckeyes ..................................7-24 Nickname ............................................................Buckeyes Jim Foster, Head Coach .........................................25-28 School Colors ..........Scarlet (PMS 200) & Gray (PMS 429) Debbie Black, Assistant Coach ...................................29 Mascot ......................................................Brutus Buckeye Ed Baldwin, Assistant Coach ......................................30 Primary Arena Name .................Value City Arena (19,049) Patrick Klein, Assistant Coach ....................................31 Secondary Arena Name ...............St. John Arena (13,276) Candace Dark, Video Coordinator ...............................32 Affi liation ..................................................NCAA Division I Tanzania Williams, Director of Basketball Operations.... 32 DANIELLE WARNER Conference ..........................................Big Ten Conference Women’s Basketball Support Staff .............................33 Secondary Contact President ................................E. Gordon Gee (Utah, 1968) Associate AD/SWA ....Miechelle Willis (Grambling, 1976) Athletic & Academic Honors....................................... 34 Athletics Director & Associate Vice President .................. McDonald’s All-Americans ......................................... 35 .......................................................................Eugene Smith USA Basketball ......................................................36-37 Alma Mater, Year ................................Notre Dame, 1977 Ohio State and the WNBA .....................................38-39 Ticket Offi ce Phone .....614-292-2624 or 1-800-GO-BUCKS 2012-13 Opponents ................................................40-42 Athletics Website .......................OhioStateBuckeyes.com 2011-12 Season in Review ....................................43-59 Ohio State Records ................................................60-83 Assoc. A.D., Athletics Communications ...Dan Wallenberg BASKETBALL HISTORY Series Records vs. Opponents ...............................74-79 Director........................................................... Leann Parker First Year of Basketball ..............................................1965 Associate Director .............................................Jerry Emig All-Time Record/Seasons ................885-370/47 seasons Value City Arena Records ......................................80-83 Assistant Directors ................Adam Widman, Kendra Lee, No. Years in NCAA Tourney/Last ..........................21/2012 All-Americans.........................................................84-89 ....... Alex Morando, Brett Rybak, Alissa Clendenen, NCAA Record ............................................................23-21 Honors and Awards ................................................90-92 ........................................................Danielle Warner No. Years in WNIT/Last ..........................................1/2001 All-Time Roster............................................................ 93 Interns ........................................ Ben Vondal, Julie Brown WNIT Record ................................................................5-0 All-Time Captains ........................................................94 Web site ............................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Letterwinners .............................................................. 95 Main Offi ce Phone .............................614-292-6861 TEAM INFORMATION NCAA Tournament History/Records ......................96-98 Fax ......................................................614-292-8547 Tot. Hm. Aw. Neut. Big Ten History/Champions ..................................99-105 Women’s Basketball Contact .....................Adam Widman 2011-12 Overall Record 25-7 19-0 5-5 1-2 Offi ce Phone ........................................614-247-0011 Ohio State Yearly Results ..................................106-112 Big Ten Finish/Record T2nd/11-5 8-0 3-5 0-0 Cell Phone ...........................................614-572-6903 2011-12 Final Ranking AP/Coaches ...................No. 16/22 Email [email protected] 2011-12 Postseason .............................NCAA First Round Press Row ...........................................614-688-5330 Starters Returning/Lost ................................................4/1 Mailing Address ..........................Rm. 124, St. John Arena Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................12/1 410 Woody Hayes Drive Transfers ..........................................................................0 Columbus, Ohio 43210-1166 BASKETBALL STAFF GAME DAY MANAGEMENT Head Coach .......................................................Jim Foster Facility Operations .......................................614-292-9450 Alma Mater, Year ......................................... Temple, 1980 Ticket Offi ce ..................................................614-292-2624 Record at School (Years) ....................261-69 (10 seasons) Marketing .....................................................614-292-3672 Big Ten Record (Years) .......................129-37 (10 seasons) Training Room ..............................................614-292-1165 Overall Career Record (Years) ..........765-294 (34 seasons) Equipment Room ..........................................614-292-1679 Basketball Offi ce Phone ...............................614-292-9270 Basketball Offi ce Fax ....................................614-292-7061 THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Best Time/Day to Reach Coach .......................Contact SID Asst. Commissioner, Media Relations .........Scott Chipman Assistant Coaches ...........Debbie Black (St. Joseph’s, 1988) Phone ............................................................847-696-1010 Ed Baldwin (North Carolina Central, 1976) E-mail ..............................................schipman@bigten.org Patrick Klein (Ohio State, 2005) Women’s Basketball Contact ...........................Dan Mihalik Director of Basketball Operations..............Tangy Williams Phone...............................................847-696-1010 ext. 146 (Bowling Green, 1995) Email...................................................dmihalik@bigten.org Team Physician .........................................James Borchers Fax/Web site ..............................847-696-1110/bigten.org Strength & Conditioning Coach ...............Dave Richardson Mailing Address ............................1500 West Higgins Rd. (Louisiana-Monroe, 1989) Park Ridge, IL 60068-6300 Assistant Athletic Trainer .............................Chalisa Fonza (Western Illinois, 1992) Offi ce Associate ...............................................Patty Meek Video Coordinator .......... Candace Dark (Ohio State, 2007) Photographers - Michael Abramson (Courtesy Roy Lichtenstein Foundation), Rich Bostwick, Chance Brockway Jr., Scott Brockway, Hal Clark, Kevin Fitzsimons, Terry Gilliam, V. Scott Gilmore, Rebecca Gray, Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau, Mark Hall, Stan Hu, Jay LaPrete, Jo McCulty, Jeff Mills, OSU Biomedical Communications, OSU Photo Archives, Ohio State University Relations, Lance Parker, Rick Prebeg, Jamie Sabau, Erik Schelkun, Dale Sparks, Mitch Stringer, Dan Trittschuh, Will Schilling, Jamie Schwaberow This publication has been prepared to assist in your coverage of Ohio State athletics. Every attempt has been made to ensure its accuracy and thoroughness. 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