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2024 BIG TEN BASKETBALL MEDIA DAYS Oct. 2-3, 2024 • Rosemont, Ill. (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center)
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2024 BIG TEN BASKETBALL MEDIA DAYS

Oct. 2-3, 2024 • Rosemont, Ill. (Donald E. Stephens Convention Center)

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BIG TEN MEN'S BASKETBALL | BIG TEN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
DONALD E. STEPHENS CONVENTION CENTER | VISIT ROSEMONT

WATCH LIVE on Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports App
Complete Media Schedule
2024-25 Big Ten Basketball Preseason Honors - Men's
2024-25 Big Ten Basketball Preseason Honors - Women's
Photo Gallery

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2 - WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH PANEL DISCUSSION SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES CENTRAL)
Led by a moderator from the Big Ten Network, coaches will discuss current topics affecting the college basketball landscape.
All press conferences televised live on Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app, and streamed on the Big Ten Conference social media channels.

9:00 a.m.	Jan Jensen, Iowa Dawn Plitzuweit, Minnesota Amy Williams, Nebraska	Transcript	Video
9:20 a.m.	Tina Langley, Washington Coquese Washington, Rutgers Lindsay Gottlieb, USC	Transcript	Video
9:40 a.m.	Teri Moren, Indiana Kelly Graves, Oregon Cori Close, UCLA	Transcript	Video
10:00 a.m.	Carolyn Kieger, Penn State Kim Barnes Arico, Michigan Robyn Fralick, Michigan State	Transcript	Video
10:20 a.m.	Brenda Frese, Maryland Katie Gearlds, Purdue Shauna Green, Illinois	Transcript	Video
10:40 a.m.	Kevin McGuff, Ohio State Marisa Moseley, Wisconsin Joe McKeown, Northwestern	Transcript	Video

TEAMS IN ATTENDANCE
ILLINOIS	INDIANA	IOWA	MARYLAND

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Shauna Green, Head Coach	Teri Moren, Head Coach	Jan Jensen, Head Coach	Brenda Frese, Head Coach
Adalia McKenzie, Sr., G	Sydney Parrish, Grad., G	Lucy Olsen, Grad., G	Shyanne Sellers, Sr., G
Makira Cook, 5th Yr., G	Chloe Moore-McNeil, Grad., G	Hannah Stuelke, Jr., F	Christina Dalce, Sr., F
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

MICHIGAN	MICHIGAN STATE	MINNESOTA	NEBRASKA

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Kim Barnes Arico, Head Coach	Robyn Fralick, Head Coach	Dawn Plitzuweit, Head Coach	Amy Williams, Head Coach
Jordan Hobbs, Sr., G	Julia Ayrault, Grad., G	Mara Braun, Jr., G	Alexis Markowski, Sr., C/F
Greta Kampschroeder, Sr., G	Theryn Hallock, Jr., G	Amaya Battle, Jr., G	Natalie Potts, So., F
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

NORTHWESTERN	OHIO STATE	OREGON	PENN STATE

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Joe McKeown, Head Coach	Kevin McGuff, Head Coach	Kelly Graves, Head Coach	Carolyn Kieger, Head Coach
Melannie Daley, Sr., G	Taylor Thierry, Sr., G/F	Deja Kelly, Grad., G	Alli Campbell, Grad., G
Caroline Lau, Jr., G	Madison Greene, Grad., G	Phillipina Kyei, Sr., C	Jayla Oden, Sr., G
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

PURDUE	RUTGERS	UCLA	USC

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Katie Gearlds, Head Coach	Coquese Washington, Head Coach	Cori Close, Head Coach	Lindsay Gottlieb, Head Coach
Rashunda Jones, So., G	Destiny Adams, Sr., G/F	Lauren Betts, Jr., C	Kiki Iriafen, Grad., F
Sophie Swanson, So., G	Kiyomi McMiller, Fr., G	Kiki Rice, Jr., G	JuJu Watkins, So., G
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

	WASHINGTON	WISCONSIN

	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
	Tina Langley, Head Coach	Marisa Moseley, Head Coach
	Dalayah Daniels, Sr., F	Serah Williams, Jr., F
	Elle Ladine, Jr., G	Halle Douglass, Grad., G
	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
	Schedule	Schedule
	Roster	Roster

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 - MEN'S BASKETBALL

9:00 a.m.	Bruce Underwood, Illinois Dusty May, Michigan Greg Gard, Wisconsin	Transcript	Video
9:20 a.m.	Tom Izzo, Michigan State Dana Altman, Oregon Mike Rhoades, Penn State	Transcript	Video
9:40 a.m.	Kevin Willard, Maryland Steve Pikiell, Rutgers Mick Cronin, UCLA	Transcript	Video
10:00 a.m.	Mike Woodson, Indiana Fred Hoiberg, Nebraska Eric Musselman, USC	Transcript	Video
10:20 a.m.	Ben Johnson, Minnesota Matt Painter, Purdue Danny Sprinkle, Washington	Transcript	Video
10:40 a.m.	Fran McCaffery, Iowa Chris Collins, Northwestern Jake Diebler, Ohio State	Transcript	Video

TEAMS IN ATTENDANCE
ILLINOIS	INDIANA	IOWA	MARYLAND

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Brad Underwood, Head Coach	Mike Woodson, Head Coach	Fran McCaffery, Head Coach	Kevin Willard, Head Coach
Kylan Boswell, Jr., G	Trey Galloway, Sr.+, G	Owen Freeman, So., F	Selton Miguel, 5th Yr., G
Ty Rodgers, Jr., G/F	Myles Rice, R-So., G	Payton Sandfort, Sr., F	Julian Reese, Sr., F
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

MICHIGAN	MICHIGAN STATE	MINNESOTA	NEBRASKA

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Dusty May, Head Coach	Tom Izzo, Head Coach	Ben Johnson, Head Coach	Fred Hoiberg, Head Coach
Vlad Goldin, Grad., C	Jaden Akins, Sr., G	Parker Fox, R-Sr., F	Juwan Gary, Sr., F
Danny Wolf, Jr., F/C	Xavier Booker, So., F	Dawson Garcia, Sr., F	Brice Williams, Sr., G
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

NORTHWESTERN	OHIO STATE	OREGON	PENN STATE

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Chris Collins, Head Coach	Jake Diebler, Head Coach	Dana Altman, Head Coach	Mike Rhoades, Head Coach
Brooks Barnhizer, Sr., G	Meechie Johnson Jr., Sr., G	Brandon Angel, Sr., F	Ace Baldwin Jr., Sr.+, G
Ty Berry, Grad., G	Bruce Thornton, Jr., G	TJ Bamba, Sr., G	Puff Johnson, Sr.+, G/F
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

PURDUE	RUTGERS	UCLA	USC

ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
Matt Painter, Head Coach	Steve Pikiell, Head Coach	Mick Cronin, Head Coach	Eric Musselman, Head Coach
Fletcher Loyer, Jr., G	Ace Bailey, Fr., G/F	Dylan Andrews, Jr., G	Desmond Claude, Jr., G
Braden Smith, Jr., G	Dylan Harper, Fr., G	Kobe Johnson, Sr., G	Saint Thomas, Grad., F
Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
Schedule	Schedule	Schedule	Schedule
Roster	Roster	Roster	Roster

	WASHINGTON	WISCONSIN

	ATTENDEES	ATTENDEES
	Danny Sprinkle, Head Coach	Greg Gard, Head Coach
	Mekhi Mason, Jr., G	John Blackwell, So., G
	Great Osobor, Sr., F	Max Klesmit, Sr., G
	Team Home Page	Team Home Page
	Schedule	Schedule
	Roster	Roster

MEDIA INFORMATION
CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION: Media attending Big Ten Basketball Media Days may pick up credentials at the second floor Coat Room, just to the right of the entrance to Media Day. Credential distribution hours will be from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. CT on both days of the event. PARKING: For those driving, attendee parking can be found at the William Street Parking Garage (9490 Williams St., Rosemont, Illinois). Direct access to the Convention Center bridge can be found on the East side of the parking garage on the second floor. Parking vouchers are available to media members, which can be retrieved at the credential desk. Parking vouchers are limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis. HEAD COACH PANELS: Panel discussions with all 36 coaches (18 women/18 men) will take place in the Main Area from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Led by moderators from Big Ten Network, coaches, in groups of three, will discuss a variety of topics relevant to college basketball. All panels will be televised live on Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app. Press conferences will also be transcribed and those transcriptions will be linked through the official Media Days website as soon as possible following the conclusion of each session. Mult-boxes will be available in the back of the room on a first-come, first-serve basis, as well as in the A/V distribution area. Wireless internet will be available on the Main Room. BREAKOUT PODIUM SESSIONS: Breakout podium interview sessions will run from 12 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. CT each day. Coaches and student-athletes will be available at individual podiums, which will include microphones and mult-boxes. School communications directors will be on hand to assist with facilitating these interviews. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti will also address the media during these sessions at 8:40 a.m. CT on Wednesday and Thursday. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PODIUM INTERVIEWS ARE OPEN TO ALL MEDIA. BIG TEN NETWORK SET INTERVIEWS: Head coaches and selected student-athletes from all 36 Big Ten women's and men's basketball programs will rotate for 15-minute live interviews on the Big Ten Network set located in the Main Area. These interviews will take place from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CT both days and will be broadcast on BTN and the FOX Sports app. RADIO ROW: At school discretion, coaches and student-athletes can be made available for interviews with on-site radio shows at any time as long as interviews do not conflict with other required media sessions. All interviews must be coordinated with school communications staff representatives. Outlets broadcasting live or taped radio programs from Media Days will be assigned locations in the lobby outside Room 43 to conduct their interviews. MEDIA HOSPITALITY: Complimentary media hospitality will be available in Room 55. Breakfast will be served 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., while lunch will be available from Noon until 2 p.m. CT each day. A light snack will be served between 5 and 7 p.m. CT. Beverages will also be served throughout the day. WIRELESS INTERNET: The Big Ten Conference is providing free wireless Internet access. Connect your device to the Wi-Fi signal BOINGO HOTSPOT. Once connected, launce your web browser. A Boingo splash page will appear. Click link to connect to "Complimentary WiFi" and follow instructions. NOTE: If you are having issues, please call Boingo Support at 1-800-880-4117. You must have your device with you so the representative can help you directly.

MEDIA INFORMATION

CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION:
Media attending Big Ten Basketball Media Days may pick up credentials at the second floor Coat Room, just to the right of the entrance to Media Day. Credential distribution hours will be from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. CT on both days of the event.

PARKING:
For those driving, attendee parking can be found at the William Street Parking Garage (9490 Williams St., Rosemont, Illinois). Direct access to the Convention Center bridge can be found on the East side of the parking garage on the second floor. Parking vouchers are available to media members, which can be retrieved at the credential desk. Parking vouchers are limited and on a first-come, first-serve basis.

HEAD COACH PANELS:
Panel discussions with all 36 coaches (18 women/18 men) will take place in the Main Area from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Led by moderators from Big Ten Network, coaches, in groups of three, will discuss a variety of topics relevant to college basketball. All panels will be televised live on Big Ten Network and the FOX Sports app. Press conferences will also be transcribed and those transcriptions will be linked through the official Media Days website as soon as possible following the conclusion of each session.

Mult-boxes will be available in the back of the room on a first-come, first-serve basis, as well as in the A/V distribution area. Wireless internet will be available on the Main Room.

BREAKOUT PODIUM SESSIONS:
Breakout podium interview sessions will run from 12 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. CT each day. Coaches and student-athletes will be available at individual podiums, which will include microphones and mult-boxes. School communications directors will be on hand to assist with facilitating these interviews. Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti will also address the media during these sessions at 8:40 a.m. CT on Wednesday and Thursday. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PODIUM INTERVIEWS ARE OPEN TO ALL MEDIA.

BIG TEN NETWORK SET INTERVIEWS:
Head coaches and selected student-athletes from all 36 Big Ten women's and men's basketball programs will rotate for 15-minute live interviews on the Big Ten Network set located in the Main Area. These interviews will take place from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. CT both days and will be broadcast on BTN and the FOX Sports app.

RADIO ROW:
At school discretion, coaches and student-athletes can be made available for interviews with on-site radio shows at any time as long as interviews do not conflict with other required media sessions. All interviews must be coordinated with school communications staff representatives. Outlets broadcasting live or taped radio programs from Media Days will be assigned locations in the lobby outside Room 43 to conduct their interviews.

MEDIA HOSPITALITY:
Complimentary media hospitality will be available in Room 55. Breakfast will be served 7:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m., while lunch will be available from Noon until 2 p.m. CT each day. A light snack will be served between 5 and 7 p.m. CT. Beverages will also be served throughout the day.

WIRELESS INTERNET:
The Big Ten Conference is providing free wireless Internet access.

Connect your device to the Wi-Fi signal BOINGO HOTSPOT. Once connected, launce your web browser. A Boingo splash page will appear. Click link to connect to "Complimentary WiFi" and follow instructions.

NOTE: If you are having issues, please call Boingo Support at 1-800-880-4117. You must have your device with you so the representative can help you directly.

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