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Getting to the Gym2006-2007 Media GuideTable of ContentsOrchard RoadI-88 TollwayGalena Blvd.NPrairie Rd.Edgelawn Dr.Evanslawn Ave.Randall Rd.Gladstone Ave.Marseillaise Pl.Kenilworth Pl.OakNew YorkLake St. (Route 31)Getting to the Gym (maps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .inside front coverAU Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Head Coach James Lancaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Assistant Coaches Jabari Harrell and Drew Gronau . . . . . . .2Season Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32006-2007 AU Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Player Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-72005-2006 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9Opponent Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10The NIIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10AU Year by Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11Coaches’All-Time Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12AU 1,000 Point Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13Pride of the Spartans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13AU Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14AU Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14This Is AU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152006-2007 Game Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back coverEdgelawn Dr.Evanslawn Ave.AU FieldGlenwood Pl.PGymPRandall Rd.Calumet Ave.PMarseillaise Pl.Gladstone Ave.Southlawn Pl.PRandall Rd.Calumet Ave.PKenilworth Pl.Prairie RoadBottom map is an enlargement of Aurora University area.Basketball is played in Thornton Gymnasium in Alumni Hall.Parking areas are shown with a circled P.Dusty McGeeOn the Cover:Junior pre-season All-American Larry Welton.

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Meet the Coaching StaffJAMES LANCASTERHead Coach13th SeasonJames Lancaster is beginning his 13thseason as the Head Coach of AuroraUniversity’s men’s basketball program.Prior to becoming the men’s coach,Lancaster coached AU’s women’s programfor four seasons.During his tenure as the men’s Head Coach, Lancaster hasamassed a composite record of 215-99. In January of lastseason against Eureka College, Lancaster became thewinningest coach in AU basketball history as he recorded his208th career victory. Currently, Lancaster is 27th in winsamong the NCAA Men’s Basketball active coaches and 31st inwins all-time. His Spartans won back-to-back titles in theNorthern Illinois-Iowa Conference twice in 1996-1997 and1998-1999 and again in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. He also ledthe men’s program to their first ever NCAA Division III playoffappearance in 1998 and his team repeated that performancein 2001, 2003 and 2005. In 2005, AU hosted their first NCAAmen’s basketball tournament game. Lancaster was namedNIIC “Coach of the Year” a total of five times, back-to-backtwice in 1997-1998 and 1998-1999 and 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. In his first season as AU’s men’s coach in 1994-1995, hewas tabbed as the NIIC’s “Coach of the Year.” That gave himthe unusual distinction of winning that award back-to-back asa women’s coach in (1993-1994) and as a men’s coach.In addition to success in terms of won-lost records,Lancaster has built the AU program into one recognized forbeing competitive with an annually strong schedule, boastingDREW GRONAUAssistant Coach(First Season)Drew Gronau joins CoachLancaster’s coaching staff after completinga decorated career as an AUbasketball player. Gronau played forthe Spartans from 2001-2005. He wasnamed NIIC Honorable Mention twice and NIIC All-Conference once. In 2005, he became the 20th player in AUhistory to reach the prestigious 1,000 point club for acareer. Gronau was on the 2002 team that reached theNCAA Division III tournament. He and his fellow Spartansrecorded an opening round victory against Trinity (TX)University before being knocked out in the second round.Gronau is a 2005 graduate of Aurora University.top-flight opponents. One of the biggest highlights for themen’s basketball team was a first-round victory at Trinity (TX)University in the 2002 NCAA Tournament. AU has dominatedthe Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference under Lancaster, going94-31 in the past 11 years, for a .752 winning percentage.A 1986 graduate of Aurora University (with a bachelor’sdegree in physical education), Lancaster was an assistantcoach for the AU men’s team from 1986 to 1990. Lancasterplayed two seasons for AU (1984-1986). As a senior, he wasnamed All Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference andAU’s male Athlete of the Year. Lancaster was also the Spartans’MVP. Lancaster went on to earn his master’s degree fromChicago State University in 1999. Prior to attending AU,Lancaster attended Wabash Community College, where heplayed for one of the nation’s top junior college programs.While at WCC, Lancaster was teammates with former NBA starKenny Norman. Lancaster also enjoyed a stand-out prepcareer at Taylorville High School. He was elected into theTaylorville H.S. Hall of Fame in 2006.As head coach of AU’s women’s program, Lancaster had acomposite 58-42 record, including a 32-8 record in the NIIC.During this time his teams had a pair of second-place finishes(1991 and 1992), and won back-to-back NIIC titles in 1993 and1994. The 1993-94 team qualified for the NCAA post-seasonplayoffs for the first time in the school’s history. In 1997-98they made the NCAA Tournament.Lancaster and his wife, Michele, have four daughters,Baylee, Kelsey, Jenna and Delaney. They reside in Sugar Grove.In addition to his duties as men’s basketball coach, Lancasteris also the Director of Freshman Recruitment.JABARI HARRELLAssistant CoachFifth SeasonJabari Harrell joined the men’s coachingstaff in the 2002-2003 season. Harrellplayed three years on the Spartan men’sbasketball team. He was the team captainof the varsity basketball team from 1997to 2001. He was named NIIC All-Conference his sophomore,junior and senior years. Jabari was also named Co-Conference Player of the Year his senior season. In 1998, hewas a part of the first NCAA Division III playoff team andreturned to the playoffs with the Spartans in 2001. Harrell isthe all-time assist leader at Aurora University.A 2002 graduate of Aurora University, Harrell earned hisdegree in recreation administration. He currently is AssistantDirector of Student Activities and Intramural/Rec-TimeCoordinator at AU.DYLAN DRUGAN ADAM BERLIN CAROLYN SLUSSERVolunteer Assistant Student Assistant Student Manager2

2006-2007Season PreviewThe 2006-2007 Aurora University men’s basketball team willhave a similar look to that of the other successful seasons in itshistory. The Spartans, receiving votes in the preseasonD3hoops.com poll, aim to match the success AU hasexperienced over the past decade under Head Coach JamesLancaster. “It will be difficult with no automatic bid andentering the Northern Athletics Conference this year. We willface some opponents that we have not played before, and we’llalso have to watch and make the non-conference games just asimportant as conference,” said Lancaster. In his 12 seasons atthe helm of the men’s program, Lancaster is 215-99 overall andwas 103-34 in the former Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference.The 2006-2007 Spartans return a core of players from lastseason, including four starters. Junior forward Larry Welton(Chicago,/Thornwood HS), a D3hoops.com Second-Teampreseason All-American and AU’s leading scorer, returns to addto his already remarkable collegiate campaign.Welton, in his first two seasons as a Spartan, has etched hisname in the AU men’s basketball record books. Following the2005-2006 season, he was named to The National Associationof Basketball Coaches(NABC) and D3hoops.com All-Americanteams. The NABC selected him as a Third-Team All-Americanand he was named Honorable Mention All-American byD3hoops.com. Additionally, he was named NABC Midwest All-District First-Team and D3hoops.com Second-Team AllMidwest region.The prestigious awards keep racking up for Welton in his firsttwo plus seasons as a Spartan. He has been honored with theNABC and D3hoops.com awards, as well as being namedNorthern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) Player of the Year andAll-Conference as both a freshman and sophomore. Histremendous sophomore season included his becoming the 26thmember of the AU 1,000 point club and finishing his secondyear at AU in 18th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,177points. Welton led the Spartans to a 16-11 record and averaged22.8 points (12th in NCAA Division III) and 8.5 rebounds pergame.In his freshman campaign, Welton averaged 20.1 points, 7.6rebounds and blocked 1.46 shots per game, while shooting 53percent (220-415) from the field. Following the season, Weltonwas also named NABC Second-Team All-American, NorthernIllinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC) Player of the Year, NIICNewcomer of the Year, NIIC All-Conference, D3hoops.com andNABC First-Team All-Region, as well as being named a finalistfor the V Foundation Comeback Award.Joining Welton are a trio of guards, sophomore Chad Trudo(Yorkville, IL/Yorkville H.S.), sophomore Dusty Magee(Knightstown, IN/Knightstown H.S.) and junior Doug Lambert(Warrenville, IL/Wheaton-Warrenville South H.S.). Mageereturns to pace the AU offense as the point guard after beingnamed Northern Illinois-Iowa All-Conference as a freshman. Heaveraged 11 points and 3.5 assists per game in his first season asa Spartan. Trudo averaged eight points and shot 34.9 percentfrom three-point range in his freshman campaign, whileLambert came on strong last season to finish up with 5.6 pointsand 2.6 rebounds a game.Lancaster and the Spartans must replace the inside presenceof graduated seniors Jeremy Cartwright and Jeremy Rauch.Cartwright averaged 10.1 points and six rebounds per gamewhile Rauch added 5.7 points and 4.1 rebounds.Lancaster will look to several returning and incoming playersto fill the shoes of Cartwright and Rauch. Junior transfer MikeLeonard (Chicago/Waubonsee C.C.) will step into the startinglineup and provide Lancaster an athletic big man to go alongwith Welton. Another transfer, senior guard Darrick Leonardcomes to AU after playing last season at Division I North DakotaState and sophomore guard Alex Shimko (Plainfield, IL/PlainfieldCentral H.S.) comes to AU after playing a season at the Universityof St. Francis.Junior Luke Engelhardt (Yorkville, IL/Yorkville H.S.) is a keyveteran that will vie for playing time at the guard and wingpositions, as well as provide leadership for a talented group offreshmen. AU will welcome several new faces, includingforwards Lance Robinson (Danville, IN/Danville H.S.), Bre’anLiggett (South Holland, IL/Thornridge H.S.), Shane Roland(Knightstown, IN/Knightstown H.S.), Archie Seals (Dolton,IL/Thornridge H.S.) and guards Rashad Shelton (Dolton,IL/Thornridge H.S.) and Jordan Jackson (Kincaid, IL/South ForkH.S.).The Spartans aim to match their scoring prowess of lastseason, tallying 79.9 points per game while giving up 78.1. Atough non conference schedule will test the Spartans beforebeginning the rigorous and new Northern Athletics Conferenceschedule. With a quick-strike offense and hounding defense, AUwill strive to capture the first NAC crown, another bid to theNCAA tournament as well as another 20-win season.AU Men’s Basketball3

Meet the Spartans2006-2007 AU RosterNO. NAME POS. HT. YR. HOMETOWN/H.S.3 Lance Robinson Forward 6’3” Fr Danville, IN/Danville4 Luke Engelhardt Guard 6’0” Jr Yorkville, IL/Yorkville5 Rashad Seaton Guard 5’10” Fr Dolton, IL/Thornridge10 Jordan Jackson Guard 6’0” Fr Kincaid, IL/South Fork11 Archie Seals Forward 6’2” Fr Dolton, IL/Thornridge12 Brad Stark Guard 5’10” Jr Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley13 Dusty Magee Guard 5’10” So Knightstown, IN/Knightstown14 Alex Shimko Guard 6’2” So Plainfield, IL/Plainfield Central15 Darrrick Leonard Guard 6’2” Sr Hazel Crest, IL/Rich Central20 Brandon Scott Forward 6’4” Fr Romeoville, IL/Romeoville21 Larry Welton Forward 6’6” Jr Chicago/Thornwood22 Doug Lambert Forward 6’4” Jr Warrenville, IL/Wheaton-Warrenville23 Brean Liggett Forward 6’4” Fr South Holland, IL/Thornridge24 Chad Trudo Guard 6’1” So Yorkville, IL/Yorkville30 Shane Roland Forward 6’3” Fr Knightstown, IN/Knightstown31 Mike Leonard Forward 6’6” Jr Aurora, IL/JulianD’Mario Presberry Guard 5’11” Jr Chicago/Hyde ParkDrew Heckmon Guard 5’11” Fr Woodstock, IL/WoodstockByron Washington Guard 6’2” Fr Bolingbrook, IL/RomeovilleHead Coach: James LancasterAssistant Coaches: Jabari Harrell and Drew GronauThe Aurora University Athletic Department applauds, encourages and insists uponsportsmanship, ethical conduct, fair play and respect for opponents and game officials byAurora University coaches, staff, student-athletes and fans in every phase of intercollegiatecompetition. Violators are subject to removal from a contest by game management andsubsequent disciplinary actionPhotos courtesy of Al Benson.Doug Lambert4 AU Men’s Basketball

Meet the Spartans#04 LUKE ENGELHARDT, 6’0”, 170, Jr, Guard,Yorkville, IL/Yorkville HSCollege as a Sophomore (’05-’06): Played in 27games, started 18, and had 33 three-pointersand 27 assists. College as a Freshman (’04-’05):Played in 18 games, averaged 2.4 points andhad 7 assists. High School: Attended YorkvilleHigh School. Played three years of varsitybasketball under Coach Farber. He was named Conference MVP,All-Conference and All-Area his junior and senior years. He alsoplayed three years of varsity baseball under Coach Miller.Personal: Born 7/18/85 in Aurora, IL. Family: Anne and JerryEngelhardt. He has one brother, Matt, and three sisters, Rachel,Laura and Sarah. Hobbies: Cards and video games.Major: Physical Education.Totals G FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA R A TP PPG04-05 18 14 29 6 13 10 10 34 7 44 2.405-06 27 51 142 33 82 18 21 61 27 153 5.7DREW HECKMON , 5’11”, 160, Fr, Guard,Woodstock, IL/ Woodstock HSHigh School: Attended Woodstock High Schooland played three years of varsity basketballunder Coach Joe Conroy. He was named All-Conference and Team MVP his junior andsenior year. He also was named All-Area andwas a State Qualifier in the Three Point Contestas a senior. Personal: Born 3/26/88 in Woodstock, IL. Family:Mark and Natalie Heckmon. He has one brother, Ryan. Hobbies:Cards and working out. Major: Sports Management.#10 JORDAN JACKSON, 6’0”, 205, Fr, Forward,Kincaid, IL/South Fork HSHigh School: Attended South Fork High Schooland played three years of varsity basketball. Hewas named MVP, Team Captain, All-Conferenceand All-State his senior season. He also playedfour years of varsity football and was namedAll-Conference and Team Captain as a senior.Personal: Born 2/23/88 in Springfield, IL. Family: Jeff and SandraJackson. Kelly and Stew Dulakis. He has two brothers, Markus andJaden. He has one sister, Makayla. Hobbies: Computers, footballand weight lifting. Major: Undecided.#15 DARRICK LEONARD, 6’2”, 193, Sr, Guard,Hazel Crest, IL/Rich Central HSCollege as a Junior (’05-’06): Attended theUniversity of South Dakota and playedbasketball. College as a Sophomore (’04-’05):Attended Lewis and Clark University andplayed basketball. College as a Freshman(’03-’04): Attended South Plains and playedbasketball. High School: Attended Rich Central High School andplayed basketball under Coach Glen Heffermann. He was namedAll-Conference and All-Area as a senior. Personal: Born 4/3/84in Chicago. Family: Joan Barrett and William Trimble. He hastwo brothers, Keith and Eddie, and one sister, Deborah.Hobbies: Basketball, singing and acting. Major:Communication.#31 MIKE LEONARD, 6’6”, 205, Jr, Forward,Aurora, IL/Percy L. Julian HSCollege as a Sophomore (’04-’05): AttendedWaubonsee Community College and playedbasketball. He was named All-Region and All-Conference. College as a Freshman (’03-’04):Attended Waubonsee Community Collegeand played basketball. He was named All-Region and All-Conference. High School: Attended Julian HighSchool and played four years of varsity basketball under LorenJackson. He was named to the Chicago Sun Times All-Chicagoland team, Honorable Mention. Personal: Born 1/12/83in Chicago. Family: Michael and Dawne Leonard. He has onesister, Devon. Hobbies: Basketball. Major: Communication.#23 BRE’AN LIGGETT, 6’4”, 195, Fr, Forward,South Holland, IL/Thornridge HSHigh School: Attended Thornridge HighSchool and played basketball under CoachMike Flaherty. He was named All-ConferenceHonorable Mention as a senior. Personal:Born 1/8/88 in Chicago. Family: KimberlyLiggett. He has one brother, Brandon. He alsohas four sisters: Kiena, Brittany, Alyssa and Vernisha. Hobbies:Friends. Major: Criminal Justice.#22 DOUG LAMBERT, 6’4”, 195, Jr, Forward,Warrenville, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South HSCollege: As a Sophomore (’05-’06): Appeared in26 games, starting six, and averaged 5.6 pointsand 2.8 rebounds. College: As a Freshman (’04-’05): Played in 18 games, had 18 total points and10 total rebounds. High School: AttendedWheaton Warrenville South High School.Played two years of varsity basketball under Coach Mike Healy. Hewas named Honorable Mention All-Conference and All-Conference Academic. Personal: Born 1/14/86 in Yakima, WA.Parents: Doug and Inez Lambert. He has one brother, Ta. Major:Business.Totals G FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA R A TP PPG04-05 18 8 21 2 11 0 0 10 1 18 1.005-06 26 51 130 28 80 16 21 72 16 146 5.6AU Men’s Basketball5

Meet the Spartans#13 DUSTY MAGEE, 5’10”, 160, So, Guard,Knightstown, IN/Knightstown Community HSCollege as a Freshman (’05-’06): Played in 27games, starting 11, and averaged 11 points and2.5 rebounds. High School: AttendedKnightstown Community High School. Playedbasketball under Coach Chad Ballenger. Hewas three-year All-Conference and three-yearAll-Area. He played golf under Coach Mike Wyatt. He was also athree-year All-Conference golfer. He played soccer under CoachLarry Loveall. He was a one-year All-Area Player. Personal: Born11/5/86 in Greenfield, IN. Family: Brent and Debra Magee. Hehas one sister, Ashley. Hobbies: Playing video games and doinganything that is competitive. Major: Physical Education. Minor:Health.Totals G FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA R A TP PPG05-06 27 92 242 62 176 50 64 68 94 296 11.0D’MARIO PRESBERRY, 5’11”, 173, Jr, Guard,Chicago/Hyde Park HSCollege as a Sophomore (‘05-’06): Was amember of the junior varsity squad. College asa Freshman (‘04-’05): Was a member of thejunior varsity squad. High School: AttendedHyde Park High School. Played basketballunder Coach Mike Jones. Personal: Born10/6/84 in Chicago. Family: Diana Presberry. He has one brother,Charles, and one sister, Franzetta. Hobbies: Basketball andwriting. Major: Business Management.#03 LANCE ROBINSON, 6’3”, 195, Fr, Forward,Danville, IN/Danville Community HSHigh School: Attended Danville CommunityHigh School and played four years of varsitybasketball under Coach Brian Barber. He wasnamed All-Metro and All-Conference hissophomore, junior and senior seasons. As ajunior and senior, he was named All-State andTeam MVP. Personal: Born 4/11/87 in Danville, IN. Family: Donand Diane Robinson. He has two brothers, Scott and Ryan.Hobbies: Collecting autographs and watching movies. Major:Business.#30 SHANE ROLAND, 6’3”, 175, Fr, Forward,Knightstown, IN/Knightstown Comm. HSHigh School: Attended KnightstownCommunity High School and played basketballunder Coach Chad Ballenger. He was namedAll-Conference and All-Area his junior andsenior seasons. He played golf under CoachMax Minnick and was named All-Conferenceand All-Area three years in a row. He also played soccer underCoach Latty Loveall and was Team MVP and leading scored as asenior. Personal: Born 11/29/87 in Greenfield, IN. Family: Mikeand Dianne Roland. He has one brother, Ryan, and one sister,Mariah. Hobbies: Golfing. Major: Athletic Training.#20 BRANDON SCOTT, 6’4”, 187, Fr, Forward,Romeoville, IL/Romeoville HSHigh School: Attended Romeoville High Schooland played two years of varsity basketballunder Coach Jeff Bambule. Personal: Born11/21/88 in Westmont, IL. Parents: Sharron L.Scott. He has two brothers, Cassius Scott andByron Washington. He also has one sister,Amariah Scott. Hobbies: Music and movies.Major: Sports Management. Minor: Communication.Education.#11 ARCHIE LEE SEALS, 6’2”, 173, Fr, Forward,Dolton, IL/Thornridge HSHigh School: Attended Thornridge HighSchool and played basketball. Personal: Born1/19/88 in Chicago. Family: Stacey andMichael Williams. He has one sister, LizabethWilliams. He is the cousin of teammate RashadSeaton. Hobbies: Music. Major: Secondary#05 RASHAD SEATON, 5’10”, 175, Fr, Guard,Dolton, IN/Thornridge HSHigh School: Attended Thornridge HighSchool and played two years of basketballunder Coach Mike Flaherty. He won the SalatoAward as a senior. He also played baseballunder Coach Mike Manderino. Personal: Born11/17/87 in Chicago. Family: Larry and CarolSartin. He has one brother, Larry, and two sisters, Teyona Seatonand Eugenia Sartin. He is the cousin of teammate Archie Seals.Hobbies: Piano, drums and singing. Major: English. Minor:Music.6 AU Men’s Basketball

Meet the Spartans#14 ALEX SHIMKO, 6’2”, 190, So, Guard,Plainfield, IL/Plainfield Central HSCollege as a Freshman (‘05-’06): Attended theUniversity of St. Francis and played basketball.High School: Attended Plainfield Central HighSchool and played two years basketball underCoach Dave Stephens. As a senior, he wasnamed the Conference MVP. Personal: Born2/9/86 in Chicago. Family: George Shimko. He has one brother,George, and two sisters, Kristen and Kara. Hobbies: Wrestling.Major: History and Secondary Education.BRAD STARK, 5’10”, 150, Jr, Guard,Naperville, IL/Neuqua Valley HSCollege as a Sophomore (’05-’06): Was amember of the junior varsity squad. College asa Freshman (’04-’05): Was a member of thejunior varsity squad. High School: AttendedNeuqua Valley. Played basketball under CoachTod Sutton. He was named most improvedplayer his senior year. Personal: Born 7/30/85 in Maywood, IL.Family: Bob Stark. He has four brothers, Scott, Owen, Ryan andChris. He has one sister, Cassie. Hobbies: Basketball, video gamesand friends. Major: Physical Education. Minor: Health Education.#24 CHAD TRUDO, 6’1”, 177, So, Guard,Yorkville, IL/Yorkville HSCollege as a Freshman (’05-’06): Appeared in27 games, starting 21, and hit 44 three-pointers.He averaged 3.6 rebounds and 8.0 points pergame. High School: Attended Yorkville HighSchool. Played basketball under Coach JerryFarber junior and senior years. He was namedAll-State and All-Conference his junior and senior years. His senioryear he was MVP and All-Area. Personal: Born 11/18/86 inAurora, IL. Family: Bill and Sue Trudo. He has one sister, Haley.Hobbies: Sports, video games and cards.Major: Fitness and Health Promotion. Minor: Business.BYRON WASHINGTON, 6’2”, 195, Fr, Guard,Bolingbrook, IL/Romeoville HSHigh School: Attended Romeoville HighSchool and played varsity basketball underCoach Jeff Bambule and varsity football underCoach Jim Boudaris. Personal: Born 4/7/88 inOak Park, IL. Family: Lloyd and ShawonaWashington. He has one brother, Lloyd III.Hobbies: Basketball, video games and collecting Michael Jordanshoes. Major: Undecided.#21, LARRY WELTON, 6’6”, 215, Jr, Forward,South Holland, IL/Thornwood HSCollege as a Sophomore (’05-’06): Played in 27games, starting 25, averaged 33.5 minutes pergame. He was 212-446 from the field, scoring615 points, averaging 22.8 points per game.Along with leading the Spartans in scoring, healso led them in rebounding by averaging 8.5rebounds per game. He was named All-NIIC, All-Region (SecondTeam), All-American (Third Team), Team MVP and AuroraUniversity Male Athlete of the Year. Welton also managed to jointhe prestigious 1,000 point club at AU, in only his second season.He is currently 18th all time in scoring at AU, with 1,177 points.Prior to the 06-07 season, Welton was named to theD3HOOPS.com preseason All-American Team. College as aFreshman (’04-’05): Played and started all 28 games. Weltonaveraged 20.1 points, 7.6 rebounds and blocked 1.46 shots pergame, while shooting 53% (220-415) from the field. Following theseason, he was named Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC)Player of the Year, NIIC All-Conference, NIIC Newcomer of theYear, D3Hoops.com First-Team All-Region, NABC Second-TeamAll-American and NABC First-Team All-Region, as well as beingnamed a finalist for the V Foundation Comeback Award. HighSchool: Attended Thornwood High School and played two yearsof varsity basketball under Coaches Kevin Hayhurst and BobCurran. Personal: Born 9/2/85 in Chicago. Family: LoryndaTaylor. He has one brother, Ben, and one sister, Gwen. Hobbies:Basketball. Major: Communication.Totals G FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA R A TP PPG05-06 27 68 177 44 126 37 51 97 48 217 8.0 Totals G FG FGA 3FG 3FGA FT FTA R A TP PPG04-05 28 220 415 23 65 99 128 213 35 562 20.105-06 27 212 446 50 128 141 178 229 40 615 22.8AU Men’s Basketball7

2005-2006 Season Results(16-11 overall)Date H/A Result11/18 H Aurora University ................98 McMurray University (Texas)......................8611/19 A Aurora University ................73 Wheaton College ..........................................7211/21 H Dominican University ........68 Aurora University .........................................6411/23 H Aurora University ................72 Carleton College...........................................6511/26 A Northern Illinois Univ.......102 Aurora University .........................................6112/1 A Aurora University ................84 Millikin University........................................7712/3 A Loras College .......................69 Aurora University .........................................6012/7 A Monmouth College .............87 Aurora University .........................................8012/10 A Beloit College.......................86 Aurora University .........................................7912/13 H Aurora University ................87 Milwaukee School of Engineering ..............5912/21 H UW-Oshkosh .......................75 Aurora University .........................................6312/22 H Aurora University ................76 Mary Washington University.......................571/3 H Aurora University ................84 Blackburn College ........................................801/7 H North Central College .......102 Aurora University .........................................73*1/14 A Aurora University ................76 Rockford College ..........................................70*1/18 H Aurora University ..............101 Eureka College..............................................74*1/21 H Aurora University ................94 Concordia (IL) University ............................83*1/25 H Aurora University ................69 Clarke College...............................................53*1/28 A Benedictine University .......70 Aurora University .........................................691/31 A Judson College...................106 Aurora University .......................................101*2/4 H Aurora University ..............109 Rockford College ..........................................98*2/8 A Aurora University ................92 Eureka College..............................................73*2/11 A Aurora University ................81 Concordia (IL) University ............................72*2/15 A Clarke College......................90 Aurora University .........................................63*2/18 H Aurora University ................83 Benedictine University ................................66#2/22 H Aurora University ................93 Rockford College ..........................................84#2/25 A Clarke College......................86 Aurora University .........................................71* NIIC Conference Game# NIIC Conference Tournament8 AU Men’s Basketball

2005-2006 Spartan Meet the SpartansStatisticsName(GP) FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% TP PPGLarry Welton (27) 212 .475 50 .391 141 .792 615 22.8Dusty Magee (27) 92 .380 62 .352 20 .781 296 11.0Jeremy Cartwright (27) 120 .478 4 .333 28 .583 272 10.1Chad Trudo (27) 68 .384 44 .349 37 .725 217 8.0Courtney Carson (21) 68 .420 10 .263 18 .545 164 7.8Jeremy Rauch (27) 59 .573 0 .000 36 .529 154 5.7Luke Engelhardt (27) 51 .359 33 .402 18 .857 153 5.7Doug Lambert (26) 51 .392 28 .350 16 .762 146 5.6Tony Carson (20) 15 .283 9 .273 18 .720 57 2.9Aaron Burden (14) 14 .400 4 .444 7 .875 39 2.8Marcus Roby (6) 3 .500 0 .000 0 .000 6 1.0Erik Gullickson (20) 7 .467 0 .000 3 .429 17 0.9Vic Mendez (15) 3 .188 2 .250 2 .500 10 0.7John Davis (8) 1 .200 0 .000 2 .500 4 0.5Rusty Behmer (9) 1 .250 1 .333 0 .000 3 0.3Andre Peters (4) 0 .000 0 .000 1 .500 1 0.3David Uribe (11) 1 .500 0 .000 0 .000 2 0.2Adam Berlin (1) 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 0.0Brad Stark(1) 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 0.0Aurora University (28) 766 .428 247 .352 377 .705 2,156 79.9Opponents (28) 733 .461 247 .378 397 .557 2,110 78.1Name Reb. RPG PF A TO BK STLarry Welton (27) 213 7.6 65 35 45 41 36Dusty Magee (27) 121 4.3 63 49 45 7 47Jeremy Cartwright (27) 142 5.1 59 98 66 12 30Chad Trudo (27) 114 4.1 57 113 77 0 46Courtney Carson (21) 162 6.0 71 40 27 22 18Jeremy Rauch (27) 136 4.9 80 21 22 7 22Luke Engelhardt (27) 34 1.2 22 23 15 2 16Doug Lambert (26) 44 1.6 38 43 31 1 10Tony Carson (20) 34 1.9 14 7 13 0 11Aaron Burden (14) 21 1.4 22 2 6 4 3Marcus Roby (6) 2 0.7 0 1 0 0 0Erik Gullickson (20) 10 0.6 7 1 5 1 2Vic Mendez (15) 31 1.5 16 2 12 2 5John Davis (8) 10 0.8 6 1 4 0 1Rusty Behmer(9) 2 0.1 2 3 6 2 0Andre Peters(4) 2 0.3 0 1 2 0 0David Uribe (11) 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Adam Berlin (1) 1 1.0 1 0 0 0Brad Stark (1) 0Aurora University 1,203 43.0 523 440 381 101 247Opponents 1,094 39.1 485 352 484 76 183

Meet the Spartans Opponent Quick Meet Facts the SpartansBENEDICTINE UNIVERSITYDate of game:1/27/07 at Aurora, ILLAKELAND COLLEGEDates of games:12/2/06 at Plymouth, WI • 1/24/07 at Aurora, ILLocation: Lisle, ILEnrollment: 1,177Nickname: EaglesHead Coach: Keith BunkenburgAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. William CarrollColors: Red/WhiteLocation: Plymouth, WIEnrollment: 925Nickname: MuskiesHead Coach: Kyle BrumettAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. Stephen GouldColors: Blue/GoldCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-CHICAGODates of games:1/6/07 at Aurora, IL • 2/15/07 at River Forest, ILMARANATHA BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGEDates of games:12/9/06 at Watertown, WI • 2/1/07 at Aurora, ILLocation: River Forest, IL Affiliation: NCAA IIIEnrollment: 1,800President: Dr. John JohnsonNickname: CougarsColors: Maroon/GoldHead Coach: Brian SommerhauserLocation: Watertown, WIEnrollment: 875Nickname: CrusadersHead Coach: Robert CroninAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. Larry OatsColors: Navy/GoldCONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSINDate of game:1/18/07 at Mequon, WIMARIAN COLLEGEDates of games:1/6/07 at Fond du Lac, WI • 2/3/07 at Aurora, ILLocation: Mequon, WIEnrollment: 4,000Nickname: FalconsHead Coach: Wayne RasmussenAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. Patrick FerryColors: Royal Blue/WhiteLocation: Fond du LacEnrollment: 1,352Nickname: SabresHead Coach: Mark BoyleAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Sr. Josefina Castillo BaltodanoColors: Blue/White/ScarlettDOMINICAN UNIVERSITYDates of games:1/10/07 at Aurora, IL • 2/10/07 at River Forest, ILROCKFORD COLLEGEDates of games:1/20/07 at Rockford, IL • 2/17/07 at Aurora, ILLocation: River Forest, ILEnrollment: 3,200Nickname: StarsHead Coach: Mark WhiteAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Donna CarrollColors: Royal/Black/WhiteLocation: Rockford, ILEnrollment: 800Nickname: RegentsHead Coach: Ryan RebsomAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. Richard KniedlerColors: Purple/Black/WhiteEDGEWOOD COLLEGEDates of games:12/16/06 at Madison, WI • 2/7/07 at Aurora, ILWISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGEDates of games:12/6/06 at Aurora, IL • 1/30/07 at Milwaukee, WILocation: Madison, WIEnrollment: 2,400Nickname: EaglesHead Coach: Todd AdrianAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. Daniel CareyColors: Red/Black/WhiteLocation: Milwaukee, WIEnrollment: 700Nickname: WarriorsHead Coach: E. “Skip” NoonAffiliation: NCAA IIIPresident: Dr. Timothy KriewallColors: Forest Green/White10 AU Men’s Basketball

Meet the SpartansThe NIIC2005-2006 was the 36th and final season of the Northern Illinois-IowaConference. The conference was formed in 1969-1970 with chartermembers Aurora, Concordia, George Williams, Illinois Benedictine, Judson,Rockford and Trinity.In its final season, the NIIC was comprised of Aurora, Benedictine, Clarke(IA), Concordia, Eureka and Rockford. Conference Champions werecrowned in 14 sports including men’s and women’s soccer, men’s andwomen’s tennis, volleyball, baseball, softball, men’s and women’sbasketball, men’s golf, men’s and women’s cross country and men’s andwomen’s track and field.NORTHERN ILLINOIS-IOWA CONFERENCE2005-2006 Men’s Basketball Final StandingsOverall ConferenceTeam W L W L1. Clarke College 16 10 9 12. Aurora University 16 11 8 23. Rockford College 15 12 5 54. Concordia University 11 16 5 55. Benedictine University 10 15 3 76. Eureka College 4 22 0 102005-2006 All-NIIC Team: Larry Welton (AU), Dusty Magee (AU),Alan Fudge (BU), DeMonte Gynum (CC), Sam Murley (CC), JacobDunkel (CC), Maurice Smith (RC), A.J. Richard (EC), Justin Gray(CU), Lafayette Bell (CU).NewComer of the Year – Alan Fudge Benedictine UniversityPlayer of the Year – Larry Welton, Aurora UniversityCoach of the Year – Jon Davidson, Clarke CollegeJunior Forward Larry WeltonPlayer (Year)Larry Welton (2006)*Dusty Magee (2006)Larry Welton (2005)*Adam McCoy (2005)Adam McCoy (2004)Drew Gronau (2004)Terrel Watkins (2004)Charles Simmons (2003)Adam Chae (2003)Charles Simmons (2002)*Marcus McFarlin (2002)Charles Simmons (2001)*Marcus McFarlin (2001)Jabari Harrell (2001)Warren Brookson (2001)Brent Gooden (2001)Dan DeBruycker (2000)Jabari Harrell (2000)Dan DeBruycker (1999)Kory McFarland (1999)Jabari Harrell (1999)David Eshaya (1998)*Jason Buckley (1998)Jason Harmon (1998)Bryan Schwerdtmann (1997)*Kyle Werve (1997)Kyle Werve (1996)David Eshaya (1996)Will Flowers (1995)*Drew Avery (1995)Will Flowers (1994)Greg Kemp (1994)Greg Kemp (1993)Will Flowers (1993)Julian Eison (1992)Greg Kemp (1991Joe Champley (1990)PAST AU ALL-NIIC SELECTIONS(NIIC prior to 2006-2007 season)Player (Year)Conrad Youngblood (1990)*Brad Block (1989)*Anthony Jones (1989)Richard Duncan (1988)Brian Mekush (1988)Jerry Wallace (1988)Brian Mekush (1987)*Maurice Culpepper (1986)James Lancaster (1986)Maurice Culpepper (1985)Revin Fellows (1985)Mike Ryan (1985)Chris Hughes (1984)John Rutter (1984)Joe Weber (1984)John Rutter (1983)Joe Weber (1983)Jeff Johnson (1983)Joe Weber (1982)Val Bole (1980)Ron Hicks (1980)Val Bole (1979)Val Bole (1978)Ed Bonner (1977)Craig Wailes (1976)John Bradshaw (1975)Joe Carter (1974)Mickey Johnson (1974)Ed Green (1973)Mickey Johnson (1973)Joe Carter (1973)Mickey Johnson (1972)Mickey Johnson (1971)Clyde Oatis (1970)* Denotes NIIC Player of the Year

Meet the Spartans AU Year by Year Meet the SpartansYEAR COACH OVERALL CONF.1912-1913 unknown 8-4 —1913-1914 unknown 8-2 —1914-1915 Williams 3-2 —1915-1916 Williams 5-6 —1916-1917 unknown 1-6 —1917-1918 Biester 2-5 —1918-1919 (no team due to WWI)1919-1920 Crady 2-5 —1920-1921 Pauly 0-8 —1921-1922 Binford 2-3 —1922-1923 Carlton Reed 2-2+ —1923-1924 unknown 2-5 —1924-1925 Tom Crabbe 4-8 —1925-1926 Tom Crabbe 2-3 (rec. incomplete)—1926-1927 Percy Snell 1-5 (rec. incomplete)—1927-1928 Percy Snell 5-9 —1928-1929 Percy Snell 5-10 —1929-1930 Percy Snell 4-9 —1930-1931 Percy Snell 1-12 —1931-1932 Percy Snell 3-8 —1932-1933 Elmer Moos 0-8 —1933-1934 Walter Olson 9-2 —1934-1935 Walter Olson 7-7 —1935-1936 Walter Olson 7-6 —1936-1937 Frank Buchtel 6-8 —1937-1938 Frank Buchtel 1-13 —1938-1939 Frank Buchtel 1-17 —1939-1940 Frank Buchtel 9-5 —1940-1941 Frank Buchtel 6-9 —1941-1942 M. Bugbee 1-12 —1942-1943 Carl Wredling 5-9 —1943-1946 (no teams due to World War II) —1946-1947 Laverne Gilkey 6-13 —1947-1948 Laverne Gilkey 8-15 —1948-1949 Laverne Gilkey 7-15 5-91949-1950 Laverne Gilkey 7-14 3-51950-1951 Laverne Gilkey 4-15 3-51951-1952 Carl Stein 1-19 1-91952-1953 Carl Stein 3-16 —1953-1954 Ray Rosenthal 12-13 —1954-1955 Ray Rosenthal 10-10 —1955-1956 Ray Rosenthal 3-16 —1956-1957 Ray Rosenthal 3-21 —1957-1958 Ray Rosenthal 6-15 —1958-1959 Sam Bedrosian 7-14 —1959-1960 Sam Bedrosian 15-7 —1960-1961 Sam Bedrosian 16-8 —1961-1962 Sam Bedrosian 13-11 —1962-1963 James A. Bragg 12-8 —1963-1964 James A. Bragg 5-16 —YEAR COACH OVERALL CONF.1964-1965 James A. Bragg 13-10 —1965-1966 James A. Bragg 12-10 —1966-1967 James A. Bragg 17-3 —1967-1968 James A. Bragg 18-5# —1968-1969 Roald Berg 10-14 —1969-1970 Roald Berg 12-12 8-41970-1971 Roald Berg 14-8 9-3*1971-1972 Roald Berg 14-12# 9-3*1972-1973 Roald Berg 19-4 10-0*1973-1974 Roald Berg 15-9 6-41974-1975 Jack Augustine 2-18 1-91975-1976 Jack Augustine 4-19 3-91976-1977 Jack Augustine 10-16 6-61977-1978 Jack Augustine 6-19 4-81978-1979 Jack Augustine 9-16 5-71979-1980 Jack Augustine 19-8# 10-2*1980-1981 Don Holler 8-18 4-81981-1982 Don Holler 13-11 7-51982-1983 Don Holler 22-6# 12-0*1983-1984 Don Holler 20-7 11-1*1984-1985 Don Holler 19-7 9-1*1985-1986 Don Holler 20-6 9-1*1986-1987 Don Holler 12-14 6-21987-1988 Don Holler 14-12 7-1*1988-1989 Don Holler 13-13 6-2*1989-1990 Don Holler 14-10 5-41990-1991 Don Holler 17-9 5-51991-1992 Don Holler 5-21 2-81992-1993 Don Holler 11-14 6-41993-1994 Don Holler 19-6 9-1*1994-1995 James Lancaster 14-11 8-21995-1996 James Lancaster 13-12 5-51996-1997 James Lancaster 18-7 8-2*1997-1998 James Lancaster 21-5^ 10-0*1998-1999 James Lancaster 16-9 8-21999-2000 James Lancaster 15-10 6-42000-2001 James Lancaster 18-8 9-3^2001-2002 James Lancaster 18-7 9-32002-2003 James Lancaster 24-6 10-2^2003-2004 James Lancaster 19-8 10-2*2004-2005 James Lancaster 23-5^ 11-1*2005-2006 James Lancaster 16-11 9-394 seasons 866-890 (.490)* NIIC champions# NAIA playoffs^ NCAA III playoffs+1922-1923 season cut short due to epidemic of Scarlet Fever.AU was a member of the Illini Badger Conferencefrom 1948-1952.12 AU Men’s Basketball

Coaches’ Meet the All-Time Spartans RecordsIndividual Meet the Spartans RecordsThe Northern Illinois Intercollegiate Conference (of whichAU was a charter member in 1969-1970) became theNorthern Illinois-Iowa Conference in 1996-1997.COACH SEASONS RECORD %James Lancaster 12/1994-present 215-99 .685Don Holler 14/1980-1994 207-154 .573Jack Augustine 6/1974-1980 50-96 .321Roald Berg 6/1968-1974 84-59 .587James A. Bragg 6/1962-1968 77-52 .597Sam Bedrosian 4/1958-1962 51-40 .560Ray Rosenthal 5/1953-1958 34-75 .312Carl Stein 2/1951-1953 4-35 .103Laverne Gilkey 5/1946-1951 32-72 .308No coach (WWI) 3/1943-1946 0-0 .000Carl Wredling 1/1942-1943 5-9 .357M. Bugbee 1/1941-1942 1-12 .077Frank Buchtel 5/1936-1941 29-52 .358Walter Olson 3/1933-1936 23-15 .605Elmer Moos 1/1932-1933 0-8 .000Percy Snell 6/1926-1932 19-53 .264Tom Crabbe 2/1924-1926 6-11 .353Unknown 1/1923-1924 2-5 .286Carlton Reed 1/1922-1923 2-2 .500Binford 1/1921-1922 2-3 .400Pauly 1/1920-1921 0-8 .000Crady 1/1919-1920 2-5 .286No team (WWI) 1/1918-1919 0-0 .000Biester 1/1917-1918 2-5 .286Unknown 1/1916-1917 1-6 .143Williams 2/1914-1916 8-8 .500Unknown 1/1913-1914 8-2 .800Unknown 1/1912-1913 8-4 .66626 coaches 94/1912-2005 866-890 .490SINGLE GAME INDIVIDUAL RECORDSMost Points 47 Clyde Oatis (1968-1969)Field Goals Made 21 Clyde Oatis (1968-1969)3-Point FG Made 10 Brad Block (1987-1988)10 Chad Trudo (12-7-05)Free Throws Made 19 Woody Burnell (1960-1961)Rebounds 35 Mickey Johnson (1972-1973)Assists 17 Cedric Willis (1989-1990)Blocks 9 Charles Simmons(vs. North Central 12/20/02)SEASON INDIVIDUAL RECORDSMost Points 665 Will Flowers (25 games/1994-1995)Points per Game 27.6 Mickey Johnson(24 games/663 pts/1973-1974)Field Goals Made 288 Mickey Johnson(24 games/1973-1974)Field Goal % .691 Greg Kemp (159-230/1993-1994)3-Point FG Made 112 Brad Block (26 game/1988-1989)3-Point FG % .516 Brian Mekush (79-153/1986-1987)Free Throw % .955 Mike Hoogerwerf(43-45/1973-1974)Rebounds 550 Mickey Johnson(23 games/1972-1973)Assists 210 Harry Hughes(27 games/1979-1980)Blocks 76 Charles Simmons(24 games/2000-2001)CAREER INDIVIDUAL RECORDSPoints Scored 2,453 Mickey Johnson (1970-1974)Points per Game 26.1 Mickey Johnson (1970-1974)Field Goals Made 1,050 Mickey Johnson (1970-1974)Field Goals Att. 2,076 Clyde Oatis (1966-1970)Field Goal % .647 Greg Kemp (1990-1994/680-1051)3-Point FG Made 225 Adam McCoy (2001-2005)3-Point FG Att. 636 Adam McCoy (2001-2005)3-Point FG % .455 Brian Mekush (1984-1988)Free Throws Made 455 Woody Burnell (1959-1963)Rebounds 1,966 Mickey Johnson (1970-1974)Rebounds per Game 20.9 Mickey Johnson (1970-1974)Assists 572 Jabari Harrell (1997-2001)AU Men’s Basketball13

AU Meet 1,000 the Point Spartans ClubThe Meet Pride the of the Spartans1. Mickey Johnson – 2,453 (1970-1974)2. Clyde Oatis – 2,146 (1966-1970)3. Joe Weber – 1,818 (1980-1984)4. Will Flowers – 1,788 (1991-1995)5. Woody Burnell – 1,709 (1959-1963)6. Val Bole – 1,659 – (1976-1980)7. Greg Kemp – 1,605 (1990-1994)8. Brian Mekush – 1,502 (1984-1988)9. Sherman Barrett – 1,378 (1963-1967)10. David Eshaya – 1,359 (1994-1998)11. Jason Buckley – 1,323 (1994-1998)12. Don Churchill – 1,305 (1964-1968)13. Drew Avery – 1,282 (1993-1997)14. Buck Burnell – 1,216 (1959-1963)15. Adam McMCoy– 1,199 (2001-2005)16. Charles Simmons – 1,190 (2000-2003)17. Kyle Werve – 1,182 (1994-1998)18. Larry Welton – 1,177 (2004-Present)19. Gene Downing – 1,165 (1952-1955)20. Dan DeBruycker – 1,146 (1997-2000)21. Drew Gronau – 1,091 (2001-2005)22. Jabari Harrell – 1,088 (1997-2000)23. Bernie Noble – 1,080 (1954-1958))24. John Rutter – 1,076 (1980-1984)25. Bruce Bauer – 1,041 (1978-1982)26. Julian Eison – 1,033 (1989-1992)MICKEY JOHNSONAurora College - 1970-1974and NBA Great - 1974-1986In a pre-game ceremony prior to the March 17, 1978, gamebetween the New York Knicks and Chicago Bulls, Dr. SamBedrosian, Aurora University’s former Athletic Director, ceremoniouslytook Aurora College’s #43 out of commission. It was a day to honor “MJ ”of “Da Bulls.”No, not that “MJ.”This was a tribute to AuroraCollege’s original “MJ”...MickeyJohnson, formerly of “Da Spartans.”At a time when the other “MJ” wasprobably just learning to dribble abasketball and pounding milk(instead of Gatorade), MickeyJohnson was performing feats ofexcellence against the opponents onAU ’s schedule.Johnson also helped dispel anynay sayers who may have felt thathis incredible collegiate numberswere a result of playing at a non-NCAA Division I program. In his 12-year NBA career– the first five ofwhich were spent with the Bulls –Johnson averaged 14.1 points and 6.8rebounds per game. He racked up904 NBA games played with the Bulls,Indiana, Milwaukee, Golden Stateand New Jersey. He appeared in 22post-season games with a scoringaverage of 13.7 p.p.g. As a forward,he also averaged nearly three assistsper game and had two years with 300+ assists.But Johnson is about more than numbers alone. Hecompleted his degree work in business administration in 1974 (priorto entering the NBA), enjoyed an outstanding professionalbasketball career, worked to refurbish his old neighborhood, andis now a successful businessman in the Chicago area.That’s not too bad for a kid who grew up in the shadows of the oldSears Building and played very little high school basketball.Perhaps the inscription on the plaque presented to Johnson by Dr.Bedrosian that night in 1978 said it best: “...in appreciation for yourcontribution to Aurora College and SOCIETY - student, athlete,alumnus, gentleman. A model for every person who strives forexcellence...”Mickey Johnson’s efforts and humanitarian outlook on life willforever be the standard for future Spartan athletes. He was – and isstill today –The Pride of the Spartans.#2 Clyde Oatis (1966-1970)with 2,146 points.#5 Woody Burnell (1959-1963)with 1,709 points.#3 Joe Weber (1980-1984)with 1,818 points.#4 William Flowers (1991-1995)with 1,788 points.MICKEY JOHNSON'S AURORA HIGHLIGHTS:*No. 1 All-Time AU Scorer (2,453 points)*Averaged 26.1 points and20.9 rebounds per game (for 94 career games)!*A.P. All-American (1974)*Three-time NAIA All-American (’72, ’ 73, ’ 74)*Four-times All-NIIC (1st team)*Four-times All-District 20*Four-times All-Illinois Collegiate Team*Led AU to three NIIC titles14 AU Men’s Basketball

Meet AU the Directory SpartansAU Meet Administrationthe Spartans(All numbers are 630 area code)Sport/Department Coach/Contact PhoneDirector of Athletics Mark Walsh 844-5111Athletics BusinessManager Lisa Wisniowicz 844-4574Athletic Trainer Stevie Baker-Watson 844-5114Asst. Athletic Trainer Terry Smith 844-6173Baseball Shaun Neitzel 844-6515Basketball, Men James Lancaster 844-5144Basketball, Women Michelle Roof 844-5112Cross Country andTrack and Field James Kluckhohn 844-4573Events/EquipmentManager Jason Smith 844-6891Football Rich Duncan 844-5115Golf, Men John Donofrio 844-3855Golf, Women Chad Johansen 844-3849Soccer, Men Pete Watkins 844-5268Soccer, Women Kanute Drugan 844-4207Softball Mike McKenzie 844-4939Sports Information Brian Kipley 844-7575Tennis, Men and Women Paul Heinkel 844-5152Volleyball Jamie Walters 844-5261Other Important NumbersAdmission 844-5533Alumni Office 844-5486Physical Education Office 844-6181Campus Safety 844-5450Training Room 844-4891University Communications 844-5481Wellness Center 844-5434Rebecca L. SherrickPresidentCurrently in her seventh year as AuroraUniversity President, Rebecca Sherrick isa true Spartan booster and often attendsathletic events. She earned her B.A. fromIllinois Wesleyan University and Ph.D.from Northwestern University.Andrew ManionProvostPreviously Dean of the College of Artsand Sciences from 1998 to 2000, AndrewManion earned his B.A. from SaintNorbert College and his Ph.D. inexperimental psychology from AdelphiUniversity.Michael MoserVice President for Student LifeMichael Moser assumed the duties of VicePresident for Student Life in March 2004.He has a B.A. from North Central Collegeand a Master of Divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary.Mark WalshDirector of AthleticsMark Walsh was named Director ofAthletics in 1998. Previously, Walsh wasAU’s Head Baseball Coach from 1992-2002and Assistant Coach from 1987-1992.Walsh led the Spartans to nine NIICConference Championships and nineNCAA Tournament appearances while posting a 320-85(.790) won-lost record in 10 seasons. Walsh also served asAssistant Football Coach at AU from 1986-1996 and waspart of the coaching staff who reinstated football after ithad been dropped in 1952. Walsh earned both his bachelor’sand master’s degrees from Aurora University.Brian KipleySports InformationDirectorAU Men’s Basketball15

This Meet Is the Aurora Spartans UniversityWhen you can’tattend games, catchALL the scores on theSPARTAN SPORTSHOTLINE630-844-3838touchtone phone requiredEckhart HallAurora University traces its origins to the 1893 founding of a seminary inthe small town of Mendota, IL. Though established initially to prepare graduatesfor ministry, the institution soon adopted a broader mission and moved to anew campus on the western edge of the nearby community of Aurora. With thischange came a different name and a growing enrollment. In 1985, the institutionwas rechristened Aurora University.In 1992, the Aurora and George Williams College traditions blended when thetwo institutions entered into the affiliation agreement that paved the way for amerger eight years later.Today Aurora University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commissionof the North Central Association to award degrees at the baccalaureate, master’s,and doctoral levels. The institution enrolls approximately 4,000 degree-seekingstudents a year on its Illinois and Wisconsin campuses.The Aurora campus offers undergraduate and graduate programs throughthe College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and the College ofProfessional Studies (including the Dunham School of Business, School ofNursing, School of Social Work and School of Health and Physical Education).The graduate programs offer areas of specialization, leading to master’s degreesin business administration, recreation administration, teaching and social work,as well as a doctorate in education.At AU, academic programs are enhanced through learning opportunities. TheDunham Scholars Program incorporates service learning and extracurricularactivities into its business curriculum. The Honors Program offers studentsadvanced coursework, innovative seminars and participation in special events.May Term is a three-week program offering opportunities to study abroad,research a science topic on campus or travel to Chicago to explore the city’s culture.AU offers its undergraduates a wide range of on- and off-campus learningexperiences. Students participate in more than 60 musical, literary, religious,social and service organizations and play active roles in campus governance.The university also fields18 NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic teams. TheSpartans boast a winning tradition with 47 conference titles in recent years and27 regular appearances in national tournaments.The Alumni Hall of Physical Education features a racquetball court, climbingwall, complete locker room facilities, training room, weight room, aerobic-activitiesroom, classroom and coaches’ offices.Aurora University is located in west Aurora, within an hour’s drive of Chicagoand at the western end of the Illinois Research and Development Corridor. It isaccessible via Interstate 88 at the Orchard Road exit.statisticshighlightsupcoming gamesFor CompleteNACConference Standings,Results, Directionsand NewsLOG ON TOwww.northernathleticsconf.com

2006-2007Men’s Basketball ScheduleDate Opponent Time SiteNov. 17, Fri Wabash Tournament 6:00 p.m. Crawfordsville, INvs. Indiana University–South BendNov. 18, Sat Wabash Tournament 3:00 p.m. Crawfordsville, INvs. Rose HulmanNov. 28, Tue North Central College 7:30 p.m. Naperville, ILDec. 2, Sat Lakeland College* 4:15 p.m. Sheboygan, WIDec. 6, Wed WISCONSIN LUTHERAN COLLEGE* 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILDec. 9, Sat Maranatha Baptist College* 4:15 p.m. Watertown, WIDec. 16, Sat Edgewood College* 4:15 p.m. Madison, WIDec. 19, Tue LORAS COLLEGE 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILDec. 21, Thu MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILJan. 3, Wed BELOIT COLLEGE 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILJan. 6, Sat Marian College* 4:15 p.m. Fond du Lac, WIJan. 10, Wed DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY* 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILJan. 12, Fri Clarke College 7:30 p.m. Dubuque, IAJan. 16, Tue Concordia University (IL)* 7:00 p.m. River Forest, ILJan. 18, Thu Concordia University (WI)* 7:00 p.m. Mequon, WIJan. 20, Sat ROCKFORD COLLEGE* 4:15 p.m. AURORA, ILJan. 24, Wed LAKELAND COLLEGE* 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILJan. 27, Sat BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY* 4:15 p.m. AURORA, ILJan. 30, Tue Wisconsin Lutheran College* 7:00 p.m. Milwaukee, WIFeb. 1, Thu MARANATHA BAPTIST COLLEGE* 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILFeb. 3, Sat MARIAN COLLEGE* 4:15 p.m. AURORA, ILFeb. 7, Wed EDGEWOOD COLLEGE* 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILFeb. 10, Sat Dominican University* 4:15 p.m. River Forest, ILFeb. 15, Thu CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY (IL)* 7:00 p.m. AURORA, ILFeb. 17, Sat Rockford College* 4:15 p.m. Rockford, ILAll home games in BOLD* Northern Athletics Conference Game347 S. Gladstone Ave.Aurora, IL 60506-4892630-844-5533 or800-742-5281www. aurora.edu