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  Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier 2000-01 

 Aurora (West) (27-3)

 School Information
Name: Aurora West High School
City: Aurora
City Population: 122,271
County: Kane
Enrollment: 2722
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Red/Blue
Conference: DuPage Valley
Superintendent: Dr. Sherry Eagle
Principal: Jill Bullo
Athletic Director: Randall Konstans
Head Coach: Gordon Kerkman
Assistant Coaches: Curtis Shaw, Skip Ulrich, Paul Kieffer, Matt Castle, Jason Sneffner
Captains: Jamall Thompson, Nate Eimer, Derik Hollyfield
Last Year's Advancement: Defeated Chicago (Westinghouse), 60-57, for State Championship

 Roster

No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
     Branndon Foster                                   
     Keiston Henderson                                 
     Jordan Keys                                       
  4    5  Marquis Hubbard          G      5-9  140   16  So.
 10   11  Jessie Brown             F      5-10 145   16  So.
 12   13  Mark Watson              G      5-11 155   18  Sr.
 14   15  Joe Rokop                G      6-1  165   17  Jr.
 20   21  *Kris Jenkins            G      6-0  190   17  Jr.
 22   23  *Jason Thomas            G      6-1  167   15  Fr.
 24   25  Thurston Hill            F      6-2  172   17  Jr.
 30   31  Jordon Lozano            F      6-3  171   16  So.
 32   33  *Jamaal Thompson         F      6-4  177   18  Sr.
 34   35  *Nate Eimer              F      6-2  220   18  Sr.
 40   41  Mike Soderlind           F      6-3  155   16  So.
 44   45  *Derik Hollyfield        F      6-3  180   18  Sr.
 50   51  Dan Real                 C      6-3  170   16  So.
 52   53  Jaumaurice Dowdy-PhillipsF      6-1  210   18  Sr.
 54   55  Patrick Krueger          C      6-8  175   17  Jr.
 Statistics
Name G FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA Pts Avg Reb Ast Branndon Foster 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Keiston Henderson 7 3 4 1 2 0 0 7 1.0 3 0 Jordan Keys 4 1 3 0 0 2 2 4 1.0 0 1 Marquis Hubbard 8 2 5 0 1 0 0 4 0.5 1 2 Jessie Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mark Watson 18 9 30 0 4 3 6 21 1.2 20 4 Joe Rokop 14 5 8 0 1 0 1 10 0.7 2 2 Kris Jenkins 28 66 155 2 13 34 57 168 6.0 77 37 Jason Thomas 28 102 238 30 89 33 52 267 9.5 78 55 Thurston Hill 10 3 5 0 0 0 1 6 0.6 5 0 Jordon Lozano 24 42 85 0 0 18 42 102 4.3 64 8 Jamaal Thompson 28 204 372 13 33 132 150 553 19.8 152 40 Nate Eimer 23 42 84 2 13 32 47 118 5.1 70 17 Mike Soderlind 19 15 30 0 4 3 5 33 1.7 29 12 Derik Hollyfield 28 121 251 30 77 53 84 325 11.6 129 91 Dan Real 27 19 45 0 0 6 15 44 1.6 44 14 Jaumaurice Dowdy-Phillips 13 1 6 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 2 2 Patrick Krueger 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 28 636 1325 78 238 316 462 1666 59.5 979 286 OPPONENT TOTALS 28 473 1118 117 370 282 412 1345 48.0 794 157
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Thanksgiving Tournament *11/22 Galesburg W 58 57 Jamaal Thompson 18 Nate Eimer 8 *11/24 Peoria (Woodruff) W 58 44 Jamaal Thompson 24 Jamaal Thompson 8 *11/25 East St. Louis (Sr.) W 66 63 Jamaal Thompson 17 Derik Hollyfield 5 12/1 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 69 48 Jamaal Thompson 24 Derik Hollyfield 5 12/2 Elgin (H.S.) W 51 37 Derik Hollyfield 14 Jamaal Thompson 4 12/8 West Chicago (H.S.) W 57 31 Jamaal Thompson 30 Jamaal Thompson 6 12/15 Lombard (Glenbard East) W 67 46 Jamaal Thompson 26 Derik Hollyfield 7 Jamaal Thompson 7 Pontiac Holiday Tournament *12/28 Oak Park (O.P.-River Forest) W 53 49 Jamaal Thompson 12 Jordan Lozano 6 *12/29 Peoria (Manual) W 50 48 Jamaal Thompson 23 Jamaal Thompson 8 *12/30 Danville (H.S.) L 57 62 Jamaal Thompson 18 Jamaal Thompson 9 *12/30 Lockport (Twp.) W 62 54 Jamaal Thompson 19 Jamaal Thompson 9 1/5 Wheaton (North) L 49 51 Jamaal Thompson 22 Jordan Lozano 5 Jamaal Thompson 5 1/6 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 62 52 Jamaal Thompson 20 Jordan Lozano 7 1/12 Naperville (North) W 68 45 Jamaal Thompson 26 Derik Hollyfield 6 1/16 St. Charles (East) W 68 57 Jamaal Thompson 22 Derik Hollyfield 10 1/19 Naperville (Central) W 70 48 Jamaal Thompson 23 Derik Hollyfield 10 1/26 Carol Stream (Glenbard North) W 52 30 Jamaal Thompson 18 Derik Hollyfield 6 1/27 Aurora (East) W 68 57 Jamaal Thompson 18 Jamaal Thompson 5 1/30 West Chicago (H.S.) W 60 41 Jamaal Thompson 20 Derik Hollyfield 7 Jamaal Thompson 7 2/2 Lombard (Glenbard East) W 78 38 Jamaal Thompson 25 Derik Hollyfield 7 Jamaal Thompson 7 2/9 Wheaton (North) L 54 61 Jamaal Thompson 20 Jordan Lozano 5 2/10 Lockport (Twp.) W 55 48 Derik Hollyfield 17 Jamaal Thompson 5 2/16 Wheaton (W. Warrenville South) W 65 43 Derik Hollyfield 21 Jamaal Thompson 9 2/17 Naperville (North) W 50 40 Jamaal Thompson 13 Jamaal Thompson 5 Jason Thomas 13 2/23 Naperville (Central) W 54 53 Jamaal Thompson 26 Derik Hollyfield 7 Jamaal Thompson 7 Darien (Hinsdale South) Sectional Complex *2/27 Lemont (H.S.) W 69 41 Jamaal Thompson 22 Jason Thomas 7 *3/2 Aurora (East) W 56 53 Derik Hollyfield 13 Jordan Lozano 7 Jason Thomas 7 *3/6 Lisle (Benet Academy) W 53 35 Jamaal Thompson 16 Jamaal Thompson 7 *3/9 Naperville (Neuqua Valley) W 70 63 Jamaal Thompson 19 Derik Hollyfield 4 DeKalb (NIU) Super-Sectional *3/13 St. Charles (East) W 63 59 Jamaal Thompson 28 Nate Eimer 7
 Head Coach Gordon Kerkman
Year W-L Aurora (West) 1977 22-4 1978 18-9 1979 12-12 1980 26-7 (3rd) 1981 13-11 1982 16-11 1983 25-3 1984 31-2 (3rd) 1985 11-14 1986 17-11 1987 4-23 1988 15-13 1989 23-5 1990 24-6 1991 28-2 1992 13-14 1993 9-17 1994 14-13 1995 17-10 1996 27-3 1997 29-4 (2nd) 1998 21-8 1999 22-6 2000 32-1 (1st) 2001 27-3 25 yrs. 496-212
 Tournament History
1928 68 56 2-1 (20-5) 2nd Ralph Fletcher W 28 14 Rochelle W 31 24 Griggsville L 9 18 Canton 1936 19 32 0-1 (20-7) DNP Ralph Fletcher L 19 32 Moline 1949 159 151 3-1 (22-8) 3rd Joe Axelson W 45 42 Elgin (H.S.) W 34 33 Chicago (Tilden) L 31 37 Mt. Vernon W 49 39 Nashville 1958 231 235 2-2 (19-10) 4th Dick Dorsey W 57 54 Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais) W 59 48 Springfield (H.S.) L 62 74 Chicago (Marshall) L 53 59 Peoria (Spalding) 1959 268 241 3-1 (22-7) 2nd Dick Dorsey W 71 58 Harvey (Thornton) W 71 62 Rantoul W 74 61 Galesburg (H.S.) L 52 60 Springfield (H.S.) 1973AA 214 185 3-1 (30-3) 3rd John McDougal W 60 52 Rockford (West) W 54 49 Elgin (H.S.) (2 OT) L 33 39 Winnetka (New Trier East) W 67 45 Lockport (Central) 1975AA 45 58 0-1 (23-5) DNP John McDougal L 45 58 Rockford (Auburn) 1976AA 242 188 3-1 (30-3) 2nd John McDougal W 53 40 McHenry W 82 52 Dolton (Thornridge) W 63 51 Decatur (Eisenhower) L 44 45 Chicago (Morgan Park) 1980AA 223 209 3-1 (26-7) 3rd Gordon Kerkman W 68 48 Rockford (Jefferson) W 44 43 Peoria (Richwoods) L 43 55 Effingham (H.S.) W 68 63 Lincoln 1984AA 255 221 3-1 (31-2) 3rd Gordon Kerkman W 69 56 Rockford (East) W 73 44 Champaign (Centennial) L 58 67 Chicago (Simeon) W 55 54 Westchester (St. Joseph) 1990AA 103 110 1-1 (24-6) DNP Gordon Kerkman W 45 44 Hoffman Estates (Conant) L 58 66 Chicago (King) 1996AA 42 52 0-1 (27-3) DNP Gordon Kerkman L 42 52 Hoffman Estates (H.S.) 1997AA 219 187 3-1 (29-4) 2nd Gordon Kerkman W 45 32 Hoffman Estates (Conant) W 71 53 Mt. Vernon W 60 55 Rockford (Boylan) L 43 47 Peoria (Manual) 2000AA 244 206 4-0 (32-1) 1st Gordon Kerkman W 67 46 Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South) W 74 64 Chicago (Gordon Tech) W 43 39 East St. Louis (Sr.) W 60 57 Chicago (Westinghouse)


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