2010-11 MEN’S BASKETBALL
2010-11 WESTERN ILLINOIS MEN’S BASKETBALL VIEWBOOK
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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2010-11 Opponents
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Western Illinois University
Meet the Leathernecks
Credits The 2010-11 Western Illinois Men’s Basketball Viewbook is a production of the Western Illinois University Athletic Media Services Department, supervised by Patrick Osterman. Special thanks to the Media Services staff and the Basketball coaching staff for their assistance.
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Photography Photos by WIU Visual Production Center (Larry Dean and George Hartmann).
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2010-11 QUICK FACTS
GENERAL Location ...................................Macomb, Illinois 61455 Founded ................................................................1899 Enrollment ..........................................................13,331 Nickname................................... Fighting Leathernecks Colors ............... Purple (PMS 2607) & Gold (PMS 116) Stadium ..... Waste Management Court at Western Hall Capacity................................................................5,139 Conference ................................... The Summit League Affiliation .............................................. NCAA Division I President ...........................................Dr. Alvin Goldfarb Alma mater ................................Queens College, 1972 Director of Athletics......................... Dr. Tim Van Alstine Alma mater ...........................St. Norbert College, 1982 Athletics Department phone ................. (309) 298-1190 Faculty Athletics Representative .............Dr. Tom Cody Associate Athletics Director ......................... Josh Moon Assistant Athletics Director ...............Sean McDonough Assistant Athletics Director ......................Nancy Sprout COACHING STAFF JIM MOLINARI ..........................................Head Coach Billy Wright.........................................Assistant Coach Wade Hokenson .................................Assistant Coach Cory Johnson ....................................Assistant Coach Amy Beckman .............................MBB Athletic Trainer Doug Eisenman ............................ Graduate Assistant Nate Harrmann .............................................. Manager Mark Molinari ................................................ Manager Chris Anderson ..................Strength and Conditioning TEAM INFORMATION First year................................................................1903 All-time record .................................1,177-1,033 (.533) Overall record last year (Summit) ..............13-17 (6-12) Letterwinners returning/lost ......................................9/3 Starters returning/lost ...............................................2/3 Last Postseason Appearance ...................................n/a All-Time Summit League Tournament Record ......11-23 SPORTS INFORMATION/MEDIA SERVICES Director (MBB contact) ......................Patrick Osterman Office Phone ......................................... (309) 298-1133 E-Mail ........................................ pr-osterman@wiu.edu Assistant Director ...................................................TBA Graduate Assistants ..................................Ryan Bower ..............................Brad Taylor, Cameron Weidenthaler Flagship Radio Station .........WIUS-FM (88.3/Macomb) Play-by-Play Announcer ................. Kyle Schassburger Color Commentary ................................... Aarik Woods
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HEAD COACH JIM MOLINARI
30 YEARS OF DIVISION I COACHING EXPERIENCE • 245-223 Career Record as Head Coach (16 years) • 22-37 Record at Western Illinois (2 years) • 19 Postseason Tournament Appearances 12 NCAA Tournaments 7 NIT Tournaments • Graduated nearly 90 percent of his Student-Athletes • Led the 1997 USA Basketball men’s team to a Gold medal at the World University Games played in Trapani, Italy. • Coached First Team All-Summit League selection Ceola Clark (2010) • Coached Summit League ‘Defensive Player of the Year’ Ceola Clark (2010) • Led Bradley to 1996 Missouri Valley Conference Championship • Led Northern Illinois to 1991 Mid-Continent Conference Championship • Named Conference ‘Coach of the Year’ twice Missouri Valley Conference (1996) Mid-Continent Conference (1991) • Named ‘Best Assistant in the Big Ten Conference’ Street and Smith’s (2005) • Leathernecks ranked 16th nationally in scoring defense 60.1 ppg (2009-10) • Ranked third in Big Ten Scoring defense (2004-05). • Notable Student-Athletes (future NBA players) recruited by Jim Molinari: Mark Aguirre, Dallas Comegys, Tyrone Corbin, Terry Cummings and Rod Strickland.
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Year 2009-10 2008-09 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2001-02 2000-01 1999-00 1998-99 1997-98 1996-97 1995-96 1994-95 1993-94 1992-93 1991-92 1990-91 1989-90 1988-89 1987-88 1986-87 1985-86 1984-85 1983-84 1982-83 1981-82 1980-81 1979-80
School Western Illinois Western Illinois Ball State Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Bradley Northern Illinois Northern Illinois DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul DePaul
Total as Head Coach
Position Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach (interim) Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Record 13-17 9-20 6-24 7-17 16-15 21-11 9-20 19-12 14-16 17-12 15-14 17-13 22-8 20-10 23-8 11-16 7-23 25-6 17-11 26-12 22-8 28-3 18-13 19-10 27-3 21-12 26-2 27-2 26-2
(16 seasons)
245-223
Postseason
NCAA Tournament NIT NIT NIT NIT NCAA Tournament NIT NIT NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NIT runners-up NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament 5 NCAA Tournaments 2 NITs
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What is your leadership style and coaching philosophy?
Q&A WITH COACH MOLINARI
My leadership style is basically that you attach your goals to your values. I believe in making such things as effort, discipline, unity and humility as goals for each of our young men. I also want our players to grow in four ways: athletically, intellectually, socially and spiritually. I help them do that by providing them with structure and by building strong relationships with each athlete. A leader once said that in this day and age, “rules without relationships lead to rebellion.” Therefore, all of my discipline and teaching must flow out of an open and honest relationship with each individual. My coaching philosophy is based on defense, sharing the basketball, and individual workouts outside of our team workouts - the greater the sacrifice the greater the victories. So we teach our young men to appreciate the struggle in trying to become a championship-level player and team.
With 30 years of Division I coaching experience, how are you different today from when you first started coaching? Basically my philosophy has stayed the same. I firmly believe that you do not have a philosophy unless you stick with it in both good and bad times. I do believe, though, that like most other coaches, the importance of recruiting has become paramount. Players, not plays, are what allow you to be successful. With an ever changing family structure in our society, I believe you don’t just coach them anymore, you have an additional responsibility of helping to raise the young men.
What types of goals have the coaching staff and team set for this season? As I mentioned earlier, we want to grow in the core values on and off the court. We want to do everything with great effort. We want to surrender our individual goals for the team/group goal. We want to show great discipline in both little and big things. We want to view all things and relationships with humble eyes so we are focused not on our rights but our responsibilities. We want to be thankful for the opportunity to coach and play at such a great university and we will show that appreciation by practicing those values on and off the court. We’re starting to have more players in the program now that understand our philosophy and expectations, so we want to have more success on the court in the next two years with this group of players.
What made you want to be a part of the Western Illinois program? Having been a head coach at two other Illinois schools, Northern Illinois and Bradley, and having spent all but four years of my college coaching career in Illinois, made me think it was a very good fit. Many of my decisions, whether they be professional or personal, are based on something that not only is right, but feels right. Also, having been a part of two rebuilding situations, like Northern Illinois and Bradley, I enjoy the great challenge of trying to make a program better in every area. After being here for two years, my staff and I are even more driven to take Western to places it has not been for a long time.
Who is the ideal Western Illinois basketball player? Someone who cares about his character, wants a degree, and wants to be a part of a team that will sacrifice and care for each other in pursuit of victories on and off the court. College basketball is a game of urgency so he must have a passion and a desire to grow in all areas as a student-athlete. Finally, he must be teachable on the court and in the classroom. Many people leave college with a degree these days, but few leave with an attitude based on effort, discipline and the ability to overcome obstacles. We want them to have the confidence when they leave here to be comfortable in any environment because of that type of attitude.
What is needed to take this program to the next level?
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We have to totally change the culture at Western. We can only do that by improving our recruiting, our overall character, our academic performance, and establishing a great unity on and off the court. We also have to continue to improve our facilities because young people are very visual in the recruiting process. We also need to greatly improve our attendance at home by attracting more students and people from the community. To be successful in college basketball, you have to make the home environment one that leads to consistent victory. If we do all these things, we will continue to improve on our win total which went from 9 to 13 from our first year to our second year.
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ASSISTANT COACH WRIGHT
Billy Wright joined the Western Illinois men’s basketball staff in 2008-09 after a 12-year coaching stint, including two years as a head coach, at the high school level in Indianapolis. As an assistant coach with the Fighting Leathernecks, Wright assists with recruiting, scouting, game scheduling, player development, on-court coaching, and monitoring the academic progress of the players. In the 2009-10 season, the Leatherneck defense opened 2010 in the NCAA statistical rankings as it held opponents to 58.2 points per game for a No. 22 ranking out of 334 teams (1/4/10). By the week of February 22, Western’s defense had reached its highest ranking of the season as it sat at No. 10 for the first time. Western closed out its season with the No. 10 ranking as it held opponents to only 59.6 points per game, leading the Summit League. Ceola Clark was named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year at the close of the season, the first time in program history a Western Illinois player earned the yearly honor. In 2008-09, the Fighting Leathernecks recorded their best conference start since the 1997-98 season. Wright worked with Western’s highest leading scorer since the 1996-97 season in senior David DuBois, also a Summit League all-conference selection. Academically, Wright assisted a team that earned a 3.231 team GPA for the Fall 2008 semester, the best GPA of the men’s basketball team for at least 11 years and a higher GPA then that of the Macomb campus (2.880). The Leathernecks had 10 players on the roster with a 3.0 GPA or better and two players with a perfect 4.0 GPA. DuBois became one of only two league players to earn 2008-09 CoSida/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors. In the following season, senior David Nurse became the only Summit League player to earn the 2009-10 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team award as a first-year graduate student.
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Wade Hokenson was hired as a Western Illinois men’s basketball assistant coach in the 2008-09 season after spending the two previous seasons as the first assistant coach at Bellevue University. Hokenson’s responsibilities include coordinating team travel, scheduling team practices and serves as the team’s liaison to the compliance department. He also assists in monitoring academic progress, recruiting, scouting opponents, coordinating and operating camps, player development, on-court coaching and assists in the day-to-to operations. In the 2009-10 season, the Leatherneck defense opened 2010 in the NCAA statistical rankings as it held opponents to 58.2 points per game for a No. 22 ranking out of 334 teams (1/4/10). By the week of February 22, Western’s defense had reached its highest ranking of the season as it sat at No. 10 for the first time. Western closed out its season with the No. 10 ranking as it held opponents to only 59.6 points per game, leading the Summit League. Ceola Clark was named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year at the close of the season, the first time in program history a Western Illinois player earned the yearly honor. In 2008-09, the Fighting Leathernecks recorded their best conference start since the 1997-98 season. Hokenson worked with Western’s highest leading scorer since the 1996-97 season in senior David DuBois, also a Summit League all-conference selection. Academically, Hokenson assisted a team that earned a 3.231 team GPA for the Fall 2008 semester, the best GPA of the men’s basketball team for at least 11 years and a higher GPA then that of the Macomb campus (2.880). The Leathernecks had 10 players on the roster with a 3.0 GPA or better and two players with a perfect 4.0 GPA. DuBois became one of only two league players to earn 2008-09 CoSida/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team honors. In the following season, senior David Nurse became the only Summit League player to earn the 2009-10 CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team award as a first-year graduate student.
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ASSISTANT COACH/SUPPORT STAFF
Cory Johnson joined the Leatherneck coaching staff as a graduate assistant coach at the start of the 2009-10 season with five years of experience assisting programs at the collegiate level. At Western, Johnson assists with recruiting, scouting, video, player development, on-court coaching and the monitoring of academic progress for the student-athletes. Prior to Western Illinois, Johnson was an assistant coach and video coordinator at Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., for two years and spent three seasons with Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, Minn.) in a similar capacity. In addition to his coaching and video responsibilities at the collegiate level, Johnson has also been involved in coaching and coordinating youth basketball camps and has worked more than 25 camps since 2004. Johnson was a starting guard on Bethany Lutheran’s sixth-place NJCAA finishing team in 2004 and an assistant coach for their fifth-place finish in 2006. He graduated from Cannon Falls High School and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in physical education at Minnesota State Mankato in 2007. Johnson spent one year teaching physical education and computer skills at St. Dominic School (K-8) in Northfield, Minn., before returning to school to pursue a master’s degree at Western Illinois.
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#5 Kaimarr Price Jr • F • 6-8 Phoenix, Arizona
#10 Arsenio Mims Sr • G • 6-3 Peoria, Illinois
#14 Billy Molinari R-Fr • G • 6-2 Peoria, Illinois
#22 Brandon Smith Sr • G • 6-0 Plainfield, Illinois
#23 Ceola Clark III Jr • G • 6-3 Gurnee, Illinois
#24 Matt Lander Sr • G • 6-4 Evansville, Indiana
#30 Jelani Johnson So • G/F • 6-4 Aurora, Illinois
#32 Jack Houpt So • F • 6-7 Chesterton, Indiana
#33 David Gebru So • C • 6-10 Seattle, Washington
#34 Emeka Okafor, Jr Jr • F • 6-7 Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
#43 Abdou Niang So • F • 6-9 Dakar, Senagal
#45 Mael Amenyedzi Fr • F • 6-6 Blois, France
Head Coach Jim Molinari 3rd season at WIU
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2010-11 LEATHERNECK ROSTER
#3 Tommie Tyler Jr • G • 6-3 Houston, Texas
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#23 CEOLA CLARK III 12
SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Named The Summit League ‘Defensive Player of the Year’, becoming the first player in program history to earn the conference honor... First Team All-Summit League, the first Leatherneck to earn that honor in 10 years... led the league in steals with 72 and led the Leathernecks for the second straight season... closed out the season ranked fifth in the nation as he averaged 2.7 steals... entered the Western Illinois record books with the second-most steals and fell two shy of tying the record... enters senior year with the fourth-most career steals at Western (122)... recorded six 20-point games and 21 games scoring in double figures... averaged 14.2 points as Western’s leading scorer... averaged 15 points in Summit League games, holding the eighth-highest scoring average in the league... led the Leathernecks’ scoring efforts in 16 games... recorded a seasonhigh 25 points in the Leathernecks’ win at Oral Roberts... made the most free throws of any Leatherneck player as he converted 84-of-112 (75%)... led Western in nine statistical categories including: points (384), scoring average (14.2), field goal attempts (9.7), field goals made (124), 3-point percentage (40.6), free throw attempts (112), free throws made (84), assists (87) and steals (72)... part of a nationally-ranked defense as Western closed out the season at No. 10... recorded a career-high 11 rebounds against Central Arkansas... set a careerhigh seven assists against Eastern Illinois and two games later matched the career best at Oakland.
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#33 DAVID GEBRU
FRESHMAN (2009-10): Started in two games with the first start of his collegiate career at Arizona State... played in 29 games... recorded two games in double figures and rebounding... set a career-best at IUPUI (1/9/10) in points (12)... pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against Culver-Stockton (12/9/09)... recorded the second-most blocked shots on the team with 14... had the second-highest offensive rebounding total (34)... totaled 80 rebounds... had fourth-highest field goal percentage (43.1%), making 47-of-109. MAINE CENTRAL INSTITUTE: Scored a season-best 23 points... had numerous games of double figures in both scoring and rebounding... his team was one to advance to the postseason tournament in the Nepsac Conference, a league which invites only the top eight teams.
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#30 JELANI JOHNSON
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FRESHMAN (2009-2010): Started in five games with his first collegiate start in the opening game at Arizona State... recorded a career-high 11 points against South Dakota State... pulled down a career-high six rebounds at the Summit League Tournament against IUPUI... hit three 3-pointers in back-to-back games against Culver-Stockton and Eastern Illinois... recorded a 72.7 free-throw percentage, converting 8-of-11 from the line... pulled down 36 total rebounds... shot 36.4 percent from three-point range (12-of-33)... averaged 2.7 points per game and 1.6 rebounds per game... part of a nationally-ranked defense as Western closed out the season at No. 10, holding opponents to 59.6 ppg. HIGH SCHOOL: Finished his twoyear career as Waubonsie Valley’s eighth all-time leading scorer with 820 points... recorded career-high 31 points in a game... averaged 17 points and seven rebounds per game his senior year... part of the 2007-08 team that went 22-7 overall and 8-2 in Upstate 8 Conference play to advance as regional champions... named Honorable Mention All-Conference and Naperville Sun AllCity in 2008... named All-Conference, MVP, Daily Herald All-Area, Beacon News All-Area First Team, and was an Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State Special Mention his senior year... selected to the Waubonsie Valley Christmas All-Tournament team in two straight seasons after helping his team to the title… lettered in basketball and football… played for coach Steve Weemer.
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#24 MATT LANDER
JUNIOR (2009-10): Held Western’s highest free-throw percentage (80.4%), making 74-of-92 from the line, which also ranked No. 10 in the Summit League... recorded the second-most number of assists for Western with 59 (2.0/game)... had the third-highest scoring average (7.7 ppg)... earned five-straight starts to open the season, contributing to eight total starts... played in all 30 games... put up a career-high 20 points at Kansas State (11/15/09) in only his second start... matched his career-high point total against Southern Utah (2/18/10)... recorded scoring figures in double digits in 10 games, including a three-game streak against NDSU, SDSU and CulverStockton... Western’s scoring leader in five games and leading rebounder in one... had a career-high six assists against Truman State (11/18/09)... collected 59 assists and 56 rebounds... finished the season with a 38.3 fieldgoal percentage (74-of-193)... part of a nationally-ranked defense as Western closed out the season at No. 10, holding opponents to 59.6 points per game. AT JOHN A. LOGAN (2007-2009): Averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 assists and four rebounds per game.
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#10 ARSENIO MIMS
JUNIOR (2009-10): Started first five games, totaling 10 for the season... led Western’s rebounding efforts in two games... pulled down 38 rebounds (2.4 p/g)... recorded a career-high eight rebounds against Truman State (11/18/09)... finished with a 26.9 fieldgoal percentage... collected eight steals with a career-high four against Truman State (11/18/09)... tied his previous career-best in points in the same game (4)... elected to Speaker of the Senate in the Student Government Association. SOHOMORE (2008-09): Earned the first start of his career... played 15 games... recorded a career-best four points against Oakland (02/19/09)... had a career-high three rebounds against UMKC (01/02/09)... totaled six points, 14 rebounds, three assists and two steals... earned 2009 The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic AllLeague honors. FRESHMAN (2007-08): Played in 13 games as a true freshman... scored four points on the season, with two points at Southern Utah in one minute and two points at Oral Roberts in two minutes of play... grabbed two rebounds in four minutes at North Dakota State... compiled eight rebounds. .. 2-for-2 at the line... earned The Summit League Winter-Spring Academic All-
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#43 ABDOU NIANG
FRESHMAN (2009-10): Started two games, playing 18 total... recorded a block, a steal and four points in his first game at Arizona State (11/13/09)... totaled 30 points for the season... recorded a .300 field goal percentage (12of-40)... had a career-high eight points against Greenville College (11/28/09)... pulled down 16 season rebounds with a career-high four on two occasions. AT STONERIDGE PREP: Member of team that ranked in the Top 10 nationally in 2007 and 2008... earned academic achievement honors in 2008.
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#34 EMEKA OKAFOR, JR. 18
SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Had to sit first 10 games of season due to transfer rules... played in 19 games, collecting five starts... recorded a career-high 12 points at IPFW (1/2/10), also led Western’s rebounding in that game... pulled down a career-high 11 rebounds at North Dakota State (2/27/10)... was one of only two players to have a 10rebound game... his 3.4 rebounds per game average was the fourth-highest on the team... totaled 65 rebounds and 65 points... had two games scoring in double figures... recorded the thirdhighest field goal percentage on the team (43.1%) going 22-for-51... recorded seven blocked shots and seven steals... shot 70.0 percent (21-of-30) from the free throw line. AT TOLEDO: Earned two starts in six games... averaged 11.3 minutes per game... recorded a .333 field goal percentage (3-for-9)... converted 5-of11 free throws for a .455 percentage from the line... averaged 2.7 rebounds per game, totaling 16 for the season... recorded 11 points, four blocks, four steals and one assist.
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#22 BRANDON SMITH
JUNIOR (2009-10): Appeared in six games… scored two points and Southern Utah and had an assist in the game… grabbed one rebound at North Dakota State… went 3-of-4 at the free throw line… joined the Leathernecks as a walk-on. AT MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE: Member of the basketball program. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in basketball playing for coach Dave Stephens… First Team All-Conference his final two years, including being named MVP his senior season… team captain… earned Honorable Mention All-Conference accolades following his sophomore year.
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#3 TOMMIE TYLER
SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Recorded the first 20-point game of his career with 22 points against Greenville College (11/28/09)... Western’s leading rebounder in one game and leading scorer in one game... totaled four games scoring in double figures... started 14 games... played in 24... totaled 27 assists, 10 steals and five blocks... shot 40.6 field goal percentage (39-of-96)... made seven threes... shot 67.2 percent (39-of-58) from the free throw line... pulled down 46 rebounds. FRESHMAN (2008-09): Started 22 games as a true freshman, the fourth most starts of any Leatherneck this season... appeared in 28 games... performed as Western’s co-top scorer against Oral Roberts (1/17/09) and top rebounder in two games... a then career-high 13 points against Eureka (11/19/08)... put up double-digit scoring numbers in three games... grabbed five rebounds on four separate occasions... recorded a pair of blocks against North Dakota State (2/5/09)... recorded a .614 free throw percentage (27-44)... made 4-of-7 from beyond the arc for a .571 three-point field goal percentage... tallied 15 assists, six steals and three blocks.
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AT WESTWIND PREP: Played for coach Bobby Bossman… won consecutive national championships in France (2007-08 and 200809)… won the Coupe de France (National Cup) in 2008-09… played with the France national team in the U-16 European Championships in summer 2007… during the summer 2009 played with the African team at the adidas Nation Camp.
AT SOUTH SUBURBAN COLLEGE: Second Team All-Region… averaged 9.9 points and 5.0 rebounds per game… shot 49 percent from the field (103-of-212) and 45 percent (50-of-110) from three-point range… converted 51-of-62 (82%) free throws… team finished ranked No. 6 nationally. BRIDGTON ACADEMY: Helped team win the NEPSAC Conference championship… defeated the No. 1 team in the country and advanced to the National Prep Tournament Final Four.
MEET THE LEATHERNECKS
FRESHMAN (2009-10): Redshirted. HIGH SCHOOL: All-time leading scorer in Peoria Christian HS history with 1,601 points... averaged 19.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game along with a 53.8 shooting percent from the field and 85.4 percent at the free throw line... became all-time three-point shooter with 209 3s made... a part of 83 victories at the varsity level... as a senior, helped lead the Chargers to 26 wins, a No. 1 ranking, a conference championship and a title in the prestigious State Farm Holiday Classic... a two-time State Farm Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team.
AT CHANDLER-GILBERT CC: Earned Third Team All-Conference and Third Team AllRegion honors in 2009-10… averaged 14.5 points (15th among the ACCAC state leaders) and 10.7 rebounds (2nd) per game. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years in basketball… helped the team to the state semifinals in 2005-06… played for coach Sam Ballard.
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NOVEMBER 20 8 p.m. • LARAMIE, WYOMING
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2010 CANCUN CHALLENGE NOVEMBER 18-24 CANCUN, MEXICO
We are honored to be invited to the Cancun Chalenge. As we continue in our efforts to build a strong Division I men’s basketball program, the next step is o be invited and to participate in a quality exempt vent. Kentucky won the Challenge last year. The Challenge offers four games, national exposure, restige, and most importantly, a special educational nd athletic experience for our student-athletes.”
Head Coach Jim Molinari
NOVEMBER 23
30 p.m. • CANCUN, MEXICO
NOVEMBER 24 12:30/3 p.m. • CANCUN, MEXICO
basketball, in partnership with Triple Crown Sports, has n the 2010 Cancun Challenge. The four-game tournam November 18-24.
ari and the Fighting Leathernecks travel to Missouri on y at Wyoming on November 20 in the first two rounds eam will fly from Denver to Cancun, Mexico, and finish mes.
an State on Tuesday, November 23 then play either orth Florida on November 24. The team will fly back to ving Day.
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NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 24
ST. FRANCIS
SAVANNAH STATE
NOVEMBER 12
NOVEMBER 14
7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
2 p.m. • Savannah, Georgia
CULVERSTOCKTON DECEMBER 8
MARCH 1
7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
EASTERN ILLINOIS
CREIGHTON
DECEMBER 11
DECEMBER 20
6 p.m. • Charleston, Illinois
PURDUE-CALUMET
7 p.m. • Omaha, Nebraska
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
JANUARY 1
JANUARY 26
7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
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DECEMBER 2 8 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
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FEBRUARY 26 7:05 p.m. • Tulsa, Okla.
7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
FEBRUARY 24 4 7 p.m. • Shreveport, La.
DECEMBER 30 6 p.m. • Indianapolis, Ind.
JANUARY 29
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7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
JANUARY 6 6 p.m. • Fort Wayne, Ind.
FEBRUARY 5
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7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
JANUARY 8 5 p.m. • Rochester, Mich.
FEBRUARY 3
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7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
JANUARY 13 7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
FEBRUARY 12 4 7:30 p.m. • Brookings, S.D.
JANUARY 15 7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
FEBRUARY 10
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7 p.m. • Fargo, N.D.
JANUARY 20
SUMMIT LEAGUE SCHEDULE
DECEMBER 4
8 p.m. • Cedar City, Utah
FEBRUARY 19 4 7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
JANUARY 22 7 p.m. • Kansas City, Mo.
FEBRUARY 17 7 p.m. • WESTERN HALL
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PERSONAL GROWTH
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OUR VISION: Western Illinois University will be the leader in educational quality, opportunity and affordability among its peers.
OUR MISSION: By enacting our values and supporting the synergy between instruction, research, creativity and service, Western Illinois University prepares a socially responsible, diverse student, faculty and staff population to lead in the global society.
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HIGHER VALUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Al Goldfarb President
Since Al Goldfarb, Western Illinois University’s 10th president, officially took office July 1, 2002, the University has outlined goals and values within the framework of a strategic plan, expanded the University’s operations in the Quad Cities through a gift from Deere and Company of facilities and land which will become a riverfront campus, which is scheduled to open in Spring 2012, and designated the southwest section of the Macomb campus as a fine arts quadrant and location for a new Performing Arts Center. Under his leadership the University has expanded its Cost Guarantee program to include graduate degree students, making Western the only public university in the state which guarantees tuition, fees, and room and board at the undergraduate and graduate level. Goldfarb oversees the University’s current comprehensive campaign, “Set the Standard: Higher Values in Higher Education,” which to date, has raised just over $30 million of the campaign’s $60 million goal. University fundraising efforts resulted in $8.2 million in Fiscal Year 2009, the highest annual total on record.
Board of Trustees
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J.MichaelHouston Chair
Carolyn Ehlert Fuller Vice Chair
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WilliamL.Epperly Secretary
Donald W. “Bill” Griffin
Steven L. Nelson
ChristopherBronson Student Trustee
Vice President for Student Services
Garry Johnson was named vice president for student services in 1998. In this capacity, Johnson provides administrative leadership for the educational and service activities and programs provided by 26 different areas of campus, to include athletics. Johnson has 38 years of professional experience in higher educaiton including administrative positions at Southern Colorado State (1969-70), University of Missouri-Columbia (1970-80) and WIU (1980-present). He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education and history from Southern Colorado State College in 1970, his master’s degree in counseling and personnel services at Missouri-Columbia in 1972, and his doctorate in counseling psychology from Missouri-Columbia in 1982.
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
Dr. W. Garry Johnson
Vice Presidents
Brad Bainter Vice President for Advancementand Public Services
Dr. Jack Thomas Provost&Academic Vice President
Jackie Thompson Vice President for AdministrativeServices
Dr. Joseph A. Rives Vice President for Quad Cities, Planning & Technology
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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine
Assistant V.P./Director of Athletics
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In nine years at Western Illinois, Dr. Tim M. Van Alstine has instilled a commitment to developing a broad based gender-neutral, yet competitive NCAA Division I athletics program. Western has won 23 conference championships under Van Alstine, winning three MidContinent Conference Commissioner’s Cups, 2003, 2004, 2005 and finishing second the following three years. Twenty Western Illinois teams have advanced to NCAA postseason competition and 58 student-athletes have competed as individuals representing Western at the NCAA’s. Further, since 2001, Western coaches have earned 26 “Coach of the Year” accolades. Van Alstine has increased the academic expectations as well. For the first time in program history, Western Illinois student athletes exceeded the 3.0 grade point average in consecutive semesters (spring 2009 and fall 2009) with a then-all-time high 3.15 GPA after the 2009 fall semester. In spring 2010 athletics had its third-straight semester with at least a 3.0 GPA as the student-athletes achieved an unprecedented 3.19 GPA. Student-athletes have had a steady 76 percent graduation success rate (1999-2002 cohort). Van Alstine is currently The Summit League representative on the NCAA Division I Administrative Cabinet. He is a member of NACDA’s FCS Athletic Director’s Association Executive Committee and served as President during the 2008-09 academic year. For the past five years he served as the Missouri Valley Football Conference representative to the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee and the NCAA FCS Football Committee. Van Alstine has served as chair of The Summit League Joint Council, chair of the Missouri Valley Football Conference Athletic Directors Council, and chair of The Summit League Men’s Basketball Coaches Committee. He is currently chair of The Summit League Competition Committee and a member of the Membership Committee.
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The competitive nature and success of most athletics programs is measured and evaluated on a daily basis, primarily on the scoreboards, newscasts, and newspapers. Often times the basis of a sport program’s competitiveness and ultimate success extends behind the headlines deep into the support offered by its administration.
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Head Coaches
Leslie Crane Tony Guinn MarkHendrickson Eric Johnson Women’sBasketball Women’s Soccer Football Men’s Soccer
Chris Kane Tennis
Jim Molinari Greg Naumann Mike Villano Men’s Basketball Swimming&Diving Baseball
LiaBiehl-Lukkarinen Kym McKay Women’s Golf Volleyball
HollyVanVlymen Softball
Athletic Support Staff
Corey Burke Molly Anderson Alan Arvin Amy Beckman John Biernbaum Laurie Black Diane Bruns Dir.ofSportsMedicine EquipmentManager Asst. Ath. Trainer Asst.V.P.StudentServices Registrar’sOffice EquipmentSupervisor EquipmentManager
Chad Cerullo Lacy Chapel Dr. Tom Cody Sue Danner Larry Dean HeadAth.Trainer Asst. Ath. Trainer NCAA Faculty Rep. CHAMPS/LifeSkillsCoordinator Photographer
ATHLETICS DIRECTORY
Chris Anderson DavidBeauchem Mel Blasi Strength&Conditioning Track & Field/CC Men’s Golf
Sean McDonough Lisa Melz
Assistant A.D.
Josh Moon Associate A.D.
Carla Oliver Administrative Asst.
Patrick Osterman John Quigle
Dir. Media Services
Annie Shepard Nancy Sprout Equip. Manager Dir. of Assistant A.D. Compliance
Dr. Tim Van Alstine Dir. of Athletics
Terry Wallick Administrative Asst.
Susan Welsh FB Administrative Asst.
Brock Wissmiller Marketing
Ath. Academic Coord./SWA
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Target Western Forward Completed Projects
FACILITIES
Football: East side of Hanson Field, concession stands, bathrooms Women’s Basketball: Coaches’ office suites Baseball: New stadium, dugouts & batting facility Football: New broadcast quality lights Volleyball: New practice net system Tennis: Courts resurfaced Track & Field: Track resurfaced Women’s Basketball: Locker room renovated Volleyball: Locker room renovated Men’s Basketball: Locker room renovated Softball: Locker room renovated Men’s Soccer: Locker room renovated Volleyball: Sport Court installation Softball: Backstop, netting additions Baseball: Outfield drainage system
CompletedFacilityImprovements All sports: Renovation and expansion of the studentathlete academic support facility Other projects: Brophy Hall weight room, coaches’ and administrative office, lighting in Western Hall
Future Projects Football: West side of stadium, press box, seating, offices, meeting and classroom space Men’s & Women’s Soccer: Press box, team benches, permanent seating, lights Softball: Lights, practice field Volleyball: Installation of new scoreboard
(Above) Plans are in place for renovating the home side of Hanson Field. (Right) The court at Western Hall became much brighter with the new lighting installed during summer 2010. (Below) The Academic Services office suite was renovated thanks to money donated through the Purple and Gold Auction. New offices and an expanded computer lab will benefit the student-athletes. (Lower left) The weight room in Western Hall, used by Leatherneck student-athletes will receive new equipment thanks to the donations received in the 2010 Purple and Gold Auction. (Far Right) Softball and Baseball both had their infields and outfield track redone for better drainage.
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Strength & Conditioning
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Women’s Athletics at Western Illinois • In July 1977 a county-wide nickname contest was held to establish an identity for Western’s female student-athletes. From more than 100 entries, women athletes and coaches voted for the nickname “Westerwinds,” helping fuel an increasingly popular national climate of women’s intercollegiate athletics. • Western Illinois began competing in women’s soccer in 1997 and joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now The Summit League) in women’s soccer in 1999. • After the turn of the century, with the number of sports offered for men and women being equal, attention turned to creating a gender neutral athletics environment. Significant improvements have been made in recent years to marketing and publicity efforts, salaries, facilities and other resources. In 2009, the men and women began using a unified nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks.”
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The Leathernecks & Rock Hanson • Western Illinois University holds the distinction of being the only non-military institution to officially have its nickname derived from a branch of the military service. • The school began use of the Marine Corps’ official nickname, “The Fighting Leathernecks,” in 1927 when then-athletic director and head baseball, basketball and football coach Ray “Rock” Hanson was granted permission by the U.S. Navy, based on his status as a Marine hero, to use the Marine’s official seal and bulldog mascot along with their nickname. • Hanson coached Leatherneck football for 16 years (1926-41) and was Western’s all-time winningest coach until 1998. In 1950, Western’s football stadium, Hanson Field, was dedicated in his honor. Rock retired in 1964 after serving at Western Illinois for 38 years. He passed away in 1982, at the age of 86.
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TRADITIONS
Rocky Rock III made his ck debut on May 15, ing a 37-year hiatus of dog mascot at Western The English bulldog ditional mascot of the e Corps. med version of Rocky loped in 1973. He has hree “groomings” since appearance, the most Feb. 15, 1997. Rocky ortalized in the form of und cement statue in 1971, which now sits at the entrance of Hanson Field.
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