Drury Men's Basketball Guide 2008-09 by Scott Puryear

2008-09 Drury Panthers Roster

No. 3 10 11 14 20 21 23 24 31 32 33 41 42 50

Name Dennon Mitchell Kyle Vaughan Adam White Josh Pope Tim Brown Ricky Meinhold Jamel Grant Quinton Branch Alfred Nelson Chris Ijames Dominique Long Dusty Allen Ross Jackson Keith McCullough

Ht. 6-2 5-11 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-5 6-1 6-9

Wt. 175 170 180 160 165 184 194 160 199 210 190 220 195 210

Pos. G G G G G G G/F G F F G/F F G F

Head Coach Steve Hesser Assistant Coaches Ja Havens and Dylan Dudley Graduate Assistant Coach Rich Kemper

Yr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Sr. So. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

Hometown/High School/Previous School Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo Kansas City, Mo./North Kansas City Thayer, Mo./Thayer Rogersville, Mo./Logan-Rogersville San Jose, Calif./Westmont Oklahoma City, Okla./Northeast Fort Worth, Texas/Trinity St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade Republic, Mo./Republic Waynesville, Mo./Waynesville Springfield, Mo./Kickapoo Springfield, Mo./Glendale Stillwell, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas

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DRURY PANTHER BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS DRURY UNIVERSITY

College founded..............1873 Enrollment.......................1600 President..........................Todd Parnell (Drury, 1969) Alma mater......................Central Mo. State Faculty.............................93% have obtained the highest degree possible in their field Student/Faculty ratio.......12 to 1 Average class size...........19

ON THE COVER

In 2008-09, Drury is paying tribute to its rich basketball history by recognizing the 100-year mark since the Panthers first organized game of record, played on January 9, 1909. History books indicate that Drury had started a basketball team as early as 1903, but on a much looser, intramural-like basis with no records kept at the time. Our cover this season depicts some of the key people in DU basketball history, one per decade dating back to the 1930s. They include (from left to right), Matt Miller, Philip Mooberry, Ted Young, Nate Quinn, Gail Fredrick, Bill Harding, Don Gose & Mac Bonebrake

DRURY ATHLETICS

VP for Athletic Affairs..............Dr. Edsel Matthews E-mail address.......................ematthews@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-6896 Director of Athletics.................................Pat Atwell E-mail address............................patwell@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-7294 Administrative assistant..........................J.J. Carney E-mail address............................jcarney@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-7265 Athletic Department FAX................(417) 873-7510 Asst. AD/SWA............................. Barbara Cowherd E-mail address........................bcowherd@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-7363 Asst. AD/ Compliance Coord................ Dan Cashel E-mail address............................dcashel@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-7222 OFEC Director..................................... Myra Cashel E-mail address......................... mmiller1@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-6381 Compliance..................................... T. Bryan Beatty E-mail address............................bbeatty@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-7422 Sports Information Dir........................Scott Puryear E-mail address..........................spuryear@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-4097 Head athletic trainer........................... Erin Kineman E-mail address........................ ekineman@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-6865 Faculty Athletic Rep.................... Michael J. Buono E-mail address...........................mbuono@drury.edu Phone...............................................(417) 873-7288 Affiliation.................................... NCAA Division II Conference affiliation................. Great Lakes Valley Varsity sports offered at Drury (17) Men’s & Women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s & women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis

BASKETBALL STAFF INFO

Head Coach..............................................................Steve Hesser Alma Mater, year.................................... Oklahoma State (1980) E-mail address................................................ shesser@drury.edu Office phone.........................................................(417) 873-7321 Drury Record...............................................88-31 (four seasons) College Record overall................................88-31 (four seasons) Assistant Coach............................................................ Ja Havens Alma Mater, year................................ Northeastern State (1998) E-mail address............................................... jhavens@drury.edu Office phone.........................................................(417) 873-7498 Assistant Coach...................................................... Dylan Dudley Alma Mater, year..................................... Illinois College (2005) E-mail address.............................................ddudley1@drury.edu Office phone.........................................................(417) 873-7297 Graduate Assistant Coach....................................... Rich Kemper Alma Mater, year.......................................Missouri State (2005) E-mail address.............................................. rkemper@drury.edu Office phone.........................................................(417) 873-7878

DU BASKETBALL AT-A-GLANCE

All-time record............................ 1379-845 (2224 games, 100 seasons) NCAA-II tourney appearances... Five (00, 04, 06, 07, 08) Best NCAA-II finish................... Sweet 16 (2004) 2007-08 overall record................ 25-6 2007-08 GLVC record................ 15-4(First in GLVC West) Starters returning (4)................... F Chris Ijames, 6-5 sr. G/F Adam White, 6-4 sr. G Tim Brown, 5-10 sr. Starters lost (2)............................ F Collins Harris (graduated) G Steven Gum (graduated)

MEDIA INFORMATION Radio outlet...............................JOCK 98.7 FM Sports director...........................Rob Evans DU radio announcer..................Tom Ladd Newspaper.................................Springfield News-Leader Sports Editor.............................Pam Clark Drury Beat Writer.....................Matt Baker

Springfield TV Stations covering the Panthers KSPR (ABC).............................Sports Director Whitney Scott KYTV (NBC)............................Sports Director Ned Reynolds KOLR 10 (CBS).......................Sports Director Dan Lucy KSFX (FOX).............................Soprts Director Charlie Hannema

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Basketball, Athletic Staff Info............. 1-3 Drury Coaching Staff.......................... 4-8 The DU Tradition....................................9 100 Years Of Drury Basketball....... 10-11 The 2008-09 Panthers..................... 12-22 Season Preview............................... 23-25 Panthers In Color............................ 26-27 2007-08 Season Review.................. 28-30 The GLVC and Other Opponents...... 31-36 The Drury Record Books................ 37-42 Booster Club List..................................43 Drury Basketball Sponsors............. 44-45 About Drury University........................46 Drury Athletic Facilities........................47 Drury Basketball and the Media...........48

2007-2008 DRURY UNIVERSITY 2 ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ALPHABETICAL DIRECTORY Campus Phone: �� 873-7879

Name/Position

DRURY HEAD COACHES AND ATHLETIC STAFF

873- plus extension

Pat Atwell Director of Athletics �� 7294 Michael Buono Faculty Athletic Representative �� 7596 Dr. Edsel Matthews Vice President for Athletic Affairs �� 6896 Dan Cashel Asst. AD/NCAA Compliance �� 7222 Barbara Cowherd Asst. AD/Senior Women’s Adminstrator �� 7363 Myra Miller O’Reilly Family Events Center Director �� 6381 Lawrence Anderson Asst. Women’s Volleyball Coach �� 7252

Pat Atwell Director of Athletics

T. Bryan Beatty Compliance

Alf Bilbao Men’s/Women’s Soccer Coach

Michael J. Buono Faculty Athletic Representative

Amine Boustani Men’s Tennis Coach

JJ Carney Administrative Assistant

Amy Gardner Volleyball Coach

Richard Hackett Men’s/Women’s Diving Coach

Steve Harold Women’s Basketball Coach

Steve Hesser Men’s Basketball Coach

Don Keeton M/W Track and Field

Erin Kineman Head Athletic Trainer

Kellen Mast Men’s Golf Coach

Annie Medico Softball Coach

Myra Miller OFEC Director

Jeff Paden Assistant Athletic Trainer

Eric Pannell Intramural Director/Asst. SID

Scott Puryear Sports Information Director

Brian Reynolds Men’s/Women’s Swimming Coach

Jarrod Smith Women’s Tennis Coach

Mark Stratton Baseball Coach

Summer Stewart Assistant Athletic Trainer

Lisa Tinkler Women’s Golf Coach

Jon Van Arkel M/W Cross Country Coach

Dustin Awe Graduate Assistant Men’s Soccer Coach �� 7252 T. Bryan Beatty Assistant Compliance �� 7422 Alf Bilbao Head Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach �� 7449 Amine Boustani Head Men’s Tennis Coach �� 7439 J.J. Carney Department Administrative Assistant �� 7265 Dylan Dudley Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach �� 7297 Amy Gardner Head Women’s Volleyball Coach �� 6824 Richard Hackett Head Men’s and Women’s Diving Coach �� 6877 Byron Hagler Assistant Baseball Coach �� 7847 Steve Harold Head Women’s Basketball Coach �� 7853 Ja Havens Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach �� 7498 Courtney Hendrickson Assistant Volleyball Coach �� 7252 Erin Hendrickson Graduate Assistant Women’s Basketball �� 7252 Steve Hesser Head Men’s Basketball Coach �� 7321 Shelly Jones Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach �� 6995 Kristen Karanzias Softball Assistant Coach �� 6364 Don Keeton Head Track Coach (M&W) �� 6388 Rich Kemper Graduate Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach �� 7878 Erin Kineman Head Athletic Trainer �� 6865 Andy Maroldt Graduate Assistant Tennis Coach (M&W) �� 7439 Kellen Mast Head Men’s Golf Coach �� 6362 Annie Medico Head Softball Coach �� 6364 Scott Nasby Graduate Assistant Baseball Coach �� 7847 John Nicolais Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach �� 6810 Jason Owen Assistant Coach Swimming/Diving (M&W) �� 7422 Jeff Paden Assistant Athletic Trainer �� 6354 Eric Pannell Intramural Director/Asst. SID �� 7374 Scott Puryear Sports Information Director �� 4097 Brian Reynolds Head Swimming/Diving Coach (M & W) �� 7293 Jen Simeck Graduate Assistant Coach Women’s Soccer �� 7847 Jarrod Smith Head Women’s Tennis Coach �� 6847 Summer Stewart Assistant Athletic Trainer �� 7381 Mark Stratton Head Baseball Coach �� 6399 Ryan Swan Assistant Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach �� 7449 Will Thompson Intramural Director �� 6929 Lisa Tinkler Head Women’s Golf Coach �� 7576 Jon Van Arkel Head Cross Country Coach (M&W) �� 7567 Ethan Weiss Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach (M&W) �� 6953 Andrew Wheeler Athletics Graduate Assistant �� 7811 Other Important Phone Numbers Athletic Department FAX �� 7510 Sports Information FAX ��873-4098 Barber Fitness Center ��873-7402 Breech Aquatic Center ��873-7290 Drury University Security �� 7400

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DR. EDSEL MATTHEWS VP FOR ATHLETIC AFFAIRS

PAT ATWELL DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Dr. Edsel Matthews moved to a newly created position of Vice President For Athletic Affairs in June of 2007 after serving as Drury’s Director of Athletics since 2003. In his new position, Matthews serves as the primary fundraiser for the athletic department and oversees all aspects of Drury athletics while working closely with new AD Pat Atwell. While at Drury, Matthews has helped Drury make the switch to the Great Lakes Valley Conference and add new sports like the highly successful, first-year DU baseball program of last season and this year’s new entry, softball. Under his direction, the Panthers’ finished a bestever ninth place in the Director’s Cup all-sports competition for NCAA Division II in 2006-07. Matthews, a Southwest Missouri State graduate, was a former basketball assistant and head coach of the Panthers before joining the Springfield R-12 Schools as their Director of Athletics/Activities Director for the next 25 years starting in 1978, where his tenure brought significant change and advancement for the city’s athletic programs. Matthews was recognized as the Missouri Athletic Director of the Year in 1984 and was selected in 1990 for the National Award of Merit, naming him one of the elite athletic administrators in America. Matthews is a member of the Drury Athletics Hall of Fame, the Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame and the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame. He and his wife of 43 years, Becky, have three married children (Beth, Cheryl and Mark) and five grandchildren.

Pat Atwell was named Drury’s director of athletics on June 7, 2007, in a joint move when former AD Dr. Edsel Matthews was promoted to a newly created position, Vice President for Athletic Development. Atwell had spent the past 16 years at a fellow Great Lakes Valley Conference member school, Quincy (Ill.) University, where he had served as athletic director since 2001 and helped the Hawks not only become highly competitive in the GLVC, but construct several new facilities in his tenure. Atwell was also a highly successful head baseball coach with the Hawks from 1991 til he assumed the AD’s role. Atwell coached the Hawks to a record of 284-196-3 over the next 10 years, making him the all-time winningest coach in the history of the program. He led Quincy to Division II Tournament appearances in 1997 and 1999 and to back-to-back 40-win seasons in 1999 and 2000. Atwell was named GLVC Coach of the Year in 1997 and 1999 and produced six All-Americans, including first-teamer Josh Rabe, who was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball amateur draft, and pitcher Josh Kinney, who reached the major leagues in 2006 with the St. Louis Cardinals, serving as a key contributor on the World Series championship team. A native of Andover, N.Y., Atwell graduated from Salem-Teikyo (W.V.) University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in physical education in 1983. He also earned his Master’s of Arts degree in education from Salem-Teikyo in 1990. Atwell and his wife, Lisa, are the parents of two children. Melissa is a sophomore at Catholic High School and Eric a seventh-grader at Immaculate Conception.

BARBARA COWHERD Assistant AD/Senior Women’s Administrator The Panther head volleyball coach for 20 years, Cowherd accepted the position of assistant director of athletics six years ago and is now largely responsible for event scheduling and assisting in promotions/ marketing. The program’s Senior Women’s Administrator and assistant professor in the exercise and sport science department, Cowherd has been an invaluable part of the Drury athletic administration staff the past seven years. A 1979 graduate of Missouri Southern State College, she earned her master’s degree from Pittsburg (Kan.) State. Barb and husband Gene reside in Purdy.

DAN CASHEL Assistant AD/Compliance Coordinator A member of the athletic department since 1978, Dan Cashel began his affiliation with Drury in the fall of 1974 as a member of the college’s admission’s staff. A native of Springfield, he graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., in 1974. Since the fall of 1978, Cashel has handled numerous positions in the athletic department, including its intramural director and men’s tennis coach. He was Director of Sports Information from 1978-2005, and his sports publications won 30 national awards. As senior assistant athletic director, he handles a variety of tasks, in addition to his role as Drury’s NCAA compliance coordinator. Dan has one daughter, Malorie.

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HEAD COACH STEVE HESSER In just four seasons since taking over the Drury men’s basketball program, Steve Hesser has quickly established the Panthers as an annual contender for both Great Lakes Valley Conference honors and the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 2007-08 campaign was Drury’s most rewarding as a D-II member to date, as the Panthers posted a final mark of 25-6, captured their first GLVC championship courtesy of a GLVC Tournament title in a thrilling one-point overtime win over Lewis at Weiser Gym, and made a third straight trip to the NCAA-II Tournament, falling to Gannon in the opening round. Hesser will now enter Year Five of guiding the Panthers with an overall mark of 88-31, his .739 winning percentage the best by a Drury basketball coach in the program’s illustrious 100year history for coaches who spent more than one season on the sidelines. Hesser’s GLVC mark since the Panthers joined the prestigious 14-team league is 42-15 (.737), the most victories posted by a GLVC member in that stretch as Drury has reached the league’s eight-team post-season field in each of its three seasons. And Hesser has continued the storied Drury tradition of winning at the venerable Weiser Gym, taking a four-year mark of 54-7 (.885) in the venerable, 60-year-old facility that will make way for the 3,200-seat O’Reilly Family Events Center as the new home of Panthers’ basketball starting with the 2009-10 season. The 25 victories last season were the most by Drury since it moved to the NCAA Division II level in 1994-95 and the most by a Panther team since the 1985-86 squad finished with a 2510 mark as an NAIA member. It also represented the fourth straight 20-win season in four tries by Hesser’s Panthers, who had captured 21 victories in each of his first three seasons at DU after a promising career as coach at Springfield’s Glendale High School.

The results make it clear that the former long-time high school coach has had no problems getting young athletes at the next step to understand that basketball is basketball, whatever the level. Then again, that’s what then-Drury athletic director Dr. Edsel Matthews believed all along when he tabbed Hesser as the 19th head coach in the history of Panthers’ basketball in the spring of 2004, after the latter had put together a lengthy, successful run at Glendale. His five-year stint with the Falcons produced a 14-12 mark in his initial campaign, then a stretch where Glendale won an average of 21 games over the next four seasons. But Hessser’s run of coaching success started long before he arrived in Springfield, which explains why in 2007, the Stillwater, Okla. native was elected into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Most of his most famed work was done as head coach during a seven-year run at Bartlesville High School, where his teams won state titles in 1989, 1991 and 1992 and twice earned state Coach of the Year honors for Hesser. His Bartlesville teams also finished second in the state in 1988 and made the state quarterfinals in 1986 and 1990. He also

COACH STEVE HESSER AT DRURY Season 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Totals

Overall Record 21-7 21-9 21-9 25-6 88-31 (.739)

Home Record 12-2 13-2 12-2 17-1 54-7 (.885)

Games of 5 points or less 9-2 5-3 5-3 8-1 27-9 (.750)

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In February 6-0 8-1 8-0 6-2 28-3 (.903)

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coached the prep programs at Pauls Valley and Stillwater, leading the latter to four conference titles and two state tournament appearances in six seasons. His prep coaching record in Oklahoma was 262-142, including a 147-47 mark at Bartlesville. Hesser, a 1980 Oklahoma State University graduate, also picked up valuable college experience early in his career as an assistant coach for one season with Billy Tubbs at the University of Oklahoma for one season before he accepted the job at Bartlesville. After the 1992 state championship campaign, he decided to return to the college ranks to serve as an assistant coach to Jim Kerwin - his high school coach - at NCAA Division I Western Illinois University, before a family illness led him back home to take the job at his alma mater, Stillwater High School. There,

his Stillwater DRURY COACHING LEADERS teams IN WINNING PERCENTAGE won four conference Coach Record Percentage titles and Steve Hesser 88-31 .739 made Bill Harding 119-44 .730 two state Marvin Walker 249-110 .694 tournament Dan M. Nee 41-22 .651 appearances Gary Stanfield 239-131 .646 in six seasons Edsel Mathews 120-79 .603 before Hesser A.L. Weiser 316-256 .552 moved to Springfield to accept the Glendale position, where his Falcons annually ranked among the best teams in the Ozark Conference and southwest Missouri. As a player, Hesser was a two-sport standout at Stillwater High, excelling in both basketball and football. He started his college playing career in both sports at New Mexico Military Academy before moving on to finish his college education, and playing days, at the University of Central Oklahoma. His playing career ultimately cut short by a leg injury, Hesser finished his undergraduate degree work at Oklahoma State, then earned his master’s degree in secondary education from Oklahoma in 1985. In addition to his head coaching duties, Hesser is a member of the Drury Exercise and Sport Science faculty. Hesser is also a sought-after public speaker at numerous coaching clinics, evident by the fact this fall he was one of the featured speakers on his offensive philosophies before more than 700 of his peers who’d gathered at Columbia College. Hesser and his wife, Patty, have one son; Tyler is a Drury graduate and former a student assistant basketball coach for the Panthers who now is an accountant in Springfield.

WHAT FORMER PLAYERS SAY ABOUT HESSER “Coach Hesser demands you get to his level on a daily basis. He’s given me more dayto-day discipline, and how to do the work you need to do, and do it to the best of your ability.” – Kevin Thomas, 2005 DU graduate

“ As a result of playing for Coach Hesser, I’m a stronger and more complete person. He taught me how to deal with adversity and how to show up every day and be able to do what I’m supposed to do.” – Matt Stell, 2006 DU graduate www.drurypanthers.com

“So much of what he’s taught me transfers into the real world and goes much deeper than basketball. Coach Hesser has taught me a lot of great life lessons and how to be a man.” – Brandon Kimbrough, 2007 DU graduate

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ASSISTANT COACH JA HAVENS Entering his fourth season on the Drury basketball coaching staff is assistant Ja Havens, who serves as the Panthers’ recruiting coordinator and top bench aide to head coach Steve Hesser. Havens joined Coach Hesser’s staff in June of 2005 after spending four years on the coaching staff at the University of Tulsa for coaches John

sistant at St. Gregory’s (Okla.), where his recruiting class won 20 games and advanced to the NAIA national tournament one season later. The Lewisville, Texas native earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 1998 from Northeastern State, where he was also a basketball standout for two seasons after transferring from St. Gregory’s, at the time a two-year school.. Ja (pronounced “Jay”) also earned a master’s degree in college teaching/health science and kinesiology from NSU. Havens and wife Angie have three children: Sons Trey (7) and Trent (1) and daughter Tatum (5).

Phillips and Alvin “Pooh” Williamson. While Havens was with NCAA Division I Tulsa, the Hurricane won a Western Athletic Conference regular season title, a WAC Tournament championship and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament on two occasions. Prior to his stint at TU, Havens spent two seasons as an assistant at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, where he helped guide the Redmen to the Lone Star Conference North Division championship both years while fashioning a two-year record of 47-12. Havens began his coaching career with one season as an as-

ASSISTANT COACH DYLAN DUDLEY New to the Panthers’ basketball coaching staff this season is Dylan Dudley, formerly the associate head coach at Westminster College in Fulton. Dudley, a 2000 graduate of Sullivan (Ill.) High School and ‘05 graduate of Illinois College, helped Westminster to an overall 33-16 mark over the past two seasons. He played collegiately at Illinois College after a standout career at Sullivan High. Dudley spent a year coaching at each of his alma maters upon his college

graduation. In addition to his basketball duties, Dudley served as the head men’s golf coach at Westminster. Dudley and longtime girlfriend Julie Lemons married in August.

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GRADUATE ASSISTANT COACH RICH KEMPER Also joining the Drury coaching staff for the first time is new graduate assistant coach Richard Kemper. Kemper is a 2005 graduate of Missouri State University, where he served as manager for the men’s basketball team and Coach Barry Hinson for four years. During that time the Bears made two straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Final appearances and made an NIT appearance. Kemper comes to Drury after serving as an assistant coach the past three seasons at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla. His numerous duties included scouting, recruiting, on-floor coaching, weight training and conditioning and player development. Kemper also was a manager in high school at Christian Brothers College (CBC) in St. Louis where he graduated in 2001.

CONDITIONING COORDINATOR JIM CARR Jim Carr is in his third season of working with the Drury basketball Panthers in the areas of strength and conditioning. The 54-year-old Carr has spent the past 10 years as the Fitness and Wellness Coordinator at the Federal Medical Center for Prisoners in Springfield, where he works with the inmates in a variety of fitness classes and training methods. Carr was born in Bruce, Miss., but spent much of his childhood in the Ironton, Mo., area before living in Springfield past 29 years. Carr played four years of basketball at the College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, graduating in 1972, and finished his master’s degree at Drury in the summer of 2005. Carr’s brother, Chris, played six seasons in the NBA after a stellar career at Southern Illinois University. Carr and wife Carol have three children: Timothy (29), Angela (25) and Christopher (18).

ATHLETIC TRAINER JEFF PADEN Paden enters his second season as the trainer for the basketball Panthers and is an assistant on the training staff under the direction of head trainer Erin Kineman Paden is a graduate of Oklahoma State University, where he served as a student athletic trainer from 2000 to 2005. He received his Master’s degree from Missouri State University, where he was an assistant trainer with coach Barry Hinson’s Bears basketball squads. At Drury, Paden works specifically with men’s basketball and women’s soccer. He is a native of Broken Arrow, Okla, and married wife Claudia in 2006.

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Drury Basketball Graduation Rate The success of most athletic programs is often based solely on its win-loss record. Additionally, many programs want to know if any of its athletes earned individual honors that separate them from other athletes. Was the program exciting and did it draw large crowds? Many college athletic programs base their “success” solely on these factors. Although these factors also are important at Drury, the athletic department uses another barometer in determining the success of the program. The graduation of the Drury athletes is equally important to any of the aforementioned items to the coaches and athletic staff. In October of 1989 the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation established a Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics with the charge of developing and monitoring a sports reform agenda. In March of 1993 the Commission submitted its final report. The Knight Commission’s impact on college athletics has been profound. One of the results is the NCAA requirement that its member institutions report their graduation rates. Drury has complied with this NCAA requirement

while maintaining a separate study on the graduation rate of its studentathletes. In either case the Drury graduation rate has been most impressive. For the purposes of this article the graduation study and the conclusions are easy to follow. In this study, if a student-athlete was a member of the Drury basketball team for his final year of athletic eligibility, the question is simple: Did that student-athlete ultimately earn his college degree? This article focuses exclusively on the basketball program. Included are the past 29 graduation classes. Again, the question is simply: If you played your final year of college eligibility at Drury, did you earn a college degree? Over the past 29 years 98 basketball players fit into this category. Of these 98 athletes, 97 did earn their degree from Drury. This translates into a graduation rate of 99 percent (97 of 98). These figures tell a different kind of success story. Shown on this page is a breakdown of the past 29 years, the seniors eligibility-wise and their graduation story.

1980 Senior Squad Members James Bone �� Graduated Charles Penn �� Graduated Nathaniel Quinn �� Graduated

1994 Senior Squad Members Deric Cofield �� Graduated Miles Thompson �� Graduated Steve Davis �� Graduated John Palacios �� Graduated Kevin Wells �� Graduated

1981 Senior Squad Members Joe Gideon �� Graduated Marcus Peel �� Graduated 1982 Senior Squad Members Gower Anderson �� Graduated Robert Boone �� Graduated Bruce Robbins �� Graduated Kent Russell �� Graduated 1983 Senior Squad Members Bill Johnston �� Graduated Shelly Sellers �� Graduated 1984 Senior Squad Members Al Filer �� Graduated Mike Plate �� Graduated Marc Ridlen �� Graduated A.J. White �� Graduated 1985 Senior Squad Members Tom Deffebaugh �� Graduated Mark Sparks �� Graduated 1986 Senior Squad Members Harold Craig �� Graduated Thurmon Denton �� Graduated Robbie Hall �� Graduated Kelvin Parham �� Graduated 1987 Senior Squad Members Mike Blakeslee �� Graduated Steve Cox �� Graduated Rod Gorman �� Graduated

Karl Quinn �� Graduated Ted Young �� Graduated 1988 Senior Squad Members Damon Hopkins. . . Did Not Graduate Tony King �� Graduated 1989 Senior Squad Members Dan Carson �� Graduated Phil Caster �� Graduated Terry Cheadle �� Graduated Jasper Warren �� Graduated Jeff Williams �� Graduated 1990 Senior Squad Members Chuck Allen �� Graduated Fabio de Almeida �� Graduated Jim Kutz �� Graduated Tim Oetting �� Graduated Brian Stanfield �� Graduated David Watson �� Graduated 1991 Senior Squad Members Craig Boswell �� Graduated Kevin Cheffey �� Graduated Darren Faulkner �� Graduated Phillip Griffin �� Graduated Steve Lee �� Graduated Ron Rackers �� Graduated Marcelo Zamagni �� Graduated 1992 Senior Squad Members Kenneth Langston �� Graduated Jason McConnell �� Graduated 1993 Senior Squad Members Brad Hayes �� Graduated Tori Moseley �� Graduated Bryan Sloan �� Graduated

Drury Basketball Philosophy In 1965 the Drury athletic department developed a philosophy of athletics that used as its cornerstone the motto: “excellence in athletics and academics.” In 1977 Drury head basketball coach and athletic director, Edsel Matthews, put this philosophy in writing as to how it helped determine the type of studentathlete the basketball program sought. Although coaches have changed the philosophy has remained intact. The following is that writing in its original form with the only revisions being updated figures. It continues to be.... The Philosophy of Drury Basketball:

1995 Senior Squad Members Cory Foster �� Graduated Lonnie Holmes �� Graduated Joe Laflen �� Graduated Philip Mooberry �� Graduated 1996 Senior Squad Members Patrick McCallop �� Graduated Quinn Murphy �� Graduated Anthony Rodebush �� Graduated 1997 Senior Squad Members Calvin Allen �� Graduated 1998 Senior Squad Members Josh Burch �� Graduated Willie Cooper �� Graduated John Graham �� Graduated 1999 Senior Squad Members Jasen Fronabarger �� Graduated Chris Paulsell �� Graduated Tony Pollard �� Graduated 2000 Senior Squad Members Shaun Bass �� Graduated Logan Bond �� Graduated Brent Creach �� Graduated La’Cross Lee �� Graduated Brad Moulder �� Graduated Kevin Nicholson �� Graduated

At a time when many schools are using their athletic program solely as an entertainment and economic tool, Drury University is indeed unique. The “Mark of the Cat” stands for excellence in athletics and academics. In the last 38 years the Panthers have been in postseason national tournament playoffs 30 times. It has been the policy of the coaches to recruit players who not only have the ability to play basketball, but also to earn a degree. Consequently, nearly every player who has finished his eligibility at Drury has earned a degree the same year. Also, 99 percent of those players who were on the squad for over one year graduated.

2001 Senior Squad Members Sherman Barthelmy ��Graduated Shon Eilenstein ��Graduated 2002 Senior Squad Members Mario Ivic ��Graduated Marc Mayer ��Graduated Matt Miller ��Graduated Ke’Lan Mitchell ��Graduated Brandon Morris ��Graduated Duncan Ogilvie ��Graduated 2003 Senior Squad Members Isaac Horton ��Graduated 2004 Senior Squad Members Anton McKinney ��Graduated Chris Mortellaro ��Graduated Maxie Stamps ��Graduated Ben Pendergrass ��Graduated 2005 Senior Squad Members Frank Bennett ��Graduated Tyler Rogers ��Graduated Kevin Thomas ��Graduated 2006 Senior Squad Members Lorenzo Lasley ��Graduated Matt Stell ��Graduated 2007 Senior Squad Members Brandon Kimbrough ��Graduated 2008 Senior Squad Members Steven Gum ��Graduated Collins Harris ��Graduated Deonte Cox ��Graduated

Because of Drury’s philosophy it has attracted outstanding student-athletes. Not only has this philosophy produced 26 players who have received All-America honors, six players drafted in the professional draft, and numerous players who have played internationally...but it has produced an even greater number of doctors, lawyers, successful businessmen, teachers and coaches. No other team in the Midwest has approached the success of the Panthers in the last 38 years. The future appears to hold even better things. The “Mark of the Cat” will continue to stand for a young man who excels in athletics and academics.

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ears Y 0 10 of Drury Basketball

Former Drury standouts (L to R) Nate Quinn, Ted Young, Matt Miller, Coach Steve Hesser, Philip Mooberry, Don Gose, Bill Harding and Gail Fredrick Drury will honor 100 years of Panthers basketball this season in recognition of the school’s first recorded, organized game played on January 9, 1909. It starts with the cover of this media guide and the 2008-09 commemorative poster, which includes a photo with a living Drury legend from each decade dating back to the 1930s, and will continue with festivities throughout the season. When the Panthers play host to Northern Kentucky at Weiser Gym on January 17th, all former Drury basketball players will be invited back to the game to be recognized at halftime of the showdown with the Norse, with several events planned for the returnin Panthers around the event. Drury Panthers basketball has put together a century of excellence, not only with its work on the court, but off of it – having graduated all but one player who finished his eligibility as a Panther dating back to 1980. On the floor, the Panthers

are currently riding a three-year streak of NCAA-II national tournament appearances and are preparing to defend their first Great Lakes Valley Conference championship. In three previous seasons as a member of the prestigious conference, the Panthers have won the GLVC West twice and posted more victories in that stretch (42) than any other league member. But that’s just the recent history … there’s the 1379-845 record in the program’s history for an outstanding .620 winning percentage … the 15 national tournament appearances as a member of the NAIA, including the 1978-79 national championship … the five NCAA-II Tournament appearances since the school made the move to the next level in 1994 … and the countless number of players who not only starred at Drury, but have become key figures after college in nearly every walk of life. That is what Drury Panthers Basketball is all about … and why we celebrate in 2008-09.

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ears Y 0 10 of Drury Basketball YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS YEAR 2007-08 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2003-04 2002-03 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 1978-79 1977-78 1976-77 1975-76 1974-75 1973-74 1972-73 1971-72 1970-71 1969-70 1968-69 1967-68 1966-67 1965-66 1964-65 1963-64 1962-63 1961-62 1960-61 1959-60 1958-59

RECORD 25-6 21-9 21-9 21-7 24-8 12-16 12-15 19-7 22-6 18-9 15-12 15-13 16-11 19-8 27-4 19-12 21-10 23-10 28-5 24-9 16-15 24-7 25-10 26-10 24-8 22-12 18-12 19-12 16-14 33-2 29-4 14-15 16-13 15-13 16-11 21-7 9-16 18-9 22-7 21-6 24-5 16-8 18-9 11-11 13-13 11-11 8-16 12-11 13-10 9-15

YEAR 1957-58 1956-57 1955-56 1954-55 1953-54 1952-53 1951-52 1950-51 1949-50 1948-49 1947-48 1946-47 1945-46 1944-45 1943-44 1942-43 1941-42 1940-41 1939-40 1938-39 1937-38 1936-37 1935-36 1934-35 1933-34 1932-33 1931-32 1930-31 1929-30 1928-29 1927-28 1926-27 1925-26 1924-25 1923-24 1922-23 1921-22 1920-21 1919-20 1918-19 1917-18 1916-17 1915-16 1914-15 1913-14 1912-13 1911-12 1910-11 1909-10 1908-09

RECORD 15-11 14-7 11-10 8-10 10-12 11-9 7-11 15-5 7-12 8-10 7-14 8-10 12-9 9-9 11-4 14-7 12-8 6-12 8-8 13-6 18-3 18-3 14-4 12-6 4-8 1-8 6-8 9-9 10-7 8-9 10-7 8-5 2-5 5-8 9-4 8-6 6-7 5-11 5-8 3-4 8-4 8-6 6-7 13-3 9-3 5-3 4-2 5-1 6-1 7-3

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PERSONAL Son of Larry and Wendy Brown....Married long-time girlfriend Brittany Downs in May of 2007 … Born October 28, 1986 … Is a physical education major who plans to enter the high school coaching ranks upon graduation.

G • Sr • 5-11 Rogersville, Mo

TIM BROWN

AT DRURY JUNIOR Averaged 7.4 ppg. and 4.8 assists per game for a team high 148 assists ... Had a career highs of 11 assists and matched a career high with seven rebounds in the GLVC Tournament semis against Quincy ... Earned All-GLVC Tournament honors after registering 28 assists to just three turnovers in the three tournament victories … Had eight assists and no turnovers in 44 minutes of the championship game overtime victory over Lewis … Scored a career high 19 points at Quincy (on a season-best 5 of 9 shooting from 3-point range) and had five three pointers ... Scored in double figures nine times, posted nine assists three times and recorded three steals in a game seven times. SOPHOMORE Averaged 7.6 ppg. and started three games while helping the Panthers to an NCAA-II national tournament appearance ... Had season highs of 16 points and four steals in the Panthers season opener against the University of St. Mary . .. Also scored 16 points at Southern Indiana ... Had 11 double figure scoring games and had a season high 10 assists at Lewis ... Recorded 28 steals for the year with a season high four vs. St. Mary ... Had four three pointers in four games and shot 39.5% from behind the line ... Pulled down five rebounds at Southwest Baptist in the Panthers 80-79 victory. FRESHMAN Played in all 30 games and earned one start, but his 25.2 minutes per game were fourth on the squad ... Scored 12 points in first-ever college game against John Brown, one of six games in which he reached double-figures while averaging 5.5 points on the season ... Struck for season-high 16 points against Lewis, hitting 4 of 7 3-point tries ... Came back the next game and had 15 points against Rockhurst, going 5-for-11 from behind the arc ... Had five 3’s and 15 points in win at Indy ... Finished second on the squad with his 47 made 3-pointers ... Sank clutch trey with a minute to go to secure a 74-68 victory at UMSL in late January ... Delivered gritty, 38-minute performance at the point in relief of an injured Brandon Kimbrough in the GLVC Tournament semifinals loss to national power Saint Joseph’s, finishing with nine points and matching a career-high with five assists ... Had four of more assists in 10 games. PREP Was a first team All-Central Ozark Conference, All-District, All-Ozarks and All-State selection as a senior, when he averaged 19.5 points and 6.5 assists for Logan-Rogersville High School ... Was an AAU teammate of fellow Drury sophomore Chris Ijames ... Was coached by former Panthers standout Rod Gorman at LRHS.

TIM’S FAVORITES Foods: Restaurant: Movie: TV Shows: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream job: Year GP-GS 2005-06 30-1 2006-07 30-3 2007-08 31-25 Totals 91-29

Min. 755 817 1025 2597

Avg. 25.2 27.2 33.1 28.5

Pasta ZIOS Hoosiers Saved by the Bell & Fresh Prince Wiffle Ball & Fishing Albert Pujols Head Basketball Coach FG-FGA 54-142 75-174 77-185 206-501

Pct. .380 .431 .416 .411

3FG-FGA 47-123 47-119 50-132 144-374

Pct. .382 .395 .379 .385

FT-FTA 10-14 31-42 24-33 65-89

CAREER HIGHS Points: 19 at Quincy (3.1.08) Rebounds: 7 vs. Quincy (3.8.08) 7 vs. Rockhurst (2.7.06) Steals: 4 vs. U. of St. Mary (11.15.06) Assists: 11 vs. Quincy (3.8.08) Blocks: 1 vs. Missouri Valley (12.30.06) Pct. .714 .738 .727 .730

Off/Def 7/46 7/47 11/69 25/162

Tot 53 54 80 187

Avg. 1.8 1.8 2.6 2.1

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PF 54 50 58 162

FO 0 1 1 2

A 80 111 148 339

TO 54 49 54 157

Blk 0 1 0 1

Stl 28 26 45 99

Pts 165 228 228 621

Avg. 5.5 7.6 7.4 6.8

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PERSONAL Son of Steve and Becky Ijames … Born July 12, 1986 … Is a Criminology major at Drury.

F • Sr • 6-5 Republic, Mo

AT DRURY JUNIOR Started 28 games and was second on the team in rebounding (4.7) and third on the team in scoring (11.9) ... Shot 50.6% from the field and 41.4% from 3-point range ... Scored a career high 26 points in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship game vs. Lewis and made six 3-pointers, earning All-GLVC Tournament team honors ... Pulled down a career best 12 rebounds vs. Southern Indiana and had career highs of five assists vs. SIU Edwardsville and four blocks vs. Bellarmine.

CHRIS IJAMES

SOPHOMORE Started 25 of the 29 games he played in and was third on the team in scoring (12.5), second in blocks (17) and fourth in rebounding (115) ... Had a season high 26 points vs. SIU Edwardsville and scored in double figures sixteen times ... Had eight rebounds vs. Missouri-Rolla and Northern Kentucky ... Had four assists four times and a career high four steals at Lewis ... Recorded two blocks at Kentucky Wesleyan. FRESHMAN After battling through injuries early in his freshman season, he worked his way into the DU starting lineup for the final 14 games ... Reached double-figures in six of those starts, including a season-high 16 points (on 7-of-7 shooting from the field) in 26 minutes vs. Missouri-Rolla, where he also had five rebounds, three assists and two steals ... Had a season-high six rebounds twice, against Missouri-St. Louis and Rockhurst ... Hit .595 from the floor for the season (72 of 121) to rank second on the squad behind conference leader Matt Stell (.661). PREP Was a three-year starter at Republic High School, where he was an All-Central Ozark Conference selection as both a junior and senior ... Also was named to the All-District, All-State and second team All-Ozarks squads as a senior, when he averaged 16.2 points and 7.1 rebounds for a 19-10 team ... Also played for the Springfield Heat AAU team, where he was a teammate of fellow Drury junior Tim Brown.

CHRIS’ FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical Artist Movie: Magazine TV show: Hobbies: Pro Athelete: Dream job: Year GP-GS 2005-06 30-14 2006-07 29-25 2007-08 29-28 Totals 88-67

Min. 532 732 714 2008

Avg. 18.7 25.2 24.6 22.8

CAREER HIGHS

Crablegs Nakato George Strait Tombstone ESPN Sports Center Fishing, Hunting & anything Outdoors Michael Jordan Pro Fisherman FG-FGA 72-121 134-247 128-253 334-621

Pct. .595 .543 .506 .538

3FG-FGA 9-22 42-104 41-99 92-225

Pct. .409 .404 .414 .409

FT-FTA 30-53 52-76 47-65 129-194

Points: 26 vs. Lewis (3.9.08) Rebounds: 12 vs. Southern Indiana (1.31.08) Steals: 4 vs. St. Gregory’s (11.24.07) & Lewis (11.30.06) Assists: 5 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1.12.08) Blocks: 4 vs. Bellarmine (3.4.08) Pct. .566 .684 .723 .665

Off/Def 33/39 25/80 45/92 113/211

Tot 72 115 137 324

Avg. 2.4 4.0 4.7 3.7

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PF 76 107 89 272

FO 4 5 5 14

A 28 54 50 132

TO 43 48 51 142

Blk 7 17 14 38

Stl 23 21 27 71

Pts 183 362 344 889

Avg. 6.1 12.5 11.9 10.1

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PERSONAL Son of Walter and Jeri White … Born January 19, 1987 … Is a Communications major at Drury … Father, Walter White, was a former All-America tight end at Maryland and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs … Is active with the campus chapter of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

G/F • Sr • 6-4 Kansas City, Mo

ADAM WHITE

AT DRURY JUNIOR Led the Panthers in rebounding at 6.1 per game. and shot a team best 52.8% from the field ... Was second on the team with an 81.3% free throw average and was fourth on the team in scoring at 10.6 ppg ... Scored a career-high 20 points vs. Rollins College at the Las Vegas High Desert Classic ... Posted career highs of 12 rebounds vs. Southwest Baptist on November 17 and matched a career high five steals ... Had six assists in a game vs. St. Mary and Gannon, both career highs.

SOPHOMORE Started 26 games and played in 30 while averaging 5.1 points per game ... Had career highs of 12 points vs. Bellarmine and nine rebounds vs. Quincy ... Was third on the squad with 134 rebounds for a 4.5 average ... Had 54 assists and 28 steals for the season ... Pulled down seven or more rebounds seven times. FRESHMAN Earned 10 starts and scored a season high 10 points in 24 minutes in November in a win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... Grabbed four or more rebounds in seven games, including seven boards in a November triumph over St. Gregory’s, in which he also set a season high with five assists and four steals ... Missed time in late January to late February with a foot injury, but returned to provide depth during the Panthers’ stretch run in the GLVC Tournament and their NCAA-II Regional appearance. PREP Averaged 16.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.1 assists as a senior for North Kansas City High School, earning Mid-Suburban League Player of the Year honors ... Averaged 13.6 points as a junior ... Also lettered two years in football, but did not play his senior season to focus on basketball ... Was also a member of the NKCHS tennis team and qualified for the state tournament as a sophomore and junior.

ADAM’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical Artist Movie: Magazine TV show: Hobbies: Pro Athelete: Dream job: Year GP-GS 2005-06 21-10 2006-07 30-26 2007-08 31-31 Totals 82-67

Min. 415 679 971 2065

Avg. 19.8 22.6 31.3 25.2

CAREER HIGHS

Chicken & Steak Garozzos Temptations Friday Men’s Health Fresh Prince Socializing & Working Out Bean Bryant Professional Tennis Player FG-FGA 31-79 55-112 113-214 199-405

Pct. .392 .491 .528 .491

3FG-FGA 6-12 0-4 4-12 10-28

Pct. .500 .000 .333 .357

Points: 20 vs. Rollins (12.18.07) Rebounds: 12 vs. Southwest Baptist (11.17.07) Steals: 5 vs. Southwest Baptist (11.17.07) St. Gregory’s (11.27.05) Assists: 6 vs. St. Mary (11.15.07) & vs. Gannon (3.15.08) Blocks: 1 several times FT-FTA 23-27 42-58 100-123 165-208

Pct. .852 .724 .813 .793

Off/Def 12/46 43/91 59/131 114/268

Tot 58 134 190 .382

Avg. 2.8 4.5 6.1 4.7

PF 38 67 68 173

FO 0 3 3 6

A 23 54 76 153

TO 23 37 41 101

Blk 3 6 7 16

Stl 19 28 57 104

Pts 91 152 330 573

Avg. 4.3 5.1 10.6 7.0

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G/F • Sr • 6-5 Oklahoma City, OK

PERSONAL Son of Darla Cohee … Born on October 13, 1985 … Is a Sports Management major at Drury.

AT DRURY JUNIOR Averaged 5.1 ppg. and 2.5 rpg after transferring from Eastern Oklahoma State College ... Had season highs of 15 points and five assists at Missouri S&T, six rebounds at Northern Kentucky and two blocks at SIU Edwardsville ... Collected 13 points in 24 minutes at Saint Joseph’s … Hit 3 of 4 from 3-point range in that 15-point night at S & T … Had the game winning tip-in for the Panthers in overtime in the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament title game vs. Lewis.

JAMEL GRANT

PREP/PREVIOUS SCHOOL... Played for coach Win Case at Eastern Oklahoma State College, where he helped Eastern to a conference championship ... Averaged 15 points per game and five rebounds per contest for Eastern ... Helped Northeast High School in Oklahoma City capture two class 4A state championships, in 2002 and in 2004 ... Was on the 2004 all-tournament team at the state meet ... Once scored 42 points in a game for Northeast.

JAMEL’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Year GP-GS 2007-08 31-0

Min. 520

Avg. 16.8

CAREER HIGHS

Junk Food Olive Garden Kanye West Belly SLAM Sports Center Hanging out with Friends LeBron James

FG-FGA 60-141

Pct. .426

3FG-FGA 12-48

Pct. .250

FT-FTA 26-40

Points: Rebounds: Steals: Assists: Blocks:

Pct. .650

Off/Def 18/61

Tot 79

Avg. 2.5

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PF 48

15 at Missouri S&T (2.7.08) 6 at Northern Kentucky (1.5.08) 2 six times 5 at Missouri S&T (2.7.08) 2 at SIU Edwardsville (2.28.08)

FO 0

A 49

TO 35

Blk 6

Stl 25

Pts 158

Avg. 5.1

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PERSONAL Son of Tony Branch and Sandra Brown … Born August 7, 1989 … Is a Sports Management major at Drury.

G • Fr • 6-1 Fort Worth, TX

AT DRURY

QUINTON BRANCH

FRESHMAN Scored a season high nine points against Missouri Valley and had three rebounds at Saint Joseph’s ... Averaged 3.1 ppg. and recorded eight assists ... Had two assists at Missouri S&T ... Shot 40% from 3-point range (8-20).

PREP A first team all-district honoree at Trinity High School in Ft. Worth, Quinton averaged 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game ... Scored 32 points twice in back to back games and one made eight 3-pointers in a game ... Ranked the #149 prospect in the state for Texas prep seniors ... Helped Trinity to a 19-10 record and a second place district finish ... Led them to the playoffs, the first time in seven years ... Was a two-year letterman for coach Michael Smith.

QUINTON’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job: Year GP-GS 2007-08 15-0

Min. 76

Avg. 5.1

Chicken Popeyes Lil Wayne Boyz in the Hood SLAM, XXL and VIBE BET Basketball Michael Jordan Playing Pro Basketball FG-FGA 12-29

Pct. .414

3FG-FGA 8-20

CAREER HIGHS Points: 9 vs. Missouri S&T (2.23.08) Rebounds: 3 at Saint Joseph’s (1.24.08) Steals: 1 vs. Missouri Valley (12.30.07 & at Quincy (3.1.08) Assists: 2 at Missouri S&T )2.7.08)

Pct. .400

FT-FTA 14-20

Pct. .700

Off/Def 3/4

Tot 7

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Avg. 0.5

PF 16

FO 0

A 8

TO 13

Blk 0

Stl 2

Pts 46

Avg. 3.1

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PERSONAL Son of Alfred and Crystal Nelson … Born June 29, 1989 … Is a Business Management major at Drury.

F • So • 6-6 St. Louis, Mo

AT DRURY FRESHMAN Saw action in 23 games and had season highs of five points vs. Missouri S&T, four rebounds vs. SIU Edwardsville and two blocks against Bellarmine … Played a season-high 12 minutes in January 19 win over Rockhurst, registering four points(on 2 of 5 shooting) and a rebound.

ALFRED NELSON

PREP Was a two-time All-MCC conference honoree and the conference player of the year under coach Kelvin Lee at Chaminade High School ... Averaged 13 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and two assists per game his senior season ... Scored 30 points against McCluer North and pulled down 12 rebounds ... Had 12 blocks against Tenning High School ... Shot 50% from 3-point range and 83% from the free throw line ... Helped Chaminade to the Metro Catholic League Championship his senior season.

ALFRED’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job: Year GP-GS 2007-08 23-0

Min. 119

Avg. 5.2

CAREER HIGHS

Cereal Olive Garden Kanye West Hitch XXL Magazine Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Sleeping LeBron James Music Producer

FG-FGA 8-27

Pct. .296

3FG-FGA 2-10

Pct. .200

Points: Rebounds: Steals: Assists: Blocks:

FT-FTA 1-6

Pct. .167

Off/Def 10/14

Tot 24

Avg. 1.0

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PF 9

FO 0

5 vs. Missouri S&T (2.23.08) 4 vs. SIU Edwardsville (1.12.08) 1 vs. Missouri S&T (2.23.08) 1 vs. Missouri Valley (12.30.07) 2 vs. Bellarmine (3.4.08)

A 1

TO 13

Blk 3

Stl 1

Pts 19

Avg. 0.8

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F • Fr • 6-5 Springfield, Mo

DUSTY ALLEN

PERSONAL Son of David Allen and Delanea Parker … Born June 23, 1989 … Is a Business major at Drury. PREP Was a first team all-state, all-conference, All-Ozarks and alldistrict selection at Kickapoo High School after averaging 18 points and eight rebounds as a senior for Coach Roy Green’s Chiefs … Finished his Kickapoo career ranked eighth all-time in scoring with 1,168 points ... Was a Mr. Show Me Basketball finalist and was named the MVP of the Tipoff Classic and the William Jewell tournaments ... Named to the Tournament of Champions all-tournament team and was a McDonald’s AllAmerican nominee ... Graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.

DUSTY’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: TV Show: Pro athlete:

Sushi Hinode Gym Class Heroes Step Brothers Reno 911 LeBron James

G • Fr • 6-1 Springfield, Mo

ROSS JACKSON

PERSONAL Son of Kim Jackson … Born January 31, 1990 … Is an Exercise and Sports Science major at Drury. PREP Led Glendale High School in field goal percentage and scored a season high 23 points vs. Carl Junction ... Averaged 10 points and four assists per game for coach Sean Williamson’s Falcons ... Helped the Falcons to a 20-7 record and a William Jewell Tournament championship his senior season.

ROSS’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job:

Seafood Red Lobster Lil’ Wayne Glory Road ESPN Fresh Prince Golfing LeBron James Owner of Microsoft www.drurypanthers.com

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G /F • Fr • 6-6 Waynesville, Mo

DOMINIQUE LONG

DOMINIQUE’S FAVORITES Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job:

PREP Was a three-time all-district and all-conference honoree at Waynesville High School ... Also earned first team all-state and All-Ozarks honors ... Named the MBCA All-Star game MVP and earned Ozark Conference MVP honors ... Was ranked among the top 25 players in Missouri in 2008 and was a McDonald’s All-American nominee ... Averaged 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists per game as a senior for coach Tom Bildner’s Tigers … Scored a career high 28 points against Salem High School ... Among his top performances of the season, Long had a game-high 23 points in a victory over Kickapoo in the T of C third-place game and scored 22 points and added eight rebounds in a victory over Glendale for the Class 5, District 11 title ... Helped Waynesville to a third place finish in the Tournament of Champions and was named to the all-tournament team ... Helped Waynesville to a final record of 20-6 as well as a state quarterfinal finish his senior season.

Olive Garden Jay Z Coach Carter Jet Fresh Prince Video Games Kobe Bryant Pro Basketball Player

C • Fr • 6-9 Stillwell, Ks

KEITH McCULLOUGH

KEITH’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Magazine: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job:

PERSONAL Son of Patrick and Teresa Gamble … Born May 10, 1990 … Is undecided about his major at Drury.

PERSONAL Son of Jim and Leslie McCullough … Born August 24, 1989 … Is a Finance and Economics major at Drury … Sister Carolyn, the 2004 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Kansas, started as a senior at Kansas State last season; father (James) played basketball at Wichita State, while an older brother (Kirk) played at Air Force and William Jewell … Grandfather, Loyd Brown, was a four-year letter-winner in football at the University of Missouri. PREP Averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds per game while helping St. Thomas Aquinas to third place in the Kansas Class 5A state tournament ... The Saints finished 16-9 with the inside duo of McCullough and 6-7 Clinton Mann, an Iowa State signee ... McCullough, a three-year starter for the Saints of Overland Park, Kan., made 42 treys on the year, hitting 40 percent from the behind the line … Was a second team All-Eastern Kansas League pick in 2007 and an honorable mention selection in 2006 ... Earned All-Star Johnson County team honorable mention selection and was named to the all-tournament teams at the Saints Winter Classic and the William Jewell Classic ... Played for coach Sean Reilly ... Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average and was a member of the National Honor Society.

Pizza Olive Garden SLAM Playing ball & lifting Kirk Hinrich Pro Basketball Player or Business Owner www.drurypanthers.com

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G • Sr • 6-1 San Jose, Ca

RICKY MEINHOLD

PERSONAL Son of Ross and Tricia Meinhold … Born March 8, 1986 … Is an Exercise and Sports Science major at Drury … pitched two seasons for the Drury baseball team after transferring from West Valley (Calif.) Community College … is using fifth-year of eligibility to play basketball for the Panthers after going 12-8 in his two seasons of baseball, including a 31-inning streak without allowing an earned run at the end of his junior season, when he helped the first-year program to a Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship and NCAA-II Tournament berth. PREP Averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds per game playing for coach Bill Berth at Westmont High … Was an all-conference honoree and earned Westmont High School’s Most Valuable Senior Athlete Award ... Helped Westmont to a CCS semiquarterfinal finish and a 42-12 record in two years ... Played football, basketball and baseball in high school.

RICKY’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Mazazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job:

Sushi/ In and Out Haruno Citizen Cope, Mat Natherson Bull Durham, Step Brothers SLAM & Baseball America Rob & Big Guitar & Playing with Dog CALI Shawn Johnson Head Baseball Coach at Drury

G • Fr • 6-2 Oklahoma City, OK

DENNON MITCHELL

PERSONAL Son of Dennon Mitchell and Angila Jeffries … Born January 11, 1990 … Is a Business/Marketing major at Drury … PREP Was a first team all-state, all-big city, All-Metro Conference and all-district honoree at Putnam City North ... Averaged 19.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.2 steals per game while leading PC North to the Class 6A state championship game in Oklahoma, where the Panthers (22-6) fell to Tulsa Memorial in the finals ...Helped North to a state semifinal finish in 2007 and a state quarterfinal finish in 2006 ... Had a high game of 36 points (on 8 of 9 shooting from 3-point range) his senior season against Mustang, Okla. … Turned down offers from NCAA Division I programs Eastern Illinois and Denver to join the Panthers ... He was the leading scorer in the state tournament through its first two rounds after totaling 57 points in the PC North victories ... Was named the Metro Conference Offensive Player of the Year... Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average.

DENNON’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Hobbies: Pro athlete: Dream Job:

Pizza McDonalds Lil’ Wayne Belly Slam 106 & Park Sleeping Kobe Bryant NBA Player www.drurypanthers.com

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G • Fr • 6-0 Clever, Mo

JOSH POPE

PERSONAL Son of Kerry Pope … Born September 28, 1989 … Is a Business major at Drury. PREP Was the district most valuable player and a first team Blue and Gold honoree for Clever High School where he averaged 18 points per game as a senior .... Helped Clever to a third place finish at state in 2008 and a 28-4 record ... Earned first team all-state honors and second team all-area honors ... Played for coach Brian McTague at Clever.

JOSH’S FAVORITES Food: Restaurant: Musical artist: Movie: Magazine: TV show: Pro athlete:

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PERSONAL Son of Gary and Sarah Vaughan … Born August 24, 1989 … Is an Accounting major at Drury. PREP Scored a career high 27 points vs. Glendale and had 17 assists vs. Waynesville ... Averaged 13 points and eight assists per game his senior season for the Chiefs of coach Roy Green ... Earned second team all-state honors twice and was a three-time all-Ozark Conference honoree... Left Kickapoo High School as the all-time assist leader and finished 10th all-time in scoring with 981 points ... Along with Drury teammate Dusty Allen, helped Kickapoo to a state championship in 2006 and a #36 ranking in the nation in 2007 ... Graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.

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2008-09 Season Preview PANTHERS LOOK FOR BLEND OF EXPERIENCE, YOUTH TO COME TOGETHER AND PRODUCE ANOTHER NCAA-II TRIP The Drury basketball Panthers have accomplished plenty in coach Steve Hesser’s four seasons at the helm. A Great Lakes Valley Conference championship? Check. Last winter, when the Panthers rolled to their second GLVC West Division title in three seasons as a league member, then plowed their way through the field – including a thrilling overtime victory against Lewis at Weiser Gym – to pocket Adam White their first GLVC Tournament title. National polls? Sure. Drury has cracked the national Top 10 in the polls each of the past two seasons, and the respect for the program now is obvious – despite the loss of two key offensive weapons to graduation (Collins Harris and Steven Gum), the Panthers are No. 17 in the Division II Bulletin national Top 25 preseason poll this season. That’s the respect that comes when you’ve won more games than any other team in your league over the past three years (42), and have won 21 or more in each of Hesser’s four seasons, including 25 last year (most since Drury moved to NCAA D-II in 1994). Invitations to the D-II Big Dance? Three of them in a row, to be exact. But therein lies the catch. Of all the many things for the Panthers and their stellar trio of seniors who’ve been in the program for four years – Adam White, Tim Brown and Chris Ijames – to be able to brag about, they still can’t claim a victory in the NCAA Tournament. It has been three first-round exits for a savvy group of veterans who, frankly, are tired of the one and dones. “It definitely bothers us,” Brown says. “That’s something we came here to do – to win, and to win in the national tournament. That’s just part of getting to where we want to be.” “This is our last year,” added White, “and I’d really like to get a couple of wins in the tournament to make up for the last three years. But you’ve got to get there first.” Will things be different this season? It depends largely on how quickly one of the most talented freshman groups in Drury history can pick up the nuances of the college game and provide the necessary depth and assistance to the seniors. Same goes for the two-man sophomore class of Alfred Nelson and Quinton Branch, who each see playing time opened up for the taking now by the graduation losses of All-GLVC performers Harris and Gum. Can the youngsters hold up for a season’s worth of grinding in the always tough GLVC, where the likes of Southern Indiana, Quincy, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Wesleyan, among others, have reloaded with their usual collections of D-I transfers and former juco stars? “They don’t have a choice,” laughed

Brown. “All league play can wear GLVC you down, but with the talent PRESEASON POLL and reputation of some of our league members, the GLVC WEST DIVISION is definitely a grind,” Hesser 1. Drury (4) 34 says. 2. Southern Indiana (3) 32 But just as much as the readi 3. SIU Edwardsville 24 ness of the younger players 4. Quincy 20 to contribute will be a factor 5. Rockhurst 19 in Drury’s success, so to will 6. Missouri-St. Louis 12 be the improvements of the veterans. 7. Missouri-Rolla 6 And that also includes 6-5 senior guard/forward Jamel EAST DIVISION Grant, who provided the 1. UW-Parkside (3) 32 Panthers with a spark off the 2. Northern Kentucky (1) 27 bench last season – including 3. Lewis (1) 24 the game-winning tip-in at 4. Kentucky Wesleyan (2) 21 the overtime buzzer to beat 5. Saint Joseph’s 17 Lewis for the GLVC Tourna 6. UIndy 14 ment title – but must step into 7. Bellarmine 12 a more prominent offensive role this season. “The number one thing is the improvement of our older guys and what they bring to the table, which will allow those young guys to grow up,” Hesser says. “(The freshmen) are definitely going to have to contribute, or else we’re going to be in trouble.” White, Ijames and Brown certainly are capable, as each of the three has definitely had their offensive moments. Brown averaged 7.4 points as a junior after scoring 7.6 points per game as a sophomore. But he went for a careerhigh 19 points against Quincy late last season, one of four games of 17 or more points his junior season. And while he didn’t score a lot in the three games of the GLVC Tournament, the 5-foot-10 Brown played the point guard role masterfully compiling 28 assists to just three turnovers in earning All-Tournament honors. “He set people up last year and scored when the opportunity was there for him,” Hesser said. “Now he needs to be more of a scoring threat this year.” The 6-foot-5 Ijames is the most likely source for a consistent jump in points to help replace the 18 per game last season from Harris and 14 points per contest by Gum. Ijames went for a career-high 28 points in the GLVC title game win over Lewis, one of eight times in 31 games he scored 15 or more points, but then followed it with just

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Panthers Seek The Next Step At NCAA Tournament six points in the NCAA Tournament first-round loss to Gannon in Allendale, Mich. “Chris has done it, but just hasn’t done it consistently, and that’s the key,” Hesser says. “Is he going to be more productive night in and night out?” The gritty, 6-4 White has been the most consistent offensive threat of the three last season with his careerhigh 10.6 points per game, reaching double-figures in 20 of 31 games while hitting 53 percent of his shots from the floor. “Adam has not looked to score in three years here, and now he has to,” Hesser says. “I loved it when a coach told me to shoot more. That’s what every player wants to hear.” And White can live with that – if it helps the Panthers get to where they need to go. “We had guys in the past who had proven themselves as scorers, and I just wanted to do what I had to Tim Brown for us to win,” says White, the team’s leading rebounder last season with 6.1 boards per game. “If I need to score more for us to win, I’m willing to do that.” They’ll likely need it. The offensive threats of the past have departed, and the schedule ahead for DU basketball stays the same – tough. The Panthers have non-league tests with NCAAII tourney teams from last season like MIAA favorite and preseason national Top 10 Southwest Baptist, Gulf South Conference favorite Ouachita Baptist, Chaminade and BYU-Hawaii (in the Hoop N’ Surf Classic) in addition to the usual powers of the GLVC, where Southern Indiana is the co-favorite with DU in the GLVC West and Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Wesleyan are picked to rule the East. The Panthers clearly are well-stocked on the perimeter with Brown, White, the swingman Grant and freshmen Dennon Mitchell from Putnam City (North), Okla., and former Kickapoo standout Kyle Vaughan joining the ultra-athletic Branch in

providing quality depth. The 6-5 Long, a former Waynesville star, can also play the guard/forward role with his ability to knock down 3-pointers, as can Grant. Both Mitchell and Long were proven scorers at the prep level and have shown in the preseason an ability to carry that on into the college game. It’s in the paint where the situation will need to sort itself out. Ijames, the team’s best post defender, will likely find himself playing inside frequently on that end. Help will likely come from the solidly built, 6-foot-5 Allen – another former Kickapoo standout – and 6-8 freshman Keith McCullough as they compete with the wiry 6-6 Nelson for the inside minutes. Yes, the Panthers aren’t just loaded with height. But neither have been any of Hesser’s previous four teams at Drury, which have combined to win 88 games in that stretch. With the quickness and athleticism clearly present with this group, don’t be surprised if the Panthers throw in a few wrinkles in their approach this winter. “Subtle changes,” Hesser said. “Our emphasis is in different places. We’re going to try to be more up-tempo at both ends of the floor.” Says White: “I think we’re still trying to figure out our roles on this team, where people in previous years just kind of knew. We’re trying to find our identity … but I know we’re going to have to play a lot harder this year, and a lot faster.” This much is certain: While some of the old guard remains in the form of the well-known senior trio of Brown, White and Ijames, Drury fans will need to become familiar with some new names and faces in key roles for 2008-09. “I think we’ve got a good mixture of old guys and new guys,” Brown says. “There’s a lot of skill and talent in that (young) group. If they buy in, they’ve got a chance to be really good.” “The young guys have a chance to be good players, but the proof is somewhere in the future,” Hesser says. “They’re all Jamel Grant going to get an opportunity.”

FINAL 2007-08 GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCE STANDINGS

Team Drury SIU Edw Quincy S Indiana Mo. St Louis Rockhurst Mo. S&T

W 15 10 9 9 5 5 0

WEST DIVISION GLVC L Pct. W 4 .789 25 9 .526 17 10 .474 16 10 .474 15 14 .263 10 14 .263 9 198 .000 3

Overall L 6 11 13 12 17 18 24

Pct. .806 .607 .552 .556 .370 .333 .111

Team N Kentucky Ky Wesleyan St Joseph’s Lewis Bellarmine Wis Parkside Indianapolis

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EAST DIVISION GLVC L Pct. 5 .737 5 .737 6 .684 8 .579 8 .579 10 .474 11 .421

W 21 24 18 20 17 16 14

Overall L 8 8 12 11 11 11 13

Pct. .724 .750 .600 .645 .607 .593 .519

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2007-08 SEASON IN REVIEW PANTHERS CAPTURE FIRST GLVC TITLE, RETURN TO NCAA TOURNEY The 2007-08 edition of the Drury basketball Panthers will go down in history as the first DU squad to win a Great Lakes Valley Conference championship. The Panthers set the stage for a strong conference run with a 7-1 start through their non-conference schedule, including a 92-82, come-from-behind victory at home over a very talented Southwest Baptist squad that would go on to the NCAA-II Tournament as well. Drury finished 28-4 overall, including a 15-4 mark in GLVC play to win the West for a second time in three seasons as a league member. Then came a memorable home run for the GLVC Tournament at Weiser – where the Panthers wound up 17-1 on the season – as Drury swept through Belllarmine and Quincy in the first two rounds to set up a classic showdown with a high-powered Lewis squad in the finals. With the automatic NCAA berth and the GLVC title on the line, Drury outlasted Lewis 89-87 in overtime, claiming the victory when Jamel Grant

tipped in a missed shot at the buzzer to send the proPanthers crowd into a flood on the court in celebration. Chris Ijames scored a career-high 28 points in the win and Tim Brown played flawless at the point, with eight assists and no turnovers in 44 minutes, to join senior standout Collins Harris (26 points) on the All-Tourney team. The Panthers reached the NCAA-II Tournament for a third straight year, but fell 73-56 to a red-hot shooting Gannon team in the opening round, a defeat that spelled the end of the collegiate careers for DU seniors Harris, Steven Gum and Deonte Cox. Harris, a three-time All-GLVC First Team selection, wound up as the sixth-leading scorer all-time in DU history with 1,910 points, while Gum finished 22nd on the scoring list with 1,205 points and second on the career 3-pointers made charts with 277. Cox, a one-year transfer from Missouri Southern, provided depth for the Panthers off the bench.

2007-08 GRADUATED SENIORS Seniors (L to R) Steven Gum, Deonte Cox & Collins Harris

Deonte Cox Year GP-GS 2007-08 31-9

Min. 337

Avg. 10.9

FG-FGA 51-99

Pct. .515

3FG-FGA 0-0

Pct. 0

FT-FTA 20-46

Pct. .435

Off/Def 26/38

Tot 64

Avg. 2.1

PF 89

FO 5

A 14

TO 40

Blk 4

Stl 6

Pts 122

Avg. 3.9

Avg. 15.1 29.8 29.6 32.6 27.3

FG-FGA 50-107 107-250 90-210 120-245 267-812

Pct. .467 .428 .429 .490 .452

3FG-FGA 39-83 76-183 75-170 87-176 277-612

Pct. .470 .415 .441 .494 .453

FT-FTA 22-25 41-48 50-56 81-95 194-224

Pct. .880 .854 .893 .853 .866

Off/Def 2/23 6/46 13/50 13/66 34/185

Tot 25 52 63 79 219

Avg. 1.0 1.7 2.1 2.5 1.9

PF 30 51 55 45 181

FO 0 0 1 0 1

A 28 76 86 92 282

TO 25 40 40 61 166

Blk 0 0 1 2 3

Stl 12 31 27 41 111

Pts 161 331 305 408 1205

Avg. 6.4 11.0 10.2 13.2 10.4

Steven Gum Year GP-GS 2004-05 25-0 2005-06 30-30 2006-07 30-30 2007-08 31-31 Totals 116-91

Min. 378 894 887 1011 3170

Collins Harris Year GP-GS 2004-05 28-19 2005-06 30-28 2006-07 30-30 2007-08 31-31 Totals 119-108

Min. 594 856 799 855 3104

Avg. 21.2 28.5 26.6 27.6 26.1

FG-FGA 105-226 221-410 205-403 201-390 732-1429

Pct. .465 .539 .509 .515 .512

3FG-FGA 0-4 18-41 13-41 8-23 39-109

Pct. .000 .439 .317 .348 .358

FT-FTA 42-80 109-149 110-151 146-186 407-566

Pct. .525 .732 .728 .785 .719

Off/Def 34/62 45/92 51/102 38/106 168/362

Tot 96 137 153 144 530

Avg. 3.4 4.6 5.1 4.6 4.5

PF 64 84 94 87 329

FO 2 0 8 4 14

A 43 57 53 53 206

TO 54 76 77 86 293

Blk 23 28 31 25 107

Stl 50 63 40 41 194

Pts 252 569 533 556 1910

Avg. 9.0 19.0 17.8 17.9 16.1

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2007-08 Stats/Game Results

Date

Player

Min.

FG%

3PT%

FT%

R/G

A/G

STL

BLK

PTS/G

Collins Harris

855

51.5

34.8

78.5

4.6

1.7

17.9

Steven Gum

1011

49.0

49.4

85.3

2.5

3.0

13.2

Chris Ijames

714

50.6

41.4

72.3

4.7

1.7

11.9

Adam White

971

52.8

33.3

81.3

6.1

2.5

10.6

Tim Brown

1025

41.6

37.9

72.7

2.6

4.8

7.4

Jamel Grant

520

42.6

25.0

65.0

2.5

1.6

5.1

Deonte Cox

337

51.5

00.0

43.5

2.1

0.5

3.9

Dylan Peltier

350

53.8

00.0

36.4

1.7

0.8

2.1

Quinton Branch

41.4

40.0

70.0

0.5

3.1

Alfred Nelson

119

29.6

20.0

16.7

1.0

0.0

0.8

Brett Collins

243

29.4

11.1

20.0

0.6

0.7

0.4

Michael Brock

00.0

0.3

00.0

0.0

Ryan Reid

00.0

0.0

Total

6,225

48.6

40.2

73.0

29.8

17.3

276

73.8

Opponents

6,225

45.1

34.4

74.3

31.7

11.6

213

66.5

Attend.

Opponent

Score

Rec.

W/L

H/A/N

Top Scorer

Top Rebounder

Assist Leader

11/15

1145

St. Mary’s

70-47

1-0

Chris Ijames-18

Ijames/Peltier-6

Gum/White-6

11/17

1412

Southwest Baptist

92-82

2-0

Harris/Gum-20

Adam White-12

Jamel Grant-4

11/24

1009

St. Gregory’s

80-71

3-0

Collins Harris-30

Adam White-7

Tim Brown-9

11/29

1088

*Lewis

67-54

4-0

Collins Harris-16

4 players with 5

Tim Brown-6

12/1

1188

*Wisconsin-Parkside

73-67

5-0

Collins Harris-22

Deonte Cox-11

Steven Gum-5

12/8

1233

Harding

73-66

6-0

Collins Harris-21

Adam White-11

Adam White-5

12/15

1044

Hannibal-LaGrange

72-48

7-0

Collins Harris-20

Collins Harris-6

Steven Gum-4

12/18

200

Rollins

76-88

7-1

Gum/White-20

Adam White-8

Tim Brown-6

12/30

1033

Missouri Valley

93-72

9-1

Collins Harris-27

Collins Harris-7

Brown-Peltier-4

1/3

903

*Bellarmine

74-71

10-1

Tim Brown-17

Grant/White-5

Brown/Gum-3

1/5

962

*Northern Kentucky

69-67

11-1

Adam White-18

Collins Harris-11

Steven Gum-5

1/10

1073

*Quincy

88-74

12-1

Chris Ijames-24

Chris Ijames-11

Tim Brown-7

1/12

1014

*SIU Edwardsville

76-61

13-1

Collins Harris-21

Collins Harris-9

Brown/Ijames-5

1/19

1404

*Rockhurst

74-69

14-1

Collins Harris-25

Collins Harris-8

Collins Harris-6

1/24

1082

*Saint Joseph’s

62-68

14-2

Collins Harris-20

Adam White-5

Tim Brown-5

1/26

626

*Indianapolis

70-52

15-2

Steven Gum-26

Adam White-8

Tim Brown-6

1/31

1155

*Southern Idiana

61-56

16-2

Gum/Harris-13

Chris Ijames-12

Tim Brown-7

2/2

1625

*Kentucky Wesleyan

67-68

16-3

Steven Gum-25

Cox/Harris-6

Collins Harris-5

2/7

650

*Missouri S&T

81-60

17-3

Jamel Grant-15

Adam White-10

Grant/Gum-5

2/9

405

*Missouri-St. Louis

68-55

18-3

Collins Harris-24

Adam White-8

Tim Brown-5

2/12

917

*Rockhurst

73-47

19-3

Steven Gum-22

Adam White-8

Tim Brown-9

2/16

1900

*Southern Indiana

70-68

20-3

Collins Harris-25

3 players with 5

3 players with 3

2/23

1733

*Missouri S&T

113-76

21-3

Gum/Harris-23

Adam White-7

Tim Brown-7

2/24

1033

*Missouri-St. Louis

66-58

22-3

Harris/Ijames-17

Adam White-10

Adam White-4

2/28

1700

*SIU Edwardsville

49-87

22-4

Harris/Ijames-10

Brown/Ijames-5

Tim Brown-3

3/1

1475

*Quincy

72-84

22-5

Tim Brown-19

Chris Ijames-9

Tim Brown-4

3/4

1303

Bellarmine

70-66

23-5

3/8

1488

Quincy

3/9

1188

Lewis

Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament W

Collins Harris-20

Adam White-6

Tim Brown-9

Tim Brown-7

Tim Brown-11

Ijames/White-9

Tim Brown-8

Jamel Grant-5

Adam White-6

76-63

24-5

Collins Harris-20

89-87(ot)

25-5

Chris Ijames-28

NCAA Great Lakes Regional Tournament 3/15

408

Gannon

56-73

* Indicates Great Lakes Valley Conference Game

25-6

Tim Brown-17

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ABOUT THE GREAT LAKES VALLEY CONFERENCE ... The 13-member Great Lakes Valley Conference has made its name throughout the last 30 years as a power in NCAA Division II basketball. In the last few years, however, the GLVC has seen success in many sports, and the league can now claim itself as one of the nation’s top in all NCAA Division II athletics. The formation of the GLVC can be traced as far back as 1972 when the athletic directors of three member schools Kentucky Wesleyan, Bellarmine and Indiana State University at Evansville (now the University of Southern Indiana) - began preliminary discussions about forming a basketball conference. Four years later, the University of Indianapolis and Saint Joseph’s College expressed interest. On July 7, 1978, those schools - along with Ashland University - united to become the GLVC. Since formulation of the conference, 11 schools have joined the league: Lewis University (1980), Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne (1984), Northern Kentucky University (1985), Kentucky State University (1989), Quincy University (1994), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1994), University of Wisconsin-Parkside (1994), University of

Missouri-St. Louis (1995), Drury (2005), Missouri-Rolla (2005), and Rockhurst (2005). Ashland and Kentucky State left the conference after the 1994 season, while IPFW left the league following the 2000-01 academic year and SIU Edwardsville exited the league following the 2007-08 season.

country, softball, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, golf, and volleyball for women. The GLVC sponsors more women’s golf teams that any other Division II league in the country and has seen success on a national level in every sponsored sport.

Along with its expansion came the hiring of the league’s first full-time commissioner in 1996. In 2001, an associate commissioner was added to the full-time conference staff, and a full-time sports information director joined in 2006. The conference headquarters are located in downtown Indianapolis.

GLVC institutions have won 11 national championships in basketball. Kentucky Wesleyan leads all Division II institutions with eight men’s basketball titles, while Southern Indiana won the men’s crown in 1995 and finished as the runner-up in the 2004 tournament. Northern Kentucky’s women won the school’s first-ever basketball national championship in 2000 and followed with a national title in 2008. In addition, SIU Edwardsville became the first GLVC school to win a national championship in softball in 2007.

The GLVC can claim schools in many of the Midwest’s major media markets, with schools in Milwaukee/Northern Illinois (UW-Parkside), Chicago (Lewis), Indianapolis (Indianapolis), Cincinnati (Northern Kentucky), Louisville (Bellarmine), Evansville (Southern Indiana), Owensboro (Kentucky Wesleyan), Kansas City (Rockhurst) and St. Louis (UM-St. Louis). The conference sponsors 17 championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, indoor and outdoor track and field, and tennis for men and basketball, cross

In 2001, the league announced the creation of the GLVC Hall of Fame, with the first class being inducted in 2002. The GLVC annually presents the Richard F. Scharf Paragon Award to the top male and female student-athlete in the league, and the Bertram Award to a distinguished alum who both succeeded while a GLVC studentathlete and excelled in accomplishments after graduation.

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2008-09 GLVC West Division Opponents University of Missouri Science and Technology

Location: �� Rolla, Missouri Founded: �� 1870 Enrollment: �� 6,100 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: �� Silver and Gold Nickname: �� Miners Facility: �� Bullman Multi-Purpose Building 2007-08 Record: �� 3-24 Head Coach: ��Dale Martin Alma Mater: �� Central Missouri State, ‘76 Sports Information Director: �� John Kean Sports Information FAX: �� (573) 341-4880 Sports Information Phone: �� (573) 341-4140 Web Page Address: �� campus.umr.edu/sports Top Returning Player: �� Justin Taylor, 6-0, Jr., G (15.5 ppg.)

Dale Martin Head Coach

University of Missouri-St. Louis

Location: ��St. Louis, Missouri Founded: �� 1963 Enrollment: �� 15,500 National Affiliation: ��NCAA Division II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: �� Red and Gold Nickname: �� Tritons Facility: ��Mark Twain Building 2007-08 Record: �� 10-17 Head Coach: �� Chris Pilz Alma Mater: �� Missouri-St. Louis, ‘91 Sports Information Director: ��Mary Ann Tierney Sports Information FAX: �� (314) 516-5635 Sports Information Phone: �� (314) 516-5660 Web Page Address: �� www.umsltritons.com Top Returning Player: ��Tim Green, 6-5, Sr. F (11.3 ppg.)

Chris Pilz Head Coach

Quincy University

Location: ��Quincy, Illinois Founded: �� 1860 Enrollment: �� 1,292 National Affiliation: ��NCAA Division II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Brown, Gold, White Nickname: �� Hawks Facility: �� Pepsi Arena 2007-08 Record: �� 16-13 Head Coach: ��Marty Bell Alma Mater: ��South Carolina, ‘85 Sports Information Director: �� Brian Lovellette Sports Information FAX: �� (217) 228-5034 Sports Information Phone: �� (217) 228-5475 Web Page Address: ��www.quincy.edu/sports Top Returning Player: ��Austin Chapital, 6-7, Sr., F (10.5 ppg.) www.drurypanthers.com

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2008-09 GLVC West Division Opponents Rockhurst University

Location: ��Kansas City, Missouri Founded: �� 1910 Enrollment: �� 3,000 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: �� Blue and White Nickname: �� Hawks Facility: ��Mason-Halpin Field House 2007-08 Record: �� 9-18 Head Coach: �� Bill O’Connor Alma Mater: ��St. Benedict’s, ‘72 Sports Information Director: ��John Dodderidge Sports Information FAX: ��(816) 501-4119 Sports Information Phone: �� (816) 501-4850 Web Page Address: ��www.rockhurst.edu/athletics Top Returning Player: ��Aaron Hill, 6-1, Jr., G (13.2 ppg.)

Bill O’Connor Head Coach

University of Southern Indiana

Location: �� Evansville, Indiana Founded: �� 1965 Enrollment: �� 10,126 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Red, White and Blue Nickname: ��Screaming Eagles Facility: ��Physical Activities Center 2007-08 Record: �� 15-12 Head Coach: �� Rick Herdes Alma Mater: �� Grace, ‘80 Sports Information Director: ��Ray Simmons Sports Information FAX: �� (812) 465-7094 Sports Information Phone: �� (812) 465-1622 Web Page Address: ��www.usi.edu Top Returning Player: ��Anthony Pimble, 6-6, Sr., F (11.4 ppg.)

Rick Herdes Head Coach

THE STEVE HESSER RADIO SHOW AND BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS Continuing a long-standing tradition, Drury Basketball will once again keep its fans updated on a weekly basis through the bi-weekly Steve Hesser Radio Show and the Drury Basketball Luncheons. The radio shows this season will be held on mostly Tuesday nights at a new home, the Rivals Casual Grille sports-themed restaurant located on South Glenstone Ave. in Springfield. The one-hour segments typically include Coach Hesser’s recap of past games along with previews of the upcoming schedule, with occasional interviews with the Panthers and their assistant coaches. Fans again are invited to come out and support the program during the show, enjoying dinner in the new “Press Box” section upstairs at Rivals with Coach Hesser and show hosts Tom Ladd and Mike Edwards. Coach Hesser’s bi-weekly luncheons this season have a new home as well – the fine Doe’s Eat Place establishment located near the intersection of E. Trafficway and National, just down the street from Hammons Field in central Springfield. The luncheons begin at 11:30 a.m. and also feature reviews of past games and previews of upcoming contests from Hesser, a chance to ask the coach a few questions and also to meet selected players throughout the winter. Please join other DU fans in attending bothevents throughout the season for your chance to enjoy a great meal and tremendous camaraderie with other Panther supporters. Fans can find the show/luncheon schedules and all Drury basketball information throughout the season at our official athletics website, www.drurypanthers.com

RADIO SHOW DATES AT RIVALS CASUAL GRILLE Wednesday, November 26 (8 p.m.) Tuesday, December 9 (7 p.m.) Monday, December 22 (8 p.m.) Tuesday, January 13 (8 p.m.) Tuesday, January 27 (8 p.m.) Tuesday, February 10 (8 p.m.) Tuesday, February 24 (8 p.m.) STEVE HESSER/DRURY BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS (All At Doe’s Eat Place, 11:30 a.m.) November 25 December 9 December 23 January 6 January 20 February 3 February 17 March 39

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2008-09 GLVC East Division Opponents Bellarmine University

Location: ��Louisville, Kentucky Founded: �� 1950 Enrollment: �� 2,800 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Silver and Scarlet Nickname: ��Knights Facility: ��Knights Hall 2007-08 Record: �� 17-11 Head Coach: �� Scott Davenport Alma Mater: ��Louisville, ‘78 Sports Information Director: �� John Spugnardi Sports Information FAX: �� (502) 452-8450 Sports Information Phone: �� (502) 452-8078 Web Page Address: �� athletics.bellarmine.edu Top Returning Player: ��Chartrael Hall, 6-2, Sr., G (9.4 ppg.)

Scott Davenport Head Coach

University of Indianapolis

Location: ��Indianapolis, Indiana Founded: �� 1902 Enrollment: �� 4,729 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Crimson and Gray Nickname: ��Greyhounds Facility: �� Nicoson Hall 2008-09 Record: �� 14-13 Head Coach: �� Stan Gouard Alma Mater: ��Southern Indiana, ‘00 Sports Information Director: �� Mitch Wigness Sports Information FAX: �� (317) 788-3472 Sports Information Phone: �� (317) 788-3494 Web Page Address: ��http://athletics.uindy.edu Top Returning Player: ��Tristan Rogers, 6-5, Sr., F (9.1 ppg.)

Stan Gouard Head Coach

Lewis University

Location: �� Romeoville, Ill. Founded: �� 1932 Enrollment: �� 5,400 National Affiliation: ��NCAA Division II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: �� Red and White Nickname: �� Flyers Facility: �� Neil Carey Arena 2007-08 Record: �� 20-11 Head Coach: ��Scott Trost Alma Mater: ��Minnesota -Morris, ‘85 Sports Information Director: �� Matt Brendich Sports Information FAX: �� (815) 836-5835 Sports Information Phone: �� (815) 836-5229 Web Page Address: ��www.lewisflyers.com Top Returning Player: ��Jason Genova, 6-6, Sr., G (18 ppg.) www.drurypanthers.com

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2008-09 GLVC East Division Opponents

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Northern Kentucky University

Todd Lee Head Coach

Dave Bezold Head Coach

Location: �� Owensboro, Kentucky Founded: �� 1858 Enrollment: �� 968 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Purple and White Nickname: ��Panthers Facility: �� Owensboro Sportscenter 2008-09 Record: �� 24-8 Head Coach: �� Todd Lee Alma Mater: �� South Dakota, ‘86 Sports Information Director: �� Roy Pickerill Sports Information FAX: �� (270) 852-3189 Sports Information Phone: �� (270) 852-3143 Web Page Address: ��www.kwc.edu/athletic Top Returning Player: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T.J. Smith, 6-2, Sr., G (13.6 ppg.)

Location: ��Highland Heights, Kentucky Founded: �� 1968 Enrollment: �� 15,200 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Gold, Black and White Nickname: ��Norse Facility: ��Regents Hall 2007-08 Record: �� 21-8 Head Coach: ��Dave Bezold Alma Mater: �� Viterbo, ‘90 Sports Information Director: �� Don Owen Sports Information FAX: �� (859) 572-5427 Sports Information Phone: �� (859) 572-5470 Web Page Address: ��www.nkunorse.com Top Returning Player: ��DeAaron Williams, 6-5, Sr., F (8.3 ppg.)

Saint Joseph’s College

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

Richard Davis Head Coach Location: �� Rensselaer, Indiana Founded: �� 1889 Enrollment: �� 1,030 National Affiliation: �� NCAA Division II Conference Affiliation: �� Great Lakes Valley Conference School Colors: �� Cardinal and Purple Nickname: ��Pumas Facility: �� Richard F. Scharf Alumni Fieldhouse 2007-08 Record: �� 18-12 Head Coach: �� Richard Davis Alma Mater: ��Ashland, ‘01 Sports Information Director: �� Ken Badylak Sports Information FAX: ��219-866-6280 Sports Information Phone: ��219-866-6141 Web Page Address: �� www.saintjoe.edu /athletics Top Returning Player: �� Brandon Mayse, 6-7, Sr., F (8.9 ppg.)

Luke Reigel Head Coach Location: ��Kenosha, Wisconsin Founded: �� 1969 Enrollment: �� 5,100 National Affiliation: ��NCAA II Conference Affiliation: ��Great Lakes Valley School Colors: ��Green, White and Black Nickname: �� Rangers Facility: �� DeSimone Gymnasium 2007-08 Record: �� 16-11 Head Coach: ��Luke Reigel Alma Mater: ��Wisconsin-Platteville, ‘97 Sports Information Director: �� Steve Kratochvil Sports Information FAX: �� (262 )595-2560 Sports Information Phone: �� (262) 595-2045 Web Page Address: �� www.uwp.edu/athletics Top Returning Player: �� LaVontay Fenderson, 6-4, Sr., G (15.1 ppg.)

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2008-09 Other Opponents Upper Iowa University

St. Gregory’s University

Brian Dolan Head Coach

University of St. Mary

Location: ��Shawnee, Oklahoma Founded: ��1875 Enrollment: ��800 National Affiliation: ��NAIA Conference Affiliation: ��Sooner Athletic School Colors: �� Navy Blue and Red Nickname: ��Cavaliers Facility: �� W.P. Wood Fieldhouse 2007-08 Record: �� 9-21 Head Coach: �� John Martin Alma Mater: �� Oklahoma City, ‘94 Sports Information Director: ��Todd Eilert Sports Information FAX: ��(405) 878-5198 Sports Information Phone: ��(405) 878-5375 Web Page Address: �� http://www.stgregorys.edu Top Returning Player: Kyle Lulko, 6-0, Jr., G (7.5 ppg.)

December 2, 7 p.m. Arkadelphia, AR

Matt Rogers Head Coach

Location: �� Leavenworth, Kansas Founded: ��1932 Enrollment: ��800 National Affiliation: ��NAIA Conference Affiliation: �� Kansas Collegiate Athletic School Colors: �� Gold, White and Navy Nickname: ��Spires Facility: ��Ryans Sports Center 2007-08 Record: �� 3-27 Head Coach: ��Jon Bishop Alma Mater: �� Central Methodist, ‘95 Sports Information Director: �� Mike Basler Sports Information FAX: ��(913) 758-4379 Sports Information Phone: ��(913) 758-4337 Web Page Address: �� www. smcks.edu Top Returning Player: Winston Frazier, 6-4, Jr., G (14 ppg.)

Location: ��Hannibal, Missouri Founded: ��1858 Enrollment: ��1,200 National Affiliation: ��NAIA Conference Affiliation: ��American Midwest School Colors: �� Scarlet and Navy Nickname: �� Trojans Facility: ��Mabee Sports Complex 2007-08 Record: �� 13-17 Head Coach: ��Jason Durst Alma Mater: ��Culver-Stockton, ‘99 Sports Information Director: ��Matt Gordon Sports Information FAX: ��(573) 629-3212 Sports Information Phone: ��(573) 629-3212 Web Page Address: �� www.hlg.edu Top Returning Player: Matt Ayers, 6-2, So., G (9 ppg.)

Location: ��Bolivar, Missouri Founded: ��1878 Enrollment: ��3,536 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association School Colors: ��Purple and White Nickname: ��Bearcats Facility: ��Jane and Ken Meyer Sports Center 2007-08 Record: �� 22-8 Head Coach: ��Jeff Guiot Alma Mater: ��Pittsburg State, ‘87 Sports Information Director: �� Mike Pitts Sports Information FAX: ��(417) 328-1745 Sports Information Phone: ��(417) 328-1799 Web Page Address: � www.sbuniv.edu/athletics/index.htm Top Returning Player: D’Ante Harris 6-3, Sr., G (15.4 ppg.)

Ouachita Baptist University

November 28, 7 p.m. Weiser Gym

Jon Bishop Head Coach

Jason Durst Head Coach

Jeff Guiot Head Coach

Maryville University

November 25, 7 p.m. Weiser Gym

Dec. 13, 4 p.m. Weiser Gym

November 22, 7:30 p.m. Bolivar, Missouri

John Martin Head Coach

Location: ��Fayette, Iowa Founded: ��1857 Enrollment: ��850 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference School Colors: ��Peacock Blue, White and Navy Nickname: ��Peacocks Facility: �� Dorman Gymnasium 2007-08 Record: �� 9-19 Head Coach: �� Brian Dolan Alma Mater: �� William Jewell, ‘98 Sports Information Director: ��Howard Thompson Sports Information FAX: ��(563) 425-5334 Sports Information Phone: ��(563) 425-5307 Web Page Address: �� UpperIowaAthletics.com Top Returning Player: Matt Lesan, 6-2, So. G (12.5 ppg.)

HannibalLaGrange College

Southwest Baptist University

November 19, 7 p.m. Weiser Gym

November 15, 7 p.m. Weiser Gym

Charlie Schaef Head Coach

Location: �� St. Louis, Missouri Founded: ��1872 Enrollment: ��3,400 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: � St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic School Colors: ��Red and White Nickname: ��Saints Facility: ��Moloney Arena 2007-08 Record: �� 13-14 Head Coach: ��Matt Rogers Alma Mater: ��Coe, ‘97 Sports Information Director: �� KatieJo Kuhens Sports Information FAX: ��(314) 529-9947 Sports Information Phone: ��(314) 529-9312 Web Page Address: ��http://athletics.maryville.edu Top Returning Player: Aaron Steinke, 6-6, Sr., F (25 ppg.)

Chaminade University

Location: �� Arkadelphia, Arkansas Founded: ��1886 Enrollment: ��1,500 National Affiliation: �� NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: ��Gulf South Conference School Colors: �� Purple and Gold Nickname: ��Tigers Facility: �� Bill Vining Arena 2007-08 Record: �� 20-10 Head Coach: �� Charlie Schaef Alma Mater: �� Texas Tech, ‘93 Sports Information Director: ��Brian Howard Sports Information FAX: ��(870) 245-5598 Sports Information Phone: ��(870) 245-5186 Web Page Address: �� www.obutigers.com Top Returning Player: Ed Keyes, 6-7, Sr., F (12.4 ppg.)

BYU- Hawaii

Dec. 16, 4 p.m. TBA

Dec. 18, TBA Honolulu, Hawaii

MO Valley College

Dec. 29, 7:30 p.m. Weiser Gym

Matt Mahar Head Coach

Ken Wagner Head Coach

Chad Lance Head Coach

Location: ��Honolulu, Hawaii Founded: �� 1955 Enrollment: �� 1,100 National Affiliation: ��NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: �� Pacific West School Colors: ��Royal Blue and White Nickname: �� Silverswords Facility: �� McCabe Gymnasium 2007-08 Record: ��21-8 Head Coach: �� Matt Mahar Alma Mater: ��Johnson State, ‘96 Sports Information Director: ��Maurice Maggiolino Sports Information FAX: �� (808) 739-4695 Sports Information Phone: �� (808) 739-8579 Web Page Address: ��www.goswords.com Top Returning Player: Rodrick Johnson, 6-7, Sr., F (13.5 ppg.)

Location: ��Laie, Hawaii Founded: �� 1955 Enrollment: �� 2,400 National Affiliation: ��NCAA-II Conference Affiliation: �� Pacific West Conference School Colors: ��Crimson, Gold and Gray Nickname: �� Seasiders Facility: ��Cannon Activities Center 2007-08 Record: ��18-7 Head Coach: �� Ken Wagner Alma Mater: ��Brigham Young, ‘79 Sports Information Director: ��Scott Lowe Sports Information FAX: �� (808) 675-3313 Sports Information Phone: �� (808) 675-3397 Web Page Address: �� http://sports.byuh.edu Top Returning Player: Lucas Alves, 6-9, Jr., F/C (20.5 ppg.)

Location: �� Marshall, Missouri Founded: ��1889 Enrollment: ��1,400 National Affiliation: �� NAIA Conference Affiliation: ��Heart of America Athletic School Colors: ��Purple and Orange Nickname: �� Vikings Facility: �� Ashford Gymnasium 2007-08 Record: ��9-21 Head Coach: ��Chad Lance Alma Mater: �� Missouri Valley, ‘98 Sports Information Director: ��Tom Sandwith Sports Information FAX: ��(660) 831-4038 Sports Information Phone: ��(660) 831-4230 Web Page Address: �� http://www.moval.edu/ athletics Top Returning Player: Craig Jones, 5-9, Sr. G (12.9 ppg.)

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Career Leaders All-Time Leading Scorers

18. Tony King (‘84-’88) ��1341 19. Hollis Miller (‘72-’75) ��1246 20. Jerry Murphy (‘71-’75) ��1225 21. Chuck Allen (‘86-’90) ��1218 22. Steven Gum (‘04-’08) ��1205 23. Frank Bennett (‘01-’05) ��1178 24. Quinn Murphy (‘92-’96) ��1162 25. Kevin Wells (‘89-’94) ��1139 26. Shaun Bass (‘97-’00) ��1128 27. Kenneth Langston (‘89-’92) ��1107 28. Mike Blakeslee (‘83-’87) ��1091 29. Steve Grace (‘64-’68) ��1083 30. Arnold White (‘80-’84) ��1076 31. Kelvin Parham (‘82-’86) ��1072 32. Ralph Taylor (‘69-’73) ��1040 33. Charlie Crosby (‘52-’56) ��1034 34. Steve Hutchinson (‘66-’70) ��1021 35. Jim Kutz (‘86-’90) ��1021

36. Paul Hauck (‘71-’75) ��954 37. Bob Kohly (‘55-’59) ��952 38. Jerry Byrd (‘61-’65) ��938 39. Bruce Robbins (‘80-’82) ��928 40. Logan Bond (‘97-’00) ��907 41. Lawrence Washington (‘77-’79) ��905 42. David Snowden (‘74-’79) ��892 43. Kent Russell (‘78-’82) ��874 44. Jim Cumpton (‘59-’63) ��859 45. Darren Faulkner (‘87-’91) ��835 46. Collins Harris ('04-present) ��821 47. Eddie Thomas (‘72-’76) ��808 48. Marcus Peel (‘79-’81) ��806 49. Harlond Hauck (‘61-’65) ��774 50. Jasper Warren (‘85-’89) ��764

Single Season Scorers

17. Lonnie Holmes (‘92-’93) ��567 18. James Bone (‘77-’78) ��562 19. Collins Harris (‘07-’08) ��562 20. Matt Miller (‘00-’01) ��548 21. Mark Sparks (‘84-’85) ��546 22. Philip Mooberry (‘94-’95) ��543 23. Marcus Peel (‘80-’81) ��537 24. Collins Harris (‘06-’07) ��533 25. Hollis Miller (‘73-’74) ��533 26. Nate Quinn (‘78-’79) ��530 27. Bruce Robbins (‘80-’81) ��512 28. Matt Miller (‘01-’02) ��507 29. Chuck Allen (‘89-’90) ��506 30. Lonnie Holmes (‘91-’92) ��504 31. Chris Mortellaro (‘02-03) ��504 32. Charlie Crosby (‘54-’55) ��498 33. James Bone (‘78-’79) ��489

34. Marc Ridlen (‘82-’83) ��489 35. David Watson (‘89-’90) ��484 36. Quinn Murphy (‘95-’96) ��481 37. Marc Ridlen (‘83-’84) ��479 38. Roland Schultz (‘69-’70) ��477 39. James Bone (‘79-’80) ��477 40. Jerry Alexander (‘75-’76) ��476 41. Ted Young (‘84-’85) ��475 42. Ted Young (‘85-’86) ��474 43. Virgle Fredrick (‘69-’70) ��473 44. Jerry Murphy (‘73-’74) ��466 45. Nate Quinn (‘77-’78) ��465 46. Lawrence Washington (‘78-’79) ��455 47. Jim McKnight (‘58-’59) ��453 48. Mike Carter (‘78-’79) ��450 49. Lawrence Washington (‘77-’78) ��450

7. Tony King (‘84-’88) ��841 8. Shaun Bass (‘97-’00) ��819 9. Jerry Alexander (‘75-’79) ��789 10. Roland Schultz (‘67-’71) ��788 11. Chris Mortellaro (‘00-’04) ��745 12. Hollis Miller (‘72-’75) ��698

13. Ralph Taylor (‘69-’73) ��664 14. Chuck Allen (‘86-’90) ��648 15. Arnold White (‘80-’84) ��647 16. David Snowden (‘74-’78) ��637 17. Mike Blakeslee (‘83-’87) ��630 18. Jim Williams (‘63-’67) ��579

9. James Bone (‘77-’78) ��297 10. Kevin Wells (‘93-’94) ��288 11. Mike Carter (‘77-’78) ��287 12. Marc Ridlen (‘82-’83) ��286 13. James Bone (‘77-’79) ��284 14. Gail Fredrick (‘67-’68) ��274 15. Jerry Murphy (‘74-’75) ��267 16. James Bone (‘76-’77) ��264

17. Terry Cheadle (‘88-’89) ��263 18. Tony King (‘85-’86) ��259 19. Lonnie Holmes (‘94-’95) ��257 20. Marc Ridlen (‘83-’84) ��256 21. James Bone (‘79-’80) ��251 22. Lonnie Holmes (‘93-’94) ��250

1. Lonnie Holmes (‘91-’95) ��2341 2. Jerry Alexander (‘75-’79) ��2280 3. Matt Miller (‘98-’02) ��2024 4. Nate Quinn (‘76-’80) ��1935 5. James Bone (‘76-’80) ��1920 6. Collins Harris (‘04-‘08) ��1910 7. Virgle Fredrick (‘66-’70) ��1794 8. Ted Young (‘83-’87) ��1780 9. Roland Schultz (‘67-’71) ��1633 10. Tom Deffebaugh (‘81-’85) ��1598 11. Chris Mortellaro (‘00-’04) ��1582 12. Brent Stuckey (‘71-’75) ��1568 13. Gail Fredrick (‘65-’69) ��1559 14. Philip Mooberry (‘92-’95) ��1508 15. Jim McKnight (‘56-’60) ��1473 16. Marc Ridlen (‘80-’84) ��1448 17. Jasen Fronabarger (‘95-’99) ��1411 1. Chris Mortellaro (‘03-’04) ��693 2. Dan Carson (‘88-’89) ��678 3. Lonnie Holmes (‘93-94) ��663 4. Kelvin Parham (‘85-’86) ��647 5. Jerry Alexander (‘77-’78) ��644 6. Hollis Miller (‘72-’73) ��644 7. Virgle Fredrick (‘67-’68) ��612 8. Lonnie Holmes (‘94-’95) ��607 9. Philip Mooberry (‘93-’94) ��600 10. Jerry Alexander (‘76-’77) ��589 11. Matt Miller (‘99-’00) ��584 12. Ted Young (‘86-’87) ��582 13. Tom Deffebaugh (‘84-’85) ��576 14. Jerry Alexander (‘78-’79) ��571 15. Collins Harris (‘05-’06) ��569 16. Nate Quinn (‘79-’80) ��567

All-time Leading Rebounding Leaders

1. James Bone (‘76-’80) ��1096 2. Gail Fredrick (‘65-’69) ��958 3. Lonnie Holmes (‘91-’95) ��924 4. Kevin Wells (‘89-’94) ��887 5. Marc Ridlen (‘80-’84) ��860 6. Jerry Murphy (‘71-’75) ��855

Single Season Rebounders

1. Mark Sparks (‘84-’85) ��347 Jim Williams (‘65-’66) ��347 3. Hollis Miller (‘73-’74) ��336 David Watson (‘89-’90) ��336 5. Jerry Murphy (‘75-’76) ��325 6. Hollis Miller (‘72-’73) ��321 7. Kevin Wells (‘92-’93) ��314 8. Chris Mortellaro (‘03-’04) ��307

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Drury Panther Records All-Time Assist Leaders

1. Paul Hauck (‘71-’75) ��793 2. Ted Young (‘83-’87) ��774 3. Kent Russell (‘78-’82) ��601

Single Season Assist Leaders

1. Ted Young (‘84-’85) ��240 2. Paul Hauck (‘72-’73) ��238

3-Point Field Goals Made

4. Nate Quinn (‘76-’80) ��514 5. Jerry Alexander (‘75-’79) ��463 6. Brandon Kimbrough (‘04-’07) ��434

7. Lawrence Washington (‘77-’79) ��415

3. Paul Hauck (‘74-’75) ��223 4. Lawrence Washington (‘78-’79) ��215

5. Bill Johnson (‘82-’83) ��214 Ted Young (‘86-’87) ��214

1. Matt Miller (‘98-’02) . . . 351 2. Steven Gum (‘04-’08) �� 277

3. Jasen Fronabarger (‘95-’99) ��244

All-Time Won-Lost Record: ��(2145 games) 1342-821, .626 pct. Most Games Played, Season: ��36; 1984-85 (26-10) Fewest Games Played, Season: ��6; 1910-11 (5-1) and 1911-12 (4-2) Most Games Won, Season: �� 33; 1978-79 (lost 2) Fewest Games Lost, Season: �� 1; 1909-10 (won 6) Most Home Games Played, Season: �� 20 1985-86 (16-4), and 1989-90 (18-2) Most Road Games Played, Season: ��23; 1978-79 (33-2) Most Consecutive Games Won, Season: �� 20; 1977-78 Most Consecutive Games Lost, Season: ��8, 1961-62 Most Consecutive Home Games Won: �� 34; 1999-00, 2000-01 Most Consecutive Home Games Won, Season: �� 17; 1977-78 Best Winning Percentage, Season: ��.943 1978-79 (33-2) Drury Team Records Most Points, Season: ��3013, 1977-78 Most Points, Game: ��129; vs. Lincoln University, Feb. 20, 2002 (129-89) Highest Scoring Average, Season: �� 91.3; 1977-78 Highest Average Margin of Victory: ��16.7 points; 1969-70 Greatest Margin of Victory, Game: ��75; vs. St. John’s (Kans.), Feb. 13, 1985 (118-43) Greatest Margin of Defeat, Game: ��53; vs. Rockhurst, Jan. 23, 1964 (73-126) Most Field Goals, Season: �� 1218; 1977-78 Most Field Goals, Game: �� 52; at Lincoln, Jan. 5, 1978 (117-101) and vs. Marymount, Jan. 23, 1978 (125-99) Most Free Throws Made, Season: �� 668; 1993-94 Most Free Throws Made, Game: �� 46; vs. Arkansas Baptist at MSSC, Dec. 6, 1986 (56 attempted) Most 3 Pt. Field Goals Attempted, Season: �� 560; 2003-04 Most 3 Pt. Field Goals Made, Season: �� 255; 1989-90 Most 3 Pt. Field Goals Attempted, Game: ��30; at Quincy College (Ill.), Feb. 23, 1990 Most 3 Pt. Field Goals Made, Game: ��17; vs. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) Feb. 12, 1990 Best Field Goal Percentage, Season: ��.533 (1110-2083); 1984-85 Best Field Goal Percentage, Game: ��.705 (31-44); at Missouri Southern State College, Jan. 26, 1964 Best Free Throw Percentage, Season: ��.747 (613-821); 1994-95 Best Free Throw Percentage, Game: ��1.000 (17-17); at William Jewell College, Jan. 20, 1961 Most Rebounds, Season: �� 1431; 1978-79 Highest Rebound Average, Season: �� 47.6; 1972-73 Most Rebounds, Game: �� 86; vs. Missouri Valley College, Feb. 22, 1969 Most Personal Fouls, Season: �� 651; 1977-78 Most Personal Fouls, Game: �� 37; vs. College of the Ozarks; Nov. 19, 1977

4. Kenneth Langston (‘89-’92) ��201

Drury Individual Records Most Games Played, Career: ��134, Mike Blakeslee, 1983-87 Most Drury Victories Played In, Career: �� 99; Mike Blakeslee, 1983-87 Most Drury Games Started: �� 127; Ted Young, 1983-87 Most Points, Career: ��2341; Lonnie Holmes, 1991-95 Most Points, Season: ��693; Chris Mortellaro, 2003-04 Most Points, Freshman Season: ��504; Lonnie Holmes, 1991-92 Most Points, Game: ��45; Steve Grace, at Missouri Valley College, Feb. 20, 1965 Most Field Goals, Career: �� 984; Jerry Alexander, 1975-79 Most Field Goals, Season: ��297; Dan Carson, 1988-89 Most Field Goals, Game: �� 19; Steve Grace, at Missouri Valley, Feb. 29, 1965 Best Field Goal Percentage, Career: �� .624; Shaun Bass, 1996-00 Best Field Goal Percentage, Season: ��.661; Maxie Stamps, 2002-03 (125-189) Best Field Goal Percentage, Game: ��1.000 (12-12); Chris Mortellaro, (Minimum 10 attempts) vs. Lincoln University at Drury, Feb. 20, 2002 Most 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted, Career: ��612; Steven Gum, 2004-08 Most. 3-Pt. Field Goals Made, Career: �� 351; Matt Miller, 1998-02 Most 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted, Season: �� 218, Matt Miller, 1999-00 Most 3-Pt. Field Goals Made, Game: ��8, Steven Gum, 2006-07 Most 3-Pt. Field Goals Attempted, Game: ��15; Jasen Fronabarger, vs. Northwest Missouri, Nov. 22, 1997 Most 3-Pt. Field Goals Made, Game: �� 8; Steven Gum, at Indianapolis Jan. 26, 2008 Steven Gum, vs. Missouri-Rolla, Dec. 9, 2006 Tim Oetting, vs. McKendree College (Ill.), Jan. 27, 1990 & Matt Miller vs. Michigan - Dearburn Feb. 13, 1999 Most Free Throws Made, Career: ��710; Lonnie Holmes, 1991-95 Most Free Throws Made, Season: ��217; Chris Mortellaro, 2003-04 Most Free Throws Made, Game: �� 17; Chris Mortellaro, vs. Illinois-Springfield, Nov. 28, 2003 & Jerry Byrd, vs. Tarkio, Feb. 1, 1964 Best Free Throw Percentage, Career: ��.88.1 (371-421); Matt Miller (1998-02) Best Free Throw Percentage, Season: ��.900 (63-70); Matt Miller, 1998-99 Best Free Throw Percentage, Game: ��1.000 (15-15); Steve Hutchinson, vs. Tennessee State University at Quincy, Feb. 23, 1969 1.000 (15-15); Matt Miller, vs. Lincoln University, Feb. 22, 2001 Most Rebounds, Career: �� 1096; James Bone, 1976-80 Most Rebounds, Season: �� 347; Jim Williams 1965-66, and Mark Sparks, 1984-85 Most Rebounds, Game: �� 24; Hollis Miller, vs. West Georgia, Jan. 17, 1974

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Drury Panther Records Most Personal Fouls, Career: ��369; Mike Blakeslee, 1983-87 Most Personal Fouls, Season: �� 117; Mike Carter, 1978-79 Most Consecutive Field Goals Made: �� 15; Lawrence Washington, (12 vs. Missouri Western, March 4, 1978, and 3 vs. Rockhurst College, March 6, 1978) Most Consecutive Free Throws Made: �� 34, Matt Miller (Dec. 15, 2001 vs. U. of Central Oklahoma & Jan. 9, 2002 vs. St. Mary’s Univ.) Most Assists, Game: �� 17, Jim Kutz, vs. Rockhurst College, date 2-7-90 Most Assists, Season: �� 240; Ted Young, 1984-85 Most Assists, Career: �� 793; Paul Hauck, 1971-75 Weiser Gymnasium Records Most Points, Game, One Team: �� 129; Lincoln at Drury, 129-89, 2/20/02

Most Points, Game, Both Teams: ��224; Marymount at Drury, 125-99, 1-23-78 Most Points, Game, Drury Player: �� 40; Charlie Crosby, Drury; William Jewell at Drury, 2-6-56 Most Rebounds, Game, Drury Player: �� 24; Hollis Miller, West Georgia at Drury, 1-17-74 Fewest Points, Game, Opponent. . . . 32;Hannibal-LaGrange, 11.21.06 Two-Year Career Records Most Points: ��928; Bruce Robbins, 1980-82 Most Rebounds: �� 480; Mike Carter, 1977-79 Most Assists: ��415; Lawrence Washington, 1977-79 Most Personal Fouls: �� 218; Mike Carter, 1977-79 Best Field Goal Percentage, Career: ��.618; Maxie Stamps, 2002-04 (259-419)

Drury Honor Roll: All Time Roster A Reuben Ables (1979-80) Bill Abney (1951-52) William Acker (1932-33) James R. Acton (1937-38) R. W. Adams (1950-51) Jim Akers (1953-57) Davis Aldridge ( 1961-64) JERRY ALEXANDER (1975-79) Calvin Allen (1993-96) CHUCK ALLEN (1986-90) Dusty Allen (Present) Herman Allen (1973-74) Fabio de Almeida (1988-90) Bill Anderson (1952-53) Bob Anderson (1960-61) Cornelius Anderson (1944-45) Gower Anderson (1981-82) Harold Anderson (1938-39) Keven Anderson (1985-87) Bill Arnold (1952-53) Kevin Arnold ( 1984-85) Ray Aton ( 1935-36) B Alan Bailey (1934-37) Tim Banner (2000-01) Bob Barker (1941-42) Sherman Barthelmy (1999-01) Harry Basore (1935-38) Shaun Bass (1996-00) Fred Bates (1958-59) Jim Bauman (1968-69) Jim Beard (1951-53) J.C. Benage (1950-52) Bob Bennett (1938-39) Frank Bennett (2001-05) Tom Benton (1945-46) Bill Billings (1937-38) Bill R. Birkenback(1946-50) Jim Bishop (1968-69) Harry Black (1948-49) Tom Blackburn (1964-65) Mike Blakeslee ( 1983-87) Gale Blasingame (1933-37) Jack Bock ( 1950-51)

John Bogardus (1943-44) Tom Bollinger (1967-69) Logan Bond (1996-00) JAMES BONE (1976-80) Mac Bonebrake (1940-43) David Bonham (1977-79) Robert Boone (1978-82) Craig Boswell (1987-91) John Botchelder (1932-33) Jason Bottorf (2000-01) Jim Bottoroff ( 1948-49) Bob Brady (1957-58) Quinton Branch (2007-present) Ken Brandon (1970-71) Quinton Branch (Present) James Breazeale (1945-46) Jim Breedlove (1963-65) Joe Breshears (1953-55) Sean Brewer (1991-93) Micheal Brock (Present) Bob Brower (1947-51) Bob Brown (1948-49) Jimmy Brown (1941-43) Leland Brown (1956-58) Tim Brown (2005-present) Tom Bryant (1959-60) Brian Bubalo (1972-74) John Buhrmann (1979-80) Josh Burch (1996-98) Al Burdett ( 1959-60) Robert Burroughs(1933-34) Tim Burrows ( 1965-66) Leo Busch (1943-45) Paul Busick (1942-44) Larry Buzbee (1970-74) Jerry Byrd (1961-65) C Rick Caffey (1968-72) CHARLIE CAMPBELL (1955-57) Elwayne Campbell (1980-82) Dan Carson (1988-89) Bud Carter (1950-52) Mike Carter (1977-79) Tom Carter, Jr. (1951-52) Cory Casey (1995-96)

Phil Caster II (1986-89) Lyle Catron (1963-64) Bob Chaffin (1942-43) Wade Chase (1965-67) Terry Cheadle (1987-89) Jerry Cheek (1961-62) Kevin Cheffey (1987-91) Marcus Clayton (2000-02) Lew M. Clingan (1937-38) Jim Clouse (1953-54) William Coats (1933-34) Max Cochran (1925-26) Deric Cofield (1990-94) A.F. Cole (1943-44) Brett Collins (2006-Present) Matt Cooley (2004-05) Willie Cooper (1995-98) Deonte Cox (Present) Jack Cox (1965-68) Steve Cox (1983-87) Joe Coy (1924-25) Harold Craig (1984-86) Brent Creach (1997-00) Dale Creach (1960-61) David Creach (1971-75) Tyler Creach (2001-04) CHARLES CROSBY (1952-56) Grant Crow (1970-71) Jim Cumpton (1959-63) D Arthur Dalton (1933-34) William Dannevik (1932-33) Allen Davis (1925-26) Jay Davis (1959-61) Lyle Davis (1924-25) Steve Davis (1990-94) Monroe Decker (1924-25) TOM DEFFEBAUGH (1981-85) Kenny DeForest (2004-2006) Jerry DeGraffenreid (1967-68) Phillip de la Porte (1925-28) Darby Derry (1945-46) Thurman Denton (1982-86) Sam Dickey (1939-43) Dave Dillingham (1956-58)

Bob Divine (1930-31) Elvas Dixon (1926-27) Joe Dorr (1938-39) Frank Dow (1925-28) Steve Dowdy (1973-74) Ralph Duda III (2004-05) Kenny Dunlap (1950-53) Glenn A. Dunseth (1946-48) Frank Durbin (1966-68) Scott Dygert (2002-04) E Chris Ealim (2002-03) Amos Eblen (1926-27) Ray Edwards (1937-38) Shon Eilenstein (1997-01) Fred Eiserman (1942-43) Darryl Eldridge (1969-72) Scott Elliott (1973-77) John A. Ellis (1946-47) Eric Engel (1966-68) William English (1933-35) Matt Engstrom (2002-03) Jim Evans (1950-52) Eugene Everett (1945-48) David Everson (1988) JIMMY EWING (1934-38) F Jody Farthing (1996-97) Darren Faulkner (1987-91) Mike Faulkner (1975-76) Jim Fehrenbach (1994) Jack Finersh (1948-49) Murray Finn (1943-44) Virgil Fieker (1937-41) Al Filer (1982-84) Jerry Fite (1957-61) Chad Fleming (2004) Richard Focht (1933-34) Ben Forrester (1995-97) Max Forsythe (1937-39) Cory Foster (1991-95) Alan Fowler (1935-36) Bill Francis (1959-60) GAIL FREDRICK (1965-69) VIRGLE FREDRICK (1966-70)

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Flavius “Doc” Freeman (1928-32) Joe Freund (1955-57) Larry Freund (1955-57) Roy Freund (1950-52) Jasen Fronabarger (1995-99) Ancel Fry (1957-59) G Darrell Gaines (1959-61) Ryan Galli (1965-67) Filip Garrett (2001-04) Gene Garst (1944-45) Stuart Geek (1933-34) Bob Gentry (1941-42) John Geyer (1925-26) Joe Gideon (1979-81) Elmer Gilmer (1950-52) Danny Gilmore (1967-68) Mike Gilmore (1963-66) Thurman Gish (1933-34) Terry Glascow (1969-70) Robert Glenn (1933-35) John Goodwin (1959-63) Rod Gorman (1983-87) Don Gose (1940-41) Charles Gosney (1951-53) Bill Gould (1961-66) Don Gose ( 1939-42) STEVE GRACE (1964-67) John Graham (1994-98) Jamel Grant (2007-present) Kyle Green (2001-02) Leon Greene (1964-67) Brad Gregory (1974-78) Paul Gregory (present) Phil Griffin (1989-91) Steven Gum (2004-08) H Chris Hadley (1963-65) Dusty Hagewood (2005-2006) Larry Hale (1960-62) Tom Halferty (1977-79) Eric Hall ( 1977-79) Robbie Hall (1982-86) Brian Hamilton (1994-95) Merle Hammond (1936-37)

DRURY PANTHERS BASKETBALL Donald Hancock (1999-00) Jerry Handley (1929-31) Bill Hanks (1944-45,48-50) BILL HARDING (1950-54) Curtis Hargus (1975-79) Gene Harmon (1973-75) Collins Harris (2004-08) Jim Harrison (1948-49) Harlond Hauck (1961-65) Paul Hauck (1971-75) Brad Hayes (1989-93) Micheal Hayes (1985-86) Lloyd Hayworth (1952-54) Cleetis Helms (1938-39) Terry Henderson (1961-65) Brian Henry (2003-04) Kent Herring (1998-99) Tom Hicks (1959-60) Bob Hill (1950-51) Phil Hoff (1943-44) Ron Hogue (1973-77) Dave Holman (1957-61) LONNIE HOLMES (1991-95) Wayne Hooker (1931-32) Ron Hoover (1958-59) Damon Hopkins (1986-87) Isaac Horton (2001-03) James Horton (1924-26) Sid Hoskins (1955-58) Leroy Howard (1944-45) John Hulston (1932-33) Guy Hunter (1981-82) Gary Hurd (1973-75) Floyd Hurst (1964-66) Gordon Hurst (1952-55) William E. Hurst (1947-48) Jonathan Huskisson (2006-07) Gene Hutchens (1943-44) Mike Hutchinson (1968-69) STEVE HUTCHINSON (1966-70) I Chris Ijames (2005-present) Mario Ivic (2000-02) J Ross Jackson (present) Bob James (1933-35, 37-38) Chris James (1994-95) Craig James (1980-82) JACK JAMES (1936-40) Jack Jarrett (1937-38, 40-42) Princeton Jiles (2003-04) DeAndre’ Johnson (2000-02) Chuck Johnson (1964-65) Michael Johnson (1982-84) Steve Johnson (1967-68) York Johnson (1924-25) Bill Johnston (1981-83) Doug Jones (1978-79) Gary Jones (1963-64) Jason Jones (2005-07) Jim Julian (1947-50) K John Kiefer ( 1948-54) Gary Kell (1964-65) Kasey Keltner (1995-96) Kim Keltner (1970-71) Frank Kerr (1924-25) John Kessinger (1951-52) Brandon Kimbrough (2004-2007) Harry Kime (1927-28) Edward King (1993-94) Tony King (1984-88) Rex Kirkman (1933-34) Harold Kirkpatrick (1959-60)

Joe Kissee (2004-2005) Jimmy Knowles (1939-40) Noel Koelling (1954-57) Bob Kohly (1955-59) David Kremling (1987-89) Sky Kurlbaum (1977-79) Jim Kutz (1986-90) L Joseph Laflen (1993-95) Kenneth Langston (1989-92) Lorenzo Lasley (2004-2006) Foster Latimer ( 1929-30) Ray Lavender (1968-71) Bill Lee (1961-63) La’Cross Lee (1998-00) Dave Lewis (1950-51) John Lindsay (1934-35) Herby Lohmeyer (1944-45) Dominique Long (present) Derrick Lowe (1981-82) Rob Loyed (1974-77) Myron L. Luginbill (1947-48) Ron Lumpe (1957-60) M Randy Magers (1966-67) Don Magness (1960-61) Troy Major (1963-64) David Manning (1935-37) Tommy Mapes (1951-52) Jack Martin (1951-53) Charles Mason (1957-58) Murwyn Mason (1926-30) Robert Masters (1942-43, 45-46) Al Mayden (1924-27) Marc Mayer (1998-02) Jim McAlear (1967-69) Tom McAlear (1968-71) Hobert McBride (1927-29) Patrick McCallop (1994-96) Jason McConnell (1990-92) Keith McCullough (present) David McCurry (1980-81) Ed McCurtain (1962-64) John McFarland (1964-65) Kenny McPherson (1996-97) Anton McKinney (2002-04) Bill McKinney (1951-52) JIM MCKNIGHT (1956-60) Jerome McLaughlin (1980-81) Max Mease (1960-61) Robert Mehrle (1924-26) Ricky Meinhold (present) Harold Miller (1932-33) Robert Mitchell (1926-30) Edwin Mitchell (1932-35) Hollis Miller (1972-75) Matt Miller (1998-02) Dennon Mitchell (present) Ke’Lan Mitchell (1999-02) Jeff Mitchum (1973-74) PHILIP MOOBERRY (1992-95) Jim Moon (1951-52) Dave Moore (1934-39) Howard Moore (1966-68) Mark Moore (1971-72) Ralph Morgan (1955-58) Jacob Morlan (2007-08) Brandon Morris (2000-02) Chris Mortellaro (2000-04) Fred Moseley (1926-28) Tori Moseley (1991-93) Brad Moulder (1997-00) Jim Moulder (1965-66) Jerry Murphy (1972-76)

Quinn Murphy (1992-96) N Robert Nadal (1931-34) Harry Neale (1924-27) Tom Nee (1937-40) Alfred Nelson (2007-present) Richard Nelson (1937-38) Dwight Newman (1954-55) John Newman (1996-97) Cory Nibert (1999-00) Charley Nichols (1943-44, 46-47) Kevin Nicholson (1998-00) Clyde Noel (1953-56) Jim Noel (1957-58) Johnny North (1934-39) O Tim Oetting (1986-69) Duncan Ogilvie (2000-02) Dave Oliver (1960-61) Jim Oliver (1954-55) Jim Onkin (1948-49) David O’Reilly (1968-71) Larry O’Reilly (1965-68) Bill Overby (1948-50) P Charles Pace (1968-69) John Palacios (1992-94) Steve Palmer (1959-60) Kelvin Parham (1982-86) Bob Paris (1950-51) Bill Parker (1948-50) Bill Parker (1956-57) Charles Parker (1957-58) Ben Parnell (1935-37) Wayne Parry (1972-74) Jim Patton (1948-49) Frank Paul (1958-59) Chris Paulsell (1995-99) Jack Peacher (1959-62) Ray Pearce (1960-61) MARCUS PEEL (1979-81) Dylan Peltier (2006-08) Ben Pendergrass (2000-04) Charles Penn, Jr.(1976-80) Rex Perkins (1948-51) Jim Peters (1949-50) Don Peterson (1965-68) Bill Pettit (1939-42) Keith Piersawl (1988-89) Jim Planer (1964-65) Mike Plate (1980-84) Joe Pogue (1943-44,46-47) Tony Pollard (1995-99) Josh Pope (present) Melvin Porter (1980-81) Tim Porter (1979-80) Allan Potts (1971-75) Mark Powell (1963-64) Wes Pratt (1971-73) Johnny Proctor (1944-45) Q-R Karl Quinn (1983-86) NATHANIEL QUINN (1976-80) Ron Rackers (1990-91) Leo Rader (1950-51) Randy Rader (1969-72) Shelby Raney (1926-27) Paul Ray (1929-33) Bob Reasoner (1983-84) Samuel Reddick (1946-47) Ryan Reid (2007-08) Kenley Richardson(1931-33) MARC RIDLEN (1980-84) Shane Rizzo (2003-04)

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Bill Roark (1946-47) Bruce Robbins (1980-82) Russell Roberson(1926-29) JACK ROBERTS (1945-48) Jim Robertson (1963-64) Marvin Robinson (1933-34) Anthony Rodebush(1994-96) Tyler Rogers (2001-05) Duane Rohlfing (1951-52) Kim Rohlfing (1974-78) Zach Roling (2006-2007) Bud Routh (1958-59) Junior Roweton (1961-63) Gary Ruhl (1969-71) Kent Russell (1978-82) Steve Rutledge (1971-75) S Brandon Sanders (1998-00) Phil Sandfort (1955-56) Semon Sandven (1945-46) Larue Savage (1940-43) Joe Schmalhorst (1945-46) Gene Schmidtlein (1944-47) Bob Schupback (1951-52) Gary Sell (1972-76) Shelley Sellers (1979-83) Dave Shannahan (1952-56) Jim Shannahan (1955-57) Larry Shertz (1965-66) Harrison Shipman (1938-39) Tom Shipp (1938-40) Marion Shrout (1956-57) ROLAND SHULTZ (1967-71) Justin Sinning (1998-99) Herb Simpson (1937-38) Bryan Sloan (1991-93) Roy Smalley (1942-44) Bill Smith (1948-52) Bill O. Smith (1947-53) Denton Smith (1929-30) Warren Smith (1986-87) Larry Snedeker (1964-65) David Snowden (1974-78) Mark Sparks (1984-85 ) Don Spurgeon (1961-62) John Squbb (1950-51) Jim Stafford (1963-65) Harry Staley (1959-60) Maxie Stamps (2002-04) Brian Stanfield (1985-90) Robert Steele (1933-35) Matt Stell (2002-2006) Jim Street (1963-65) Jerry Stribling (1951-52) Dick Strobach (1934-35) BRENT STUCKEY (1971-75) Eldon Sturgeon (1933-34) Randy Swearengin (1978-80) T Thomas Tagye (1994-96) Ralph Taylor (1969-73) Randy Taylor (1979-80) Brad Teague (1997-98) Randy Teague (1965-69) Mark Thoenen (1971-73) Alvin Thomas (2004-05) Eddie Thomas (1972-76) Kevin Thomas (2003-05) Andrew Thompson (1995-96) George Thompson (1940-43, 46-47) George Thompson (1966-67) James Thompson (1937-38) Lynn Thompson (1971-72) Miles Thompson (1990-94)

41 Ricky Thompson (1995-96) W.G. Tracy (1943-46) Wiley W. Tracy (1947-48) Byron Tucker (1963-64) V Tim Vanatta (1969-70) Bob Vance (1957-58) Kyle Vaughan (present) Bill Vernon (1944-47) Don Vincent (1975-79) Bill Virdon (1949-50) Bob Vorderbrug (1956-57) W Walter Waits (1931-33) Thad Wakeman (1928-32) Antoine Walker (1998-99) Charlie Walker (1966-70) Wilbur Walker (1932-33) Franklin Walstrand (1947-51) Tyler Ward (2006-2007) Gary Warren (1969-70) Jasper Warren (1985-89) Lawrence Washington (1977-79) David Waters (1994-94) David Watson (1989-90) Leo Weaver (1946-49) Kevin Weems (1978-80) John Weiser (1950-52) John Weist (1951-55) Anthony Welcome (1996-97) William Welsh (1984-85) Kevin Wells (1989-94) Josh Wemlinger (2005-2007) Carl West (1925-28) Herb Weston (1947-49) John Weston (1969-70) EUGENE “PEACHES” WESTOVER (1933-38) Roy Wheatley (1925-26) Harold Wheeler (1927-28, 30-31) Joe Wheeler (1944-46) Mike Wheeler (1974-75) Adam White (2005-present) Albert White (1935-38) ARNOLD WHITE (1980-84) Bob White (1960-63) Steve White (1960-61) Bob Whitman (1968-69) Lee Wilder (1974-78) Fred Wilke (1953-54) Jeff Williams (1987-89) Jim Williams (1963-67) Jon Williams (1991-93) Darryl Wilson (2002-03) Don Wilson (1963-64) Terry Wilson (1961-62) John Wolff (1954-59) Bruce Woodring (1957-58) Weldon Woods (1938-39) William Woody (1945-46) Ed Wright (1978-80) Floyd Wright (1966-68) Garrett Wright (1934-36) Lloyd Wright (1966-67) Jay Wright (1930-32) John Wylie (1961-62) Y-Z TED YOUNG (1983-87) Marcelo Zamagni (1987-91) Hall of Fame Members in Bold and Caps

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1978-79 NAIA National Championship Season

The 1978-79 Drury Panthers exemplified the concept of “team chemistry” from the first game of the season, a 120-86 thumping of Baker University on Nov. 21, 1978 in Weiser Gym, to the national championship game, a 60-54 win over Henderson State University played on March 17 in Kansas City’s Kemper Arena. And each year since that championship season, discussions have revolved around who was the most important cog of that 1979 championship machine. Quite simply, the consensus has been that if any piece was missing, the ‘79 team would have never finished 33-2 and won the NAIA national title. Take a quick look at the starting team that Panther head coach Jerry Kirksey put on the floor every night: a “Fab Five” that has set the standard to which every Drury team since has been compared. Jerry Alexander and Nate Quinn, the “Boley (Okla.) Connection” that brought so much success and excitement to the program

for four years; James Bone, the silent enforcer from Tennessee who was called with good reason “the chairman of the boards”; and, a pair of transfers, Lawrence Washington and Mike Carter, who helped the 1977-78 Panthers earn a #1 national ranking, a 29-4 record and a quarterfinal finish at the ‘78 NAIA national tournament...and who helped set the stage for 1978-79. All five starters averaged in double figures that year: Alexander (16.3 ppg.), Quinn (15.1 ppg.), Bone (13.9 ppg.), Washington and Carter (12.9 ppg.). Lady Luck also followed the 1979 team with all five starters avoiding major injuries. But a talented support cast was there whenever called upon. Kevin Weems, Doug Jones, Don Vincent and Charlie Penn formed a solid support force for the frontline while Kent Russell, Curtis Hargus, Eric Hall and Randy Swearengin provided depth in the backcourt. Anyway you look at it, 1978-79 was a memorable season and the five games played on five consecutive March nights at Kansas www.drurypanthers.com

City’s Kemper Arena provided the Panther faithful, the city of Springfield and all of southwest Missouri an excitement that may never be surpassed. Whether it was national tournament MVP Washington’s 15 rebounds in the title game, national tournament Hustle Award Winner and towel-waving Carter’s overall effort, All-American Alexander’s spectacular 31-point performance in the Panthers’ 89-84 quarterfinal win over Briar Cliff, All-American Bone’s 20-point performance the next night in Drury’s victory over Midwestern State, or All-American Nate Quinn’s steady play, timely scoring and overall poise....the fact remains that the 1978-79 Drury basketball Panthers brought an energy to the Drury campus and an excitement to southwest Missouri that will continue to endure. - Dan Cashel, Drury assistant athletic director, compliance director and former SID

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PANTHER LEVEL Bob and Linda Brock Warren and Anne Davis Anita Hunter Steve and Leslie Orman Tom and Pam Stout

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DIAMOND LEVEL Jim and Jeanette Hutcheson Randy Magers Mark Ringenberg PLATINUM LEVEL Ancell and Karen Atkins Sharon Barber Carol Langsford, MD Publications Ken Meyer, Meyer Communications David O’Reilly, O’Reilly Automotive George Thompson, Thompson Sales Lynn and Karen Thompson, Thompson Sales Jim Young, Bus Andrews Trucking Equipment Jim and Carol Young, Young Insurance Services GOLD LEVEL M.D. Bonebrake John and Jacquie Dushko Jim Ferguson, The Beer Company Don Gose Steve and Ann Grace Mike Long, Goose-Creek Publishing Ron and Catherine Neville Todd and Betty Parnell Bill and Marie Prater Steve Rice Randy and Cathy VanLanduyt Gary Yost SILVER LEVEL Elese Anthony Ross Ausburn, Southern Mo Containers Debbie Baldwin, Baldwin Transportation Stanley Ball John and Susan Boeckman Tim Carter, Southwest By-Products, Inc. Milton Chamberlain Dave and Sue Ann Childers Mark Clippard, State Farm Insurance Betty Dickey Ed and Vickie Donnell Wes and Patty Dunn Roy Edge Steve Edwards Carl and Donna Evans John and Marty Fogelsong, D.D. Hamilton Co., Inc. Gail Fredrick Everett French

David and Sandra Gibbs Lee and Liz Godwin Earl and Shirley Hackett Bob Hammons Bill and Louise Harding Bud Hesser Ed and Mary Howard Steve and Becky Ijames Kurt and Kim Keltner Paul and Dyanne Kirk Eddie Lee Fred Lethco Tom and Saunny Lynch Russ Marquart, Empire Bank Marc Mayer Jim and Leslie McCullough Jim McLeod Betty Meacheam Don and Roberta Monday Jack Muench, Bank of Missouri Brad Oliver Bill and Carole Ann Owen Walter S. Pettit Jerry and Jeanne Redfern Terry Reynolds, C. Arch Bay Company Ed Rice, Ozarks Coca-Cola/ Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. Ken and Carol Rogers Wayne and Jo Scheer Steve and Carol Scott Georgia Shaffer Phillip Shannon Thomas and Verna Short Tom Singleton Danny and Pam Southard Bobbi Springer Jim and Amy Squires, Southern Materials Co. Elizabeth Swinney Scott and Kim Thomas Robert and Judy Martin Thompson Wally and Connie Thompson William Turner, Great Southern Bank Gary Vaughan Bill Wasson Robert C. Wheeler Bill and Roberta Wilson RED LEVEL Sandra L. Allen Donald and Delores Biggers Mike Blakeslee Loren and Nancy Broaddus Ernest and Sandra Brown Jeanine Campbell Leo Carroll John W. Duke Jane and Richard Dunn Mark and Laura Haseltine Ken and Mary Ann Herfkens

Stan and Peggy Jinks Harry and Christine Johnson Johnny and Gerri Johnson Jerry and Carolyn Julian William W. Kiefer Kenneth Knabb Bob McBride, The Courts James and Sharon Miller Butch Morris Charles and Karen Pace Jack and Michele Peacher John and Sandra Pierpont Richard and Mary Ann Rebori Tim and Kim Reese Stephen and Krissie Stewart Gene and Patsy Summers Janet and Bill Trotter DRURY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS… A & J Printing Aladdin Food Services Andy’s Frozen Custard Baldwin Trucking Bales Construction Company Bank of Bolivar Cantrell-Barnes Printing Citizen’s Bank of Rogersville Comfort Inn – Battlefield Road Cox Health Systems Davis Properties Doe’s Eat Place Doubletree Hotel of Springfield Goose Creek Publishing Great Southern Bank Guaranty Bank Har-Bell Houlihan’s Inland Printing KY3/The Ozarks’ CW McCann Printing Meyer Communications Mike Wingo Photography Millwood Golf and Racquet Club O’Reilly Automotive Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling Co. Pizza Hut Play It Again Sports Race Brothers Farm and Home Supply Reliable Chevrolet Rib Crib Rivals Casual Grille Sleep Inn Springfield Cardinals The Courts E-Zone The Team Advertising Thompson Sales The Vision Clinic Watkins Outdoor Youngblood Nissan

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Drury University: Educating Leaders for Communities Near and Far

As the first institution of higher education in southwestern Missouri, Drury holds a unique place in the Springfield community. Beginning with its founding in 1873 by a group of Congregationalists, Drury has welcomed a diverse student body, offering unusual opportunity for its time to women and American Indians. Anyone up to the challenge, the founders seemed to say, should be able to partake of intellectual nourishment. As the 20th century progressed, so did Drury. In addition to extending its reach and reputation as a liberal arts college, Drury became the first in the region to offer courses tailored for

working professionals. In the 1990s, Drury recognized the need for students to be able to spot economic and cultural trends on a global scale; a new curriculum, Global Perspectives 21, accomplishes that goal. With the School of Education and Child Development, Breech School of Business Administration and Hammons School of Architecture, Drury moved into a class known as the “New American College,” where profession-oriented education is layered over a strong liberal arts foundation. Drury is divided into two main divisions: Drury College, which serves 1,600 traditional full-time undergraduates, and the College of Graduate and Continuing Studies (CGCS), which offers classes to more than 3,000 adult professional, non-traditional and part-time students in 25 majors and five master’s programs. CGCS offers classes in Springfield, online and at seven satellite campuses in central and southwestern Missouri. Among the majors and programs offered in Drury College, science, pre-medical and pre-health-science programs

are among the most popular. Partnerships with the University of Missouri-Columbia, St. Louis University and the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine help exceptional students gain early admission to medical, osteopathic and law schools. Engineering and occupational therapy students can earn two degrees through a fiveyear program with Drury and Washington University in St. Louis. Drury’s exceptional resources are dedicated to a single purpose: educating bright students who will become the next generation of leaders. From its oldest alumnus to the newest graduates, this service to community is a vital part of Drury University.

Mission Statement

Drury is an independent university, churchrelated, grounded in the liberal arts tradition and committed to personalized education in a community of scholars who value the arts of teaching and learning.

Education at Drury seeks…

• to cultivate spiritual sensibilities and imaginative faculties as well as ethical insight and critical thought • to liberate persons to participate responsibly in and contribute to life in a global community • to foster the integration of theoretical and practical knowledge.

Goals & Objectives

Adopted by the faculty and board of trustees, Spring 1989

The goal of the Drury University Athletic Department is to provide student-athletes an opportunity to compete in an intercollegiate athletic program that is an integral part of their educational experiences and in consonance with Drury’s Mission Statement. • • • • • • • • •

Operate a program that maintains the highest integrity and standards of conduct. Produce winning teams that are competitive on a national level. Prepare individuals for the competitive and stressful aspects of life. Instill positive attitudes for goal setting and achievement within each athlete. Maintain strong public relations through the sports information office and booster clubs. Maintain a safe, healthy, drug-free athletic program. Provide opportunities for as many students as possible. Promote good sportsmanship by all members of the Drury community. Maintain high graduation rates for all athletic programs.

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Drury University Athletic Facilities

When it comes to available athletic facilities, Drury’s studentathletes can take pride in knowing they play and practice in and on some of the best in the nation on the NCAA Division II level.That claim will only get stronger with the proposed addition of the $16 million O’Reilly Family Event Center, with final fund-raising efforts near completion and construction to begin soon on the state-of-the-art, 3,200-seat facility expected to begin in early 2009. The OFEC will serve as the home for both the tradition-rich Drury men’s and women’s basketball programs as well as Panthers volleyball, joining a long list of quality venues the DU squads call home. That includes the refurbished Meador Park and Thompson Field facilities in south Springfield for Drury baseball and softball, respectively; the fine Harrison Stadium artificially-turf facility that is home to the Drury soccer squads; and, of course, historic Weiser Gym, the current, 2,200-seat home of the Panther basketball and volleyball programs. Adjacent to Weiser Gym is the Hutchens Health, Physical Education and Recreation Center which houses the Breech Pool, home of the perennial national champion Drury men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads, as well as Mabee Gym, a varsity practice and student recreational facility. Drury’s highly competitive men’s and women’s golf teams also benefit from practicing and playing on some of the best courses in the Midwest, including Highland Springs Country Club, site of the annual Nationwide Tour stop in Springfield, as well as Hickory Hills Country Club, Twin Oaks Country Club, Millwood Golf and Racquet Club and the Rivercut Golf Course, the latter one of the top public courses in America. The highly successful Panthers tennis squads both call the fabulous Cooper Tennis Complex home. The award-winning facility features 12 indoor courts as well as a plethora of outdoor surfaces, including a stadium court that serves as home for the Springfield Lasers of World Team Tennis. Drury athletes stay in playing shape by working out at the Barber Fitness

Center, a state-of-the-art weight room and fitness facility located just off of Weiser Gym and made possible several years ago by the generous donation from Sharon Barber, a long-time Drury athletics booster. Members of the Drury baseball and softball teams as well as the golf squads also take advantage of the Tindle Mills facility, an indoor training area complete with batting cages, weight room with exercise equipment, and plenty of space for the players to get their workouts in when weather forces them indoors. When injuries unfortunately do call, the athletes from Drury’s 17 intercollegiate sports squads receive training help in the Hutchens HPER from full-time certified head athletic trainer Erin Kineman as well as assistants Summer Stewart and Jeff Paden and a host of student assistants. The Panthers’ team physicians are Drs. Michael Hartman and Ryan Snyder, orthopedic specialists with the Bone and Joint Center of the Cox Medical Centers system. Together, the Drury training team helps to ensure that the 270-plus athletes on campus receive the best possible care in terms of athletic injury prevention and rehabilitation. Like the DU basketball and volleyball squads, the training staff will move to the OFEC when available for a spacious, modernized rehabilitation and training center.

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DRURY BASKETBALL AND THE MEDIA In a manner befitting their status as one of the top NCAA Division II basketball programs in the country, the Drury Panthers enjoy a level of media coverage unlike most college teams at their level. Drury’s games and player features appear on a regular basis in The Springfield News-Leader, a daily newspaper with circulation figures of more than 65,000 weekdays and approaching 100,000 on weekends. The Panthers also are fortunate to have their scores, highlights and features shown after all home games on all four Springfield television stations – KYTV (NBC), KOLR (CBS), KSFX (Fox) and KSPR (ABC), where the sports directors of each station can be found on a regular basis witnessing the action at Weiser Gym. In addition, the Panthers have continued their annual relationship with KY-3 and its sister station, The Ozarks’ CW, to carry two live live televised games again this season – the January 2 showdown with Quincy and the February 14 contest against Missouri Science and Technology. Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Ned Reynolds will once again be on the play-by-play duties with his long-time trusty sidekick, Tom Mast, providing the color commentary as Drury continues to be one of the few D-II programs in the country to feature live, local telecasts. The Drury radio team for 2008-09 – with all games once again carried on the 100,000-watt signal of the Ozarks’ sports giant, JOCK 98.7 FM - will be a tag-team of familiar faces and voices to listeners throughout the Ozarks.

Returning to the microphone for his second season of calling the action for the Panthers and Lady Panthers is veteran Tom Ladd, but with a twist – his new radio partner is long-time local radio personality and a former Panther broadcaster who returns to the booth, Mike Edwards. Edwards, host of the new “Edwards A.M. In The Afternoon” program on The JOCK, was once the Drury radio announcer before switching to public address duties for Lady Panther home games. Now he’s back

behind the mic with Ladd, providing Drury a tremendous setup with two of the veteran voices of local sports calling all of the action. They will also team throughout the year to host the “Drury Panthers Basketball Show” live from its new home, Rivals Casual Grille, in south Springfield. The weekly program alternates with a Panthers/Lady Panthers theme throughout the season and includes insight from coaches Steve Hesser and Steve Harold as well as player interviews. The Drury athletic programs continue to enjoy one of the top athletic websites in the country at www.drurypanthers .com, courtesy of the New York-based Internet Consult Service. The site features such technological luxuries as live, in-game statistics, score updates sent via text message to cell phones, podcasts with DU players and coaches, photo galleries from every DU home game and new for 2008-09, video webcasting of home Drury basketball games. The Drury website and all athletic-related coverage of Panther sporting events is coordinated by Sports Information Director Scott Puryear and Assistant SID Eric Pannell. For interview requests or any inquiries regarding the Panthers and their programs, please call the SID’s Office at (417) 873-4097.

Tom Ladd

SPRINGFIELD MEDIA OUTLETS COVERING THE PANTHERS OUTLET

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CONTACT

PHONE

Art Hains, Sports Director Steve Largent, Sports Director

(417) 862-5600 (417) 831-0995

Television Stations KYTV (Channel 3, NBC) KOLR (Channel 10, CBS) KSFX (Channel 27, FOX) KSPR (Channel 33, ABC)

Ned Reynolds, Sports Director Dan Lucy, Sports Director Charlie Hannema, Sports Director Whitney Scott, Sports Director

(417) 268-3220 (417) 862-7474 (ext. 498) (417) 862-7474 (ext. 498) (417) 864-3352

Pam Clark, Sports Editor Denise Tucker, Assistant Sports Editor Matt Baker, Drury Beat Writer Mert Seaton, Editor

(417) 836-1120 (417) 836-1372 (417) 836-1118 (417) 447-2130

Newspapers Springfield News-Leader

Community Free-Press

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CREDITS The 2008-09 Drury Basketball Media Guide was compiled and edited by Drury Sports Information Director Scott Puryear and assistant SID Eric Pannell. A special thanks to A & J Printing, Mike Wingo Photography and The Team Advertising of Ozark for their assistance in producing this basketball guide.

Meet The 2008-09 Drury Panthers

DENNON MITCHELL 6-2 Freshman Oklahoma City, OK

14 ADAM WHITE 6-4 Senior Kansas City, MO

23 JAMEL GRANT 6-5 Senior Oklahoma City, OK

33 DOMINIQUE LONG 6-6 Freshman Waynesville, MO

KYLE VAUGHAN 5-11 Freshman Springfield, MO

20 JOSH POPE 6-0 Freshman Clever, MO

24 QUINTON BRANCH 6-1 Sophomore Fort Worth, TX

41 DUSTY ALLEN 6-5 Freshman Springfield, MO

TIM BROWN 5-10 Senior Rogersville, MO

31 ALFRED NELSON 6-6 Sophomore St. Louis, MO

42 ROSS JACKSON 6-1 Freshman Springfield, MO

21 RICKY MEINHOLD 6-1 Senior San Jose, CA

32 CHRIS IJAMES 6-5 Senior Republic, MO

50 KEITH MCCULLOUGH 6-9 Freshman Stillwell, KS

2008-09 Coaching Staff

STEVE HESSER Head coach

JA HAVENS Assistant coach

DYLAN DUDLEY Assistant coach

RICH KEMPER Graduate Assistant Coach

2008-09 Drury University Panthers Official Schedule Date NOVEMBER 8, Saturday 15, Saturday 19, Wednesday 22, Saturday 25, Tuesday 28, Friday December 2, Tuesday 6, Saturday 13, Saturday 16, Tuesday 18, Thursday 29, Monday January 2, Friday 4, Sunday 8, Thursday 10, Saturday 15, Thursday 17, Saturday 22, Thursday 24, Saturday 29, Thursday 31, Saturday february 5, Thursday 7, Saturday 14, Saturday 19, Thursday 21, Saturday 28, Saturday MARCH 5-8, Thur-Sun

Opponent

Place

Time

Livin’ the Dream (Exhibition) Upper Iowa University St. Gregory’s University (Okla.) Southwest Baptist University (Mo.) University of St. Mary (Kan.) Maryville University (Mo.)

HOME HOME HOME Bolivar, Mo. HOME HOME

7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Ouachita Baptist University (Ark.) Missouri University of Science & Tech* Hannibal-LaGrange College (Mo.) Hoop N Surf Classic-Chaminade Univ. (HI) Hoop N Surf Classic-BYU-Hawaii Missouri Valley College

Arkadelphia, Ark. Rolla, Mo. HOME Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii HOME

7:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. TBA TBA 7:30 p.m.

Quincy University (Ill.)* Lewis University (Ill.)* University of Wisconsin-Parkside* Saint Joseph’s College (Ind.)* University of Indianapolis (Ind.)* Northern Kentucky University* Bellarmine University (Ky.)* Kentucky Wesleyan College* University of Southern Indiana* University of Missouri-St. Louis*

HOME HOME Kenosha, Wis. Rensselaer, Ind. HOME HOME Louisville, Ky. Owensboro, Ky. HOME HOME

8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m.

Rockhurst University (Mo.)* University of Southern Indiana* Missouri University of Science & Tech* Rockhurst University (Mo.)* University of Missouri-St. Louis* Quincy University (Ill.)*

Kansas City, Mo. Evansville, Ind. HOME HOME St. Louis, Mo. Quincy, Ill.

7:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 3:15 p.m.

Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament TBA

*Indicates Great Lakes Valley Conference Game Home Games in BOLD Head Coach Steve Hesser Assistant Coaches Ja Havens & Dylan Dudley Graduate Assistant Rich Kemper

All Games Central Standard Time

TBA