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1901-2017
AUGUSTANA SEASON-BY-SEASON RECORDS
Year Overall; CCIW, Finish Year Overall; CCIW, Finish
1901-02 1-2 1982-83 18-10; 11-5, 2nd
1902-03 5-2 1983-84 14-12; 9-7, 4th
1903-04 1-2 1984-85 15-11; 9-7, 3rd
1904-05 9-0 1985-86 17-9; 10-6, 3rd
1905-06 8-4 1986-87 12-14; 7-9, 6th
1906-07 1987-88 12-14; 5-11, 6th
1907-08 1988-89 12-14; 5-11, 8th
1908-09 1989-90 7-19; 4-12, 6th
1909-10 1990-91 19-7; 13-3, 2nd
1910-11 10-0 1991-92 18-8; 10-6, 4th
1911-12 7-7 1992-93 24-7; 12-2, 1st
1912-13 12-4 1993-94 17-8; 10-4, 2nd
1913-14 13-9 1994-95 13-12; 7-7, 3rd
1914-15 7-4 1995-96 16-8; 8-6, 4th
1915-16 12-4 1996-97 12-13; 6-8, 6th
1916-17 12-3 1997-98 16-9; 8-6, 3rd
1917-18 5-8 1998-99 14-11; 6-8, 5th
1918-19 7-3 1999-00 10-15; 4-10, 6th
1919-20 11-6 2000-01 17-8; 9-5, 4th
1920-21 13-6 2001-02 17-8; 9-5, 2nd
1921-22 13-8 2002-03 20-5; 11-3, 1st
1922-23 11-9 2003-04 16-9; 10-4, 2nd
1923-24 15-4 2004-05 17-8; 9-5, 4th
1924-25 11-5 2005-06 23-6; 11-3, 1st
1925-26 11-5 2006-07 22-6; 11-3, 1st
1926-27 12-4 2007-08 23-6; 11-3, 1st
1927-28 8-11 2008-09 18-8; 9-5, 3rd
1928-29 9-9 2009-10 16-10; 9-5, 4th
1929-30 9-8 2010-11 27-4; 11-3, 1st
1930-31 9-9 2011-12 19-7; 9-5, 4th
1931-32 1-15 2012-13 19-8; 8-6, 4th
1932-33 5-8 2013-14 20-8; 9-5, 3rd
1933-34 10-8 2014-15 27-5; 11-3, 1st
1934-35 11-4 2015-16 29-2; 13-1. 1st
1935-36 21-3 2016-17 24-9; 11-5, 1st
1936-37 13-7
1937-38 15-6
1938-39 17-6
1939-40 10-9 AUGUSTANA ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS
1940-41 7-13 Coach (Years Coached) W L PCT.
1941-42 13-8 Unknown Coaches (1901-06) 24 10 .706
1942-43 6-12 Dan Hayes (1910-12) 17 7 .708
1943-44 1-13 R. M. Conrad (1912-19) 68 35 .660
1944-45 8-4 A. V. Swedberg (1919-31: 1932-34) 147 100 .595
1945-46 6-14 H. V. Almquist (1931-32: 1934-41) 95 63 .601
1946-47 10-10; 6-4, 4th Robert Maloney (1943-44) 1 13 .071
1947-48 7-13; 4-6, 5th L. C. Brissman (1944-45) 8 4 .667
1948-49 7-11; 4-6,6th J. L. Briley (1941-43; 1945-47) 35 44 .443
1949-50 9-12; 5-5, 6th A. J. Stolfa (1947-50) 23 36 .390
1950-51 12-8; 6-4, 4th Oliver Olson (1950-51) 12 8 .600
1951-52 8-12; 3-7, 6th Lenny Kallis (1951-66) 149 165 .475
1952-53 13-5; 4-4, 6th Armin Pipho (1966-69) 30 43 .411
1953-54 9-10; 3-9, 5th Jim Borcherding (1969-1984) 314 99 .760
1954-55 3-15; 1-11, 7th Jim Leix (1984-1990) 75 81 .481
1955-56 7-13; 3-11, 7th Steve Yount (1990-1999) 149 83 .642
1956-57 10-8; 9-5, 2nd Grey Giovanine (1999- ) 364 132 .734
1957-58 10-11; 7-7, 4th
1958-59 12-12; 6-8, 4th
1959-60 10-14; 4-8, 5th
1960-61 5-17, 2-8, 6th
1961-62 12-9; 7-5, 3rd
1962-63 18-6; 13-1, 1st
1963-64 15-6; 8-4, 3rd
1964-65 8-14; 3-9, 7th
1965-66 9-13; 6-6, 4th
1966-67 12-12; 5-7, 5th
1967-68 7-17; 4-12, 7th
1968-69 11-14; 7-9, 6th
1969-70 15-9; 10-6, 3rd
1970-71 20-6; 12-4, 1st
1971-72 25-4; 14-2, 1st
1972-73 29-2; 16-0, 1st
1973-74 25-4; 15-1, 1st
1974-75 22-8; 12-4, 2nd
1975-76 21-7; 13-3, 2nd
1976-77 20-7; 12-4, 2nd
1977-78 19-5; 12-4, 2nd
1978-79 18-7; 11-5, 2nd
1979-80 21-6; 13-3, 2nd
1980-81 25-6; 15-1, 1st
1981-82 22-6; 13-3, 1st
AUGUSTANA ALL-TIME RECORDS
Single GameIndividual
Most Points: 49, Kirk Anderson vs. North Park, 1/18/1992.
Most Field Goals: 20, Bruce Hamming vs. Wheaton, 2/15/1975.
Most FGA: 34, Wally Michna vs. Carroll, 1/16/1970.
Most Free Throws: 22, Dale Schweinberger vs. Elmhurst, 2/23/1957.
Most FTA: 25, Dale Schweinberger vs. Elmhurst, 2/23/57; Drew Carstens vs. Coe 11/27/02.
Most 3-point FG: 12, Kirk Anderson vs. UW-Platteville, 3/13/1993.
Most 3-point FGA: 19, Kirk Anderson vs. UW-Platteville, 3/13/1993.
Most Rebounds: 27, Shane Price vs. North Central, 1/6/1981.
Most Assists: 18, Drew Boster vs. St. Ambrose, 1/29/1972.
SeasonIndividual
Most Points: 734, Kirk Anderson, 1992-93.
Most Field Goals: 268, John Laing, 1972-73.
Most FGA: 513, Kirk Anderson, 1992-93.
Highest FG%: .650 (167-257), Shane Price, 1981-82.
Most Free Throws: 208, Drew Carstens, 2001-02.
Most FTA: 249, Drew Carstens, 2001-02.
Highest FT%: .919 (148-161), Hunter Hill, 2014-15.
Most 3-point FG: 123, Kirk Anderson, 1992-93.
Most 3-point FGA: 269, Kirk Anderson, 1992-93.
Highest 3P%: .574 (27-47), Josh Thompson, 1991-92.
Most Rebounds: 380, Bruce Hamming, 1973-74.
Most Assists: 248, Drew Boster, 1971-72.
Highest PPG Avg.: 24.5, Kirk Anderson, 1992-93.
CareerIndividual
Most points: 2035, John Laing, 1969-73.
Most Field Goals: 828, John Laing, 1969-73.
Most FGA: 1505, John Laing, 1969-73.
Highest FG%: .595 (178-299), Chad Randolph, 1987-90.
Most Free Throws: 577, Drew Carstens, 2000-04.
Most FTA: 720, Drew Carstens, 2000-04.
Highest FT%: .893 (392-439), Hunter Hill, 2012-16.
Most 3-point FG: 237, Kirk Anderson, 1989-93.
Most 3-point FGA: 529, Kirk Anderson, 1989-93.
Highest 3PFG%: .471 (130-276), Mike Owens, 1984-88.
Most Rebounds: 1330, John Laing, 1969-73.
Most Assists: 559, Drew Boster, 1969-73.
Highest PPG Avg.: 18.8, John Laing, 1969-73.
Single GameTeam
Most Points: 142 vs. Mt. St. Clare, 11/19/1990.
Most Field Goals: 56 vs. Wheaton, 1/7/1986.
Most FGA: 103 vs. North Central, 12/17/1966.
Most Free Throws: 41 vs. North Central, 12/10/1955.
Most FTA: 55 vs. North Central, 12/10/1955.
Most 3-point FG: 15 vs. MacMurray, 12/30/2011.
Most 3-point FGA: 41 vs. Dubuque, 12/1/1992.
Most Rebounds: 73 vs. Olivet Nazarene, 3/7/1972.
Largest Winning Margin: 70 (98-28) vs. Millikin, 1/28/2012.
Fewest Points: 8 vs. Marquette, 1922.
Single SeasonTeam
Most Wins: 29, 1972-73; 2015-16.
Most Points: 2591, 1992-93.
Highest PPG Avg.: 90.1, 1990-91.
Most Field Goals: 1053, 1980-81.
Most FGA: 2080, 1972-73.
Highest FG%: .527 (819-1553), 1981-82.
Most Free Throws: 541, 2015-16.
Most FTA: 780, 2010-11.
Highest FT%: .779 (338-434), 1974-75.
Most 3-point FG: 257, 1992-93.
Most 3-point FGA: 661, 1992-93.
Highest 3P%: .456 (118-259), 1987-88.
Most Rebounds: 1420, 1973-74.
AUGUSTANA YEAR-BY-YEAR SCORING AND REBOUNDING LEADERS
Year Scoring Pts. PPG Rebounding Reb. RPG
1947 Bob Riley 193 10.2
1948 Bob Gildea 263 13.2
1949 Gene Schryver 224 12.4
1950 Ken Carsen 213 10.1
1951 Ken Carsen 265 14.7
1952 Jay Nelson 312 15.6
1953 Paul Lauritzen 360 20.0
1954 Paul Lauritzen 444 23.4
1955 Ron Anderson 337 18.7
1956 Ron Anderson 263 13.2 Ron Anderson 222 11.1
1957 Dale Schweinberger 274 15.2 Tom Anderson 115 6.3
1958 Dale Schweinberger 261 12.4 Tom Anderson 181 7.5
1959 Dale Schweinberger 319 13.3 Lloyd Beese 183 7.6
1960 Ron Sergeant 437 19.9 Tom Anderson 181 7.5
1961 Ken Ferris 232 10.5 Frank Loll 161 8.9
1962 Gary Hobbs 338 16.1 Gary Hobbs 155 7.4
1963 Gary Hobbs 331 13.8 George Strombom 142 5.9
1964 George Strombom 389 18.5 Tom Hoder 190 9.1
1965 George Strombom 417 19.0 Bob Karlblom 276 12.5
1966 Gordy Kinkead 415 18.9 Steve Snow 278 12.6
1967 Steve Snow 427 17.8 Steve Snow 227 9.7
1968 Steve Snow 416 17.3 Steve Snow 311 12.9
1969 Steve Snow 447 17.9 Steve Snow 336 13.4
1970 Wally Michna 460 19.2 John Laing 311 13.0
1971 John Laing 443 17.0 John Laing 305 11.7
1972 John Laing 607 22.7 John Laing 353 13.1
1973 John Laing 621 20.0 John Laing 361 11.6
1974 Bruce Hamming 632 21.8 Bruce Hamming 380 13.1
1975 Bruce Hamming 529 17.6 Bruce Hamming 330 11.0
1976 Terry Lawrence 381 13.6 Rick Kestner 207 7.4
1977 Bill Swieton 488 18.1 Rick Kestner 230 8.5
1978 Chet Jacks 351 16.0 Gregg Cornilsen 233 9.7
1979 Glen Heiden 511 20.4 Shane Price 206 8.2
1980 Craig Brittnum 398 14.7 Bill Rapier 203 7.5
1981 Craig Brittnum 529 17.1 Shane Price 253 8.4
Bill Rapier 253 8.2
1982 Maxwell Artis 407 14.5 Shane Price 228 8.1
1983 Dave Anderson 507 18.1 George Wenzel 196 7.0
1984 Marc Finch 363 14.5 Ray Battle 165 6.6
1985 Rick Keys 369 14.2 Ray Battle 164 6.3
1986 Rick Keys 476 18.3 Ken Harris 204 7.8
1987 Tony Taylor 443 19.3 Tony Taylor 165 7.2
1988 Mike Owens 527 20.3 Tim Hoder 121 4.7
1989 Mitch Edlund 364 14.0 Pat Townsend 146 5.6
1990 Mitch Edlund 422 16.2 Tom Jessee 129 5.0
1991 Kevin Skillett 399 16.0 Pat Townsend 164 6.3
1992 Kirk Anderson 563 21.7 Aben Cooper 189 7.3
1993 Kirk Anderson 734 24.5 Aben Cooper 267 8.6
1994 Matt Dutton 330 13.2 Matt Dutton 150 6.0
1995 Tom Wise 317 12.7 Matt Dutton 148 5.9
1996 Sean Anderson 400 16.7 Sean Anderson 148 6.2
Matt Dutton 148 6.2
1997 Sean Anderson 392 15.7 Sean Anderson 145 5.8
1998 Ky VanKerrebroeck 364 14.6 Sean Anderson 163 6.5
1999 Aaron Schmidt 383 15.3 Aaron Schmidt 143 5.7
2000 John Benedetti 290 11.6 Roger Bussan 124 5.4
2001 Drew Carstens 346 14.4 Shaun Clements 140 5.6
2002 Drew Carstens 506 21.1 Brad Novak 157 6.3
2003 Drew Carstens 485 19.4 Bill Goehrke 140 5.6
2004 Drew Carstens 476 19.0 Bill Goehrke 167 6.7
2005 Jay McAdams-Thornton 373 14.9 Jay McAdams-Thornton 160 6.4
2006 Rick Harrigan 621 22.2 Dain Swetalla 166 6.9
2007 Jordan Delp 366 13.1 Dain Swetalla 126 4.8
2008 Brett Wessels 413 14.2 Chandlor Collins 243 8.4
2009 Brett Wessels 255 10.6 Chandlor Collins 256 9.8
2010 Kyle Nelson 383 14.7 Kyle Nelson 201 7.7
2011 Kyle Nelson 425 13.7 Kyle Nelson 204 6.6
2012 Bryant Voiles 355 14.2 Bryant Voiles 180 7.2
2013 Ben Ryan 316 11.7 Brandon Kunz 190 7.0
2014 Hunter Hill 367 13.1 Ben Ryan 181 6.5
2015 Hunter Hill 496 15.5 Ben Ryan 209 6.5
2016 Hunter Hill 443 14.3 Ben Ryan 220 7.1
2017 Chrishawn Orange 467 14.2 Jacob Johnston 169 5.1
AUGUSTANA CAREER LEADERS
CAREER SCORING LEADERS CAREER REBOUND LEADERS
Player (Years Played) TP Player (Years Played) Reb.
1. John Laing (1969-73) 2035 1. John Laing (1969-73) 1330
2. Drew Carstens (2000-04) 1813 2. Steve Snow (1965-69) 1152
3. Bruce Hamming (1971-75) 1668 3. Bruce Hamming (1971-75) 1060
4. Steve Snow (1965-69) 1595 4. Shane Price (1978-82) 809
5. Kirk Anderson (1989-93) 1528 5. Ben Ryan (2012-16) 793
6. Ben Ryan (2012-16) 1371 6. George Strombom (1961-65) 632
7. Hunter Hill (2012-16) 1361 7. Chandlor Collins (2005-09) 629
8. Craig Brittnum (1978-82) 1359 8. Mark Brooks (1969-73) 606
9. George Strombom (1961-65) 1358 9. Mike Michalski (1972-75) 556
10. Mark Brooks (1969-73) 1333 10. Tom Anderson (1956-60) 553
11. Sean Anderson (1994-98) 1304 11. Sean Anderson (1994-98) 545
12. Glen Heiden (1976-79) 1250 12. Bill Swieton (1973-77) 539
Chuck Menzer (1969-73) 1250 13. Bill Rapier (1978-81) 534
14. Shane Price (1978-82) 1221 14. Shaun Clements (2000-04) 529
15. Maxwell Artis (1978-82) 1208 15. Tayvian Johnson (2012-16) 517
16. Bill Swieton (1973-77) 1089 16. Gary Anderson (1966-69) 504
17. Dale Schweinberger (1955-59) 1076 17. Rick Kestner (1973-77) 501
18. Wally Michna (1968-71) 1064 18. Craig Brittnum (1978-82) 499
19. Paul Lauritzen (1950-54) 1063 19. Lloyd Beese (1955-59) 496
Rick Harrigan (2002-06) 1063 20. Aben Cooper (1989-93) 495
21. Chet Jacks (1975-79) 1050
Jay McAdams-Thornton (2002-06) 1050
23. Ken Anderson (1967-70) 1044 CAREER REBOUND AVERAGE LEADERS
24. Shaun Clements (2000-04) 1021 Player (Years Played) RPG
25. Tayvian Johnson (2012-16) 1007 1. John Laing (1969-73) 12.3
2. Steve Snow (1965-69) 12.1
CAREER SCORING AVERAGE LEADERS 3. Bruce Hamming (1971-75) 9.5
Player (Years Played) PPG 4. Shane Price (1978-82) 7.9
1. John Laing (1969-73) 18.8 5. Tom Anderson (1956-60) 7.5
2. Drew Carstens (2000-04) 18.5 6. Chandlor Collins (2005-09) 7.2
3. Kirk Anderson (1989-93) 18.0 7. George Strombom (1961-65) 7.2
4. Glen Heiden (1976-79) 17.6 8. Gary Anderson (1966-69) 7.1
5. Steve Snow (1965-69) 16.8 9. Bill Rapier (1978-81) 6.8
6. Paul Lauritzen (1950-54) 16.4 10. Aben Cooper (1989-93) 6.8
7. Rick Keys (1984-86) 16.3
8. George Strombom (1961-65) 15.4
9. Bruce Hamming (1971-75) 15.0 CAREER ASSIST LEADERS
10. Ken Anderson (1967-70) 14.5 Player (Years Played) Ast.
1. Drew Boster (1969-73) 559
CAREER FIELD GOAL PCT. LEADERS 2. Bill Schneider (1978-82) 444
Player (Years Played) FG% 3. Maxwell Artis (1978-82) 347
1. Chad Randolph (1987-90) .595 4. Drew Wessels (2003-07) 317
2. Nic Hoepfner (2012-15) .593 5. Brian DeSimone (2008-12) 303
3. Ray Hamilton (1961-63) .587 6. Mark Brooks (1969-73) 285
4. Brandon Motzel (2012-16) .582 7. Rob Lee (1994-97) 281
5. Gary Hobbs (1961-63) .577 8. Tom Doyle (1975-78) 278
6. Ken Harris (1982-86) .571 9. Jim Thomas (2000-04) 275
7. Shane Price (1978-82) .568 10. Pat Townsend (1987-91) 271
8. Bill Goehrke (2001-04) .567
9. Chet Jacks (1975-79) .563
10. Brandon Kunz (2009-13) .562 CAREER STEAL LEADERS
Player (Years Played) Stl.
CAREER FREE THROW PCT. LEADERS 1. Drew Wessels (2003-07) 188
Player (Years Played) FT% 2. Bill Rapier (1978-81) 152
1. Hunter Hill (2012-16) .893 3. Drew Carstens (2000-04) 145
2. Nolan Ebel (2015-17) .863 4. Tayvian Johnson (2012-16) 140
3. Brett Wessels (2007-09) .857 5. Shane Price (1978-82) 138
4. Tom Miler (1972-75) .856 Matt Pelton (2006-10) 138
5. Cardenal Collins (1989-93) .853 7. Brian DeSimone (2008-12) 124
6. Dan Phelan (1995-98) .849 8. Adam Talbot (1999-2002) 120
7. Kirk Anderson (1989-93) .847 9. Tom Wise (1991-95) 119
8. Glen Heiden (1976-79) .836 10. Pat Townsend (1987-91) 118
9. Ky VanKerrebroeck (1994-98) .836
10. Dave Myatt (1976-80) .833
CAREER 3-POINT FG LEADERS
CAREER 3-POINT PCT. LEADERS Player 3PFG
Player (Years Played) 3P% 1. Kirk Anderson (1989-93) 237
1. Mike Owens (1984-88) .471 2. Dan Phelan (1995-98) 185
2. Josh Thompson (1989-93) .457 3. Hunter Hill (2012-16) 157
3. Mitch Edlund (1986-90) .452 4. Drew Carstens (2000-04) 156
4. Kirk Anderson (1989-93) .448 5. Mark Roth (2011-15) 144
5. Nate Swetalla (2005-07) .444 6. Rick Harrigan (2002-06) 131
6. Ky VanKerrebroeck (1994-98) .433 7. Mike Owens (1984-88) 130
7. Pat Brusveen (2003-07) .430 8. Tom Wise (1991-95) 117
8. Dylan Sortillo (2013-16) .422 9. Ky VanKerrebroeck (1994-98) 116
9. Scott Hicks (1993-95) .421 Jordan Delp (2004-09) 116
10. Dan Phelan (1995-98) .420 Matt Pelton (2006-10) 116
Dylan Sortillo (2014-17) 116
CAREER GAMES PLAYED LEADERS CAREER BLOCKED SHOT LEADERS
Player (Years Played) GP Player (Years Played) Blk.
1. Tayvian Johnson (2012-16) 118 1. Adam Rue (1999-2003) 158
Ben Ryan (2012-16) 118 2. Chandlor Collins (2005-09) 120
3. Griffin Pils (2012-16) 113 3. Shane Price (1978-82) 93
4. Bruce Hamming (1971-75) 111 4. Brandon Motzel (2012-16) 86
Hunter Hill (2012-16) 111 5. Tayvian Johnson (2012-16) 79
6. Mark Brooks (1969-73) 110 6. Matt Dutton (1992-96) 75
7. Matt Pelton (2006-10) 109 7. Craig Brittnum (1978-82) 73
8. John Laing (1969-73) 108 8. Pat Townsend (1987-91) 71
Jawan Straughter (2012-16) 108 9. George Wenzel (1979-83) 62
10. Brian DeSimone (2008-12) 107 10. Bill Rapier (1978-81) 61
Danielius Jurgutis (2011-15) 107
Front Row (L-R): Joe Kellen, Nic Uhlir, Chrishawn Orange, A.J. Dollmeyer, Michael Hoekstra, Jacob Johnston, Dylan
Sortillo, Nolan Ebel, Jake Nowak, Brandon Schattner, Pierson Wofford. Back Row (L-R): Brett Benning, Andy McLaughlin,
Connor McCord, Donovan Ferguson, Micah Martin, Roman Youngblut, Blake Janssen, Sam Koeppel, Lucas Simon, Austin
Elledge.
Grey Giovanine
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1999-00 10-15 .400 6th 4-10 .286
2000-01 17-8 .680 4th 9-5 .643
2001-02 17-8 .680 2nd 9-5 .643
2002-03 20-5 .800 1st 11-3 .786
2003-04 16-9 .640 2nd 10-4 .714
2004-05 17-8 .680 4th 9-5 .643
2005-06 23-6 .793 1st 11-3 .786
2006-07 22-6 .786 1st 11-3 .786
2007-08 23-6 .793 1st 11-3 .786
2008-09 18-8 .692 3rd 9-5 .643
2009-10 16-10 .615 4th 9-5 .643
2010-11 27-4 .871 1st 11-3 .786
2011-12 19-7 .731 4th 9-5 .643
2012-13 19-8 .704 4th 8-6 .571
2013-14 20-8 .714 3rd 9-5 .943
2014-15 27-5 .844 1st 11-3 .786
2015-16 29-2 .935 1st 13-1 .929
2016-17 24-9 .727 1st 11-5 .688
Totals 364-132 .734 175-79 .689
2016-17 Statistics GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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20 Orange, Chrishawn.. 33-33 1024 31.0 156-305 .511 33-78 .423 122-156 .782 11 98 109 3.3 78 0 56 66 7 39 467 14.2
45 Johnston, Jacob.... 33-33 844 25.6 160-311 .514 26-71 .366 76-95 .800 44 125 169 5.1 77 2 32 49 22 19 422 12.8
30 Sortillo, Dylan.... 33-33 953 28.9 150-377 .398 62-173 .358 49-59 .831 18 112 130 3.9 59 1 71 52 4 30 411 12.5
14 Ebel, Nolan........ 33-26 928 28.1 110-240 .458 29-68 .426 119-138 .862 18 84 102 3.1 90 0 108 67 1 43 368 11.2
24 Wofford, Pierson... 18-7 355 19.7 70-124 .565 5-14 .357 51-65 .785 27 48 75 4.2 36 1 17 22 5 10 196 10.9
34 Benning, Brett..... 31-0 520 16.8 96-203 .473 34-83 .410 26-33 .788 25 76 101 3.3 59 1 28 24 5 15 252 8.1
44 Martin, Micah...... 29-23 511 17.6 60-94 .638 0-0 .000 26-46 .565 56 67 123 4.2 76 1 8 31 60 7 146 5.0
50 Dollmeyer, A.J..... 25-8 353 14.1 53-82 .646 0-0 .000 10-26 .385 39 35 74 3.0 48 0 8 28 9 8 116 4.6
12 Simon, Lucas....... 31-0 398 12.8 26-49 .531 2-8 .250 16-25 .640 14 33 47 1.5 16 0 50 25 6 17 70 2.3
52 Hoekstra, Michael.. 22-1 168 7.6 16-30 .533 0-0 .000 6-18 .333 15 30 45 2.0 21 0 4 4 3 4 38 1.7
42 Ferguson, Donovan.. 24-1 237 9.9 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 10-13 .769 16 48 64 2.7 42 0 6 8 19 4 36 1.5
32 Kellen, Joe........ 18-0 148 8.2 8-27 .296 2-15 .133 5-12 .417 1 7 8 0.4 11 0 7 5 1 4 23 1.3
23 Schattner, Brandon. 22-0 183 8.3 10-24 .417 3-11 .273 0-4 .000 5 17 22 1.0 10 0 14 14 1 4 23 1.0
25 Nowak, Jake........ 9-0 18 2.0 3-7 .429 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0.7
22 Uhlir, Nic......... 8-0 26 3.3 2-9 .222 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 2 0 2 5 0.6
40 Youngblut, Roman... 5-0 11 2.2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2 6 8 1.6 2 0 0 0 3 0 3 0.6
97 Koeppel, Sam....... 2-0 1 0.5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM............... 42 50 92 2.8 2 12
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Total.............. 33 6678 933-1913 .488 197-527 .374 519-694 .748 333 838 1171 35.5 629 6 410 410 146 206 2582 78.2
Opponents.......... 33 6678 818-1890 .433 241-634 .380 469-655 .716 326 734 1060 32.1 613 - 413 419 82 172 2346 71.1
Jacob Johnston (Erie HS, Cordova, Ill.) averaged 17.3 points in wins at MacMurray, Alma and Calvin to open the season. Six players
scored in double figures in a 106-66 home-opening win over Fontbonne before a veteran Washington University outfit handed
Augustana its first loss, 68-61 at Carver Center.
Giovanine's bunch won five of seven to close the calendar year. Included in that seven-game stretch were the team's first three
conference contestsan 87-78 loss to eventual co-champion North Park, an 86-70 win over co-champion Carthage and a 73-71 victory
over Wheaton. All of those contests took place at home. On New Year's Eve, the Vikings scored a big 78-76 road win at Wisconsin-
Stevens Point to head into 2017 with a record of 9-3.
Augustana jumped back into conference action with an 82-71 road win over CCIW preseason favorite North Central on January 4.
Pierson Wofford (Springfield Lutheran HS, Springfield, Ill.) came off the bench for a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds. On
January 25, the Vikings downed Elmhurst 87-76 at Carver Centertheir seventh straight double-digit win in CCIW playto improve to
15-3 overall and 8-1 in the league.
Having lost Wofford and facing a league schedule heavily back-loaded with road contests, Augustana went 3-4 down the regular
season home stretch. Losses in its final three games, all on the road, meant sharing the conference crown with North Park and
Carthage. The Red Men won the league's tie-breaker for the right to host the conference tournament.
The Vikings, the third seed, opened with second-seeded North Park, which had won both regular season meetings. Augustana jumped
out to a 15-point halftime lead and rolled to an 86-70 win behind 21 points from Ebel and 19 from Johnston. Fourth-seed North Central
knocked off top seed Carthage in the other semifinal and avenged two regular season losses by defeating the Vikings 69-64 in the title
game.
With a 19-8 record, Augustana earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament and was sent to Whitewater, Wisconsin to
face defending national champion St. Thomas in the opening round. Giovanine's crew rallied from an eight-point deficit in the final 40
seconds to win 77-74 on Orange's buzzer-beating three-pointer from the top of the key. The next night, Orange dropped in a 12-foot
jumper with 1.5 seconds left to lift his team to a 72-70 win over 22ndranked UW-Whitewater. Dylan Sortillo (Bettendorf HS,
Bettendorf, Iowa) scored a career-high 28 points.
The next weekend in Holland, Michigan, the Vikings downed Wartburg 80-69 and 12th-ranked Hanover 77-64 to punch the program's
second final four ticket in three years.
In its national semifinal versus Williams, Augustana hit five three-pointers in jumping out to a 17-2 lead. The Vikings weathered a Eph
rally and earned a spot in the championship game with a 90-79 win. In the title tilt, Babson led 79-72 with two and a half minutes left,
but the Vikings rallied and Johnston's three-pointer with 10 seconds left trimmed the deficit to 79-78. Flannery missed the front end of
a bonus opportunity with 8.8 seconds left and Brett Benning (Dakota HS, Davis, Ill.) grabbed the rebound and fed Ebel, who drove the
right side for a potential game-winning layup. However, Flannery, trailing the play, swatted it off the back board with less than two
seconds left. Augustana fouled and Babson missed another front end, but after a Viking timeout, Johnston's three-quarter court
inbounds pass was batted away, preserving the win for the Beavers. Both Orange and Ebel were named to the all-tournament team in
Salem, Virginia.
Orange, a unanimous first team All-CCIW selection this year, was only underclassman among the 25 players named to D3hoops' All-
America teams (five players each on the first through fourth teams, plus five honorable mention). He led the Vikings in scoring at 14.2
points per game and shot .511 from the field, .423 from three-point range and .782 from the foul line. He averaged 3.3 rebounds per
game and finished with 56 assists and 39 steals. In eight postseason games, he upped his scoring to 15.3 points per game on shooting
percentages of .550 from the field and .556 from three-point range.
Johnston, a second team All-CCIW performer, averaged 12.8 points per game. The 6' 5" senior led the Vikings in rebounding (5.1 rpg)
and field goal percentage (.514) and also shot .366 from three-point range and .800 from the free throw line. He had 22 of a school-
record 146 Augustana blocks this season.
Sortillo averaged 12.5 points and 3.9 rebounds per game and hit a team-best 62 three-pointers this year. The 6' 3" junior averaged
11.5 points and team-bests of 9.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game at the final four. He was a second team All-CCIW selection and is
the only player in program history to play in two national championship games.
Ebel, a 6' 1" sophomore point guard, averaged 11.2 points per game this year and led the Vikings in assists (108), steals (43), three-
point percentage (.426) and free throw percentage (.862). In NCAA Tournament play, he shared the team lead in scoring with Orange
at 15.0 points per game each. He scored 37 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out eight assists in Augustana's two final four
contests.
Wofford, a 6' 4" sophomore, averaged 10.9 points and 4.2 rebounds over the season's first 18 games. He shot .565 from the field and
.785 from the free throw line. In CCIW play, the Vikings' sixth man averaged 13.2 points and 5.2 rebounds while shooting .568 from
the field.
Giovanine's fifth starter was 6' 10" freshman Micah Martin (Iowa City HS, Iowa City, Iowa), whose 60 blocked shots were just two off
Adam Rue's single-season school record set in 2001-02. Martin finished the year with averages of 5.0 points and 4.2 rebounds per
game, but blossomed in the postseason. In six NCAA Tournament games, he averaged 7.5 points on .690 shooting from the floor and
led the team in rebounding (6.5 rpg) and blocked shots (17).
Valuable bench contributors in Augustana's postseason run were led by 6' 6" sophomore Benning, who averaged 11.3 points and 3.8
rebounds and shot .549 from the field and .500 from beyond the arc in NCAA tourney action. 6' 5" freshman point guard Lucas Simon
(Notre Dame HS, Chicago, Ill.), 6' 9" freshman Donovan Ferguson (Downers Grove South HS, Darien, Ill.) and 6' 1" junior Brandon
Schattner (Wilmot HS, Twin Lakes, Wis.) were also constants in Giovanine's postseason rotation.
Brandon Schattner
Chrishawn Orange Dylan Sortillo Jacob Johnston
Front Row (L-R): Joe Ranallo, Jake Norcia, Dylan Sortillo, Jacob Johnston, Tayvian Johnson, Michael Hoekstra, Brandon
Motzel, Jake Gylten, Ben Ryan, Griffin Pils, Brandon Schattner, Jawan Straughter, Hunter Hill. Back Row (L-R): Jordan
Bradshaw, Nic Uhlir, Jake Asquini, James Fox, Pierson Wofford, Sean O'Neil, A.J. Dollmeyer, Sean Anger, Luke Turelli,
Jake Nowak, Chrishawn Orange, Joe Kellen, Nolan Ebel.
2015-16 Results
UW-La Crosse W 88-60
Fontbonne W 80-57
UW-Whitewater W 75-55
UW-Stevens Point W 81-58
Washington University W 70-67
MacMurray W 86-62
Puget Sound W 73-49
Lewis & Clark W 83-50
George Fox W 76-58
UW-Oshkosh W 67-65
Edgewood W 79-44
Wheaton W 72-68
Elmhurst L 75-77 (OT)
North Park W 79-66
North Central W 76-49
Carthage W 71-63
Illinois Wesleyan W 77-60
Millikin W 96-50
Elmhurst W 97-84
North Park W 95-92 (OT)
North Central W 76-68
Carthage W 69-47 Hunter Hill Ben Ryan
Illinois Wesleyan W 76-60 D3hoops.com 1st team All-America D3hoops.com 2nd team All-America
Millikin W 77-52 NABC 1st team All-America NABC 1st team All-Central Region
Wheaton W 103-101 (OT) Hero Sports 1st team All-America D3hoops.com 2nd team
Illinois Wesleyan+ W 83-74 (OT) NABC Central Region All-Central Region
Elmhurst+ W 69-53 Player of the Year 1st team All-CCIW
Westminster (Mo.)* W 105-52 D3hoops.com Central Region
Hope* W 96-80 Co-Player of the Year
Emory* W 88-65 CCIW Most Outstanding Player
St. Thomas* L 76-86 The Sporting News 1st team
+CCIW Tournament Preseason All-America
*NCAA Division III Tournament
Brandon Motzel Jawan Straughter
2nd team All-CCIW 3rd team All-CCIW
2015-16 Statistics GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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14 Hill, Hunter....... 31-31 969 31.3 138-303 .455 52-125 .416 115-128 .898 8 63 71 2.3 45 0 111 48 0 30 443 14.3
34 Ryan, Ben.......... 31-31 848 27.4 180-321 .561 4-13 .308 69-95 .726 76 144 220 7.1 80 3 45 48 7 18 433 14.0
25 Johnson, Tayvian... 31-13 563 18.2 101-160 .631 2-7 .286 72-107 .673 55 102 157 5.1 84 2 23 55 22 38 276 8.9
24 Pils, Griffin...... 31-30 737 23.8 87-193 .451 35-97 .361 53-62 .855 10 64 74 2.4 54 2 77 40 3 35 262 8.5
42 Motzel, Brandon.... 30-18 559 18.6 91-144 .632 2-5 .400 65-100 .650 68 117 185 6.2 91 5 17 30 35 25 249 8.3
23 Straughter, Jawan.. 30-30 694 23.1 69-158 .437 33-80 .413 34-55 .618 19 54 73 2.4 53 1 76 30 7 26 205 6.8
30 Sortillo, Dylan.... 30-2 520 17.3 66-152 .434 35-78 .449 10-17 .588 8 56 64 2.1 46 0 35 27 6 13 177 5.9
32 Orange, Chrishawn.. 31-0 553 17.8 51-125 .408 18-51 .353 33-53 .623 10 40 50 1.6 45 0 26 17 0 8 153 4.9
40 Wofford, Pierson... 20-0 195 9.8 31-54 .574 2-3 .667 29-44 .659 8 34 42 2.1 17 0 9 16 1 9 93 4.7
45 Johnston, Jacob.... 23-0 236 10.3 35-69 .507 7-20 .350 19-28 .679 8 32 40 1.7 28 1 10 10 5 8 96 4.2
52 Hoekstra, Michael.. 26-0 167 6.4 21-32 .656 0-0 .000 11-23 .478 13 42 55 2.1 22 0 4 10 3 3 53 2.0
50 Dollmeyer, A.J..... 9-0 34 3.8 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 3-7 .429 2 6 8 0.9 7 0 1 1 0 1 15 1.7
20 Ebel, Nolan........ 19-0 69 3.6 6-14 .429 1-3 .333 13-15 .867 1 10 11 0.6 8 0 3 9 0 3 26 1.4
44 Gylten, Jake....... 20-0 84 4.2 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 11-15 .733 6 11 17 0.9 8 0 2 5 0 3 25 1.3
12 Kellen, Joe........ 13-0 46 3.5 2-9 .222 0-3 .000 4-4 1.000 1 3 4 0.3 3 0 3 1 0 4 8 0.6
22 Norcia, Jake....... 8-0 25 3.1 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 0.4 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM............... 53 39 92 3.1 0 9
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Total.............. 31 6299 891-1758 .507 191-489 .391 541-753 .718 346 820 1166 37.6 591 14 445 357 89 224 2514 81.1
Opponents.......... 31 6299 679-1679 .404 188-573 .328 426-604 .705 279 631 910 29.4 642 - 293 432 73 147 1972 63.6
Jake Gylten 6-6 224 Sr. North Liberty, IA (Iowa City West)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2012-13 9-0 60/6.7 5-10 .500 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 2-11 13 1.4 4-0 2 2 0 4 14/1.6
2013-14 14-1 62/4.4 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 1-3 .333 0-7 7 0.5 8-0 3 8 2 2 7/0.5
2014-15 9-0 63/7.0 6-14 .429 1-1 1.000 8-11 .727 4-4 8 0.9 8-0 4 2 0 0 21/2.3
2015-16 20-0 84/4.2 7-13 .538 0-2 .000 11-15 .733 6-11 17 0.9 8-0 2 5 0 3 25/1.3
TOTAL 52-1 269/5.2 21-48 .438 3-10 .300 22-31 .710 12-33 45 0.9 28-0 11 17 2 9 67/1.3
Coach Grey Giovanine's Augustana men's basketball squad finished a remarkable 2015-16 season with a 29-2 record, equaling the most wins in
school history (matching the 1972-73 team), as well as the most ever posted by a CCIW program. The Vikings' quest for a second straight final
four appearance ended with an NCAA quarterfinal loss to eventual champion St. Thomas, but the team won CCIW regular season and
tournament titles for the second year in a row and spent nine weeks atop the D3hoops.com Top 25. In addition, eight seniors leave a legacy as
one of the most accomplished classesboth individually and collectivelyin school history.
In four years, Hunter Hill (Byron HS, Byron, Ill.), Ben Ryan (Washington HS, Washington, Ill.), Tayvian Johnson (United Township HS, East
Moline, Ill.), Griffin Pils (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.), Brandon Motzel (Carmel HS, Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Jawan Straughter (Plainfield East HS,
Bolingbrook, Ill.), Jake Gylten (Iowa City West HS, North Liberty, Iowa) and Jake Norcia (Highland Park HS, Highland Park, Ill.) helped lead the
program to a record of 95-23 (.805), two CCIW regular season championships, two conference tournament titles and three NCAA Tournament
appearances, including a second-place finish in 2015. The 56 wins in 2014-15 (27) and 2015-16 (29) are the most ever in consecutive seasons
at Augustana.
The top-ranked Vikings opened the season with an 88-60 win over eventual Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Champion UW-La
Crosse. After an 80-57 win at Fontbonne, the team started at 11-day stretch that included three games against programs that owned eight of
the previous 12 national championships. Augustana prevailed in all three, sandwiching road wins over UW-Whitewater (75-55) and Washington
University (70-67) around an 81-58 home win over defending national champion UW-Stevens Point. By the end of the 2015 calendar year, the
Vikings were 11-0.
The team's lone CCIW setback occurred on January 6 at Elmhurst, when the Bluejays won 77-75 in overtime. However, Augustana bounced
back to win its final 12 league games and claim the CCIW regular season title at 13-1. Included in that stretch were 76-49 and 76-68 wins over
North Centralthe Cardinals' only two conference losses this yearand a 97-84 victory in the rematch with Elmhurst.
The Vikings won their second straight CCIW Tournament championship and Augustana's fifth in the 11-year history of the event with wins over
Illinois Wesleyan (83-74 in OT) and Elmhurst (69-53) at Carver Center.
Augustana, which had climbed back to the number one ranking five weeks after the Elmhurst loss, was back at home for NCAA Tournament.
The Vikings handled Westminster (Mo.) 105-52 in the first round and downed ninth-ranked Hope 96-80 to advance to the sectional rounds.
An 88-65 win over 25th-ranked Emory in the sectional semifinals set up a showdown with eighth-ranked St. Thomas at Carver Center for a trip
to the final four. The Tommies used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to pull in front and solid free throw shooting down the stretch
to claim an 86-76 win. St. Thomas went on to win the national title, as Augustana was eliminated by the eventual champion for the third
straight year, in its fifth straight appearance and for the 11th time in 15 NCAA Division III Tournament trips all-time.
Hill (14.3 ppg, .416 3p%, .898 ft%, 111 ast, 30 stl), who was a consensus first team All-American and Central Region Player of the Year, led
the Vikings in scoring, assists, free throw percentage and three-point field goals (52) this year. Ryan (14.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, .561 fg%, .726 ft%), a
D3hoops.com second team All-American and NABC first team all-region selection, finished right behind Hill in scoring and was Augustana's
leading rebounder for the third year in a row. Both were first team All-CCIW selections and Hill was named the league's Most Outstanding
Player for the second straight yearjoining John Laing as the Vikings' only multiple winners of the award.
Motzel (8.3 ppg, 6.2 rpg, .632 fg%, 35 blk, 25 stl) was a second team All-CCIW pick and Straughter (6.8 ppg, .413 3p%, 76 ast, 26 stl), the
team's top perimeter defender, was named to the third team. Pils (8.5 ppg, .361 3p%, .855 ft%, 77 ast, 35 stl) rounded out the starting lineup
with Johnson (8.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, .631 fg%, 22 blk, 38 stl) filling the sixth man role. Motzel led the team in blocked shots and Johnson in steals
and they posted the second and third-best field goal percentages, respectively, in school history.
Giovanine's rotation also included sophomore Dylan Sortillo (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) (5.9 ppg, .449 3p%), who led the Vikings in
three-point percentage, freshmen Chrishawn Orange (Jacobs HS, Algonquin, Ill.) (4.9 ppg, .353 3p%) and Pierson Wofford (Springfield
Lutheran HS, Springfield, Ill.) (4.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, .574 fg%), juniors Jacob Johnston (Erie HS, Cordova, Ill.) (4.2 ppg, .507 fg%, .350 3p%) and
Michael Hoekstra (Bishop McNamara HS, Saint Anne, Ill.) 2.0 ppg, 2.1 rpg, .656 fg%), as well as Gylten (1.3 ppg, 0.9 rpg, .538 fg%, .733 ft%).
During their careers, Ryan and Johnson played in more games (118) and more victories (95) than anyone else in school history and Ryan's 117
career starts are a school record as well. Both, along with Hill, went over 1,000 career pointsjust the third trio from the same class to do so.
Laing, Mark Brooks and Chuck Menzer (class of 1973) and Craig Brittnum, Shane Price and Maxwell Artis (class of 1982) were the others. Ryan
finished sixth in Viking history with 1,371 points10 more than Hill, who finished seventh all-time. Johnson passed 1,000 in his final collegiate
game, closing his career at 1,007 and joining Ryan as just the 10th and 11th players in school history with over 1,000 points and 500
rebounds.
Ryan ended up fifth in school history in rebounds (793) and field goals (569). Hill is the career record holder for free throw percentage (.893)
and ranks third all-time in three-point field goals (157) and free throws (392) made, tied for fourth in games played (111) and eighth in free
throw attempts (439).
Only Ryan and Johnson played more games in a Viking uniform all-time than Pils (113), who also ranks 10th with a career mark of .829 from
the free throw line. Motzel ended up fourth in school history in career field goal percentage (.582) and blocked shots (86). Johnson is fourth
all-time in steals (140) and fifth in blocked shots (79). Blocked shots and steals have been compiled since the 1979-80 season. Straughter
ended up tied for eighth all-time in games played with 108.
Front Row (L-R): Hunter Hill, Brandon Schattner, Mark Roth, Nic Hoepfner, Kevin Schlitter, Alex Dziagwa, Danielius
Jurgutis, Joe Ranallo, Jordan Hathorn-Schaaf. Back Row (L-R): Jawan Straughter, Jacob Johnston, Ben Ryan, Jake Gylten,
Brandon Motzel, Michael Hoekstra, Tayvian Johnson, Griffin Pils, Dylan Sortillo, Jake Norcia.
Jawan Straughter2nd team All-CCIW Tayvian Johnson3rd team All-CCIW Griffin Pils
Alex Dziagwa 6-9 196 Sr Brookfield, IL (Riverside-Brookfield)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2011-12 7-0 15/2.1 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 1-1 1.000 6-5 11 1.6 0-0 2 1 0 0 7/1.0
2012-13 10-0 58/5.8 6-15 .400 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 7-16 23 2.3 12-0 1 6 6 0 15/1.5
2013-14 12-0 41/3.4 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 2-9 11 0.9 3-0 1 2 3 0 6/0.5
2014-15 12-0 42/3.5 6-11 .545 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 4-3 7 0.6 10-0 2 5 7 1 16/1.3
TOTAL 41-0 156/3.8 17-36 .472 0-0 .000 10-15 .667 19-33 52 1.3 25-0 6 14 16 1 44/1.1
Special it was, as Augustana went 27-5equaling the second-most wins in school historyand won its 14th College Conference of Illinois &
Wisconsin title and its fourth conference tournament championship in the events 10-year history. The Vikings extended the postseason all the
way to the NCAA Division III championship game in Salem, Virginia, where Wisconsin-Stevens Point finally got the better of Giovanines squad
70-54. It was Augustanas 14th Division III tournament appearance, its fifth final four trip and the third time the program has reached the title
game.
The individual honors were many. Giovanine, in his 16th season, was named Basketball Times National Division III Coach of the Year. He also
earned CCIW and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Coach of the Year recognition. Junior point guard Hunter Hill (Byron HS, Byron, Ill.)
was named the CCIWs Co-Most Outstanding Player, becoming just the fourth Viking ever to earn the award. He was also a first team All-
Central Region selection by D3hoops.com and was named to the All-America second teams of D3hoops.com, Basketball Times and the NABC.
Junior forward Ben Ryan (Washington HS, Washington, Ill.) was a third team all-region pick and joined Hill on the All-CCIW first team.
Classmates Jawan Straughter (Plainfield East HS, Bolingbrook, Ill.) and Johnson were named second and third team all-conference,
respectively.
After the exhibition win at Bradley, Augustana ventured back on the road to win championships at the Mount St. Joseph Tipoff Classic in
Cincinnati, Ohio and the Thomas More Coach Jim Connor Classic in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. The Vikings extended their winning streak to five
games with an 86-61 pasting of Knox in their home opener. Central played a nearly flawless game, including 16 three-pointers, in handing
Augustana an 89-78 setback in Pella, Iowa on December 3.
Fontbonne paid the price for that loss, as three days later Augustana posted the fourth-highest point total in school history in a 116-62 win.
That set the stage for a highly-anticipated matchup with top-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater at Carver Center. The fourth-ranked Vikings got 41
points from Hill and won a classic, 96-94 in double overtime. Hills performance earned him NCAA Division III National Player of the
Week honors from the United States Basketball Writers Association.
Augustana won its next eight as well, including its first five CCIW contests, to extend its winning streak to 10 and improve to 15-1. Losses in
three of its next five games tightened up the league standings, but proved to be a small bump in the road, as the Vikings started another 10-
game winning streak by holding Carthage to one first-half field goal in a 60-29 win at home.
An 82-56 win at Illinois Wesleyan, which equaled the worst loss ever by the Titans at Shirk Center, put Augustana back in control of its own
CCIW destiny and the Vikings earned the outright title with wins over Millikin (73-65) at home and Wheaton (89-55) on the road. They
captured the conference tournament and the leagues automatic NCAA bid with wins over North Central (82-76) and Illinois Wesleyan (78-74)
at Carver Center.
One of just two teams in the 62-team NCAA field to receive a first-round bye, Augustana hosted DePauw in a second-round game. The Vikings
fought back from a five-point deficit in the final four minutes, taking the lead on a pair of Straughter free throws with five seconds left and
surviving a potential game-tying shot by the Tigers to win 68-66.
An 82-69 win over Mount Union in the round of 16 preceded one of the most impressive victories in the history of the program. Facing a 28-2
Marietta team with a trip to the final four on the line, Augustana bolted to a 50-20 halftime lead en route to a 100-51 demolition of the nations
12th-ranked team. The nets were finally cut down after the final home game of the year, although there may not have been much left after a
13-of-18 Viking performance from three-point range.
Fourth-ranked Babson was the opponent in the national semifinals in Salem. Augustana took a 32-19 lead at the half, but the Beavers came
back and led with just over six minutes to play. However, junior Griffin Pils (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.) and Hill sparked a 22-1 Viking run
to end the contest as Augustana advanced to its third national title tilt with a 68-48 win.
The next day, Wisconsin-Stevens Point used a 12-of-18 performance from beyond the arc to defeat the Vikings 70-54. The Pointers won their
fourth national championship, while Augustana lost to the eventual champion for the 10th time in 14 Division III tournament appearances.
Giovanine settled on an all-junior starting lineup of Hill, Ryan, Johnson, Straughter and Pils over the final 15 games. Hill led the Vikings in
scoring this year at 15.5 points per game, shooting .460 from the floor, .394 from beyond the arc and a school-record .919 from the foul line.
He also led the team in assists (89) and tied for the team lead with 37 steals. His 496 points represent the 14th-highest total in school history
and his 148 makes from the free throw line tied for the second-most ever in a season at Augustana. Ryan averaged 11.5 points with team
bests of 6.5 rebounds per game and a .588 field goal percentage. Coming off the bench for the most part, senior center Nic Hoepfner (United
Township HS, East Moline, Ill.) averaged 9.1 points on .586 shooting from the floor. Johnson (8.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, .536 fg%, .739 ft%, 25 blk)
tied for the team lead with 37 steals. Pils (7.6 ppg, .866 ft%, 54 ast) led Augustana with a .419 mark from long range and posted the best
assist-to-turnover ratio (2.16) of any Viking regular in the Giovanine era. Straughter, the teams defensive stopper, had 31 steals and 10
blocks. He averaged 5.9 points on .519 field goal shooting and was second on the team with 58 assists.
The rest of the rotation included junior Brandon Motzel (Carmel HS, Grayslake, Ill.), seniors Danielius Jurgutis (Downers Grove South HS,
Darien, Ill.) and Mark Roth (Washington HS, Metamora, Ill.) and freshman Dylan Sortillo (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa). Motzel (6.3 ppg,
4.8 rpg, .566 fg%, .735 ft%), who played the entire NCAA tournament with a surgically repaired broken hand, led the team in blocked shots
with 36. Jurgutis averaged 5.8 points and shot .345 from three-point range and .833 at the line. Roth hit 29 threes and Sortillo averaged 3.7
points and shot .380 from beyond the arc.
This years senior class, which also included Kevin Schlitter (Maine South HS, Park Ridge, Ill.) and Alex Dziagwa (Riverside-Brookfield HS,
Brookfield, Ill.) helped lead Augustana to an 85-28 (.752) record over the last four seasons.
Only four players in school history (Bruce Hamming, Mark Brooks, Matt Pelton and John Laing) have played in more games than Jurgutis and
Roth, who saw action in 107 each. Roth finished his career fourth in school history with 144 three-point field goals and 16th all-time with a
.388 percentage from long range. Jurgutis also finished in Augustanas top 50 all-time in points (777), three-point field goals (69), three-point
percentage (.322), free throws made (160), free throw percentage (.780) and assists (132). He also shares the schools single-season record
for games played with 32. Hoepfners .593 career field goal percentage is the second-highest in school history.
Mark Roth
2013-14 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (20-8; 9-5, 3rd)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row (L-R): Quinn Pokora, Shawn Cannon, Jacob Johnston, Michael Hoekstra, Jens Soderholm and Addison Morgan. Back
Row (L-R): Danielius Jurgutis, Jake Norcia, Griffin Pils, Tayvian Johnson, Brandon Motzel, Alex Dziagwa, Kevin
Schlitter, Jake Gylten, Ben Ryan, Jawan Straughter, Mark Roth, Hunter Hill.
The 2013-14 Augustana men's basketball season opened with an exhibition game at the University of Iowa and concluded with the program's
13th NCAA Division III tournament appearance. Along the way, Coach Grey Giovanine's team posted a 20-8 overall record and a 9-5 mark in
the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. A sophomore-dominated Viking team tied for third in the league and qualified for the conference
tournament for the ninth consecutive season. Augustana defeated 18th-ranked St. Thomas in its NCAA tournament opener before falling to
eventual national champion Wisconsin-Whitewater on the Warhawks' home court in the second round.
The Vikings battled an Iowa club that went on to reach the 20-win plateau and the NCAA tournament, eventually falling 87-65. Junior guard
Danielius Jurgutis (Downers Grove South HS, Darien, Ill.) had a team-high 15 points and sophomore forward Ben Ryan (Washington HS,
Washington, Ill.) posted game highs of 13 rebounds and four steals.
The regular season opened with an impressive 76-56 win over the University of Chicago at Carver Center. Ryan (15 points and 11 rebounds)
and senior center Kevin Schlitter (Maine South HS, Park Ridge, Ill.) (17 & 11) each posted a double-double.
After suffering a 67-57 loss at Wisconsin-Platteville on November 11, the Viking returned to Platteville the next weekend and won both of their
games at the Pioneer Classic. Jurgutis was named the tournament MVP in leading the Vikings to wins over St. Olaf (68-59) and Simpson (87-
54). St. Olaf would go on to win 22 games, claim the MIAC tournament championship and reach the NCAA tournament. Ryan was also an all-
tournament selection.
After overwhelming Knox on the road, Augustana traveled to Loras to take on a Duhawk club with recent wins over pre-season top five teams
Illinois Wesleyan and Wheaton. Sophomore point guard Hunter Hill (Byron HS, Byron, Ill.) emerged as dynamic scoring threat, putting up 23
points to lead the Vikings to a 67-65 win.
Augustana won five more in a row to extend its winning streak to nine games heading into CCIW play. Included in that stretch of non-
conference wins was a 79-57 dismantling of eventual IIAC champion and NCAA tournament participant Central.
The Vikings improved to 12-1 overall with two wins to open league play. They defeated Carthage 82-74 at home before knocking off third-
ranked Illinois Wesleyan 81-73, also at Carver Center. Hill led the way in the win over the Titans, scoring a career-high 29 points, including 18
in a span of just 2:45 in the first half.
The team bounced back from a 66-63 overtime loss at Wheaton with three more wins to improve 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the conference.
However, a four-game losing streak followed, knocking Augustana out of CCIW title contention. The Vikings snapped the skid with a 65-58 win
at Carthage and won at Millikin 76-59 before avenging an earlier loss to Elmhurst. The Vikings hammered the Bluejays 80-52 at home behind a
career-high 19 points from sophomore forward Tayvian Johnson (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.). Giovanine's club closed the regular
season with a 91-61 win at North Park.
The only program to qualify for the CCIW tournament every year since its inception in 2006, Augustana suffered a semifinal loss to Wheaton,
66-55 in Bloomington, Illinois.
With a 19-7 record, the Vikings earned an NCAA tournament bid and were sent to Whitewater, Wisconsin, where 2011 national champion and
18th-ranked St. Thomas was their first round opponent. They used a near school-record shooting performance (.686 from the field) and a 33-
20 advantage on the glass to win 88-77, avenging a loss to the Tommies three years earlier in the NCAA quarterfinals. The host Warhawks,
who would go on to win the national title, ended Augustana's season 87-68 the next night. It was the ninth time in 13 Division III tournament
appearances that the Vikings have been eliminated by the eventual champion.
Hill averaged 17.0 points in the two NCAA tournament games on 12-of-19 (.632) field goal and 5-of-8 (.625) three-point shooting. Jurgutis,
just getting back into a rhythm after a foot injury cost him six games late in the season, came off the bench to average 14.5 points on .647
shooting from the field. Ryan, who had game highs of 17 points and eight rebounds against St. Thomas, averaged 12.5 points and 6.5
rebounds and shot .588 from the field for the weekend.
On the season, Hill averaged 13.1 points per game to lead Augustana in scoring. The second team All-CCIW performer and team MVP also had
a team-high 54 assists and became just the third player in school historyand the first since 1988-89to officially lead the team in field goal
(.516), three-point and free throw percentage. His .480 from beyond the arc this year is the fifth-best single season mark in school history and
his .862 percentage from the foul line ranks ninth all-time at Augustana. In addition, Hill is currently the school's career leader in free throw
percentage at .860, while ranking fourth in three-point percentage at .449.
Johnson, who was named to the All-CCIW third team, was the Vikings' second leading scorer at 9.9 points per game and led in blocked shots
(18) and steals (37). Ryan led the team in rebounding at 6.5 per game and finished third in scoring at 9.1 points per contest. Jurgutis battled
through the late-season injury to average 8.9 points.
Schlitter averaged 7.4 points and 5.1 rebounds and shot .507 from the floor. Junior post Nic Hoepfner (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.)
averaged 7.0 points and 4.0 rebounds with a .542 field goal percentage. Junior guard Mark Roth (Washington HS, Metamora, Ill.) averaged 6.0
points on shooting percentages of .426 from long range and .947 from the free throw line.
Sophomore Jawan Straughter (Plainfield East, Bolingbrook, Ill.) played both guard spots, starting the last seven games of the year, and was
selected as the team's Outstanding Defender. He was also one of the Vikings' most efficient shooters. He averaged 4.8 points on percentages
of .531 from the floor, .545 from three-point range and .778 from the line. Sophomore post Brandon Motzel (Carmel HS, Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
started the final seven games at center. He was the team's top rebounder on a per-minute basis, averaging 4.2 per game to go along with 3.8
points and a .536 field goal percentage. Sophomore Griffin Pils (Libertyville HS, Libertyville, Ill.) averaged 3.7 points a game and had the best
assist-to-turnover ratio (38: 22) on the club.
2012-13 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (19-8; 8-6, 4th)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row (L-R): Hunter Hill, Ben Ryan, Nic Hoepfner, Jake Gylten, Brandon Motzel, Tayvian Johnson, Griffin Pils, Jake
Norcia. Back Row (L-R): Strength Coach Darren Phelps, Assistant Coach Rick Harrigan, Assistant Coach Tom Jessee,
Danielius Jurgutis, Brandon Thompson, George Dexter, Alex Dziagwa, Kevin Schlitter, Brandon Kunz, Austin Lusson, Mark
Roth, Assistant Coach Dallas Duwa, Assistant Coach Jordan Delp, Head Coach Grey Giovanine.
In what looked like a rebuilding year for Coach Grey Giovanines Augustana mens basketball program, the 2012-13 version of the Vikings put together a
19-8 season, finishing fourth in the CCIW and qualifying for the conference tournament for the eighth consecutive season. Augustana knocked off then
third-ranked Illinois Wesleyan 53-47 at Shirk Center in the CCIW semifinals before falling to then fifth-rated North Central 70-63 in the final. It was the
fourth time in eight years that the Vikings reached the championship game and the first time they didnt prevail.
With just three upperclassmen on this years roster, the team leaned heavily on its freshman and sophomore classes. Senior Brandon Kunz (Lake Zurich
HS, Lake Zurich, Ill.) survived the season to earn team MVP, but the Vikings other two veterans, senior George Dexter (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf,
Iowa) and junior Kevin Schlitter (Maine South HS, Park Ridge, Ill.), missed significant portions of the season with injuries.
Giovanines young club opened the season with road dates at Aurora, St. Norbert and Chicago. The first two would go on to win their respective
conferences and earn NCAA tournament berths. Behind 29 points from sophomore point guard Danielius Jurgutis (Downers Grove South HS, Darien,
Ill.), Augustana survived a late three-point barrage to defeat Aurora 85-82. Freshman Ben Ryan (Washington HS, Washington, Ill.) had 18 points and 11
boards in a convincing 74-60 win at St. Norbert and the Vikings finished their season-opening road swing with a 70-52 win at Chicago. Schlitter came off
the bench to score 16 points in 21 minutes.
UW-Platteville fell 69-57 in Augustanas home opener and the Vikings won their next two at home, including a 77-69 win over local rival St. Ambrose, to
improve to 6-0. Seventh-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point overcame a three-point halftime deficit to hand Augustana its first loss of the season, 67-59, in
Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
The Vikings closed out the non-conference portion of their schedule with four straight wins to improve to 10-1 and climb to 19th in the national poll, but
suffered a huge blow when Schlitter was lost for the year to a knee injury. On the bright side, the team got the services of Dexter back for the CCIW
run.
Two wins to open the conference slate bumped the Vikings to 12-1 and number 17 in the top 25, but they lost three straight to the teams that would
finish 1-2-3 in the final standings Illinois Wesleyan, North Central and Wheaton. Throughout the league regular season, Augustana handled the other
four teams in the conference, but couldnt pick up a win over those three at the top, finishing 8-6 and in fourth place.
The only school in the league to play in all eight CCIW tournaments, Augustana picked up a signature win in the league semifinals. Facing third-ranked
Illinois Wesleyan on its home floor, the young Vikings ground out a 53-47 win, holding the Titans to 25 percent shooting from the field. The next night,
Augustana lost for the first time in four tournament championship appearances, 70-63 to fifth-ranked North Central.
All eight of the Vikings losses this season came to teams ranked 22nd or higher in the final regular season poll, including three to third-ranked North
Central and two to 10th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan. They played 11 of their 26 games against NCAA tournament teams and nine against teams in the Top
25. They played five games against 2012-13 conference champions, winning three.
Kunz (11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, .559 fg%, .781 ft%) and Ryan (11.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, .516 fg%) were selected to the All-CCIW second team. In addition Ryan,
who became just the third freshman ever to lead the Vikings in scoring, was honored with the conferences first-ever Freshman of the Year award as
well as D3hoops.com Midwest Region and national Rookie of the Year. Kunz wrapped up a fine career, ranking seventh in school history in games
played (105), eighth in field goal percentage (.562), 19th in rebounding (493) and tied for 12th in blocked shots (41). In addition to MVP, he was
selected as Augustanas best defender and rebounder.
Sophomore guard Mark Roth (Washington HS, Metamora, Ill.), who led the team with 36 three-pointers, joined Kunz, Dexter, Schlitter and Jurgutis as
the only five players with more than 15 career varsity minutes entering this season. As a result, Giovanine relied on sophomores Brandon Thompson
(Galesburg HS, Galesburg, Ill.) and Nic Hoepfner (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.) and five freshmen, each of whom averaged over 10 minutes
per game this year. Thompson averaged 7.4 points and led the team in free throw percentage (.803), assists (48) and steals (36). Hoepfner, in his first
year at Augustana after transferring from Parkland College, averaged 6.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, shooting .687 from the floor and a CCIW-
best .689 in league play.
While Ryan had the biggest impact among the freshmen, Tayvian Johnson (United Township HS, East Moline, Ill.), Griffin Pils (Libertyville HS,
Libertyville, Ill.), Hunter Hill (Byron HS, Byron, Ill.) and Jawan Straughter (Plainfield East HS, Bolingbrook, Ill.) were all part of Giovanines regular
rotation this year. Johnson played in all 27 games, starting 20, and fought through recurring shoulder problems to average 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds
per contest. Pils averaged 4.8 points in just over 16 minutes per game, shooting .386 from three-point range and .781 from the free throw line. All eight
members of this years freshman class saw varsity court time this season, the most since 1987-88.
2011-12 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (19-7; 9-5, 4th)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row (L-R): Sam Calcagno. Danielius Jurgutis, Brian DeSimone, Troy Rorer, Bryant Voiles, Head Coach Grey
Giovanine, Chris Anderson, Griffin Dwyer, Eric Safranski, Brandon Thompson, Mark Roth. Back Row (L-R): Strength Coach
Darren Phelps, Assistant Coach Dallas Duwa, Assistant Coach Rick Harrigan, Cole Miller, Brandon Kunz, George Dexter,
Luke Scarlata, Alex Dziagwa, Kevin Schlitter, Kevin Waibel, Kameron Norton, Austin Lusson, Assistant Coach Tom Jessee,
Manager Will Tolmie.
Augustanas mens basketball completed an eventful 2011-12 season with a 19-7 record. The Vikings finished 9-5 in the College
Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, qualifying for the conference tournament for the seventh consecutive year.
The season got an early start with a November 3 date at Division I Valparaiso. Despite game highs of 25 points and six steals by senior
Bryant Voiles (Byron HS, Byron, Ill.), coach Grey Giovanines Vikings fell by to the Crusaders by a score of 74-65. Valparaiso went on to
win 22 games and a Horizon League regular season championship.
Augustana, ranked second in the nation in D3hoops.coms pre-season poll, opened the regular season with impressive home wins over
Aurora (102-68) and St. Norbert (79-48). An 80-72 win at Wisconsin-Oshkosh, combined with a loss by top-ranked Virginia Wesleyan,
vaulted the Vikings to a number one national ranking for the first time since 1982. The same day the poll came out, Voiles exploded for
38 points and 10 rebounds in an 83-75 win at rival St. Ambrose.
The team traveled to St. Louis, Missouri to compete in Washington Universitys Lopata Classic where it took care of Wisconsin Lutheran
74-46 in the semifinals, but fell to the host Bears 71-68 in the finals.
The Vikings closed the non-conference portion of the schedule with five straight wins to improve to 10-1. Included in that run was a
69-64 home win over 21st-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point as well as impressive victories over the University of Chicago (93-52) and
MacMurray (96-53). The Vikings hit a school-record 15 three-point field goals in the win over the Highlanders.
After opening the CCIW portion of the schedule with a 64-39 win at Millikin, Augustana dropped consecutive contests against North
Central (67-62) at home and Illinois Wesleyan (73-63) and Elmhurst (56-55) on the road. In the latter, the Bluejays Zack Boyd hit a
game-winning 20-footer at the buzzer that might ultimately have cost the Vikings an NCAA tournament berth.
Giovanines crew used a stretch of five straight games at Carver Center to get back on track, winning all five to improve to 16-4 on the
year and 6-3 in the league. The first four victories came by an average of almost 34 points per game, including a 70-46 win over CCIW
co-leader Wheaton and a 98-28 win over Millikin which set school and conference records for largest margin of victory. The homestand
was capped off with a thrilling 80-78 overtime win over Illinois Wesleyan.
Augustana dropped the rematch with eventual CCIW champion North Central 43-41 in Naperville, Illinois, then sandwiched victories at
North Park and Carthage around a Senior Night win over Elmhurst. A three-pointer by senior Troy Rorer (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf,
Iowa) at the regulation buzzer tied the Carthage contest at 66 and got the Vikings to overtime, where they pulled out a 74-73 win.
The team closed the regular season by dropping a 74-44 decision at Wheaton. With a 19-6 record, Augustana returned to Naperville for
the CCIW tournament. The only team to appear in the event in all seven years of its existence, the Vikings went in as the number four
seed and facing a third meeting with the host Cardinals. Despite leading late, they couldnt hold on for the win, falling 63-56 to end
their season.
Rorer and Voiles were both named to the 2012 All-CCIW second team. Voiles was a repeat selection to the all-league second team.
Rorer excelled as Augustanas defensive stopper for the last three years and was second on the team in scoring (11.2 ppg), assists (66)
and steals (25) this season. He closed his career ranking in the schools top 50 in games played (88), assists (188), steals (83), three
pointers (48), free throw attempts (251), blocked shots (18), rebounds (331) and made free throws (147).
Voiles was the Vikings leading scorer and rebounder this year with averages of 14.2 points and 7.2 boards per game. He was also the
teams top free throw shooter (.830 on 117 of 141) and tied for the team lead with 36 three-point field goals. He leaves Augustana
with 881 points and 460 rebounds, ranking 36th and 25th respectively on the schools career lists. His 112 career threes are 10th-best
in school history as are his 48 blocked shots. He ranks 16th in career three-point percentage (.385), free throws made (237) and free
throws attempted (315) and is in the top 50 in games played (84), free throw percentage (.752) and assists (131) as well.
DeSimone averaged 7.2 points per game this season and led the team with 89 assists and 34 steals. He closes his career ranking fifth
in school history in both games played (107) and assists (303). In addition hes sixth all-time in steals (124) and 11th in three-pointers
(102). He also ranks in the schools top 50 in free throws made (168) and attempted (222), free throw percentage (.757) and three-
point percentage (.331).
This years senior class of Chris Anderson (West Carroll HS, Mt. Carroll, Ill.), DeSimone, Griffin Dwyer (Hersey HS, Arlington Heights,
Ill.), Rorer and Voiles helped lead the program to an 80-29 (.734) record over the last four years, including 38-18 (.679) in conference
play, with CCIW regular season and tournament titles and the second-most wins in school history (27) in 2011.
Other members of Giovanines rotation this season included junior frontcourt players Brandon Kunz (Lake Zurich HS, Lake Zurich, Ill.),
Kameron Norton (Downers Grove North HS, Downers Grove, Ill.) and George Dexter (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa), sophomore
center Kevin Schlitter (Maine South HS, Park Ridge, Ill.) and freshmen guards Danielius Jurgutis (Downers Grove South HS, Darien, Ill.)
and Mark Roth (Washington HS, Metamora, Ill.).
Kunz averaged 6.8 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. He was the teams second leading rebounder despite starting just six of 26
contests. He shot .543 from the field and led the team with 18 blocked shots. The combination of Norton and Dexter at power forward
combined for 8.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. Roth tied Voiles for the team lead with 36 three-pointers and his .439 mark from
beyond the arc was the teams best. Jurgutis averaged 4.5 points and 1.5 assists in 12.9 minutes per game backing up DeSimone at
the point. He shot .464 from the field and .750 from the free throw line. Schlitter split time with Kunz at center, starting six games and
averaging 5.0 points and 2.5 rebounds and converting .589 of his field goals attempts.
This years team thrived on defense and rebounding. The Vikings held the opposition to just .397 shooting from the field and 58.9
points per game. Both of those marks are the best at Augustana since the 1972-73 team, led by twin towers John Laing and Bruce
Hamming, held its opponents to .379 field goal shooting and 58.5 points a contest. That defensive effort also allowed the 2011-12
squad to post an average scoring margin of 13.0 points per gamethe programs best since coach Jim Borcherdings national runner
up squad of 1980-81 defeated its foes by an average of 15.9 points per game.
The Vikings also outrebounded the opposition by an average of 11.2 per game this year. Not since the 1964-65 season, when Bob
Karlblom and George Strombom led Augustana to a 13.7 per-game edge on the glass, has a Viking team been as dominant on the
boards.
2010-11 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (27-4; 11-3, 1st-T)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row: Sam Calcagno, Sean Finn, P.J. Killean, Drew Croegaert, Bryant Voiles, Head Coach Grey Giovanine, Kyle
Nelson, Mike Avallone, Kevin Schlitter, Austin Lusson, Curtis Allbaugh, Sam Savaglio. Back Row: Assistant Coach Tom
Jessee, Assistant Coach Larry Schulte, Eric Safranski, Troy Rorer, Kameron Norton, George Dexter, Brandon Kunz, Luke
Scarlata, Kevin Waibel, Chris Anderson, Josh Evans, Griffin Dwyer, Brian DeSimone, Assistant Coach Dallas Duwa, Manager
Will Tolmie.
Chris Anderson
The teams summer trip to Asia was a sign of things to come. The Vikings won four of five contests in China, falling only to the Chinese
Junior National teamwhich featured four players 610 or tallerby a single point. Little did anyone know that losson August 13
would be the last the Vikings would suffer until February. Augustana went on to win its first 20 games of the season, breaking the
school record for longest winning streak. The Vikings finished 27-4 overallthe second highest win total in school historyand won a
share of their fifth CCIW title in the last nine seasons before capturing their third CCIW tournament championship in the six-year
history of the event. Giovanines squad reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III tournament before falling to eventual
national champion St. Thomas and was ranked seventh in the nation in the final D3Hoops.com poll.
The teams 2010-11 schedule didnt look very conducive to putting together a long winning streak. Augustana would play 11 games
against teams ranked 21st or higher in the D3Hoops.com pre-season poll and 15 against teams that had reached the 2010 NCAA
tournament.
After opening the season with an 85-66 win over Simpson on the road, the Vikings returned home for back-to-back games against
2010 NCAA tournament teams Washington University and Anderson. Augustana took care of the 20th-ranked Bearsnational
champions in 2008 and 2009by a score of 78-55 and then beat 14th-ranked Anderson 74-69 behind a season-high 27 points from
senior co-captain Kyle Nelson (Deerfield HS, Deerfield, Ill.).
Following a lackluster 66-59 road win over Monmouth, the Vikings came out winners in the Quad-Cities rivalry game against St.
Ambrose. Augustana defeated the NAIA Division II 13th-ranked Bees by a score of 80-73. Home wins over Buena Vista (71-63) and
pre-season 21st-ranked and 2010 NCAA tournament participant Wisconsin-Whitewater (70-64) followed, along with a 53-50 win at
MacMurray as the Vikings improved to 8-0.
The winning streak reached 10 in DePere, Wisconsin, at the Nicolet National Bank Holiday Tournament with wins over Wisconsin-Stout
(81-75) and host St. Norbert (57-56). Augustana knocked off the 12th-ranked Green Knights on their home court despite not having a
single player reach double figures in scoring. Voiles was named the tournament MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by
Nelson and Kameron Norton (Downers Grove North HS, Downers Grove, Ill.). The Vikings finished the non-conference portion of the
schedule with a come-from-behind 63-56 win at the University of Chicago to improve to 11-0.
There was no let up when the CCIW season started, as the team completed the first half of the conference slate 7-0. Included in those
seven wins were an impressive 70-57 defeat of Wheatonanother 2010 NCAA tournament teamin a game which the Vikings led by
20 at the half, and a 58-54 win on the road against defending league champ and pre-season conference favorite Carthage. A 66-50 win
over a surprising North Central team, which would go on to share the regular season title with the Vikings, pushed Augustanas record
to 17-0the best start to a season in school history. The 1935-36 club won its first 16 games. The Vikings wrapped up the first half of
the conference schedule by coming from 16 points down at home to defeat Illinois Wesleyan 69-67 on Nelsons put-back with 2.8
seconds left.
After playing five of its first seven CCIW games at the friendly confines of Carver Center, Augustana faced a gauntlet of road contests
in the second half, including four straight away from home to end the regular season. Ironically, after moving to 20-0 with wins over
Elmhurst (73-49) and North Park (76-66), it was the final home date of the year when the streak finally ended. Carthage handed the
Vikings their first loss, a 65-58 setback in front of 2,400 fans on senior night.
The Vikings rebounded to start that final four-game stretch with wins at Wheaton (80-77) and Millikin (71-51) to set up a showdown at
North Central. The young Cardinals prevented Augustana from winning the outright title by grinding out a 50-46 win. The Vikings still
had a chance to claim sole ownership of the regular season championship with a win in the finale at Illinois Wesleyan, but a bucket
with one second left gave the Titans a 70-68 lead and the hosts survived when Nelsons three-point attempt at the buzzer bounced off
the back iron.
Three days later those two setbacks seemed like ancient history as the Vikings rolled to a 73-58 win over Wheaton in the first round of
the CCIW tournament in Naperville, Illinois. The 15-point margin of victory was the largest in the six-year history of the tournament. It
was a record that lasted only one day however, as Augustana avenged the loss to Illinois Wesleyan four days earlier with a 76-52 win
over the Titans in Saturdays championship game. The teams third CCIW tournament championship earned it the conferences
automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.
Carver Center hosted the first two rounds of play and the Vikings handled St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champ Webster
76-51 in their opener to advance to face Hope in the second round. The Flying Dutchmen were champions of the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association and entered the game with a 23-6 record after a first round win over Hanover. Augustana shot .667
from the field in the first half and jumped to a 10-point lead at intermission, but Hope staged a furious rally and led 74-71 before a
Brian DeSimone (Buffalo Grove HS, Wheeling, Ill.) three-pointer with 4.1 seconds left tied it. With momentum on their side, the Vikings
pulled away to an 88-80 win in overtime.
Augustana was chosen as a sectional site as well, with Carver Center hosting an Elite Eight game for the first time since 1981. The
sectional opener matched third-ranked and 26-3 Wisconsin Stevens Point against eighth-rated and 26-3 St. Thomas. Augustana, 26-3
and ranked seventh in the nation, met 23-7 Mary Hardin-Baylor in the second sectional semifinal. St. Thomas edged UWSP 66-64 in the
first game Friday night and the Vikings held UMHB to .295 shooting from the field in a 70-57 win in the nightcap. In the sectional final,
St. Thomas put together an impressive performance on both ends of the court to end the Vikings spectacular season by a score of 72-
56.
Statistically, Nelson was the Vikings leading scorer and rebounder throughout the season with averages of 13.7 points and 6.6 boards
per game. He converted .514 of his field goal attempts and also ranked third on the team with 29 steals and fourth with 56 assists. He
was a first team All-CCIW pick for the second straight year and D3Hoops.com had him on its pre-season All-America fifth team and
named him first team All-Midwest Region following the season. He was a first team all-region selection by the National Association of
Basketball Coaches as well. Nelson was also one of 10 finalists for the prestigious Jostens Trophy, a national award to honor the most
outstanding men's and women's Division III basketball players of the year.
The 6-9 junior Voilesa second team All-CCIW performerreturned from last years injury to finish right behind Nelson in both scoring
and rebounding, dropping 12.4 points and grabbing 5.8 caroms per contest. He was the Vikings most proficient three-point shooter,
connecting on 58 in 140 attempts (.414) and led the team in blocked shots as well with 24. For good measure, he finished third on the
team with 71 assists. Junior point guard DeSimone, who earned third team all-conference honors, was tremendous during Augustanas
post-season run and finished as the teams third-leading scorer at 9.5 points per game. He led the team in steals (37) and assists (86)
and hit 47 of 127 (.370) three-point attempts.
Junior Chris Anderson (West Carroll HS, Mt. Carroll, Ill.) was the teams fourth-leading scorer at 8.1 points a game and third on the
team with 34 three-point field goals. Junior guard Troy Rorer (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) was the Vikings super-sub for most of
the year, averaging 6.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and hitting .347 from beyond the arc. He finished second on the team with 73 assists and
34 steals. Norton, a 6-6 sophomore forward, started nine games including the final seven and averaged 4.8 point and 3.6 rebounds
while converting .590 from the floor. Senior Drew Croegaert (Geneseo HS, Geneseo, Ill.) averaged 3.9 points and connected on .357
from three-point range and .763 at the free throw line while backing up DeSimone at the point.
The rest of coach Grey Giovanines 11-man rotation consisted of 6-4 senior guard Mike Avallone (Neuqua Valley HS, Naperville, Ill.)
(1.8 ppg, .364 3p%, .800 ft%) and three more sophomore big men. 6-7 George Dexter (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) started 19
games and averaged 4.4 points and 2.7 rebounds with shooting percentages of .544 from the field and .736 from the line. 6-9 Luke
Scarlata (Morton HS, Berwyn, Ill.) (2.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg) shot .667 from the field and was second on the team with 15 blocked shots and 6-
7 Brandon Kunz (Lake Zurich HS, Lake Zurich, Ill.) averaged 2.4 points and 2.5 rebounds a game, shooting .542 from the floor.
As a team, rebounding and defense carried the Vikings all season. They finished among the nations leaders in field goal percentage
defense (.408) and scoring defense (60.1 ppg) as well as rebound margin (+8.4 per game). Offensively, Augustana averaged 69.5
points per game on shooting percentages of .455 from the floor, .364 from three-point range and .679 from the free throw line.
2009-10 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (16-10; 9-5, 4th)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row: Drew Croegaert, Brian DeSimone, Floyd Mays, Jonathan DeMoss, Kevin Waibel, Luke Scarlata, George Dexter,
Brandon Kunz, Kameron Norton, Griffin Dwyer, Eric Safranski. Back Row: Head coach Grey Giovanine, assistant coach
Tom Jessee, Pete Wessels, Josh Evans, Mike Avallone, Bryant Voiles, Terrence Green, Kyle Nelson, Chris Anderson,
Matt Pelton, Troy Rorer, assistant coach Larry Schulte, assistant coach Dallas Duwa, strength coach Darren Phelps.
Matt Pelton Kyle Nelson Brian DeSimone Troy Rorer Chris Anderson
2009-10 Results Score
Simpson W 58-53
Beloit W 66-53
MacMurray W 85-65
Anderson W 79-72
Knox W 73-56
Gonzaga L 40-79
Washington U. L 53-71
Chicago W 59-47
Monmouth W 87-68
UW-Whitewater L 66-77
Buena Vista L 66-76
North Park W 77-63
Elmhurst W 64-50
Wheaton L 63-69
Carthage L 64-69
Millikin W 63-48
North Central W 81-71
Illinois Wesleyan L 64-71
Elmhurst W 62-49
North Park W 68-63
Carthage W 70-59
Wheaton L 53-56
Millikin W 55-46
Illinois Wesleyan L 59-62
North Central W 72-55 Kyle Nelson2010 1st team Matt Pelton2010 2nd team
Carthage+ L 52-55 All-CCIW All-CCIW; ESPN The Magazine
+CCIW Tournament 3rd team Academic All-America
Matt Pelton 6-3 205 Sr. Houston, TX (Bloomington, Ill. Central Catholic)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2006-07 28-0 333/11.9 21-38 .553 13-23 .565 4-8 .500 7-31 38 1.4 24-0 33 26 0 15 59/2.1
2007-08 29-29 886/30.6 60-142 .423 31-85 .365 35-45 .778 16-52 68 2.3 51-0 97 51 0 40 186/6.4
2008-09 26-26 634/24.4 67-147 .456 27-65 .415 28-33 .848 12-52 64 2.5 52-1 59 35 2 41 189/7.3
2009-10 26-25 812/31.2 111-252 .440 45-128 .352 52-62 .839 10-70 80 3.1 59-0 61 49 2 42 319/12.3
TOTAL 109-80 2665/24.4 259-579 .447 116-301 .385 119-148 .804 45-205 250 2.3 186-1 250 161 4 138 753/6.9
Kameron Norton Brandon Kunz George Dexter Mike Avallone Luke Scarlata
Much of the buzz surrounding the Augustana basketball program heading into the 2009-10 season centered around the teams early December trip to
Spokane, Washington to face nationally-ranked Division I Gonzaga. Much like the last time the Vikings faced a Division I opponent during the regular
season (a season-opening loss in 2004-05 to a Southern Illinois team that would finish 27-8), they would do it with a green unit trying to overcome the
loss of six seniors from the previous season.
While injuries and lack of experience left the teams rotation in a near constant state of flux throughout the season, coach Grey Giovanine was able to
guide the Vikings to a 16-10 overall record and a 9-5 finish in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. It marked the 10th consecutive season that
Augustana has won at least 16 contests overall and nine in the league. In addition, the teams fourth-place finish in the CCIW ensured it a spot in the
conference tournament for the fifth consecutive season, making it the only school in the league to have qualified for the event every year since its
inception in 2006.
Heading into the season just about the only sure thing regarding the lineup was that it would include Matt Pelton (Bloomington, Ill. Central Catholic HS,
Houston, Texas). The 6-3 guard entered his senior year having never missed a game since setting foot on campus in 2006. The two-time team captain
also had a string of 55 consecutive starts which would continue through the end of the season, finally reaching 81. Pelton ended up playing more games
in a Viking uniform109than anyone but Bruce Hamming (111 from 1971-75) and Mark Brooks (110 from 1969-73).
Two Vikings that were expected to join Pelton in the lineup were junior forwards Kyle Nelson (Deerfield HS, Deerfield, Ill.) and Bryant Voiles (Byron HS,
Byron, Ill.). Both had been extremely productive off the bench as sophomores and had Giovanine and his staff envisioning the possibility of a massive
front line consisting of the 6-9 duo and either 6-10 senior Terrence Green (King HS, Chicago, Ill.) or any of a fine crop of freshmen big men.
The perimeter skills of the 6-9 Voiles made that imposing front line a possibility, but unfortunately a balky foot would not. He lasted only three games
before the coaching staff made the prudent decision to shut him down and have the injury tended to surgically. Voiles averaged 10 points and 5
rebounds in 23.3 minutes a game, hitting .733 from the field and .571 from three-point range in his truncated season. It marked the third time in four
years that an early-season injury cost the Vikings a double-digit scorer for the remainder of the year (Oliver Rorer in 2006-07 and Jordan Delp in 2007-
08).
A pre-season foot injury to Green further clouded the front line situation and as a result, the Viking faithful got an earlier than expected introduction to
that class of freshmen big men. When the team took the floor for its season opener against Simpson, the Vikings lineup consisted of Pelton, Nelson,
Voiles and sophomore Brian DeSimone (Buffalo Grove HS, Wheeling, Ill.) who logged substantial minutes as Peltons backup in 2008-09 and became the
starting point guard this year when Pelton was moved off the ball. The fifth Augustana starter was 6-7 forward George Dexter (Bettendorf HS,
Bettendorf, Iowa) who became the first freshman in nine years to start a season opener for Giovanine.
Augustana won the opener over Simpson by a score of 58-53 at Carver Center and followed with two more home victories, handling Beloit, 66-53, and
MacMurray, 85-65. Sophomores Chris Anderson (West Carroll HS, Mt. Carroll, Ill.) and Troy Rorer (Bettendorf HS, Bettendorf, Iowa) along with
freshman Luke Scarlata (Morton HS, Berwyn, Ill.) cracked the starting lineup in the MacMurray game as Giovanine shuffled things around.
Augustanas first road test of the year would be a tough one against the Ravens of Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana. The Vikings had to deal
not only with the loss of Voiles and a five-hour bus ride, but an opponent that would go on to post a 22-3 regular season record, win the Heartland
Collegiate Athletic Conference championship and earn a berth in the NCAA tournament. Pelton and Rorer delivered career-highs of 26 and 14 points,
respectively, and Augustana outscored the Ravens 14-7 over the last six minutes to claim a 79-72 win in one of its most complete performances of the
season. The Vikings also pocketed a 73-56 win at Knox to improve to 5-0 as they headed west to face Gonzaga.
The Vikings, ranked 15th in the nation by D3Hoops.com, would be facing a Bulldog squad that was the nations 21st-ranked Division I team and whose
2008-09 season had ended with a third-round NCAA tournament loss to eventual national champion North Carolina. Gonzaga also entered the contest
having won 66 of 70 games it in its home arena, the McCarthey Center, also known as The Kennel.
The scrappy Vikings hung with the Zags for a while and trailed by just nine points with less than six minutes to play in the first half. Unfortunately,
Gonzaga closed the half with a 20-3 run and cruised to a 79-40 win. Augustana challenged the Bulldogs on the glass all night and an ended up losing
the rebound battle by a slim 45-41 margin. The 6-2 Rorer grabbed nine boards, more than any other player on the floor. However, any chance to keep
the score closer was hampered by a 1-for-21 Viking performance from three-point range.
Two days after returning home from Spokane, the Vikings were back on the road, this time headed for St. Louis and a date with top-ranked and two-
time defending Division III national champion Washington University. Despite 19 points, nine rebounds and three assists from Nelson, Augustana
dropped a 71-53 decision as Bear All-American Aaron Thompson missed just one shot in a 26-point performance.
The team rebounded with home victories over Chicago, 59-47, and Monmouth, 87-68, to improve to 7-2. The Monmouth win was highlighted by six
first-half three-pointers from Anderson. Then it was back on the road for a pair of games to finish the nations toughest non-conference schedule.
First, third-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater outscored the Vikings 22-10 over the final eight minutes to claim a 77-66 win. Nelson, who was beginning to
emerge as a dominant low-post presence, finished with 17 points and 11 rebounds and his emergence continued with a 27-point performance at Buena
Vista. Freshman forward Kameron Norton (Downers Grove North HS, Downers Grove, Ill.) added a season-high nine points and seven rebounds, but in
an otherwise flat performance, the Vikings fell to the Beavers by a 76-66 score.
Entering the CCIW schedule with a 7-4 record, Augustana won its first two league games over North Park (77-63) at home and Elmhurst (64-50) on the
road. A 17-0 start and a career-high 14 points from DeSimone keyed the victory over North Park.
The team continued its two-win/two-loss pattern, faltering late in a 69-63 loss at Wheaton and trailing the entire way in a 69-64 home loss to Carthage.
They rebounded with wins at Millikin, 63-49, and North Central, 81-71. The Vikings had their best shooting performance in over five years in the win
over the Cardinals, connecting on .633 from the field.
Augustana was 11-7 overall and 4-2 in the conference heading into a road date with Illinois Wesleyan. The Vikings had won seven straight over the
Titans including four in a row at IWUs Shirk Center. Playing with a front line rotation already shortened by injuries to Dexter and Scarlata, foul trouble
for Nelson further complicated things as the Vikings trailed almost the entire game and fell, 71-64. IWU went a remarkable eight for nine from three-
point range in the first half.
Nelson converted all 12 of his field goal attempts in a career-high 28-point performance against Elmhurst and the Vikings followed that 62-49 home win
with a 68-63 victory at North Park. Nelson snared a career-high 16 rebounds and 6-7 freshman Brandon Kunz (Lake Zurich HS, Lake Zurich, Ill.) added
season highs of 12 points and seven rebounds.
Taking a 13-7 overall record and 6-3 CCIW mark to Kenosha, Wisconsin for a showdown with league-leading (and eventual conference champion)
Carthage, the Vikings put together 23 minutes of brilliant basketball to hand the Red Men a 70-59 loss. Augustana, who trailed the entire game in a
home loss to Carthage three weeks earlier, trailed by 16 points with three minutes left in the first half. However, from that point forward the Vikings
allowed the Red Men to convert just four of 30 field goal attempts and outscored them 48-21. Nelson had another huge game with 24 points and 13
boards.
Having negotiated the start of the CCIW schedule which had them on the road for seven of the first 10 games, the Vikings were optimistic about having
the final four league games at Carver Center. Unfortunately, the first game of that final home stand resulted in probably the teams toughest loss of the
year. Leading by nine with four and a half minutes left, the Vikings allowed three Wheaton three-pointers down the stretch as the Thunder came back
for a 56-53 win.
Pelton scored 16 points on Senior Night as the Vikings improved to 15-8 overall and 8-4 in the CCIW with a 55-46 win over Millikin. Augustana just
missed out on a chance at redemption against Illinois Wesleyan, dropping a 62-59 decision due in large part to a four-of-nine performance from the free
throw line. The Vikings closed the regular season with a 72-55 win over North Central as Nelson posted another double-double (16 points and 10
rebounds) and Kunz added 10 points on a perfect five-of-five performance from the floor.
Having finished the regular season 16-9 overall and 9-5 in the CCIW, it was back on the road to Kenosha for the conference tournament. As the fourth
seed, Augustana was matched up in the second semifinal against the host Carthage Red Men. For 25 minutes of play it looked like the Vikings would
continue their Tarble Center magic. A pair of Pelton free throws gave them a 39-30 lead with 15 minutes left, but Carthage All-America Steve Djurickovic
took over down the stretch, scoring the Red Mens last 11 points to spark a 55-52 come-from-behind win. Pelton was outstanding, with 21 points in his
final collegiate game.
The lone senior on the Viking roster, Pelton finished a tremendous career at Augustana in 2009-10. He was second on the team in scoring at 12.3 points
per game and led the team in steals with 42, three-point field goals with 45 and free throw percentage at .839. He was also second on the team with 61
assists. He was a second team All-CCIW selection for the second straight year (in addition to earning third team honors as a sophomore). He also won
academic all-conference honors for the fourth consecutive year and was named a third team Academic All-American by ESPN The Magazine.
He ranked high on several of the schools career statistical lists as well. In addition to appearing in 109 games, his 138 career steals tie him for fourth
all-time at Augustana and he finished tied for seventh in three-point field goals with 116. He also dished out 250 assists to tie for 11th all-time at
Augustana and connected on .804 from the free throw linethe 15th best career mark in school historyand .385 from behind the three-point arc
16th on the schools career list. He helped the Vikings to a 79-30 (.725) record during his four years and Augustana went 40-16 (.714) in CCIW play
during that time, winning a pair of conference championships and two CCIW tournament titles.
Nelson, who was a first team All-CCIW selection, led the Vikings in scoring and rebounding, averaging 14.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per contest. His
.602 field goal percentage also led the team and ranked as the seventh-best single season mark in school history. Nelson will enter his senior season
third on Augustanas career field goal percentage list with a .586 mark. In conference play, he ranked second in the league in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and
field goal percentage (.655) and seventh in scoring (15.6 ppg).
Other statistical leaders for the Vikings included DeSimone, who led in assists with 85. He was also second on the team in steals with 30 and free throw
percentage at .803. Anderson led the team in three-point percentage with a .433 mark while Norton led the Vikings with 19 blocked shots and ranked
second in rebounding at 4.6 per game.
In league play, the Vikings finished at or near the top in several CCIW statistical categories. They led the league in scoring defense (59.4 ppg), field goal
defense (.423), three-point field goal defense (.320), rebounds (34.1 per game), fewest opponents rebounds (27.9 per game) and rebound margin
(+6.2 per game). They also finished second in scoring margin (+6.0 per game) and third in field goal percentage (.493).
2008-09 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (18-8; 9-5, 3rd)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row: Drew Croegaert, Troy Rorer, Pete Wessels, Griffin Dwyer, Josh Evans, Chris Anderson, Max Artis, Brian
DeSimone, Eric Safranksi, Brian Larson. Back Row: Head coach Grey Giovanine, assistant Tom Jessee, Jordan Delp,
Tyson McCreight, Mike Avallone, Chandlor Collins, Kyle Nelson, Terrence Green, Bryant Voiles, Jeff Becker, Justin
Bertrand, Brett Wessels, Matt Pelton, Alex Washington, assistant Larry Schulte, assistant Dallas Duwa.
Through it all the Vikings defended and rebounded like they always have and the result was success as usual. Augustana was coming off three straight
outright CCIW titles and two consecutive conference tournament championships. The Blue & Gold had also been participants in three straight NCAA
Division III tournaments. While all of those streaks ended in 2008-09, it was still a tremendous season in the Carver Center.
The Vikings made it awfully tough on opposing offenses, limiting foes to just 61.4 points per game and .432 (588-1362) shooting from the floor,
including just .334 (145-434) from three point range. In 20 of the 26 games they held the opponent to 65 points or less. They outrebounded their
opponents 35.2 to 30.0 with senior Chandlor Collins leading the way with a 9.8 average.
The season began with Augustana ranked second in NCAA Division III and the first home game of the year was a classic one vs. two matchup. After
opening the year with wins at Simpson (82-79) and Chicago (58-57), the Vikings entertained Washington on November 22. It was a special night in the
Carver Center as the building opened its 38 th season with a new look and a game for the ages.
Over the summer a new, center-hung scoreboard was installed and the old wooden bleachers were torn out and replaced with state of the art, plastic
seats. On the North side, behind the scorers table, chair back seats were in place and the building had the look of a new facility. There couldnt have
been a better game to start things off as the Vikings and the Bears, defending NCAA Division III national champions, hooked up in a classic. Less than
nine months earlier Washington had defeated the Vikings 70-67 in overtime in the final of the regional and eventually went on to win the national title.
The game to tip off the new-look Carver was just as good, again going into overtime before Washington prevailed 87-82.
The Vikings would lose just once more, 61-54 at Wisconsin-LaCrosse, in the non-conference portion of the schedule. Heading into CCIW action,
Augustana was 9-2 and set to defend its league title. Home court wins over North Park (70-53) and Elmhurst (56-55) gave the Vikings a 2-0 start. Road
trips to Carthage and Wheaton resulted in a pair of losses and a 2-2 mark heading into a home game against North Central on January 17. Augustana
prevailed 80-63 and that kicked off a four game winning streak.
With a 15-4 overall record and a 6-2 record in the CCIW, a homecourt showdown with Wheaton loomed on January 31. The Thunder got the best of the
Vikings 64-55 and that was followed by a tough 65-63 loss at Elmhurst on February 4. Suddenly, the three time defending league champions were
struggling to make it into the top four and a spot in the conference tournament. With four games left on the schedule, every contest was important and
Giovanines crew came through with victories in three of those to secure the third seed in the conference tournament.
Played at Wheaton, the CCIW tournament provided the opportunity for the Vikings to play their way into the NCAA tournament. Despite a tremendous
individual performance from Collins, who hauled in a CCIW tournament record 20 rebounds, Augustana fell to Elmhurst 59-53 to end its season.
It was a tough pill to swallow, especially for six seniors who had been instrumental for a tremendous run of success. Collins, Justin Bertrand, Jordan
Delp, Brett Wessels, Alex Washington and Jeff Becker finished their careers with quite a legacy. Delp was actually a fifth year senior, having had his first
senior season in 2007-08 cut short due to injury and Wessels had transferred in from the University of Iowa prior to his junior year. Bertrand,
Washington, Collins and Becker started in the program as freshmen in 2005-06.
In the four years between 2005-06 and 2008-09, Augustana fashioned a record of 87-26 (.769) overall and 42-14 (.750) in the CCIW. The Vikings won
CCIW titles in 2005-06, 2006-7 and 2007-08 and finished third in 2008-09 and they won the CCIW tournament in 2006-07 and 2007-08. They also
participated in three straight NCAA tournaments.
Almost lost was the fact that Augustana was ranked in the top 25 of NCAA Division III by D3hoops.com for an incredible 56 consecutive weeks. The
streak started in the first week of the 2005-06 campaign and ended in week 11 of the 2008-09 season. Since D3hoops began rankings in 2000-01,
Giovanines team has been ranked in the top 25 a total of 67 weeks and has been in either the top 25 or others receiving votes in 105 out of a
possible 141 weeks. Truly a remarkable testimony to the strength and overall depth of the program.
Augustana has now enjoyed nine consecutive seasons with at least 16 overall wins and the Vikings have never won fewer than nine games (out of a
possible 14) in the CCIW. They have won four league titles, finished second twice, third once and fourth twice.
The Carver Center has always been a tough place for opponents to play and Augustana has fashioned an impressive 388-97 (.800) record overall and a
224-63 (.780) mark in CCIW action. The seniors on this team went 50-8 (.862) overall and 26-2 (.929) in the CCIW at home since 2005-06.
There was no single offensive standout this year as Wessels led the team in scoring with a 10.6 average and a total of eight players averaged at least
5.4 points per game. The Vikings shot just .462 (682-1475) from the floor as injuries claimed starters Delp, Wessels and Bertrand for a total of nine
games during the year. Augustana led the CCIW in five statistical categories: scoring defense (60.9 ppg)field goal percentage defense
(.433)rebounding (34.6 rpg)steals (6.14 spg)offensive rebounds (10.83 orpg).
Collins was a first team all-conference selection and junior Matt Pelton made the second team. Wessels was a third team pick. Collins swept the post
season team awards as he was the MVP, Defensive Player of the Year and Best Rebounder. He actually shared the Defensive Player of the Year with
Washington for the second year in a row. Collins led the CCIW in rebounding (9.6 rpg), blocked shots (2.50 bpg), offensive rebounds (2.86 orpg) and
defensive rebounds (6.71 drpg).
2007-08 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (23-6; 11-3, 1st)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Dain Swetalla 6-9 240 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa (Pleasant Valley/Kirkwood CC)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2004-05+ 29 716/24.7 71-137 .518 5-20 .250 46-67 .687 61-124 185 6.4 --- 60 65 3 23 193/6.7
2005-06 24-22 588/24.5 76-137 .555 1-1 1.000 78-103 .757 55-111 166 6.9 66-1 38 55 5 8 231/9.6
2006-07 26-21 639/24.6 117-208 .563 0-2 .000 76-106 .717 33-93 126 4.8 69-2 37 71 6 17 310/11.9
2007-08 28-24 768/27.4 118-247 .478 0-4 .000 77-98 .786 57-108 165 5.9 68-0 42 64 5 24 313/11.2
TOTAL 78-67 1995/25.6 311-592 .525 1-7 .143 231-307 .752 145-312 457 5.9 203-3 117 190 16 49 854/10.9
+at Kirkwood CC
The head coaches of the CCIW made the Augustana Vikings their pre-season choice to win the conference in 2007-08 due, in large part, to the return of
their two 2007 second team All-CCIW players, Jordan Delp and Dain Swetalla. Little did anyone know at the time that the Vikings would indeed capture
their third straight league title, but without the services of team captain and emotional leader Delp.
After the early season loss of Delp, the teams best perimeter offensive threat, to a ruptured Achilles tendon, head coach Grey Giovanine convinced his
charges that they would have to become a collective unit and depend on their tenacious defense even more than in the past. Given his previous teams
reputation for intense, physical defense, it was quite a challenge. This team embraced the challenge and, despite struggling on offense at times, still
won the conference by two games over Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan. By winning the outright league championship for the third year in a row, this
years team put themselves in some elite company. It was the first time any CCIW team had won three straight undisputed regular season titles in 28
years. The great North Park teams, who won three straight national championships from 1978-80, were the last to do it. In addition, Augustana put
themselves in position to go for a fourth straight outright title in 2008-09. Thats been done just once in league history.
The Vikings opened the season looking down the barrel at one of the toughest schedules in the nation. Pre-season #1-ranked Washington University
highlighted the non-conference portion, which also included the top three 2007 finishers in the ultra-competitive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference as well as St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion Webster.
Augustana jumped out of the gate 3-0 including a thrilling 66-60 win over top-ranked Washington. The Vikings suffered a tough home loss to
Wisconsin-LaCrosse when a potential game-winning three-pointer by Brett Wessels was waived off by the officials on an offensive foul. They rebounded,
however, by winning six straight, including wins over local rival St. Ambrose and 13th-ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Oshkoshs home court. During that
streak, in a 77-70 double overtime win at St. Norbert, the Vikings lost Delp, who was in the midst of one of his best games of the year with 22 points at
the time.
Augustana closed the non-conference portion of their schedule with a 73-63 loss to third-ranked Wisconsin-Stevens Point to put their record at 9-2.
Grey Giovanines re-tooled Vikings entered CCIW play with just one player, Swetalla, who had started more than one CCIW game in his career. Junior
Alex Washington, who started a single conference game as a sophomore, was the only other Viking who had ever started a CCIW contest. Wessels, a
junior transfer from the University of Iowa, sophomore Matt Pelton and junior Chandlor Collins rounded out the Augustana starting five for the better
part of the season.
After a two-and-a-half week layoff the Vikings opened CCIW play at North Park and, uncharacteristically, struggled down the stretch in a 67-58 loss.
After home wins over 10th-ranked Elmhurst 74-72 and 18th-ranked Wheaton, 66-60, Augustana again faltered late in a 74-68 loss at Carthage.
That would be their last loss for a while as they ran off another six-game winning streak, highlighted by a 65-61 win at Illinois Wesleyan and 76-69
reversal over Carthage. In that game, sophomore Brian Larson got his only career start, filling in for an ailing Washington, and responded with 24
points, the second-highest single game total for the Vikings this year.
After falling on the road to a red-hot Wheaton team, 73-60, Augustana finished with a flourish. They won their final three CCIW contests including
clinching at least a share of the conference championship against Illinois Wesleyan for the third year in a row. They clinched the outright title three
nights later in the regular season finale at North Central. The clutch-shooting Pelton capped Augustanas comeback by giving the Vikings a lead theyd
never relinquish on a three-pointer with 1:06 left.
Augustana returned to Carver Center to host the CCIW tournament for the third time in its three-year existence. In the semifinals against Elmhurst, they
put four starters in double figures to survive 69-68 in overtime and complete a three-game season sweep of the talented Bluejays. Collins was huge in
the win, recording a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds and blocking three shots by All-CCIW center Brent Ruch in overtime. Playing without
second team All-CCIW center Swetalla (out with a wrist injury) in the finals, the Vikings dispatched Illinois Wesleyan 71-60, completing a three-game
season sweep of the Titans. Washington led Augustana with 14 points and they got outstanding contributions from Swetallas replacement, senior Dan
Rukavina, who had seven points and seven rebounds, as well as junior Justin Bertrand, who exploded for 13 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
Bertrand was especially good down the stretch with seven points and five rebounds in the last 3:07 of the game.
Their conference tournament title earned the Vikings their third straight NCAA Division III tournament berth and they hosted a four-team regional at
Carver Center. Probably the toughest bracket in the entire tournament, it featured 6th-ranked Augustana as well as 11th-rated Washington University
and 17th-ranked Wooster. Washington and Wooster were matched up in the first round in a rematch of last years national third place game, won by
Washington. Augustanas first round opponent was Aurora and they got possibly their best individual performance of the season by Wessels, who scored
28 points (21 in the second half) and collected 10 steals to lead Augustana to a 72-61 win. Also key was the defensive job done, primarily by Collins and
Bertrand, on Spartan All-American Larry Welton, who finished with just eight points while committing six turnovers.
The Vikings season ended with a heart-breaking 70-67 overtime loss to Washington University the next night. In a game that resembled a heavyweight
slugfest, Augustana played from behind most of the game, but tied it with 0.9 seconds left in regulation on two do-or-die free throws by Collins.
Unfortunately the Bears held off the Vikings in the overtime, ending their fine season.
Head coach Grey Giovanine and his Vikings overcame the loss of Delp to have another outstanding season. They finished 23-6, making them 68-18 over
the last three years. And with four starters due to return next year, theres plenty of reason for optimism as they seek their fourth straight conference
championship.
This years senior class of Delp, Swetalla, Rukavina, and Oliver Rorer were instrumental in Augustanas recent success. In fact, Swetalla was the starting
center on three consecutive outright champions, joining players such as North Parks Michael Harper and Illinois Wesleyans Jack Sikma in doing so.
Once again offensive balance and tenacious defense were the keys to this years team. Wessels led the Vikings in scoring at 14.2 points per game as
well as steals with 65, free throw percentage at .850, and three-pointers with 54. He led the CCIW in steals and was rewarded with first team All-CCIW
honors. Swetalla was second in scoring and rebounding with averages of 11.2 and 5.9 respectively. He was a second team All-CCIW selection for the
second straight year. Washington also averaged double figures at 10.3 points a game. Collins led in rebounding at 8.4 per game, the highest average
for an Augustana player in 15 years. He also led the team in field goal percentage at .543 and blocked shots with 37. Pelton led in assists with 97 and
three-point percentage at .365, and committed just 51 turnovers in a team-high 886 minutes to earn third team All-CCIW honors.
2006-07 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (22-6; 11-3, 1st)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
First Row: Drew Wessels, Matt Pelton, Kyle Waller, Curt Steckel, Terrence Green, Brett Spenner, Brandon Carleton,
Brian Larson, Josh Doetch, and Jordan Delp. Back Row: Assistant coach Darin Phelps, manager Matt Catanzaro,
assistant coach Tom Jesse, Alex Washington, Jeff Becker, Nate Swetalla, Chandlor Collins, Dain Swetalla, Dan Rukavina,
Joe Caricato, Justin Bertrand, Shaun Rose, Oliver Rorer, Pat Brusveen, assistant coach Eric Rowell, assistant coach Ray
Swetalla, head coach Grey Giovanine.
Joe Caricato 6-9 245 Sr. St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles East)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2003-04 6-0 22/3.7 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 2-1 3 0.5 3-0 0 2 0 0 8/1.3
2004-05 25-1 333/13.3 44-86 .512 0-0 .000 14-18 .778 26-46 72 2.9 42-1 10 26 6 11 102/4.1
2005-06 6-2 93/15.5 11-19 .579 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 6-10 16 2.7 20-1 1 10 2 3 22/3.7
2006-07 22-5 227/10.3 19-41 .463 0-0 .000 11-18 .611 19-18 37 1.7 30-0 11 19 1 6 49/2.2
TOTAL 59-8 675/11.4 77-151 .510 0-0 .000 27-40 .675 53-75 128 2.2 95-2 22 57 9 20 181/3.1
Shaun Rose 6-6 215 Sr. Franklin Park, Ill. (East Leyden)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2003-04 5-0 13/2.6 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0-4 4 0.8 2-0 0 1 1 0 5/1.0
2004-05 22-9 365/16.6 44-81 .543 0-0 .000 30-41 .732 19-43 62 2.8 25-0 12 35 10 7 118/5.4
2005-06 26-1 352/13.5 32-65 .492 0-0 .000 21-34 .618 18-40 58 2.2 41-0 8 30 6 4 85/3.3
2006-07 28-28 587/21.0 77-137 .562 0-0 .000 48-71 .676 29-84 113 4.0 64-0 10 49 6 7 202/7.2
TOTAL 81-38 1317/16.3 154-285 .540 0-0 .000 102-150 .680 66-171 237 2.9 132-0 30 115 23 18 410/5.1
Nate Swetalla 6-7 202 Sr. Bettendorf, Iowa (Davenport Central/MSU-Mankato)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2003-04+ 17-1 65/3.8 3-9 .333 1-6 .167 6-10 .600 5-14 19 1.1 8-0 0 2 1 3 13/0.8
2004-05+ 18-0 89/4.9 5-13 .385 4-9 .444 2-2 1.000 4-12 16 0.9 13-1 5 2 1 4 16/0.9
2005-06 28-28 780/27.9 66-150 .440 30-71 .423 21-35 .600 32-76 108 3.9 69-1 33 33 11 14 183/6.5
2006-07 28-27 705/25.2 75-158 .475 33-71 .465 39-58 .672 38-52 90 3.2 60-0 33 34 5 11 222/7.9
TOTAL 56-55 1485/26.5 141-308 .458 63-142 .444 60-93 .645 70-128 198 3.5 129-1 66 67 16 25 405/7.2
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Using a combination of tough, hard-nosed defense and consummate team play, the Augustana Vikings confounded all the experts en
route to winning the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin title for the second year in a row. Head coach Grey Giovanines squad
put together a 22-6 overall record and an 11-3 mark in the CCIW and won the conference tournament for the first time in school
history. Throw in a number 11 final NCAA Division III national ranking and the 2006-07 season was truly a great one for the Vikings.
For the second consecutive year, Augustana qualified for the NCAA Division III national tournament and although that run ended in the
first round with a 73-69 home loss to Carroll, it did not diminish the accomplishments of this gritty bunch that Giovanine molded.
Heading into the 2006-07 campaign the Vikings were faced with the task of replacing Rick Harrigan and Jay McAdams-Thornton. Both
finished their careers with over 1,000 points and Harrigan was the Player of the Year in both the CCIW and the NCAA Division III
Midwest Region in 2005-06. McAdams-Thornton was a first team all-conference performer and between them they averaged 35.8
points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
The annual pre-season polls had North Central as the pick to win the league but Giovanine got tremendous leadership out of a group of
five seniors and parlayed that into the 10th CCIW title in school history. Drew Wessels, Nate Swetalla, Shaun Rose, Pat Brusveen and
Joe Caricato formed the nucleus of a team that went 9-2 in the non-conference portion of the season and never stopped winning.
Wessels was the motor that made the Vikings engine purr. The pesky little point guard led the team in assists (144) and steals (65)
and was constantly in the middle of the action. He came up with a key steal in the closing seconds on an early season game with
Washington and sank two free throws in a 75-73 win over a Bear team that would eventually make it all the way to the NCAA Division
III Final Four. His basket in the final moments at North Central on January 20 gave Augustana a crucial 60-59 victory over the team
picked to win the CCIW.
He was a unanimous first team all-conference selection and was named to the all-Midwest Region team by both the National
Association of Basketball Coaches and D3hoops.com. Wessels was also a finalist (one of 10) for the Jostens Award which goes annually
to the NCAA Division III player who best combines athletics, academics and community service.
Rose and Swetalla were both season long starters with Swetalla averaging 7.9 points and 3.2 rebounds and Rose contributing 7.2
points and 4.0 rebounds. Brusveen appeared in all 28 games and Caricato played in 22. It was Brusveens three point field goal at the
buzzer that provided the winning margin in a 64-62 home victory over Illinois Wesleyan on January 24.
The non-conference portion of the schedule ended with a hard-fought 71-68 loss at Wisconsin-Stevens Point on December 30 against a
Pointer team that would spend most of the season ranked number one in the country. Defense of the CCIW title began with a 62-48
home victory against North Park on January 3 but the Vikings crashed to earth with an 81-72 drubbing at the hands of Elmhurst on
January 6. The loss at Elmhurst started a critical stretch in the season that had Augustana on the road for four of the first six league
contests.
Following the defeat at Elmhurst, the Vikings came up big in a 75-69 win at Wheaton on January 10 when Wessels and Jordan Delp put
the defensive clamps on the Thunders Kent Raymond, who would be named the CCIWs Player of the Year at the end of the season.
He was held to just two field goals in 10 attempts in this pivotal victory. After beating Carthage at home 70-54 on January 13, two
more road wins followed (80-65 at Millikin on January 17 and 60-59 at North Central on January 20). Then came the win at home
against Illinois Wesleyan when Brusveen made the winning basket and an 86-74 destruction of Elmhurst on January 27. The month
ended with a 71-56 win at North Park on January 31 and suddenly, Augustana was in the drivers seat.
A loss at Carthage (66-56) did not get February started on a good note but three straight wins, including an 80-77 triumph at Illinois
Wesleyan on February 14, sealed the CCIW title. The Vikings suffered their first home loss of the season, after 13 straight wins at
Carver, on Senior Night, by a score of 85-81 against North Central on February 17. Even in that game, Augustana showed some of the
grit and mettle which characterized this entire season, coming from 17 points down in the final 4:37 to tie the game. Four free throws
with no time on the clock allowed the Cardinals to escape with the win.
That set up the CCIW tournament, which the Vikings hosted for the second consecutive year. With a first round exit from 2006 still
stinging in the players memories, Augustana put together a pair of solid efforts. First, the Vikings defeated North Central 74-67 in a
rematch of the stirring game played just a week earlier as four players were in double figures and Delp scored 15 points to lead the
way. The next night saw the Vikings defeat Elmhurst 78-70 with Delp pouring in 19 points. There was some doubt as to whether the
game would be played because a crippling ice storm swept through the Quad Cities and most of the area was without power. However,
the lights stayed on in Carver and Augustana secured the NCAA automatic berth by overcoming an anemic 28 of 44 performance at the
free throw line.
In the NCAA tournament, the Vikings were stunned by Carroll 73-69 to end the season.
This was a team without any real stars as Delp was the leading scorer with a 13.1 average while Dain Swetalla was also in double
figures at 11.9. Defense was the key as the Vikings allowed just 64.0 points per game and opponents shot just .436 (646-1480) from
the floor and .360 (168-467) from three point range.
Wessels was a first team all-conference selection while Delp and Dain Swetalla were named to the second team and Giovanine was
named as the CCIWs Coach of the Year for the second straight season.
2005-06 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (23-6; 11-3, 1st)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row (L-R): Mgr. Matt Catanzaro; Alex Washington; Mike Thomas; Chandlor Collins; Rick Harrigan; Head Coach Grey
Giovanine; Jay McAdams-Thornton; Jeff Becker; Justin Bertrand; Mike Kolze; Student Asst. Marc Sommerville. Back Row
(L-R): Asst. Coach Larry Schulte; Asst. Coach Ray Swetalla; Brett Lee; Pat Brusveen; Sam Johnson; Oliver Rorer; Joe
Caricato; Dain Swetalla; Dan Rukavina; Shaun Rose; Nate Swetalla; Drew Wessels; Jordan Delp; Marcus Stevenson;
Asst. Coach Tom Jessee; Asst. Coach Eric Rowell.
Senior shooting guard Rick Harrigan shot his way into stardom during the 2005-06 mens basketball season and in the process took his Augustana
teammates along for the ride. Harrigan overcame a career that had been pockmarked by injuries and setbacks and in the glorious winter of his final
collegiate season he erased all those bad memories. Good ones now replace them as he led the Vikings to a 23-6 season and a myriad of honors.
Picked second by the coaches in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin in the pre-season poll, head coach Grey Giovanines team used a key
three game stretch at the end of January as a springboard to the league title. It started on January 21 with a home game against a North Central team
that was 14-1 at the time and ranked 10th in the nation according to D3hoops.com. By the end of the evening Harrigan had notched 29 points and his
team claimed an 85-79 victory.
Two crucial road games loomed and the first was in Bloomington, Illinois against Illinois Wesleyan on Wednesday, January 25. The Titans had won the
previous three CCIW titles and were the preseason favorite to do so once again. Ranked number one in the nation heading into January, Wesleyan was
ranked fifth and Augustana seventh when the two teams squared off at the Shirk Center. Trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half, the
Vikings clawed their way to a 57-54 win to go to 17-1 overall and 7-0 in the league.
Few people gave Augustana much of a chance heading into a road game at Elmhurst on Sunday, January 29. The Bluejays had been in and out of the
NCAA Division III top 25 throughout the year and were 13-6 overall at game time. Showing the grit and resolve that would carry them time and again,
the Vikings pulled out a 63-60 victory with Nate Swetalla tipping in a rebound of a Harrigan miss with just four seconds left. That made it 61-60 and
Drew Wessels stole the inbound pass and made a pair of free throws to account for the final margin.
Those eight days were a microcosm of the entire season. Giovanines team wasnt given much chance by the experts but somehow, someway was able
to come up with the winning formula. It all added up to a 23-6 overall record, the sixth highest victory total in the history of the program. The CCIW
title, achieved with an 11-3 record, was the 10th for the Vikings and the NCAA Division III playoff berth was the 20th postseason appearance in school
history.
Harrigan was in the center of all of it as he led the team in scoring with 621 points in 28 games for an average of 22.2 points per game. He is now tied
for third on Augustanas single season scoring list with John Laing, who also scored 621 points in 1972-73. He nailed 65 of 151 three point field goal
attempts and is fifth on the schools single season list for three point field goals made and sixth in attempts. A first team all-conference selection and
Player of the Year in the CCIW, Harrigan finished his career fourth in Augustana history in three point field goals (131), fourth in three point field goal
attempts (328) and 10th in three point field goal percentage (.399).
Harrigan and fellow senior Jay McAdams-Thornton both finished their respective careers as members of the 1,000 point club. Harrigan finished with
1,063 points and is tied with Paul Lauritzen (1950-54) for 17th while McAdams-Thornton ended with 1,050 points and is tied for 18th place with Chet
Jacks (1975-79). Harrigan raked in the honors during the post season, winning second team NCAA Division III All-American honors from both
D3hoops.com and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He was the Midwest Regions Player of the Year as well.
The Vikings were riding high after defeating Carthage 87-80 behind Harrigans 37 points on February 4 in the Carver PE Center. That win put Augustana
at 20-1 overall and 10-0 in the CCIW and the national polls that week had the Blue & Gold ranked third. A knee to Harrigans thigh in the first half of a
game at Wheaton on February 8 nearly brought the whole season crashing down. The Thunder defeated the Vikings 64-60 and three nights later, on
February 11, Millikin made it two in a row with a 73-71 win in Decatur. Harrigan did not play against Millikin and heading into a home showdown with
Illinois Wesleyan on February 15 his status was uncertain.
In a game for the ages the Vikings beat the Titans 93-85 before a packed house in the Carver PE Center. The game was tied 78-78 at the end of
regulation and in the overtime a three point field goal by reserve Pat Brusveen put Augustana up to stay at 83-80 with just less than three minutes to
play. Harrigan scored six points down the stretch and the Vikings clinched the outright CCIW title with the win, setting off a wild celebration after the
final buzzer.
After a first round loss in the CCIW tournament, Augustana still received a host spot in the NCAA Division III tournament and the Vikings responded
with wins over Buena Vista (71-66) and Wisconsin-Stout (77-70) to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In keeping with the theme of the season, adversity
hit during the week preceding the NCAA tournament when Wessels, the starting point guard, was diagnosed with pneumonia the week before the
regional. Without Wessels, the burden of running the team fell on the shoulders of sophomore Jordan Delp and he responded well.
In the opening round of the NCAA tournament on March 3, Delp hit four three point field goals in the first half and ended the game with 13 points, five
rebounds, six assists and one steal in 27 minutes as Augustana defeated Buena Vista 71-66 to advance to the championship the next night.
The opponent for the regional title was Wisconsin-Stout, a team that had defeated the Vikings 70-66 back on December 29. This time around Harrigan
broke free for 24 points, including an eight for eight performance at the free throw line as Augustana scored an impressive 77-70 victory.
With the win over Stout, the Vikings advanced to the Sweet 16 for the sectional, which was held at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Augustana drew Puget Sound and despite breaking out to an 18-11 lead early in the contest, struggled against the relentless pressure defense of the
Loggers and fell 92-86. Harrigan ended his career with 21 points and McAdams-Thornton scored 10 as the two seniors pulled off their Viking uniforms
for the final time.
Despite the defeat, it was a season of unquestionable success as the Vikings went 23-6, the schools highest victory total since a 24-7 campaign in
1992-93 ended with a second place finish in the NCAA Division III national tournament. Only five other teams in Augustana history have ever been able
to accumulate more than 23 wins in a single season. Giovanines team won the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin with an 11-3 league mark and
captured the title for the second time in the last four years and the 10th time in school history. The Vikings also appeared in the NCAA Division III
playoffs for the first time since 1993. It was the 19th post-season appearance in school history.
Giovanine was selected as the CCIWs Coach of the Year and he was also the NCAA Division III Coach of the Year in Illinois as chosen by the Illinois
Basketball Coaches Association. He has compiled quite a record at Augustana, with a mark of 120-59 (.670) since taking over as the head coach prior to
the 1999-00 season. He is 63-35 (.643) in the CCIW during that same time. If you throw out his first season with the Vikings, which ended 10-15 overall
and 4-10 in the league, he can point to a glossy record of 110-44 and 59-25 over the past six campaigns. His team won the conference championship in
2002-03 and again this year. The Vikings were second in the CCIW in 2001-02 and 2003-04 and fourth in 2001-02 and 2004-05.
His teams have been outstanding at home, going 71-14 (.835) overall and 41-8 (.837) in the CCIW. Over the past six seasons the Vikings have been 64-
9 overall (.877) and 37-5 (.881) in the league. This is the second time in the past four seasons that Giovanine has been honored by the IBCA as its
NCAA Division III Coach of the Year. He won the same award in 2002-03 after his team went 20-5.
Not surprisingly, Harrigan was selected as Augustanas Most Valuable Player after the season ended. Wessels was the Most Valuable Defensive Player
and sophomore Dain Swetalla was the winner of the Leading Rebounder award. Delp picked up junior varsity MVP honors.
2004-05 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (17-8; 9-5, 4th)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row (L-R): Drew Wessels, Marcus Stevenson, Matt Salisbury, Jordan Watson, John Sexton, Joe Baumann, Travis
Hoyt, Mark Sommerville, Jordan Delp. Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Ray Swetalla, Assistant coach Eric Rowell,
Pat Brusveen, Rick Harrigan, Oliver Rorer, Joe Caricato, Dan Rukavina, Shaun Rose, Sam Johnson, Jay McAdams-Thornton,
Brett Lee, Assistant coach Tom Jessee, Head coach Grey Giovanine.
Joe Baumann 6-3 195 Sr. Clifton Park, NY (Carmel HS-Mundelein , IL)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2001-02 6-0 52/8.7 4-10 .400 0-5 .000 5-6 .833 1-3 4 0.7 7-0 7 2 0 2 13/2.2
2002-03 23-5 398/17.3 58-116 .500 23-59 .390 33-41 .805 15-33 48 2.1 36-0 22 32 2 10 172/7.5
2003-04 25-25 629/25.2 87-196 .444 39-84 .464 50-62 .806 28-43 71 2.8 54-2 37 48 3 16 263/10.5
2004-05 25-21 648/25.9 81-183 .443 29-69 .420 27-34 .794 27-45 72 2.9 55-1 28 43 0 26 218/8.7
TOTAL 79-51 1727/21.9 230-505 .455 91-217 .419 115-143 .804 71-124 195 2.5 152-3 94 125 5 54 666/8.4
What began as a season of question marks and uncertainty ended with a rousing stamp of success for head coach Grey Giovanine and the Augustana
College mens basketball program. Heading into 2004-05 Giovanine was looking at the unenviable task of replacing six seniors who had been members
of his first full recruiting class. Led by the incomparable All-American Drew Carstens, those six players helped fashion a 70-30 record over four years and
in the process won the schools first College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin mens basketball championship since 1992-93.
When graduation claimed Carstens, Shaun Clements, Jim Thomas, Bill Goehrke, Brad Novak and Aaron Thompson, there were questions of how well the
Vikings could survive. The answer came in resounding fashion as the senior class of Travis Hoyt, Joe Baumann, Matt Salisbury, John Sexton and Jordan
Watson met every challenge. They helped lead Augustana to a 17-8 overall record and a 9-5 mark in the CCIW, good enough for fourth place in the
league. Along the way they defeated the number one ranked NCAA Division III team in the nation in Illinois Wesleyan and also claimed victories over
three others who were in the top 25 at some point during the year (Wheaton, Wartburg and North Central).
Over the past four years this senior class, which certainly did not receive the attention nor the accolades of the preceding bunch, put together an
identical 70-30 record overall and a 39-17 mark in the CCIW. They were also part of teams that finished second, first, second and fourth in the
conference over that same time span. At home in the friendly confines of the Carver PE Center they were a superb 41-7 in all games and 24-4 in the
league.
All this left Giovanine ecstatic about the shape of his program.
I think this shows a lot about the state of the Augustana basketball program, said Giovanine who is 97-53 overall and 52-32 in his six seasons at the
helm. We challenged our kids to continue with the success that had been laid before them and they more than answered the call. I am very proud of
what this team accomplished this year.
In typical Giovanine-coached fashion, the Vikings used multiple rotations that saw nine different players start during the season. Ten players logged at
least 10 minutes per game of playing time and seven averaged at least five points per game. It was, as Giovanine always stresses, an ultimate team
accomplishment.
There were some players who emerged as bonafide threats, most notably juniors Jay McAdams-Thornton and Rick Harrigan. McAdams-Thornton led the
team in scoring with 373 points in 25 games for a 14.9 average while Harrigan was the only other player in double figures at 13.4 (335 points in 25
games). Sophomore point guard Drew Wessels came into his own and became a defensive terror. He led the team in steals with 63 and assists with 76
while scoring at an 8.0 clip. He also led the team in free throw percentage at .816 (71-87). The Vikings averaged 75.7 points per game and gave up just
68.1 while maintaining a rebounding edge of 35.8 to 33.4.
McAdams-Thornton was named first team all-conference while Harrigan was a second team selection. McAdams-Thornton finished seventh in the
conference in scoring with a 15.2 average in league games and he was fifth in rebounding at 6.7. Harrigan was fifth in the CCIW in scoring at 15.4,
fourth in three point field goals made at 2.21 and sixth in steals at 1.29. Hoyt was fourth in field goal percentage at .573 (51-89) and second in blocked
shots at 1.36. Wessels was fourth in assists with 4.14 in league games, second in steals at 2.57 and third in assist/turnover ratio at 1.87. He was also
seventh in free throw percentage with a mark of .784 (29-37) in conference play.
Grey Giovanine just finished his sixth year at Augustana. He has compiled a record of 97-53 in six years with the Vikings, including a mark of 52-32 in
the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. He led the 2002-03 team to the CCIW championship with a 20-5 overall mark and a record of 11-3 in
league play.
In six years he does not have a losing record against any of the teams in the CCIW and over the past five seasons the Vikings have gone 87-38 overall
and 48-22 in the conference. His teams have been 59-13 at home overall and 34-8 in the CCIW. In the past five years they are 52-7 overall and 30-5 in
conference while playing in the Carver PE Center. His overall record as a head coach, including a six year stint at Lamar University where he was 80-85,
is now 177-138.
When the final voting came in for the post-season awards, McAdams-Thornton was selected as the teams Most Outstanding Player. Wessels was the
Best Defensive Player and the Most Valuable Junior Varsity Player was Sam Johnson. McAdams-Thornton won the honor as the teams best rebounder.
The 2004-05 season began with the Vikings playing at NCAA Division I power Southern Illinois as part of the Las Vegas Invitational and although the
Salukis scored an 83-59 victory, Giovanine thought his club competed well. Following the loss at Southern Illinois, Augustana ripped off wins against
Beloit, St. Ambrose and Wartburg before stumbling on the road at Simpson. A home win against Coe and a home loss to Ripon left the Vikings at 4-3
midway through December. Four straight victories followed, including a crushing 82-64 win at Hope in the championship game of the Russ DeVette
Invitational on December 30. McAdams-Thornton was named the MVP of the tournament and Hoyt and Wessels joined him on the all-tournament team.
That gave the Blue & Gold an 8-3 record heading into conference play. The CCIW season started on a downer with an 86-76 loss at North Central on
January 5 but the Vikings rebounded with home wins over Millikin and North Park. A 67-52 loss at Illinois Wesleyan on January 19 left them at 2-2 in
the league but wins over Carthage and North Central put them at 4-2 heading into the last week in January. In a hard-fought contest the Vikings fell 62-
59 at Wheaton on January 29 but came back to beat North Park 74-61 on the road.
After suffering a rare home loss on February 9 to Elmhurst by a score of 86-79, Augustana hosted number one ranked Illinois Wesleyan on February 12.
With the Carver PE Center packed, the Vikings knocked off the Titans 77-76 behind 23 points from Harrigan. Road wins at Millikin and Carthage followed
and then came a critical 83-76 home victory over Wheaton on February 24. That left the Vikings at 17-7 heading into the final game of the season, a
road affair at Elmhurst. Despite leading late in the contest, Augustana fell 68-67 in overtime to end the season 17-8 overall and 9-5 in the CCIW.
2003-04 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (16-9; 10-4, 2nd-T)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Drew Carstens 6-2 190 Sr. Downers Grove, IL (Downers Grove North)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
2000-01 24-24 640/26.7 112-264 .424 26-84 .310 96-129 .744 23-38 61 2.5 48-2 24 62 1 35 346/14.4
2001-02 24-23 694/28.9 128-264 .485 42-95 .442 208-249 .835 12-52 64 2.7 59-1 62 74 0 30 506/21.1
2002-03 25-23 727/29.1 146-322 .453 47-125 .376 146-186 .785 30-52 82 3.3 52-0 50 63 2 38 485/19.4
2003-04 25-25 767/30.7 154-339 .454 41-125 .328 127-156 .814 8-57 65 2.6 67-4 61 65 2 42 476/19.0
TOTAL 98-95 2828/28.9 540-1189 .454 156-429 .364 577-720 .801 73-199 272 2.8 226-7 197 264 5 145 1813/18.5
After dispatching of Carthage 81-69 on Saturday, February 28, the Augustana Vikings mens basketball team finished its 2003-04
season with a 16-9 overall record and a 10-4 mark in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. That was good enough for a
second place finish in the league, two games behind champion Illinois Wesleyan.
When the final buzzer sounded on Saturday evening in Kenosha, Wisconsin, six Augustana College seniors walked off the floor in Viking
uniforms for the last time. It was a significant trek as these six players marked the first full recruiting class for head coach Grey
Giovanine. Giovanine, who took over in the fall of 1999, last year watched as five seniors left the program as the first class to play four
years under the energetic mentor. This bunch, which includes the following players: Drew Carstens, Jim Thomas, Shaun Clements, Bill
Goehrke, Brad Novak and Aaron Thompson came on board in the fall of 2000. They represent the first class to be fully recruited by
Giovanine and they leave behind a tremendous legacy.
In four years they combined for an overall record of 70-30 and were 39-17 in the CCIW. They won at least 16 games in each of the
four years, going 17-8 in 2000-01, 17-8 in 2001-02, 20-5 in 2002-03 and 16-9 in 2003-04. In league play they were fourth, second,
first and second respectively.
Out of the collective success, there were also some individual successes that will be forever etched into the Augustana record books.
Most noteworthy, of course, is that of Carstens, who will graduate in May as the second leading scorer in school history. Carstens
totaled 1,813 points, which trails only the school record 2,035 of John Laing from 1969-73. He became the first player in Augustana
history to lead the team in scoring for four straight years. He set new school records for single season free throw made (208) and
attempted (249) as a sophomore in 2001-02 and he also owns school records for career free throws made (577) and attempted (720).
He finished third on the Vikings career three point field goals made list with 156 and third in attempts with 429. The 476 points he
scored this past year are tied for 16th on the single season scoring list.
Clements, who battled back from a serious knee injury suffered at the end of last year, became the 20th player in Augustana history to
score over 1,000 career points and he finished with 1,021.
Thomas, the leader of the team as the point guard, finished his four years with 272 assists and he ended up eighth on both the career
three point field goals made list (90) and attempts (243).
Goehrke, who led the team in rebounding this year with a 6.7 average, leaves with the sixth highest field goal percentage in Augustana
history. He made 206 of 363 attempts for a .567 percentage. Novak takes over the third spot on the schools career three point field
goal percentage list at .453 as he made 48 of 106.
The six seniors did not suffer a losing record against any of the seven CCIW opponents, going 7-1 against North Park and North
Central, 6-2 with Wheaton and Millikin, 5-3 vs. Elmhurst and 4-4 matched up against Carthage and Illinois Wesleyan.
During their career they were an impressive 40-6 at home, including a 24-4 mark in CCIW games.
Augustana led the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin in six team categories. The Vikings were first in scoring defense (66.3
ppg), scoring margin (11.8), rebounding (38.6), rebounding margin (5.4), turnover margin (1.71) and assist/turnover ratio (1.08).
While no Augustana individual led any categories, the Vikings were well represented in the final statistical ranking. Carstens was fifth in
scoring with a 17.9 per game average and Goehrke was seventh in rebounding at 6.2 per game. Clements was sixth in field goal
percentage at .534 with Thomas finishing fourth in assists at 3.50 per game and Carstens sixth at 3.21. Joe Baumann was ninth in free
throw percentage at .811 (30-37). Jordan Watson was fourth in three point field goal percentage with a mark of .457 (16-35) and
Baumann was fifth at .452 (19-42). Goehrke was eighth in blocked shots with 0.71 per game. Carstens was second in steals with 2.07
per game and fifth in three point field goals per game with 1.79. Thomas was fourth in assist/turnover ratio at 1.96.
2002-03 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (20-5; 11-3, 1st-T)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Drew Carstens
With a College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin mens basketball title on the line, the Augustana Vikings of fourth year head coach
Grey Giovanine were not about to let a little thing like a road trip into a hostile environment get in the way. On Saturday night, March
1, in a packed North Park University gymnasium, Giovanines team put on a clinic in terms of not letting a golden opportunity slip away.
Augustana controlled the game throughout and pounded North Park into submission to the tune of a 93-78 Viking victory.
With the win, Augustana ended a 10 year drought between championships in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. The
Vikings put the finishing touches on a 20-5 overall season and an 11-3 campaign in the league, tying for the top spot with Illinois
Wesleyan and Carthage. It is the first three way tie in the CCIWs 57 year history. The CCIW championship is the first for Augustana
since Steve Younts 1992-93 team went 12-2 en route to a 24-7 record and a second place finish in the NCAA Division III Final Four.
Illinois Wesleyan earned the CCIWs automatic berth into the NCAA Division III tournament by virtue of the leagues tiebreaker. Illinois
Wesleyan, Carthage and Augustana each split with the other during the season but against the fourth place team in the league, which
was Wheaton, the Titans were 2-0 while Augustana and Carthage went 1-1. Neither Carthage, nor Augustana, received one of seven
at-large berths into the 48 team field.
Not making the playoffs does not diminish at all the achievement of Giovanines club, which went into the final game of the season
without two of its top four leading scorers. Starting center Shaun Clements was averaging 13.7 points and a team leading 6.5 rebounds
per game when he suffered a season ending knee injury on February 12 in a 72-58 road win at Elmhurst. As if that wasnt enough, Joe
Baumann, the starter at small forward for the last five games and the teams fourth leading scorer at 7.5 points per game, came up
with an infection in his knee from a floor burn suffered in an 89-59 victory over Millikin on February 23. He was unable to play in the
title-deciding game against North Park.
Fortunately for the Vikings, there was nothing wrong with Drew Carstens. Carstens, who took just three shots in the blowout home
victory against Millikin a week earlier, was unstoppable on Saturday night.
He burned North Park for 38 points with nine of 18 from the field, including four of nine from three point range, and 16 of 17 from the
free throw line. He also grabbed five rebounds, had three assists and two steals. Carstens finished the season with 485 points in 25
games, an average of 19.4 points per game.
The CCIW title is the ninth in mens basketball history at Augustana. The other league titles owned by the Vikings came in 1963, 1971,
1972, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
It was a fitting end for five seniors who came on the scene in the fall of 1999, arriving at the same time that Giovanine did. The quintet
of Mike Nee, Adam Rue, Brent Wills, Mike Passananti and Brian Hisel bought into the Giovanine system and provided valuable
leadership throughout their collective careers. Nee and Passananti served as captains for 2002-03.
After a 10-15 record (4-10 in the CCIW) in 1999-00, this group saw a marked improvement as sophomores with a 17-8 overall record
and a 9-5 ledger in the league. As juniors they helped the Vikings to another 17-8/9-5 year and that set the tone for this seasons 20-
5/11-3 mark. In four years they helped the Blue & Gold compile a record of 64-36 (.640) overall and 33-23 (.589) in the CCIW.
One of their biggest legacies was the re-establishment of the Carver Physical Education Center as one of the toughest places in the
conference to play. In their four years with the Vikings, the group of Nee, Rue, Wills, Passanant and Hisel helped compile an overall
record of 38-8 (.826) and a CCIW record of 22-6 (.786). In the last three years Augustana was 31-3 (.911) overall and 18-3 (.857) in
league play.
Giovanine is in his fourth year at Augustana and in his first three seasons he compiled a record of 44-31. His first team was 10-15
overall and 4-10 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin while his last two seasons put together back to back 17-8 overall
records and 9-5 marks in league play. In the CCIW, Giovanine had posted a 22-20 record heading into the 2002-03. He came to the
Vikings after a six year stint at Lamar University where he was 80-85 with the Cardinals but after going 33-48 his first three years, his
last three teams had a record of 47-37. His overall collegiate record is 144-121 and at Augustana he is 64-36 overall and 33-23 in the
CCIW.
2001-02 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (17-8; 9-5, 2nd-T)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Adam Talbot
For the first time since the 1993-94 season the Augustana Vikings men's basketball team has put
together back-to-back seasons with at least 17 victories. It was also back in 1993-94 that the Blue &
Gold finished as high as second in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin, something that third
year head coach Grey Giovanine's plucky bunch of scrappers did this year.
The 2001-02 season was a success, no matter how you look at it. The Vikings finished the year with a
17-8 overall record and a 9-5 mark in the CCIW, good for a second place tie with Elmhurst.
There were two points during the year where even the optimistic and always upbeat Giovanine had to
wonder where his team was headed. The first came on December 5 when the Vikings walked out of
the Marycrest International Activities Center in Davenport, Iowa with a 90-80 loss to the Marycrest
Marauding Eagles hanging over their heads. That defeat left Augustana with a 2-3 record and on the
horizon was a home date with St. Ambrose, a club that held a three game winning streak in the highly
competitive neighborhood rivalry. Add to that was the fact that the Viking defense had been almost
non-existent during the first five games of the season, having given up 428 points for an average of
85.6 per contest.
An 83-68 win over St. Ambrose on December 8 put the Blue & Gold on what would eventually become
a nine game winning streak. After beating Wheaton, ranked fourth in the NCAA Division III national
poll at the time, on January 12 by a score of 85-71 the Vikings were 11-3 overall and a perfect 3-0 in
the CCIW.
Then came blip number two on the radar screen when a three game stretch between January 16 and
January 23 produced three losses by a total of seven points: at Millikin (76-78) on the 16th, at Elmhurst (83-87) on the 19th and a crushing last second
home loss on the 23rd to Carthage, the number one ranked team in the nation, by a score of 64-63. After the defeat to Carthage, the Vikings were 11-6
overall and 3-3 in the league and facing a road trip to North Central.
With the season hanging in the balance the Vikings responded with an 80-45 crushing of the Cardinals and they wound up winning six of eight games
down the stretch. The only losses were both on the road - 80-73 at Wheaton on January 31 and 84-70 at Carthage on the last night of the regular
season, February 23.
For the second consecutive year Giovanine's team once again established the Roy J. Carver Center as one of the toughest places in the league to play.
The Vikings were 11-1 at home this year after posting a 10-1 homecourt record a year ago, the best two year stretch since they went 27-2 in 1980-81
(14-1) and 1981-82 (13-1). Augustana has made the Carver Center its basketball home since the 1971-72 season and since that time has posted an
overall record of 308-83 for a winning percentage of .787. In CCIW play the Vikings are 181-57 for a winning percentage of .761. The win over St.
Ambrose this year was the 300th Augustana victory in the history of the building.
Sophomore Drew Carstens posted one of the most remarkable seasons in the history of Augustana College. Despite averaging just 11.0 field goal
attempts per game, Carstens managed to score 506 points for an average of 21.1 points per game. Playing at the shooting guard position and standing
just 6'2", and weighing in at 175 pounds, Carstens was almost impossible to stop down low. He made an absolute living at the free throw line,
connecting on 208 of 249 charity tosses for a .835 shooting percentage.
His prowess at the free throw line allowed him to take down the two oldest school records on the books. His 208 free throws made eclipsed the old
mark of 148 held by Steve Snow (1968-69) and the 249 attempts erased Paul Lauritzen's 1953-54 record of 207 from the books. In conference play
Carstens made 135 of 155 free throws and broke the CCIW record of 126 set by Jim Peters of Elmhurst in 1969-70. It should be noted that Peters
played when the CCIW had a 16 game season and Carstens broke his record in two less games.
Carstens moved into 12th place on Augustana's single season scoring list with his 506 points, just one behind the 507 put up by Dave Anderson in 1982-
83. For his career he has scored a total of 852 points. He finished the season as the second leading scorer in the CCIW, averaging 20.5 points per game
in league play, and just 0.4 points per game behind scoring champion Luke Kasten of Illinois Wesleyan. Kasten scored 293 points in 14 games while
Carstens had 287 points in 14 games. Carstens led the CCIW in free throw percentage at .871 in league play (135-155) and he was 10th in assists with
an average of 2.29 per game. He was 11th in steals (1.14 spg) and 11th in three point field goal percentage at .400 (24-60) while finishing fifth in three
point field goals made per game at 1.71.
Carstens was a unanimous first team selection on the CCIW All-conference team. He moves up to the first team after winning second team honors
following his freshman season. Carstens, a 6' 2", 175 pounder, was joined on the first team by Rob Garnes, Antoine McDaniel and Jason Wiertel of
league champion Carthage and Luke Kasten of Illinois Wesleyan. McDaniel was selected as the winner of the Fred Young "Most Outstanding Player"
award. All but Kasten were unanimous selections.
Carstens added to his honors in the post season when he was named to the D3hoops.com NCAA Division III All-American team in the middle of March.
He was a fourth team selection and becomes the first Augustana men's basketball player to gain All-American honors since the 1992-93 season when
both Aben Cooper and Kirk Anderson were selected off the Vikings team that finished second in the nation.
Viking junior Mike Nee, a 6-4, 195 pound forward, was named third team All-conference for the second straight year.
Nee was a steady contributor all season long for the Vikings. He averaged 10.8 points per game in CCIW play, good for 17th in the scoring race and he
was sixth in the league in field goal percentage at .526 (61-116) and fourth in three point field goal percentage at .467 (14-30).
Besides Carstens, Augustana had two other individual leaders in the final CCIW statistics as center Adam Rue topped the league in blocked shots and
point guard Jim Thomas led in assist/turnover ratio. Rue blocked 36 shots in 12 league games for an average of 3.00 per game and Thomas had 47
assists (3.4 per game) to 26 turnovers (1.9 per game) for a 1.81 ratio in 14 contests. Bill Goehrke was third in field goal percentage as he shot .592
(42-71) in 14 league games. Shaun Clements was right behind him at .567 (55-97) and Brad Novak was eighth in at .509 (58-114).
While Carstens was topping the league in free throw percentage, freshman Brian Allured was in fifth place at .821 (32-39). Goehrke was eight in
rebounding (90 in 14 games for 6.4 per CCIW game) and Clements and Novak tied for ninth at 5.9 (83 in 14 games). Allured finished third in assists
with 3.43 per game and Thomas was fourth with 3.36 per game. Thomas was eighth in steals with 1.21 per game. Nee was fourth in three point field
goal percentage at .467 (14-30) and Novak had the fifth best mark at .441 (15-34) with Allured ninth at .419 (18-43).
As a team the Vikings finished first in scoring offense (80.2 per game), rebounding (39.1 per game), rebounding margin (+5.4) and assists (14.64 per
game).
Giovanine just finished his third year at Augustana and has compiled a record of 44-31. His first team in 1999-2000 was 10-15 overall and 4-10 in the
CCIW while his 2000-01 club went 17-8 overall and 9-5 in league play. This season his team went once again finished 17-8 overall and 9-5 in the
conference, which was good enough for a second place finish. In his three seasons as coach Giovanine has posted a 22-20 record in CCIW play. He
came to the Vikings after a six-year stint at Lamar University where he was 80-85 with the Cardinals but after going 33-48 his first three years, his last
three teams had a record of 47-37. His overall college record is 124-116.
2000-01 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (17-8; 9-5, 4th)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Giovanine had his team in the hunt for the league title down to the last week before three straight losses in the last 10 days of the season put the
Vikings in fourth place. It was a season filled with excitement from the very first weekend when the Blue & Gold kicked things off with a 69-54 victory
over Muskingum in the Wabash Tournament. A 60-57 loss to Purdue-Calumet in the championship game did not dampen the optimism.
One week after the Wabash Tournament, the Vikings hit the big time with a 76-71 victory over NCAA Division I opponent Western Illinois on November
25 in Macomb, Illinois. That game served as the coming out party for freshman guard Drew Carstens. Carstens, a highly regarded prospect, exploded
for 23 points to lead the Vikings to victory. With the excitement of the win over the Leathernecks still fresh, Augustana then knocked off perennial NCAA
Division III power Wisconsin-Platteville in the friendly confines of the Roy J. Carver Center by a score of 80-74 thanks in part to a 14 point, eight
rebound effort from senior Zac Larson.
The victory over Platteville was the home opener and it was the springboard to a 10-1 record on the Carver hardwood. The Vikings, with Carstens
assuming the role of leading scorer and the rest of the team blending nicely between youth and veterans, surprised most of the experts in the CCIW.
Carstens, a slasher who scored most of his points on drives to the basket, ended up leading the team in scoring with a 14.4 average. There was a
stretch in the season between November 25 and February 14 when Augustana played 21 games and Carstens was the leading scorer in 15 of those. His
best game was a 25 point performance against North Central on January 3 as the Vikings won a 69-66 overtime affair.
Carstens season was cut short by two games due to a knee injury suffered against North Park on February 17 but he still managed to be named to the
second team of the CCIW all-conference team.
Winning close games became a trademark of the Vikings as they won two overtime games in the conference and survived one wild ending on the road
where a game tying basket by North Central was not allowed. Road losses at Illinois Wesleyan on January 10 and Elmhurst on January 24 left
Giovanine's club with 12-5 overall record and a 4-2 mark in the CCIW.
Following the loss to Elmhurst the Vikings won five straight games to force the conference race into an unexpected four team battle. First came a 65-63
win at North Central on January 27 when the Cardinals scored on a tip-in during a wild flurry in the game's waning moments. Officials ruled that the
clock had not started in time and waved off the basket. Then came the second overtime victory of the season, this time at home against Wheaton on
January 31 by a score of 89-88. Augustana survived this one despite the fact that Thunder guard Kevin Blomstrom dropped in a halfcourt length three
pointer as time expired to force the overtime. Freshman center Shaun Clements hit a free throw with one second on the clock in overtime to account for
the victory. Adam Talbot scored 24 points to lead the way in the win.
After beating Wheaton, the Vikings came up with two huge home victories over Illinois Wesleyan on February 3 and Carthage on February 6. In the win
over the Titans, five players scored in double figures and Talbot had 17 points and eight rebounds while a relentless defensive effort forced Illinois
Wesleyan into 22 turnovers.
Three days later the Carver Center was rocking again as sophomore Mike Nee buried three three-point field goals in the final 2:19 as the Vikings erased
a seven point Carthage lead. The result was a 62-58 win over the number one ranked team in the country at the time. Nee led the way with 17 points.
After winning three straight home games the Vikings beat Millikin in Decatur, Illinois on February 10 by a score of 76-72 as Carstens dropped in 23
points. Nee once again had the winning basket and Clements blocked a shot at the end of the game as the Big Blue was driving for the game tying
score.
The string was finally snapped at home on Valentine's Day as eventual league champion Elmhurst scored a 71-66 victory despite the fact that
Augustana shot .577 (15 of 26) from the field in the second half and outrebounded the visitors by a huge 48-30 margin.
A 70-61 loss at North Park on February 17 was further made miserable by Carstens season ending knee injury. The final game of the season was on
February 24 in Kenosha, Wisconsin and without Carstens, few gave the Vikings a chance. The Redmen, ranked number one in the NCAA Division III
polls most of the season, were still smarting from the loss in Rock Island back on February 6. A gutsy Augustana team battled to the very end before
falling 68-67 when a last second tip-in failed to fall.
Mike Nee was selected as the Vikings Most Valuable Player and the versatile swing man was a good choice. He averaged 8.5 points per game, fourth on
the team, and pulled down 3.7 rebounds per game while leading the team in assists with 71 and posting 35 steals. He was also a third team all-
conference selection.
Adam Talbot was tabbed as the Best Defender after finishing second in the conference in steals. Talbot had a team high 55 steals on the year and was
the second leading scorer with a 9.4 average. He shot .824 (70-85) from the free throw line and also averaged 4.8 rebounds per game.
The Best Rebounder award went to Zac Larson who averaged 5.7 per game. He scored 8.4 points per game and shot a team leading .559 (71-127)
from the field.
Brian Hisel was tabbed as the Most Valuable Junior Varsity Player.
1999-2000 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (10-15; 4-10, 6th-T)
Head Coach: Grey Giovanine
Front Row (L-R): John Benedetti, Adam Talbot, Zac Larson, Steve Schafer, Todd Swanson, Head Coach Grey Giovanine,
Roger Bussan, Aaron Splear, Steve Lamberti, Brian Berndt, Craig Stewart. Back Row (L-R): Assistant Coach Tom Jesse,
Todd Moser, Michael Nee, Brian Hisel, Tim Williams, Adam Rue, Chris McDonald, Brent Wills, Mike Passananti, Mark
Johnson, Assistant Coach Mike Crawford, Manager Josalyn Claussen.
By all accounts he did exactly that as the Vikings finished the year 10-15 overall and 4-10 in the College Conference of Illinois &
Wisconsin.
"We felt that the most important thing to be gained from this season was to establish a style of play and approach to practice and
games that would serve us well in the years to come," said Giovanine. "We knew that we had some physical limitations but out players
learned what we expected from them. We challenged them in practice and asked them to be mentally ready each time we took the
court."
An objective yearlong observer would have to admit that the energetic and intense first year head coach accomplished what he set out
to do.
Heading into the season the Vikings were severely limited by the fact that three starters graduated off a team which was 14-11 in
1998-99 which was Steve Yount's final campaign. Off a team which averaged 67.9 points per game, only 14.7 was on hand when
Giovanine sent his team out to open the 1999-2000 season against defending NCAA Division III national champion Wisconsin-
Platteville. The result in that first game was fairly predictable as the Pioneers had their way with the Vikings to the tune of an 80-54
shellacking.
From that 26 point loss, however, Giovanine began to plant the seeds which is sure to grow a big winner in the Carver Physical
Education Center before too long. After a loss to Mount St. Clare by a score of 82-68 in the home opener on December 1, the Vikings
finally got their coach into the win column with a 73-61 triumph over Clarke College on December 4.
After a loss to Beloit on December 8 left the record at 1-3, the Blue & Gold went on a little run with victories in four of the next six
games. Heading into the conference season the Vikings were 4-5 but lost the first four league games and were 4-9 overall after a 71-
50 loss at North Park on January 15. That may have been the low point of the season but it also may be where Giovanine's approach
started to pay dividends.
A four game winning streak ensued and by the end of the year Augustana had victories over Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan, the teams
which finished second and third respectively in the CCIW.
"I was proud of the way our guys competed," said Giovanine. "They did everything we ever asked of them and I think that means a lot
for the future of our program."
Senior point guard John Benedetti was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the annual team banquet which was held on March
9. Benedetti, a third team all-conference performer, led the Vikings in scoring with an 11.6 per game average. Benedetti scored a total
of 290 points in 25 games and he led the team in assists with 99 and was second in steals with 34.
A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter, Benedetti shot .768 (76 of 99) from the free throw line. During his career he shot .751
(157 of 209) from the free throw line. He winds up ranked eighth in Augustana history in career three point field goals made with 82
(82 of 246). His 246 attempts are the sixth highest career mark.
Despite playing in just 13 games, freshman Tim Williams was tabbed as the team's best rebounder. He pulled down 85 for an average
of 6.5 per game.
Freshman Mike Nee was selected as the Best Defensive Player and Todd Moser was the junior varsity MVP.
1998-99 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (14-11; 6-8, 5th-T)
Head Coach: Steve Yount
Front Row (L-R): Mario Smith, Craig Stewart, Brian Berndt, Brad Bergman, Andrew Dohrmann, Dan Parsons, Steve
Lamberti, Steve Schafer, Brian Eshoo, Brian Angarone, Adam Talbot. Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Rick Kelley,
Assistant coach Tom Jessee, John Benedetti, Jeromy Franks, Aaron Splear, Brian McMahon, Ryan Hobart, Brian Laing,
Jason Skoda, Todd Swanson, Aaron Schmidt, Assistant coach Rick Thomas, Head coach Steve Yount.
Steve Yount
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1990-91 19-7 .731 2nd 13-3 .813
1991-92 18-8 .692 4th 10-6 .625
1992-93 24-7 .774 1st 12-2 .857
1993-94 17-8 .680 2nd 10-4 .714
1994-95 13-12 .520 3rd 7-7 .500
1995-96 16-8 .667 4th 8-6 .571
1996-97 12-13 .480 6th 6-8 .429
1997-98 16-9 .640 3rd 8-6 .571
1998-99 14-11 .560 5th 6-8 .429
Totals 149-83 .642 80-50 .615
Front Row (L-R): Todd Swanson, Kit Harley, John Jovanovich, Ky VanKerrebroeck, John Benedetti, Todd Mueller,
Dan Phelan, Aaron Schmidt. Middle Row: Justin Shoemaker, Brian Eshoo, Zac Larson, Brian Berndt, Blake McCreight,
Jeromy Franks, Brian Angarone, Erik Miller, Scott Lyon. Back Row (L-R): Shane Edwards, Matt Quinones, Brian Laing,
Dustin Mazanowski, Brian McMahon, Ryan Hobart, Sean Anderson, Jason Skoda, Steve Schafer, Steve Lamberti, Jeremiah
Johnston.
Ky VanKerrebroeck
1996-97 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (12-13; 6-8, 6th-T)
Head Coach: Steve Yount
Jason Stella 6-1 195 Sr. Schiller Park, IL (East Leyden/St. Mary's, MN)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
1993-94+ 7-0 0/0.0 19-53 .358 9-22 .409 14-20 .700 --- 24 3.4 0-0 26 0 0 12 61/8.7
1994-95 10-0 0/0.0 3-11 .273 0-3 .000 1-5 .200 --- 5 0.5 0-0 3 0 0 0 7/0.7
1995-96 24-0 0/0.0 31-62 .500 12-27 .444 30-47 .638 --- 31 1.3 0-0 34 0 0 11 104/4.3
1996-97 14-0 182/13.0 16-36 .444 4-9 .444 16-27 .593 --- 22 1.6 0-0 19 24 0 14 52/3.7
TOTAL 48-0 182/3.8 50-109 .459 16-39 .410 47-79 .595 --- 58 1.2 0-0 56 24 0 25 163/3.4
+at St. Mary's (MN)
1995-96 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (16-8; 8-6, 4th)
Head Coach: Steve Yount
Front Row (L-R): Aaron Schmidt; Jason Stella; Ky VanKerrebroeck; Rob Lee; Dan Phelan and Pat McCreight.
Back Row (L-R): Craig Buckwalter; David Brown; Jason Skoda; Brian McMahon; Matt Dutton; Matt Norris; Sean
Anderson; Kyle Golinghorst and Kit Harley.
Matt Dutton
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Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Anderson, Sean..... 24-0 0 0.0 157-295 .532 0-0 .000 86-122 .705 0 148 148 6.2 0 0 30 0 4 35 400 16.7
Brown, David....... 8-0 0 0.0 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 0.5
Buckwalter, Craig.. 14-0 0 0.0 7-21 .333 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 0 14 14 1.0 0 0 2 0 2 3 19 1.4
Dutton, Matt....... 24-0 0 0.0 99-180 .550 0-0 .000 37-71 .521 0 148 148 6.2 0 0 17 0 30 11 235 9.8
Golinghorst, Kyle.. 24-0 0 0.0 104-183 .568 25-49 .510 71-87 .816 0 71 71 3.0 0 0 51 0 4 25 304 12.7
Harley, Kit........ 4-0 0 0.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 2 2 0.5 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0.5
Lee, Rob........... 24-0 0 0.0 77-147 .524 4-21 .190 46-70 .657 0 92 92 3.8 0 0 122 0 5 31 204 8.5
McCreight, Pat..... 14-0 0 0.0 9-17 .529 0-0 .000 8-11 .727 0 19 19 1.4 0 0 3 0 1 4 26 1.9
McMahon, Brian..... 11-0 0 0.0 7-12 .583 1-1 1.000 7-10 .700 0 7 7 0.6 0 0 1 0 0 3 22 2.0
Norris, Matt....... 21-0 0 0.0 68-133 .511 19-47 .404 28-40 .700 0 73 73 3.5 0 0 15 0 1 6 183 8.7
Phelan, Dan........ 24-0 0 0.0 81-181 .448 51-120 .425 41-50 .820 0 50 50 2.1 0 0 37 0 2 18 254 10.6
Schmidt, Aaron..... 7-0 0 0.0 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 4 4 0.6 0 0 6 0 0 3 7 1.0
Skoda, Jason....... 20-0 0 0.0 23-43 .535 1-4 .250 18-29 .621 0 31 31 1.6 0 0 12 0 2 1 65 3.3
Stella, Jason...... 24-0 0 0.0 31-62 .500 12-27 .444 30-47 .638 0 31 31 1.3 0 0 34 0 0 11 104 4.3
Team............... 24-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 80 80 3.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
VanKerrebroeck, Ky. 24-0 0 0.0 60-132 .455 18-39 .462 62-74 .838 0 45 45 1.9 0 0 31 0 0 17 200 8.3
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Team totals........ 24 4875 727-1415 .514 132-312 .423 443-627 .707 0 814 814 33.9 0 0 365 0 52 170 2029 84.5
Opp totals......... 24 4875 693-1510 .459 131-380 .345 349-492 .709 0 831 831 34.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1866 77.8
Front Row (L-R): Jason Celus; Ky VanKerrebroeck; Anthony Holman; Brent Shreeves; Mike Radue; Rob Lee and Kyle
Golinghorst. Back Row (L-R): Scott Hicks; Sean Anderson; Eric Anderson; Matt Dutton; Andy Porter; Matt Norris;
Tom Wise and Tony Lavorato.
Scott Hicks Tom Wise Mike Radue Brent Shreeves Jason Celus
1993-94 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (17-8; 10-4, 2nd-T)
Head Coach: Steve Yount
Front Row (L-R): Scott Hicks; Jason Celus; Anthony Holman; Rick Kelley; Layne Pitzer; Brent Shreeves and Mike Radue.
Back Row (L-R): Brad Roberts; Eric Anderson; Matt Rapp; Grant Sanderson; Matt Norris; Tom Wise; Neal Hubbard and Tony
Lavorato.
Tom Wise
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Anderson, Eric..... 11-0 0 0.0 9-21 .429 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 0 14 14 1.3 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 1.8
Celus, Jason....... 10-0 0 0.0 14-22 .636 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 0 21 21 2.1 0 0 5 0 0 2 32 3.2
Dutton, Matt....... 25-0 0 0.0 140-281 .498 0-0 .000 50-81 .617 0 150 150 6.0 0 0 25 0 17 14 330 13.2
Hicks, Scott....... 21-0 0 0.0 64-128 .500 32-69 .464 14-26 .538 0 63 63 3.0 0 0 26 0 10 14 174 8.3
Holman, Anthony.... 14-0 0 0.0 7-19 .368 3-11 .273 2-9 .222 0 11 11 0.8 0 0 11 0 1 8 19 1.4
Hubbard, Neal...... 11-0 0 0.0 17-41 .415 13-34 .382 5-6 .833 0 16 16 1.5 0 0 7 0 0 3 52 4.7
Kelley, Rick....... 25-0 0 0.0 75-162 .463 23-65 .354 101-118 .856 0 110 110 4.4 0 0 111 0 3 55 274 11.0
Lavorato, Tony..... 24-0 0 0.0 32-79 .405 10-37 .270 15-22 .682 0 44 44 1.8 0 0 31 0 1 14 89 3.7
Norris, Matt....... 20-0 0 0.0 48-102 .471 13-24 .542 11-22 .500 0 63 63 3.2 0 0 19 0 5 6 120 6.0
Pitzer, Layne...... 25-0 0 0.0 82-172 .477 17-56 .304 22-38 .579 0 105 105 4.2 0 0 41 0 2 45 203 8.1
Radue, Mike........ 22-0 0 0.0 44-114 .386 21-66 .318 30-40 .750 0 51 51 2.3 0 0 74 0 1 19 139 6.3
Rapp, Matt......... 9-0 0 0.0 14-33 .424 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 0 14 14 1.6 0 0 1 0 2 2 32 3.6
Sanderson, Grant... 23-0 0 0.0 20-45 .444 2-6 .333 15-26 .577 0 28 28 1.2 0 0 6 0 6 6 57 2.5
Shreeves, Brent.... 24-0 0 0.0 80-196 .408 22-74 .297 31-38 .816 0 54 54 2.3 0 0 21 0 1 7 213 8.9
Team............... 25-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 91 91 3.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Wise, Tom.......... 22-0 0 0.0 103-234 .440 38-109 .349 21-31 .677 0 123 123 5.6 0 0 44 0 7 29 265 12.0
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Team totals........ 25 5025 749-1649 .454 194-551 .352 327-476 .687 0 958 958 38.3 0 0 423 0 56 224 2019 80.8
Opp totals......... 25 5025 664-1479 .449 156-406 .384 410-619 .662 0 976 976 39.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1894 75.8
Rick Kelley 6-0 170 Sr. Milan, IL (Rock Island/Black Hawk JC)
Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct 3P-3PA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Reb Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg
1992-93 31-31 0/0.0 48-122 .393 17-57 .298 39-52 .750 --- 122 3.9 80-0 131 75 4 53 152/4.9
1993-94 25-0 0/0.0 75-162 .463 23-65 .354 101-118 .856 --- 110 4.4 0-0 111 0 3 55 274/11.0
TOTAL 56-31 0/0.0 123-284 .433 40-122 .328 140-170 .824 --- 232 4.1 80-0 242 75 7 108 426/7.6
Front Row (L-R): Aben Cooper; Josh Thompson. Back Row (L-R): Coke Baxter; Cardenal Collins; Brent Shreeves; Tony
Lavorato; Eric Rowell; Kirk Anderson; Matt Dutton; Brian Moe; Neal Hubbard; Tom Wise; Matt Gullickson; Rick Kelley;
Layne Pitzer and Mike Radue.
In what is surely one of the most remarkable success stories in Augustana College athletics, a
close knit band of six seniors helped lead the Vikings to within three points of a national
championship. Kirk Anderson, Aben Cooper, Josh Thompson, Eric Rowell, Cardenal Collins and
Brian Moe were members of a team which suffered through a 7-19 season in 1989-90 when
that group was in its freshman year.
Just three years later those six players were standing on the awards platform in the Sports
Arena in Buffalo, New York after the Vikings dropped a tough 71-68 decision to Ohio Northern in
the NCAA Division III title game.
It was a remarkable turnaround for Augustana and it started when former Viking captain Steve
Yount took over the reins prior to the 1990-91 season. When Anderson, Cooper, Thompson,
Rowell, Collins and Moe were sophomores the team was 19-7 in Younts first year. The next
year it was 18-8 and finally came the glorious 24-7 run in 1992-93 which included the schools
first College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin championship since 1982 and the first Final
Four trip since the 1981 team placed second.
Anderson, Cooper and Thompson were the top three leading scorers on the team and Moe,
Kirk Anderson Collins and Rowell came off the bench to provide invaluable experience and depth.
It was Anderson, the sweet shooting blonde who drew most of the attention and deservedly so. He was the CCIW Player of the Year
and was a first team NCAA Division III All-America selection and the Most Outstanding Player in the Final Four. Anderson, who set a
new Augustana school record with 734 points, had the green light to shoot as often as he liked in Younts free wheeling offense and
he was not bashful about putting it up. He made 123 three pointers throughout the year and in the 100-86 victory over Wisconsin-
Platteville which put the Vikings in the Final Four he scored 41 points - including 12 three pointers - to spearhead the Augustana attack.
Cooper was a superb inside player who was both an NCAA Division III All-American and a GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America selection
while Thompson was an effective passer who could shoot well from the perimeter and score on the inside. Junior Rick Kelley at point
guard and sophomore Tom Wise at forward rounded out the starting lineup.
I am so proud of what this team accomplished, said Yount in the press room immediately following the title game loss. These
seniors have stuck with this program and been rewarded with a tremendous season. I am so very proud of them. They will be missed,
no doubt .
Kirk Anderson1st team All-CCIW & Player of the Year Tom Wise
Front Row (L-R): Coke Baxter; Eric Rowell; Chris Huot; Cardenal Collins; Layne Pitzer; Tony Lavorato; Brad Oakley;
Tom Wise. Back Row (L-R): Dave Williams, student assistant; Assistant Coach Cecil Youngblood; Kirk Anderson; Aben
Cooper; Josh Thompson; Grant Sanderson; Brian Moe; Chris Snyder; Mgr. Tom Blair; Head Coach Steve Yount.
Front Row (L-R): Eric Rowell; Chris Snyder; Pat Ambrose; Henry Hall; Chris Huot; Kelan Ritchie and Kevin
Skillett. Back Row (L-R): Dave Williams, student assistant; Assistant Coach Cecil Youngblood; Doug ODonnell;
Kirk Anderson; Pat Townsend; Tom Jessee; Mike Gapen; Josh Thompson; Aben Cooper and Head Coach Steve Yount.
Front Row: Pat Ambrose, Mitch Edlund, Henry Hall, Darrell Owens, Dave Aschliman, Chris Snyder. Back Row: Asst. Coach
Barry Bilkey, Chad Randolph, Dave VanDenBussche, Tom Jessee, Mike Gapen, Tim Hoder, Pat Townsend, Head Coach Jim Leix.
Jim Leix
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
` 1984-85 15-11 .577 3rd 9-7 .563
1985-86 17-9 .654 3rd 10-6 .625
1986-87 12-14 .462 6th 7-9 .438
1987-88 12-14 .462 6th 5-11 .313
1988-89 12-14 .462 8th 5-11 .313
` 1989-90 7-19 .269 6th 4-12 .250
Totals 75-81 .481 40-56 .417
Henry Hall
1988-89 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (12-14; 5-11, 8th)
Head Coach: Jim Leix
Front Row (L-R): Brad Gowgiel; Rich Young; Henry Hall; Mitch Edlund; Chris Snyder and Pat Ambrose. Back Row (L-R):
Dave Williams, student assistant; Assistant Coach Tom Derouin; Dave VanDenBussche; Pat Townsend; Mike Broz;
Tom Jessee; Mike Gapen; Tim Hoder; Chad Randolph; Jim Kallas; Head Coach Jim Leix and Assistant Coach Barry Bilkey.
Mitch Edlund Tim Hoder (34), Chad Randolph (54) Tim Hoder (L), Chad Randolph (R)
Pat Townsend (20)
Front Row (L-R): Glenn Seemayer, Mike Owens, Collis Jones, Jay Hatch, Darrell Owens. Second Row (L-R): Asst. Coach
Barry Bilkey, Mgr. Paul Togneri, Brian Korbel, Scot Hansen, Jon Schurman, Tim Hoder, Mitch Edlund, Henry Hall.
Back Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Tom Derouin, Dave VanDenBussche, Mike Broz, Chad Randolph, Mike Gapen, Tom Jessee, Pat
Townsend, Pat Ambrose, Head Coach Jim Leix.
Henry Hall
Dave VanDenBussche
1986-87 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (12-14; 7-9, 6th)
Head Coach: Jim Leix
Front Row (L-R): Dave Stroud, Eric Lundgren, Glenn Seemayer, Jay Hatch, Bryan Block, Jay Bizarri, Mike Owens, Collis
Jones. Back Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Julius Miller, Asst. Coach Barry Bilkey, Head Coach Jim Leix, Tom Wirth, Kevin
Norman, Dave Scott, Brad Storm, Tony Taylor, Asst. Coach Elgin Watson, Asst. Coach Tom Derouin, Mgr. Darren Bizarri.
Brad Storm3rd team All-CCIW Mike Owens Dave Stroud Kevin Norman
1985-86 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (17-9; 10-6, 3rd-T)
Head Coach: Jim Leix
Front Row (L-R): Mgr. Andre Thompson, Thomas Price, Doug Schroer, Craig Sharp, Rick Economos, Mike Owens, Mike
Clucas, Asst. Coach Elgin Watson. Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Jim Leix, Ken Harris, Brad Storm, Tom Wirth, Dave
Scott, Kevin Norman, Dave Hutchinson, Rick Keys, Asst. Coach Jack Carbee, Asst. Coach Barry Bilkey.
Front Row (L-R): Asst. Coach: Ralph Schuetzle, Ken Harris, Rick Economos, Royce Banks, John Pannell, Thomas Price, Rick
Keys, Mike Clucas, Mgr. Andre Thompson. Back Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Jack Carbee, Head Coach Jim Leix, Ray Battle, Brad
Storm, Dan Batka, Darryl Taylor, Kevin Norman, Craig Cmiel, Craig Sharp, Lavette Marshall, Asst. Coach Barry Bilkey.
Front Row (L-R): Al King, Odell Peden, Royce Banks, Marc Finsh, Cleophus Lowery, Ed Williams. Back Row (L-R): Trainer
Mark Hardacre, Head Coach Jim Borcherding, Brian Kenady, Ray Battle, Kevin Norman, Darryl Taylor, Dan Batka, Craig
Cmiel, Ken Harris, Rick Economos, Asst. Coach Dave Langrock, Mgr. Ralph Schuetzle.
Jim Borcherding
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1969-70 15-9 .625 3rd 10-6 .625
1970-71 20-6 .769 1st 12-4 .750
1971-72 25-4 .862 1st 14-2 .875
1972-73 29-2 .936 1st 16-0 1.000
1973-74 25-4 .862 1st 15-1 .938
1974-75 22-8 .733 2nd 12-4 .750
1975-76 21-7 .750 2nd 13-3 .813
1976-77 20-7 .741 2nd 12-4 .750
1977-78 19-5 .792 2nd 12-4 .750
1978-79 18-7 .720 2nd 11-5 .688
1979-80 21-6 .778 2nd 13-3 .813
1980-81 25-6 .806 1st 15-1 .938
1981-82 22-6 .786 1st 13-3 .813
1982-83 18-10 .643 2nd 11-5 .688
1983-84 14-12 .538 4th 9-7 .563
Totals 314-99 .760 188-52 .783
Front Row (L-R): Mgr. Ralph Schuetzle, Ray Battle, Brian Kenady, Odell Peden, Tim Commodore, Ed Williams, Mar Finch.
Back Row (L-R): Asst. Coach Dave Langrock, Dave Anderson, Darryl Taylor, George Wenzel, Dave Klusendorf, Dan Batka,
Bob Vincent, Head Coach Jim Borcherding.
Front Row (L-R): Greg Bone, trainer; Assistant Coach Dave Langrock; Maxwell Artis; Bill Schneider; Head Coach Jim
Borcherding; Ralph Schuetzle, manager. Back Row (L-R): Eddie Williams; Tom Novak; Dave Anderson; Craig Brittnum;
George Wenzel; Shane Price; Carl Catlin; Bob Vincent; Tim Commodore; Odell Peden; Marc Finch and Assistant Coach
Bill Rapier.
Craig Brittnum1981 1st team All-CCIW Bill Schneider1982 Honorable mention All-CCIW
1980 2nd team All-CCIW
1980-81 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (25-6; 15-1, 1st)
NCAA Division III 2nd Place
Head Coach: Jim Borcherding
Front Row (L-R): Greg Bone, trainer; Dave Anderson; George Wenzel; Shane Price; Craig Brittnum; Jay Friestad; Bill
Rapier and Ralph Schuetzle, manager. Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Jim Borcherding; Wayne Rahlf, manager; Bill Schneider;
Bob Vincent; Maxwell Artis; Tom Novak; Luther Rivers; Odell Peden and Assistant Coach Dave Langrock.
Maxwell Artis, the splendid shooting guard for Augustana, hit two free throws with just four seconds remaining in the game which gave
the Vikings a 57-55 lead and it looked like the title was secure. However, Witherspoon had a different idea and he took the inbound
pass and hustled down the court, launching a shot just as the buzzer was sounding. In the overtime the Bears outscored the Vikings
10-8 to claim the national title.
The Vikings finished the year with a tremendous 25-6 overall record - including a 15-1 mark in the College Conference of Illinois and
Wisconsin. Borcherdings team was teeming with quickness as Artis was matched up in the backcourt with junior Billy Schneider, a
feisty point guard who had 234 assists on the year. The forwards were smooth shooting junior Craig Brittnum and tenacious senior
captain Bill Rapier - maybe the toughest competitor to ever wear an Augustana uniform. At center was junior Shane Price, a silent
contributor who shot. 589 from the field in the season.
Borcherding turned his team loose and the result was a team which averaged 80.1 points per game and shot .520 from the field. Led
by the ball-hawking efforts of Artis and the pesky Schneider, the Vikings pressed constantly and the Carver PE Center rocked with
thunderous dunks from the high flying Brittnum, Rapier and Price.
The Vikings were forced to travel in the first round of the playoffs and the site of the Midwest Regional was Beloit, Wisconsin. The first
round opponent was North Park - a conference rival and the three time defending NCAA champion. Behind 17 points from Schneider,
the only time all season he would led the team in scoring, Augustana handled North Park 81-68. The next night the opponent was the
host Buccaneers who came into the game ranked number one in the nation. Brittnum scored 16 points and Price grabbed eight
rebounds as the Vikings won 56-53.
It was back home to Carver for the quarterfinal and Brittnum scored 22 points and Price had 16 rebounds as Augustana turned back a
good Whittier team 69-67 with Schneider contributing a key steal late in the game to seal the victory. In the first round of the semifinal
the Vikings came from 14 points down in the first half to defeat Otterbein 93-81 as Artis poured in 27 points.
Brittnum led the team in scoring that year with a 17.1 points per game average while Artis (13.5), Rapier (12.9) and Price (12.9) were
all in double figures. Rapier was an NCAA Division III All-America selection, capping a tremendous career for a guy who did not play
high school basketball.
Schneider & Price NCAA Division III 2nd Place Shane Price
Front Row (L-R): John Foley, Maxwell Artis, Steve Yount, Bill Schneider, Luther Rivers, Tom Novak, Dave Myatt.
Back Row: (L-R): Assistant coach Dave Langrock, Trainer Tim Rahlf, Craig Brittnum, Jay Friestad, Shane Price,
George Wenzel, Terry Ford, Bill Rapier, Greg Kloiber, Manager Wayne Rahlf, Head Coach Jim Borcherding.
Front Row (L-R): Bill Rapier, Shane Price, Terry Ford, Craig Brittnum, Glen Heiden, Greg Kloiber. Back Row (L-R):
Trainer Jack LaFayette, Assistant coach Dave Langrock, Bill Schneider, John Foley, Luther Rivers, Dave Myatt,
Chet Jacks, Steve Yount, Maxwell Artis, Manager Wayne Rahlf.
Glen Heiden1st team All-CCIW Chet Jacks2nd team All-CCIW Shane PriceHonorable mention All-CCIW
1977-78 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (19-5; 12-4, 2nd)
Head Coach: Jim Borcherding
Front Row (L-R): Luther Rivers; Steve Hollingworth; Tom Doyle and John Foley. Middle Row (L-R): Glen Heiden;
Jay Friestad; Dan Johnson; Paul Schroeder; Gregg Cornilsen and Tim Hoyt. Back Row (L-R): Paul Strand, manager;
Head Coach Jim Borcherding; Steve Yount; Bill Steckel; Dave Myatt; Chet Jacks; Assistant Coach Dave Langrock and
Ward Rivenburg, manager.
Front Row (L-R): Mgr. Bob Dyer, Asst. Coach Dave Langrock, Head Coach Jim Borcherding, Trainer Tom Lagerhausen.
Back Row (L-R): Barry Nelson, George Gartelos, Bill Steckel, Glen Heiden, Dan Johnson, Rick Kestner, Paul Schroeder,
Gregg Cornilsen, Greg Stivers, Bill Swieton, Chet Jacks, Tom Doyle.
Front Row (Kneeling, L-R): Mgr. Bob Dyer, Dan Johnson, Rick Kestner, Paul Schroeder, Gregg Cornilsen, Dan Hillesland,
Greg Stivers. Back Row (Standing, L-R): Asst. Coach Dave Langrock, Bruce Anderson, Barry Nelson, Ceceil Youngblood,
Bill Swieton, Terry Lawrence, Dan Robinson, Tom Doyle, Head Coach Jim Borcherding.
As was usually the case with Jim Borcherding teams, the Vikings caught fire down the stretch and the result was a third place finish in
the NCAA Division III national tournament in a year when Augustana did not win the conference championship. Borcherding coaxed
this team to a 21-7 record despite the fact that he didnt have a big time scorer, relying instead on scoring balance and defense.
Senior Terry Lawrence led the team in scoring with a 13.6 average while junior center Rick Kestner checked in a 12.7 and junior
forward Greg Stivers was at 12.5. The Vikings were 13-5 following a 63-61 loss to Elmhurst on January 31. They would lose just twice
more for the rest of the year - once to CCIW champion Illinois Wesleyan which had future NBA star Jack Sikma and once to Scranton in
the Final Four semifinals.
Following the loss to Elmhurst the Vikings picked up a pair of crucial wins over Carroll (59-57) and Carthage (72-71) on the always
tough Winter Wonderland trip to Wisconsin and then destroyed Elmhurst 75-56 to avenge the earlier defeat. A win over North Park
by a point (63-62) preceded the loss to Illinois Wesleyan but the Blue & Gold finished the year with a 75-69 overtime win over
Carthage.
That propelled Borcherdings team into post-season and in the first round the Vikings rode Terry Lawrences (26 points) hot shooting to
an 83-77 win over Cornell. A 79-70 win over number one ranked Coe was fueled by 22 points from Kestner and Lawrence and 10
rebounds from junior Bill Swieton.
In the first round of the Final Four the Vikings could not match up with the Scranton Royals and fell 76-65 despite 19 points from
Lawrence. In the third place game, Augustana blasted Plattsburgh State 93-69 to put the cap on a fine season.
Balance was the key all season long as Borcherding shuffled players around to find the right combination. Eight players averaged more
than 4.5 points per game and seven different players led the team in scoring at some time during the season. Lawrence was the key
down the stretch, leading the team in scoring eight times in the final 15 games.
This team bounced back from adversity all season long, including the first conference loss in the Carver PE Center in the buildings
history - actually the Vikings lost twice at home this year in the league.
Cecil Youngblood2nd team All-CCIW Greg Stivers2nd team All-CCIW Terry Lawrence
1974-75 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (22-8; 12-4, 2nd-T)
NCAA Division III 3rd Place
Head Coach: Jim Borcherding
Front Row (Kneeling, L-R): Mgr. Dennis Merdian, Gre Stivers, Dan Hillesland, Mike Michalski, Rick Kestner, Bruce
Hamming, Gregg Cornilsen. Back Row (Standing, L-R): Asst. Coach Dave Langrock, Barry Nelson, Al Weir, Dan Robinson,
Terry Lawrence, Bill Swieton, Cecil Youngblood, Tom Miler, Brue Anderson, Head Coach Jim Borcherding.
Hamming, a 6-11 giant with a sweet shooting touch, averaged 17.6 points and 11.0 rebounds per game as he was
named to the Final Four all-tournament team and the NCAA Division III All-America squad. Although he was the focal point in the
Augustana offense, Hamming was hardly the only weapon for Jim Borcherding as forwards Mike Michalski (12.4) and Tom Miler (11.8)
joined him in double figures in scoring.
The Vikings were a perfect 13-0 in the friendly confines of the Roy J. Carver PE Center but away from home they struggled to a 9-8
mark which was part of the reason they relinquished a four year stranglehold on the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
championship.
After a 75-68 loss at Illinois Wesleyan late in the season which left the record at 15-7, wins over Wheaton (105-86), Millikin (78-74)
and Carroll (89-77) - with Hamming pouring in 34 points and snaring 18 rebounds - pushed Augustana into the first ever NCAA Division
III national playoffs. This was uncharted territory for Borcherding and his team which had been a fixture in the NAIA national
tournament for the past three years but the Vikings made the most of their appearance into the inaugural NCAA Division III affair. In
the first round of the tournament it was a solid Knox College team which was the opponent. Michalski and junior Dan Hillesland split
the scoring honors with 16 points apiece and Michalski grabbed 13 rebounds as the Siwash fell 67-64.
The next game in the tournament provided one of the classic games in Augustana history as Tom Miler nailed a long jumper just as the
buzzer sounded to nip Wartburg 62-61 in a game played in Waverly, Iowa. The Knights had scored with just seconds to play to take
what seemed like a final 61-60 lead but the Vikings were able to get a time out. In the huddle Borcherding designed the play and Miler
took a perfect pass from Al Weir, turned and shot and hit nothing but net which propelled the team into the next round. In a defensive
struggle against Hamline the Vikings prevailed 49-42 as Hamming had 19 points and Michalski ripped down 14 rebounds.
In the first round of the Final Four, eventual champion LeMoyne-Owen stopped Augustana by a score of 84-71 despite 18 points and
15 rebounds from Hamming. In the third place game Hamming scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the way in a 78-71
win over Brockport State.
Hamming ended the year as the second leading scorer in school history with 1,668 points and he was an NCAA Division III All-
American and an Academic All-American. He was also named a Top Five student-athlete by the NCAA.
Front Row (L-R): Trainer Tony Bredburg, Asst. Coach Dave Langrock, Head Coach Jim Borcherding, Mgr. Perry Green.
Back Row (L-R): Al Weir, Terry Lawrence, Rufus Greer, Bill Swieton, Dan Hillesland, Greg Stivers, Rick Kestner,
Bruce Hamming, Mike Michalski, Bruce Ator, Neil Johnson, Cecil Youngblood, Tom Miler, Mike Kolze, Bruce Anderson.
Front Row (L-R): Jim VanDeCasteele, Drew Boster, Mark Brooks, Bruce Hamming, John Laing, Chuck Menzer, John
Brundige. Back Row (L-R): Head coach Jim Borcherding, Trainer Bill Kuehl, Carl Fricke, Neil Johnson, Bruce Ator,
Mike Michalski, Mike Kolze, Tom Miler, Manager Bill Childers, Assistant coach Dave Langrock.
by Harold Peterson
Rock Island. It is one of those resonant names that ring in the American consciousness. Rock Island, that "mighty fine line." Notorious Rock
Island, Ill., the Union equivalent of Andersonville, where many a Confederate soldier ended his war. Rock Island, where a maladroit young
surveyor named Abraham Lincoln once worked. But the world has not heard a lot from Rock Island recently, ostentation being a kind of
Lutheran sin eschewed by the gentle Swedes who largely settled the region. Together with Moline and East Moline on the Illinois side of the
river and Davenport on the Iowa side, Rock Islanders, almost unnoticed, have been making half the world's tractors and farm implements and
raising and shipping a very respectable proportion of its grain, beef and pork. Not glamour stuff, but handy if you like to eat.
Least obtrusive of all is the city's little citadel of Lutheranism, Augustana College. For generations the pastors of rural churches throughout
Illinois and Iowa sent the brightest of their flocks to the alma mater on the bluffs above the Mississippi. From thence they returned, quieter and
more thoughtful than ever, to lead their useful, quiet lives. And unobtrusiveness was carried to the extreme of absolute invisibility by
Augustana's athletic teams. In 70 years of basketball Augustana had exactly three seasons in which it won 20 games. The 1-13 and 3-14 and 7-
17 seasons were far more common. The first time in many years that the college's antique Swedish victory bell was rung was when Augustana
won a national championship in debate against the Ivy League. The entire student body met the team at the station and escorted the
conquering heroes to the bell tower. In an area that raves about its high school basketball, Augustana would get mentioned in a tag-end
newspaper paragraph after page upon page of high school stories.
(Contd)
The Swedes Are Meatballs No More (Contd)
The college, in several words, had become just plain old Augie, a nice reassuring neighbor but no more stimulating than the girl next door. But
without Augustana itself being particularly aware of it, there had been considerable change in recent years. The Swedish farmers and shippers
and implement-makers were growing modestly prosperousand their sons were growing taller. It seemed logical to hire a new basketball coach
and to build a huge new field house. The first the outside world really knew of this was last March when the resurrected Vikings of Augustana
burst upon the Kansas City NAIA small-college tournament. It was like recess in a mead hall. The effect to one un-forewarned observer was of a
whole team of 7-foot Max von Sydows suddenly running onto the floor in warmup pants, von Sydows who were quick, had fine moves and
could shoot from outside. Behind them came half a dozen Liv Ullmanns and Ann-Margrets as cheerleadersone even named Mary Molineand
from up in the stands came an enormous, awesome noise. A thousand demented Norsemen, as berserk as their ancestors ever had been, had a
team to cheer about at last.
The unheralded Vikings, who do include some Dutchmen and Germans among their cast, pushed No. 1-rated Eau Claire of Wisconsin to the
edge of tournament extinction before bowing out, their first loss in 18 games. They started the 1972-73 season with a 10-game streak, then
lost to second-ranked Sam Houston State by a point on a highly disputed call in the finals of the Quincy (Ill.) Holiday Tournament.
Orchestrating all this has been a reddish blond, sometimes madman named Jim Borcherding, an Eric the Red reincarnated. Borcherding has two
blond post men, John Laing and Bruce Hamming. Laing, 7 feet tall, and Hamming, almost that high, both tower academically, with nearly
perfect grade averages. The two whipsaw top-grade competition unmercifully, either in a double stack power offense or a double low post 2-2-
1. Among the rest, Chuck Menzer is only 6'6", but has a way of hitting 50% of his shots from beyond 20 feet. Mark Brooks, the other wingman,
is also a good shot and plays fine defense. And the man who holds it all together is 6', slightly bald Drew Boster, who never seems to lose his
composure. The Vikings even have that big-school luxury, a genuine supersub, Jim VanDeCasteele, who really does come into games and swish
the 25-foot last-second shot in overtime.
It is the front line, though, that makes the team go, particularly Laing. Only three days out of the infirmary, where he was recovering from
mononucleosis, he outscored, outrebounded and out-blocked Eau Claire's ballyhooed Mike Ratliff. Laing has tremendous jumping ability, and for
all his aggressive moves from the top of the lane, he is one of the gentlest men in basketball.
Augustana got Laing in a typical coup. One day John's sister Jean wandered into Borcherding's office and told the coach that she had a brother
who played basketball. Borcherding didn't pay much attention until she mentioned that John was 6'8" and still growing. Unfortunately, Laing led
his team to the state tournament, thereby causing big-time coaches like Ralph Miller of Iowa to pursue him. But he still went to Augie; his sister
sold him on its academic virtues.
A sensation as a freshmanhe came off the bench to score 22 points against Eau ClaireHamming did not cost a mint to recruit, either. His
father is a top-rated geography professor at Augustana. And Menzer came to Augie because his pastor said he should. He has scored over
1,000 points in three years. Brooks was almost ignored by recruiters. Like Menzer, he shoots almost 50% from outside and has scored well over
1,000 points. Boster was not even highly regarded by Augie, but he quietly does such essential things as getting 18 assists in one game.
Augustana's ascensionit is presently ranked sixth among small collegescoincides with the arrival of Borcherding, who was hired as a baseball
coach. He was pressed into service as head basketball coach for a typical Augie reason: his predecessor left to study for a doctorate. A fervent
disciple of Miller, he is a compelling Billy Sunday type. "Borch has an incredible sense of timing about people," says Dr. Thomas Tredway, dean
of Augustana. "He knows precisely when people need to be kicked and when they need to be told aw, it's just a game."
The Vikings obey Borcherding's demands for team balance and unselfishness with such enthusiasm that they make Bill Bradley look like Pete
Maravich. With relish they swallow rules that most coaches would blanch at: "Your squad membership is granted by the coach and can be
revoked at any time.... We tolerate no insubordination. Address each member of the staff as 'Coach' or 'Mr.' You leave the squad if you fail once
to show proper respect.... You will always be treated fairly here. If you think otherwise, come and see me, not anyone else.... No filth, profanity
or dirty play will ever be tolerated.... The player with the ball is to create a shot for a teammate, not for himself." Etc., etc. Heaven forbid that
an Augie player grandstand.
The Vikings say they take this and love it because the martinet in Borcherding is only a micron deep. Whatever the reason, it works, and
Augustana marches on through competition both thick and thin. Its most recent games were supposed to be competitive. First came Illinois
Wesleyan, toughest of the Vikings' rivals in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin. Before last year, Augie had lost 10 straight at
Wesleyan. Fans poured in for the game at Bloomington, and space was so limited that some sat on the bench when the players left it. The
Vikings won by 13. Elmhurst, the foe on Thursday, was co-leader in the conference and averaging 100.3 points per game. Augustana shot
56.8% from the floor and Borcherding put in the subs when Augie went 30 points ahead. North Park, an Evangelical Covenant school from
Chicago, came to Rock Island Saturday, and the field house again was packed with worried rooters. No need to worry. Augustana won 78-59.
Dean Tredway sat in his office high atop Zion Hill after the latest rout, watching the afternoon light dim over the International Harvester plant
and the John Deere buildings in the valley. "There's a nervous guessing game in the valley called, 'When will the Big Ten steal Borcherding?' "
he said. "Maybe it won't. Borch knows that basketball is not life, and he doesn't want to be trapped into winning, either. We all know that it will
be like Bill Bradley's days at Princeton-nice, almost necessary, but over and done with finally. On the other hand, we also know that life is not all
libraries and sheep grazing on green hills with J.S. Bach floating above it all.
"We are not playing basketball or winning because other people think it is the thing to do. There was resentment when this glossy athletic
building was built. Some people thought the money should have gone into classrooms. But now even our most conservative old Swedes believe
this bunch of kids are as good representatives morally and humanistically as they could hope for. That is why, although we know there is a
value in winning games and a value in not winning games, this year we'd like to experience the virtues of winning.
Jim Borcherding was not one who liked to rank teams, afraid that it was unfair to compare different styles of play. But while the
enthusiastic and vocal Borcherding was not willing to say which of his teams was the best, it would be hard to argue that any team
accomplished more than his 1972-73. This was a senior dominated team which came in with Borcherding and he guided this unit from
a 15-9 squad as freshmen to a powerhouse 29-2 team as seniors.
The center position was patrolled by John Laing who would leave Augustana as the schools all-time leading scorer and as a senior the
6-11 Laing averaged 20.0 points per game. The other senior starters were Chuck Menzer, a terrific shooter, at forward and guards
Drew Boster and Mark Brooks. Boster was a heady veteran who ran things from the point and to this day still holds the school assist
records for both season and career while Brooks was an underrated player who finished his career fourth on Augustanas all-time
scoring list. Still another senior, Jim VanDeCasteele, played the role of the sixth man and he averaged 7.6 points per game. The lone
starter who was not a senior was sophomore Bruce Hamming, a 6-11 giant who teamed with Laing to give Borcherding a two pronged
inside attack which few teams could match up with.
During the regular season only Sam Houston State was able to defeat the Vikings and that was by a score of 64-63 in the
championship game of the Quincy Holiday Tournament. Augustana ran off 19 straight victories following the loss to Sam Houston with
the only other loss in the season coming at the hands of Guilford College in the semi-finals of the NAIA national tournament.
Led by Laing and his buddies, the team blitzed the CCIW with a perfect 16-0 season and the entire campus and most of the Quad City
area got caught up in the excitement of this magical season. In the District 20 playoffs the Vikings blasted Quincy 87-59 and
McKendree 109-61 to earn a second trip to Kansas City and the NAIA national tournament where they were quarterfinal losers a year
ago.
The week long tournament in the now-defunct Municipal Auditorium was quite a spectacle as 32 teams converged to see who was the
best small college team in the country. School was shut down and the downtown of Kansas City was teeming with Augustana fans. In
the opening round the Vikings survived a scare against Hanover before pulling out a 66-65 win behind Laings 17 points. Menzer hit for
18 points in a 64-61 win over Defiance in the second round and in the quarterfinals Laing exploded for 27 points and 17 rebounds in a
63-46 pasting of Oklahoma Baptist. It was into the Final Four and the opponent was Guilford College with future NBA stars Lloyd Free
and M.L. Carr. Despite 16 points from Menzer and 15 rebounds from Hamming, Augustana fell 77-69 before rallying the next night with
a 96-93 win over Slippery Rock in the third place game as Hamming had 32 points.
Augustana fans at the NAIA tournament, Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City John Laing
1973 CCIW Most Outstanding Player
1971-72 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (25-4; 14-2, 1st)
NAIA National Quarterfinals
Head Coach: Jim Borcherding
Front Row (L-R): Jim VanDeCasteele, Wilbon Kelly, Mike Kolze, Drew Boster, Midde Row (L-R): Trainer Bill Kuehl,
Neil Johnson, Carl Fricke, Mark Brooks, Bob Snow, Manager Bill Childers. Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Dave
Langrock, John Brundige, Bruce Ator, Bruce Hamming, John Laing, Chuck Menzer, Head coach Jim Borcherding.
John Laing1972 CCIW Most Outstanding Player Mark Brooks1st team All-CCIW
1970-71 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (20-6; 12-4, 1st-T)
Head Coach: Jim Borcherding
Front Row (L-R): Manager Gerry Glossen, Steve Carlson, John Laing, Steve Turk, Wally Michna, Chuck Menzer, Trainer
Bill Kuehl. Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Dave Langrock, Bob Snow, Jim VanDeCasteele, Carl Fricke, John Duncker,
Drew Boster, Wilbon Kelly, Mark Brooks, Head coach Jim Borcherding.
John Laing
Wally Michna
2nd team All-CCIW
John Laing
1968-69 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (11-14; 7-9, 6th)
Head Coach: Armin Pipho
Front Row (L-R): Ken Anderson, Jim OMelia, Bob Tichenor, Bob Hodgdon, Tom Egan, Steve Turk, Steve Carlson. Back
Row (L-R): Head coach Armin Pipho, Bob Snow, Jim McGrath, Randy Seals, Randy Middleton, Steve Snow, Gary Anderson,
Wally Michna, Assistant coach Jim Borcherding.
Armin Pipho
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1966-67 12-12 .500 5th 5-7 .714
1967-68 7-17 .292 7th 4-12 .250
1968-69 11-14 .440 6th 7-9 .438
Totals 30-43 .411 16-28 .364
Front Row (L-R): Bob Hodgdon, Jim OMelia, Tom Egan, Ken Anderson, Chuck Flanagan, Bob Tichenor. Middle Row (L-R):
Randy Slusser, Keith Petrie, Randy Middleton, Gary Anderson, Randy Seals, Steve Snow, Bill Lehman, Jim McGrath,
Head coach Armin Pipho, Assistant coach Paul Olsen. Back Row (L-R): Brad Weir, Ron Spangler, Terry Owens, Eric
Tibbets, Chuck Kluth, Wes Braxton, Jerry Glosson.
Randy Seals (42), Steve Snow (44) & Gary Anderson (50) Gary Anderson
1966-67 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (12-12; 5-7, 5th)
Head Coach: Armin Pipho
Front Row (L-R): Jim OMelia, Gene Utke, Bert Hall, Keith Petrie, Barry Spiers, Van Broman, Assistant coach Paul
Olsen. Middle Row (L-R): Head coach Armin Pipho, Tom Skea, Harry Pells, Bob Hodgdon, Geoff Smithers, Jim Braet,
Barry Dahlgren, Randy Smith. Back Row (L-R): Mike Pairn, Gary Anderson, Stan Puttcamp, Ken Cox, Jim Skelley,
Steve Snow, Allan Johnson.
Front Row (L-R): Bob Metz, Gary Pleggenkuhle, Dave Holmer, Bob Hodgdon, Gordon Kinkead, Bert Hall, Jim Braet, Tom
Skea. Back Row (L-R): Head coach Lenny Kallis, Brad Nelson, Steve Snow, Stan Puttcamp, Jim Skelley, Don Cervenka,
Ken Cox, Larry Swanson, Dave Moe, Manager Dennis Carlson, Rob Woods, Assistant coach Armin Pipho.
Lenny Kallis
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1951-52 8-12 .400 6th 3-7 .300
1952-53 13-5 .722 6th 4-4 .500
1953-54 9-10 .474 5th 3-9 .250
1954-55 3-15 .167 7th 1-11 .083
1955-56 7-13 .350 7th 3-11 .214
1956-57 10-8 .556 2nd 9-5 .643
1957-58 10-11 .476 4th 7-7 .500
1958-59 12-12 .500 4th 6-8 .429
1959-60 10-14 .417 5th 4-8 .333
1960-61 5-17 .227 6th 2-8 .200
1961-62 12-9 .571 3rd 7-5 .583
1962-63 18-6 .750 1st 13-1 .929
1963-64 15-6 .714 3rd 8-4 .667
1964-65 8-14 .364 7th 3-9 .250
1965-66 9-13 .409 7th 6-6 .500
Totals 149-165 .475 79-103 .434
1965-66 Roster
Jim Braet G 6-0 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Bob Cervenka F-C 6-5 Sr. Cicero, IL (Morton East)
Ken Cox C 6-6 So. Port Byron, IL (Riverdale)
Bert Hall G 6-1 So. Skokie, IL (Niles East)
Bob Hodgdon G 6-0 Fr. Joliet, IL (Joliet West)
Gordon Kinkead G 5-10 Jr. Moline, IL (Moline/Black Hawk JC/Grinnell)
Bob Metz G 6-0 Sr. Chicago, IL (Morgan Park)
Dave Moe C 6-4 Fr. Elgin, IL (Larkin)
Bill Morris F 6-1 So. East Chicago, IN (Roosevelt)
Gary Pleggenkuhle G 6-3 Fr. Sumner, IA (Sumner)
Stan Puttcamp G-F 6-3 Jr. Peoria, IL (Central)
Tom Skea G 6-0 Fr. Batavia, IL (Batavia)
Jim Skelley C 6-5 So. DeKalb, IL (DeKalb)
Steve Snow F 6-4 Fr. DeKalb, IL (DeKalb)
Larry Swanson F 6-5 Jr. Woodhull, IL (Alwood)
1965-66 Results
North Central L 86-88
MacMurray L 71-91
Illinois Wesleyan L 68-82
Western Illinois L 71-96
St. Ambrose L 64-67
Simpson W 58-56
Millikin W 83-70
St. Ambrose W 69-67
North Park W 44-43
Carthage L 69-75
Carroll W 83-68
Grinnell L 77-79
Aurora L 77-79
Carroll W 82-60
St. Ambrose L 60-65
North Central W 68-59
Elmhurst L 60-61
Illinois Wesleyan L 53-90
Milikin L 93-94
Western Illinois W 90-78
Carthage W 76-64
North Park L 76-84 Gordon Kinkead Steve Snow
Front Row (L-R): Manager Jim Nelson, Stan Puttcamp, George Strombom, Paul Larson, Bob Metz, Bert Hall, Gene Utke,
Manager Dennis Carlson. Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Gary Hobbs, Bob Karlblom, Larry Swanson, Dick Duncan, Jim
Skelley, Ken Cox, Don Cervenka, Head coach Lenny Kallis.
1964-65 Roster
Don Cervenka C-F 6-4 Jr. Cicero, IL (Morton East)
Ken Cox C 6-6 Fr. Port Byron, IL (Riverdale)
Dick Duncan C 6-6 Jr. Chicago, IL (Parker)
Bert Hall G 6-1 Fr. Skokie, IL (Niles East)
Bob Karlblom F 6-5 Sr. Chicago, IL (Calumet)
Paul Larson G 6-0 So. Kankakee, IL (Southern Illinois)
Bob Metz G 6-0 Jr. Chicago, IL (Morgan Park)
Bill Morris F 6-1 Fr. East Chicago, IL (Roosevelt)
Stan Puttcamp G 6-3 So. Peoria, IL (Central)
Renny Reusze F 6-2 Jr. Chicgo, IL (Luther South)
Jim Skelley C-F 6-5 Fr. DeKalb, IL (DeKalb)
George Strombom F 6-3 Sr. Sycamore, IL (Sycamore)
Larry Swanson F 6-5 So. Woodhull, IL (Alwood)
Gene Utke F-G 6-2 Jr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Front Row (L-R): Manager Jim Nelson, Bill Shunas, Bob Metz, Mike Wilson, George Strombom, Gene Utke, Manager Dennis
Carlson. Back Row (L-R): Head Coach Lenny Kallis, Larry Swanson, Frank Loll, Tom Hoder, Don Cervenka, Dick Duncan,
Bob Karlblom, Ken Cowan, Stan Puttcamp, Assitant coach Marlo Miller.
1963-64 Roster
Don Cervenka C-F 6-3 So. Cicero, IL (Morton East)
Ken Cowan F-C 6-5 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Dick Duncan C 6-6 So. Chicago, IL (Parker)
John Fogleman G 5-9 Sr. Westville, IL (Danville JC)
Tom Hoder F 6-4 Sr. Chicago, IL (Tuley)
Bob Karlblom F-G 6-4 Jr. Chicago, IL (Calumet)
Frank Loll G-F 6-4 Sr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Bob Metz G 6-0 So. Chicago, IL (Morgan Park)
Stan Puttcamp F 6-3 Fr. Peoria, IL (Central)
Bill Shunas G 5-11 So. Chicago, IL (Gage Park)
George Strombom F 6-2 Jr. Sycamore, IL (Sycamore)
Larry Swanson F 6-4 Fr. Woodhull, IL (Alwood)
Gene Utke F-G 6-2 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Mike Wilson G 5-11 Sr. Davenport, IA (Iowa State)
George Strombom
1st team All-CCIW
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Cervenka, Don...... 20-0 0 0.0 46-83 .554 0-0 .000 23-38 .605 0 98 98 4.9 30 0 0 0 0 0 115 5.8
Cowan, Ken......... 15-0 0 0.0 22-44 .500 0-0 .000 13-21 .619 0 40 40 2.7 23 0 0 0 0 0 57 3.8
Duncan, Dick....... 14-0 0 0.0 13-31 .419 0-0 .000 6-13 .462 0 42 42 3.0 17 0 0 0 0 0 32 2.3
Fogleman, John..... 16-0 0 0.0 13-27 .481 0-0 .000 6-10 .600 0 16 16 1.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 32 2.0
Hoder, Tom......... 21-0 0 0.0 103-179 .575 0-0 .000 81-141 .574 0 190 190 9.0 67 4 0 0 0 0 287 13.7
Karlblom, Bob...... 18-0 0 0.0 26-66 .394 0-0 .000 23-43 .535 0 103 103 5.7 33 0 0 0 0 0 75 4.2
Loll, Frank........ 21-0 0 0.0 134-275 .487 0-0 .000 33-55 .600 0 136 136 6.5 50 0 0 0 0 0 301 14.3
Metz, Bob.......... 16-0 0 0.0 12-24 .500 0-0 .000 7-16 .438 0 18 18 1.1 16 0 0 0 0 0 31 1.9
Puttcamp, Stan..... 13-0 0 0.0 11-24 .458 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 0 41 41 3.2 9 0 0 0 0 0 30 2.3
Shunas, Bill....... 8-0 0 0.0 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 0 3 3 0.4 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.1
Strombom, George... 21-0 0 0.0 158-274 .577 0-0 .000 73-120 .608 0 182 182 8.7 43 0 0 0 0 0 389 18.5
Swanson, Larry..... 10-0 0 0.0 4-12 .333 0-0 .000 4-8 .500 0 7 7 0.7 11 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.2
Utke, Gene......... 9-0 0 0.0 14-28 .500 0-0 .000 6-8 .750 0 44 44 4.9 12 0 0 0 0 0 34 3.8
Wilson, Mike....... 20-0 0 0.0 36-79 .456 0-0 .000 27-41 .659 0 54 54 2.7 41 1 0 0 0 0 99 5.0
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Team totals........ 21 0 595-1154 .516 0-0 .000 313-534 .586 0 974 974 46.4 375 5 0 0 0 0 1503 71.6
Opp totals......... 21 0 485-1305 .372 0-0 .000 298-460 .648 0 557 557 26.5 388 14 0 0 0 0 1268 60.4
George Strombom
George Strombom
1962-63 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (18-6; 13-1, 1st)
Head Coach: Lenny Kallis
Front Row (L-R): Les Peterson, Bob Karlblom, Dick Duncan, Don Cervenka, Frank Loll, Tom Docherty, Tom Hoder.
Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Tom Anderson, Manager Jim Nelson, George Strombom, Tom Maranville, Ray Hamilton,
Gary Hobbs, Bill Shunas, Bob Metz, Gene Utke, Head coach Lenny Kallis.
1962-63 Roster
Don Cervenka F 6-3 Fr. Cicero, IL (Morton East)
Dick Duncan C 6-6 Fr. Chicago, IL (Parker)
Ray Hamilton F 6-3 180 Sr. Moline, IL (Moline/Moline CC)
Jon Hayes G 5-6 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Gary Hobbs C 6-3 200 Sr. Silvis, IL (UTHS/U of. Wisconsin)
Tom Hoder F 6-4 Jr. Chicago, IL (Tuley)
Bob Karlblom C 6-4 190 So. Chicago, IL (Calumet)
Frank Loll F 6-3 195 Jr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Bob Metz G 6-0 Fr. Chicago, IL (Morgan Park)
Les Peterson G 6-2 180 Sr. Chicago, IL
Bill Shunas G 5-11 Fr. Chicago, IL (Gage Park)
George Strombom F 6-2 180 So. Sycamore, IL (Sycamore)
Gene Utke F-G 6-2 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Mike Wilson G 5-11 Jr. Davenport, IA (Iowa State)
Front Row (L-R): Bruce Horton, Jim Parod, Larry McKnight, Les Peterson, Lou Bellande. Middle Row (L-R): Jim Ash,
Rennie Reusze, George Strombom, Ray Hamitlon, Manager Dale Dose. Back Row (L-R): Assistant coach Marlo Miller,
Tom Hoder, Gary Hobbs, Frank Loll, Bob Karlblom, Head coach Lenny Kallis.
1961-62 Roster
Jim Ash G 6-2 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Lou Bellande F 6-0 Fr. Chicago, IL (Lane Tech)
Jon Hayes G 5-6 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Ray Hamilton F 6-3 Jr. Moline, IL (Moline/Moline CC)
Gary Hobbs C 6-3 Jr. Silvis, IL (UTHS/U of. Wisconsin)
Tom Hoder F 6-4 So. Chicago, IL (Tuley)
Bruce Horton F 6-1 Jr. Mason, MI
Bob Karblom F 6-4 Fr. Chicago, IL (Calumet)
Larry McKnight G 5-6 Sr. Moline, IL (Moline CC)
Jim Parod G 5-8 Fr. Lanark, IL
Les Peterson G 6-2 Jr. Chicago, IL
Renny Reusze F 6-2 Fr. Chicago, IL (Luther South)
Dennis Sahr G 5-8 Sr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
George Strombom F 6-2 Fr. Sycamore, IL (Sycamore)
(L-R): Coach Lenny Kallis, Stan Nelson, Les Peterson, Ron Hoff, Ken Ferris, Tom Hoder, Pete Crane, Bob Viliunas, Earl
Bruzan, Frank Loll, Jim Ash, Jerry Hamilton, Grant Andresen, Dale Dose, Pops Duhlstine.
1960-61 Roster
Grant Andresen G 5-10 Sr. Clinton, IA (Clinton JC)
Jim Ash G 6-2 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Earl Bruzan F 6-3 Sr. Cicero, IL (Morton JC)
Dale Bryant G 5-11 Sr. Berwyn, IL (Morton)
Peter Crane C 6-5 Sr. Grand Rapids, MI
Ken Ferris 6-4 Sr. Sterling, IL (Rock Falls)
Jerry Hamilton G 5-11 Sr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Tom Hoder 6-3 Fr. Chicago, IL (Tuley)
Ron Hoff Fr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Bruce Horton F 6-1 So. Mason, MI
Frank Loll F 6-3 Fr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Larry McKnight 5-6 Jr. Moline, IL (Moline CC)
Stan Nelson G 5-11 Jr. (Lincoln JC)
Les Peterson G 6-2 So. Chicago, IL
Dennis Sahr G 5-8 Jr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Bob Viliunas C 6-5 Sr. Cicero, IL (Morton JC)
Frank Loll (L) and Ken Ferris (R) defend against Monmouth
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Andresen, Grant.... 9-0 0 0.0 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 0 3 3 0.3 4 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.7
Ash, Jim........... 17-0 0 0.0 25-75 .333 0-0 .000 20-27 .741 0 34 34 2.0 29 0 0 0 0 0 70 4.1
Bruzan, Earl....... 22-0 0 0.0 64-159 .403 0-0 .000 40-54 .741 0 69 69 3.1 59 3 0 0 0 0 168 7.6
Bryant, Dale....... 10-0 0 0.0 11-51 .216 0-0 .000 13-20 .650 0 20 20 2.0 16 0 0 0 0 0 35 3.5
Crane, Peter....... 2-0 0 0.0 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Ferris, Ken........ 22-0 0 0.0 91-224 .406 0-0 .000 50-85 .588 0 124 124 5.6 49 2 0 0 0 0 232 10.5
Hamilton, Jerry.... 21-0 0 0.0 32-87 .368 0-0 .000 19-36 .528 0 33 33 1.6 44 2 0 0 0 0 83 4.0
Hoder, Tom......... 22-0 0 0.0 73-163 .448 0-0 .000 66-112 .589 0 105 105 4.8 72 6 0 0 0 0 212 9.6
Hoff, Ron.......... 11-0 0 0.0 10-16 .625 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 0 14 14 1.3 8 0 0 0 0 0 28 2.5
Horton, Bruce...... 16-0 0 0.0 15-36 .417 0-0 .000 17-27 .630 0 24 24 1.5 30 2 0 0 0 0 47 2.9
Loll, Frank........ 18-0 0 0.0 81-218 .372 0-0 .000 60-92 .652 0 161 161 8.9 35 0 0 0 0 0 222 12.3
McKnight, Larry.... 1-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Peterson, Les...... 18-0 0 0.0 53-122 .434 0-0 .000 30-46 .652 0 50 50 2.8 31 0 0 0 0 0 136 7.6
Sahr, Dennis....... 20-0 0 0.0 61-191 .319 0-0 .000 47-62 .758 0 47 47 2.4 54 2 0 0 0 0 169 8.5
Viliunas, Bob...... 12-0 0 0.0 16-39 .410 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 0 31 31 2.6 23 0 0 0 0 0 40 3.3
Team............... 22-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 16 16 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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Team totals........ 22 0 537-1399 .384 0-0 .000 385-598 .644 0 735 735 33.4 455 17 0 0 0 0 1459 66.3
Opp totals......... 22 0 575-1398 .411 0-0 .000 447-663 .674 0 674 674 30.6 421 15 0 0 0 0 1597 72.6
Tom Hoder
Earl Bruzan
Les Peterson
1959-60 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (10-14; 4-8, 5th)
Head Coach: Lenny Kallis
(L-R): Ron Sergeant, Gary Soderberg, Dale Bryant, Tom Anderson, Tom Bloeser, Bob Viliunas, Vern Johnson, Earl Bruzan,
Dave Norling, Grant Andresen, Jerry Hamilton, Dennis Sahr.
1959-60 Roster
Ken Anderson
Tom Anderson C-F 6-4 Sr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Grant Andresen G 5-10 Jr. Clinton, IA (Clinton JC)
Tom Bloeser Jr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Earl Bruzan F 6-3 Jr. Cicero, IL (Morton JC)
Dale Bryant G 5-11 Jr. Berwyn, IL (Morton)
Jerry Hamilton G 5-11 Jr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Vern Johnson C 6-5 So. Moline, IL (Moline)
Dave Norling F 6-3 Sr. Brockton, MA (North Park JC)
Les Peterson G 6-2 Fr. Chicago, IL
Dennis Sahr G 5-9 So. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Ron Sergeant G 5-9 Jr. Moline, IL (UTHS/Moline CC)
Gary Soderberg G 5-10 Sr. La Grange, IL
Bob Viliunas C 6-5 Jr. Cicero, IL (Morton JC)
Ron Sergeant
1st team All-CCIW
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Anderson, Ken...... 1-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
Anderson, Tom...... 24-0 0 0.0 96-194 .495 0-0 .000 64-87 .736 0 181 181 7.5 69 5 0 0 0 0 256 10.7
Andresen, Grant.... 14-0 0 0.0 6-25 .240 0-0 .000 5-6 .833 0 7 7 0.5 6 0 0 0 0 0 17 1.2
Bruzan, Earl....... 24-0 0 0.0 130-226 .575 0-0 .000 79-97 .814 0 122 122 5.1 87 5 0 0 0 0 339 14.1
Bryant, Dale....... 24-0 0 0.0 55-143 .385 0-0 .000 26-37 .703 0 66 66 2.8 26 0 0 0 0 0 136 5.7
Hamilton, Jerry.... 18-0 0 0.0 15-41 .366 0-0 .000 8-14 .571 0 19 19 1.1 16 0 0 0 0 0 38 2.1
Johnson, Vern...... 21-0 0 0.0 21-49 .429 0-0 .000 13-21 .619 0 40 40 1.9 22 0 0 0 0 0 55 2.6
Norling, Dave...... 23-0 0 0.0 63-144 .438 0-0 .000 61-90 .678 0 111 111 4.8 79 7 0 0 0 0 187 8.1
Peterson, Les...... 2-0 0 0.0 5-15 .333 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 5 5 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.0
Sahr, Dennis....... 21-0 0 0.0 40-99 .404 0-0 .000 31-47 .660 0 22 22 1.0 35 1 0 0 0 0 111 5.3
Sergeant, Ron...... 22-0 0 0.0 172-434 .396 0-0 .000 93-117 .795 0 122 122 5.5 61 2 0 0 0 0 437 19.9
Soderberg, Gary.... 24-0 0 0.0 74-147 .503 0-0 .000 52-87 .598 0 107 107 4.5 61 2 0 0 0 0 200 8.3
Viliunas, Bob...... 19-0 0 0.0 13-49 .265 0-0 .000 11-22 .500 0 43 43 2.3 18 0 0 0 0 0 37 1.9
Team............... 24-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 244 244 10.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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Team totals........ 24 0 690-1566 .441 0-0 .000 445-628 .709 01089 1089 45.4 481 22 0 0 0 0 1825 76.0
Opp totals......... 24 0 667-1604 .416 0-0 .000 450-652 .690 01122 1122 46.8 448 18 0 0 0 0 1784 74.3
Earl Bruzan
Tom Anderson
Far Right: Coach Lenny Kallis. Front Row (L-R): John Drozd, Wayne Hill, Don Randolph, Jim Lundeen, Dale Schweinberger,
Dennis Sahr, Al Larson, Gary Wieneke, Gary Soderberg. Back Row (L-R): Lyn Christian, Pops Duhlstine, Bob Johnson, Larry
Hanson, Ron Maigaard, Vern Johnson, John Lucken, Lloyd Beese, Dave Norling, Tom Anderson.
1958-59 Roster
Tom Anderson C 6-3 Jr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Lloyd Beese F 6-3 Sr. Chicago, IL (Austin)
John Drozd F 6-0 Jr. Lemont, IL (U. of Michigan)
Larry Hanson F 6-2 So. Rock Island, IL
Vern Johnson C 6-6 Fr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Al Larson G 6-0 Sr. Clarkfield, MN
John Lucken C 6-5 Fr. Akron, IA (Akron)
Jim Lundeen G 5-10 So. La Grange, IL (La Grange)
Ron Maigaard F 6-2 Sr. Des Moines, IA
Stu Mellander Fr.
Dave Norling F 6-2 Jr. Brockton, MA (North Park JC)
Don Randolph F 5-11 Fr. Wenona, IL (Sioux City Central)
Dennis Sahr G 5-10 Fr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Dale Schweinberger G 5-7 Sr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Gary Soderberg G 5-10 Jr. La Grange, IL
Gary Wieneke G 5-10 Fr. East Moline, IL (UTHS)
Gary Soderberg
|---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---| |----REBOUNDS----|
Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Anderson, Tom...... 12-0 0 0.0 40-79 .506 0-0 .000 33-50 .660 0 112 112 9.3 29 2 0 0 0 0 113 9.4
Beese, Lloyd....... 24-0 0 0.0 118-273 .432 0-0 .000 47-86 .547 0 183 183 7.6 72 2 0 0 0 0 283 11.8
Drozd, John........ 7-0 0 0.0 5-17 .294 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 0 16 16 2.3 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.0
Hanson, Larry...... 10-0 0 0.0 0-9 .000 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 0 12 12 1.2 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.4
Johnson, Vern...... 20-0 0 0.0 45-104 .433 0-0 .000 28-39 .718 0 99 99 5.0 35 1 0 0 0 0 118 5.9
Larson, Al......... 23-0 0 0.0 46-112 .411 0-0 .000 26-44 .591 0 52 52 2.3 39 1 0 0 0 0 118 5.1
Lucken, John....... 5-0 0 0.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0 5 5 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.4
Lundeen, Jim....... 10-0 0 0.0 8-26 .308 0-0 .000 5-8 .625 0 6 6 0.6 7 0 0 0 0 0 21 2.1
Maigaard, Ron...... 24-0 0 0.0 53-121 .438 0-0 .000 41-60 .683 0 76 76 3.2 39 0 0 0 0 0 147 6.1
Mellander, Stu..... 3-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Norling, Dave...... 20-0 0 0.0 47-106 .443 0-0 .000 36-69 .522 0 79 79 4.0 34 1 0 0 0 0 130 6.5
Randolph, Don...... 10-0 0 0.0 6-12 .500 0-0 .000 7-15 .467 0 15 15 1.5 11 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.9
Sahr, Dennis....... 24-0 0 0.0 36-91 .396 0-0 .000 28-38 .737 0 30 30 1.3 46 2 0 0 0 0 100 4.2
Schweinberger, Dale 24-0 0 0.0 118-314 .376 0-0 .000 83-117 .709 0 103 103 4.3 54 1 0 0 0 0 319 13.3
Soderberg, Gary.... 23-0 0 0.0 111-216 .514 0-0 .000 77-96 .802 0 114 114 5.0 60 4 0 0 0 0 299 13.0
Wieneke, Gary...... 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Team............... 24-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 144 144 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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Team totals........ 24 0 633-1482 .427 0-0 .000 421-646 .652 01046 1046 43.6 438 14 0 0 0 0 1687 70.3
Opp totals......... 24 0 676-1583 .427 0-0 .000 388-606 .640 01056 1056 44.0 467 21 0 0 0 0 1740 72.5
Front Row (L-R): Dale Bryant, Dwaine Moon, Al Larson, Dale Schweinberger, Gary Soderberg, Manager Lyn Christian.
Back Row (L-R): Coach Lenny Kallis, Larry Hanson, Everett Goettsche, Ron Ferris, Tom Anderson, Ron Maigaard, Lloyd
Beese, Trainer George Duhlstine.
1957-58 Roster
Tom Anderson 6-3 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Lloyd Beese F 6-3 Jr. Chicago, IL (Austin)
Tom Bloeser Fr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Dale Bryant G 5-10 Fr. Berwyn, IL (Morton)
Ken Ferris F 6-4 Jr. Sterling, IL (Rock Falls)
Everett Goettsche 6-3 So. Coal Valley, IL
Larry Hanson 6-2 Fr. Rock Island, IL
Al Larson G 6-0 Jr. Clarkfield, MN
Carl Lindstrom F 6-3 Sr. Gary, IN (Wirt)
Ron Maigaard F 6-2 Jr. Des Moines, IA
Dwaine Moon Jr. Kewanee, IL
Dale Schweinberger G 5-7 Jr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Gary Soderberg G 5-10 So. La Grange, IL
Jerry Thomas Jr. Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Dick Pewe, Dale Schweinberger, John Erlandson, Coach Lenny Kallis, George Duhlstine, Gary
Soderberg, Ken Stiegel. Back Row (L-R): Jim Whitefield, Hank Little, Tom Anderson, Ken Ferris, Carl Lindstrom,
Lloyd Beese, Stan Peterson, Clyde Lundgren.
1956-57 Roster
Tom Anderson C 6-3 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Lloyd Beese 6-3 So. Chicago, IL (Austin)
Ken Ferris F-C 6-4 So. Sterling, IL (Rock Falls)
Carl Lindstrom F 6-2 Jr. Gary, IN (Wirt)
Hank Little 6-2 Jr. Atkinson, IL
Clyde Lundgren F 6-3 Sr. Orange, MA
Stan Peterson 6-3 Jr. Princeton, IL
Dick Pewe G 6-0 Sr. Milan, IL (Rock Island)
Dale Schweinberger G 5-7 So. Moline, IL (Moline)
Gary Soderberg G 5-10 Fr. La Grange, IL
Ken Stiegel G 6-0 Jr. Moline, IL (Graceland JC)
Jim Whitefield F 6-1 Jr. Kansas City, MO (North Park JC)
Dale Schweinberger
Honorable mention All-CCIW
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Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Anderson, Tom...... 18-0 0 0.0 59-99 .596 0-0 .000 48-74 .649 0 115 115 6.4 32 0 0 0 0 0 166 9.2
Beese, Lloyd....... 18-0 0 0.0 73-174 .420 0-0 .000 51-79 .646 0 83 83 4.6 47 0 0 0 0 0 197 10.9
Ferris, Ken........ 17-0 0 0.0 20-67 .299 0-0 .000 24-37 .649 0 49 49 2.9 19 0 0 0 0 0 64 3.8
Lindstrom, Carl.... 18-0 0 0.0 52-104 .500 0-0 .000 42-67 .627 0 89 89 4.9 37 0 0 0 0 0 146 8.1
Little, Hank....... 6-0 0 0.0 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 0 3 3 0.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.5
Lundgren, Clyde.... 14-0 0 0.0 10-29 .345 0-0 .000 14-22 .636 0 39 39 2.8 16 0 0 0 0 0 34 2.4
Peterson, Stan..... 12-0 0 0.0 11-42 .262 0-0 .000 15-28 .536 0 28 28 2.3 10 0 0 0 0 0 37 3.1
Pewe, Dick......... 17-0 0 0.0 42-110 .382 0-0 .000 37-60 .617 0 73 73 4.3 49 0 0 0 0 0 121 7.1
Schweinberger, Dale 18-0 0 0.0 86-189 .455 0-0 .000 102-128 .797 0 56 56 3.1 43 0 0 0 0 0 274 15.2
Soderberg, Gary.... 14-0 0 0.0 13-31 .419 0-0 .000 17-21 .810 0 13 13 0.9 5 0 0 0 0 0 43 3.1
Stiegel, Ken....... 14-0 0 0.0 21-71 .296 0-0 .000 18-25 .720 0 19 19 1.4 29 0 0 0 0 0 60 4.3
Whitefield, Jim.... 11-0 0 0.0 26-72 .361 0-0 .000 31-40 .775 0 40 40 3.6 20 0 0 0 0 0 83 7.5
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Team totals........ 18 0 415-991 .419 0-0 .000 404-588 .687 0 607 607 33.7 312 0 0 0 0 0 1234 68.6
Opp totals......... 18 0 463-1099 .421 0-0 .000 370-520 .712 0 611 611 33.9 350 0 0 0 0 0 1296 72.0
Front (L-R): George Duhlstine, John Ryden, Dale Schweinberger, Tom Boccio, Al Larson, Arvid Adell, Dick Warner, Dick
Pewe, Bob Moore, Coach Lenny Kallis, Back Row: John Erlandson, Holmes Beausand, Doug Peterson, Lloyd Beese, Ken Ferris,
Clyde Lundgren, Henry Little, Ron Anderson, Ken Johnson, Al Utke, John Engstrom.
1955-56 Roster
Arvid Adell G 6-0 Jr. Chicago, IL (North Park JC)
Ron Anderson F-C 6-2 Sr. Geneva, IL (Geneva)
Lloyd Beese F-C 6-3 Fr. Chicago, IL (Austin)
Tom Boccio G 5-10 Fr. Chicago, IL (Austin)
John Engstrom F 6-2 Fr. Chagrin Falls, OH
Ken Ferris F 6-4 Fr. Sterling, IL (Rock Falls)
Ken Johnson G 6-1 Sr. Skokie, IL (Chicago Foreman)
Al Larson G 5-11 Fr. Clarkfield, MN
Hank Little F 6-2 So. Atkinson, IL
Clyde Lundgren F 6-3 Jr. Orange, MA
Bob Moore G 6-2 Sr. Moline, IL
Dick Pewe G 6-0 Jr. Milan, IL (Rock Island)
Dale Schweinberger G 5-7 Fr. Moline, IL (Moline)
Allan Utke C-F 6-4 So. Rock Island, IL
Dick Warner G 5-10 So. Clinton, IA
Clyde Lundgren
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Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Adell, Arvid....... 3-0 0 0.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Anderson, Ron...... 20-0 0 0.0 84-194 .433 0-0 .000 95-143 .664 0 222 222 11.1 74 7 0 0 0 0 263 13.2
Beese, Lloyd....... 20-0 0 0.0 87-245 .355 0-0 .000 35-56 .625 0 119 119 6.0 59 3 0 0 0 0 209 10.5
Boccio, Tom........ 8-0 0 0.0 1-12 .083 0-0 .000 2-11 .182 0 9 9 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.5
Engstrom, John..... 2-0 0 0.0 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.5
Ferris, Ken........ 20-0 0 0.0 79-225 .351 0-0 .000 74-100 .740 0 164 164 8.2 52 2 0 0 0 0 232 11.6
Johnson, Ken....... 19-0 0 0.0 26-62 .419 0-0 .000 22-31 .710 0 31 31 1.6 15 0 0 0 0 0 74 3.9
Larson, Al......... 2-0 0 0.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.5 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Little, Hank....... 11-0 0 0.0 12-39 .308 0-0 .000 23-39 .590 0 39 39 3.5 38 4 0 0 0 0 47 4.3
Lundgren, Clyde.... 18-0 0 0.0 23-67 .343 0-0 .000 28-38 .737 0 64 64 3.6 39 1 0 0 0 0 74 4.1
Moore, Bob......... 10-0 0 0.0 11-37 .297 0-0 .000 5-13 .385 0 17 17 1.7 12 0 0 0 0 0 27 2.7
Pewe, Dick......... 20-0 0 0.0 79-206 .383 0-0 .000 95-120 .792 0 74 74 3.7 58 7 0 0 0 0 253 12.7
Schweinberger, Dale 20-0 0 0.0 86-209 .411 0-0 .000 50-70 .714 0 56 56 2.8 46 1 0 0 0 0 222 11.1
Utke, Allan........ 2-0 0 0.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Warner, Dick....... 2-0 0 0.0 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
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Team totals........ 20 0 491-1302 .377 0-0 .000 432-625 .691 0 797 797 39.8 404 25 0 0 0 0 1414 70.7
Opp totals......... 20 0 527-1358 .388 0-0 .000 468-686 .682 0 0 0 0.0 372 18 0 0 0 0 1522 76.1
Standing: Coach Lenny Kallis. Floor: Ron Anderson. Front Row: Don Mason, Al Utke, Terry Johnson, George Ray, Don
Anderson. Back Row (L-R): Pete Caras, Bob Moore, John Lundeen, Ken Johnson, Ken Bogda.
1954-55 Roster
Bob Allen G 6-3 Fr. Moline, IL
Don Anderson F 6-1 Sr. Aurora, IL (Aurora West)
Ron Anderson F 6-3 Jr. Geneva, IL
Ken Bogda F-G 5-10 Sr. Berwyn, IL (Morton East)
Pete Caras G So. Geneseo, IL (Geneseo)
Ken Johnson G 6-1 Jr. Skokie, IL (Chicago Foreman)
Terry Johnson F Fr.
John Lundeen C 6-2 Sr. Muskegon, MI (Muskegon)
Bob Moore G 6-2 Jr. Moline, IL
Dick Pewe G 6-0 So. Milan, IL (Rock Island)
George Ray F Jr. Rock Island, IL
Allan Utke C 6-4 Fr. Rock Island, IL
Joe White C 6-5 Jr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
John Lundeen
1953-54 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (9-10; 3-9, 5th)
Head Coach: Lenny Kallis
(L-R): Coach Lenny Kallis, Mgr. Bruce Engquist, Bob Bryant, Don Swartz, Don Roos, Ken Johnson, Ron Anderson, Paul
Lauritzen, Joe White, John Lundeen, Don Anderson, Dave Hopley, Dick Pewe, Ken Bogda, Trainer Chester Peterson.
1953-54 Roster
Don Anderson F 6-1 170 Jr. Aurora, IL (Aurora West)
Ron Anderson F 6-2 168 So. Geneva, IL (Geneva)
Ken Bogda F-G 5-10 165 Jr. Berwyn, IL (Morton East)
Bob Bryant F 5-9 160 So. Berwyn, IL (Morton East)
Jack Dittmer G 6-0 180 Fr. Davenport, IA (Davenport)
Dave Hopley G 6-1 185 Sr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Ken Johnson G 6-1 150 So. Skokie, IL (Chicago Foreman)
Paul Lauritzen C 6-3 185 Sr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
John Lundeen C 6-2 170 Jr. Muskegon, MI (Muskegon)
Dick Pewe G 6-0 155 Fr. Milan, IL (Rock Island)
Don Roos G 5-11 155 Jr. Rockford, IL (Rockford East)
Don Swartz G 5-10 155 Fr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Joe White C 6-5 184 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Ken Bogda
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Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Anderson, Don...... 16-0 0 0.0 12-40 .300 0-0 .000 11-23 .478 0 0 0 0.0 28 0 0 0 0 0 35 2.2
Anderson, Ron...... 19-0 0 0.0 60-180 .333 0-0 .000 76-113 .673 0 0 0 0.0 66 0 0 0 0 0 196 10.3
Bogda, Ken......... 17-0 0 0.0 23-63 .365 0-0 .000 22-34 .647 0 0 0 0.0 21 0 0 0 0 0 68 4.0
Bryant, Bob........ 19-0 0 0.0 67-226 .296 0-0 .000 46-80 .575 0 0 0 0.0 47 0 0 0 0 0 180 9.5
Dittmer, Jack...... 6-0 0 0.0 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.5
Hopley, Dave....... 19-0 0 0.0 51-147 .347 0-0 .000 19-41 .463 0 0 0 0.0 30 0 0 0 0 0 121 6.4
Johnson, Ken....... 16-0 0 0.0 17-61 .279 0-0 .000 8-13 .615 0 0 0 0.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 42 2.6
Lauritzen, Paul.... 19-0 0 0.0 158-251 .629 0-0 .000 128-207 .618 0 0 0 0.0 75 0 0 0 0 0 444 23.4
Lundeen, John...... 13-0 0 0.0 2-19 .105 0-0 .000 6-11 .545 0 0 0 0.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.8
Pewe, Dick......... 19-0 0 0.0 43-142 .303 0-0 .000 49-58 .845 0 0 0 0.0 45 0 0 0 0 0 135 7.1
Roos, Don.......... 6-0 0 0.0 4-17 .235 0-0 .000 4-10 .400 0 0 0 0.0 15 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.0
Swartz, Don........ 18-0 0 0.0 15-56 .268 0-0 .000 7-14 .500 0 0 0 0.0 18 0 0 0 0 0 37 2.1
White, Joe......... 18-0 0 0.0 49-133 .368 0-0 .000 28-52 .538 0 0 0 0.0 36 0 0 0 0 0 126 7.0
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Team totals........ 19 0 502-1338 .375 0-0 .000 405-658 .616 0 0 0 0.0 401 0 0 0 0 0 1409 74.2
Opp totals......... 19 0 492-1349 .365 0-0 .000 425-667 .637 0 0 0 0.0 433 0 0 0 0 0 1409 74.2
Front Row (L-R): Coach Lenny Kallis, Dave Hopley, Bob Bryant, Bill Nelson, Bill Benson, Don Roos, Mgr. Chet Peterson.
Back Row (L-R): Mgr. Bruce Engquist, Don Anderson, Clyde Lundgren, Paul Lauritzen, Garth Hull, Ron Anderson, Ted
Simpson.
1952-53 Roster
Don Anderson F 6-1 So. Aurora, IL (Aurora West)
Ron Anderson F 6-2 Fr. Geneva, IL (Geneva)
Bill Benson F 6-0 Sr. Sioux City, IA
Bob Bryant F 5-9 Fr. Berwyn, IL (Morton East)
Dave Hopley G 6-0 Jr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Garth Hull C 6-6 Sr. Mediapolis, IA
Hagard Johnson G Jr. Berwyn, IL (Morton JC)
Ken Johnson G 6-1 Fr. Skokie, IL (Chicago Foreman)
Paul Lauritzen C 6-3 Jr. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
John Lundeen C 6-2 So. Muskegon, MI (Muskegon)
Clyde Lundgren F 6-2 So. Orange, MA
Bill Nelson F-G 5-11 Sr. Pekin, IL
Dick Nelson Fr.
Don Roos G 5-11 So. Rockford, IL (East)
Ted Simpson 6-0 So. Moline, IL
(L-R): Coach Lenny Kallis, Burt Dahlstrom, Paul Lauritzen, Bill Benson, Ron Ahlman, Joe Kordick, Bill Nelson, Stan
Helwig, Dave Hopley, Don Anderson, Garth Hull, Jay Nelson.
1951-52 Roster
Ronnie Ahlman 5-11 So. Chicago, IL
Don Anderson F 6-1 Fr. Aurora, IL (Aurora West)
John Anderson 6-3 So. Batavia, IL
Bill Benson F 6-0 Jr. Sioux City, IA
Ken Carsen F 6-1 Sr. Moline, IL
Burt Dahlstrom F 5-11 Sr. Mt. Prospect, IL (North Park JC)
Stan Helwig G 5-8 Sr. Chicago, IL (North Park JC)
Dave Hopley G 6-0 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Garth Hull C 6-5 Jr. Mediapolis, IA
Tom Johnston 6-3 So. Sycamore, IL
Joe Kordick C 6-3 Sr. Downers Grove, IL
Paul Lauritzen C 6-3 So. Rock Island, IL (Rock Island)
Bill Nelson F 5-11 Jr. Pekin, IL
Jay Nelson F 5-9 Sr. Pekin, IL (DePauw)
Don Roos 6-0 Fr. Rockford (Rockford East)
Ted Simpson 6-0 Fr. Moline, IL
Jay Nelson
2nd team All-CCIW
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Player GP-GS Min--Avg FG-FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
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Ahlman, Ronnie..... 13-0 0 0.0 8-21 .381 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 0 0 0 0.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 18 1.4
Anderson, Don...... 15-0 0 0.0 21-53 .396 0-0 .000 7-15 .467 0 0 0 0.0 24 0 0 0 0 0 49 3.3
Anderson, John..... 1-0 0 0.0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
Benson, Bill....... 8-0 0 0.0 8-20 .400 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0 0 0 0.0 8 0 0 0 0 0 19 2.4
Carsen, Ken........ 11-0 0 0.0 50-126 .397 0-0 .000 19-34 .559 0 0 0 0.0 27 0 0 0 0 0 119 10.8
Dahlstrom, Burt.... 19-0 0 0.0 32-107 .299 0-0 .000 16-30 .533 0 0 0 0.0 45 0 0 0 0 0 80 4.2
Helwig, Stan....... 20-0 0 0.0 30-126 .238 0-0 .000 9-18 .500 0 0 0 0.0 42 0 0 0 0 0 69 3.5
Hopley, Dave....... 20-0 0 0.0 26-100 .260 0-0 .000 27-43 .628 0 0 0 0.0 52 0 0 0 0 0 79 4.0
Hull, Garth........ 17-0 0 0.0 9-22 .409 0-0 .000 10-16 .625 0 0 0 0.0 13 0 0 0 0 0 28 1.6
Johnston, Tom...... 1-0 0 0.0 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.0
Kordick, Joe....... 20-0 0 0.0 52-151 .344 0-0 .000 26-54 .481 0 0 0 0.0 34 0 0 0 0 0 130 6.5
Lauritzen, Paul.... 20-0 0 0.0 70-149 .470 0-0 .000 63-102 .618 0 0 0 0.0 50 0 0 0 0 0 203 10.2
Nelson, Bill....... 20-0 0 0.0 52-184 .283 0-0 .000 28-55 .509 0 0 0 0.0 51 0 0 0 0 0 132 6.6
Nelson, Jay........ 20-0 0 0.0 110-282 .390 0-0 .000 92-144 .639 0 0 0 0.0 46 0 0 0 0 0 312 15.6
Roos, Don.......... 2-0 0 0.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.5
Simpson, Ted....... 11-0 0 0.0 12-51 .235 0-0 .000 5-11 .455 0 0 0 0.0 11 0 0 0 0 0 29 2.6
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Team totals........ 20 0 483-1396 .346 0-0 .000 308-533 .578 0 0 0 0.0 412 0 0 0 0 0 1274 63.7
Opp totals......... 20 0 515-1406 .366 0-0 .000 262-468 .560 0 0 0 0.0 465 0 0 0 0 0 1292 64.6
Front Row (L-R): Jay Nelson, Stan Helwig, Coach Oliver Olson, Richie Erickson, Burt Dahlstrom. Back Row (L-R): Frank
Wright, Tom Johnston, Roger Johnson, Jim Hawkinson, Pete Peterson, Joe Kordick, Ken Carsen.
Oliver Olson
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1950-51 12-8 .600 4th 6-4 .600
Totals 12-8 .600 4th 6-4 .600
1950-51 Roster
Ken Carsen F 6-1 Jr. Moline, IL
Burt Dahlstrom F 5-11 Jr. Mt. Prospect, IL (North Park JC)
Richie Erickson F 5-8 Sr. Sioux City, IA
Jim Hawkinson G-F 6-3 Sr. Oak Park, IL (North Park JC)
Stan Helwig G 5-8 Jr. Chicago, IL (North Park JC)
Roger Johnson G 6-3 Sr. Rockford, IL (North Park JC)
Tom Johnston 6-3 Fr. Sycamore, IL
Joe Kordick C 6-3 Jr. Downers Grove, IL
Paul Lauritzen C 6-3 Fr. Rock Island, IL
Bill Nelson F 5-11 So. Pekin, IL
Jay Nelson F 5-8 Jr. Pekin, IL (DePauw)
Pete Peterson C Sr. Kingsford, MI (Kingsford/NPJC)
Frank Wright G East Moline, IL
Ken Carsen
Jay Nelson
1949-50 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (9-12; 5-5, 6th)
Coach: A.J. Stolfa
(L-R): Coach A.J. Stolfa, Richie Erickson, George Anderson, Bill Oaks, Justin Johnson, Ken Carsen, Ray Nelson, Joe
Kordick, Jim Hawkinson, Roger Johnson, Jim Scott.
Anton J. Stolfa
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1947-48 7-13 .350 5th 4-6 .400
1948-49 7-11 .389 6th 4-6 .400
1949-50 9-12 .429 6th 5-5 .500
Totals 23-36 .390 13-17 .433
1949-50 Roster
George Anderson G 5-11 Jr. Rock Island, IL
Ken Carsen F 6-1 So. Moline, IL
Richie Erickson F 5-8 Jr. Sioux City, IA
Jim Hawkinson F 6-3 Oak Park, IL (North Park JC)
Justin Johnson G 6-1
Roger Johnson G 6-3 Jr. Rockford, IL (North Park JC)
Rutch Johnson G-F 5-11 LaGrange, IL
Joe Kordick C 6-3 So. Downers Grove, IL
Ray Nelson F 6-2 Rock Island, IL
Bill Oaks G 6-1 Sr. Canton, IL
Gene Schryver C 6-1 Sr. Laurens, IA (University of Iowa)
Bob Scott G Rock Island, IL
Jim Scott C 6-5 Moline, IL
Lou Wallin C Sr. Rockford, IL (East)
Frank Wright G East Moline, IL
Front Row (L-R): George Anderson, Richie Erickson, Gene Schryver, Coach A.J. Stolfa, Clair Johnson, Bill Oaks,
Bob Gildea. Middle Row (L-R): Joe Kordich, Bob Scott, Rutch Johnson, Jim Scott, Lou Wallin, Lou Maigaard. Back
Row (L-R): Al Hauser, Vic Rehn, Spence Johnson, Gene Brodeen, Dick Voris, Harry Ackeberg.
1948-49 Roster
George Anderson G 5-11 So. Rock Island, IL
Ken Carsen F 6-1 Fr. Moline, IL
Richie Erickson F 5-8 So. Sioux City, IA
Bob Gildea G Sr. Davenport, IA (University of Iowa)
Clair Johnson F 6-0 Jr. Jamestown, NY
Roger Johnson G 6-3 So. Rockford, IL (North Park JC)
Bill Oaks G 6-1 Jr. Canton, IL
Gene Schryver C 6-1 Jr. Laurens, IA (University of Iowa)
Jim Scott C 6-5 Moline, IL
Lou Wallin C Jr. Rockford, IL (East) Bob Gildea Clair Johnson
Front Row (L-R): Gene Schryver, Clair Johnson, Bob Riley, Bob Gildea, Bill Burgus, Bill Johnson. Back Row (L-R):
Gene Larson, Ray Nelson, Lou Wallin, George Carlson, Larry Larson, Coach A.J. Stolfa.
1947-48 Roster
Bill Burgus G Sr. Rock Island, IL
George Carlson
Bob Gildea G Jr. Davenport, IA (University of Iowa)
Clair Johnson F 5-11 So. Jamestown, NY
Rutch Johnson G-F 5-11 LaGrange, IL
Gene Larson
Larry Larson G Gary, IN
Ray Nelson F 6-2 Rock Island, IL
Ralph Nyberg So. Chicago, IL Bill Burgus George Carlson Gene Larson
Bob Riley F Sr. Moline, IL
Gene Schryver C 6-1 So. Laurens, IA (University of Iowa)
Lou Wallin C So. Rockford, IL (East)
Front Row (L-R): Ernie Karlstrom, Rutch Johnson, Bill Burgus, Bob Gildea, Jack Sersig, Gene Schryver, Clair
Johnson, Bob Riley. Middle Row (L-R): Robert Johnson, Gene Larson, Bill Oaks, Bert Hanson, Perry Roos. Back Row (L-R):
Coach John Briley, Ralph Nyberg, Doren Russler, Walt Larson, Elmer Copley, Herb Schriefer, Dick Voris, Bob Purn,
Raynor Appell, Harvey Callmer, Assistant coach Vince Lundeen.
John L.Briley
Season W-L Pct. CCIW W-L Pct.
1941-42 13-8 .619
1942-43 6-12 .333
1945-46 6-14 .300
1946-47 10-10 .500 4th 6-4 .600
Totals 35-44 .443 6-4 .600
1946-47 Roster
Herb Anderson G Sr. Mediapolis, IA
Gunnar Bergeson F Jr. New London, CT
Bill Burgus G Sr. Rock Island, IL
Bob Gildea G So. Davenport, IA (U. of Iowa)
Bert Hanson C Chicago, IL
Clair Johnson G 5-11 Fr. Jamestown, NY
Robert Johnson G Jr. Erie, PA
Ernie Karlstrom C So. Seattle, WA Herb Anderson Gunnar Bergeson Bert Hanson
Bill Oaks G 6-1 Fr. Canton, IL
Bob Peterson Chicago, IL
Bob Purn F
Bob Riley F Jr. Moline, IL
Perry Roos Fr. Rockford, IL (East)
Herb Schriefer C 6-7 Fr. Coal Valley, IL
Gene Schryver C 6-1 Fr. Laurens, IA (University of Iowa)
Jack Sersig F Sr. Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Robert Riley, Bert Hanson, Gerry Bloomberg, Howard Johnson, Jack Sersig, Herb Anderson, Larry
Larson, Gunnar Bergeson, Harold Anderson. Back Row: Coach John Briley, Walt Lack, Robert Johnson, John Stone,
Ernest Karlstrom, Donald Eyre, Arnold Lindberg, Dean Lindquist, Bob Carlson.
1945-46 Roster
Harold Anderson G Jr. Mediapolis, IA
Herb Anderson G Jr. Mediapolis, IA
Gunnar Bergeson F So. New London, CT
Gerry Bloomberg G Orion, IL
Charles Bomgren G Jr. Laurens, IA
Dick Carlson F Fr. Berwyn, IL
Donald Eyre Fr.
Bert Hanson C Chicago, IL
Howard Johnson G Sr. Moline, IL
Robert Johnson G So. Erie, PA Harold Anderson Gerry Bloomberg Charles Bomgren
Ernest Karlstrom C Fr. Seattle, WA
Larry Larson G Fr. Gary, Ind.
Arnold Lindberg G
Bob Riley F So. Moline, IL
Jack Sersig F Jr. Rock Island, IL
John Stone Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Bob Scott, Gunnar Bergeson, Walt Lack, Jack Sersig, Gerry Bloomberg, Howard Johnson. Back Row:
Waldo Gustafson, Edward Davis, John Nasstrom, Robert Johnson, Charles Bomgren, Arvid Anderson, William Anderson,
Coach L.C. Brissman.
Leroy C. Brissman
Season W-L Pct.
1944-45 8-4 .667
Totals 8-4 .667
1944-45 Roster
Arvid Anderson G Sr.Underhill, WI
Gunnar Bergeson G Fr. New London, CT
Gerry Bloomberg G Orion, IL Arvid Anderson Walt Lack Robert Scott
Charles Bomgren G So. Laurens, IA
Edward Davis Fr. Oak Park, IL
Howard Johnson G 5-11 Jr. Moline, IL
Robert Johnson G Fr. Erie, PA
Walt Lack F 6-2 Sr. Keokuk, Iowa
John Nasstrom So. Pontic, MI
Bob Scott Sr. Erie, IL
Jack Sersig F 6-0 So. Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Coach Bob Maloney, Walt Lack, Oscar Rolander, Connie Johnson, Gib Fjellman, Howard Olson,
John Okerman. Back Row: Howard Johnson, Richard Engstrom, Jack Sersig, Neal Pearson.
Bob Maloney
Season W-L Pct.
1943-44 1-13 .071
Front Row (L-R): Bert Hanson, Fred Staack, Ernie Johnson, Ted Stone, Joe Sharpe, LeRoy Karlstrom. Back Row (L-R):
Coach John Briley, Tainer John Okerman, Bill Rinck, Byron Swedberg, Louie Campanaro, Bob Peterson, Trainer Harley
Benson.
1942-43 Roster
Herb Anderson C So. Mediapolis, IA
Louie Campanaro G Sr. Rock Island, IL
Jim Farrell Fr. Stockton, IL
Bob Fenstersbusch Fr. Rock Island
Bert Hanson Fr. Chicago, IL
Ernie Johnson So. Chicago, IL
LeRoy Karlstrom F Jr. Seattle, WA
Bob Peterson Fr. Chicago, IL
Bill Rinck F-G Jr. Rock Island, IL Lou Campanaro LeRoy Karlstrom Bill Rinck
Joe Sharpe F Jr. Chicago, IL
Fred Staack C Sr. Moline, IL
Ted Stone C Fr. Rock Island, IL
Byron Swedberg F Sr. Rock Island, IL (KMA)
1941-42 Roster
Alden Brandelle G Sr. Chicago, IL
Louis Campanaro G Jr. Rock Island, IL
Gib Fjellman C 6-3 Sr. Cedar Rapids, IA
Jack Hyland G Jr. Chicago, IL (Lake View/North Park JC)
LeRoy Karlstrom F So. Seattle, WA
Mauritz Lindvall G So. Rockford, IL
Bob Madden F Sr. Davenport, IA
Bill Rinck F So. Rock Island, IL
Joe Sharpe F So. Chicago, IL
Fred Staack C 6-5 Jr. Moline, IL
Byron Swedberg F Jr. Rock Island, IL (Kemper Military Academy)
Alden Brandelle Gib Fjellman Jack Hyland Mauritz Lindvall Bob Madden
1940-41 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (7-13)
Coach: H.V. Almquist
1940-41 Roster
Alden Brandelle F-G Jr. Chicago, IL
John Caldow G Sr. Chicago, IL
Louis Campanaro F So. Rock Island, IL
Carl Fjellman F-G Sr. Cedar Rapids, IA
Gib Fjellman F-C 6-2 Jr. Cedar Rapids, IA
Dick Hainline G Jr. Rock Island, IL
Paul Hoglund G 5-8 Sr. St. Croix Falls, WI
Ron Koskella G Jr. Iron Mountain, MI
Bob Madden F Jr. Davenport, IA
Bob Maloney F 5-10 Sr. Rock Island, IL Ron Koskella Bob Maloney Bob Metz
Bob Metz G 5-7 Sr. Moline, IL
Fred Staack C 6-5 So. Moline, IL
Front Row (L-R): Paul Hoglund, Robert Freistat, Herb Anderson, Willard Anderson, Don Lund, Ward Nerothin, Bob Metz.
Back Row (L-R): Coach H.V. Almquist, Charles Wheat, Ron Koskella, Arthur Aronson, Carl Fjellman, Gib Fjellman,
Bob Maloney, Bob Madden, John Michaelson.
1939-40 Roster
Herb Anderson G-F Sr. Gary, IN
Willard Anderson F 6-1 Sr. Moline, IL
Arthur Aronson C 6-1 Jr. Chicago, IL
Carl Fjellman F Cedar Rapids, IA
Gib Fjellman C 6-2 Cedar Rapids, IA
Bob Freistat G 5-6 Sr. Rock Island, IL
Paul Hoglund G 5-8 Jr. St. Croix Falls, WI
Ron Koskella G So. Iron Mountain, MI
Don Lund G 5-10 Sr. Mead, NE
Bob Madden F So. Davenport, IA Willard Bob Don Charles
Bob Maloney G 5-10 Jr. Rock Island, IL Anderson Freistat Lund Wheat
Bob Metz G 5-7 Jr. Moline, IL
Ward Nerothin G 5-8 Sr. Aurora, IL
Charles Wheat F-C 6-1 So. Prophetstown, IL
Front Row (L-R): Mike Tangorra, Arthur C. Anderson, Willard Anderson, Art T. Anderson, George Lenc, Paul Hoglund,
Bob Freistat. Back Row (L-R): Coach H.V. Almquist, Bob Metz, Don Lund, Arthur Aronson, Parker Pearson, Walter Smith,
Ward Nerothin, Manager Melvin Nelson.
1938-39 Roster
Arthur C. Anderson G 5-10 Sr. Gary, IN
Art T. Anderson C 6-6 Sr. Chicago, IL
Willard Anderson F 6-1 Jr. Moline, IL
Arthur Aronson C 6-1 So. Chicago, IL
Bob Freistat G 5-6 Jr. Rock Island, IL
Paul Hoglund G 5-8 So. St. Croix Falls, WI
George Lenc F 6-3 Sr. Silvis, IL
Don Lund F 5-10 Jr. Mead, NE
Bob Metz G 5-7 So. Moline, IL Arthur C. Art T. George Mike
Ward Nerothin G 5-8 Jr. Aurora, IL Anderson Anderson Lenc Tangorra
Parker Pearson F 5-11 So. Aurora, IL
Walter Smith F 5-9 Jr. Aledo, IL
Jack Sundine C 6-2 So. Moline, IL
Mike Tangorra G 5-6 Sr. Rockford, IL
Lenc arrived on the Augustana campus in the fall of 1935. 6-foot-2 and 182-pounds from nearby Silvis, Illinois, he was joined in the freshman class by a
5-foot-4, 148-pound dynamo from Rockford, Illinois by the name of Mike Tangorra. Over the next seven years, the two would become inexorably linked
in friendship, in athletics and sadly, as casualties of the Second World War.
Although better known for his achievements in football, Lenc earned four of his school-record 13 varsity letters as a member of Coach Shorty Almquists
cagers, where his all-around athletic ability enabled him to play guard, forward or center. He was the teams third-leading scorer with 126 points as a
senior in 1938-39. He was also a four-time letter winner in track & field and held school records in the high jump and javelin at the time of his
graduation. He added a letter in baseball when the sport was resurrected at Augustana after a nine-year hiatus in 1938.
But the gridiron was his first love and where he left the biggest imprint. Playing right end and teaming with right halfback Tangorra in the old single
wing, the two led the Viking gridderswho were also coached by Almquistto an 18-14-2 record during their four years. They served as the teams co-
captains during their senior season in 1938. Lenc was a three-time all-conference selection and the Most Valuable Player in the Little 19 Conference in
1936. As a senior, he was elected to Colliers Little All-America team and selected to play in the 1939 College All-Star game in Chicago, which pitted the
best collegiate players in the nation against the NFL champion New York Giants.
At 6-foot-3 and 204 pounds, Lenc was selected by the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1939 NFL draft. He appeared in two games for the Dodgers that year
and is still one of just two Augustana playersalong with Cincinnati Bengal great Ken Andersonto appear in an NFL regular season game.
Lenc enlisted in the army on his 24th birthday, March 17, 1941. A little more than a year later, on May 18, 1942, his pal Tangorra became the first
confirmed Augustana graduate to lose his life in the war when the plane he was piloting crashed in the Pacific. Having achieved the rank of sergeant
with the 123rd field artillery, Lenc requested a transfer to the air force. After stints in Montgomery, Alabama and Tucson, Arizona, he was completing his
cadet training as a bombardier and navigator in Spokane, Washington when his bomber crashed near Pasco, Washington at 12:30 in the afternoon on
November 16, 1942. Lenc and another member of the four-man crew were killed.
George Chili Lenc was elected to Augustanas Tribe of Vikings Hall of Fame in 1979.
Frank Anderson (38) of Chicago, a basketball and football teammate of both Lenc and Tangorra for three years, was killed just a month after Lenc
when the B-26 he was piloting went down in New Guinea. First lieutenant Ted Stone, a Rock Islander who scored 25 points as freshman in the 1942-43
season, also lost his life when his C-47 troop transport crashed in Cairo, Egypt on March 9, 1945.
Everything about George Lenc was big; a big smile, a big heart, a big body. Those who remember him associate the memory with the figure
that made one of the most brilliant athletic records Augie has ever known.
But George was much more than an athlete. Time and again his ready wit made crowds of admiring fans love him as he appeared to
acknowledge honor after honor paid him by his college, his home town, his friends. He had the regular ability of being an all-school student.
Never confined to a clique, he was in the minds of his classmates a genuine Viking with a circle of friends as large as the enrollment.
It had been Lenc's habit since his graduation in 1939 to revisit Augie several times a year. Frequently he was to be seen at the Augie-
Ambrose contests, at Homecoming or just about the campus. And you never had any trouble spotting him. He stood head and shoulders
above almost any crowdand when you include those Lenc shoulders, you have a sizeable piece of anatomy.
While George was playing pro football, he frequently wrote letters to many friends here. Sometimes he wrote to the OBSERVER and
frequently those letters appeared in this very column. One of the most familiar campus pictures from those days that cling to memory like a
vine was the inevitable Lenc-Tangorra combination. There would be George, large and rugged, striding along and smiling downway down
at joking, chattering Tangorra who went chopping along rapidly and faking everything from doors to professors "out of position."
But the co-captains of a fine 1938 Viking eleven set about preparing themselves for a game much bigger than any St. Ambrose encounter.
Both have been snapped up by accident before they had a chance to hear the signals called.
From the Associated Press story on the 1944 College All-Star game:
Evanston, Ill. (AP)- Fifty thousand football fans joined in a memorial tribute to the nation's college grid players in service at impressive half-time
ceremonies at Wednesday night's college all star game in Dyche stadium.
In a darkened field, the All Star Band of 200 directed by Ray Dvorak of the University of Wisconsin marched into the stadium, their caps and
instruments bearing electric lights. As the lines formed in the shape of a giant star, Don Ameche, movie star, paid tribute to the grid stars in
service, particularly to six former all stars who have lost their lives in service.
They were Ensign Nile Kinnick of Iowa; Lt. Robert D. Moser of Texas A & M.; Lt. James W. McDonald of Illinois; Ensign George Schulte of
Rockhurst; Aviation Cadet George Lenc of Augustana; and Lt. Thomas Melton of Purdue.
1937-38 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (15-6)
Coach: H.V. Almquist
Front Row (L-R): Lyman Johnson, Norman Dahlgren, Don Clark, Ed Moe, Frank Anderson, George Lenc, Ralph DeReus.
Back Row (L-R): Bob Freistat, Bill Freistat, Irv Carlson, Art T. Anderson, Willard Anderson, Herb Anderson,
Art E. Anderson.
1937-38 Roster
Art C. Anderson G 5-10 Jr. Gary, IN
Art T. Anderson C 6-6 Jr. Chicago, IL
Frank Anderson G Sr. Chicago, IL
Herb Anderson G-F So. Gary, IN
Willard Anderson F 6-1 Moline, IL
Irv Carlson F Sr. Berwyn, IL
Don Clark G Sr. Alexis, IL
Norman Dahlgren G Sr. Chicago, IL
Ralph DeReus G Sr. Rock Island, IL
Bob Freistat F 5-6 So. Rock Island, IL Frank Anderson Irv Carlson Don Clark
Bill Freistat G So. Rock Island, IL
Lyman Johnson G Jr. Cambridge, IL
George Lenc F 6-3 Jr. Silvis, IL
Ed Moe G Sr. Rhinelander, WI
Front Row (L-R): Don Clark, Ed Moe, Merrill Anderson, Art T. Anderson, George Lenc, Irv Carlson. Back Rosw (L-R):
Coach H.V. Almquist, Lyman Johnson, Arthur C. Anderson, Norman Dahlgren, Frank Anderson, Cal Ainsworth, Mike
Tangorra, Manager Donald Fryxell.
1936-37 Roster
Cal Ainsworth F So. Moline, IL
Arthur C. Anderson G So. Gary, IN
Art T. Anderson C 6-6 So. Chicago, IL
Frank Anderson G Jr. Chicago, IL
Merrill Anderson F Sr. Moline, IL
Irv Carlson F Jr. Berwyn, IL
Don Clark G Jr. Alexis, IL
Norman Dahlgren G Jr. Chicago, IL
Lyman Johnson G So. Cambridge, IL Cal Ainsworth Merrill Anderson
George Lenc F 6-2 So. Silvis, IL
Ed Moe G Jr. Rhinelander, WI
Mike Tangorra G 5-4 So. Rockford, IL
Front Row (L-R): Merrill Anderson, Ed Moe, George Lenc, Gib Swanson, Harry Mead, Butch Miller, Stan Zelnio, Bob
Crippen, Matty Czerwinski, Carl Holmer, Assistant Coach L.C. Brissman. Back Row (L-R): Coach H.V. Almquist,
Don Clark, Don Anderson, Norman Dahlgren, Dick Hasselquist, Art T. Anderson, Irving Carlson, Frank Anderson,
Elton Johnson, Lyman Johnson, Mike Tangorra, Manager Donald Fryxell.
1935-36 Roster
Art T. Anderson C 6-6 Fr. Chicago, IL
Bob Anderson G So. Moline, IL
Don Anderson G Fr. Batavia, IL
Frank Anderson F So. Chicago, IL
Merrill Anderson F Jr. Moline, IL
Vince Bergman F Jr. Escanaba, MI
Don Clark G So. Alexis, IL
Bob Crippen G Fr. Moline, IL
Matty Czerwinski F 5-8 135 Sr. Moline, IL Bob Crippen Matty Czerwinski
Walt Freed G Fr. Ottumwwa, IA
Dick Hasselquist C Fr. Moline, IL
Carl Holmer F So. Manistee, MI
Lyman Johnson G Fr. Cambridge, IL
George Lenc C 6-2 Fr. Silvis, IL
Harry Mead C 6-11 210 Sr. Maywood, IL (Purdue U.)
Butch Miller G 6-1 170 Sr. Davenport, IA
Ed Moe G So. Rhinelander, WI
Gib Swanson F Sr. Moline, IL
Stan Zelnio G Sr. Moline, IL
Matty Czerwinski (19), Butch Miller (26), Stan Zelnio (21), Gib Swanson (23)
1934-35 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (11-4)
Coach: H.V. Almquist
Front Row (L-R): Merrill Anderson, John Linnberg, Harry Meade, Charles Rehr, Gib Swanson, Ed Moe, Butch Miller,
LeRoy Peterson. Back Row: Coach H.V. Almquist, William Xander, Matty Czerwinski, Stan Zelnio, Frank Anderson,
Don Clark, Trainer Donald Fryxell.
1934-35 Roster
Frank Anderson F Fr. Chicago, IL
Merrill Anderson F So. Moline, IL
Don Clark G Fr. Alexis, IL
Matty Czerwinski F 5-8 Jr. Moline, IL
John Linnberg C Sr. Moline, IL
Harry Mead C 6-11 210 Jr. Maywood, IL (Purdue U.)
Ed Moe G Fr. Rhinelander, WI
Butch Miller G 6-1 Jr. Davenport, IA
LeRoy Peterson F So. Muscatine, IA
Charles Rehr G Sr. River Forest, IL (Proviso) Charles Bud Rehr John Linnberg
Gib Swanson F Jr. Moline, IL
William Xander F Sr. Rock Island, IL
Stan Zelnio G Jr. Moline, IL
Arthur Swedberg
Season W-L Pct.
1920 11-6 .647
1921 13-6 .684
1922 13-8 .619
1923 11-9 .550
1924 15-4 .789
1925 11-5 .688
1926 11-5 .688
1927 12-4 .750 Merwin Horton Robert Marack Jack Matthews Kenneth Peterson
1928 8-11 .421
1929 9-9 .500
1930 9-8 .529
1931 9-9 .500
1933 5-8 .385
1934 10-8 .556
Totals 147-100 .595
1933-34 Roster
Merrill Anderson F Fr. Moline, IL
Barton Baker G Fr. Moline, IL 1933-34 Results Score
Matt Czerwinski F 5-8 So. Moline, IL Alumni W 72-29
Norman Dahlgren C Fr. Chicago, IL Wartburg W 34-13
Robert Douglas F So. Moline, IL Dubuque W 42-36
Fred Hagan F Fr. Moline, IL Illinois L 26-37
Robert Hedman G Fr. Geneseo, IL Wartburg W 42-23
Denton Hodges G Fr. Rock Island, IL Armour W 36-33
Merwin Horton F So. Moline, IL St. Ambrose W 36-33
John Linnberg C Jr. Moline, IL Eureka L 33-36
Robert Marack G Jr. Maywood, IL (Proviso) Bradley W 36-33
Jack Matthews F Jr. East Moline, IL Knox L 19-41
Harry Mead C 6-10 210 So. Maywood, IL (Purdue U.) Carthage L 40-41
Butch Miller G 6-1 So. Davenport, IA St. Ambrose L 24-33
Lawrence Murphy G Fr. Rock Island, IL Monmouth L 15-32
Kenneth Peterson C 6-3 Sr. Moline, IL Eureka W 42-27
Keith Rastede F So. Geneseo, IL Monmouth W
Charles Rehr G Jr. River Forest, IL (Proviso) Armour L 31-41
John Schroeder F Sr. Rock Island, IL Northern Illinois L 25-40
Gib Swanson F So. Moline, IL Knox W 48-36
Jerry Woodin C 6-4 Sr. Rock Island, IL
1932-33 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (5-8)
Coach: A.V. Swedberg
Front Fow (L-R): Robert Marack, Jack Matthews, John Schroeder, Dick Pearson, Jerry Woodin. Middle Row (L-R):
Manager Bert Bloom, Kenneth Peterson, Charles Rehr, Herb Parsons, Keith Rastede, Butch Miller, Coach A.V.
Swedberg. Back Row (L-R): Robert Douglas, Wilbur Danielson, John Linnberg, Eugene Leipold, William Xander.
1932-33 Roster
Robert Douglas F Fr. Moline, IL
John Linnberg C So. Moline, IL
Robert Marack G So. Maywood, IL (Proviso)
Jack Matthews F So. East Moline, IL
Butch Miller G Fr. Davenport, IA
Herb Parsons F Jr. Moline, IL
Dick Pearson F Fr. Moline, IL
Kenneth Peterson C 6-3 180 Jr. Moline, IL
Keith Rastede F Fr. Geneseo, IL
Charles Rehr G So. River Forest, IL (Proviso) Herb Parsons Dick Pearson Paul Servine
John Schroeder F Jr. Rock Island, IL
Paul Servine F Fr. Moline, IL
Jerry Woodin C 6-4 Jr. Rock Island, IL
William Xander F So. Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Kenneth Landon, Herb Parsons, John Schroeder, Charles Rehr, Jerry Woodin. Middle Row: Coach H.V.
Almquist, George Brumbaugh, Jack Matthews, Russell Paulson, Manager G. Anderson. Back Row (L-R): Robert Marack,
Benjamin Neff, Donald Caldwell.
1931-32 Roster
George Brumbaugh F Jr. Moline, IL
Donald Caldwell F Sr. Rock Island, IL
Merwin Horton F Fr. Moline, IL
Kenneth Landon F Sr. Chicago, IL
Robert Marack G Fr. Maywood, IL (Proviso)
Jack Matthews F So. East Moline, IL
Benjamin Neff G So. Rock Island, IL
Herb Parsons F So. Moline, IL
Russell Paulson G So. Kirkland, IL
Ken Peterson C 6-3 So. Moline, IL Donald Caldwell Kenneth Landon Benjamin Neff
Charles Rehr G Fr. River Forest, IL (Proviso)
John Schroeder G So. Rock Island, IL
Jerry Woodin C 6-4 So. Rock Island, IL
1930-31 Roster
Lawrence Anderson C Fr. Rock Island, IL
Curtis Chelstrom G So. Chicago, IL
Wilfred Herd G Sr. Davenport, IA
Earl Jones G Sr. Rock Island, IL
Orville Lindberg F Sr. Stanton, IA
Lester McWhinney F So. Orion, IL
Herbert Parsons F Fr. Moline, IL
Kenneth Peterson C Fr. Moline, IL
John Schroeder G Fr. Rock Island, IL
Gib Swanson F Fr. Moline, IL Lawrence Curtis Wilfred Earl
Clarence Thoman F Sr. Rock Island, IL Anderson Chelstrom Herd Jones
1929-30 Roster
Curtis Chelstrom G Fr. Chicago, IL
Theodore Corry C So. Davenport, IA
Jake Gordon F So. Davenport, IA
John Hansen F Fr. Moline, IL
Wilfred Herd G Jr. Davenport, IA
Earl Jones G Jr. Rock Island, IL
Jake Knanishu F Jr. Rock Island, IL
Orville Lindberg F Jr. Stanton, IA
Billy Mason G So. Davenport, IA
Joe Roe F Fr. Rankin, IL Ted Jake John Jake
Clarence Thoman F Jr. Rock Island, IL Corry Gordon Hansen Knanishu
1928-29 Roster
Hugo Alvine G Sr. Rock Island, IL
DeArmand Apple F So. Rock Island, IL
Ted Corry C Fr. Davenport, IA
Wally Goranson G Sr. Moline, IL
Jake Gordon F Fr. Davenport, IA
Wilfred Herd G So. Davenport, IA
Edwin Johnson F Jr. Port Byron, IL
Earl Jones F So. Rock Island, IL
Martin Knanishu F Sr. Rock Island, IL
Lester McWhinney G Fr. Orion, IL Ox Alvine DeArmand Apple Wally Goranson Edwin Johnson
Norman Olson G So. Chicago, IL
Frank Strohkarck F Jr. Davenport, IA
Pete Swanson G Sr. Orion, IL
Clarence Thoman C So. Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Pete Swanson, Earl Jones, Hugo Alvine, Martin Knanishu, Wally Goranson, Art Kjellstrand
Back Row (L-R): Coach A.V. Swedberg, Edwin Johnson, Wilfred Herd, Jake Knanishu, Frank Strohkarck, Manager Lundberg.
1927-28 Roster
Hugo Alvine G Jr. Rock Island, IL
Wally Goranson G Jr. Moline, IL
Wilfred Herd G Fr. Davenport, IA
Edwin Johnson F So. Port Byron, IL
Earl Jones F Fr. Rock Island, IL
Art Kjellstrand C Sr. Rock Island, IL
Jake Knanishu F Fr. Rock Island, IL
Martin Knanishu F Jr. Rock Island, IL
Bert Sjostrom G So. Rockford, IL Art Kjellstrand
Frank Strohkarck F So. Davenport, IA
Pete Swanson G Jr. Orion, IL
Front Row (L-R): Martin Knanishu, Clarence Thoman, Fred Kullberg, Art Kjellstrand, Hugo Alvine. Middle Row (L-R):
Wally Goranson, Stanley Nowers, Willard Gauley, Allen Goettsche, Norman Benson. Back Row (L-R): Coach A.V. Swedberg,
Harold Lundholm, Manager Lund.
1926-27 Roster
Hugo Alvine G So. Rock Island, IL
Norman Benson G Jr. Kirkland, IL
Willard Gauley F Sr. Rock Island, IL
Allen Goettsche F Fr. Moline, IL
Wally Goranson G So. Moline, IL
Art Kjellstrand C Jr. Rock Island, IL
Martin Knanishu F So. Rock Island, IL
Fred Kullberg C Jr. Rockford, IL
Harold Lundholm F Sr. Gowrie, IA
Stanley Nowers G Sr. Rock Island, IL Norman Willard Allen
Clarence Thoman F Fr. Rock Island, IL Benson Gauley Goettsche
Front Row (L-R): Carl Josephson, Pete Swanson, Charles Anderson, Reuben Norling, Fred Kullberg, Frank Seidel.
Back Row (L-R): Stanley Nowers, Glen Rishel, Coach A.V. Swedberg, Willard Gauley, Harold Lundholm, Manager Glynn.
1925-26 Roster
Charles Anderson F Fr. Cambridge, IL
Willard Gauley C Jr. Rock Island, IL
Wally Goranson G Fr. Moline, IL
Carl Josephson F So.
Fred Kullberg C So. Rockford, IL
Harold Lundholm F Jr. Gowrie, IA
Philip Mahoney F Sr. Moline, IL
Reuben Norling G Sr. Bay City, MI (BCJC)
Stanley Nowers G Jr. Rock Island, IL
Glen Rishel F Cambridge, IL Charles Anderson Philip Mahoney Reuben Norling
Frank Seidel F Jr. Rankin, IL
Pete Swanson G So. Orion, IL
Charles Woodward G So. Rock Island, IL
Front Row (L-R): Martin Knanishu, Stanley Nowers, Conrad Aronson, Fred Kullberg, Louis Semeny, Philip Mahoney.
Middle Row (L-R): Dick Sarginson, Robley Biehl, Pete Swanson, Frank Seidel, Charles Woodward. Back Row (L-R):
Clarence Barnes, Art Kjellstrand, Coach A.V. Swedberg, Willard Gauley, Elmer Kunze.
1924-25 Roster
Conrad Aronson F Sr. Sioux City, IA
Robley Biehl G So. Rock Island, IL
Bob Flynn G-F Seaton, IL
Art Kjellstrand C Fr. Rock Island, IL
Martin Knanishu F Fr. Rock Island, IL
Fred Kullberg C Fr. Rockford, IL
Philip Mahoney F Jr. Moline, IL
Reuben Norling G Jr. Bay City, MI (BCJC)
Stanley Nowers F So. Rock Island, IL
Frank Seidel G-F So. Rankin, IL Conrad Robley Bob Louis
Louis Semeny G Fr. Elgin, IL Aronson Biehl Flynn Semeny
Pete Swanson G-F Fr. Orion, IL
First Row (L-R): Kenneth Heider, Warren First, Conrad Aronson, Ogden Johnson, Kenneth Conrey, Philip Mahoney.
Middle Row (L-R): Clarence Barnes, Stanley Nowers, Martin Johnston, Frank Seidel, Willard Gauley. Back Row (L-R):
Coach A.V. Swedberg, Kenneth Hartman, Kenneth Kempe.
1923-24 Roster
Conrad Aronson F Jr. Sioux City, IA
Clarence Barnes G Fr. Julesburg, CO
Kenneth Conrey F Sr. Moline, IL
Warren First C So. Moline, IL
Willard Gauley F Fr. Rock Island, IL
Kenneth Hartman G So. Rock Island, IL
Kenneth Heider G So. Moline, IL
Ogden Johnson G Sr. Wausau, WI
Martin Johnston G Fr. Hines, MN Kenneth Conrey Warren First Kenneth Hartman
Kenneth Kempe F So. Rock Island, IL
Philip Mahoney F So. Moline, IL
Stanley Nowers F Fr. Rock Island, IL
Frank Seidel C Fr. Rankin, IL
Front Row (L-R): Warren First, Conrad Aronson, Gustav Andreen, Kenneth Conrey, Ogden Johnson. Middle Row (L-R):
Philip Mahoney, Melvin Samuelson, Willard Larson, Kenneth Kempe. Back Row (L-R): A.V. Swedberg, Kenneth Heider,
Robley Biehl, LeRoy Anderson, Manager Wilson
1922-23 Roster
LeRoy Anderson F Fresno, CA
Gustav Andreen C Rock Island, IL
Conrad Aronson F Sioux City, IA
Robley Biehl G Rock Island, IL
Kenneth Conrey F Moline, IL
Warren First F Moline, IL
Kenneth Heider G Moline, IL
Ogden Johnson G Wausau, WI
Kenneth Kempe F Rock Island, IL LeRoy Gustav Willard
Willard Larson G Moline, IL Hollywood Andreen Larson
Philip Mahoney G Moline, IL Anderson
Melvin Samuelson F Moline, IL
Front Row (L-R): Ogden Johnson, LeRoy Anderson, Wallace Swanson, Carl Wilson, Kenneth Conrey. Middle Row (L-R):
Melvin Samuelson, Malvin Lundeen, Carl Rydholm, Richard Van Alstyne, Manager Carl Freeman. Back Row: Coach A.V.
Swedberg, Carl Dwyer, Gustav Andreen, Frank Rosencranz, Conrad Aronson.
1921-22 Roster
LeRoy Anderson F Fresno, CA
Gustav Andreen C Rock Island, IL
Conrad Aronson C Sioux City, IA
Kenneth Conrey F Moline, IL
Carl Dwyer G Des Moines, IA
Ogden Johnson G Wausau, WI
Malvin Lundeen F Albert City, IA
Frank Rosencranz F Rock Island, IL
Carl Rydholm G Rock Island, IL
Melvin Samuelson F Moline, IL Carl Dwyer Malvin Lundeen Frank Rosencranz
Wallace Swanson F Moline, IL
Richard Van Alstyne G
Carl Wilson G Moline, IL
1920-21 Roster
Gustav Andreen C Rock Island, IL
Ralph Bengston F Rock Island, IL
Oscar Dahlquist G Rockford, IL (Rockford)
Wilson Duffin G
Malvin Lundeen F Albert City, IA
Carl Rydholm F Rock Island, IL
Carl Rylander G Altona, IL (Altona)
Wallace Swanson F Moline, IL
Norman Timmerman F
Ralph Bengston Oscar Dahlquist Wilson Duffin
1919-20 Roster
Alvin Almer G New London, MN
William Anderson F Marinette, WI
Gustav Andreen C Rock Island, IL
Ralph Bengston C Rock Island, IL
Oscar Dahlquist F Rockford, IL (Rockford)
Richard Dopp G
Winfield Holmgren G Rock Island, IL
Malvin Lundeen F Albert City, IA
Ewald Palmer G Escanaba, MI
Wallace Swanson F Moline, IL Alvin William Richard
Richard Van Alstyne F Almer Anderson Dopp
Roy M. Conrad
Season W-L Pct.
1912-13 12-4 .750
1913-14 13-9 .591
1914-15 7-4 .636
1915-16 12-4 .750
1916-17 12-3 .800
1917-18 5-8 .385
1918-19 7-3 .700
Totals 68-35 .660
1918-19 Roster
Alvin Almer G New London, MN
William Anderson F Marinette, WI
Gustav Andreen C Rock Island, IL
Ralph Bengston C Rock Island, IL
Martin Collins C Essex, IA
Carl Rydholm F Rock Island, IL
Clarence Samuelson C Mead, NE
Wallace Swanson F Moline, IL
Martin Collins Clarence Samuelson
1917-18 Roster
Alvin Almer G New London, MN
William Anderson F Marinette, WI
Ralph Bengston C Rock Island, IL
Clarence Bloomberg F Rock Island, IL
Oscar Dahlquist F Rockford, IL (Rockford)
Harlow Gaylord G Moline, IL
Marvin Lyon G
Ewald Palmer G Escanaba, MI
Raoul Redstrom F Escanaba, MI
Clarence Harlow Raoul
Bloomberg Gaylord Redstrom
1917-18 Results Score
Wartburg W 51-23
Bradley L 18-28
Western Illinois W 44-26
Knox W 20-18
Eureka L 28-41
Illinois Wesleyan L 25-34
Normal W 18-17
Illinois College W 38-23
Normal L 22-29
Eureka L 19-41
Bradley L 12-14
Normal L 30-40
Eureka L 25-38
1916-17 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (12-3)
Coach: R.M. Conrad
Front: Trainer G. Anderson. Front Row (L-R): Clarence Bloomberg, Winfield Holmgren, Clarence Samuelson, Edd Swedberg,
Elliot Lundberg. Back Row (L-R): Franklin Johnson, William Anderson, Edgar Johnson, Arthur Swedberg, E. Nelson,
Roger Carlson.
1916-17 Roster
William Anderson F Marinette, WI
Clarence Bloomberg F Rock Island, IL
Winfield Holmgren G Rock Island, IL
Edgar Johnson G Wausa, NE
Franklin Johnson G Moline, IL
Elliot Lundberg F
Clarence Samuelson F-G Mead, NE
Arthur Swedberg C Rhinelander, WI
Edd Swedberg C Rhinelander, WI
Albert Taber G Edgar Franklin Elliot
Johnson Johnson Lundberg
1916-17 Results
Chicago L 17-37
Monmouth W 40-23
William & Vashti W 27-21
Bradley L 24-32
Illinois College W 44-19
Millikin L 15-17
Illinois Wesleyan W 40-38
Illinois Wesleyan W 24-23
William & Vashti W 29-16
Illinois College W 44-39
Bradley W 24-11
Illinois College W 27-13 Arthur Edd Albert
Normal W 22-8 Swedberg Swedberg Taber
Illinois Wesleyan W 21-14
Eureka W 23-17
1915-16 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (12-4)
Coach: R.M. Conrad
1915-16 Roster
Hjalmar Bergh G Marquette, MI
Clarence Bloomberg F Rock Island, IL
Roger Carlson F
William Gleason G Rock Island, IL
Edgar Johnson G Wausa, NE
Franklin Johnson G Moline, IL
Faye Reeves F Rock Island, IL
Clarence Samuelson F Mead, NE
Arthur Swedberg C Rhinelander, WI
Hjalmar Bergh Roger Carlson
1915-16 Results
Bradley W 36-21
Carthage W 54-7
WISTC W 67-23
Hedding W 41-30
William & Vashti L 36-50
Hedding W 46-29
Illinois State W 33-25
William & Vashti L 18-23
Carthage W 58-12
Eureka W 35-26
WISTC W 73-18
Eureka W 36-19
Bradley W 21-19 William Gleason Faye Reeves
WISTC W 56-14
Bradley L 35-38
Illinois College L 20-31
1915-16 Statistics FG FT TP
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Faye Reeves 63 41 167
Arthur Swedberg 64 2 130
Clarence Samuelson 57 1 115
Clarence Bloomberg 35 15 85
Roger Carlson 31 0 62
Hjalmar Bergh 30 0 60
Edgar Johnson 15 0 30
William Gleason 7 0 14
Franklin Johnson 1 0 2
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Totals 303 59 665
Opponents 385
1914-15 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (7-4)
Coach: R.M. Conrad
1914-15 Roster
Carl Anderson G
Hjalmar Bergh F Marquette, MI
Clarence Bloomberg F Rock Island, IL
Harold Enstam G-F
Joel Hultkrans G
Edgar Johnson G-F Wausa, NE
Elliot Lundberg F
Clarence Samuelson F Mead, NE
Arthur Swedberg C Rhinelander, WI
Luther Valentine G-F Carl Anderson Harold Enstam
1914-15 Results
Illinois Wesleyan W 34-20
Eureka W 36-35
Normal W 35-18
Illinois Wesleyan L 27-36
Hedding W 27-25
Carthage W 40-24
William & Vashti W 40-23
Bradley L 30-31
William & Vashti L 13-23
Bradley W 44-16
Hedding L 21-31
Joel Hultkrans Luther Valentine
1913-14 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (13-9)
Coach: R.M. Conrad
1913-14 Roster
Eric Anderson F Geneva, IL
Hjalmar Bergh G Marquette, MI
Nate Hultgren G Andover, IL
Edgar Johnson G Wausa, NE
Flavius Sten F Saint Helens, OR
C.E. Swanbeck G-F Swea City, IA
Arthur Swedberg C Rhinelander, WI
Front: Hjalmar Bergh. Middle Row (L-R): Eric Anderson, Walfred Swedberg, Marion Andreen, Arthur Swedberg,
Flavius Sten. Back (L-R): Coach R.M. Conrad, Manager Knute Ercikson.
1912-13 Roster
Eric Anderson G Geneva, IL
Marion Andreen G Rock Island, IL
Hjalmar Bergh G Marquette, MI
Flavius Sten F Saint Helens, OR
Arthur Swedberg C Rhinelander, WI
Walfred Swedberg F Rhinelander, WI
1911-12 Roster
Edgar Anderson G
Harry Anderson F
Marion Andreen G Rock Island, IL
K.V. Froude G Stanton, IA
Nate Hultgren G Andover, IL
Sven Lund C
Will Robb G
Flavius Sten F Saint Helens, OR
C.E. Swanbeck F Swea City, IA
Walfred Swedberg F Rhinelander, WI Edgar Anderson
(L-R): Oscar Purn, Walter Pearson, Enoch Pearson, Erik Johnson, Anton Udden.
1904-05 Roster
Enoch Pearson C
Oscar Purn F Crystal Falls, MI
Walter Pearson F
Erik Johnson G
Anton Udden G
1904-05 Results
Moline AC W 49-13
Iowa W 41-20
Lombard W 38-25
Monmouth W 36-21
Iowa W 29-28
Monmouth W 24-22
Rock Island YMCA W 58-21
Lombard W 63-27
Rock Island YMCA W 62-22
1903-04 Roster
Erik Johnson G
Richard Olson C
Enoch Pearson F
Walter Pearson F
Oscar Purn G Crystal Falls, MI
1903-04 Results
Iowa L 12-20
Geneseo L 14-17
Iowa W 44-21
1902-03 AUGUSTANA VIKINGS (5-2)
Coach: Unknown