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2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE WELCOME TO On behalf of the entire Illinois College community, it is my pleasure to welcome the student-athletes, coaches, parents and fans in attendance. We truly appreciate your support of Illinois College, the and the NCAA Division III athletics. We are extremely proud of our student-athletes at Illinois College. The Blueboys and Lady Blues strive for excellence on the playing field, as well as in the classroom and in the community. As a result, IC has continued to climb the ranks in the Midwest Conference’s All-Sports Standings, while increasing its number of academic all-conference awards and contributing to the vitality of the Jacksonville community. We are also very proud of the athletic facilities at Illinois College. Through the College’s dedication to fostering competitive athletic programs, and the financial investment of generous supporters, IC boasts some of the finest athletic facilities in Division III sports. Thank you for your enthusiastic and respectful support of all the competitive student-athletes. Please join me in wishing them the very best of luck. Go Blueboys and Lady Blues!

Barbara A. Farley, Ph.D. President Illinois College

Welcome to another exciting year of Illinois College Athletics! I am extremely excited for this winter season. Whether it’s in the pool, the basketball court or on the track, the student-athletes will be competing and battling for a Midwest Conference championship. Please join me in the warm confines of Bruner Fitness and Recreation Center to cheer on the Blueboys and Lady Blues. This year we return a crew of dedicated student-athletes looking to put their mark on IC Athletics. This group of young men and women have been working hard to hone their craft and help IC Athletics soar up the rankings in the Midwest Conference. These strong men and women make me proud to be part of the Blueboy and Lady Blue family. This is going to be an exciting year for the Blueboys and Lady Blues. I look forward to seeing you at the games!

Mike Snyder Director of Athletics Illinois College 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL COACHING

MIKE WORRELL MORGAN BRAUCHT Head Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Mike Worrell enters his 22nd season as head men’s basketball Morgan Braucht enters his seventh season as an assistant coach coach at Illinois College in 2017-18. of the Illinois College men’s basketball team in 2017-18.

Worrell got his start in coaching at Urbana , his alma Braucht, a native of Joy, earned a bachelor’s degree from Illinois mater. He coached at The and Ashland College in 2000 and is a former member of the school’s men’s University before coming to Illinois College. basketball team. Braucht has previously served as head boys’ basketball coach at Triopia High School. He has also served as an Worrell led Illinois College’s men’s basketball team to its first- assistant coach at Jacksonville High School and head coach at ever Midwest Conference championship and NCAA Division III Turner Junior High School. tournament appearance in 2002-2003, and has twice been named the Midwest Conference’s Coach of the Year. Worrell is a member Braucht resides in Jacksonville with his wife, Laura. He teaches of the National Association of Basketball Coaches, is currently full-time at Eisenhower Elementary School in Jacksonville. the chair of the MWC men’s basketball coaches, serves on the NABC All-American Committee, and has directed boys’ basketball camps for 24 years.

In the 2016-17 season, Worrell picked up his 200th career coaching win at Illinois College.

Worrell and his wife, Stacey, reside in Jacksonville with their children: Alexandra, Sara and Lucas.

J.R. DUGAN LUCAS WORRELL Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Volunteer Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

J.R. Dugan begins his fourth season as an assistant coach with the Illinois College men’s basketball team in 2017-18.

A 1992 graduate of Illinois College, Dugan was a four-year member of the IC men’s basketball program and ended his career with 1,037 points. He also starred as a track & field athlete, winning a national title in the high jump as a freshman in 1989. Dugan was inducted into the Illinois College Hall of Fame in 1999.

A teacher at Jacksonville High School, Dugan resides in Jacksonville with his wife, Jennifer – herself an IC Hall of Famer – and their three children. 2017-18 MEN’S BASKETBALL

1 Tim Parks 3 Isaac Collins 4 Mason Speer 5 Cody Hildebrand 10 David Bauer 11 Aaron Edwards 12 Brady Hays G | 6-1 | 190 | Jr. G | 5-9 | 165 | Fr. G | 6-0 | 165 | Jr. G | 6-0 | 200 | Jr. G | 6-0 | 200 | Sr. G | 5-8 | 180 | Sr. G | 6-3 | 205 | Fr. Mascoutah, Ill. Springfield, Ill. West Burlington, Iowa Payson, Ill. Winfield, Mo. Payson, Ill. Jacksonville, Ill. Mascoutah Pleasant Plains Danville Payson-Seymour Winfield Payson-Seymour Jacksonville

14 Riley Dugan 15 Luke Gillingham 20 TJ Cochran 23 Sean McDonald 24 Steve Price 25 Chance Lemmon 30 Jesse Fredrick G | 6-3 | 185 | So. G | 5-7 | 160 | So. G | 6-0 | 180 | Fr. F | 6-6 | 185 | Jr. G | 6-1 | 195 | Fr. G | 5-8 | 175 | Jr. G | 5-11 | 175 | So. Jacksonville, Ill. Carrollton, Ill. St. Louis, Mo. Springfield, Ill. Dawson, Ill. Broadlands, Ill. Auburn, Ill. Jacksonville Carrollton Vianney Sacred Heart-Griffin Tri-City Heritage-Villa Grove Auburn

31 Azzy Hill 32 Matt Shook 34 Machai Cobbs 40 Dre Hill 41 Andrew Clark 43 Mike Stimac 44 Max Stutsman G | 6-2 | 190 | So. G | 6-1 | 175 | Fr. G | 6-0 | 170 | Fr. F | 6-2 | 190 | So. F | 6-4 | 190 | So. F | 6-3 | 210 | Jr. F/C | 6-6 | 240 | Sr. Chicago, Ill. Woodstock, Ill. Chicago, Ill. Alma, Ill. Naperville, Ill. Wood River, Ill. Catlin, Ill. Richton Central Woodstock Hyde Park South Central Neququa Valley East Alton-Wood River Salt Fork

45 Brandon Shoan C | 6-5 | 240 | So. Toledo, Ill. Cumberland

Department of Intercollegiate Athletics 1101 West College Avenue Jacksonville, Illinois 62650 217.245.3400 | www.illinoiscollegeathletics.com IC WINTER 2017-18 SPORTS SCHEDULES SWIMMING AND DIVING MEN’S BASKETBALL Oct. 20 St. Ambrose,IIT (Chicago, Ill.) 6 p.m. Nov. 17 PRINCIPIA COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 Lincoln College 1 p.m. Nov. 18 DOMINICAN/ 2 or 4:00 p.m. Nov. 4 KNOX, MILLIKIN, PRINCIPIA 1 p.m. Nov. 24 Quincy University (Exhibition) 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 Monmouth Invite 1 p.m. Nov. 26 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS 1 p.m. Nov. 18 1 p.m. Dec. 1 5:30 p.m. Dec. 1-2 Grinnell Invite 5 p.m./9 a.m. Dec. 2 St. Norbert College 1 p.m.

Dec. 9 KNOX, LINCOLN, NORTH CENTRAL 1 p.m. Dec. 6 5:30 p.m. Jan 10 Winter Training Meet (Clermont, Fla.) 2 p.m. (EST) Dec. 12 LINCOLN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 7 p.m. Jan. 20 North Central College 1 p.m. Dec. 18 MONMOUTH COLLEGE 5:30 p.m. Jan. 27 Principia Invite 1 p.m. Dec. 29 University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg 2 p.m. (EST) Feb. 3 Principia College 1 p.m. Dec. 30 Bluffton/Ohio State University-Lima (Bluffton, Ohio) Feb. 16-18 MWC Championships (Grinnell, Iowa) TBA 2 or 7 p.m. (EST)

Jan. 3 5:30 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 6 2 p.m. Nov. 12 Western Illinois University (Exhibition) 4:30 p.m. Jan. 8 Blackburn College 7 p.m.

Nov. 15 MacMurray College 8 p.m. Jan. 12 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 Westminster College (MO) (Greenville, Ill.) 5 p.m. Jan. 13 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 1 p.m. Nov. 18 Greenville University 4 p.m. Jan. 17 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21 BLACKBURN COLLEGE 6 p.m. Jan. 20 Cornell College 3 p.m. Nov. 25 North Park University 2 p.m. Jan. 24 LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 5:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Elmhurst College (Chicago, Ill.) 12 p.m. Jan. 27 RIPON COLLEGE 1 p.m. Dec. 1 Lawrence University 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30 Knox College 5:30 p.m. Dec. 2 St. Norbert College 3 p.m. Feb. 3 3 p.m.

Dec. 6 Lake Forest College 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 BELOIT COLLEGE 5:30 p.m. Dec. 18 MONMOUTH COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 Ripon College 1 p.m. Dec. 30 2 p.m. Feb. 13 Monmouth College 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3 CORNELL COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 GRINNELL COLLEGE 1 p.m. Jan. 6 Beloit College 4 p.m. Feb. 23-24 MWC Tournament (at No. 1 seed) TBA

Jan. 12 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY 3 p.m. Indoor Track And Field Jan. 17 KNOX COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20 SNOW BIRD OPEN 10 a.m. Jan. 20 Cornell College 5 p.m. Jan. 27 Titan Open (Bloomington, Ill.) 10 a.m.

Jan. 24 LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3 JIM GREEN INVITE 10 a.m. Jan. 27 RIPON COLLEGE 3 p.m. Feb. 10 Monmouth Invite (Monmouth, Ill.) 11 a.m. Jan. 30 Knox College 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 HILLTOP CLASSIC 6 p.m. Feb. 3 Grinnell College 5 p.m. Feb. 23-24 MWC Championships (Ripon, Wis.) 1p.m./10:30 a.m.

Feb. 7 BELOIT COLLEGE 7:30 p.m. March 9-10 NCAA Indoor Championships (Birmingham, Ala.) TBA Feb. 10 Ripon College 3 p.m. Feb. 13 Monmouth College 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 GRINNELL COLLEGE 3 p.m. Home contests in bold Feb. 23-24 MWC Tournament (at No. 1 seed) TBA ILLINOIS COLLEGE QUICK FACTS

Location Jacksonville, Illinois Founded 1829 Enrollment 965 IC FIGHT SONG President Dr. Barbara A. Farley, Ph.D. Here come the brave Blueboys from old IC Afilliation NCAA Division III See how they thunder on to victory, Conference Midwest Conference Forever adding glory to her name, Nickname Blueboys, Lady Blues See how they fight, fight, fight School Colors True Blue and White To always bring her fame! Home Facilities Coultas Natatorium The cherished sons of dauntless varsity (Men’s and Women’s Swimming) Will conquer foes opposing old IC King Fieldhouse With voices cheering for the blue and white (Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track & Field) Old Illiinois will show her might, fight! Sherman Gymnasium (Men’s and Women’s Basketball) Director of Athletics Mike Snyder Director of Sports Information Alex Keil IC ALMA MATER Head Athletic Trainer Terry Geirnaeirt Words by Ruth Badger Pixley ’18 Assistant Athletic Trainer Sarah Phillips, Shawn Woods Music by A. Boyd Pixley Athletics Phone 217.245.3401 Athletics Fax 217.245.3398 Illinois, dear Alma Mater, Athletics Website www.illinoiscollegeathletics.com Ivy’d Beecher, Sturtevant. Athletics Facebook www.facebook.com/illinoiscollegeathletics Here we sing thy loving praises, Athletics Twitter twitter.com/IC_Athletics Here renew our convenant.

Chorus: IC ATHLETICS STAFF Hail forever, Alma Mater, May thy children bring thee fame. Hail forever, Illinois, In our hearts shall live thy name.

Treasur’d hilltop, ancient grove, Held in mem’ry ever dear, Mike Snyder Meghan Roman Winding walks and cherished campus, Director of Athletics Head Softball Coach/ Old and new united here. Assistant Director of Athletics

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May thy years increase by hundreds, Proud as those already gone. May the lamp thy founders lighted Lead thee e’er to heights beyond.

Alex Keil Caitlyn Moody Director of Director of Athletic Facilities Photography by Jason Johnson Sports Information and Compliance

MIDWEST CONFERENCE STATEMENT OF SPECTATOR BEHAVIOR The NCAA and Midwest Conference promote courteous and respectful behavior by student-athletes, coaches and spectators. We request your cooperation by supporting the participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racist or sexist comments, or other intimidating actions, will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition. Also, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. We thank you for your cooperation.