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 <strong>Aurora</strong> <strong>University</strong> area.<strong>Basketball</strong> 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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