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NOVEMBER 4 ROBERT MORRIS (exhibition) Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.

13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.18 BUTLER Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.22 TENNESSEE STATE + Evanston, Ill. 1 p.m.24 LIBERTY + Evanston, Ill. 5:30 p.m.27 vs. Notre Dame + ^ Chicago, Ill. 7:30 p.m.28 vs. Iowa State or Saint Louis + ^ Chicago, Ill. TBA

DECEMBER 1 at North Carolina State # Raleigh, N.C. 6 p.m.

13 NORTH CAROLINA A&T Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m.16 NORTH FLORIDA Evanston, Ill. 8 p.m.19 STANFORD Evanston, Ill. 1 p.m.22 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE Evasnton, Ill. 7 p.m.30 at Illinois ✱ Champaign, Ill. 8 p.m.

JANUARY 2 MICHIGAN STATE ✱ Evanston, Ill. 5:30 p.m. 7 TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m.

10 at Michigan ✱ Ann Arbor, Mich. 1 p.m.13 WISCONSIN ✱ Evanston, Ill. 7:30 p.m.16 PURDUE ✱ Evanston, Ill. 4:30 p.m.19 at Ohio State ✱ Columbus, Ohio 6 p.m.23 ILLINOIS ✱ Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m.26 MINNESOTA ✱ Minneapolis, Minn. 8 p.m.30 at Michigan State ✱ East Lansing, Mich. 6 p.m.

FEBRUARY 2 MICHIGAN ✱ Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m. 7 INDIANA ✱ Evanston, Ill. 1:30 p.m.10 at Iowa ✱ Iowa City, Iowa 7:30 p.m.14 MINNESOTA ✱ Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m.17 PENN STATE ✱ Evanston, Ill. 7:30 p.m.21 at Wisconsin ✱ Madison, Wis. 1 p.m.25 IOWA ✱ Evanston, Ill. 6 p.m.28 at Penn State ✱ University Park, Pa. 11 a.m.

MARCH 3 CHICAGO STATE Evanston, Ill. 7 p.m. 6 at Indiana ✱ Bloomington, Ind. 11 a.m.

11-14 Big Ten Tournament Indianapolis, Ind. TBA

Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at Welsh-Ryan Arena+ Chicago Invitational Challenge^ Played at the UIC Pavilion# ACC/Big Ten Challenge✱ Big Ten Conference gamesAll times Central and subject to change

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2009-10 NORTHWESTERN TV/RADIO ROSTER

DREW CRAWFORDFr. • G/F • 6-5 • 195

Naperville, Ill.Naperville Central

MIKE CAPOCCIJr. • F • 6-6 • 195

Lombard, Ill.Glenbard East

ALEX MARCOTULLIOFr. • G • 6-3 • 176

Warren, Mich.De La Salle

JEFF RYANSr. • G/F • 6-6 • 201

Glenview, Ill.Glenbrook South

REGGIE HEARNFr. • G • 6-4 • 195Fort Wayne, Ind.

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LUKA MIRKOVICSo. • F/C • 6-11 • 243

Belgrade, SerbiaLa Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)

NICK FRUENDTSo. • G • 6-5 • 195

Batavia, Ill.Batavia

IVAN PELJUSICJr. • F • 6-8 • 215Zadar, Croatia

V. Nazor Gymnasium

MICHAEL THOMPSONJr. • G • 5-10 • 190

Chicago, Ill.Lincoln Park

JEREMY NASHSr. • G • 6-4 • 191

Chicago, Ill.Marist

JOHN SHURNASo. • F • 6-8 • 208

Glen Ellyn, Ill.Glenbard West

DAVIDE CURLETTISo. • F • 6-9 • 228

Farmington Hills, Mich.Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

MATT STEGERSr. • G/F • 6-5 • 190

Northfield, Ill.Loyola Academy

KEVIN COBLESr. • F • 6-8 • 215Scottsdale, Ariz.

Scottsdale Christian Academy

KYLE ROWLEYSo. • C • 7-0 • 285Arima, Trinidad

Lake Forest (Ill.) Academy

BILL CARMODY10th Season

Union College, ’75

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table of coNteNtsWILDCAT BASKETBALL • 2-13 2008-09 IN REVIEW • 84-103

2009-10 WILDCATS • 50-69 HISTORY • 140-169

WILDCAT STAFF • 72-81 mEDIA REFERENCE • 172-176

THIS IS NORTHWESTERN • 16-41 THE OPPONENTS • 108-119

Kevin Coble ................................... 50-51Jeremy Nash ................................. 52-53Jeff Ryan ....................................... 54-55Michael Thompson ........................ 56-57Mike Capocci ................................. 58-59Ivan Peljusic .................................. 60-61Matt Steger ......................................... 62Davide Curletti .................................... 63Nick Fruendt ....................................... 64Luka Mirkovic ...................................... 65Kyle Rowley ........................................ 66John Shurna ....................................... 67Wildcat Freshmen ............................... 68

All-Americans ................................... 140Academic All-Americans ................... 141Big Ten Honors ................................. 142Team Honors .................................... 1431,000-Point Club ........................ 144-149All-Time Letterwinners ............... 150-153Year-by-Year Records ............... 154-155Year-by-Year Statistics .............. 156-157Year-by-Year Results ................. 158-168Series Records ................................. 169

Head Coach Bill Carmody ............. 72-75Asst. Coach Mitch Henderson ............ 76Asst. Coach Tavaras Hardy ................ 77Asst. Coach Ivan Vujic ........................ 78Basketball Office Staff ........................ 79Basketball Support Staff ................ 80-81

Media Information ...................... 172-173WGN Radio ...................................... 174Media Outlets ................................... 175Travel Information ............................. 176

This is Northwestern ...................... 16-17Notable Alumni .............................. 18-19President Morton Schapiro ................. 20Director of Athletics Jim Phillips .......... 21Academic Services ........................ 22-23Athletic/Academic Excellence ........ 24-25Northwestern Athletics ................... 26-27Strength and Conditioning ............. 28-29Sports Medicine ............................. 30-31Athletic Endowments .......................... 32Evanston and Chicago .................. 33-35Big Ten/Big Ten Network................ 36-41

Nonconference Opponents ........ 108-109Illinois .................................................110Indiana ...............................................111Iowa ...................................................112Michigan ............................................113Michigan State ...................................114Minnesota ..........................................115Ohio State ..........................................116Penn State .........................................117Purdue ...............................................118Wisconsin ..........................................119

Quick Facts ........................................... 2Gameday Atmosphere .......................... 3Welsh-Ryan Arena ............................. 4-5Locker Rooms ...................................... 6Going for the Gold ................................ 7Post-Graduate Success ........................ 8Wildcats in the Pros .............................. 9’Cats in the Community ................. 10-11Media Exposure .................................. 12Freshman Impact ................................ 13

Year In Review............................... 84-85Individual Statistics ............................. 86Game Results ..................................... 87Game-by-Game Statistics .................. 88Game Highs & Lows ........................... 89Big Ten Statistics ........................... 90-93Big Ten Standings & Honors ............... 94Game Recaps .............................. 95-105

SEASON OUTLOOK • 44-47Roster Information .............................. 44Season Notes ..................................... 45Season Outlook ............................. 46-47

RECORD BOOK • 122-137Individual Records ............................ 122Team Records .................................. 123Individual Career ....................... 124-125Individual Season ...................... 126-127Individual Game ......................... 128-129Team Game ...................................... 130Team Season .................................... 131Year-by-Year Leaders ................ 132-135Welsh-Ryan Arena Records ............. 136Carmody-Era Records ...................... 137

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2009-10 QUICK FACTSCity/Zip: Evanston, IL 60208Enrollment: 8,000Nickname: WildcatsSchool Colors: Purple and WhiteArena Name: Welsh-Ryan ArenaCapacity: 8,117Affiliation: NCAA Division IPresident: Morton SchapiroDirector of Athletics and Recreation: Jim PhillipsAthletic Dept. Phone: 847-491-8880

2008-09 Overall Record: 17-14Conference Record (Finish): 8-10 (9th)Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 12/4

First Year of Basketball: 1904-05Overall Won-Lost: 920-1358-1NCAA appearances/last: NoneNIT appearances/last: 4/2009Last Postseason Opponent: Tulsa, NIT First RoundResult: L, 68-59

Head Coach: Bill Carmody Alma mater, Year: Union College, ’75Record at NU (Years): 120-149 (9)Overall Record (Years): 212-174 (13)Office Phone: 847-491-7906Assistant Coach: Mitch Henderson Alma mater, Year: Princeton, ’98 Assistant Coach: Tavaras Hardy Alma mater, Year: Northwestern, ’02 Assistant Coach: Ivan Vujic Alma mater, Year: Valparaiso, ’06 Director of Basketball Operations: John DavidsonAthletic Trainer: Lanny BradfordEquipment manager: Greg Valenzisi

qU i ck facts/cred i tsThe Official 2009-10 Northwestern University Men’s Basketball Media and Recruiting Guide is published by the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Department.

Editor—Nick Brilowski

Editorial Assistance—Mike Wolf, Jocelyn Serranilla, John Davidson, Julie Dunn

Photography—Stephen Carrera, David Stluka, USA Basket-ball, Peter Barreras, Stephen Green, Tony Quinn/MLS/Getty Images, Jerry Lai, Bill Smith, Mike Stone

Interior Design—Nick Brilowski and Julie Dunn

Cover Design/Printing—Stephan Ledeboer and Dave Mateer, Multi-Ad Sports, Peoria, Ill.

Special Thanks to: Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Minne-sota Timberwolves, The Chicago Bulls, Sky, Blackhawks, White Sox, Cubs, Wolves and Fire, Northwestern University Relations

NORTHWESTERN ATHLETIC COmmUNICATIONSAssistant A.D./Athletic Communications: Mike WolfAthletic Communications Phone: 847-491-7503men’s Basketball Contact: Nick BrilowskiOffice Phone: 847-467-3831Cell Phone: 847-239-4127E-mail Address: [email protected]: 847-491-8818Courtside Phone: 847-491-8852/53mailing/Overnight AddressAnderson Hall1501 Central StreetEvanston, IL 60208

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gameday atmosphere“There is no better atmosphere in the BigTen than Welsh-Ryan when it is packed with Northwestern fans. Coming out and seeing the seats full of people there to support us is a special feeling that truly is important. It definitely creates a sense of confidence for the team and can intimidate our opponents. It makes such a difference when our fans are there making Welsh-Ryan a tough place to play.” —Senior forward Kevin Coble


The Big Ten Conference is known for its enthusiastic, record-setting crowds and first-class facilities, and Northwestern’s historic Welsh-Ryan Arena is no exception. When opponents arrive to play a game in Evanston, they know they’re in for quite a battle.

McGaw Memorial Hall has been the home of the Wildcats since 1952, when it was built in part to accommodate a meeting of the World Council of Churches at the University. One of the best facilities of its size in the nation when it opened, McGaw Hall played host to the 1956 Final Four, which saw San Francisco win an 83-71 decision over Iowa in the championship game—a contest which drew a crowd of 10,653, still the building’s basketball attendance record. McGaw Hall was one of just three different arenas to stage the event from 1953-59. McGaw Hall was officially dedicated on Jan. 18, 1953, although the first game in it was played Dec. 6, 1952, with Northwestern taking on Western Michigan. The fieldhouse was donated to the University by Foster G. McGaw and friends in memory of his father, the Reverend Francis A. McGaw, a Presby-terian minister who died at his mission in Nairobi, Africa, in 1942. After its early glory days, the structure to which the Wildcats returned in 1983-84 was not the same one they had left 12 months earlier. A $6.75 million renovation of the building had dramatically altered its interior, with the biggest improvement being the completion of Welsh-Ryan Arena. NU played its home games at Alumni Hall on DePaul Uni-versity’s campus during the 1982-83 season while the renovations were taking place. Now considered one of the top facilities of its size in the nation, Welsh-Ryan Arena is situated at the south end of McGaw Hall, and has a seating capacity of 8,117. As a part of the $20 million Campaign for Ath-letic Excellence, various facilities in McGaw Hall were updated and improved. New wood bas-ketball courts were added to the back of McGaw Hall for extra practice and playing time for the men’s basketball, women’s basketball and volleyball teams. The arena is named in recog-nition of a leadership gift to the $21 million Athletic Facilities Campaign by the Patrick G. Ryan family of Kenilworth, Ill. Ryan, the recently retired chairman of Northwest-ern’s Board of Trustees, is president and chief executive officer of AON Corporation. The name-gift pledge to the Campaign was made by the Ryan family in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan Sr. and his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Welsh Sr. Prior to their move to McGaw Hall, the Wildcats played their home games at Patten Gymnasium from 1910-40. One of the most important events held in the building during its final year was the championship game of the first NCAA tournament on March 27, 1939, when Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33. Northwestern split its home games between Chicago Stadium and Evanston High School from 1940-52 before McGaw Hall opened for the 1952-53 season. The facility was constructed at a cost of $1.3 million. The men’s and women’s basketball programs moved into brand-new locker rooms during the 2007-08 season as part of a $4 million project. The second phase of the efforts was completed in time for the 2008-09 campaign as the coaching staffs moved into their new offices on the second floor of the project.

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“Welsh-Ryan Arena, when filled with the band, the fans and particularly the students, is an intimidating place for visiting teams. Our players have been really energized by these crowds and have been able to play well here at home. Through the combination of our team’s success and the tremendous

atmosphere surrounding a game, we have reached a point where other teams don’t want to come here to play.”

— Head Coach Bill Carmody

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Right: In addition to practicing on the Welsh-Ryan Arena game floor, the Wildcats also have access to a practice facility in the McGaw Hall fieldhouse.


locker roomsThrough the generosity of a number of individu-

als, the $4 million Locker Room Project reached its completion in the fall of 2008. The facility includes brand-new locker rooms, player lounges and team rooms for the men’s and women’s basketball programs. The McGaw Hall (Welsh-Ryan Arena Locker Room Project, part of the Athletics Initiative), includes:

• Two 1,400 square-foot locker room areas• Wireless internet• Theatre-style classrooms for team meetings• Two player lounges with flat-panel TVs• New officials locker rooms

Brand-new offices for both the men’s and women’s basketball coaches are located on the second floor of the facility. This project was made possible by the tremen-dous support of:

Don and Alice Brown—Their leadership gift is recog-nized with the naming of the Brown Family Basketball Center.

Howard and Marilyn Witt—The men’s basketball locker room is named in their honor.

Tim and Susan Sullivan—The head men’s basketball coach’s office is named in their honor.

Fast Break Club—The men’s basketball booster group made a commitment to name the men’s players’ lounge.


There is no greater honor in athletics than to rep-resent one’s country in international competition.

John Shurna earned the opportunity to don the Red, White and Blue for the United States during the sum-mer of 2009 as a member of the country’s team which participated in the FIBA U-19 World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand. Shurna was a key contributor to the United States’ efforts as the team went a perfect 9-0 to capture the gold medal. It was the first time the U.S. had earned the gold at the event since 1991. Shurna averaged 6.0 points and 3.9 rebounds dur-ing the Championships, including shooting an impres-sive .514 from the field (18-35) and .857 from the free throw line (12-14). He started a pair of contests for the U.S. and averaged 12.2 minutes per game. During a 93-73 quarterfinal win over Canada, Shurna scored 10 points and contributed a game-high four blocked shots. His best overall performance came in the United States’ first game against Iran as he notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. He recorded a personal tournament best of 13 points in the team’s victory over Egypt.

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“The honor of representing my country...I’ll never forget that. Receiving the gold medal, celebrating with my teammates, the guys I’d been working hard with for a month. Our cheer was ‘Gold medal’ from the start when we broke huddles. Seeing everyone smile. Seeing the coaches finally smile and having a good time. Those will be the best memories I have. It was one of the best experiences of my life.” —John Shurna


Student-athletes at Northwestern University have the opportunity to get

an education at one of the finest academic institutions in the country. This opens some incredible professional doors upon graduation. Under Head Coach Bill Carmody, every single person who has completed his athletic eligibility at Northwestern has earned his degree. Thanks in part to a wide array of networking contacts, the list of post-graduate professional opportunites certainly are impressive. Here is a look at the individuals who have played under Coach Carmody at NU and what they’re doing now, as well as just a brief sampling of some of the other notable Northwestern Basketball alums:

post-gradUate sUccessALL 24 INDIVIDUALS WHO COmPLETED THEIR ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY AT NU UNDER BILL CARmODYCraig Moore (’09) - Playing professional basketball in HollandSterling Williams (’09) - Marketing Associate, MetLife (Oak Brook, Ill.)Patrick Houlihan (’09) - Graduated in spring of 2009 and currently exploring professional optionsMarlon Day (’09) - Graduated in spring of 2009 and currently exploring professional optionsTonjua Jones (’08) - Pharmaceutical Sales, Johnson & Johnson (Tulsa, Okla.)Jason Okrzesik (’08) - Season/Group Ticket Sales Associate, Milwaukee Bucks (Milwaukee, Wis.)Tim Doyle (’07) - College Basketball Analyst, Big Ten Network (Chicago, Ill.)Joe Kennedy (’07) - Liaison, White House Office of Public Engagement (Washington, D.C.)Vince Scott (’07) - Clerk, Winston & Strawn LLP, (Chicago, Ill.); Headed to law schoolIvan Tolic (’07) - Area Manager, Phillip Morris International (Zagreb, Croatia)Mohamed Hachad (’06) - Playing professional basketball in FranceJustin Hoeveler (’06) - Basketball Operations, Priority Sports & Entertainment Agency (Chicago, Ill.)Michael Jenkins (’06) - Personal Banker, Wells Fargo Bank (Los Angeles, Calif.)Evan Seacat (’06) - Agent, Advanced Insurance Underwriters (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.)Vedran Vukusic (’06) - Playing professional basketball in CroatiaDavor Duvancic (’05) - Business Analyst, Aon Corporation (Chicago, Ill.)Drew Long (’05) - Coordinator of Basketball Operations, University of Colorado (Boulder, Colo.)Mike Thompson (’05) - Platform Specialist, Envestnet Asset Management (Chicago, Ill.)Jitim Young (’04) - Playing professional basketball in UkraineWinston Blake (’03) - Associate, JPMorgan Chase (Chicago, Ill.); graduate of Kellogg School of ManagementJason Burke (’03) - Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP (Chicago, Ill.)Aaron Jennings (’03) - Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Mt. Mercy College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)Collier Drayton (’02) - Financial Representative, Northwestern Mutual (Chicago, Ill.)Tavaras Hardy (’02) - Assistant Basketball Coach, Northwestern University

OTHER NOTABLE NORTHWESTERN BASKETBALL ALUmNIDanny Allouche (’99) - Senior Associate, Shamrock Capital Investors (Chicago, Ill.)Jeffory Blackard (’81) - President, Blackard Industries, Inc. (Frisco, Texas)Jim Burns (’67) - Inspector General for Secretary of State, State of Illinois (Springfield, Ill.)Brian Chamberlain (’96) - Director of European Equity Sales, Merrill Lynch (New York, N.Y.)Paul Douglass (’72) - Cardiologist, Metropolitan Atlanta Cardiology (Atlanta, Ga.)Joe Flanagan (’86) - Founder/President of JP Flanagan Enterprises, Chairman of the Chicago MachineElliot Fullen (’87) - VP & Managing Director, Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (Shanghai, China)Terry Gamber (’69) - Circuit Judge, Jefferson County Courthouse (Mt. Vernon, Ill.)Hilton Hale (’76) - C.E.O., Hilton I. Hale & Associates, LLC (Columbus, Ohio)Don Jackson (’65) - Chairman and CEO of Central City Productions (Chicago, Ill.)Kip Kirkpatrick (’94) - Partner, Water Street Healthcare Partners (Chicago, Ill.); grad of Kellogg School of ManagementRichard Mast (’57) - Chairman/Treasurer, Wilcox Paper CompanyJohn Peterson (’85) - Managing Director of Financial Services Group, Aon Corporation (Atlanta, Ga.)Rob Ross (’91) - President of United Shipping Solutions (Midvale, Utah)Robert Rossiter (’59) - President, Rossiter Consultants, Inc. (Columbia, Md.)Paul Schultz (’84) - President of Aon Capital Markets, Aon Corp. (Chicago, Ill.)Phil Styles (’89) - Asst. VP of Employee Benefits, Aon Corp. (Chicago, Ill.)

ALUmS INVOLVED IN ATHLETICS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGIATE LEVELBill Fenlon (’79) - Head Basketball Coach, DePauw UniversityNate Pomeday (’99) - Assistant Basketball Coach, Oregon State UniversityMatt Kammrath (’99) - Teacher/Boys Basketball Coach, The Masters School (N.Y.)Joe Harmsen (’99) - Teacher/Assistant Boys Basketball Coach, Lake Forest (Ill.) High SchoolJoe Branch (’98) - Senior Manager of Global Marketing Partnerships, NBAEric Simpson (’94) - Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Loyola University ChicagoPatrick Baldwin (’94) - Assistant Basketball Coach, Loyola University ChicagoRandy Dean (’74) - Executive Director, Pettit National Ice Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)Shon Morris (’88) - Associate Athletic Director for Development, Northwestern UniversityRich Falk (’64) - Associate Comissioner, Big Ten Conference

Former Wildcat standout and current Associate Athletic Director for Development SHON mORRIS (’88) serves as an analyst on Big Ten Network during college basketball season. He is pictured with Northwestern alum and BTN lead anchor DAVE REVSINE (left). TIM DOYLE (’07) also breaks down college basketball regularly on the network.

BILL FENLON (’79) is the winningest men’s basket-ball coach in school history at DePaw University, an NCAA Division III school in Greencastle, Ind.

DON JACKSON (’65) is the chairman and CEO of Central City Productions in Chicago which puts on events such as the popular Bud Billiken Parade.


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RICK SUND (’73) is the current general manager of the Atlanta Hawks. He had previously been the GM of the Seattle Sonics and has also worked for the Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks.

Numerous Wildcats have gone on to long, successful careers both continuing

to play basketball and also working in profes-sional sports, whether it be in front offices or in the media. Former NU basketball players range from coaches to general managers of NBA teams to broadcasters and beyond.

MOHAMED HACHAD (’06) recently joined Rouen which plays in the top professional league in France.

JITIm YOUNG (’04) is currently playing professionally in Ukraine after previously playing in Hungary.

JIm STACK (’83) is in his second year as a scout for the Minnesota Timberwolves after previously serving as the team’s general manager. He has also worked in the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks organi-zations.

EVAN ESCHmEYER (’99) played four seasons in the NBA before being forced to retire due to injuries.

VEDRAN VUKUSIC (’06) currently plays for Cibona, the top professional team in Croatia.

CRAIG mOORE (’09) is in his first season playing profes-sionally for De Friesland Aris in Leeuwarden, Holland.

BILLY mcKINNEY (’77) is the leading scorer in the history of Northwestern men’s basketball and is currently the Director of Scouting for the Milwaukee Bucks. He has also worked for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons and Seattle Supersonics.


Northwestern Athletics is committed to providing its student-athletes with a “world-class” experience—academically, socially, and athletically. The men’s

basketball program fully illustrates this concept in every way by maintaining one of the best grade-point averages and graduation rates in the country, winning on the court and being socially responsible in our community. In fact, the men’s basketball team alone volunteered almost 250 hours of community service during the 2008-09 academic year, while balancing a rigorous academic schedule with their athletic responsibilities. The student-athletes can be found reading, tutoring and mentoring in local elementary schools, promoting our athletic programs and events around campus, and assisting with philanthropic Northwestern events. Working with local elementary schools is always a highlight for the student athletes. Last season, the players visited the following elementary schools: Oak Ter-race, St. Joan of Arc, Oakton, and Dett. Sanborn Elementary School made a special visit to campus this spring through the “No Excuses” program and was able to tour the athletic facilities, shoot hoops in Welsh-Ryan Arena and hang out in the new locker rooms. A partnership with Hubbard Woods Elementary also continued with each player corresponding throughout the school year with his fourth-grade pen pal. In May, the players also made a visit to the school to meet their pen pals live and in person, which is always a fun event. The keystone to the men’s basketball program outreach efforts continues to be Northwestern’s Relay for Life event held each May on campus. This fundraising effort supports research and awareness for the American Cancer Society. The men’s basketball team has been a constant at this event since its inception and is consis-tently one of the event’s top team fundraisers. In addition to Relay for Life, the team was also instrumental in Dance Marathon this year. The team made an impact with the video vignettes it filmed that were shown throughout the 30 hours. Coach Carmody, his staff and the Northwestern men’s basketball program has made service to their community part of their mission as a program. They are com-mitted to the Northwestern campus community, the Evanston community and the larger Chicagoland community. The team is excited to make an even greater impact during the 2009-10 year.

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Located in the nation’s third-largest media market, Northwestern receives a great deal of both local and national attention from television, print and electronic media. Of the team’s 31 games last season, 28 were televised by either the ESPN family of networks or the Big Ten Network, or were streamed live on the Big Ten Network website.

Above: Head coach Bill Carmody is interviewed by ESPN’s Erin Andrews.Left: John Shurna chats with the WGN Radio crew after hitting his game-winning 3-pointer against Ohio State.

Above left: Michael Thompson talks with Paula Faris of WMAQ-TV NBC 5 in Chicago.Above right: Craig Moore with ESPN’s Stephen Bardo following the Wildcats’ win over Florida State.

Above: Each year, Northwestern incorporates the services of the “Speaking Specialists” who put the Wildcats through a preseason media training session.Right: Kevin Coble is surrounded by a plethora of Chicago television cameras and reporters prior to a practice last season.

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freshmaN impactFreshmen have been able to step in

and provide an immediate contribu-tion throughout Bill Carmody’s nine seasons as the head coach at North-western. While it takes most freshmen a while to get used to a higher level of play, a number of Wildcat players have been tutored to the point where they have enjoyed a quick and seamless transition and have made a major impact on the team’s success. Here is a look at some of the individuals who have made an instant impact in their first season in a Northwestern uniform.

KEVIN COBLE FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2006-07)

• First player in school history to lead the team in both scoring (13.4 ppg) and rebounding (5.2 rpg) as a freshman • Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team • Started 28 of 29 games, averaging 31.1 minutes per game• Ranked in top three among Big Ten freshmen in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and 3-point percentage

mICHAEL THOmPSON FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2007-08)

• Set a Northwestern freshman record with 128 assists, the fifth-best season total overall • Started all 30 games and averaged a team-high 35.5 minutes per game, the third-highest total in the Big Ten• Averaged 11.6 points and 4.3 assists per game• Led all Big Ten freshmen in assists and assist-to-turnover ratio, ranked fourth in 3-point field goal percentage and sixth in scoring

JOHN SHURNA FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2008-09)

• Started all 31 games, one of 39 Divi-sion I true freshmen to start each of his team’s contests• Averaged 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game while ranking second on the squad with a .466 field goal percentage and 18 blocked shots• Hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining to defeat Ohio State• Scored 16 points in first Big Ten game at Penn State

MOHAMED HACHAD FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2002-03)

• Started the final 13 games of his fresh-man season, averaging 27.8 minutes per game over that stretch• Went on to be named to the Big Ten All-Defensive Team as a senior • Ranks third in Northwestern history with 167 career steals

CRAIG mOORE FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2005-06)

• Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team• Started 24 of 29 games—including all 16 Big Ten contests—while averaging 6.8 points, 2.3 assists and 27.4 minutes per contest• Posted a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio• Hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds remaining to force overtime in a win at Purdue

VEDRAN VUKUSIC FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2001-02)

• Averaged 11 points and 27 minutes per game before separating shoulder • Appeared in 25 games and made seven starts• Went on to become school’s all-time leader 212 career 3-pointers made and a three-time All-Big Ten selection

KYLE ROWLEY FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2008-09)

• Appeared in all 31 contests, including making 28 starts• Ranked third on the team with a .465 field goal percentage• Scored 10 points in first collegiate game vs. Central Arkansas• Averaged 3.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per contest• Intimidating post presence who helped NU earn a National Invitation Tourna-ment berth

T.J. PARKER FRESHmAN HIGHLIGHTS (2002-03)

• Led the team with an average of 33.8 minutes per game • Started 28 of 29 contests• Ranked second on the squad with averages of 11.4 points and 2.7 assists per contest• Scored in double figures 19 times, including 11 straight contests

THE UN IVERS ITYTHIS IS NORTHWESTERN .............................................................................................. 16SCHOOLS OF NORTHWESTERN ................................................................................... 17NOTABLE ALUMNI .......................................................................................................18-19PRESIDENT MORTON O. SCHAPIRO ............................................................................. 20DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION JIM PHILLIPS ..................................... 21ACADEMIC SERVICES ...............................................................................................22-23ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE ................................................................................................. 24ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ............................................................................................. 25WILDCAT ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION ......................................................................... 26WILDCAT COACHES ........................................................................................................ 27STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ..............................................................................28-29SPORTS MEDICINE ....................................................................................................30-31ATHLETIC ENDOWMENTS .............................................................................................. 32EVANSTON ....................................................................................................................... 33CHICAGO .....................................................................................................................34-35BIG TEN CONFERENCE .................................................................................................. 36BIG TEN NETWORk ......................................................................................................... 37BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE ............................................................................................. 382010 BIG TEN TOURNEy BRACkET ............................................................................... 39BIG TEN COMPOSITE SCHEDULE ............................................................................40-41


T h e h i g h e s T o r d e r o f e x c e l l e N c e

• From 25,000 freshman candidates each year, about 6,500 are offered admission for a freshman class size of 2,000.

• Students from all 50 states and more than 50 foreign countries make up the undergraduate student body of approximately 8,000. The undergraduate population is about 54 percent women, and just under 30 percent are African American, Hispanic or Asian American. Total enrollment is approx imately 17,000, including 1,100 part-time students in evening programs of the School of Continuing Studies.

• Undergraduate financial aid is need based. More than half of all Northwestern undergraduates receive some combination of need-based scholarships, student loans and work-study employment.

• Among the more than 50 fellowships awarded to students or alumni in 2008–09 were two Rhodes, one Marshall, four Gates Cambridge and 32 Fulbright Scholarships.

• Among graduate programs, the J.L. Kellogg School of Management regularly ranks among the top five business schools in the country for both its traditional curriculum and its executive master’s program.

• U.S. News & World Report placed Northwestern’s School of Law in the top 10 law schools nationally and the Feinberg School of Medicine in the top 20 medical programs. In its most recent assess-ment of doctoral programs, the National Research Council ranked five Northwestern programs in the top 10 percent nationally and 10 programs in the top 25 percent.

Northwestern University was founded in 1851 as a private institution of “the highest order of excellence” to serve the Northwest Territory, an

area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota.

Today one of the nation’s premier universities, Northwestern occupies two campuses along the shore of Lake Michigan and is connected by both geography and programming to one of the nation’s great cities, Chicago. In this midsize research university, 11 schools—each with rela-tively small academic departments—offer high-quality programs spanning a remarkably diverse portfolio. Northwestern is recognized both nationally and internationally for the quality of its educational programs at all levels. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the University’s undergraduate programs among the best in the country.

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The Judd a. aNd marJorie weiNberg College of arts aNd sCieNCes is the largest of Northwestern’s undergraduate schools with more than 4,000 undergraduate students and 500 faculty members. It is the corner-stone of a University that believes study in the liberal arts and sciences is the foundation of a strong undergradu-ate education. Students may enhance their studies with independent research projects, ad hoc majors or minors, Chicago field studies and study abroad. The sChool of CommuNiCatioN offers opportunities for study in five top-ranking departments: communication sciences and disorders, communication studies, performance studies, radio/television/film and theatre. Cocurricular opportunities include the top debate team in the country, hospital internships, student video and film projects, theater productions and the largest student-run college radio station in the country.

The sChool of eduCatioN aNd soCial PoliCy started as a depart-ment in the College of Liberal Arts and became a separate school of education in 1926. “Social policy” was added to its name in 1986 to reflect a distinctive mission among schools of education—to understand and improve learning communities (schools and classrooms, workplace settings, families and neighborhoods), to study lifelong learning and to improve lives through policy. By producing scholarly research that informs and influences public policy-making about education, this small school (350 undergraduates, 300 graduate students and 23 faculty) has earned national recognition.

In the robert r. mcCormiCk sChool of eNgiNeeriNg aNd aPPlied sCieNCe, about 1,300 undergraduates and approximately 750 graduate students choose from among 15 majors, including such interdisciplinary fields as materials science, biomedical engineering and environmental engineering. Recent curriculum innovations and the Ford Motor Company Engineering Design Center give students exceptional opportunities for team learning, collaborative projects and computer-assisted learning.

The medill sChool of JourNalism prepares students for careers in newspapers, magazines, broadcast journalism, new media or integrated marketing communications. Medill students have consistently won in the Hearst Foundation’s National Writing, Photojournalism and Broadcast News Championships, the Pulitzer Prize competition of

college journalism; and its students dominate the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence Awards competition.

Established in 1895 as an integral part of the University, the heNry aNd leigh bieNeN sChool of musiC combines a nationally ranked music program of conservatory intensity with the academic rigor and scholarly resources found only at a first-rank research university. Students are encouraged to grow as both artists and people and to explore the myriad career options avail-able in a life devoted to music. Artists from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Lyric Opera of Chicago and other world-class performing organizations are among the faculty.

The undergraduaTe schools


NoTable a lUmN ibusiNessNick ChabrajaFormer chairman and CEO, General DynamicsDouglas ConantPresident and CEO, Campbell Soup Co.Lester CrownChairman, Henry Crown IndustriesRobert EckertChairman and CEO, MattelRobin NeusteinAdvisory director and chairwoman of the Private Equity Group, Goldman SachsWilliam OsbornChairman, Northern TrustHarry PearceChairman, Hughes ElectronicsLinda Johnson RicePresident and CEO, Johnson Publishing CompanyPat RyanExecutive chairman, Aon Corp.Gordon SegalCEO, Crate and BarrelManuel ValdesPresident, Frontera Foods

goverNmeNt aNd PubliC serviCeJudy BiggertU.S. Congresswoman, IllinoisSara Jane BloomfieldDirector, U.S. Holocaust Memorial MuseumRuben CastilloU.S. District Court judge, ChicagoRahm EmanuelWhite House Chief of StaffGeorge McGovernFormer U.S. Senator, South Dakota; presidential candidateRonald RileyPresiding Judge, Sixth District, Cook County Circuit CourtJohn Paul StevensU.S. Supreme Court JusticeAdlai Stevenson IIFormer Illinois governor; ambassador to UN; two-time presidential candidateJames ThompsonFormer Illinois governor

sPortsKatrina AdamsFormer pro tennis playerD’Wayne BatesFormer pro football player Luis CastilloPro football player, San Diego ChargersLuke DonaldPro golferCharles “Chick” EvansFirst golfer to hold National Open and National Amateur titles at same timeJoe GirardiManager, New York YankeesJ.A. HappPro baseball player, Philadelphia PhilliesKenesaw Mountain LandisFirst commissioner of Major League Baseball

Julia LeveringFormer president, U.S. Tennis AssociationMark LorettaPro baseball player, Los Angeles DodgersBilly McKinneyDirector of Scouting, Milwaukee BucksBrent MusburgerSportscasterJerry ReinsdorfChairman, Chicago Bulls and Chicago White SoxJeff RobinsonPro personnel assistant, Minnesota VikingsRick SundGeneral manager, Atlanta HawksDr. Debi ThomasTwo-time U.S. Ladies Figure Skating champion

eNtertaiNmeNtLee Phillip BellCreator, The Young and the RestlessGreg BerlantiExecutive producer, Brothers and SistersZach BraffActor, ScrubsCharles BuschTony-nominated playwrightStephen ColbertReporter, Comedy Central’s The Colbert ReportIleen GetzActressMichael GreifDirector, RentHeather HeadleyTony award-winning actressMarg HelgenbergEmmy award-winning actress Laura InnesActress

Richard KindActorCloris LeachmanAcademy award-winning actressJohn LoganAcademy award-nominated scriptwriterShelley LongEmmy award-winning actress

oN aNd off the field: Joe Girardi, the 2006 National League Manager of the Year and a 2007 CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame inductee, exemplifies the success of former Wildcats.

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NoTable a lUmN iJulia Louis-DreyfusEmmy award-winning actressAnn-MargretAcademy award-winning actressGarry MarshallTV and movie producer Megan MullalyEmmy award-winning actress Dermot MulroneyActorJohn MuskerDirector, Hercules, Aladdin, The Little MermaidDennis O’HareTony award-winning actor

Charlotte RaeActressJeri RyanActressStu SchwartzProducer, Good Morning AmericaDavid SchwimmerActorKate ShindleActress; Miss America, 1998Nicole SullivanActressKimberly WilliamsActressMary ZimmermanTony award-winning director; NU faculty member

JourNalism aNd literatureMarie AranaBook editor, Washington PostIra BerkowAuthor; former sportswriter, New York TimesChristine BrennanColumnist, USA Today;commentator, ESPN

Elisabeth BumillerReporter, New York TimesRobert Olen ButlerAuthor; Pulitzer Prize winnerJoie ChenReporter, CBSRance CrainPresident, Crain CommunicationsR. Bruce DoldEditorial page editor, Chicago Tribune; Pulitzer Prize winnerBrian DuffyEditor, U.S. News & World ReportRobert EatonSenior VP and Managing Editor, ESPNMichael GreenbergAnchor, ESPN RadioKelly O’DonnellCorrespondent and anchor, NBC NewsDave Revsine Anchor, Big Ten NetworkTina RosenbergWriter, New York Times; Pulitzer Prize winner; authorDarren RovellSports business reporter, CNBCCarole SimpsonReporter/anchor, ABC NewsRichard StolleyFormer founding managing editor, PeopleMargaret SullivanEditor, Buffalo NewsJulia WallaceEditor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Michael WilbonColumnist, Washington Post; co-host, Pardon the InterruptionDavid WilleyExecutive editor, Men’s Journal

other Notable alumNiMadeleine Wing AdlerPresident, West Chester UniversityJohnetta ColeFormer president, Bennett CollegeKaren Lipschutz DeCrowFormer president, National Organization for WomenAda KepleyFirst woman to graduate from a U.S. law schoolNed RoremComposer and authorJoseph SchwantnerComposer; Pulitzer Prize winnerJudi Sheppard MissettCEO and founder of JazzerciseDavid SkortonPresident, Cornell UniversityGraham SpanierPresident, Penn State UniversityDr. Thomas StarzlPerformed first liver transplantGeorge StiglerEconomist; Nobel Prize winnerAugusta Read ThomasComposer Wayne WatsonPresident, Governors State UniversityDr. Daniel WilliamsFirst African American admitted to the College of Surgeons

PardoN the iNterruPtioN: Wildcat alum Michael Wilbon visits Welsh-Ryan Arena for Halloween Hoopla.

iN books aNd NewsPaPers: Elisabeth Bumiller is just one of many Northwestern alumni pursuing successful careers as writers, editors or journalists.

stayiNg CoNNeCted: Northwestern alums often return to campus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus addressed graduates in June 2007.


U N i v e r s i T y p r e s i d e N T m o rTo N s c h a p i r o d i r e c T o r o f aT h l e T i c s a N d r e c r e aT i o N j i m p h i l l i p sMorton Owen Schapiro

was named 16th presi-dent of Northwestern University on December 16, 2008 and began his term on September 1, 2009. President Schapiro is among the nation’s premier authorities on the economics of higher education, with par-ticular expertise in the area of college financing and afford-ability and on trends in edu-cational costs and student aid. He is widely quoted in the national media and has testi-fied before U.S. Senate and House committees on eco-nomic and educational issues. Before coming to Northwestern, he was presi-dent of Williams College

from 2000 to 2009. Among the initiatives implemented during his presi-dency were a substantial reduction in average class size, a tripling of the number of courses offered in the college’s signature tutorial program and the completion of a number of major building projects including a center for theatre and dance, a student center and new faculty office/classroom buildings. Courses taught by President Schapiro at Williams College included introductory microeconomics, a tutorial on the economics of higher education and two interdisciplinary seminars, one on the econom-ics and philosophy of education and the other on disease, culture and society. He previously served as a member of the Williams College faculty from 1980 to 1991, as Professor of Economics and as Assistant Provost. In 1991 he went to the University of Southern California where he served as Chair of the Department of Economics until 1994 and then as Dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences until 2000. During his last two years as Dean, he also served as the University’s Vice President for Planning. President Schapiro has written more than 100 articles and five books, and he has edited two others, most with his longtime co-author Michael McPherson. These include: The Student Aid Game: Meeting Need and Rewarding Talent in American Higher Education (Princeton University

Press 1998); Paying the Piper: Productivity, Incentives and Financing in Higher Education (also with Gordon Winston, University of Michigan Press 1993) and Keeping College Affordable: Government and Educational Opportunity (Brookings 1991), plus two recent edited volumes College Success: What It Means and How to Make It Happen (College Board 2008) and College Access: Opportunity or Privilege? (College Board 2006).

President Schapiro has received research grants and contracts from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Education, the World Bank, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, the College Board, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and other groups to study the economics of higher education and related topics. He received his bachelor’s degree in economics from Hofstra University in 1975 and his doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979. President Schapiro and his wife Mimi have three children: Matt, Alissa and Rachel.


d i r e c T o r o f aT h l e T i c s a N d r e c r e aT i o N j i m p h i l l i p sJames J. Phillips

became Northwest-ern’s 21st director of intercollegiate athletics and recreation on April 14, 2008, bringing a track record of Division I success and a commit-ment to the values NU always has maintained in collegiate athletics. “The opportunity

to lead Northwestern’s athletic and recreation programs is both exciting and humbling,” Phillips said. “Northwestern is a world-class institution that does things right in terms of college athletics and what they stand for.” One of 10 children, Phillips, who grew up in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side, is the perfect fit to head up NU’s 19-sport program in the nation’s No. 3 market. His Windy City roots and family orientation are integral parts of his philosophy of providing student-athletes with a “world-class experience” that enables them to succeed academically, socially and athletically. One of Phillips’ first actions at Northwestern was to begin the implementation of a Department of Athletics and Recreation re-organization that was completed in January of 2009. NU’s existing departments were broken into three key “silos:” internal, external and student-athlete welfare. Northwestern’s stellar marketing and promo-tions staff continued to excel in 2008-09, winning its sixth national NACMA award since 2003. Ticket sales for Big Ten football home games went up 17 percent, men’s basketball sales improved 13 percent for weekend games and overall attendance was up at all seven of NU’s admission-charging sports. New courtside seating at Welsh-Ryan Arena sold out for the men’s basketball season. NU signed corporate sponsorship deals with Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Har-ris Bank, re-branded its media rights holder to Northwestern Sports Properties (NSP), defeated Notre Dame at U.S. Cellular Field in baseball and created an Annual Report to showcase the depart-ment’s previous year. Phillips hired ultra-successful women’s basketball coach Joe McKeown in June of 2008. McKeown came to Evanston after 19 years at George Washington, where he took his team to the postseason 17 times and compiled a 509-174 record. Phillips’ second coaching hire was to name Tracey Fuchs the head of the field hockey program in January of 2009. Fuchs had arguably the most successful playing career in USA Field Hockey history and has been referred to as the “Michael Jordan of field hockey.” In 2009, Phillips signed a four-year deal with WGN Radio, the long-time radio outlet of Northwestern football and men’s basketball. In addition to those two sports, a new weekly Inside

Wildcat Athletics show will air on The Voice of Chicago through the 2012-13 season. Phillips also inked head football coach Pat Fitzgerald to a new seven-year deal that will keep him on the Wildcat sidelines through 2015. Northwestern had a great athletic year in 2008-09, beginning in the fall with the Wildcats’ 9-4 Alamo Bowl season. The team became the fifth in NU history to win nine contests, finishing No. 23 in the BCS. The football team also earned a program-record 26 Academic All-Big Ten awards and earned a 3.0 or better team GPA during the spring quarter for the highest team GPA in school history. In addition, men’s soccer made its second appearance in the NCAA quarterfinals in the last three years. In the winter, men’s basketball earned NU’s first postseason bid during head coach Bill Carmody’s tenure. Northwestern recorded its fourth-straight year with an individual national champion when Jake Herbert won the 184-lbs wrestling title, the Hodge Trophy as the nation’s top collegiate wrestler and the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award. In the spring, Northwestern won its fifth-straight NCAA women’s lacrosse title and Hannah Nielsen repeated as the Tewaaraton Trophy win-ner. Women’s tennis ranked No. 1 for much of the year and won the ITA Indoor national title, a first for a northern school. Men’s tennis made a great turnaround to qualify for the NCAA Tournament and men’s golf made the NCAA Championships. Seven of NU’s eight men’s teams had postseason representation in 2008-09, making it arguably the top year for men’s athletics at NU in history. Academically and in the community, the Wildcats had a banner year in 2008-09. North-western touted a school-record-tying 879 student-athlete quarters in which a 3.0 GPA was earned, and 17 teams achieved a 3.0 or better team GPA. All 19 varsity squads recorded a 2.9 or better mark for two academic quarters (fall and spring) for the first time in school history. Northwestern’s combined student-athlete GPA for the spring was a school-record 3.21. NU’s APR and GSR scores ranked in the nation’s top five and 10, respectively. In the community, student-athletes volunteered a school-record 5,346 hours while serving 66 orga-nizations in Evanston and greater Chicagoland. In June of 2009, Phillips served on the NCAA Champions Forum panel. The panel con-sisted of football coaches and athletics directors making an effort to bring minority football coach-es closer to the mindset of those who hire football coaches. He also is part of the NCAA Mentoring Program, the NACDA Executive Committee and the 2016 Chicago Olympic Committee. Beginning in 2004, Phillips served as North-ern Illinois’ athletic director for four years. In 2006, he was promoted to associate vice president in addition to his director of athletics title. He was chosen to serve as chairman of the MAC Athletic Director’s Council and also served on the NCAA

women’s basketball selection committee. Phillips spearheaded the fund raising and construction of the $14-million Yordon Academic and Athletic Performance Center, the largest capital project in athletics history at NIU. The Huskies also opened an indoor practice facility for baseball, softball and men’s and women’s golf and began construction in the spring of 2008 on a soccer/track and field complex. During Phillips’ tenure at NIU, he helped schedule football games with Michigan and Ohio State that resulted in NIU’s first national TV ap-pearances. He negotiated playing Iowa at Soldier Field in 2007 as a home game, a contest that sold out in less than a week. Phillips also signed a multiple-year agreement for the radio power WSCR-AM (The Score) to carry football, men’s basketball and a weekly NIU Live radio show. A 1990 Illinois graduate, Phillips worked as a manager and student assistant in the Illini’s ath-letic department. He earned a master’s degree in education at Arizona State (1992) while serving as a restricted earnings basketball coach before mov-ing into athletics administration in the Arizona State development office. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in educational admin-istration from Tennessee, completed in 2007. Phil-lips served as an assistant athletics director with the Volunteers until 2000. He directed a $12.4 million annual athletics giving program and aided in the first-ever capital campaign for athletics at UT that raised over $50 million for endowments, facilities and programs. Phillips moved to Notre Dame in 2000, serving as associate director of athletics and senior associate director of athletics for external affairs. He helped launch the Rockne Heritage Annual Fund and played an integral part in the funding of a $24-million, 96,000-square foot athletic facility. In addition, he managed the ticket office, various corporate sponsorships, athletic programs and a weekly Irish radio show. Phillips and his wife, Laura, have five chil-dren: Luke, Madeline, Meredith, John and James.

the PhilliPs family: (from left) Front: John, Meredith and Madeline. Back: Laura (holding James), Luke and Jim.


the staff of academic services and student development assists student athletes in their pursuit of academic excellence. the professional staff, which consists of four full-time advi-sors and an intern, helps the students make the most of all of the opportunities Northwestern university offers.

fRESHMAN ASSISTANCE. The advisors work closely with the freshmen to help ease the transition from high school to college. The freshmen meet weekly with their advisors to discuss their performance in the classroom and to receive academic assistance when necessary. The evening study skills/tutoring program is held at the University Library 7 to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The tutoring staff consists of mostly graduate students, with some outstanding undergraduates rounding out the 30-plus staff. The tutors are available for drop-in assistance, small group learning teams and individualized tuto-rial sessions.

REGISTRATION ADVISING. In close collaboration with the advising staffs in each of the six un-dergraduate schools, the Academic Services and Student Development staff also provides advice to help student-athletes develop a plan of study, including guidance in selecting majors and minors. An impor-tant component of their services is course registration advising. Prior to the beginning of each quarter, student-athletes meet individually first with their schools’ academic advisors and then with their athletic advisors to plan their curriculum for the upcoming quarter and discuss the registration process. CAREER PLANNING. Preparation for a productive and successful entry into the workforce or gradu-ate school begins during the freshman-year orientation programs. In conjunction with University Career Services, the provision of career counseling and the education of job search skills help Northwestern student-athletes obtain relevant summer employment and internships, as well as permanent employment or graduate school admissions upon graduation. The ’CATS Life Skills Program includes programs on major selection, finding a summer internship, securing a full time job, and the transition from school to work. The N club has partnered with the Life Skills program to provide mentoring opportunities as well as to facilitate internships and full-time employment. With the numerous companies and organiza-tions that specifically recruit Northwestern student-athletes and with the help of the Wildcat network of alumni and fans, excellent job opportunities in all fields are possible.

mary beth hawkinsonAssociate Director

betsi burnsAssistant ADDirector of Student Development

shea’na grigsbyAcademic Advisor

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margaret akerstromAssociate AD

Nu aCademiC advisor Named best iN the NatioN

Associate Director for Academic Services & Director of Student

Development Betsi Burns was honored with the 2008 Lan Hewlett Award from the National Association of Academic Advisors in Athletics. The award, given for outstand-ing performance as an Academic Advisor for Athletics, is presented to an advisor who, in part, achieves a merited stature among and support from student-athletes, faculty, coaches and fellow administrators in addition to creating an innovative response

to the varied and emerging needs of student-athletes. It also recognizes significant contributions and leader-ship to the field both nationally and within the university. An 11-year veteran as an aca-demic advisor at Northwestern, Burns has an impressive list of accomplish-ments in that time span. She has instituted the Junior Jumpstart and Senior Transition workshops, imple-mented the PURPLE Peer Mentoring Program and launched the Career Athlete program that currently has

50 mentors and 150 student-athletes registered with multiple job postings. Burns developed “An Insider’s Guide to Northwestern Athletics” and also created Field Day, an event that has brought together student-athletes from all 19 of NU’s varsity sports and hundreds of community children for the past nine years. Burns has done all this while serving as an academic advisor to over 150 student-athletes.

“The mission of the Office of Academic Services and Student Development is to offer a comprehensive array of the support programs and services, integrated with University re-sources, that empowers all student-athletes to achieve academic success while balancing the demands of athletic participation and everyday college life. The Office is built on the philoso-phy of individual responsibility and personal integrity, with the end result being the overall development and preparation of the student-athletes for a successful life after college.”

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Our recruiting mail may hold the most telling example of how much academic services contributes to our program. We include a full-page interview with Betsi Burns in the introductory packet we send to all recruits. Her passion for the well-being of our student-athletes comes through in her words and they are as impressive and advantageous as any listing of NBA alumni or school records. We are proud to use her as a shining example of the complete support our student-athletes get here at Northwestern.

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“—Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Carmody


academ ic s erv i c esThe Ron Burton Academic Advising Center, the

focal point of Harold Anderson Hall, occupies an entire wing of the new building completed in June of 2005. The building came at a cost of $9.5 million and stands at the northeast corner of Ryan Field with 8,000 square feet of additional space devoted to student-athlete academic advising. Computers, crucial for all student work these days, are at the center’s core. In addition to constructing an area that meets the technological needs of the 21st century, the new building provides space for more than two dozen computers for student-athletes’ use.

The Burton Center also optimizes office space for academic advisors and includes several meeting rooms, which enable the academic services department to host speak-ers and job recruiters. The Burton Center honors one of Northwestern’s football legends. Burton, who passed away in 2003 at the age of 67, was a first-team All-America halfback in 1959 and twice earned first-team All-Big Ten. He is also enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Ind. All five of Ron and JoAnn Burton’s children attended NU, including four boys who all played football for the ’Cats: Steve ’85, Ron Jr. ’88, Phil ’94 and Paul ’96. Elizabeth ’85, their daughter, is an NU alum as well. For 51 years of involvement with Northwestern athletics, the new wrestling facility—part of the new Anderson Hall renovation—is named in honor of Ken Kraft. Kraft, who retired as senior associate athletic director at NU in 2004, earned four let-ters with the Wildcat wrestling squad and served as head coach for 22 years.


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Senior Jake herbert was the 2009 NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy recipient, which is presented annually to the nation’s most dominant collegiate wrestler. Herbert also was named the Big Ten’s Jesse Owens Award winner, given to the top male athlete across all sports in the Big Ten Conference.

Northwestern University’s athletic department is consistently one of the finest in the Big Ten and

the nation. The school has gained prominence in the last 15 years with the renewed success of the Wildcat football team, but fans who know college athletics know that Northwestern has long been a hidden gem in numerous other sports. A quick look across the board yields some truths about the quality of the Wildcats’ 19 varsity programs—and makes it no surprise to find out that Northwestern has been ranked in the Top 25 of The Sporting News listing of the top athletic departments in the nation every year that TSN has performed the survey. Since the 1995-96 athletic year, Northwestern has had 40 conference players of the year, 28 conference rookies of the year, and 29 conference coaches of the year. Twenty-six teams have been crowned with a conference championship, and 62 individuals have won Big Ten titles while 595 have received All-Big Ten recognition. Northwestern athletes have been accorded 130 first-team All-America honors during that time, while six different NU coaches have earned National Coach of the Year honors since 1997. Northwestern also has added five NCAA team championships (women’s lacrosse in 2005-09) and nine NCAA individual titles to its ledger. Northwestern finished 44th in this past year’s U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup standings after posting three-consecutive top-30 finishes from 2005-07. North-western’s five-year run of finishing among the top-45 Division I programs in the country marks its best-overall stretch of athletic success. Northwestern’s athletes also deliver in the classroom—the department has had more than 1,530 Academic All-Big Ten certificates delivered since 1995-96, including more than 100 each of the last 10 years. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) has hon-ored a Northwestern athlete 28 times with Academic All-America recognition, and 81 times with Academic All-District accolades.

The No. 1-ranked wildCats captured their 11th-straight Big Ten Championship and won the ITA Indoor Championship in 2009.

The meN’s soCCer team tied a school wins record and reached a pro-gram-best No. 2 national ranking. It also advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals for the second time in three years.

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Northwestern freshman eriC ChuN won the Big Ten Individual title and helped the ’Cats advance to the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championships.

the womeN’s laCrosse team recorded its fifth-consecutive NCAA title. Senior Hannah Nielsen (bottom right) won the Tewaaraton Trophy for the second-straight year.


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The following Wildcats were named Academic All-Americans. The award is voted on each year by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and is the most prestigious Academic All-America program in the country.

1967 Jim Burns First Team1973 Rick Sund Third Team1980 Mike Campbell First Team1986 Shon Morris Second Team1987 Shon Morris First Team1988 Shon Morris First Team1989 Brian Schwabe Third Team1990 Walker Lambiotte Third Team1993 Kevin Rankin Third Team1994 Kevin Rankin Second Team

shoN morris is the only Wildcat to earn Academic All-America honors three times.

keviN raNkiN was an Academic All-America pick in 1993 and 1994.

Former University PresideNt heNry bieNeN with Craig moore and sterliNg williams at NU’s 2009 Commencement.

Northwestern student-athletes have an incredibly diverse selection of majors, spread over 46 dif-

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student-athletes have chosen to complete double majors and

101 are tackling both a major and a minor.

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when student-athletes come to Northwestern university, they become members of one of the top athletic programs in what

may be the most media-exposed conference in the country. they also receive one of the best college educations in the nation. in fact, there may be no better combination of academics and athletics than at Northwestern.

CoNsider some of the followiNg statistiCs aNd faCts:• Northwestern is annually ranked as one of the nation’s top universi-ties by U.S. News & World Report. In the most recent edition of these

rankings, Nu PlaCed first amoNg big teN sChools and 12th among 248 peer schools.

• Northwestern counts some of the most influential people in the country and the world, in all walks of life, among its alumni. These people are ready, willing and able to help recent graduates of their alma mater, extending Northwestern’s reputation for molding the leaders of tomorrow.


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Jim PhillipsDirector of Athletics and Recreation

Dan BulfinAssistant AD/Recreation

Bob GundlachFaculty Representative

Ken SeeskinChair, Committee on Athletics and Recreation

Scott AreyAssistant AD/Facilities

Margaret AkerstromAssociate AD/Academic Services

Betsi BurnsAssistant AD/ Academic Services and Student Development

Steve GreenDeputy Director of Athletics/Internal Affairs

Dr. Carrie JaworskiDirector of Sports Medicine/Head Team Physician

Jack GriffinAssistant AD/ Director of Wildcat Fund

Maureen HartyAssociate AD/Academic Services and Compliance

Brad HurlbutSenior Associate AD/Operations

Tracie HitzAssociate AD/Sales and Marketing

Rob LichtenAssistant AD/Business

Tory LindleyAssociate AD/Head Athletic Trainer

Mike WolfAssistant AD/Athletic Communications

John MackSenior Associate AD/Sales and Marketing

Noreen MorrisSenior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Welfare

Mark WesoloskiAssistant AD/Ticket Sales and Operations

Shon MorrisSenior Associate AD/Development

Jean YaleDonor Relations/Events Coordinator

Intercollegiate athletics have long been an integral and visible aspect of Northwestern University life. The success of the athletic program is not measured solely by wins and losses. Rather, success in intercollegiate athletics at Northwestern University is inextricably linked to the educa-tional mission of the University, especially with regard to the academic and personal development of student-athletes and the institution’s commitment to honoring the highest standards of amateur competition. Northwestern associates success in its athletic program with the wel-fare of its student participants. A truly effective athletic program produces student-athletes who succeed in their academic work as well as in their chosen sport and whose careers after graduation are a tribute both to them and their university. The educational aspects of athletics, which include the opportunity to exercise leadership, to develop the ability to work with oth-ers as a team, to accept and appreciate the discipline of sustained practice and training, and to realize the value of good sportsmanship, are at least as important as the physical aspects. The student-athlete concept is the guiding principle of Northwestern University’s participation in Division I athletics. The University’s goal is for student-athletes to receive a high-quality experience both in the classroom and on the playing field. To ensure that this goal is met, Northwestern University offers its student-athletes a comprehensive system of services and resources, including excellent athletic and recreational facilities, high-quality coaching, academic counseling and assistance, first-rate medical

care, and highly competitive athletic programs. At Northwestern, athletic competition is an integral part of the education process; athletic participa-tion enhances the intellectual, social and personal development of student-athletes. In pursuing its mission—the highest order of excellence in its aca-demic and professional programs—Northwestern University gives special emphasis to high-quality undergraduate education; research committed to institutional leadership in scientific discovery, intellectual inquiry, and creative performance; and a commitment to serve society through teaching as well as research. Northwestern is unique among private American research universities in providing so rich an array of programs in its six undergraduate schools. Its talented and highly diverse student body enters Northwestern with a broad range of interests and backgrounds. As both the talent and the diver-sity of undergraduate students increase, the University must also ensure that students feel part of a learning community larger than their departments or schools. All Northwestern undergraduates should enjoy such common experiences as a sense of responsibility for the ownership of their education; the opportunity to work closely with faculty; the mastery of core compe-tencies; the appreciation of the relationship between a student’s academic concentration and that field’s social and academic or artistic contexts; and the development of the intellectual and artistic passion that defines, in part, the liberally educated person.

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wildcaT aThleT i c s w i ldcaT coaches

Kelly Amonte-HillerLacrosse

Stephanie EricksonWomen’s Soccer

April LikhiteCross Country

Bill CarmodyMen’s Basketball

Emily FletcherWomen’s Golf

Pat FitzgeraldFootball

Tracey FuchsField Hockey

Keylor ChanVolleyball

Pat GossMen’s Golf

Joe McKeownWomen’s Basketball

Tim CysewskiWrestling

Tim LenahanMen’s Soccer

Jarod SchroederMen’s Swimming &Diving

Claire PollardWomen’s Tennis

Kate DrohanSoftball

Paul StevensBaseball

Arvid SwanMen’s Tennis

Jimmy TierneyWomen’s Swimming & Diving

Laurie SchillerFencing


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BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTERiN the summer of 2008, NorthwesterN reCeived braNd New, state-of-the art equiPmeNt, giving student-athletes the opportunity to train and improve their strength in one of the finest weight rooms in the nation. The Byron S. Coon Center is now a 12,000-square foot, glass-encased facility housing brand new equipment. The Coon Center is connected to the Nicolet Football Center, just off Ryan Field, and is the hub for all of Northwestern’s student-athletes. Step inside the glass walls during any afternoon; the center is a hive of activity.


sTreNgTh aNd coNd i T i oN i NgIn addition to retaining some of the original Sorinex equipment, Northwestern added new Power Lift equipment and all new Uesaka Bumper Plates in the summer of 2008. The current weight room is equipped with:

• Brand New State-of-the-Art MONDO Flooring• 17 Olympic Platforms• 21 Power Racks• 2,210 kg of Uesaka Bumper Plates• 15,000 lbs. of York Plates• 10 Eleiko Olympic Bars• 7 Uesaka Olympic Bars• 21 Texas Power Bars• 100 pairs of dumbbells, ranging from 5-150 lbs• Two Power Lift 4-way Multi-Hip Machines• 13 Power-lift Benches• 15 Sorinex Benches• Five Power Lift Free-Standing Combo Pulley Units• Two Samson Leg Press Machines• One Sorinex Leg Press Machine• Two Reverse Hyper Machines• Two Hip Extension Machines• One Power Lift Belt Squat Machines

“The equipment that we’ve purchased and put in this weight room is geared toward the serious athlete, whose intent is to train and compete at the highest level of competition. It’s very heavy duty; it’s very skill-and-sport specific equipment. It’s not a health club atmosphere here—when you step through those doors, you better be prepared to work.”

—Larry LiljaDirector of Strength and Conditioning


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Northwestern University’s athletic teams receive the finest in medical care. A staff of six team physicians, a talented certified athletic training and physical

therapy staff tend to the medical and rehabilitation needs of all Wildcat student-athletes. Dr. Carrie Jaworski serves as Northwestern’s head team physician and director of intercollegiate sports medicine since August of 2007. Dr. Jaworski is a primary care, sports medicine fellowship trained physician with over 12 years of sports medicine experience. As a full-time athletics department employee, Dr. Jaworski is able to dedicate her time and energy to health and wellness of all NU student-athletes, including women’s basketball. Assisting Dr. Jaworski as team physicians is primary care physician Sherrie Ballatine, DO, as well as orthopedic specialists Mike Terry, Mike Schafer and team dentist Lance Robbins, DDS. In addition to NU’s team physicians, student-athletes have access to over 25 specialty medical consultants in the Chicagoland area. The philosophy of the sports medicine staff at Northwestern is twofold: to help prevent injuries as much as possible through effective preventative programs and to facilitate an effective post-injury rehabilitation program for a timely, safe return to competition. In all cases, the ultimate well-being of each student-athlete is considered the top priority, not only while athletes compete at Northwestern but over their lifetimes as well. Northwestern’s athletic training and physical therapy staff is led by HeadAthletic Trainer Tory Lindley, ATC. Health care for the men’s basketball pro-gram is managed by Lanny Bradford, ATC. Additionally, the staff consists of 10 full-time staff-certified athletic trainers, one full-time physical therapist/certified athletic trainer, four certified intern athletic trainers and over 20 students seeking careers. Associate Athletic Trainers Danielle Colegrove, ATC, Jennifer Brown, ATC, Melissa Wuelser, ATC, Rehabilitation Coordinator Michelle Krause, PT ATC and Staff Athletic Trainers Juliette Barnes, ATC, Robbie Byrd, ATC, Laura Koss, ATC, Kristi Myren, ATC, Jen Tymkew, ATC, and Kari Taggart, ATC serve the needs of student-athletes involved in Northwestern’s other 18 intercollegiate sports.

CariNg for wildCat studeNt-athletes

tory lindleyAssistant ADHead Athletic Trainer

lanny bradfordStaff Athletic Trainer

dr. Carrie JaworskiHead Team Physician

Northwestern is one of only a handful of Division I schools that has a full-time head

team physician on staff.


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Each year more than 100 Northwestern student-athletes, representing all sports, are awarded a prestigious endowed scholarship, thanks to the generosity of alumni and friends of the Wildcats. These donors and recipients met for the annual Endowed Athletic Scholarship Luncheon which was held in Welsh-Ryan Arena (pictured at left).

• Alex Agase and Tom Noble Honorary Scholarship

• Alex Agase Wildcats’ Scholarship

• Harold and Virginia Anderson Scholarship

• Harry D. Brookby Baseball Scholarship

• Henry S. Bienen Basketball Scholarship

• Henry S. Bienen Tennis Scholarship

• Patricia and Albert Buehler Scholarship

• Dr. James R. Buntain Endowed Basketball Scholarship

• Willard J. and Evelyn G. Buntain Family Football Scholarship

• John and Rita Canning Student-Athlete Scholarships

• Ronald J. and Elizabeth D. Chinnock Scholarship

• Vandy Christie Memorial Scholarship

• Combe Family Tennis Scholarships

• June S. Cordier Memorial Scholarship

• Dean Family Scholarship

• Richard H. and Jane S. Dean Scholarship

• Ross and Elizabeth Dean Football Scholarship

• Bruce and Betty DeSwarte Scholarship

• Eggemeyer Family Endowed Scholarships

• Raymond F. Farley Endowed Scholarship

• Waldo Fisher Memorial Scholarships

• Scott Freidheim Soccer Scholarship

• Bon and Holly French Swimming Scholarship

• Edwin C. Gage Memorial Scholarship

• Charles “Doc” and Helen Glass Scholarship

• John H. Glenn Memorial Scholarship

• Stanley E. and Louise G. Hathaway Scholarship

• Jennie Stoker Helwig Scholarship

• John L. Hennerich Baseball Scholarship

• Jay and Michaela Hoag Basketball Scholarship

• Thomas J. Hoehn Tennis Scholarship

• Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Athletic Scholarships • Thomas J. and Dorothy Somers Hoehn Memorial Scholarship

• Dr. Robert W. Johnson Memorial Scholarship

• Ronald E. Kiper Memorial Scholarship

• Koldyke Family Scholarship

• Laird Koldyke Baseball Scholarship

• Mildred and Sidney LaPidus Scholarship

• Robert F. and Gordon E. Lietzow Athletic Scholarship

• Sophia and Konstandino Loukas Endowed Scholarship

• Shirley Louise Malloy Memorial Scholarship

• Gene G. and Merrill H. Mundy Athletic Scholarship

• N Club Scholarship

• Nelson R. Nedde Memorial Scholarship

• Robert and Dorothy Osborn Endowed Scholarship

• Carleton H. and Bradford H. Pendleton Memorial Scholarship

• James J. Progar Athletic Scholarship

• Ray Regalis Basketball Scholarship

• James and Mary Jo Rausch Family Scholarship

• Robert K. Rauth Scholarship

• Patrick and Shirley Ryan Family Scholarships

• Steve and Audrey Sawle Scholarship

• Paul and Margaret Schutt Scholarship

• Walter K. Smart Scholarship

• Stearns Family Scholarship

• Marie Mikkelsen Stoker Swimming Scholarship

• Bruce Thompson Wrestling Scholarship

• Torch of Center Court Scholarship

• Joseph H. Trienens Swimming Scholarship

• Bob and Charlotte Voigts Recognition Scholarship

• Randy Walker Memorial Football Scholarship

• Sidney Warshauer and Joseph Stein Athletic Scholarship

• Philip J. Weber Scholarship

• Mr. and Mrs. Roger LeMoyne White Basketball Scholarships

• Mildred White Endowed Football Scholarship

• Trent Whitney Endowed Scholarship

• Alfred S. Wiltberger Memorial Scholarship

keviN Coble was one of eight men’s basketball players to receive an Endowed Scholarship in 2009.


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The Northwestern campus provides numerous recreational oppportunities. Students can enjoy the bike and walking paths along Lake Michigan year-round and the University’s private beach or sailing center during warmer months. Students also have the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and Norris Aquatics Center at their disposal. This state-of-the-art fitness facility includes the Combe Tennis Center, the tennis team’s indoor home venue, as well as an Olympic-size swim-ming pool, weight and fitness machines, three full basketball courts and courts for racquetball and squash.

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If you can’t find a restaurant to your liking in Evanston, you’re not trying hard enough. The city Northwestern calls home is also home to more than 100 restaurants, many within walking distance of campus. These establish-ments offer incredible variety, both in the food they serve and the atmo-sphere they provide. With hot dog stands, pizza houses, fast-food joints, sandwich shops, diners and some of the finest full-course restaurants in the Chicago area, the dining options in Evanston can satisfy any appetite.

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Arguably the most diverse and cosmopolitan suburb in the Chicago area, Evanston is one of the best college towns in the nation. It truly has something for everyone. The state-of-the-art Century 12 and CineArts 6 theaters (left) show the latest blockbusters as well as independent films. Bill’s Blues Bar presents folk music as well as blues, and Pete Miller’s showcases jazz. Evanston also boasts a lively theater scene. Fairs and festivals are presented throughout the year and include a Saturday morning farmer’s market from May through November. These cultural and entertainment options complement the wide range of entertainment offered on campus. And if the activities in Evanston or on campus don’t meet your needs, downtown Chicago is just a train or shuttle bus ride away.

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evanston and Chicago Downtown Chicago is just 12 miles south of Northwestern’s Evanston campus. Students without cars can easily get to Chicago by taking the Northwestern shuttle bus or hop-ping on an el or Metra train at stations close to campus.

Chicago is the third-largest city in the United States, behind only New York and Los Angeles.

It has everything you’d expect of a world-class city.

• Sports: Chicago is one of the best sports towns in the country. Among the pro teams that call Chicago home are the Cubs and White Sox (MLB), the Bulls (NBA), the Sky (WNBA), the Bears (NFL), the Blackhawks (NHL), the Rush (Arena Football), the Bandits (NFP Softball) and the Fire (MLS).

• Nightlife: The pioneering Second City is just one of a host of top-flight comedy clubs in the city. Chicago is also famous for blues clubs and jazz lounges, including the Green Mill, the old-est jazz club in the U.S.

• Theater: Chicago has one of the most important and active theater communities in the nation. You can find everything from intimate store-front productions to the latest and greatest musicals.

• Shopping: Ecletic boutiques can be found in neigh-borhoods throughout the city. Chicago’s downtown shopping, with all the major retail chains, is concen-trated on State Street and Michigan Avenue.

• Recreation: Chicago has plenty of beaches and parks easily reached from most neighborhoods as well as running and biking paths that stretch for miles along Lake Michigan.

• Dining: Chicago boasts some of the finest dining establishments in the country. Among the most popu-lar are Harry Caray’s, Ditka’s, the Chicago Chop House and the original Gino’s East (deep-dish pizza).

• Museums: From the Impressionist collection at the Art Institute to the Boeing 727 at the Museum of Science and Industry, you’ll find an exhibit to match your interests. The museum campus, featuring the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium, is a popular destination for a day in the city.

• Music: The choices for music lovers range from small clubs to outdoor festivals, from the latest in pop music to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Lyric Opera. If an artist or group is on tour, you can bet they’ll be coming to Chicago.

• Festivals: The world famous Taste of Chicago in Grant Park is the largest of Chicago’s many festivals. Smaller fairs and festivals provide an opportunity to explore Chicago’s many neighborhoods.

• Skyline: You can visit the top of the Willis (formerly known as the Sears Tower) Tower, the nation’s tallest building, for a breathtaking view of one of the world’s most beautiful skylines. Or enjoy the view of the lake and city while dining at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Center.

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soldier field, home of the ChiCago bears

us Cellular field, home of the 2005 world ChamPioN white soxPatriCk kaNe, 2007 NHL Rookie of the Year

• College sports: Chicagoland is the home base of the Big Ten Conference, and the local media serve as the hub for Big Ten coverage throughout the Midwest. Everyone loves a winner, and when Northwestern is winning the media coverage—both regional and national—is unparalleled.

• Stadiums and arenas: Chicago is also home to some of the most famous sports venues in the country. The “friendly con-fines” of Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs, and Soldier Field, home of the Bears, are landmarks. The United Center is home to the Bulls and Blackhawks, while U.S. Cellular Field hosts the White Sox.

da bulls, da bears aNd morewhen an athlete attends Northwestern university, he or she joins the Chicago sports family—an elite group that includes some of the most famous athletes in the world.

ChiCago’s Pro teams

• Bandits, National Pro Fastpitch • Bears, National Football League

• Blackhawks, National Hockey League• Bulls, National Basketball Association

• Cubs, Major League Baseball• Fire, Major League Soccer

• Machine, Major League Lacrosse• Red Stars, Women’s Professional Soccer

• Sky, Women’s National Basketball Association• Thunder, United States Pro Volleyball

• White Sox, Major League Baseball• Wolves, American Hockey League

the ChiCago blaCkhawks advaNCed to the CoNfereNCe fiNals of the 2009 staNley CuP Playoffs.

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B I G T EN CONFERENCEBIG LIFE. BIG STAGE. BIG TEN.

The Big Ten Conference is a union of 11 world-class academic institutions who share a common mission of research, graduate, professional and undergraduate teaching and public service. The conference’s 100-plus years of history, strong tra-dition of competitive intercollegiate athletic programs, vast and passionate alumni base, and consistent leadership in innovations position the Big Ten and its entire community firmly on the Big Stage. The Big Ten has sustained a comprehensive set of shared practices and policies that enforce the priority of academics and emphasize the values of integrity, fairness and competitiveness in all aspects of its student-athletes’ lives, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that each individual has the opportunity to live a Big Life.

STUDENT-ATHLETE OPPORTUNITIES• Big Ten universities provide approximately $100 million in direct financial aid to more than 8,500 men and women student-athletes who compete for 25 champion-ships, 12 for men and 13 for women. • Conference institutions sponsor broad-based athletic programs with more than 270 teams. Other than the Ivy League, the Big Ten has the most broad-based athletic programs in the United States.

TOP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS• Big Ten universities are members of the nation’s only conference whose constitu-ency is entirely composed of institutions that are members of the AAU, a presti-gious association of major academic and research institutions in the United States and Canada.

MORE TELEVISION EXPOSURE• The Big Ten’s media agreements with CBS Sports, ABC/ESPN, the Big Ten Network and CBS College Sports Network provide the conference with its greatest television exposure ever. • In 2006, the Big Ten created the first national conference-owned television network devoted to the athletic and academic programs of a single conference. The Big Ten Network launched on Aug. 30, 2007, and became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. The Big Ten Network is now available to more than 70 million homes nationally through agreements with more than 250 cable/satellite affiliates and appears in 23 of the top 25 national media markets.• Since the current media agreements began in 2007-08, every home football and men’s basketball game has been produced while women’s basketball has received more coverage than any other conference.• The Big Ten’s new media agreements have resulted in the broadcast of more than 500 events nationally and regionally on an annual basis, compared to 300 events in the final year of the previous agreements.

NATION’S BEST FANS• Big Ten fans are some of the nation’s most supportive, with more than 8.7 mil-lion patrons attending conference home contests during the 2008-09 seasons for football, men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball alone.• Over the last 31 seasons, the conference has ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nation-ally in football, men’s basketball and wrestling attendance. For the past 17 seasons, women’s basketball has been ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 nationally in attendance.• Big Ten institutions have more than 4.2 million living alumni and over 300,000 undergraduate students attending their universities.

SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS• During the 2008-09 season, the Big Ten claimed five team national champion-ships, including titles for Iowa wrestling, Penn State fencing and women’s volleyball, Northwestern women’s lacrosse and Wisconsin women’s ice hockey. In addition, Big Ten teams finished as the national runners-up in men’s basketball and men’s gymnastics. • Big Ten teams have claimed at least three national titles in nine of the last 10 seasons (1999-2000 through 2008-09). Over the last decade, the Big Ten has pro-duced team national crowns in the sports of basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, synchronized swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.

THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE1500 West Higgins Road, Park Ridge, Ill. 60202

(847) 696-1010Fax: (847) 696-1150

Website: www.bigten.orgE-mail: Staff members’ first initial and last [email protected]

University of IllinoisIndiana UniversityUniversity of Iowa

University of MichiganMichigan State UniversityUniversity of MinnesotaNorthwestern University

Ohio State UniversityPenn State University

Purdue UniversityUniversity of Wisconsin

Commissioner: James E. DelanyDeputy Commissioner: Brad TravioliaAssociate Commissioner/Officiating Programs: Rich FalkAssociate Commissioner/Governance: Carol A. IwaokaAssociate Commissioner/Television Administration: Mark D. RudnerAssociate Commissioner/Basketball Operations: Andrea WilliamsAssistant Commissioner/Communications: Scott ChipmanAssistant Commissioner/Championships: Wendy FallenAssistant Commissioner/Compliance: Chad HawleyAssistant Commissioner/Technology: Mike McComiskeyAssistant Commissioner/Branding: Daryl SeatonController: Julie SudermanDirector of Budget and Finance: Lori FauleyDirector of Branding: Robin JentesAssociate Director/Championships: Joe MenaughAssistant Director/Championships: Stephanie KirbyAssociate Director/Communications: LaTonya S. SadlerAssistant Director/Communications: Valerie TodrykAssistant Director/Compliance: Kerry KennyProduction Coordinator/Building Manager: W.T. RobinsonExecutive Assistant to the Commissioner: Barbara GreenbaumAdministrative Assistant: Linda ArnoldAdministrative Assistant: Sue ImmekusAdministrative Assistant: Jennifer MahlerAdministrative Assistant: Mary Jo O’DonohueAdministrative Assistant: Madeline RussellRobert Hammel Communications Intern: Brittany McCallRobert Hammel Communications Intern: Dan MihalikC.D. Henry Intern (Championships): Jessica PalermoGovernance Intern: Sherraine PencilVideo Coordinator: Jay Reid


B I G T EN NETWORK

LIVE EVENTSEach year, the Big Ten Network televises approxi-mately 350 live events, plus hundreds of hours of original programming, classic games, coaches’ shows and campus programming. Virtually all of the network’s live event programming is available in high definition. The network also plans to expand its streaming initiative in 2009-10, with more than 200 events, including basketball and Olympic sports, available live on www.BigTenNetwork.com.

MEN’S BASkETBALL• Through the creation of the Big Ten Network, every home Big Ten basketball game is produced • Each Big Ten men’s basketball team makes approximately 10-20 appearances a season on the Big Ten Network • The network televises approximately 60-65 in-conference match-ups, plus selected Big Ten Tournament contests, and virtually all of those games are produced in high definition • The network streams a select number of non-conference and exhibition games live on www.BigTenNetwork.com• The network has a set on-site at the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, with anchors providing coverage and analysis of all the action • The network employs some of the top hosts, announcers and men’s basketball analysts in the country, many with Big Ten and/or Midwest ties, including Northwestern graduate Dave Revsine,

former Ohio State guard Jim Jackson, former Purdue coach Gene Keady, former Northwestern guard Tim Doyle, former Northwestern forward Shon Morris, former Michigan State guard Steve Smith, former Indiana coach Dan Dakich, former Illinois guard Kendall Gill, long-time Big Ten play-by-play announcers Wayne Larrivee and Tom Hamilton and many more.

WOMEN’S BASkETBALL• Each Big Ten women’s basketball team makes approximately 8-10 appearances on the Big Ten Network • In all, the network televises approximately 50-60 regular season games plus approximately nine Big Ten Basketball Tournament games and all of these games are produced in high definition• The network streams dozens of games live on www.BigTenNetwork.com, giving Big Ten women’s basketball the most exposure of any conference in the country• The network has a set on-site at the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, with anchors providing coverage and analysis of all the action • The network employs some of the top hosts, announcers and women’s basketball analysts in the country, many with Big Ten and/or Midwest ties, including Chicago native Mike Hall, former Wisconsin coach Mary Murphy, long-time Big Ten basketball analyst Brenda VanLengen, former Indiana assistant coach Vera Jones, former Purdue guard Stephanie White and many more.

NCAA-SPONSORED SPORTS • The Big Ten Network televises more than 170 NCAA-sponsored events in both men’s and

women’s sports such as hockey, baseball, softball, soccer, volleyball, track and field, swimming and diving, etc.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS• The Big Ten Network televises 19 Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, including baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s field hockey, men’s and women’s golf, women’s rowing, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s swimming and diving, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track & field and men’s wrestling.

ORIGINAL PROGRAMMINGBig Ten Tonight—Bringing the viewer Big Ten highlights, analysis, features, historical segments, interviews and breaking news from all Big Ten sports, Big Ten Tonight has unprecedented access to Big Ten athletics.

The Big Ten Quad—Each week, former Heis-man Trophy winner Eddie George hosts three Big Ten personalities in an open forum taped in front of a studio audience at Northwestern Uni-versity’s Medill School of Journalism. First season guests included Mike Adamle, Bret Bielema, Quinn Buckner, Mateen Cleaves, Ron Dayne, Tim Doyle, Pat Fitzgerald, Jeff George, Kendall Gill, Howard Griffith, Mike Hart, Desmond Howard, Jimmy Jackson, Gene Keady, Roy Marble, Derrick Mason, Rashard Mendenhall, Brad Miller, Michael Redd, Troy Smith, Tyrell Sutton, Pierre Thomas, Stephanie White and Juice Williams.

“Eleven schools, 252 varsity teams, one great network to cover it all. Welcome to the Big Ten Network, your ultimate source for Big Ten sports, featuring the games, passion and tradition of the nation’s foremost athletic conference.”

– Dave Revsine, August 30, 2007First words ever spoken on the Big Ten Network

ABOUT THE BIG TEN NETWORk

The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus program-ming. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. The Big Ten Network reaches a national audience through distribu-tion arrangements with approximately 250 cable and satellite companies.


2009 BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE

Northwestern travels to face the North Carolina State Wolfpack Tues-day, Dec. 1 in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPNU in

the 2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The meeting will mark the second time the two schools have been paired together in the Challenge. NC State finished last season with a 16-14 overall record and finished in 10th place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 6-10 league record. The Wolfpack returns two starters, including junior forward Tracy Smith who averaged 10.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game last season. For the fifth consecutive year, the event will feature 11 games and in-clude two telecasts on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network. ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to televise the remaining nine games. Since 2000, these two conferences have combined to make 17 Final Four appearances and captured five of the last 10 NCAA Championships. In addition, the ACC and Big Ten rank either first or second in all-time NCAA Tournament bids, victories and Final Four appearances.

Mon., Nov. 30Penn State at Virginia, 6 p.m. ESPN2

Tue., Dec. 1Wake Forest at Purdue, 6 p.m. ESPNMaryland at Indiana, 6:30 p.m. ESPN2Northwestern at North Carolina State, 6 p.m. ESPNUMichigan State at North Carolina, 8 p.m. ESPNVirginia Tech at Iowa, 8:30 p.m. ESPN2

Wed., Dec. 2Illinois at Clemson, 6:15 p.m. ESPNBoston College at Michigan, 6:30 p.m. ESPN2Minnesota at Miami (Fla.), 6:15 or 6:30 p.m. ESPNUDuke at Wisconsin, 8:15 p.m. ESPNFlorida State at Ohio State, 8:30 p.m. ESPN2

All times Central

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT

The city of Indianapolis will serve as the host of the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments for the next three years. Conseco

Fieldhouse will be the site of both events from 2010 through 2012. The home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers has hosted both tournaments each of the past two seasons. The tournament proposal by Indianapolis, the Indiana Sports Corpo-ration and Pacers Sports & Entertainment, included an increased financial incentive for the conference, the creation of a Big Ten job fair and the endowment of a scholarship to help fund the postgraduate education of a league student-athlete.

Year Women’s Tournament Men’s Tournament2010 March 4-7 March 11-142011 March 3-6 March 10-132012 March 1-4 March 8-11

Conseco Fieldhouse, home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers, will serve as host to the Big Ten Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournaments during the next three years.

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2009-10 BIG TEN MEN’S BASkETBALL COMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Date Game Time TVOCTOBER 30 Missouri Southern at Illinois (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com

NOVEMBER1 Northwood at Michigan State (exh.) 4 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com3 California (Pa.) at Purdue (exh.) 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com4 Grace at Indiana (exh.) 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Walsh at Ohio State (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Robert Morris (Ill.) at Northwestern (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Bemidji State at Wisconsin (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com5 Minnesota-Duluth at Minnesota (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com6 Slippery Rock at Penn State (exh.) 6 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Wayne State at Michigan (exh.) 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com8 Marian College at Iowa (exh.) 1:30 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Quincy at Illinois (exh.) 5 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com9 St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Indiana (exh.) 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Alcorn State at Ohio State [1] 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Grand Valley State at Michigan State (exh.) 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Kentucky Wesleyan at Purdue (exh.) 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Minnesota-Morehead at Minnesota (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com11 UW-Superior at Wisconsin (exh.) 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com12 James Madison at Ohio State [1] 7 p.m. Big Ten Network13 Cal State Northridge at Purdue 7 p.m. ESPN360.com Florida Gulf Coast at Michigan State 7 p.m. ESPN360.com Penn at Penn State 7:30 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com SIU Edwardsville at Illinois 8 p.m. ESPN360.com Tennessee Tech at Minnesota 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Northern Illinois at Northwestern 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Howard at Indiana 8 p.m. Big Ten Network14 Northern Michigan at Michigan 7 p.m. Big Ten Network15 IPFW at Wisconsin 5 p.m. Big Ten Network Texas-San Antonio at Iowa [3] 6 p.m. ESPNU16 Robert Morris at Penn State 7:30 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Stephen F. Austin at Minnesota 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com USC Upstate at Indiana 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network17 Northern Illinois at Illinois 8 p.m. ESPN360.com Gonzaga at Michigan State 8 p.m. ESPN Duquesne at Iowa [3] 9 p.m. ESPNU 18 Oakland at Wisconsin 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Butler at Northwestern 8 p.m. Big Ten Network19 UNC Wilmington vs. Penn State [5] 4 p.m. ESPNU North Carolina vs. Ohio State [2] 7/9:30 p.m. ESPN2 Utah Valley at Minnesota 8 p.m. Big Ten Network Mississippi vs. Indiana [6] TBD ESPN220 Tulane/Miami (Fla.) vs. Penn State [5] 12:30/3 p.m. Cal/Syracuse vs. Ohio State [2] 5/7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Toledo at Michigan State [7] 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Houston Baptist at Michigan 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com South Dakota State at Purdue [9] 8:30 p.m. Bowling Green at Iowa 9 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Boston/Kansas State vs. Indiana [6] TBD TBD21 Presbyterian at Illinois 8 p.m. Big Ten Network Boston College/St. Joseph’s vs. Purdue [9] TBD22 Valparaiso at Michigan State [7] Noon Big Ten Network Tennessee State at Northwestern 1 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com TBD vs. Penn State [5] TBD TBD TBD vs. Indiana [6] TBD ESPNU/ESPN2 Boston College/St. Joseph’s vs. Purdue [9] TBD 23 Texas vs. Iowa [4] 9:45 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Arizona vs. Wisconsin [10] 12 a.m. ESPN2 TBD vs. Purdue [9] TBD 24 Colorado/Gonzaga vs. Wisconsin [10] 4/9:30 p.m. ESPN2/ESPN Liberty at Northwestern [11] 6:30 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Lipscomb at Ohio State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Pittsburgh/Wichita State vs. Iowa [4] 7:45/9 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Wofford at Illinois [13] 9:30 p.m. ESPNU25 Sacred Heart at Penn State 6 p.m. Big Ten Network TBD vs. Wisconsin [10] TBD ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU 26 Creighton vs. Michigan [15] Noon ESPN2 Butler vs. Minnesota [16] 8:30 p.m. ESPN227 Marquette/Xavier vs. Michigan [15] Noon/2:30 p.m. ESPN/ESPNU Notre Dame vs. Northwestern [12] 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network

Portland/UCLA vs. Minnesota [16] 9:30/11:30 p.m. ESPNU Utah vs. Illinois [14] TBD Florida vs. Michigan State [8] TBD28 Central Michigan at Purdue 11:30 a.m. Big Ten Network St. Francis (Pa.) at Ohio State 1:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Northwestern State at Indiana 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network North Carolina Central at Iowa 5:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Iowa State/St. Louis vs. Northwestern [12] 5:30/8 p.m. Big Ten Network Rutgers/UMass vs. Michigan State [8] TBD Oklahoma State/Bradley vs. Illinois [14] TBD29 TBD vs. Michigan [15] TBD ESPN2/ESPNU TBD vs. Minnesota [16] TBD ESPN2/ESPNU30 Penn State at Virginia [17] 7 p.m. ESPN2

DECEMBER1 Northwestern at North Carolina State [17] 7 p.m. ESPNU Wake Forest at Purdue [17] 7 p.m. ESPN Maryland at Indiana [17] 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Michigan State at North Carolina [17] 9 p.m. ESPN Virginia Tech at Iowa [17] 9:30 p.m. ESPN22 Illinois at Clemson [17] 7:15 p.m. ESPN Minnesota at Miami (Fla.) [17] 7:15 p.m. ESPNU Boston College at Michigan [17] 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Duke at Wisconsin [17] 9:15 p.m. ESPN Florida State at Ohio State [17] 9:30 p.m. ESPN24 Wofford at Michigan State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network5 Eastern Michigan at Ohio State Noon ESPNU Grambling at Wisconsin 1 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Michigan 2 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Brown at Minnesota 3:30 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Prairie View A&M at Iowa 4 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Ball State at Purdue 5 p.m. Big Ten Network Boise State at Illinois 7:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Penn State at Temple TBD 7 Michigan State at The Citadel TBD 8 UMBC at Penn State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Morgan State at Minnesota 7 p.m. ESPNU Vanderbilt at Illinois 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Pittsburgh vs. Indiana [18] 9 p.m. ESPN Iowa at Northern Iowa TBD 9 Valparaiso at Purdue 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Wisconsin at Green Bay 8 p.m. Michigan at Utah TBD CBS College Sports10 Oakland at Michigan State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network11 Iowa at Iowa State 8 p.m. Cyclone Television Network12 Ohio State at Butler Noon ESPN Kentucky at Indiana Noon CBS St. Joseph’s at Minnesota 4 p.m. Big Ten Network Marquette at Wisconsin 5 p.m. ESPN2 Virginia Tech at Penn State 7 p.m. ESPN2 Purdue at Alabama 9 p.m. ESPN213 Detroit at Michigan Noon Big Ten Network Western Michigan at Illinois 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Network North Carolina A&T at Northwestern 5 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com15 Northern Illinois at Minnesota 8 p.m. Big Ten Network16 Presbyterian at Ohio State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Cal Poly at Wisconsin 9 p.m. Big Ten Network North Florida at Northwestern 9 p.m. ESPNU19 IPFW at Michigan State Noon Big Ten Network Michigan at Kansas Noon ESPN Stanford at Northwestern 2 p.m. Big Ten Network TBD vs. Purdue [20] 4 p.m. Big Ten Network Delaware State at Ohio State 4 p.m. ESPNU Drake at Iowa 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Illinois vs. Georgia [19] 7 p.m. ESPNU North Carolina Central at Indiana 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Gardner-Webb at Penn State 9 p.m. ESPNU21 American at Penn State 5 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com South Carolina State at Iowa 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network22 Loyola (Md.) at Indiana 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Michigan State at Texas 7 p.m. ESPN2 Coppin State at Michigan 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com SIU Edwardsville at Purdue 8 p.m. ESPNU Central Connecticut State at Northwestern 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com Cleveland State at Ohio State 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network

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23 South Dakota State at Minnesota 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Milwaukee at Wisconsin 9 p.m. Big Ten Network Illinois vs. Missouri [21] 9:30 p.m. ESPN227 Illinois-Chicago at Wisconsin 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network28 Bryant at Indiana 9 p.m. Big Ten Network29 Purdue at Iowa 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Penn State at Minnesota 9 p.m. ESPN230 Texas-Arlington at Michigan State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Northwestern at Illinois 9 p.m. Big Ten Network31 Michigan at Indiana Noon ESPN2 Ohio State at Wisconsin 2 p.m. ESPN2

JANUARY1 West Virginia at Purdue 2:30 p.m. ESPN2 Gonzaga vs. Illinois [22] 1 p.m. CBS Minnesota at Iowa 4 p.m. Big Ten Network Michigan State at Northwestern 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network3 Wisconsin at Penn State 2 p.m. Big Ten Network Ohio State at Michigan 4:30 p.m. Big Ten Network5 Minnesota at Purdue 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Iowa at Illinois 9 p.m. Big Ten Network6 Wisconsin at Michigan State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Indiana at Ohio State 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network7 Michigan at Penn State 7 p.m. ESPN2 Texas-Pan American at Northwestern 7 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com9 Purdue at Wisconsin 1:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Ohio State at Minnesota 3:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Michigan State at Iowa 5:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Illinois at Indiana 8 p.m. Big Ten Network10 Northwestern at Michigan 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Network12 Ohio State at Purdue 7 p.m. ESPN Penn State at Illinois 9 p.m. Big Ten Network Tennessee State at Iowa 9 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com13 Minnesota at Michigan State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Wisconsin at Northwestern 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network14 Indiana at Michigan 9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN216 Penn State at Iowa 1 p.m. Big Ten Network Illinois at Michigan State 3:30 p.m. CBS Purdue at Northwestern 5:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Wisconsin at Ohio State 8 p.m. Big Ten Network17 Connecticut at Michigan 1:30/4:30 p.m. CBS Minnesota at Indiana 2:15/4:30 p.m. Big Ten Network19 Northwestern at Ohio State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Purdue at Illinois 9 p.m. ESPN20 Iowa at Michigan State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Michigan at Wisconsin 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network21 Indiana at Penn State 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN223 Michigan State at Minnesota Noon CBS Ohio State at West Virginia 2 p.m. CBS Michigan at Purdue 4 p.m. ESPN Illinois at Northwestern 8 p.m. Big Ten Network24 Penn State at Wisconsin 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Iowa at Indiana 5 p.m. Big Ten Network26 Michigan State at Michigan 7 p.m. ESPN Northwestern at Minnesota 9 p.m. Big Ten Network27 Illinois at Penn State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Ohio State at Iowa 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network28 Wisconsin at Purdue 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN230 Indiana at Illinois 2 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Iowa at Michigan 4:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Northwestern at Michigan State 7 p.m. Big Ten Network31 Minnesota at Ohio State 1 p.m. CBS Penn State at Purdue 3 p.m. Big Ten Network

FEBRUARY2 Michigan at Northwestern 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Michigan State at Wisconsin 9 p.m. ESPN3 Penn State at Ohio State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Illinois at Iowa 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network4 Purdue at Indiana 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN26 Minnesota at Penn State 2 p.m. Big Ten Network Wisconsin at Michigan 4 p.m. CBS Michigan State at Illinois 9 p.m. ESPN7 Iowa at Ohio State Noon Big Ten Network Indiana at Northwestern 2:30 p.m. Big Ten Network

9 Illinois at Wisconsin 7 p.m. Big Ten Network Purdue at Michigan State 9 p.m. ESPN10 Ohio State at Indiana 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Northwestern at Iowa 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network11 Michigan at Minnesota 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN213 Michigan State at Penn State Noon ESPN Indiana at Wisconsin 2 p.m. Big Ten Network Iowa at Purdue 4:30 p.m. Big Ten Network14 Ohio State at Illinois 1 p.m. CBS Minnesota at Northwestern 5 p.m. Big Ten Network16 Michigan State at Indiana 7 p.m. ESPN Michigan at Iowa 9 p.m. Big Ten Network17 Purdue at Ohio State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Penn State at Northwestern 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network18 Wisconsin at Minnesota 9 p.m. ESPN/ESPN220 Penn State at Michigan 6 p.m. Big Ten Network20/21 Illinois at Purdue TBD TBA Indiana at Minnesota TBD TBA Ohio State at Michigan State TBD TBA21 Northwestern at Wisconsin 2 p.m. Big Ten Network23 Illinois at Michigan 7 p.m. ESPN24 Ohio State at Penn State 6:30 p.m. Big Ten Network Purdue at Minnesota 8:30 p.m. Big Ten Network25 Iowa at Northwestern 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2 Wisconsin at Indiana 9 p.m. Big Ten Network27/28 Michigan State at Purdue TBD TBA Michigan at Ohio State TBD TBA Minnesota at Illinois TBD TBA28 Northwestern at Penn State Noon Big Ten Network Indiana at Iowa 6 p.m. Big Ten Network

MARCH 2/3/4 Illinois at Ohio State TBD TBA Penn State at Michigan State TBD TBA Iowa at Wisconsin TBD TBA Indiana at Purdue TBD TBA Minnesota at Michigan TBD TBA3 Chicago State at Northwestern 8 p.m. BigTenNetwork.com6 Northwestern at Indiana Noon Big Ten Network6/7 Michigan at Michigan State TBD TBA Purdue at Penn State TBD TBA Wisconsin at Illinois TBD TBA7 Iowa at Minnesota 6 p.m. Big Ten Network

11-14 Big Ten Tournament [23]

All times Eastern. All dates and times subject to change. LEGEND[1] 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, Columbus, Ohio[2] 2K Sports College Hoops Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.[3] CBE Classic, Iowa City, Iowa[4] CBE Classic, Kansas City, Mo.[5] Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C.[6] O’Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Classic, San Juan, P.R.[7] Legends Classic, East Lansing, Mich.[8] Legends Classic, Newark, N.J.[9] Paradise Jam, St. Thomas, V.I.[10] EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawai’i[11] Chicago Invitational Challenge, Evanston, Ill.[12] Chicago Invitational Challenge, UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Ill.[13] Las Vegas Invitational, Champaign, Ill.[14] Las Vegas Invitational, Las Vegas, Nev.[15] Old Spice Classic, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.[16] 76 Classic, Anaheim, Calif.[17] Big Ten/ACC Challenge[18] Jimmy V Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.[19] Arena at Gwinnett Center, Duluth, Ga.[20] John R. Wooden Tradition, Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.[21] Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Mo.[22] United Center, Chicago, Ill.[23] Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.

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