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mbb05-06.qxp 11/2/2005 8:08 AM Page 1 2005-06 MEN’S BIG BLUE BASKETBALL WE BLEED BLUE CCIW CHAMPIONSHIPS: (9) 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1968, 1983, 1989 mbb05-06.qxp 11/2/2005 8:08 AM Page 2 BIG BLUE BASKETBALL We Bleed Blue Millikin Athletics has always meant tradition and ‘wearing the blue.’ The Big Blue has been with us for 89 years and we are proud to wear its “colors. ‘We Bleed Blue’ stands not only for the honor we have in wearing the Blue, but also the appreciation and respect for those that came before us and those that will come after. ” Big Blue Basketball... n 9 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships in the program’s history. n CCIW boasts the most NCAA Final Four appearances at 15. n CCIW boasts the most NCAA Champions at 6 of any conference in America. n The Big Blue men’s basketball program is 102 years old with more than 1,000 wins. Senior guard Reid Jones Play For The Big Blue Upon graduation from high school, I thought that the mark of success was based upon athletic achievement. As I near the com- To find out how you can attend a practice, sit pletion of my college education at Millikin, the staff, my faculty and down with a coach or schedule an overnight visit “my coaches have taught me that the mark of success comes with with the Millikin Basketball team, contact Head a balanced education, a disciplined approach and a competitive Coach Tim Littrell at 217.362.6480. spirit. Before arriving at Millikin, I wasn't sure what my future held, but as I journeyed through my college life I have learned valuable For more information on Millikin Financial Aid lessons to help me reach success in my future career. Millikin has packages, contact the Student Services Center been the perfect match for me. at 217.424.6317. To contact a Millikin Admission counselor or to ” schedule a visit day, call 217.424.6210. All offices can also be reached by using our toll free number, 1800.373.7733. mbb05-06.qxp 11/2/2005 8:08 AM Page 3 contents 04-05 - Head Coach Tim Littrell 05 - Big Blue Coaching Records 05 - CCIW First Teamers 06 - Big Blue Assistant Coaches 06 - 2005-06 CCIW Preseason Poll 07 - 2005-06 Preseason Roster 08 - 2005-06 Season Preview 09-13 - Big Blue Player Profiles 13-14 - 2004-05 In Review 16-17 - Big Blue Record Book 17 - A Season At A Time 18 - Griswold Physical Education Center 18 - The Last 5 Years 19 - All-Time Records vs. Opponents 19-22 - CCIW History and Information 23-26 - Millikin University Information IBC - Millikin Athletic Facilities BC - 2005-06 Varsity Schedule quick facts media information & protocol Location . .Decatur, Illinois Press facilities - Press seating is available at the scorer’s Founded/Opened . .1901/1903 table on the east side of Griswold Center’s gymnasium. President . .Douglas E. Zemke Please call the Sports Information office if you plan on cover- Enrollment . .Appx. 2,400 ing the game. Telephones are available before, during and Nickname . .Big Blue after the game in the press box. Visiting radio stations must Colors . .Royal Blue and White call in advance to secure a phone line, located in the press National Affiliation . .NCAA Division III box. Conference . .Illinois and Wisconsin Home Field (Capacity) . .Griswold Center (3,052) Parking - A limited number of parking spaces are available in Head Coach . .Tim Littrell Mills Hall lot. Please contact Sports Information to reserve a Overall Record (Years) . .103-122 (9) spot at least three days prior to the scheduled home event. Assistant Coaches . .Todd Creal, Brooks Inman, Zach Binkley, Cody Reynolds Statistics - A full NCAA box score and play-by-play will be Basketball Office Phone . .217.362.6480 available in the Sports Information office shortly after the con- 2004-05 Record . .12-13 clusion of each game. 2004-05 CCIW Finish . .4-10 (7th) Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .9/3 Interviews - Media representatives are at liberty to find their Starters Returning/Lost . .2/3 own post-game interviews. Please contact Julie Farr, Sports Sports Information Director . .Julie Farr Information Director, at 217.362.6429 or via e-mail at Sports Information Phone . .217.362.6429 [email protected], to schedule player interviews at all Athletic Department Fax . .217.362.6414 other times. Coaches may be contacted directly at any time. millikin university media outlets newspapers: _______________________________ wire service: ____ Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune Decatur Herald & Review Decatur Tribune Associated Press ph: 800.572.7003 ph: 312.222.3474 ph: 217.421.6979 ph: 217.422.9702 ph: 800.572.2585 fax: 312.321.3084 fax: 312.828.9392 fax: 217.421.7965 fax: 217.422.7320 fax: 312.781.1989 television: radio: _______________________________________________ WAND-TV WCIA-TV WSOY WHOW ph: 800.252.1601 ph: 800.252.3349 ph: 800.500.9769 ph: 217.935.9590 fax: 217.424.2583 fax: 217.373.3663 big blue basketball - 3 mbb05-06.qxp 11/2/2005 8:08 AM Page 4 head coach tim littrell Tim Littrell, a 1977 graduate of Millikin University, enters his 10th season at the helm of the men’s basketball program in 2005-06. Littrell led the Big Blue to a 12-13 overall mark in the 2004-05 sea- son when the team finished 4-10 in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). Under his leadership, the Big Blue has recorded a 103-122 record. Littrell’s best season of his career came during the 1998-99 season when the Big Blue finished 17-8. Prior to being named head coach, Littrell served 18 years as an assistant coach for the Big Blue. He became a part-time assistant basketball coach at his alma mater in 1978 while teaching in "This university and this community are very special the Mt. Zion school system. Littrell to me. I have great respect for the Millikin tradition," became a full-time staff member in 1981 says Littrell. "I knew Ralph Allan, Don Williams, Jerry and added the job of assistant football Gray and Joe Ramsey personally and I think it's very coach to his basketball duties. unusual for a coach to know his four immediate prede- A standout basketball player for the cessors as he steps into this position. That gives me a Big Blue, Littrell ranks 29th on Millikin's special insight into the great basketball tradition here. career scoring list with 1,071 points and "I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to 12th on the school's career rebounding coach at Millikin," says Littrell. "The position carries with list with 636. A two-year captain, he it a great responsibility, and it's my job to carry on earned second-team All-CCIW and Big Millikin's great tradition." Blue Most Valuable Player honors his Littrell is a member of the Illinois Basketball Coaches final two seasons and garnered college Association and National Association of Basketball division All-State Special Mention as a Coaches. Littrell and his wife, Jenny, have two children: senior. Littrell also lettered four times in Ashley and Wes. baseball and once held Millikin season baseball records for most career games and most runs batted in. Littrell earned a master's degree from Sangamon State in 1979. He is a Record vs. CCIW Opponents member of Millikin's physical education faculty and was a 1988 inductee into the vs. Augustana 6-12 Millikin Athletic Hall of Fame. A Decatur native, Littrell is a graduate vs. Carthage 3-15 of Decatur's MacArthur High School where he was team captain and vs. Elmhurst 6-12 an All-Conference selection in both basketball and baseball. He vs. Illinois Wesleyan 2-16 earned Honorable Mention All-State honors in basketball. vs. North Central 9-9 vs. North Park 13-5 vs. Wheaton 2-16 littrell’s days in uniform Basketball Year G FG-FGA FG% FT-FTA FT% A Pts. PPG Reb. 1974-75 26 154-311 .495 68-82 .829 63 376 14.5 230 1975-76 26 138-298 .463 72-85 .847 61 348 13.4 194 1976-77 26 145-268 .541 57-77 .740 63 347 13.3 212 Totals 78 437-877 .498 197-244 .807 187 1071 13.7 636 Baseball Year G Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO 1974 18 .174 46 4 8 1 0 1 7 10 6 1975 27 .238 80 7 19 2 1 1 10 5 10 1976 33 .282 117 20 33 7 0 4 28 9 20 1977 31 .244 86 13 21 6 0 1 12 16 11 Totals 109 .246 329 44 81 16 1 7 57 40 47 big blue basketball - 4 mbb05-06.qxp 11/2/2005 8:08 AM Page 5 continuing the tradition big blue career coaching records Coach W L Pct. Joe Ramsey (1976-96) 293 249 .540 Ralph Allan (1948-62) 203 169 .546 Tim Littrell (1996- ) 103 122 .458 Don Williams (1963-69) 98 76 .563 Norman Wann (1916-18, 1920-23) 96 47 .671 Jerald Gray (1970-75) 80 60 .571 Leo Johnson (1925-26, 1933-37) 53 50 .515 littrell Wayne Gill (1927-32) 51 50 .505 James Ashmore (1906-07, 1910-14) 48 29 .623 littrell year-by-year Marshall Wells (1941-42, 1946) 27 25 .519 Overall CCIW Harold Johnson (1938-40) 17 33 .340 Season W L Pct. W L Pct. Don Lindeberg (1947) 15 5 .750 1996-97 10 15 .400 6 8 .429 Robert Brannan (1919) 12 4 .750 1997-98 10 15 .400 4 10 .286 1998-99 17 8 .680 8 6 .571 Neal Price (1915) 11 4 .733 1999-00 15 10 .600 7 7 .500 Jim Goff (1942-430 6 10 .600 2000-01 10 15 .400 3 11 .372 L.L.