What A Year For Judson : 6 CCAC Championships
What A Year For Judson : 6 CCAC Championships What A Year For Judson : 6 CCAC Championships
W h a t A Y e a r F o r J u d s o n : 6 C C A C C h a m p i o n s h i p sa year of firstsThe 2007-08 season marked a year of firsts for theJudson men’s basketball team. It was the first timefor Judson to win the CCAC regular season and tournamentchampionships along with advancing to theNAIA Division II Tournament. It was also the first timethat Judson has had a CCAC “Player of the Year.”ccac championshipsWith a 10-2 regular season CCAC record, Judsonwon their first-ever CCAC championship. It camedown to the final regular season game against TrinityChristian in Palos Heights, Ill., as Judson took thechampionship with a 78-69 win. Judson had startedoff the conference with a 7-0 record before droppingtwo straight CCAC contests. They then regroupedand won their final three CCAC games for the championship.The CCAC Tournament Championship was just ashard as Judson had a bull’s-eye on their back due towinning the regular season. In the semi-final game,Judson held off a surging Calumet College team, 92-91, in the Lindner Fitness Center moving onto thechampionship game. Judson had to face CardinalStritch, who gave the Eagles one of their two CCAClosses, but had home court advantage. In their thirdmeeting of the season, Judson cruised to a 97-79 winfor their first-ever CCAC Tournament Championship.naia national tournamentBy winning the CCAC Tournament Championship,Judson received the automatic bid to the NAIA DivisionII National Tournament in Missouri. This was afirst for Judson as the last national tournament thatthey went to was the NCCAA in 1983. Judson drew#4 Walsh University and fell to the Cavaliers in thefirst round.naia all-americanNamed to the NAIA All-American Third-Team, DewayneRobinson became the fourth Judson player tobe named NAIA All-American. His third-team statusis the best, ever, for a Judson player.naia champions of characterSenior Justen Boyd claimed the NAIA Champions ofCharacter award for his play both on and off the field.He received the award at the NAIA National Tournamentin Missouri.ccac player of the yearWith such a season, Judson claimed a lot of postseasonawards. One of them was the CCAC Playerof the Year in Dewayne Robinson. This, again, wasa first for the program. Robinson led the CCAC inscoring at 21.1 points per game and was named theCCAC Player of the Week three times. He wasalso named to the All-CCAC First-Team.CCAC coach of the yearIn his final year as the head men’s basketballcoach, Jim Cook went out in style by gaining theCCAC Coach of the Year. He guided Judson totheir finest year, ever, with a 10-2 CCAC recordand won both the regular season and tournamentchampionships. He also had four players namedAll-CCAC and the CCAC Player of the Year.CCAC AwardsFour players were named to the All-CCAC teamswith three being first-team. Dewayne Robinson,Ilija Bojanic, and Justen Boyd were all named tothe All-CCAC First-Team while Joe Gonnam wasan All-CCAC Honorable Mention selection.Three players were awarded CCAC Player of theWeek for five different weeks. Robinson claimedthree of the five weeks while Boyd and Bojaniceach received the award, too.nccaa all-americanDewayne Robinson was named to the NCCAAAll-American First-Team for his performance. Heled the NCCAA in scoring for most of the seasonand finished second. He was also named NationalPlayer of the Week, once. In the statisticalcategories, he finished 14th in field goal percentageand 15th in steals per game.nccaa national player of theweekThree players earned the NCCAA National Playerof the Week award for Judson. Dewayne Robinson,Ilija Bojanic, and Justen Boyd each pickedup the award for their play.NCCAA AwardsIn the North Central Region, Judson had threeplayers earn awards. Dewayne Robinson andIlija Bojanic were named to the first-team whileJusten Boyd was on the honorable mentionteam.in the ccacSeveral Judson players were ranked in differentcategories for the CCAC. Dewayne Robinsond e w a y n e r o b i n s o nn c c a a A l l - A m e r i c a nN A I A A l l - A m e r i c a nC C A C P l a y e r o f t h e Y e a rA l l - C C A C 1 s t T e a mled the way as he was in seven different categories.Robinson led the CCAC in scoring,second in three-point field goal percentage,third in steals, fourth in field goal percentage,fifth in assists, sixth in rebounding, and ninthin free throw percentage.Justen Boyd led the CCAC in assists, wassecond in field goal percentage and assist/turnover ratio, 14th in scoring and steals, and15th in free throw percentage.Ilija Bojanic finished fourth in rebounding, sixthin scoring and blocked shots, 11th in steals,13th in free throw percentage and three-pointfield goal percentage, and 14th in assists.Chris Oates was fourth in blocked shots, fifthin three-point field goal percentage, sixth infield goal percentage, ninth in rebounding,and 12th in scoring.Steffan Williams was fifth in free throw percentage,sixth in three-point field goal percentage,11th in assists, and 17th in scoring.Joe Gonnam finished fifth in rebounding andsteals, ninth in blocked shots, 10th in field
W h a t A Y e a r F o r J u d s o n : 6 C C A C C h a m p i o n s h i p sgoal percentage, and 25th in scoring.worst to firstBy winning the regular season championship, Judsoncompleted a worst-to-first turnaround in one season.Last year, JU finished 6-23 overall and were 1-9in the CCAC. JU opened the 2007-08 CCAC seasonwith a 7-0 record and completed the first-round ofplay undefeated before finishing with a 10-2 record.Last year, JU only defeated Calumet College for theirlone CCAC win.in the NAIABy averaging 21.1 points per game, Dewayne Robinsonfinished 10th in the nation in scoring.Justen Boyd finished 21st in the nation for assists at4.71 per game.school record for consecutivewinsBy winning seven games in a row to start off theCCAC season, Judson broke the school record forconsecutive wins. Judson started the win streak witha 102-71 win over Purdue-North Central. They thenwent on to defeat, Cardinal Stritch, Purdue-Calumet,Trinity International, Calumet College, Trinity Christian,and then broke the record vs. Purdue-NorthCentral starting the second round of play in theCCAC. The streak came to an end with a 100-97double overtime loss to Cardinal Stritch in Wisconsin.Judson then fell to Purdue-Calumet but thenwon their next five games before falling to #4 Walshin the NAIA Tournament.cook finishes as men’s coachThe 2007-08 season marked the final season forJim Cook as both the men’s and women’s basketballcoach. In the 2008-09 season, he will just be thewomen’s basketball coach. In his final season as themen’s coach, he finished 19-9 and guided Judson totheir finest season ever. He finishes his men’s basketballcareer with a 52-66 record.new era to begin with tompkinsReplacing Jim Cook as the head coach will be TonyTompkins. Tompkins was the associate head coachin the 2007-08 season and helped with Judson’s bestseason, ever. Tompkins comes to Judson after beingat Missouri Baptist for five seasons and has a 110-47overall record. He was named the AMC Coach of theYear, twice, and guided MBU to two NAIA Division ITournament appearances and won two AMC regularseason championships and one AMC TournamentChampionship. He also had 14 All-AMC selectionsand four NAIA All-Americans.Dominating seniorsJudson had five seniors with three playing forJudson all four seasons. Justen Boyd, ChrisOates, and Joe Gonnam were a part of the programall four years while Steffan Williams andIlija Bojanic played for two years. Boyd, Gonnam,and Oates are all in the Judson recordbooks for their play.Justen Boyd finished second in assists (500),fifth in games played (118), eighth in free throwsattempted (441) and assists per game (4.2),ninth in points (1,399), steals (133) and fieldgoals attempted (1054), and 10th in field goalsmade (537).Joe Gonnam is eighth in blocked shots (67) and12th in games played (111). Chris Oates finishedfourth in blocks (82).1,000 point scorersIn unique fashion, Judson sported four playersin one season that each had over 1,000 careerpoints. Justen Boyd came into the season withmore than 1,000 points but Dewayne Robinson,Joe Gonnam, and Chris Oates all reached themark during the season. Robinson passed the1,000 point mark early in the season while Gonnamand Oates came at the end of the season.Robinson is currently eighth all-time in scoringwith 1,422 points while Boyd finished at ninthwith 1,399. Gonnam became the 24th playerto reach 1,000 points finishing with 1,064 whileOates was the 25th player and finished with1,029.in the naia national pollThree times in the 2007-08 season Judsonreceived votes in the national poll. After beingin the poll two weeks in a row at the endof January, they fell out due to two consecutivelosses. With a win over Trinity Christian,who was receiving votes at the time, to endthe regular season, Judson jumped backinto the national poll with eight votes. Themost they had this season was 26 votes atthe end of January.2008 Final NAIA National PollRk. School Rec. Pts.1 MidAmerica Nazarene 27-3 5042 Morningside College (Iowa) 27-2 4973 Bellevue University (Neb.) 26-3 4664 Walsh University (Ohio) 24-4 4625 Eastern Oregon University 24-4 4356 Evangel University (Mo.) 24-6 4237 Northwestern College 24-4 3808 Oregon Tech 25-5 3779 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 25-4 37010 King College (Tenn.) 23-7 35811 Bethel College (Ind.) 24-6 35012 Northwood University (Fla.) 24-6 33513 William Penn University 25-5 31814 Aquinas College (Mich.) 23-7 24815 Embry-Riddle 25-5 24516 Dakota Wesleyan 23-7 24417 Jamestown College (N.D.) 22-7 23818 Cedarville University (Ohio) 20-7 23719 Grace College (Ind.) 22-8 19920 Bluefield College (Va.) 23-6 16421 Oklahoma Wesleyan 23-5 15222 Mount Vernon Nazarene 22-6 13423 Dordt College (Iowa) 19-9 13324 Ottawa University (Kan.) 21-7 12325 Indiana Univ-Southeast 22-8 105Others Receiving Votes: Valley City StateUniversity (N.D.) 98; Huntington University(Ind.) 93; Evergreen State College (Wash.)61; Menlo College (Calif.) 56; Warner PacificCollege (Ore) 25; Malone College (Ohio) 21;Clarke College (Iowa) 15; Central MethodistUniversity (Mo.) 12; Judson University (Ill.)8; Briar Cliff University (Iowa) 7; William JewellCollege (Mo.) 5; Indiana Institute of Technology3; Indiana Wesleyan University 3; WarnerSouthern College (Fla.) 1
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W h a t A Y e a r F o r J u d s o n : 6 C C A C C h a m p i o n s h i p sgoal percentage, and 25th in scoring.worst to firstBy winning the regular season championship, <strong>Judson</strong>completed a worst-to-first turnaround in one season.Last year, JU finished 6-23 overall and were 1-9in the <strong>CCAC</strong>. JU opened the 2007-08 <strong>CCAC</strong> seasonwith a 7-0 record and completed the first-round ofplay undefeated before finishing with a 10-2 record.Last year, JU only defeated Calumet College for theirlone <strong>CCAC</strong> win.in the NAIABy averaging 21.1 points per game, Dewayne Robinsonfinished 10th in the nation in scoring.Justen Boyd finished 21st in the nation for assists at4.71 per game.school record for consecutivewinsBy winning seven games in a row to start off the<strong>CCAC</strong> season, <strong>Judson</strong> broke the school record forconsecutive wins. <strong>Judson</strong> started the win streak witha 102-71 win over Purdue-North Central. They thenwent on to defeat, Cardinal Stritch, Purdue-Calumet,Trinity International, Calumet College, Trinity Christian,and then broke the record vs. Purdue-NorthCentral starting the second round of play in the<strong>CCAC</strong>. The streak came to an end with a 100-97double overtime loss to Cardinal Stritch in Wisconsin.<strong>Judson</strong> then fell to Purdue-Calumet but thenwon their next five games before falling to #4 Walshin the NAIA Tournament.cook finishes as men’s coachThe 2007-08 season marked the final season forJim Cook as both the men’s and women’s basketballcoach. In the 2008-09 season, he will just be thewomen’s basketball coach. In his final season as themen’s coach, he finished 19-9 and guided <strong>Judson</strong> totheir finest season ever. He finishes his men’s basketballcareer with a 52-66 record.new era to begin with tompkinsReplacing Jim Cook as the head coach will be TonyTompkins. Tompkins was the associate head coachin the 2007-08 season and helped with <strong>Judson</strong>’s bestseason, ever. Tompkins comes to <strong>Judson</strong> after beingat Missouri Baptist for five seasons and has a 110-47overall record. He was named the AMC Coach of the<strong>Year</strong>, twice, and guided MBU to two NAIA Division ITournament appearances and won two AMC regularseason championships and one AMC TournamentChampionship. He also had 14 All-AMC selectionsand four NAIA All-Americans.Dominating seniors<strong>Judson</strong> had five seniors with three playing for<strong>Judson</strong> all four seasons. Justen Boyd, ChrisOates, and Joe Gonnam were a part of the programall four years while Steffan Williams andIlija Bojanic played for two years. Boyd, Gonnam,and Oates are all in the <strong>Judson</strong> recordbooks for their play.Justen Boyd finished second in assists (500),fifth in games played (118), eighth in free throwsattempted (441) and assists per game (4.2),ninth in points (1,399), steals (133) and fieldgoals attempted (1054), and 10th in field goalsmade (537).Joe Gonnam is eighth in blocked shots (67) and12th in games played (111). Chris Oates finishedfourth in blocks (82).1,000 point scorersIn unique fashion, <strong>Judson</strong> sported four playersin one season that each had over 1,000 careerpoints. Justen Boyd came into the season withmore than 1,000 points but Dewayne Robinson,Joe Gonnam, and Chris Oates all reached themark during the season. Robinson passed the1,000 point mark early in the season while Gonnamand Oates came at the end of the season.Robinson is currently eighth all-time in scoringwith 1,422 points while Boyd finished at ninthwith 1,399. Gonnam became the 24th playerto reach 1,000 points finishing with 1,064 whileOates was the 25th player and finished with1,029.in the naia national pollThree times in the 2007-08 season <strong>Judson</strong>received votes in the national poll. After beingin the poll two weeks in a row at the endof January, they fell out due to two consecutivelosses. With a win over Trinity Christian,who was receiving votes at the time, to endthe regular season, <strong>Judson</strong> jumped backinto the national poll with eight votes. Themost they had this season was 26 votes atthe end of January.2008 Final NAIA National PollRk. School Rec. Pts.1 MidAmerica Nazarene 27-3 5042 Morningside College (Iowa) 27-2 4973 Bellevue University (Neb.) 26-3 4664 Walsh University (Ohio) 24-4 4625 Eastern Oregon University 24-4 4356 Evangel University (Mo.) 24-6 4237 Northwestern College 24-4 3808 Oregon Tech 25-5 3779 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 25-4 37010 King College (Tenn.) 23-7 35811 Bethel College (Ind.) 24-6 35012 Northwood University (Fla.) 24-6 33513 William Penn University 25-5 31814 Aquinas College (Mich.) 23-7 24815 Embry-Riddle 25-5 24516 Dakota Wesleyan 23-7 24417 Jamestown College (N.D.) 22-7 23818 Cedarville University (Ohio) 20-7 23719 Grace College (Ind.) 22-8 19920 Bluefield College (Va.) 23-6 16421 Oklahoma Wesleyan 23-5 15222 Mount Vernon Nazarene 22-6 13423 Dordt College (Iowa) 19-9 13324 Ottawa University (Kan.) 21-7 12325 Indiana Univ-Southeast 22-8 105Others Receiving Votes: Valley City StateUniversity (N.D.) 98; Huntington University(Ind.) 93; Evergreen State College (Wash.)61; Menlo College (Calif.) 56; Warner PacificCollege (Ore) 25; Malone College (Ohio) 21;Clarke College (Iowa) 15; Central MethodistUniversity (Mo.) 12; <strong>Judson</strong> University (Ill.)8; Briar Cliff University (Iowa) 7; William JewellCollege (Mo.) 5; Indiana Institute of Technology3; Indiana Wesleyan University 3; WarnerSouthern College (Fla.) 1
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