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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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1997-98
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Normal (University) (25-7)
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Name: University High School
City: 50,000
City Population: Normal
County: McLean
Enrollment: 579
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Green/Gold
Conference: Corn Belt
Lab School Director: Dr. Robert Dean
Principal: Dr. Gary O'Malley
Athletic Director: Curt Christenson
Asst. Principal: Bill Ducett
Head Coach: Cal Hubbard
Assistant Coaches: Selby Hubbard, Glenn Leary, Lester Hampton, Mark Edmundson
Captains: Neill Beurskens, Seth Hubbard
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Chicago (St. Francis de Sales), 60-59, in Third Place Game
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Yr.
11 Brian Flynn G 5-8 160 17 Sr.
13 Paul Drinan G 5-9 150 17 Jr.
15 Dan Swerdlik G 5-11 175 16 Jr.
21 Andy Hinthorne G 6-2 165 18 Sr.
23 *Ricky Hildreth G 5-10 135 17 Jr.
25 *Dan Hubbard G 6-2 160 15 Fr.
31 *Neill Beurskens F 6-3 190 18 Sr.
33 Lance McMillan G 6-2 180 18 Sr.
35 *Brandon Dirks F 6-7 195 18 Sr.
41 Luke Harding F 6-3 170 17 Jr.
43 Joel Searby P 6-4 195 17 Jr.
45 Jason Halm P 6-4 215 18 Sr.
51 David Arnold F 6-4 190 18 Sr.
53 Brian Williams P 6-5 190 17 Sr.
55 *Seth Hubbard F 6-7 210 17 Jr.
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast
David Arnold 31 9 27 0 11 5 11 23 0.7 36 21
Neill Beurskens 32 88 176 0 0 47 68 223 7.0 87 77
Brandon Dirks 32 130 209 4 21 84 111 348 10.9 144 68
Paul Drinan 9 3 6 0 0 5 6 11 1.2 8 0
Brian Flynn 15 4 10 0 1 0 2 8 0.5 3 4
Jason Halm 26 37 78 0 0 22 33 96 3.7 59 7
Luke Harding 17 3 12 1 5 2 5 9 0.5 10 8
Ricky Hildreth 31 55 104 2 12 24 35 136 4.4 66 93
Andy Hinthorne 32 70 162 45 109 25 34 210 6.6 51 72
Dan Hubbard 32 55 112 29 65 37 47 176 5.5 70 101
Seth Hubbard 32 173 329 13 42 114 150 473 14.8 209 121
Lance McMillan 26 6 26 0 2 2 3 14 0.5 20 11
Joel Searby 32 115 207 0 1 31 39 261 8.2 173 45
Dan Swerdlik 17 13 27 10 20 1 4 37 2.2 9 3
Brian Williams 19 7 18 0 0 5 8 19 1.0 19 4
TEAM TOTALS 32 768 1504 104 290 404 556 2044 63.9 1017 635
OPPONENTS TOTALS 32 557 1446 172 554 354 541 1640 51.3 819 425
Date Opponent W/L Pts Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb
Inter City Tournament
*11/26 Normal (Community West) W 52 42 Neill Beurskens 16 Seth Hubbard 6
*11/28 Bloomington (Central Cath.) W 63 47 Seth Hubbard 16 Seth Hubbard 10
*11/29 Normal (Community) W 52 43 Brandon Dirks 21 Neill Beurskens 4
Seth Hubbard 4
Jason Halm 4
*12/1 Bloomington (H.S.) L 58 60 Joel Searby 21 Joel Searby 11
12/5 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) (OT) L 52 55 Seth Hubbard 14 Seath Hubbard 10
12/13 Colfax (Ridgeview) W 73 41 Brandon Dirks 16 Brandon Dirks 12
12/20 Danville (H.S.) W 74 54 Seth Hubbard 24 Joel Searby 10
Bloomington/Normal Classic
*12/26 Roanoke (R.-Benson) W 81 44 Brandon Dirks 16 Joel Searby 8
*12/27 Hartsburg (H.-Emden) W 55 39 Seth Hubbard 19 Seth Hubbard 8
*12/29 Chillicothe (IVC) W 58 45 Brandon Dirks 21 Brandon Dirks 7
*12/30 Kewanee (H.S.) L 47 57 Joel Searby 18 Joel Searby 8
*12/30 Rockford (Boylan) L 57 61 Seth Hubbard 14 Joel Searby 9
Joel Searby 14
1/3 Sterling (Newman) W 81 54 Joel Searby 18 Seth Hubbard 8
1/9 Stanford (Olympia) W 59 48 Neill Beurskens 13 Joel Searby 6
1/16 Pontiac L 53 56 Seth Hubbard 17 Joel Searby 5
1/17 Fairbury (Prairie Central) W 63 58 Brandon Dirks 18 Seth Hubbard 7
Joel Searby 7
1/20 Eureka W 64 40 Seth Hubbard 15 Seth Hubbard 10
1/24 Quincy (Notre Dame) W 62 45 Brandon Dirks 13 Joel Searby 9
1/27 Bloomington (Central Cath.) W 54 39 Seth Hubbard 13 Seth Hubbard 11
1/30 Mahomet (M.-Seymour) W 74 57 Seth Hubbard 17 Rick Hildreth 4
Dan Hubbard 4
Seth Hubbard 4
1/31 Peoria (Notre Dame) L 62 77 Seth Hubbard 17 Seth Hubbard 9
2/6 Manito (Midwest Central) W 69 42 Neill Beurskens 12 Neill Beurskens 5
Brandon Dirks 12
2/7 Stanford (Olympia) W 67 65 Seth Hubbard 27 Seth Hubbard 8
2/13 Fairbury (Prairie Central) W 82 59 Seth Hubbard 17 Rick Hildreth 5
Joel Searby 17 Seth Hubbard 5
Brandon Dirks 5
Joel Searby 5
Andy Hinthorne 5
2/14 Chillicothe (IVC) W 72 45 Seth Hubbard 20 Brandon Dirks 8
2/16 Chicago (Providence-St. Mel) W 76 64 Seth Hubbard 30 Joel Searby 7
2/21 Pontiac L 63 66 Seth Hubbard 24 Brandon Dirks 7
Seth Hubbard 7
Downs (Tri-Valley) Regional
*2/24 Mackinaw (Deer Creek-M.) W 76 43 Seth Hubbard 14 Jason Halm 7
*2/27 Downs (Tri-Valley) W 47 35 Seth Hubbard 11 Seth Hubbard 9
Minonk (Fieldcrest) Sectional
*3/3 Maroa (M.-Forsyth) W 65 53 Seth Hubbard 13 Seth Hubbard 7
*3/6 Peoria Heights W 69 51 Seth Hubbard 21 Brandon Dirks 8
Normal (ISU) Super-Sectional
*3/10 Armstrong W 64 55 Joel Searby 20 Joel Searby 8
Year W-L
1978 12-14
1979 4-20
1980 11-15
1981 13-12
1982 5-19
1983 12-13
1984 12-12
1985 21-8
1986 4-19
1987 12-14
1988 17-9
1989 22-5
1990 16-15
1991 22-6
1992 29-4 (2nd)
1993 20-10
1994 19-8
1995 29-3 (1st)
1996 24-5
1997 30-4 (3rd)
1998 25-7
School Years No. W-L
At -
At Westmont 1977-78 1 12-14
At Rock Falls 1979-85 7 78-99
At Moline 1986-87 2 16-33
At Lincoln 1988-89 2 39-14
At Normal (University) 1990-98 9 214-62
Total 21 359-222
For Normal (University)'s previous state tournament history, please see the Record Book.
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