Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Men’s Basketball Game Notes Contact is Eric Hess, SIUE Sports Information - Phone 618-650-3608 FAX: 618-650-2296 http://www.siue.edu/ATHLETIC Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougars (0-0, 0-0 GLVC) 2006-2007 SIUE Cougars vs. University of Nebraska Cornhuskers (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) 11/11 at Lincoln, Neb., 7 p.m. Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Score Probable Starters 05-06 NOVEMBER No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown PPG RPG Wed. 8 at Illinois (Exh.) L 76-57 34 Mike Hardiek F Sr. 6-7 210 Teutopolis, Ill. 10.6 3.8 55 Doug Taylor C Jr. 6-9 210 McClure, Ill. 4.5 3.1 Sat. 11 at Nebraska (Exh.) 7 pm 3 Ty Johnson G Sr. 5-11 180 Springfi eld, Ill. 12.9 2.5 Wed. 15 at Bradley 7:05 pm 33 Nick Arth F So. 6-6 225 Edwardsville, Ill. 6.7 2.8 Sat. 18 Harris-Stowe 3 pm 22 J.B. Jones G Jr. 6-2 183 Belleville, Ill. 11.1 4.0 Wed. 22 Robert Morris 7:30 pm Reserves Sat. 25 at Ferris State 3 pm 1 Edmonn Maul G Fr. 6-0 170 Indianapolis, Ind. First season Thu. 30 *at Bellarmine 8 pm 4 Patrick McDermott G Fr. 6-4 190 Columbia, Ill. Redshirt DECEMBER 10 Dane Church G Fr. 6-3 165 Charleston, Ill. First season Sat. 2 *at Northern Kentucky 3:15 pm 12 Andrew Wilson G So. 6-5 190 Nashville, Ill. First season 15 Jeremy Gathing F Jr. 6-6 225 Kankakee, Ill. First season Mon. 3 Central Bible 7:30 pm 20 Anthony Jones G Jr. 5-11 170 Centralia, Ill. 6.2 1.7 Thu. 7 *UW-Parkside 7:30 pm 23 Mark Schaefer G Fr. 6-2 170 Edwardsville, Ill. First season Sat. 9 *Lewis 3 pm 25 John Edmison G Jr. 6-5 190 Springfi eld, Ill. First season Sat. 16 at Kentucky Wesleyan 3:15 pm 32 Ahmad Wright G Jr. 6-4 175 St. Louis, Mo. First season 40 Clint Burris F Sr. 6-6 250 Owensburg, Ind. at Weber St. Thu. 21 Illinois Tech 5 pm 42 Asa Clayborne F Jr. 6-5 195 Springfi eld, Ill. Redshirt JANUARY Thu. 4 *at Missouri-Rolla 7:30 pm Coach Marty Simmons, the 2004-2005 Great Lakes Valley Confer- Sat. 6 *at Missouri-St. Louis 7:30 pm ence Coach of the Year, is in his fourth season at the helm of the SIUE men’s basketball program. Simmons previously was an assistant coach Thu. 11 *Southern Indiana 7:30 pm at Evansville under Jim Crews for 11 seasons and served a one-year stint Sat. 13 *Kentucky Wesleyan 3 pm as the head coach at Wartburg in 1996. Simmons played college basket- Thu. 18 *at Saint Joseph’s 7:30 pm ball under Bob Knight at Indiana and Jim Crews at Evansville. His record Sat. 20 *at Indianapolis 3 pm at SIUE is 73-47 and 83-61 in his head coaching career. Thu. 25 *Drury 7:30 pm LAST SEASON: SIUE is coming off the best season ever. The Cougars Sat. 27 *Rockhurst 3 pm made their fi rst-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in Wed. 31 Oakland City 7:30 pm Springfi eld, Mass. SIUE fi nished 25-8, were the Great Lakes Regional FEBRUARY champions and ended the season with a two-point loss to the national runner-up. Sat. 3 *at Quincy 7:30 pm Thu. 8 *at Drury 8 pm SIUE was defeated Wednesday at Illinois 76-57 in its other exhi- Sat. 10 *at Rockhurst 3 pm bition game ... SIUE returns four starters from last season’s team: (J.B. Jones, Hardiek, Taylor and Johnson) ... J.B. Jones was listed as a pre- Tue. 13 *Quincy 7:30 pm season All-American by Street and Smith ... Hardiek was named the Thu. 15 *at Southern Indiana 7:30 pm Most Valuable Player of the NCAA II Great Lakes Regional after averaging Thu. 22 *Missouri-Rolla 7:30 pm 17 points per game in three games ... SIUE hit 75 percent of its free Sat. 24 *Missouri-St. Louis 7:30 pm throws last season, its best mark since the 1981-82 season ... Ty Johnson broke a long-standing school record with 19 free throws made MARCH (out of 22) against Quincy in the NCAA Great Lakes Regional semifi nals GLVC Tournament at Evansville, Ind. ... Over the past four seasons, SIUE opponent scoring average Thu. 1 GLVC Quarterfi nals TBA has dived from 81.1 points per game in 2001-2002 to a school- *Great Lakes Valley Conference games record 60.9 points per game last season ... SIUE’s season opener is at Division I Bradley on Nov. 15. HOME games played at the Vadalabene Center Coaching Staff Head Coach Marty Simmons To say Marty Simmons has been successful at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville would be somewhat of an understatement. Simmons has transformed the Cougar basketball program into an Elite Eight program in four seasons. Simmons led the Cougars to the NCAA Tournament for the fi rst time in 15 seasons in 2004-2005 and took his team to the next level this season with three wins in the Great Lakes Regional Championships in Rensselaer, Ind.. The Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year for 2004-2005, Simmons and his Cougars have been a recent mainstay in the national rankings. SIUE has appeared in the na- tional rankings 14 different weeks during the past two seasons. SIUE had appeared previous only 11 times in its history. The Cougars have made strides under Simmons’ leadership. In his rookie season with SIUE, the Cougars compiled a 9-18 record and were one game shy of qualifying for the GLVC Tournament. In his second season, SIUE landed its fi rst berth in the conference tournament since the 1998-99 season and fi nished with a 16-12 record. Simmons came to SIUE after being a long-time assistant coach at the University of Evansville. Simmons was named the sixth men’s basketball coach in SIUE history on April 3, 2002. He holds a Business Administration degree from Evansville in 1987 and a master’s of business administration from Evansville in 1993. Simmons was named an Illinois Mr. Basketball in 1983 after leading Lawrenceville High School to back-to-back state championships in 1982 and 1983. In four seasons as a prep player, Simmons and his teammates compiled a 123-7 record. In 1994, he was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He continues to hold several state high school records for post-season appearances, free throws and rebounds as well as being No. 5 on the all-time scoring list with 2,986 points. Simmons played for then-Indiana University Coach Bob Knight from 1983 to 1985. He was the Most Valuable Player of the 1983 Hoosier Classic as a freshman and helped the Hoosiers to a Final Eight appearance in the 1984 NCAA Tournament. Indiana’s second round 72-68 win on March 22, 1984, was Michael Jordan’s fi nal game at the University of North Carolina. The Hoosiers were runners-up in the 1985 National Invitational Tournament (NIT). After a transfer to Evansville to follow Coach Jim Crews, Simmons scored 1,265 points in two seasons and led the Purple Aces to a conference championship. In 1988, the team made its fi rst-ever appearance in the NIT. Simmons went on to play one season for the Lacrosse Catbirds of the Continental Basketball Association in 1988-1989 and one year as an All-Star for the Illinois Express of the World Basketball League in 1989-1990. He turned to the coaching profession as a restricted earnings coach at his alma mater in 1990. From 1990 to 1996, Evansville won two Midwestern Collegiate Conference Championships, appeared in two NCAA Tournaments and one NIT. As the recruiting coordinator, Simmons was responsible for bringing in three Academic All-American candidates and eight players who would later play professional basketball. In 1996, Simmons left for Wartburg College where he posted a 10-14 record in men’s basketball while serving as a health and wellness instructor and the men’s golf coach. He returned to his alma mater in 1997 as a full-time assistant, helping the Purple Aces to one Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship and one NCAA Tournament appearance. Simmons and his wife, Angie, have four children: Brittany, Kelsey, Blake, and Johnathan Cole. Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Ben Wierzba Dan Heimos Ron Jones Played college Played college Played college basketball at basketball at basketball at Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Edwardsville Edwardsville Edwardsville Player Bios #1 Edmonn Maul #20 Anthony Jones #32 Ahmad Wright High School: City and County All-Star 2005-2006: Second in three-point- Previous: Played two seasons at at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School ers made with 36 while averaging Kaskaskia College ... Averaged 16.8 ... Selected team captain and voted 7.2 points per game ... Fourth on the points and 5.0 rebounds a contest for best defensive player at Brebeuf Jesuit team in assists and top performer in Kaskaskia ... First team All-GRAC ... Personal: Born: May 27, 1988 ... assists off the bench ... 2004-2005: selection ... All Region 24 fi rst team Major: Undecided. Led Cougars in three-pointers made pick ... Team Most Valuable Player with 60 ... Hit a three-point in 27 of and winner of the Free Throw Award 32 games ..