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| Derek Fields (Guards Coach) |
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Vaurice Patterson (Guards Coach) |
| • Attended Northern Kentucky University 1985-89
• Athletic scholarship in basketball
• Player of the year 1988-89 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC)
• Third Team All-American (NABC)
• Seventh round draft pick for the San Jose Jammers (CBA)
• Hold Record for most points and scoring average in a year (664 points/23.7 scoring avg.)
• Inducted into Northern Kentucky University school hall of fame.
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• Attended Northern Illinois University
• Athletic scholarship in football
• 2 Sport athlete, basketball & football |
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| Leonard Jackson (Big Men Coach) |
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Al Montgomery (Events Coordinator & Coach) |
| • Attended Oklahoma State University 1983-87
• Athletic scholarship in football
• Coaching Experience: Youth Development Basketball, Football and Baseball, Pine
Bluff, Arkansas
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• Been coaching and organizing in grassroots basketball for 14 years |
| Team NLP - 17U |
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| Dickey Simpkins (Founder & President) |
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Lynn Mitchem (Director of Player Personnel) |
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• Attended Butler University
• Elected to Indiana High School Basketball Hall of Fame
• Elected to Butler University Athletics Hall of Fame
• Drafted by Indiana Pacers
• Assistant College Coached at 6 Division I schools
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| Michael Murphy (Academic Consultant & Coach) |
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Lawrence McGhee (Big Men Coach) |
• Attended the Illinois Institute of Technology, 1990-1993
• Athletic scholarship in basketball
• College:
- Chicagoland Collegiate All Conference 1991, 1992, 1993
• Coaching Experience:
- Head Coach of the Elgin Racers (minor league professional franchise)
- Led Racers to the IBL's Midwestern Division Championship in 2007
- Head Coach at Vernon Hills High School
- Assistant Coach at the University of New Orleans
- Assistant Coach at Hoffman Estates, York, Bremen, and St. Rita High Schools
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- Attended Northern Illinois University 1999-2001, Judson College ‘01-’03
- Athletic scholarship in basketball
- High School:
All-Conference 1998-99 (SICA)
Chicagoland All-Area
Illinois All-State Honorable Mention
- College:
Chicago-land Collegiate Athletic Conference All-Conference, 2002-03
NAIA All-Region, ‘02-’03, NAIA All-American honorable mention
Third fastest player to reach 1,000 points in Judson College History (63 games)
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