NorthwesterN to CoMPete IN ChArLestoN CLAssIC

Northwestern to COMPETE IN CHARLESTON CLASSIC

GAME INFORMATION Northwestern (1-0) vs. LSU (1-1) Thursday, Nov. 17 • 2 p.m. CT TD Arena (5,100) Charleston, S.C. TV: ESPNU and ESPN3.com (Justin Kutcher and Jay Williams) Radio: WGN 720 AM and wgnradio.com (Dave Eanet) Satellite Radio: Sirius and XM 85 Gametracker: NUsports.com Twitter: @NU_SportsLIVE



2011-12 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Day NOVEMBER 13 Sun. 17 Thu. 18 Fri. 20 Sun. 25 Fri. 29 Tue. DECEMBER 2 Fri. 4 Sun. 15 Thu. 17 Sat. 18 Sun. 22 Thu. 28 Wed. JANUARY 1 Sun. 4 Wed. 11 Wed. 14 Sat. 18 Wed. 22 Sun. 28 Sat. FEBRUARY 2 Thu. 5 Sun. 9 Thu. 12 Sun. 15 Wed. 18 Sat. 21 Tue. 25 Sat. 29 Wed. MARCH 3 Sat. 8 Thu. 9 Fri. 10 Sun. 11 Sun.

Opponent

Time/Result

Texas-Pan American Charleston Classic vs. LSU vs. Tulsa or Western Kentucky TBD

W, 60-36 2 p.m. TBD TBD

Stony Brook at Georgia Tech

Noon 6:15 p.m.

Mississippi Valley State Baylor Texas Southern Central Connecticut Eastern Illinois at Creighton at Ohio State *

7 p.m. 3 p.m. 7 p.m. 1 p.m. 5 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 4:30 p.m.

Penn State * Illinois * at Michigan * Michigan State * at Wisconsin * at Minnesota * Purdue *

6 p.m. 6 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 3 p.m. 3 p.m.

Nebraska * at Illinois * Iowa * at Purdue * at Indiana * Minnesota * Michigan * at Penn State * Ohio State * at Iowa *

6 p.m. 2 p.m. 8 p.m. 5 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) Opening round TBD Quarterfinal TBD Semifinal TBD Championship game 2:30 p.m.

All times Central Home games in bold * Big Ten Conference game

Northwestern opens play at the DirecTV Charleston Classic presented by Foster Grant at 2 p.m. Central time Thursday as the Wildcats square off against LSU. The contest is being televised by ESPNU. The winner of the matchup faces the winner of the game between Tulsa and Western Kentucky at 2:30 p.m. CT Friday in the semifinal round, while the losers square off at noon. Following a day off on Saturday, the tournament concludes on Sunday. NU is coming off a 60-36 home win over TexasPan American in its season-opener Sunday night. The Wildcats limited the Broncs to 29.8 percent shooting from the field while forcing 16 turnovers in the contest. John Shurna led Northwestern with 15 points, while Luka Mirkovic and Drew Crawford were also in double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. The Wildcats are 1-2 all-time in games played in the state of South Carolina. Northwestern beat The Citadel 91-74 Dec. 29, 1969 and fell to Texas A&M 93-91 the following day in the Poinsetta Tournament in Greenville, S.C. NU’s only other contest in the Palmetto State was a 57-44 loss at Clemson Nov. 28, 2000 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Senior forward JOHN SHURNA is a preseason AllAmerica selection and a two-time All-Big Ten pick.

Series History: Northwestern leads, 2-1. Last Meeting: The Wildcats and the Tigers are squaring off for the first time since Northwestern posted a 98-86 win Dec. 30, 1965 at the Los Angeles Classic.

Northwestern Previous Game Starters (2010-11 statistics) No. 3 14 11 24 12

Name Dave Sobolewski Tre Demps Reggie Hearn John Shurna Luka Mirkovic

Pos. G G G/F F C

Ht. 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-8 6-11

Yr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr.

Hometown Naperville, Ill. San Antonio, Texas Fort Wayne, Ind. Glen Ellyn, Ill. Belgrade, Serbia

Pts. Reb. Ast. — — — — — — 1.0 0.2 0.2 16.6 4.9 2.6 7.4 5.2 2.3

Mike Turner F Drew Crawford F Omar Jimenez G Alex Marcotullio G James Montgomery III G Nick Fruendt G/F JerShon Cobb G Davide Curletti F

6-8 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-9

Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. So. Sr.

Chicago, Ill. Naperville, Ill. Kennesaw, Ga. Warren, Mich. Los Angeles, Calif. Batavia, Ill. Decatur, Ga. Farmington Hills, Mich.

— 12.1 — 6.2 — 2.0 7.4 4.0

Northwestern Reserves 0 1 2 4 13 15 23 30

Athletic Communications Contact Information: Associate Director/Men’s Basketball Contact: Nick Brilowski Office Phone: (847) 467-3831 • Office Fax: (847) 491-8818 Cell Phone: (847) 239-4127 • NUsports.com E-mail: [email protected]

— 4.7 — 2.5 — 0.8 3.0 1.9

— 2.0 — 2.1 — 0.3 1.5 1.0

2011-12 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Location:..............................................................Evanston, Ill. Founded:.............................................................................. 1851 Enrollment:......................................................................8,367 President:............................................... Morton O. Schapiro Home Facility (Capacity):.. Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Nickname:.................................................................. Wildcats Colors:......................................................... Purple and White Conference: . ............................................................... Big Ten Director of Athletics: ...................................... Jim Phillips Senior Woman Administrator:.................... Janna Blais Faculty Athletics Rep.:..........................Robert Gundlach

MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS Head Coach:........................................................Bill Carmody Alma Mater, Year:..................................Union College, ’70 Record at NU (Years):.......................................161-177 (12) Overall Record (Years):................................ 253-202 (16) Assistant 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 Operations:.................................Joe Kennedy Basketball Athletic Trainer:..................Lanny Bradford 2010-11 Overall Record:.............................................. 20-14 Conference Record (Finish):............................ 7-11 (8th) Starters Returning/Lost:............................................... 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:..................................9/4

ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assoc. Dir./MBB Contact...........................Nick Brilowski Office Phone............................................(847) 467-3831 Cell Phone................................................(847) 239-4127 [email protected] Fax.............................................................. (847) 491-8818 Official Web Site........................................... NUSports.com Asst. AD for Athletic Comm............................ Mike Wolf Associate Director..........................................Doug Meffley Assoc. Dir./Publications Coor........................ Julie Dunn Assistant Director.......................................Scott Hammer Assistant Director......................................Betsy Golomski Assistant Director......................................... Dan Yopchick Director of Broadcast Ops...............................Rob Coons Asst. Director of Broadcast Ops..........Chris Simonson Program Assistant.................................Jocelyn Serranilla

2010-11 BIG TEN STANDINGS Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Michigan State Penn State Northwestern Minnesota Iowa Indiana

Big Ten 16-2 14-4 13-5 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-9 7-11 6-12 4-14 3-15

Pct. .889 .778 .722 .500 .500 .500 .500 .389 .333 .222 .167

Overall 34-3 26-8 25-9 21-14 20-14 19-15 19-15 20-14 17-14 11-20 12-20

Pct. .919 .765 .735 .600 .588 .559 .559 .588 .548 .355 .375

SCOUTING LSU • The Tigers (1-1) dropped a 71-63 decision at Coastal Carolina on Tuesday despite a team-high 15 points from Ralson Turner. LSU posted a 96-74 win over Nicholls State in its season-opener. • Turner leads the team in scoring through two games with an average of 13.5 points per contest. He paced the squad a year ago with a norm of 12.3 points per game. • Trent Johnson is in his fourth season as the head coach at LSU. He was previously the head coach at Stanford and Nevada. CHANGING OF THE GUARD The Wildcats have some big shoes to fill in the backcourt with the graduation of Michael Thompson. A four-year starter, Thompson completed his career at NU’s all-time leader in games played, games started, minutes played and assists, while ranking third all-time in scoring. In his stead, and with veterans Alex Marcotullio and JerShon Cobb battling lingering injuries, the Wildcats started a pair of true freshmen at the guard spots in the Nov. 13 season-opener against Texas-Pan American. Tre Demps and Dave Sobolewski handled themselves well in their debuts as the duo combined for only four assists with only one turnover in a total of 56 minutes of action. HEARN STEPS IN Along with the aforementioned injuries to Cobb and Marcotullio, Drew Crawford was also not in the starting lineup due to injury which gave junior guard/forward Reggie Hearn the starting nod. Making his first collegiate start, the former walk-on posted a stellar all-around performance. In 28 minutes of playing time, Hearn posted seven points and career highs of five rebounds, four assists and three steals as well as a blocked shot. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS Northwestern is coming off its third straight postseason appearance—a program best—advancing to the NIT quarterfinal round before falling 69-66 at Washington State in overtime. The Wildcats have posted a school-record 20 wins in each of the last two seasons. This year’s senior class has posted 57 wins over the last three campaigns, just eight shy of the school record of 65 set by last year’s class. SOLID CORE RETURNS NU welcomes back nine letterwinners, including four starters, from last year’s squad which made the deepest postseason run in school history. Northwestern returns 73.8 percent of its scoring and 84.4 percent of its rebounding from last season. SHURNA EARNS PRESEASON ACCOLADES Senior forward John Shurna has been named a second-team preseason All-American by Sporting News and a third-team choice of Athlon Sports. He has also been named to the watch list for both the Wooden Award and Naismith Award for the second consecutive season. Shurna averaged a

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team-best 16.6 points per game to go along with 4.9 rebounds per contest in 2010-11 as he was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection. He was also a second-team all-conference pick as a sophomore. The last NU player to earn three career All-Big Ten laurels was Evan Eschmeyer who was a first-team honoree in 1997, 1998 and 1999. SHOOTING FOR THE TOP Northwestern’s scoring record of 1,900 career points has stood since 1977 when Billy McKinney completed his collegiate eligibility. John Shurna is currently in 10th place on NU’s career scoring list with 1,392 career points, 508 shy of McKinney’s top spot. Shurna scored a school single-season record 619 points as a sophomore and 531 points last season as a junior. STARTING FAST In each of the last two seasons, Northwestern started its campaign with at least nine wins in its first 11 games. In 2009-10, NU opened 10-1 en route to earning a No. 25 national ranking. Prior to that season, the Wildcats last posted nine wins in their first 11 contests in the 1993-94 campaign. Each of the last two years, the Wildcats have notched a school-record five wins (5-1) in the month of November. The 2010-11 ’Cats finished the program’s first undefeated November when playing at least three games. Success Under Carmody In head coach Bill Carmody’s first 11 seasons in Evanston, the Wildcats have recorded at least six Big Ten victories seven times. The program totaled six or more conference wins just five times in the previous 31 years prior to Carmody’s arrival. THE MAGIC NUMBER IS 70 When the Wildcats tallied at least 70 points last season, their record was 18-1. NU’s record fell to 2-13 when it posted 69 points or less. HELPING HAND Northwestern is well known for playing “team” offense and that’s reflected in the statistics. The Wildcats led the Big Ten and ranked 10th in the nation with an average of 16.7 assists per game last season. NU’s assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.70 (568 assists, 335 turnovers) was the nation’s second-best mark, barely trailing only Wisconsin (1.71). The ’Cats also finished third nationally with an average of only 9.9 turnovers per game. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Junior guard Alex Marcotullio spent his second consecutive summer playing for Great Britain at the FIBA U-20 European Championships in Bosnia. He averaged 16.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals per game during this year’s tournament and then based on his performance was invited to try out for Great Britain’s National Team. Marcotullio posted his best totals in the team’s final tournament game, recording 24 points and 11 rebounds in a win over Iceland. He also hit a game-winning buzzer-beater in an 83-82 victory over Israel.

2011-12 NORTHWESTERN GAME NOTES WILDCATS WELCOME A PAIR OF WALK-ONS Northwestern recently added two walk-ons to its roster. Sophomore guard James Montgomery III (Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica) joins the program after serving as a practice player for the NU women’s basketball team last season and averaging 14 points and eight rebounds per game as a prep senior. Freshman guard Omar Jimenez (Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain) also joins the squad after averaging 16 points and six rebounds per game as a senior. HOME SWEET HOME The Wildcats posted a 13-4 home record last season with three of the losses coming to teams that were nationally ranked at the time (Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State). After setting a program best with 13 home wins in 2008-09, the Wildcats established a new mark with 15 victories at WelshRyan Arena in 2009-10. Northwestern has a 39-3 home record against unranked opponents over the last four seasons. HILL JOINS WILDCATS’ STAFF Fred Hill is the newest member of the Wildcats’ coaching staff, joining Northwestern as an assistant in the offseason. Hill was most recently the head coach at Rutgers from 2006-10 after serving one year there as the associate head coach. He has also served as an assistant at Villanova, Seton Hall, Fairleigh Dickinson, Maine, Marquette, Rider, Lehigh

and Montclair State. Hill replaces Mitch Henderson who was hired as the head coach at Princeton University, his alma mater. THE CARMODY TREE Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody has compiled an impressive list of indviduals who have been coached by him or have served as an assistant coach under him and have gone on to become Division I head coaches. All of the individuals listed below are graduates of Princeton University, making Princeton the most common alma mater of head coaches at the Division I level. John Thompson III, Georgetown Mitch Henderson, Princeton Craig Robinson, Oregon State Chris Mooney, Richmond Sydney Johnson, Fairfield Joe Scott, Denver UP NEXT... The winner of Thursday’s matchup faces the winner of the game between Tulsa and Western Kentucky at 2:30 p.m. CT Friday. That game is being televised by ESPNU. The losers of the contests meet at noon on ESPN3.com.

NORTHWESTERN SIGNS A PAIR TO NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT Northwestern head coach Bill Carmody signed two individuals to National Letters of Intent during the November early signing period. Kale Abrahamson Forward 6-7 • 195 West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley

Sanjay Lumpkin Guard/Forward 6-6 • 195 Wayzata, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s

High School: ESPNHS 2011-12 preseason firstteam all-state selection ... Rated third in the state of Iowa for the class of 2012 by ESPN.com ... Team captain ... Averaged 21.4 points, five rebounds and three assists per game while shooting 48 percent from the field as a junior ... 2011 4A first-team all-state pick of Iowa Newspaper Association ... Second-leading scorer in the state in class 4A ... Led the team to a 16-8 record and the substate championship game ... First-team all-Central Iowa Metro League honoree ... Posted a season high of 40 points ... Scored an average of 14.8 points per game sophomore year ... Recipient of CIML basketball academic award ... Played AAU ball for Martin Brothers Attack ... Honor roll student ... High school coach is former University of Iowa standout Jeff Horner.

High School: ESPNHS 2011-12 preseason secondteam all-state selection ... Rated No. 7 recruit in the state of Minnesota in the class of 2012 by ESPN.com ... Team captain ... Averaged 12.4 points per game as a junior in leading the Red Knights to a 23-5 record and a North Suburban Conference title ... Scored a season-best 34 points in a win over DeLaSalle ... Played AAU ball for Minnesota Pump N Run ... Also played varsity golf ... High honor roll student ... National Honor Society member ... Recipient of Student Recognition Award ... High school basketball coach is John Moore.

Personal: Born Kale Lee Abrahamson ... Son of Kent and Lynn Marie Abrahamson ... Aunt, Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, was a prep basketball All-American who played collegiately at Georgia and Iowa and is currently the head women’s coach at Albany.

Personal: Born Sanjay Shah Lumpkin ... Son of Tika and Jim Petersen and Sean Lumpkin ... Father, Sean, was an All-Big Ten performer in football as a defensive back at the University of Minnesota and played five seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints ... Stepfather, Jim, played eight seasons in the NBA for the Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors and is currently an assistant coach for the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx ... Attends same high school as former NBA guard Devean George and Wisconsin guard Jordan Taylor.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Nov. 14, 2011

No. School Record Points 1. North Carolina (62) 2-0 1,620 2. Kentucky 1-0 1,519 3. Ohio State (1) 1-0 1,486 4 Connecticut (2) 1-0 1,429 5. Syracuse 1-0 1,358 6. Duke 2-0 1,274 7. Florida 1-0 1,132 8. Louisville 2-0 1,122 9. Pittsburgh 2-0 1,084 10. Memphis 0-0 1,017 11. Baylor 2-0 962 12. Kansas 1-0 835 13. Xavier 1-0 806 14. Wisconsin 1-0 801 15. Arizona 3-0 607 16. Alabama 1-0 497 17. Michigan 1-0 475 18. Vanderbilt 1-1 454 19. Texas A&M 2-0 444 20. Cincinnati 1-0 410 21. Marquette 1-0 406 22. Gonzaga 1-0 311 23. California 2-0 295 24. Missouri 1-0 200 25. Florida State 1-0 132 Others receiving votes: Temple 79, Michigan State 78, Washington 47, Cleveland State 43, New Mexico 34, UCLA 34, Belmont 21, Creighton 19, Villanova 19, Texas 18, Drexel 13, UNLV 9, Saint Mary’s 6, Purdue 5, San Diego State 3, George Mason 3, Harvard 3, Butler 3, Long Beach State 3, Utah State 3, Illinois 2, Marshall 1, Minnesota 1, Akron 1, West Virginia 1.

USA TODAY/COACHES POLL Nov. 14, 2011

No. School Record Points 1. North Carolina (30) 2-0 774 2. Kentucky (1) 1-0 732 3. Ohio State 1-0 701 4. Connecticut 1-0 669 5. Syracuse 1-0 654 6. Duke 2-0 632 7. Louisville 2-0 538 8. Florida 1-0 519 9. Pittsburgh 2-0 502 10. Memphis 0-0 452 11. Kansas 1-0 393 12. Baylor 2-0 390 13. Wisconsin 1-0 359 14. Xavier 1-0 333 15. Alabama 1-0 261 16. Arizona 3-0 254 17. Michigan 1-0 240 18. Texas A&M 2-0 218 19. Marquette 1-0 182 20. Cincinnati 1-0 176 20. Vanderbilt 1-1 176 22. California 2-0 145 23. Gonzaga 1-0 126 24. Florida State 1-0 103 25. Missouri 1-0 88 Others receiving votes: Texas 80, Purdue 55, Temple 54, Washington 49, Villanova 34, New Mexico 27, Creighton 23, UNLV 21, Michigan State 20, Cleveland State 13, George Mason 11, Georgetown 10, UCLA 10, West Virginia 10, St. John’s 8, Oklahoma State 8, Saint Mary’s 6, Butler 6, Drexel 5, Long Beach State 3, Virginia Commonwealth 3, Wichita State 1, Brigham Young 1.

2011-12 NORTHWESTERN ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name

Pos. 0 Mike Turner F 1 Drew Crawford G/F 2 Omar Jimenez G 3 Dave Sobolewski G 4 Alex Marcotullio G 11 Reggie Hearn G 12 Luka Mirkovic C 13 James Montgomery III G 14 Tre Demps G 15 Nick Fruendt G 23 JerShon Cobb G 24 John Shurna F 30 Davide Curletti F 45 Nikola Cerina * F

BY CLASS Ht. 6-8 6-5 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-11 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-5 6-9 6-9 6-9

Wt. 205 205 185 185 185 210 245 185 195 200 200 220 230 245

Cl. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Jr.

Hometown/High School/Last School Chicago, Ill./U. of Chicago Laboratory High Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy Warren, Mich./De La Salle Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan Batavia, Ill./Batavia Decatur, Ga./Columbia Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Farmington Hills, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Topola Oplenac, Serbia/Nikola Tesla S.S./TCU

Ht. 6-9 6-5 6-5 6-9 6-2 6-5 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-11 6-4 6-9 6-1 6-8

Wt. 245 200 205 230 195 200 210 185 185 245 185 220 185 205

Cl. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown/High School/Last School Topola Oplenac, Serbia/Nikola Tesla S.S./TCU Decatur, Ga./Columbia Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central Farmington Hills, Mich./Orchard Lake St. Mary’s San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan Batavia, Ill./Batavia Fort Wayne, Ind./Snider Kennesaw, Ga./Kennesaw Mountain Warren, Mich./De La Salle Belgrade, Serbia/La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.) Los Angeles, Calif./Santa Monica Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy Chicago, Ill./U. of Chicago Laboratory High



ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name 45 23 1 30 14 15 11 2 4 12 13 24 3 0

Pos. Nikola Cerina * F JerShon Cobb G Drew Crawford G/F Davide Curletti F Tre Demps G Nick Fruendt G Reggie Hearn G Omar Jimenez G Alex Marcotullio G Luka Mirkovic C James Montgomery III G John Shurna F Dave Sobolewski G Mike Turner F

* will sit out 2011-12 season due to NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Bill Carmody Associate Head Coach: Tavaras Hardy Assistant Coach: Fred Hill Assistant Coach: Ivan Vujic Director of Operations: Joe Kennedy

SENIORS (4) Davide Curletti Nick Fruendt Luka Mirkovic John Shurna JUNIORS (4) Nikola Cerina Drew Crawford Reggie Hearn Alex Marcotullio SOPHOMORES (2) JerShon Cobb James Montgomery III FRESHMEN (4) Tre Demps Omar Jimenez Dave Sobolewski Mike Turner

BY STATE/COUNTRY CALIFORNIA (1) James Montgomery III GEORGIA (2) JerShon Cobb Omar Jimenez ILLINOIS (5) Drew Crawford Nick Fruendt John Shurna Dave Sobolewski Mike Turner INDIANA (1) Reggie Hearn MICHIGAN (3) Davide Curletti Alex Marcotullio Austin Nichols

PRONUNCIATIONS Davide Curletti (30).......................................... DAH-vuh-day Nick Fruendt (15)....................................................... FROO-int Luka Mirkovic (12)......................... LOO-kah MERK-uh-vitch Dave Sobolewski (3)....................................So-buh-LEW-ski Ivan Vujic......................................................EE-vahn VOO-itch Nikola Cerina............................................................chur-A-nuh

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SERBIA (2) Nikola Cerina Luka Mirkovic TEXAS (1) Tre Demps

HEAD COACH BILL CARMODY Bill Carmody is in his 12th season as the head coach at Northwestern. He has guided the Wildcats to their third consecutive postseason appearance, a school record. Carmody’s 161 victories at NU are the second most in school history, trailing only the 236 games won by Arthur “Dutch” Lonborg from 1928-49. He has led Northwestern to the two winningest seasons in program history (20, 2009-10 & 2010-11), the most wins over a two-year span (40, 2009-11), over a three-year span (57, 2008-11) and over a four-year span (65, 2007-11). Under Carmody’s watch, the Wildcats have earned at least six Big Ten wins in seven of his 11 years at the helm. Prior to his arrival in Evanston, the team reached six conference victories just five times in 31 seasons. He was named the 2003-04 Big Ten Coach of the Year after guiding Northwestern to an 8-8 league record. The squad’s 10-1 start in 2009-10 allowed it to earn its first national ranking in 41 years when it came in at No. 25 in the Dec. 28, 2009 Associated Press poll. En route to the first 20-win season in school history, Drew Crawford became the first freshman in school history to be named Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while John Shurna was named the nation’s Most Improved Player by Sporting News after scoring a school single-season record 619 points. Northwestern has placed two individuals on the All-Big Ten teams twice in the last three seasons, including both Shurna and Michael Thompson being named to the third team in 2010-11. Considered one of the top offensive coaches in the nation, Carmody has continued to tweak and evolve the “Princeton Offense” over the years. His teams are well know for their 3-point shooting, unselfish play and taking care of the basketball. The Wildcats annuallly rank among the nation’s leaders in 3-pointers made, assists, assist percentage and assist-to-turnover ratio. NU set a Big Ten season record by making 170 3-pointers in conference play in 2009-10. The team’s total of 162 triples last season is the second-best mark in Big Ten history. Before coming to Evanston, Carmody was the head coach at Princeton for four seasons, replacing legendary coach Peter Carril. Carmody lead the Tigers to a 92-25 record and postseason appearances each of his four years at the helm. A native of Spring Lake, N.J., he graduated from Union College in 1975 with a bachelor’s degree in history. Carmody and his wife, Barbara, have two sons, Michael and Eddie.

THE CARMODY LEDGER Year 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12

School Overall Conf. Princeton 24-4 14-0 Princeton 27-2 14-0 Princeton 22-8 11-3 Princeton 19-11 11-3 Northwestern 11-19 3-13 Northwestern 16-13 7-9 Northwestern 12-17 3-13 Northwestern 14-15 8-8 Northwestern 15-16 6-10 Northwestern 14-15 6-10 Northwestern 13-18 2-14 Northwestern 8-22 1-17 Northwestern 17-14 8-10 Northwestern 20-14 7-11 Northwestern 20-14 7-11 Northwestern 1-0 0-0

Overall Record: 253-202 Record at NU: 161-177 Big Ten Record: 58-126 Record at Princeton: 92-25

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NORTHWESTERN MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2011-12 media information • The best time to do phone interviews with Coach Carmody in the days leading up to a game are mornings. To arrange for a phone interview with Coach Carmody or any of the Northwestern players, contact Associate Director of Athletic Communications Nick Brilowski at 847-467-3831. • On-site interviews with Coach Carmody and Northwestern players will take place following practice during the fall quarter. Practice typically ends at approximately 10:45 a.m. Practice is closed to the media. Media members who wish to conduct interviews are asked to call Nick Brilowski well in advance to set this up. Practice times and sites have been known to change the day of. • WGN Radio (720 AM) is the flagship station of Northwestern University men’s basketball.The 50,000-watt, clear-channel station can be heard in 38 states and Canada, and is the No. 1 station in the Chicagoland area. WGN is also home to Northwestern football, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Cubs. • WGN broadcasts also can be heard on wgnradio. com. Most games can also be heard on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio. For the 15th straight season, WGN Sports Director Dave Eanet will handle playby-play duties. Also the voice of Wildcat football for the past 21 years, the well-decorated Eanet is a graduate of NU’s Medill School of Journalism. He can also be heard weekday mornings on WGN with Greg Jarrett.Analyst duties are being shared this season by former Wildcat standouts Bob Hildebrand, Tim Doyle and Shon Morris. • During the Big Ten season, the conference holds weekly teleconferences featuring all of the Big Ten coaches. Coach Carmody goes at 9:30 a.m. CST. Contact Nick Brilowski for more information. • Updated news, notes, statistics, game previews and recaps can be found at NUsports.com, the official website of Northwestern Athletics. • Wildcat Fastbreak is the coaches show for Northwestern men’s and women’s basketball. In its second year, the show is hosted by Dave Eanet and can be seen Tuesday nights on Comcast SportsNet Chicago and Wednesday afternoons on Big Ten Network. Check listings for exact air times. Episodes begin to air just prior to the start of the Big Ten season. • The official Twitter site of Northwestern Athletics is @NU_Sports. To receive in-game updates during Wildcat sporting events, follow @NU_SportsLIVE. • The Wildcats are also on Facebook by searching Northwestern Athletics. The men’s basketball team’s Facebook site can be found by searching Northwestern Men’s Basketball.

NU PLAYER HIGHS IN THE CARMODY ERA Points 37, Kevin Coble vs. Indiana (2/23/08) 35, Michael Thompson vs. Minnesota (3/10/11) 35, Drew Crawford vs. No. Carolina A&T (12/13/09) Rebounds 14, Luka Mirkovic at Minnesota (1/26/10) 14, Kevin Coble at Chicago State (1/16/08) 14, Tavaras Hardy at Pepperdine (12/16/00) Assists 10, Michael Thompson vs. Penn State (1/2/08) 10, Ben Johnson vs. Penn State (2/21/01) Steals 8, Jitim Young vs. Penn State (3/11/04) Blocked Shots 7, Aaron Jennings vs. New Hampshire (11/25/02) Field Goals Made 14, Kevin Coble vs. Michigan (1/12/08) 12, John Shurna at Indiana (3/6/10) 12, John Shurna vs. Central Conn. St. (12/22/09) 12, Drew Crawford vs. No. Carolina A&T (12/13/09) 12, Kevin Coble vs. Indiana (2/23/08) 12, Vedran Vukusic at Purdue (1/25/06) Field Goals Attempted 23, John Shurna at Illinois (12/30/09) 22, Michael Thompson vs. Minnesota (3/10/11) 22, Kevin Coble at Chicago State (1/16/08) FG Percentage (minimum 5 made) 1.000, six times most recent: V. Scott 7-7 vs. Loyola (Md.) (12/27/06) John Shurna 10-11 vs. Long Island (12/13/10) 3-Field Goals Made 9, Craig Moore at Brown (11/22/08) 8, Drew Crawford vs. No. Carolina A&T (12/13/09) 8, Craig Moore at Michigan (2/26/08) 3-Field Goals Attempted 18, Craig Moore at Iowa (2/7/09) 16, Michael Thompson at Indiana (3/6/10) 3FG Percentage (minimum 2 made) 1.000, 19 times best: Kevin Coble 5-5 vs. Utah (12/21/06) Free Throws Made 12, Kevin Coble vs. Michigan (2/15/09) Free Throws Attempted 15, four times most recent: Jitim Young vs. Michigan St. (3/12/04) FT Percentage (minimum 5 made) 1.000, numerous times best: Michael Thompson (11-11) at Indiana (2/19/11)

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CURRENT NU PLAYERS ON CAREER LISTS Points 1. Billy McKinney, 1974-77 2. Evan Eschmeyer, 1995-99 3. Michael Thompson, 2008-11 4. Jim Stack, 1979-83 5. Vedran Vukusic, 2002-06 6. Kevin Rankin, 1991-94 7. Cedric Neloms, 1992-95 8. Jitim Young, 2001-04 9. Shon Morris, 1985-88 10. John Shurna. 2009-present

1,900 1,805 1,689 1,583 1,581 1,575 1,533 1,521 1,407 1,392

Three-Point Field Goals 1. Craig Moore, 2006-09 2. Michael Thompson, 2007-11 3. Vedran Vukusic, 2002-06 4. Todd Leslie, 1990-94 5. Winston Blake, 2000-03 6. John Shurna, 2009-present

320 276 212 203 200 180

Three-Point FG Attempts 1. Craig Moore, 2006-09 2. Michael Thompson, 2008-11 3. Winston Blake, 2000-03 4. Vedran Vukusic, 2002-06 5. John Shurna, 2009-present

845 675 603 564 469

Three-Point FG Percentage (Minimum 40 Attempts) 1. Rob Ross, 1988-90 2. Todd Leslie, 1989-94 3. Rex Walters, 1989-90 4. Phil Styles, 1988-89 5. Sean Wink, 1997-99 6. Michael Thompson, 2007-11 7. Jeff Grose, 1986-89 8. Kevin Coble, 2007-09 9. John Shurna, 2009-present 10. Craig Moore, 2006-09

.483 .446 .446 .430 .423 .409 .402 .391 .384 .379

Blocked Shots 1. Kevin Rankin, 1991-94 2. Evan Eschmeyer, 1995-99 3. Jim Pitts, 1966 4. Tavaras Hardy, 1999-2002 5. John Shurna, 2009-present

133 132 123 101 82

2011-12 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Date

Opponent

Nov. 7

Time/Result

Record/TV

NU High Scorer

NU High Rebounder

NU High Assists

Robert Morris (Ill.) (Exh.) W, 99-48

0-0, 0-0

17, Fruendt

8, Turner

5, Mirkovic

Nov. 13

Texas-Pan American

W, 60-36

1-0, 0-0

15, Shurna

6, Crawford

4, Hearn

Nov. 17

vs. LSU v

2 p.m.

ESPNU

Nov. 18

vs. TBD v

TBA

ESPNU or ESPN3.com

Nov. 20

vs. TBD v

TBA

ESPNU or ESPN3.com

Nov. 25

Stony Brook

Nov. 29

at Georgia Tech 7

Dec. 2

Noon

BTDN

6:15 p.m.

ESPNU

Mississippi Valley State

7 p.m.

BTDN

Dec. 4

Baylor

3 p.m.

BTN

Dec. 15

Texas Southern

7 p.m.

BTDN

Dec. 17

Central Connecticut

1 p.m.

BTDN

Dec. 18

Eastern Illinois

5 p.m.

BTN

Dec. 22

at Creighton

7:05 p.m.

TBA

Dec. 28

at Ohio State *

4:30 p.m.

BTN

Jan. 1

Penn State *

6 p.m.

ESPNU

Jan. 4

Illinois *

6 p.m.

Jan. 11

at Michigan *

Jan. 14 Jan. 18



BTN

5:30 p.m.

BTN

Michigan State *

2 p.m.

BTN

at Wisconsin *

8 p.m.

BTN

Jan. 22

at MInnesota *

3 p.m.

BTN

Jan. 28

Purdue *

3 p.m.

ESPN2

Feb. 2

Nebraska *

6 p.m.

ESPN/ESPN2

Feb. 5

at Illinois *

2 p.m.

BTN

Feb. 9

Iowa *

8 p.m.

ESPNU

Feb. 12

at Purdue *

5 p.m.

BTN

Feb. 15

at Indiana *

5:30 p.m.

BTN

Feb. 18

Minnesota *

6 p.m.

BTN

Feb. 21

Michigan *

7 p.m.

BTN

Feb. 25

at Penn State *

8 p.m.

ESPNU

Feb. 29

Ohio State *

7:30 p.m.

BTN

March 3

at Iowa *

1:30 p.m.

BTN

Home games in bold BTDN - Big Ten Digital Network via NUsports.com v Charleston Classic; Charleston, S.C. 7 ACC/Big Ten Challenge H Big Ten Tournament; Indianapolis, Ind. * Big Ten Conference game All times Central

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2011-12 NORTHWESTERN STATISTICS 2011-12 Northwestern Basketball Northwestern Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2011) All games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

##

Player

24 12 1 11 3 4 15 14 30 13

Shurna, John Mirkovic, Luka Crawford, Drew Hearn, Reggie Sobolewski, Dave Marcotullio, Alex Fruendt, Nick Demps, Tre Curletti, Davide Montgomery, James Team Total.......... Opponents......

gp-gs

HOME 1-0 0-0 1-0

Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 1-0

31 29 23 28 32 16 3 24 12 2

1 1

200 200

31.0 29.0 23.0 28.0 32.0 16.0 3.0 24.0 12.0 2.0

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

NU 60 60.0 +24.0 21-48 .438 5-22 .227 5.0 13-20 .650 13.0 32 32.0 -3.0 17 17.0 7 7.0 +9.0 2.4 6 6.0 3 3.0 3613 1-3613 -

Score by Periods Northwestern Opponents

Totals 60 36

1st 2nd 31 29 19 17

OVERALL 1-0 0-0 1-0

F-Throw ft-fta ft%

6-10 5-10 3-7 3-5 2-7 2-4 0-0 0-4 0-1 0-0

.600 .500 .429 .600 .286 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000

1-1 0-3 1-3 1-3 1-6 1-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0

.000 .333 .333 .167 .333 .000 .000 .000 .000

21-48 14-47

.438 .298

5-22 3-23

.227 13-20 .130 5-9

OPP 36 36.0 14-47 .298 3-23 .130 3.0 5-9 .556 5.0 35 35.0 9 9.0 16 16.0 0.6 3 3.0 1 1.0 0 0-0 0-0

AWAY 0-0 0-0 0-0

2-3 2-6 4-4 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 1-2 1-2 0-0

1.000

Date 11/13/11

.667 .333 1.000

.000 1.000

.000 1.000

.500 .500 .000 .650 .556

3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9

Rebounds def tot avg

2 4 4 5 5 2 0 3 0 0 1 26 26

5 5 6 5 5 2 0 3 0 0 1 32 35

pf dq

a

to blk stl

pts

avg

5.0 5.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0

1 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 0

3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0

15 12 11 7 6 5 2 1 1 0

15.0 12.0 11.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 0.0

32.0 35.0

15 23

0 -

17 9

7 16

3 1

6 3

60 36

60.0 36.0

Opponent TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN

* - Conference game

8

off

NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0

W

Score 60-36

Att. 3613

2011-12 box scores and recaps Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Texas-Pan American vs Northwestern 11/13/11 6:00 p.m. at Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena)

Game 1 NU 60, Texas-Pan American 36 Nov. 13, 2011 • Evanston, Ill.

Texas-Pan American 36 • 0-2

Player

20

JEFFERSON, Earl CLEVELAND, Josh PROVOST, Brandon MAREE, Jared WEIERMILLER, Nick ARKWRIGHT, Kieondre CABRERA, Ruben MASON, Enique OYERVIDES, Julio DELGADO, Jesus URBANUS, Aaron SANCHEZ, Josh Team Totals

25 1 11 12 10 13

Behind a strong defensive effort and a game-high 15 points from John Shurna, Northwestern cruised to a 60-36 season-opening victory over Texas-Pan American at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The 36 points allowed marked the best defensive performance since holding DePaul to 36 points Dec. 6, 2008. While the defense held its own, limiting the visiting Broncos to less than 30-percent from the field, Northwestern’s offense received a boost from its usual suspects and supporting cast. Luka Mirkovic added 12 points and five rebounds, while Drew Crawford had 11 points off the bench to go along with a team-high six boards. The Broncs hung around early on and were within two, 20-18, with about five minutes left in the opening half. Aided by a 3-pointer from Alex Marcotullio, the Wildcats closed out the first half on an 11-1 run that gave NU a 31-19 lead going into the locker rooms. After the break, NU’s defense bore down, allowing just 17 points to UTPA on 6-of-21 shooting. Behind a jumper from Shurna and a three from the corner by Reggie Hearn on back-to-back possessions, the ’Cats build their advantage to 17 at the halfway point in the second half, up 43-26. Taking control of the offense, Crawford made sure there was no doubt as to the end result, scoring nine of Northwestern’s final 17 points to end the contest. Allowing only one point in the final two minutes, Northwestern coasted to the win. Hearn had a solid all-around game in his first collegiate start, posting seven points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot.

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Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

##

15 21 23 3 4

FG % 1st Half: 8-26 3FG % 1st Half: 2-12 FT % 1st Half: 1-2

30.8% 16.7% 50.0%

f f g g g

2-4 2-6 4-9 4-9 1-6 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-0 1-4 0-3 0-0 14-47

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

0-1 0-0 3-7 0-3 0-4 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-3 0-0

0-0 0-0 1-1 4-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

3-23

5-9

6-21 1-11 4-7

28.6% 9.1% 57.1%

0 2 2 4 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 7 8 2 0 4 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 4 7 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 6 9 26 35 23

TP

A TO Blk Stl

4 4 12 12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

3 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

36

9 16

1

3 200

Game: 14-47 29.8% Game: 3-23 13.0% Game: 5-9 55.6%

Min

23 19 33 29 31 11 14 7 1 25 6 1

Deadball Rebounds 2

Northwestern 60 • 1-0 ##

Player

11

Hearn, Reggie Shurna, John Mirkovic, Luka Demps, Tre Sobolewski, Dave Crawford, Drew Montgomery, James Fruendt, Nick Curletti, Davide Marcotullio, Alex Team Totals

24 12 14 3 1 13 15 30 4

FG % 1st Half: 12-26 46.2% 3FG % 1st Half: 2-10 20.0% FT % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5%

Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF

f f c g g

3-5 6-10 5-10 0-4 2-7 3-7 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-4 21-48

2nd half: 2nd half: 2nd half:

1-3 1-1 0-3 0-3 1-6 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3

0-0 2-3 2-6 1-2 1-1 4-4 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0

5-22

13-20

9-22 3-12 8-12

40.9% 25.0% 66.7%

0 5 5 3 3 2 5 1 1 4 5 0 0 3 3 0 0 5 5 3 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 6 26 32 15

TP

A TO Blk Stl

7 15 12 1 6 11 0 2 1 5

4 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 1 3

0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1

1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

60 17

7

3

6 200

Game: 21-48 43.8% Game: 5-22 22.7% Game: 13-20 65.0%

Min

28 31 29 24 32 23 2 3 12 16

Deadball Rebounds 2

Officials: Ted Valentine, John Gaffney, Gerald Williams Technical fouls: Texas-Pan American-URBANUS, Aaron. Northwestern-Sobolewski, Dave. Attendance: 3613 Score by periods Texas-Pan American Northwestern

1st

2nd

Total

19 31

17 29

36 60

Last FG - UTPA 2nd-02:07, NU 2nd-01:04. Largest lead - UTPA by 2 1st-19:23, NU by 24 2nd-00:29.

Points UTPA NU

In Paint 20 26

Off T/O 4 11

2nd Fast Chance Break 2 0 7 5

Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 3 times.

Bench 2 19

NORTHWESTERN & OPPONENT HIGHS & LOWS IN THE CARMODY ERA CATEGORY Total Points High Low

Northwestern 98 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) 37, (three times) most recent at Illinois (1/27/08)

1st-Half Points High Low

55 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) 54 by Virginia (11/27/07) 55 vs. Georgia Tech (11/30/10) 13 vs. Illinois (2/23/02) 10 by Delaware State (12/27/04)

2nd-Half Points High Low

54 at Northern Illinois (11/12/10) 54 vs. Arkansas State (12/3/07) 15 at Illinois (2/18/07)

FGM High Low FGA High Low

36 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) 36 vs. Benedictine (11/20/07) 11 at Wisconsin (2/18/01) 84 at Illinois (12/30/09) 35 vs. Wisconsin (1/31/09) 35 vs. Charlotte (11/14/05) 35 at Penn State (2/16/02)

72 by Penn State (3/1/03) 35 by Wisconsin (1/19/08) 35 by Arkansas-Little Rock (11/18/00)

FG Pct.

High Low

.690 (29-42) vs. Utah (12/21/06) .208 (11-53) at Wisconsin (2/18/01)

.705 (31-44) by Illinois (1/6/11) .241 (14-58) by DePaul (12/6/08)

3-FGM

High Low

20 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/09) 0 vs. Illinois (2/23/02)

17 by East Carolina (11/15/01) 0 by Ohio State (1/12/02)

3-FGA High Low

47 at Illinois (12/30/09) 47 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/09) 10 at Arizona State (12/20/04)

36 by East Carolina (11/15/01) 7 by Fordham (12/22/01)

3-FG Pct.

High Low

.733 (11-15) vs. Utah (12/21/06) .000 (0-17) vs. Illinois (2/23/02)

.650 (13-20) by Arizona State (12/20/04) .000 (0-12) by Ohio State (1/12/02)

FTM

High Low

34 vs. Northern Illinois (11/13/09) 0, (two times) most recent at Purdue (2/11/04)

31 by Minnesota (1/26/11) 0 by Indiana (1/2/02)

FTA

High Low

48 vs. Northern Illinois (11/13/09) 2, (five times) most recent at Wisconsin (2/3/07)

46 by Minnesota (1/26/11) 2 by Indiana (1/2/02)

FT Pct. High Low

1.000 (8-8) at N.C. State (12/4/02) .957 (22-23) vs. Illinois (3/14/03) .000 (0-6) at Purdue (2/11/04) .000 (0-7) at Wisconsin (2/9/02) .000 (0-3) at Penn State (2/25/06)

1.000 (9-9) by Bucknell (12/3/03) 1.000 (8-8) by Buffalo (12/30/02) 1.000 (5-5) by Elon (12/18/02) .000 (0-2) by Indiana (1/2/02)

Rebounds

High Low

48 vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/22/02) 12 at Western Michigan (12/8/07)

50 by Fordham (12/22/01) 20 (three times) most recent vs. Ohio State (1/29/11)

Assists

High Low

32 vs. Benedictine (11/20/07) 5 at Wisconsin (2/18/01)

26 by UIC (12/20/03) and by Michigan State (1/24/01) 3 by Ohio State (3/11/11)

55 by Arizona State (12/20/04) 14 (three times) most recent vs. Utah (12/21/06) 35 by UIC (12/20/03) 11 vs. Central Arkansas (11/16/08)

Turnovers High 25 at Arizona State (12/29/01) Low 3 (three times) most recent at Illinois (12/30/09) Blocked Shots High 10 vs. Indiana (1/9/11) and vs. UMKC (12/15/08) Low 0 (numerous times) Steals High Low

Opponents 94 by Illinois (3/14/03) and by Virginia (11/27/07) 33 by Maryland-Eastern Shore (11/22/00)

22 vs. Penn State (3/11/04) 1 (three times) most recent vs. Ohio State (1/29/11)

10

32 by Savannah State (12/1/07) 3 by Wisconsin (1/23/11) 14 by Purdue (1/15/09) 0 (numerous times) 14 by N.C. State (12/4/02) 0 by Kansas State (11/30/02)

2011-12 PLAYER BIOS

0

MIKE TURNER 6-8 • 205 • Fr. Forward Chicago, Ill. U. of Chicago Laboratory High

6-5 • 210 • Jr. Guard/Forward Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central

2010-11 SEASON NOTES

2010-11 SEASON NOTES

• Did not play in season-opener vs. UTPA

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Texas-Pan American

1

drew crawford

• Came off the bench to score 11 points and grab a team-high six rebounds in a season-opening win over UTPA (11/13)

Reb DNP

Pts

A

TO

B

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME

S Min

Opponent GS Texas-Pan American

CAREER HIGHS

FG 3-7

3FG 1-3

FT 4-4

Reb 6

Pts 11

CAREER HIGHS

Points...................................................................................................................... none Rebounds................................................................................................................none FG..............................................................................................................................none 3-pt FG.....................................................................................................................none FT..............................................................................................................................none Assists......................................................................................................................none Steals.......................................................................................................................none Minutes................................................................................................................... none

A 1

TO 2

B 1

S Min 0 23

Points........................................................ 35 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/09) Rebounds....................................................................12 at Rhode Island (3/17/10) FG................................................................. 12 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/09) 3-pt FG..........................................................8 vs. North Carolina A&T (12/13/09) FT.......................................................................7 (twice) last vs. Purdue (1/16/10) Assists.................................................................8 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (12/20/10) Steals............................................................................................ 4 at Iowa (2/17/11) Minutes.................................... 43 (twice) last vs. Washington State (3/23/11)

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2011-12 PLAYER BIOS

2

OMAR JIMENEZ 6-1 • 185 • Fr. Guard Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain

6-1 • 185 • Fr. Guard Naperville, Ill. Benet Academy

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Walk-on who joined the team the week prior to the first game of the season

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Texas-Pan American

Reb DNP

Pts

3

DAVE SOBOLEWSKI

A

TO

B

S Min

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Started the season-opener vs. UTPA (11/13) as a true freshman, posting six points, five rebounds, three assists and no turnovers in 32 minutes of action

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS Texas-Pan American *

CAREER HIGHS

FG 2-7

3FG 1-6

FT 1-1

Reb 5

Pts 6

CAREER HIGHS

Points.......................................................................................................................none Rebounds................................................................................................................none FG..............................................................................................................................none 3-pt FG.....................................................................................................................none FT..............................................................................................................................none Assists......................................................................................................................none Steals.......................................................................................................................none Minutes....................................................................................................................none

A 3

TO 0

B 0

S Min 0 32

Points..........................................................................................6 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) Rebounds...................................................................................5 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) FG.................................................................................................2 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) 3-pt FG.........................................................................................1 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) FT..................................................................................................1 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) Assists.........................................................................................3 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) Steals.......................................................................................................................none Minutes.....................................................................................32 vs. UTPA (11/13/11)

12

2011-12 PLAYER BIOS

4

alex marcotullio 6-3 • 180 • Jr. Guard Warren, Mich. De La Salle

6-4 • 210 • Jr. Guard/Forward Fort Wayne, Ind. Snider

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Came off the bench in season-opener vs. UTPA (11/13), contributing five points, three assists and two rebounds

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS Texas-Pan American

FG 2-4

3FG 1-3

FT 0-0

Reb 2

11

reggie hearn

Pts 5

A 3

TO 1

B 0

S Min 0 16

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Made first collegiate start in season-opener vs. UTPA (11/13) and had a solid all-around performance with seven points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and a blocked shot

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS Texas-Pan American *

CAREER HIGHS

FG 3-5

3FG 1-3

FT 0-0

Reb 5

Pts 7

CAREER HIGHS

Points.................................................................................18 vs. Minnesota (3/2/11) Rebounds......................................................................... 6 vs. Minnesota (3/10/11) FG.............................................. 5 (4 times) last at Washington State (3/23/11) 3-pt FG.........................................................................5 vs. Chicago State (3/3/10) FT......................................................................................... 5 vs. Minnesota (3/2/11) Assists................................................................8 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/23/10) Steals........................................................................5 vs. North Florida (12/16/09) Minutes............................................................................44 vs. Ohio State (3/11/11)

A 4

TO 0

B 1

S Min 3 28

Points................................................................... 10 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) Rebounds...................................................................................5 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) FG............................................................................4 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) 3-pt FG..............................................................1 (4 times) last vs. UTPA (11/13/11) FT..............................................................2 (3 times) last vs. Wisconsin (1/23/11) Assists.........................................................................................4 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) Steals..........................................................................................3 vs. UTPA (11/13/11) Minutes.................................................................................... 28 vs. UTPA (11/13/11)

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2011-12 PLAYER BIOS

12

LUKA MIRKOVIC 6-11 • 245 • Sr. Center Belgrade, Serbia La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)

6-11 • 248 • So. Center Belgrade, Serbia La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half of a season-opening win over UTPA (11/13)

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS Texas-Pan American *

FG 5-10

3FG 0-3

FT 2-6

Reb 5

Pts 12

A 1

TO 0

13

james Montgomery iii

B 0

• Recently joined the team as a walk-on after serving as a practice player for the Northwestern women’s team last season • Appeared in first collegiate game vs. UTPA (11/13)

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME

S Min 0 29

Opponent GS Texas-Pan American

CAREER HIGHS

FG 0-0

3FG 0-0

FT 0-0

Reb 0

Pts 0

CAREER HIGHS

Points..................................................................................... 20 vs. Indiana (1/9/11) Rebounds........................................................................14 at Minnesota (1/26/10) FG................................................................................................ 7 vs. Indiana (1/9/11) 3-pt FG......................................................................3 vs. North Florida (12/16/09) FT...........................................................................7 vs. Northern Illinois (11/13/09) Assists...................................................................... 8 vs. North Florida (12/16/09) Steals.............................................................................. 4 vs. Minnesota (2/14/10) Minutes................................................................................. 43 at Indiana (3/6/10)

A 0

TO 0

B 0

S Min 0 2

Points...................................................................................................................... none Rebounds................................................................................................................none FG..............................................................................................................................none 3-pt FG.....................................................................................................................none FT..............................................................................................................................none Assists......................................................................................................................none Steals...................................................................................................................... none Minutes...................................................................................... 2 vs. UTPA (11/13/11)

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tre demps 6-2 • 195 • Fr. Guard San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan

6-5 • 200 • Sr. Guard/Forward Batavia, Ill. Batavia

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Started the season-opener vs. UTPA (11/13) as a true freshman

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS Texas-Pan American *

FG 0-4

3FG 0-3

FT 1-2

Reb 3

Pts 1

15

NICK FRUENDT

A 1

TO 1

• Connected on a pair of free throw attempts with an assist and a steal in season-opening win vs. UTPA (11/13)

B 0

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME

S Min 0 24

Opponent GS Texas-Pan American

CAREER HIGHS

FG 0-0

3FG 0-0

FT 2-2

Reb 0

Pts 2

CAREER HIGHS

Points..................................................................................... 20 vs. Indiana (1/9/11) Rebounds........................................................................14 at Minnesota (1/26/10) FG................................................................................................ 7 vs. Indiana (1/9/11) 3-pt FG......................................................................3 vs. North Florida (12/16/09) FT...........................................................................7 vs. Northern Illinois (11/13/09) Assists...................................................................... 8 vs. North Florida (12/16/09) Steals.............................................................................. 4 vs. Minnesota (2/14/10) Minutes................................................................................. 43 at Indiana (3/6/10)

A 1

TO 0

B 0

S Min 0 3

Points.................................................................... 9 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) Rebounds...................................... 3 (twice) last vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) FG............................................................................4 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) 3-pt FG.................................................... 1 (5 times) last vs. Minnesota (3/10/11) FT................................................................................................... 3 at Illinois (1/6/11) Assists.............................................................1 (10 times) last vs. UTPA (11/13/11) Steals.....................................................................4 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11) Minutes................................................................22 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1/20/11)

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JERSHON COBB 6-5 • 200 • So. Guard Decatur, Ga. Columbia

6-9 • 220 • Sr. Forward Glen Ellyn, Ill. Glenbard West 2011-12 SEASON NOTES

2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Named to watch list for Naismith Award and Wooden Award for second consecutive season • Second-team preseason All-America choice of Sporting News • Third-team preseason All-America pick of Athlon Sports • Scored a game-high 15 points in a season-opening win over UTPA (11/13) with five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot

• Sat out season-opener vs. UTPA (11/13) due to injury

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME

Opponent GS FG 3FG FT Texas-Pan American

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Reb DNP

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JOHN SHURNA

Pts

A

TO

B

Opponent GS Texas-Pan American *

S Min

CAREER HIGHS

FG 6-10

3FG 1-1

FT 2-3

Reb 5

Pts 15

CAREER HIGHS

Points...........................................................................................18 at Illinois (1/6/11) Rebounds......................................................8 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/19/10) FG...................................................................................................8 at Illinois (1/6/11) 3-pt FG................................................................3 (twice) last vs. Indiana (1/9/11) FT................................................................................................. 5 vs. Illinois (2/5/11) Assists.....................................................3 (7 times) last at Penn State (2/13/11) Steals............................................................. 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/19/10) Minutes...........................................................................38 at Penn State (2/13/11)

A 2

TO 3

B 1

S Min 2 31

Points.........................................31 (3 times) last at Northern Illinois (11/12/10) Rebounds.......................................................13 vs. Texas-Pan American (1/7/10) FG......................................................................12 (twice) last at Indiana (3/6/10) 3-pt FG....................................................................7 at Northern Illinois (11/12/10) FT...............................................................................................9 vs. Illinois (1/23/10) Assists................................................................8 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (12/23/10) Steals.......................................... 4 (twice) last vs. St. Francis (N.Y.) (12/20/10) Minutes.................................. 45 (4 times) last vs. Washington State (3/11/11)

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DavidE CURLETTI 6-9 • 230 • Sr. Forward/Center Farmington Hills, Mich. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s 2011-12 SEASON NOTES

• Came off the bench in a season-opening win over UTPA (11/13)

2011-12 GAME-BY-GAME Opponent GS Texas-Pan American

FG 0-1

3FG 0-0

FT 1-2

Reb 0

Pts 1

A 1

TO 0

B 0

S Min 0 12

CAREER HIGHS

Points.................................................................................18 at Wisconsin (2/27/11) Rebounds................................................ 6 (3 times) last at Wisconsin (2/27/11) FG......................................................................................... 6 at Wisconsin (2/27/11) 3-pt FG.........................................................................2 vs. Michigan State (1/3/11) FT..................................................................6 (twice) last vs. Minnesota (3/2/11) Assists..........................................................4 (twice) last vs. Minnesota (3/2/11) Steals............................................................. 2 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (11/19/10) Minutes.............................................................................28 at Wisconsin (2/27/11)

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2011-12 NORTHWESTERN TV/RADIO ROSTER

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MIKE TURNER

Fr. • F • 6-8 • 205 Chicago, Ill. U. of Chicago Lab High

4

ALEX MARCOTULLIO So. • G • 6-3 • 180 Warren, Mich. De La Salle

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TRE DEMPS

Fr. • G • 6-2 • 195 San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan

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DAVIDE CURLETTI

Sr. • F • 6-9 • 230 Farmington Hills, Mich. Orchard Lake St. Mary’s

1

DREW CRAWFORD Jr. • G/F • 6-5 • 210 Naperville, Ill. Naperville Central

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REGGIE HEARN

Jr. • G/F • 6-4 • 210 Fort Wayne, Ind. Snider

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NICK FRUENDT

Sr. • G/F • 6-5 • 205 Batavia, Ill. Batavia

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NIKOLA CERINA

Jr. • F • 6-9 • 245 Topola Oplenac, Serbia Nikola Tesla S.S.

2

OMAR JIMENEZ

Fr. • G • 6-1 • 185 Kennesaw, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain

12

LUKA MIRKOVIC

Sr. • C • 6-11 • 245 Belgrade, Serbia La Lumiere (LaPorte, Ind.)

23

JERSHON COBB So. • G • 6-5 • 205 Decatur, Ga. Columbia

BILL CARMODY

12th Season Union College, ’75

3

DAVE SOBOLEWSKI Fr. • G • 6-1 • 185 Naperville, Ill. Benet Academy

13

JAMES MONTGOMERY III So. • G • 6-4 • 185 Los Angeles, Calif. Santa Monica

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JOHN SHURNA Sr. • F • 6-9 • 215 Glen Ellyn, Ill. Glenbard West

Individual Career History

Cobb, JerShon Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

2010-11 TOTAL

27-25 27-25

654/24.2 654/24.2

72-185 72-185

.389 .389

3-Point fg-fga

23-76 23-76

pct

.303 .303

F-Throws ft-fta pct

32-44 32-44

.727 .727

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

17 17

65 65

82 82

3.0 3.0

46 46

0 0

41 41

22 22

2 2

19 19

199 7.4 199 7.4

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

4.3 104 4.7 86 6.0 3 4.5 193

5 62 1 68 0 1 6 131

51 45 2 98

25 22 1 48

19 31 0 50

341 410 11 762

Crawford, Drew Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

34-34 927/27.3 34-34 1069/31.4 1-0 23/23.0 69-68 2019/29.3

119-266 156-369 3-7 278-642

.447 .423 .429 .433

3-Point fg-fga

51-149 53-162 1-3 105-314

pct

.342 .327 .333 .334

F-Throws ft-fta pct

52-81 .642 59 88 45-63 .714 46 114 4-4 1.000 2 4 101-148 .682 107 206

147 160 6 313

10.0 12.1 11.0 11.0

Curletti, Davide Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

17-1 24-0 34-0 1-0 76-1

102/6.0 215/9.0 502/14.8 12/12.0 831/10.9

8-15 13-28 45-98 0-1 66-142

.533 .464 .459 .000 .465

3-Point fg-fga

pct

2-2 1.000 3-6 .500 9-27 .333 0-0 .000 14-35 .400

F-Throws ft-fta pct

0-1 19-30 37-48 1-2 57-81

.000 .633 .771 .500 .704

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

3 10 19 0 32

11 20 47 0 78

0.8 19 1.3 39 1.9 90 0.0 3 1.4 151

0 1 3 0 4

7 15 35 1 58

10 9 15 0 34

1 3 13 0 17

1 5 7 0 13

18 48 136 1 203

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

3 3

3.0 3.0

0 0

0 0

1 1

1 1

0 0

0 0

1 1.0 1 1.0

Scoring pts avg

14 30 66 0 110

1.1 2.0 4.0 1.0 2.7

Demps, Tre Season

2011-12 TOTAL

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

3-Point fg-fga

pct

1-1 1-1

24/24.0 24/24.0

0-4 0-4

.000 .000

0-3 0-3

.000 .000

F-Throws ft-fta pct

1-2 1-2

.500 .500

0 0

3 3

Fruendt, Nick Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

3-Point fg-fga

pct

F-Throws ft-fta pct

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

9-0 20-0 20-0 1-0 50-0

17/1.9 56/2.8 91/4.6 3/3.0 167/3.3

1-8 5-12 14-28 0-0 20-48

.125 .417 .500 .000 .417

0-1 2-7 3-11 0-0 5-19

.000 .286 .273 .000 .263

2-2 1.000 4-4 1.000 9-13 .692 2-2 1.000 17-21 .810

1 3 6 0 10

1 3 10 0 14

2 6 16 0 24

0.2 0.3 0.8 0.0 0.5

2 4 13 0 19

0 0 0 0 0

1 2 6 1 10

1 4 4 0 9

0 1 2 0 3

0 2 6 1 9

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

0.2 0.2 5.0 0.3

2 5 3 10

0 0 0 0

3 3 4 10

1 3 0 4

0 1 1 2

0 2 3 5

4 16 40 2 62

0.4 0.8 2.0 2.0 1.2

Hearn, Reggie Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

3-Point fg-fga

pct

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

13-0 19-0 1-1 33-1

25/1.9 47/2.5 28/28.0 100/3.0

2-4 5-13 3-5 10-22

.500 .385 .600 .455

1-2 2-6 1-3 4-11

.500 .333 .333 .364

F-Throws ft-fta pct

0-0 7-8 0-0 7-8

.000 .875 .000 .875

Jimenez, Omar

1 2 0 3

1 2 5 8

2 4 5 11

Scoring pts avg

5 19 7 31

0.4 1.0 7.0 0.9

Individual Career History

Marcotullio, Alex Season

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

34-0 477/14.0 34-7 788/23.2 1-0 16/16.0 69-7 1281/18.6

52-134 69-167 2-4 123-305

.388 .413 .500 .403

gp-gs

3-Point fg-fga

41-111 45-126 1-3 87-240

pct

.369 .357 .333 .363

F-Throws ft-fta pct

17-24 29-41 0-0 46-65

.708 .707 .000 .708

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

8 20 0 28

31 64 2 97

1.1 57 2.5 70 2.0 1 1.8 128

1 34 2 73 0 3 3 110

21 36 1 58

0 4 0 4

31 34 0 65

162 212 5 379

off

Rebounds def tot

avg

fo

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

3.2 59 5.7 76 5.2 89 5.0 0 4.8 224

1 40 26 5 78 45 5 77 47 0 1 0 11 196 118

14 29 23 0 66

11 26 19 0 56

102 240 253 12 607

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

0 0

0.0 0.0

1 1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0.0 0 0.0

Rebounds def tot

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

3.0 37 6.4 74 4.9 57 5.0 1 4.8 169

2 32 38 0 88 67 0 83 58 0 2 3 2 205 166

18 32 31 1 82

14 227 28 619 36 531 2 15 80 1392

avg

pf

fo

ast

to

blk

stl

Scoring pts avg

5.0 5.0

3 3

0 0

3 3

0 0

0 0

0 0

6 6.0 6 6.0

39 84 2 125

pf

fo

4.8 6.2 5.0 5.5

Mirkovic, Luka Season

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

26-2 480/18.5 33-29 846/25.6 34-34 828/24.4 1-1 29/29.0 94-66 2183/23.2

36-81 91-189 95-185 5-10 227-465

.444 .481 .514 .500 .488

3-Point fg-fga

4-10 9-26 9-21 0-3 22-60

pct

.400 .346 .429 .000 .367

F-Throws ft-fta pct

26-39 49-88 54-81 2-6 131-214

.667 30 54 .557 62 125 .667 68 109 .333 1 4 .612 161 292

84 187 177 5 453

pf

ast

3.9 7.3 7.4 12.0 6.5

Montgomery, James Season

2011-12 TOTAL

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

3-Point fg-fga

pct

1-0 1-0

2/2.0 2/2.0

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

F-Throws ft-fta pct

0-0 0-0

.000 .000

off

0 0

Rebounds def tot

0 0

Shurna, John Season

gp-gs

Total fg-fga

pct

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 TOTAL

31-31 574/18.5 83-178 34-34 1238/36.4 217-473 32-30 1088/34.0 176-366 1-1 31/31.0 6-10 98-96 2931/29.9 482-1027

.466 .459 .481 .600 .469

min/avg

3-Point fg-fga

pct

26-75 .347 78-220 .355 75-173 .434 1-1 1.000 180-469 .384

F-Throws ft-fta pct

35-47 107-138 104-147 2-3 248-335

off

.745 33 60 .775 58 158 .707 31 126 .667 3 2 .740 125 346

93 216 157 5 471

7.3 18.2 16.6 15.0 14.2

Sobolewski, Dave Season

2011-12 TOTAL

gp-gs

min/avg

Total fg-fga

pct

3-Point fg-fga

pct

F-Throws ft-fta pct

off

1-1 1-1

32/32.0 32/32.0

2-7 2-7

.286 .286

1-6 1-6

.167 .167

1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000

0 0

Turner, Mike

Rebounds def tot

5 5

5 5