2020-21 BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE BIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN. TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTENTS THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE Headquarters and Conference Center Media Information ......................................................................................2 5440 Park Place • Rosemont, IL 60018 • Phone: 847-696-1010 New York City Office Big Ten Conference History ..........................................................................3 900 Third Avenue, 36th Floor • New York, NY, 10022 • Phone: 212-243-3290 Web Site: bigten.org Big Ten Tournament: bigten.org/wbbt Commissioner Kevin Warren........................................................................4 Twitter: @B1GWBBall, @BigTen Instagram: @BigTen Facebook: /BigTenConference Snapchat: @BigTenConf Big Life. Big Stage. Big Ten. ..........................................................................5 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER Kevin Warren ....................................................................................Commissioner Jessica Palermo ......................................Chief of Staff, Innovation and Operations 2019-20 SEASON IN REVIEW ...................................................................6-15 Adam Neuman ...........................................Chief of Staff, Strategy and Operations 2019-20 Season in Review .......................................................... 6-7 Mai Davis ................................................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Individual & Team Stats - All Games ......................................... 8-11 Noor Davis ....................................................... Fellow, Office of the Commissioner Individual & Team Stats - Conference Games ......................... 12-15 BUSINESS OPERATIONS Julie Suderman .........................................................Associate Commissioner, CFO Laura Anderson .......................................................................................Controller RECORDS ...........................................................................................16-35 Satvik Patel ...............................................Associate Director, Business Operations Individual - All Games ............................................................. 16-19 PUBLIC AFFAIRS Team - All Games .................................................................... 20-22 Diane Dietz ....................................................Deputy Commissioner, Public Affairs Individual - Conference Games ............................................... 23-24 Kerry Kenny ................................................ Assistant Commissioner, Public Affairs Team - Conference Games ...................................................... 25-27 BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL OPERATIONS Big Ten Composite Standings/Championships ............................. 27 Scott Chipman ................................ Associate Commissioner, Football Operations Annual Statistical Champions - Individual ............................... 28-30 Rick Boyages ........................................ Associate Commissioner, Men’s Basketball Delaney Osterday ..............Assistant Director, Basketball and Football Operations Annual Statistical Champions - Team ...................................... 31-33 Kaylah Hughes ...................Assistant Director, Football and Basketball Operations Career Clubs ........................................................................... 34-35 BRANDING Robin Jentes ......................................................Assistant Commissioner, Branding COACHING RECORDS ............................................................................36-40 Chris Althoff ................................................................Associate Director, Branding Current Coaches - Year-by-Year Records ................................. 36-38 Leah Jenk .....................................................................Assistant Director, Branding Coaching Records - By School ...................................................... 39 BUILDING SERVICES All-Time Coaching Records .......................................................... 40 Brenda Hilton ..................................................... Senior Director, Building Services Michael Amore .......................................................................... Manager, Facilities BIG TEN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT ...................................41-50 Toni Horowitz ........................................................................ Meeting Coordinator Big Ten Tournament All-Time Results ..................................... 41-43 COMMUNICATIONS Adam Augustine ...................................Assistant Commissioner, Communications Big Ten Tournament Composite Standings/Record by Seed ........ 43 Zach Groen .................................................................... Director, Communications Big Ten Tournament Coaches Records ......................................... 43 Chris Masters ................................................. Associate Director, Communications Big Ten Tournament History/Honors ........................................... 44 Shannon Malone ............................................Assistant Director, Communications Megan Rowley ................................................Assistant Director, Communications Big Ten Tournament Attendance ................................................. 44 Leigh McGuirk ............................................. Bob Hammel Communications Intern Big Ten Tournament Records .................................................. 45-50 COMPLIANCE AND POLICY Big Ten Tournament Championship Game Records ..................... 50 Chad Hawley ..........................................................Associate Commissioner, Policy Gil Grimes ..................................................... Assistant Commissioner, Compliance HISTORY ...........................................................................................51-61 Jennifer Dominguez ............................................... Associate Director, Compliance Annual Conference Standings ................................................. 51-53 Fred Krauss ......................................................................Associate Director, Policy NCAA Tournament History ...................................................... 54-57 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NIT History .............................................................................. 58-59 Nate Schnader .................................................................Chief Information Officer Fuad Folu-oso ................................................Director, IT Security & Infrastructure WBI History .................................................................................. 59 Big Ten in Final National Polls ...................................................... 60 LEGAL Tshneka Tate ................................................................................. General Counsel Attendance Figures ...................................................................... 61 OFFICIATING SERVICES Tony Buyniski .....................................Assistant Commissioner, Officiating Services HONORS ...........................................................................................62-77 Sam Arvaneh .............................................. Assistant Director, Officiating Services Big Ten Honors ........................................................................ 62-64 Joseph Hamata ........................................... Assistant Director, Officiating Services National Honors ........................................................................... 65 PEOPLE & CULTURE Academic All-Big Ten .............................................................. 66-69 Omar Brown ............................................................... VP, People & Culture Officer Academic All-Americans .............................................................. 67 SPORTS ADMINISTRATION Weekly Honorees ................................................................... 70-74 Wendy Fallen ............................... Associate Commissioner, Sports Administration Big Ten in the WNBA Draft ...................................................... 75-76 Grace Bonoma ........................................Assistant Director, Sports Administration A.J. Edds .................................................Assistant Director, Sports Administration Big Ten Medal of Honor ............................................................... 77 Katie Stankiewicz ....................................Assistant Director, Sports Administration Logan Young ...........................................Assistant Director, Sports Administration ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS Sandra Morgan ......................................................................... Executive Assistant Linda Arnold ..................................................................... Administrative Assistant Cori Daizovi ....................................................................... Administrative Assistant Katie Davidson .................................................................. Administrative Assistant Janelle McDaniel .............................................................. Administrative Assistant Madeline Russell .............................................................. Administrative Assistant COORDINATORS OF OFFICIALS Rich Fetchiet .............................................................................................