In his third season as the Graduate Manager for head coach Greg Lansing is Doug Svatos.
In 2011-12, the Sycamores finished the year with an 18-15 record and advanced to the CollegeInsiders.com Postseason Tournament. It marked the third consecutive year the team has reached postseason play -- its longest such stretch since the 1977, 1978 and 1979 seasons when Larry Bird donned the Indiana State uniform.
Jake Odum was one of just four players nationally to average at least 10 points, five rebounds and 4.5 assists per game during his sophomore season and was a Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection as well as Second Team All-District selection as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The Sycamores downed No. 25 nationally-ranked Vanderbilt on the road and finished third at the Old Spice Classic -- the best-ever finish by a MVC team in the event.
ISU reached the NCAA Tournament in 2010-11 and took on Syracuse in Cleveland, Ohio based on the program's third-ever MVC Tournament Championship won at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Mo. ISU raced to the title with victories over No. 6 Evansville, No. 2 Wichita State and No. 1 Missouri State in the Championship Game as the Sycamores entered as the No. 3 seed in the tournament. Freshman Jake Odum was named to the MVC All-Tournament Team.
Odum was named a CollegeInsider.com Mid Major Freshman All-American and was named an All-MVC Honorable Mention selection as well as a member of the MVC All-Freshman, All-Newcomer and All-Defense Team. Carl Richard was also named to the All-MVC's Honorable Mention squad. ISU took two thrilling buzzer beating victories over league foes Missouri State and Creighton during the regular season at Hulman Center. The buzzer beater over Creighton by Richard was voted the No. 2 play of the weekend by ESPN's SportsCenter.
Svatos served as the head basketball manager for the Nebraska Cornhuskers for two years, and was on the student staff a total of five seasons. Among his many duties, Svatos was responsible for the staffing of student managers at all Husker practices and games, along with game-day setup and preparations for both the home and visiting teams at the Devaney Center.
A native of Omaha, Svatos assisted with daily practice, helping the coaches in drills and individual workouts, and also worked as a counselor for the Doc Sadler Basketball Camps along with a number of other regional camps. He was a valued member of the basketball program while additionally working with the managers in basketball video, media relations and marketing throughout the year.
Svatos graduated from the University of Nebraska in May 2010 with a degree in Nutrition, Exercise, Health Science.
