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Champaign (Central) Boys Basketball — 2007-08 

 Champaign (Central) (24-7)

 School Information
Name: Champaign Central High School
City: Champaign
City Population: Champaign 64,000
County: Champaign
Enrollment: 1326
Nickname: Maroons
Colors: Maroon/White
Conference: Big Twelve
Superintendent: Arthur Culver
Principal: William Freyman
Athletic Director: John Woods
Head Coach: Scott Davis
Assistant Coaches: John Woods, Leconte Nix, Floyd Fisher, Tom Hess

Captains: Verdell Jones, Chris Lehmann, Donald Stewart
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Bloomington (H.S.), 79-64, in Class AA Sectional Semifinal

 Roster 

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  Jake Slesinski           G      6-4  170   18  Sr.
 14  *Zander Culver           G      5-11 175   17  Jr.
 20  Jerry Exum               F      6-5  185   18  Sr.
 22  Patrick Wampler          G-F    6-5  175   17  Jr.
 24  *Donald Stewart          G      6-5  180   18  Sr.
 30  Aaron Montgomery         G      6-1  170   17  Jr.
 32  Isaiah Clasberry         G      6-1  185   17  Jr.
 34  *Verdell Jones           G      6-4  175   18  Sr.
 40  Ryan Grey                F      6-3  185   17  Jr.
 44  Carter Billingsley       F      6-4  185   18  Sr.
 50  *Keith Biggers           C      6-6  250   18  Sr.
 54  *Chris Lehmann           F-C    6-5  195   18  Sr.

 Statistics 

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Jake Slesinski          29     5    16     3     8     0     1    13    0.4     6     4
Zander Culver           31    90   230    37   106    28    36   245    7.9    74    37
Jerry Exum              22    79   173    17    56    16    31   191    8.7    80    22
Patrick Wampler         30    27    78     9    27    20    28    83    2.8   109    12
Donald Stewart          31   187   394    49   133    77   112   500   16.1   207    78
Aaron Montgomery        28     8    22     1     1     2     3    19    0.7    14     4
Isaiah Clasberry         3     7    11     1     3     0     0    15    5.0     8     0
Verdell Jones           30   178   380    32   103   140   186   528   17.6   147   195
Ryan Grey               30     7    15     0     0     4     5    18    0.6     8     0
Carter Billingsley      31    28    89     9    35     5    16    70    2.3    60    33
Keith Biggers           31   160   273    10    18    45    75   375   12.1   286    44
Chris Lehmann           31    39    68     2     6    21    29   101    3.3    87    10
TEAM TOTALS             31   817  1752   170   496   360   525  2164   69.8  1091   434
OPPONENT TOTALS          1    13    27     5    11     6    10    37   37.0    10     0




 Scores
 


Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
Peoria Tournament of Champions
*11/23 Lafayette (Carencro), LA       W  85  65  Verdell Jones   23  Verdell Jones    8
*11/24 Pekin                          W  57  46  Donald Stewart  18  Donald Stewart   7
*11/24 Richmond (Benedictine), VA     W  55  52  Donald Stewart  21  Keith Biggers    8
11/30  Normal (Community West)        W  67  53  Donald Stewart  23  Keith Biggers   12
12/4   Urbana (H.S.)                  W 101  52  Verdell Jones   25  Patrick Wampler  7
12/7   Decatur (Eisenhower)           L  80  90  Verdell Jones   33  Keith Biggers   12
12/14  Mattoon                        W  93  25  Verdell Jones   18  Keith Biggers   10
12/15  Chicago (Whitney Young)        L  42  50  Verdell Jones   12  Donald Stewart   9
12/21  Danville (H.S.)                W  54  47  Donald Stewart  13  Keith Biggers    9
Great Florida Shootout
*12/26 Osceola, FL                    W  77  48  Verdell Jones   19  Chris Lehmann    8
*12/27 Orlando (Christian), FL        W  58  57  Donald Stewart  24  Keith Biggers   14
*12/28 Orland (Dr. Phillips), FL      L  85  93  Donald Stewart  25  Verdell Jones    8
*12/29 Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley), FL   W  59  52  Donald Stewart  22  Keith Biggers   11
1/5    Washington, MO                 W  56  48  Keith Biggers   14  Zander Culver    8
1/11   Champaign (Centennial)         W  73  51  Keith Biggers   20  Donald Stewart  12
1/12   Lincoln                        W  61  45  Verdell Jones   15  Zander Culver    8
Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions
*1/18  Mobile (LaFlore), AL           L  59  72  Donald Stewart  17  Keith Biggers    6
*1/19  Harvey (Helen Cox), LA (2 OT)   L  64  65  Keith Biggers   19  Donald Stewart  11
*1/20  Florissant (McCluer North), MO   L  52  67  Verdell Jones   17  Keith Biggers    6
1/25   Mattoon                        W  93  51  Verdell Jones   20  Keith Biggers    8
2/1    Champaign (Centennial)         L  69  74  Verdell Jones   20  Keith Biggers    9
2/8    Decatur (MacArthur)            W  87  73  Keith Biggers   28  Keith Biggers   20
2/12   Bloomington (H.S.)             W  88  79  Verdell Jones   28  Keith Biggers   14
2/15   Urbana (H.S.)                  W  71  34  Verdell Jones   13  Verdell Jones    6
2/19   Normal (Community)             W  61  51  Donald Stewart  20  Donald Stewart  11
2/22   Danville (H.S.)                W  73  55  Keith Biggers   24  Keith Biggers   18
Champaign (Centennial) Regional
*2/27  Danville (H.S.)                W  88  47  Zander Culver   21  Keith Biggers   12
*2/29  Champaign (Centennial)         W  81  69  Verdell Jones   20  Keith Biggers   12
Mt. Zion Sectional
*3/4   Normal (Community West)        W  64  44  Donald Stewart  17  Keith Biggers   18
*3/7   Decatur (Eisenhower)           W  65  63  Verdell Jones   20  Donald Stewart  10
Springfield (Prairie Capitol Convention Center) Super-Sectional
*3/11  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)              W  44  37  Verdell Jones   16  Keith Biggers    6
                                                                     Donald Stewart   6

 Head Coach Scott Davis 

Year      W-L       
Champaign (Central)
1992-93   18-7      
1993-94   15-9      
1994-95   2-20      
1995-96   8-17      
1996-97   16-9      
1997-98   18-9      
1998-99   23-5      
1999-00   15-12     
2000-01   13-14     
2001-02   18-8      
2002-03   18-7      
2003-04   15-13     
2004-05   20-6      
2005-06   25-4      
2006-07   21-6      
2007-08   24-7      
16 yrs.   269-153

 Tournament History 


As CHAMPAIGN (H.S.)
1918-      18   28  0-1 (10-4)     DNP  Ken Coutchie
      L   18   28  Normal (University)
1919-      32   37  1-1 (13-4)     DNP  Ken Coutchie
      W   23   19  Alton (Sr.)
      L    9   18  Springfield (H.S.)
1920-      24   43  0-1 (8-6)      DNP  John Van Liew
      L   24   43  Olney (H.S.)
1921-      65   56  1-1 (17-3)     DNP  John Van Liew
      W   37   27  Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
      L   28   29  Winnetka (New Trier)
1925-      40   40  1-1 (21-5)     2nd  Les Moyer
      W   23   15  Marion (H.S.)
      L   17   25  Elgin (H.S.)
1927-      78   81  1-2 (21-8)     4th  Les Moyer
      W   34   21  Mt. Olive
      L   24   35  Mt. Carmel
      L   20   25  East St. Louis (Sr.)
1929-     104   84  2-1 (28-4)     2nd  Les Moyer
      W   43   30  Mt. Carmel
      W   40   24  Freeport (H.S.)
      L   21   30  Johnston City
1934-      17   37  0-1 (14-13)    DNP  Les Moyer
      L   17   37  Chicago (Marshall)
1935-      41   49  1-1 (23-8)     DNP  Les Moyer
      W   25   21  Highland Park (Deerfield-Shields)
      L   16   28  Springfield (H.S.)
1938-      26   32  0-1 (15-9)     DNP  Les Moyer
      L   26   32  Johnston City
1939-      76   71  1-1 (18-9)     DNP  Harry Combes
      W   41   30  Dwight
      L   35   41  Centralia
1940-     128  127  2-2 (26-8)     4th  Harry Combes
      W   44   25  Chicago (Crane)
      W   34   30  Salem
      L   17   21  Herrin (H.S.)
      L   33   51  Moline (H.S.)
1943-      79   81  1-1 (25-6)     DNP  Harry Combes
      W   33   32  Quincy (Sr.)
      L   46   49  Salem (OT)
1944-     171  166  2-2 (31-6)     4th  Harry Combes
      W   44   32  Mt. Carmel
      W   57   42  Canton
      L   36   40  Taylorville
      L   34   52  Chicago (South Shore)
1945-     228  168  3-1 (34-2)     2nd  Harry Combes
      W   47   46  Berwyn-Cicero (Morton)
      W   77   28  Somonauk
      W   50   32  Quincy (Sr.)
      L   54   62  Decatur (H.S.)
1946-     211  178  4-0 (38-1)     1st  Harry Combes
      W   49   40  Galesburg (H.S.)
      W   55   43  Marion (H.S.)
      W   53   47  Rockford (East)
      W   54   48  Centralia
1947-     209  195  3-1 (34-4)     2nd  Harry Combes
      W   52   39  Murphysboro
      W   47   45  Dundee
      W   73   53  Pekin
      L   37   58  Paris
1948-      53   54  0-1 (13-15)    DNP  Harold Jester
      L   53   54  Rockford (East) (OT)
1949-      44   45  0-1 (17-12)    DNP  Harold Jester
      L   44   45  Hillsboro (OT)
1952-      46   55  0-1 (23-7)     DNP  Harold Jester
      L   46   55  Hebron (Alden-H.)
1957-     108  110  1-1 (24-6)     DNP  Lee Cabutti
      W   57   56  Maroa
      L   51   54  Ottawa (Twp.)
1967-      97   99  1-1 (27-5)     DNP  Lee Cabutti
      W   36   35  Decatur (Stephen Decatur)
      L   61   64  Springfield (H.S.)

As CHAMPAIGN (CENTRAL)
1969-     209  196  3-1 (30-4)     3rd  Lee Cabutti
      W   55   53  Normal (Community) (3 OT)
      W   62   57  Galesburg (H.S.)
      L   36   37  Maywood (Proviso East)
      W   56   49  Aurora (East)