2011-12 BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE HONORING LEGENDS. BUILDING LEADERS. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE 1500 West Higgins Road • Park Ridge, Illinois 60068-6300 Phone: 847-696-1010 • Fax: 847-696-1150 • www.bigten.org Media Informa on ......................................................................................2 BIG TEN STAFF Big Ten Conference History ..........................................................................3 Commissioner: James E. Delany Deputy Commissioner: Brad Traviolia Commissioner James E. Delany ....................................................................4 Chief Communica ons Offi cer: Diane Dietz Senior Associate Commissioner, Television Administra on: Mark D. Rudner Honoring Legends. Building Leaders. ...........................................................5 Associate Commissioner, Championships: Wendy Fallen Associate Commissioner, Compliance: Chad Hawley 2011-12 Composite Schedule ....................................................................6-7 Associate Commissioner, Football & Basketball Opera ons: Andrea Williams Associate Commissioner, Governance: Jennifer Heppel 2011-12 TEAM CAPSULES........................................................................8-19 Associate Commissioner, Offi cia ng Programs: Rick Boyages Illinois Figh ng Illini .......................................................................8 Assistant Commissioner, Communica ons: Sco Chipman Indiana Hoosiers ............................................................................9 Assistant Commissioner, Technology: Mike McComiskey Iowa Hawkeyes ............................................................................10 Controller: Julie Suderman Michigan Wolverines ...................................................................11 Director of Accoun ng: Bill Siitari Michigan State Spartans .............................................................. 12 Director of Branding: Robin Jentes Minnesota Golden Gophers ........................................................ 13 Associate Director, Branding: Jade Burroughs Nebraska Cornhuskers .................................................................14 Associate Director, Championships: Stephanie Kirby Associate Director, Communica ons: Valerie Todryk Krebs Northwestern Wildcats ................................................................15 Associate Director, Opera ons: Josh Munk Ohio State Buckeyes .................................................................... 16 Assistant Director, Championships: Jessica Palermo Penn State Ni any Lions ..............................................................17 Assistant Director, Communica ons: Dan Mihalik Purdue Boilermakers ...................................................................18 Assistant Director, Compliance: Kerry Kenny Wisconsin Badgers .......................................................................19 Produc on Coordinator, Building Manager: W.T. Robinson Video Coordinator: Jay Reid 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW .................................................................20-32 Execu ve Assistant to the Commissioner: Barbara Greenbaum Returning Player Career Sta s cs ...........................................20-22 Execu ve Assistant: Sandra Morgan 2010-11 in Review .................................................................. 23-24 Administra ve Assistant: Linda Arnold Individual & Team Stats - All Games .......................................24-28 Administra ve Assistant: Brenda Hilton Individual & Team Stats - Conference Games .........................29-32 Administra ve Assistant: Sue Immekus Administra ve Assistant: Jennifer Mahler RECORDS ...........................................................................................33-55 Administra ve Assistant: Mary Jo O’Donohue Individual Records - All Games ............................................... 33-36 Administra ve Assistant: Madeline Russell Team Records - All Games ...................................................... 37-39 C.D. Henry Championships Intern: Jerryl Randolph Individual Records - Conference Games .................................40-42 Bob Hammel Communica ons Intern: Bob Healy Team Records - Conference Games ........................................43-45 Bob Hammel Communica ons Intern: Stephen Villatoro Annual Sta s cal Champions - Individual ...............................46-50 Video Intern: Omar Ahmad Annual Sta s cal Champions - Team ......................................51-53 Video Intern: Bre Ferguson Career Clubs ...........................................................................54-55 COLLEGIATE OFFICIATING CONSORTIUM - FOOTBALL COACHING RECORDS ............................................................................56-61 Coordinator of Football Offi cials: Bill Carollo Current Coaches Year-by-Year Records ...................................56-57 All Coaches Records by School ............................................... 58-60 BIG TEN SPORTS PROPERTIES All-Time Coaching Records .......................................................... 61 General Manager: Sco Bailey Business Development Manager: Greg Rogers BIG TEN MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT .........................................62-73 2012 Big Ten Tournament Bracket ............................................... 62 Big Ten Tournament - All-Time Results ........................................ 63 CREDITS Big Ten Tournament - All-Tournament Teams/A endance .....64-65 Big Ten Tournament Records ..................................................64-73 The 2011-12 Big Ten Conference men’s basketball media guide is produced by HISTORY ...........................................................................................74-92 the Big Ten Conference offi ce, James E. Delany, Commissioner. Informa on and All-Time Conference Standings ...............................................74-80 photographs for this publica on were supplied by the athle c communica ons All-Time Big Ten Championships ..................................................80 offi ces of Big Ten member ins tu ons. A special thanks is extended to all those NCAA Tournament History ...........................................................81 who assisted on this project, especially the Big Ten communica ons directors and their staff s, who were invaluable to the comple on of this guide. NCAA All-Tournament Teams .......................................................82 NCAA Year-by-Year Results...................................................... 83-86 Designed and produced by: Sco Chipman, Bob Healy, Dan Mihalik, Valerie NIT History ...................................................................................87 Todryk Krebs and Stephen Villatoro, Big Ten Conference. NIT Year-by-Year Results ......................................................... 88-89 Big Ten in the Polls ..................................................................90-91 A endance Figures ......................................................................92 HONORS .........................................................................................93-106 Individual Na onal Honors ..........................................................93 Individual Big Ten Honors .......................................................94-95 All-Time All-Big Ten ......................................................................96 Most Valuable Players........................................................... 97-100 All-Time Academic All-Big Ten ............................................ 101-102 Big Ten Players of the Week................................................ 103-105 Big Ten in the NBA Dra .....................................................106-108 www.bigten.org 1 MEDIA INFORMATION Dear media member: Welcome to the 2011-12 college basketball season! The Big Ten Conference would like to thank those media members who have covered Big Ten basketball over the years and would like to welcome those new to our conference. This media guide is intended to assist in the media’s coverage of Big Ten men’s basketball. As always, please feel free to contact us if you have any ques ons or need assistance. We look forward to working with you this season! COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES Website Weekly Awards Weekly releases, sta s cs and standings for Big Ten men’s basketball, along with The Big Ten Conference will select a men’s basketball Player and Freshman of the informa on and audio for the weekly coaches teleconference, will be available Week. The Big Ten offi ce will announce weekly men’s basketball award winners online at www.bigten.org. For daily updates on Big Ten men’s basketball, visit the on Mondays. Award winners are chosen by a vote of the Big Ten Communica ons blog at h p://www.bigten.org/blog/mens-basketball/. staff from nomina ons supplied by the schools’ athle c communica ons offi ces. Social Media Postseason Awards For real- me updates, follow us on Twi er @BigTenConf and @B1GMBBall. You In men’s basketball, coaches and a media panel choose All-Conference teams can also become an online fan of the Big Ten by searching “Big Ten Conference” (First, Second, Third and Honorable Men on), along with Player, Freshman and from your Facebook page. Coach of the Year honors. Coaches also select a Defensive Player of the Year, E-mail Service Sixth Man of the Year, an All-Freshman team and an All-Defensive team. Aca- Informa on regarding Big Ten men’s basketball will be e-mailed throughout the demic All-Big Ten teams are named for every sport. The