Defensive Numbers
More stats you didn't even realize you wanted to know - today's tables take a look which returning Big Ten players were best at accumulating steals and blocks in 2003-04. Enjoy.

Steals/40 min Leaders (Among Returning Players)

Player	Team	Min	Stl	Stl/40
Pat Ewing Jr.	Ind	331	33	3.99
Mohamed Hachad	NW	881	57	2.59
Tony Stockman	OSU	972	61	2.51
Daniel Horton	Mich	1074	60	2.23
Brent Lawson	Minn	283	15	2.12
Paul Davis	MSU	847	44	2.08
Ryan Tapak	Ind	338	17	2.01
Mike Wilkinson	Wisc	1042	52	2.00
Shannon Brown	MSU	687	33	1.92
Chris Hill	MSU	971	46	1.89
Mike Henderson	Iowa	132	6	1.82
Dee Brown	Ill	1153	51	1.77
Brian Randle	Ill	354	15	1.69
James Augustine	Ill	904	38	1.68
Vedran Vukusic	NW	1019	42	1.65
Brandon Fuss-Cheatham	OSU	730	30	1.64
Aaron Robinson	Minn	419	17	1.62
Graham Brown	Mich	673	26	1.55
Jeff Hagen	Minn	449	17	1.51
Ben Luber	PSU	1064	40	1.50

Blocks/40 min Leaders (Among Returning Players)

Player	Team	Min	Blk	Blk/40
Erek Hansen	Iowa	253	40	6.32
Courtney Sims	Mich	750	68	3.63
Brent Petway	Mich	446	28	2.51
Pat Ewing Jr.	Ind	331	17	2.05
James Augustine	Ill	904	42	1.86
Chris Hunter	Mich	332	15	1.81
Nick Smith	Ill	552	24	1.74
Mike Wilkinson	Wisc	1042	41	1.57
Matt Kiefer	Pur	588	23	1.56
Greg Brunner	Iowa	836	32	1.53
Brian Randle	Ill	354	11	1.24
Terence Dials	OSU	803	20	1.00
Paul Davis	MSU	847	19	0.90
Zach Morley	Wisc	810	16	0.79
J.C. Mathis	Mich	407	8	0.79
Matt Sylvester	OSU	164	3	0.73
Sean Kline	Ind	468	8	0.68
Andreas Helmigk	Wisc	305	5	0.66
Roger Powell Jr	Ill	856	14	0.65
Vedran Vukusic	NW	1019	16	0.63

Notes

- Mike Henderson probably shouldn't be listed since he played so few minutes last year, but hey, what good is a table on a Hawkeye blog if there are no Hawkeyes in it?

- Mike Wilkinson (Wisconsin) and Paul Davis (Michigan State) have been listed in all four tables (points, rebounds, steals, blocks) I've made the last few days. I guess that's why they're All Big Ten.

- Wow, Erek Hansen. He should have no trouble leading the conference in blocks if he swats shots anywhere near as often as he did last year.

- Damn you Blogger. Damn you.

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