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THE FACTSNickname: Cavaliers

Colors: Scarlet, White, Navy

Affiliation: NJCAA Division I

2014-15 record:24-9

Home court: George H. Ryan Activities Center

Location: 100 College Drive,

Kankakee, IL 60901

Founded:1966

Enrollment:2,700

Head coach: Chris Gardner

Assistant coach: Donnie Gardner Sr.

Athletic office:815-802-8600

President:John Avendano, Ph.D.

Athletic director: Todd Post

815-802-8602

Athletic facilities coordinator:Donnie Denson 815-802-8614

Team Manager: Chris Hodges

The players and coaches of the 2015-16 men’s basketball team wish to extend sincere thanks to the following people and business that have helped support the athletic program at KCC. We appreciate your donations and hope to give you in return a great season of collegiate athletics. Any omissions are unintentional.

CAVALIERS BOOSTER CLUB

Kankakee Community College is an equal opportunity affirmative action institution.Cover photo: KCC men’s basketball in Callon Illinois.

Keast Electric, Inc.John & Kathleen Stuart

Brian MarsalliGary Carr

Jim & Julia Waskosky

Hoekstra Farms, Jerry & David Hoekstra

McColly Bennett, Commercial Division Bruce Albers

Richard Frey Al Klepk Jeff&KimBennett Johnnie & Kay Hoyer Dennis Marek

Welcome Kankakee Community College student athletes, parents, Cavalier supporters and fans!

There is excitement and energy as we prepare for another year at KCC, and we are so happy to have all of you along for the jour-ney. Each of our men’s and women’s teams had a suc-cessful year in 2014-2015, and a few had extraordinary accomplishments. Cavalier teams and players from last year experienced successful winning seasons, national

(NJCAA) rankings and tournament appearances, All-Americans and Academic All-Americans, a MLB 2015 draft pick, numer-ous All-Tournament players, a NJCAA Hall of Fame induction, a National Tournament MVP, and our KCC women’s softball team was your NJCAA Division II National Champion. It was an amazing year for KCC, our teams, and our players. Even more amazing was watching the continued development, academi-cally and personally, of our student athletes.

The 2015-2016 year also promises to be an exciting one for our teams and our players. I am proud of the role KCC plays in the overall growth of our student athletes, and equally proud of how our Cavalier teams represent our excellent institution. The student athletes of KCC live our motto to Start Here – Finish Anywhere.Itismyfirmbeliefthateducationisthekeytoallofour life successes, and I remain committed to our mission to develop leaders. Our athletic program, and each sport, begin withthestrongdedicationofourcompletecoachingstaffandare supported by the KCC Board of Trustees and our commu-nity.Asparentsandeducators,wepledgetojoinyoureffortstoprovide encouragement and support to our student athletes.

I wish our student athletes success both as a student and an athlete at Kankakee Community College. It is an honor to be part of the Cavalier family, and I would like to thank the parents ofourstudentathletes,eachmemberofthecoachingstaff,and the members of our Cavalier Club who help to support our athletic teams. Please join the Board of Trustees, myself, facul-ty,staffandallCavalierfansinwishingeachofourteamsandcoaches a successful season. I challenge everyone to come out and watch our teams play. Go Cavs!

John Avendano, Ph.D.President

FROM THE PRESIDENT

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MEET THE COACHES

HEAD COACHCHRIS GARDNER

Chris GardnerisinhisfirstseasonasheadcoachfortheCavaliers.Lastyear, as an assistant at KCC, he helped lead the team to a 24-9 record along with winning the regular season Region IV tournament title. Gardner has found success in every program he has been involved with. He has been serving as head coach and assistant director of the Example Sports AAU boys and girls basketball pro-grams in Kankakee. Gardner’s teams have competed at several of the top tourna-ments across the country. Prior to coaching the Example AAU program, Gardner was been an assistant women’s basketball coach at Moraine Valley Community College. At Chicago Vocational Career Academy, Gardner helped lead the girls basketball team to an undefeated regular season and the Chicago Public Schools Chicago Division City Championship.

Gardner attended Whitney Young High School, where he helped his team win the regional and sectional championship in 2000, earning a berth in the “Sweet 16 Supersectional” of the IHSA State Basketball Tournament. The supersection-al was played in the United Center before 20,002 fans. Gardner played college basketball at Elgin Community College where he was an All-Skyway Conference and All-Region IV performer. He continued his college career at Trinity International University. Gardner also has played professionally for the Kankakee County Sol-diers, winning six Independent Basketball Association championships. Throughout his professional experience, Gardner has been to several mini camps, including the Idaho Stampede of the NBA D-League.

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BEHIND THE LINES

Cover, players and coaches photos taken by

Image Group Photography in Bourbonnais.

Media guide designed by Image Group Photography.

Todd PostAthletic Director

Donnie DensonAthletic Facilities

Coordinator

Roy CordesAnnouncer

Candice Brackett LAT, ATC

Trainer

Bryce ShaferAthletic academic success

program coordinator

MEET THE COACHES

ASSISTANT COACHDONNIE GARDNER SR.

Assistant Coach Donnie Gardner Sr.isinhisfirstseasonwiththeCava-liers. Gardner has an extensive background working with youth in multiple sports. He coached and mentored youth from ages 5-18 in the Youth Basketball Associa-tion from 1986-99, he was an assistant at Beasley Academic Center from 1994-96, and he coached Little League Baseball with South Side Little League and Jackie Robinson West from 1987-96. Coach Gardner also served as attendance coordina-tor at Whitney Young High School from 1996-2001.

Coach Gardner was an All-Section 3 letter quarterback at DuSable High School from 1961-63. He attended Kennedy-King College in Chicago from 1964-66. He has a passion to 16-inch softball, and was a player and coach from 1966 thru 1996. In 2005, his contributions over 32 years to the sport were recognized with an induction into the Chicago 16-inch softball Hall of Fame.

Coach Gardner retired from the Chicago Transit Authority in 2011 after 25 years of service in technology management.

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ORTHOPEDIC ASSOCIATES IF KANKAKEE

MICHAEL CORCORAN, M.D. received his degree from Southern Illinois University School ofMedicineinSpringfield.Hisinternshipwasserved at Butterworth Hospital through Michi-gan State University followed by an orthopedic residency at the University of Missouri, Colum-bia Hospitals.

Corcoran then completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala. He is a member of the American Medical Association, Illinois

State Medical Society, Illinois Association of Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthope-dicSurgeonsandiscertifiedbytheAmericanBoard of Orthopedic Surgery.

Corcoran currently serves as the director of OAK sports medicine. He is also team physician for Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais and several area high schools.

CAREY ELLIS, M.D. received his bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University in San Diego, and his medical degree from the Univer-sity of Southern California in Los Angeles. Ellis them completed a residency in family medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Woodland Hills, Calif. After four years of private practice in Los An-geles, he completed a sports medicine fellow-ship at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine/Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center in Tulsa.

Ellis specializes in sports medicine, orthope-

dic medicine and sports injuries. He is board certifiedbytheAmericanBoardofFamilyPracticeandalsoholdsacertificateofaddedqualifications(CAQ)insportsmedicine.Ellisisa member of the American Academy of Family Practice and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. Ellis serves as director of sports medicine for Olivet Nazarene University and KCC and also serves as team physician for Bishop McNamara Catholic and Bloom Town-ship high schools.

MICHAEL CORCORAN M.D.

CAREY ELLIS M.D.

Pack the House

Tuesday, Dec. 1

vs. Prairie State College

Men’s basketball game: 7:30 p.m.

Free admission!

Come support the Cavaliers!

PROMO EVENTS

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2015-16 SEASON PREVIEW

CAVALIER CHATTER

NEW POSITIONS, BIGGER GOALSIn 2015, the Cavaliers won the Region IV

Division I Men's Basketball Championship forthefirsttimesince2010.For2015-16,first-yearHeadCoachChrisGardnerwasan assistant last season. Now, he's ready to keep the momentum going in the right direction.

"Winning Region IV was a great step-ping stone in getting the program back to national prominence" Gardner said. He hasbigshoestofillwiththedepartureof former Head Coach Julian Springer. Springer led the Cavaliers to three straight Region IV Championship appearances including the thrilling victory in 2015 over Kennedy- King College.

Gardner will be looking for sophomore leadership from 6"1' point guard Malik House (Racine, Wis.) to help lead the charge. House brings back the most expe-rience, having appeared in all 33 games (16 starts) and averaging 20.5 minutes per game last year.

Sophomore Forward Terrence Bush (Florissant, Mo.) brings back an inside presence to help bring along freshmen post players. He has an inside/outside

game and has the ability to stretch the de-fense. "He possess a mid range game that many people at his position don't have" Gardner said.SophomoreMikeWickcliff(6'4"from

Memphis, Tenn.), a transfer from Ancilla College will bring in outside shooting. At Ancilla he appeared in 29 games (26 starts) averaging 13.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.

Another sophomore who plays guard, Kevin Daniels (6'3" from Cincinnati) could arguably be Coach Gardner's best play-maker. He also bring back experience, appearing in all 33 games last season averaging 15.8 minutes per game.

Gardner's most athletic prospect might be sophomore forward Ken Odiase (Floss-moor). The transfer from South Subur-ban College is very versatile, can guard multiple positions, and has a decent touch from the outside.

Gardner is also looking for leadership from 6'7" freshman Latrell Tidwell. Tidwell will be making his long awaited debut after missing last season with a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament). "Latrell got a lot of experience last season in learning

the game from a coaches point of view. Hopefully he can take those experiences and apply him to his game" Gardner said.

The Cavs have additional outside shoot-ing in the form of 5'10" freshman Daizon Scott (Racine, Wis.). His development over time during the season will be something to keep any eye on.

The freshmen class also has size. Grant Billings (6'9" from Herscher High School) is a local prospect with a great upside. Chris Jacob (Gary, Ind.) is a long and mo-bile 6'8" player who brings a considerable amount of energy to the game. Simeon Lepichev (6'10" from Sophia, Bulgaria) brings versatility with inside play, passing and outside shooting.

Rounding out the freshmen class is 6'4" guard Terrance Hammond (Calumet City). Hammond brings athleticism and shooting to the Cavaliers, but what Gardner likes most is his discipline. "He is an Air Force veteran. With him being a little older and experienced, I'm hoping he can be a lead-er of action" Gardner says.

CAVALIERS ACADEMICSKCC takes pride in academic achievement. Academics is the primary component of the college experience for KCC’s student-ath-

letes.KCCisveryfortunatetohavestudent-athleteswhotakeprideinbeingstudentsfirst.TheCavalierscontinuetobringinstu-dent-athleteswhobelieveinwhatKCChastoofferandwillworkhardtowardachievingtheirdegreefromKCCandmovingontotheuniversity level.

CAVALIERS COMMUNITYIn the Kankakee community, KCC student-athletes serve as representatives of the college and its athletic department. Cav-

aliers student-athletes are held to a higher level of accountability and responsibility both within the campus environment and in the community. This responsibility creates a family atmosphere for the Cavaliers basketball team and strengthens the bond between teammates. The family experience continues beyond graduation as lifelong friendships are formed.

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MEET THE TEAM

NO. NAME POSITION HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN

3 Latrell Tidwell Forward 6’7” 195 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio

4 Chris Hodges Guard 5’9” 170 Freshman Bourbonnais

5 Malik House Guard 6’1” 175 Sophomore Racine, Wisc.

11 Daizon Scott Guard 5’10” 165 Freshman Racine, Wisc.

12 Kevin Daniels Guard 6’3” 185 Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio

13 Christian Jacob Front Center 6’8” 210 Freshman Gary, Ind.

22 MikeWickliff Guard/Forward 6’4” 200 Sophomore Memphis,Tenn.

23 Ken Odiase Forward 6’7” 200 Sophomore Flossmoor

24 Terrance Hammond Guard 6’4” 180 Freshman Calumet City

25 Terrence Bush Forward 6’6” 225 Sophomore Florissant, Mo.

33 Simeon Lepichev Forward Center 6’10” 215 Freshman Sophia, Bulgaria

42 GrantBillings Center 6’9” 210 Freshman Bonfield

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CHRIS HODGES

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: The ping pong table

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Burgers and Beer

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My hair

MY FAVORITE APP: Angry Birds

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Obsessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated”

MY ROLE MODEL: Will Smith

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Kyleigh Payne (Softball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Christian Jacob

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Ryan Hodges (Bradley-Bourbonnais)

SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @Chodges2

THE HODGES FILEPOSITION: Guard

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 5’9”

WEIGHT: 170 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Bourbonnais

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3LATRELL TIDWELL

THE TIDWELL FILEPOSITION: Forward

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 6’7”

WEIGHT: 195 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Cincinnati, Ohio

NICKNAME: Trell

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: The community is welcoming

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: GreatWallChineseBuffet

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My eyes

MY FAVORITE APP: 360 Camera

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “It is what it is”

MY ROLE MODEL: Coach Gardner

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Jacob Stewart (Baseball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Terrence Bush

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Tyler Williams (Brown University)

SOCIAL MEDIA: IG: CheckboyTrell

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5 MALIK HOUSE

THE HOUSE FILEPOSITION: Guard

CLASS: Sophomore

HEIGHT: 6’1”

WEIGHT: 175 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Racine, Wis.

NICKNAME: Oso

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: My teammates

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Captain Hooks Fish & Chicken

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My hair

MY FAVORITE APP: Snapchat

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop”

MY ROLE MODEL: My grandfather

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Daizon Scott (Basketball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Christian Jacob

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Darion King (Kirkwood)

SOCIAL MEDIA: IG: King400, Snapchat: Kingso22

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DAIZON SCOTT 11

THE SCOTT FILEPOSITION: Guard

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 5’10”

WEIGHT: 165 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Racine, Wisc.

NICKNAME: Scotty

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: My teammates

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Captain Hooks Fish & Chicken

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My jumpshot

MY FAVORITE APP: Snapchat

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Get Buckets”

MY ROLE MODELS: My mom, Damian Lillard

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Malik House (Basketball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Kevin Daniels

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Darion King (Kirkwood)

SOCIAL MEDIA: IG: richhomiescott_, Snapchat: SAN_SCOTT

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12 KEVIN DANIELS

THE DANIELS FILEPOSITION: Guard

CLASS: Sophomore

HEIGHT: 6’3”

WEIGHT: 185 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Cincinnati, Ohio

NICKNAME: Swavo

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: My teammates

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Captain Hooks Fish & Chicken

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My skin

MY FAVORITE APP: Snapchat

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

MY ROLE MODEL: Benjamin Franklin

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Terrance Hammond (Basketball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Chris Hodges

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Dwight Nared (Walter State)

SOCIAL MEDIA: IG: MTF_Swavo, Snapchat: Love_Swavo

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THE JACOB FILEPOSITION: Forward Center

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 6’8”

WEIGHT: 210 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Gary, Ind.

NICKNAME: Big Chris, CJ

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: Cavs Corner, The Chicken Strips

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Popeyes

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My height

MY FAVORITE APPS: Snapchat, MyMixtapes

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Lets GO!!!”

MY ROLE MODELS: My mom and dad

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Deandre Woods (Basketball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Malik House

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Davon Dillard (Oklahoma State)

SOCIAL MEDIA: IG: hardwork_stayhumble

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22 MIKE WICKLIFF

THE WICKLIFF FILEPOSITION: Guard/Forward

CLASS: Sophomore

HEIGHT: 6’4”

WEIGHT: 200 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Memphis, Tenn.

NICKNAME: Cap, Mike

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: Basketball

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Popeyes

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My intelligence

MY FAVORITE APP: Snapchat

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”

MY ROLE MODELS: My mom and sister

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Kevin Daniels (Basketball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Darryl Smith, Malik House

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: James Kilpatrick (Delta State)

SOCIAL MEDIA: Snapchat: mike3xc1u5:v3

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4KEN ODIASE 23MEET THE PLAYERS

THE ODIASE FILEPOSITION: Forward

CLASS: Sophomore

HEIGHT: 6’7”

WEIGHT: 200 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Flossmoor

NICKNAME: D-Rod

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: A place to focus

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Poor Boys

MY FAVORITE FEATURES: My smile, height, and versatility on the court

MY FAVORITE APPS: Ballislife,YouTube,Netflix

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “A vision without acting is a daydream, acting without vision is a nightmare”

MY ROLE MODELS: My mom, dad, brother, and Kevin Durant

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Britton Seamon (Volleyball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Chris Hodges

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Tai Odiase (Illinois-Chicago), Lucky Odiase (Culver Stockon)

SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter & IG: Ken_GetBuckets

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MEET THE PLAYERS

THE HAMMOND FILEPOSITION: Guard

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 6’4”

WEIGHT: 180 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Calumet City

NICKNAME: T-Money

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: The Campus

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: JR’s Chicken

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My coolness

MY FAVORITE APPS: Chase, Snapchat

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “No weapon formed against me shall prosper”

MY ROLE MODELS: My uncle, Floyd Mayweather

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Simeon Lepichev (Basketball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATES: Chris Hodges, Kevin Daniels

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Jamar Moore (Purdue-Calumet)

SOCIAL MEDIA: None

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425TERRENCE BUSH

MEET THE PLAYERS

THE BUSH FILEPOSITION: Forward

CLASS: Sophomore

HEIGHT: 6’6”

WEIGHT: 225 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Florissant, Mo.

NICKNAMES: T-Bush, T-Butta

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: Mrs. Huggins

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: Captain Hooks Fish & Chicken

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My eyes

MY FAVORITE APP: Twitter

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Only the strong survive”

MY ROLE MODEL: Carmelo Anthony

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Lindsey Snider (Softball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Daizon Scott

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Donte Jones (Central Methodist)

SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter, IG, & Snapchat: T_Bush12

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MEET THE PLAYERS

THE LEPICHEV FILEPOSITION: Forward Center

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 6’10”

WEIGHT: 215 lbs.

HOMETOWN: Sophia, Bulgaria

NICKNAME: Sim

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: It is close to Chicago

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: My House

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My shot

MY FAVORITE APP: Twitter

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Believe that success is your only option”

MY ROLE MODEL: My mom

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: Emily Webster (Volleyball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Grant Billings

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Rumen Vasilev (Lukoil Academy)

SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: lepichev Snapchat: lepicsimsim

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442GRANT BILLINGS

THE BILLINGS FILEPOSITION: Center

CLASS: Freshman

HEIGHT: 6’9”

WEIGHT: 210 lbs.

HOMETOWN:Bonfield

NICKNAME: GB

THE BEST THING ABOUT KCC: Good education at a good cost

MY FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN KANKAKEE: GreatWallChineseBuffet

MY FAVORITE FEATURE: My height

MY FAVORITE APP: YouTube

MY FAVORITE QUOTE: “Life is hard. It’s harder when you are stupid.” -John Wayne

MY ROLE MODEL: My dad

MY FAVORITE KCC ATHLETE TO WATCH: TJ Fuller (Baseball)

FUNNIEST TEAMMATE: Chris Hodges

MY BEST FRIEND THAT PLAYS AT ANOTHER SCHOOL: Chance Marcotte (Parkland)

SOCIAL MEDIA: @GrantBillings IG

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TEAM RECORDS - GAME Most points 140 vs. Future academy Prep 2011-12Mostfieldgoals 61 vs. NationalCollegeofEducation 1971-72Most3-pt.fieldgoals 16 vs. MalcolmXCollege 2002-03 vs. Sauk Valley College 2003-04Mostfieldgoalattempts 117 vs. MoraineValleyC.C 1976-77Most3-pt.fieldgoalattempts 41 vs. CarlSandburgCollege 1992-93Bestfieldgoal% 70% vs. MuscatineC.C.(Iowa 1980-81Most free throws 32 vs. Thornton C.C. 1974-75 vs. Glouchester County College (N.J.) 1986-87Most free throw attempts 48 vs. Richard J. Daley College 1983-84 vs. Glouchester County College (N.J.) 1986-87Most rebounds 70 vs. Black Hawk East College 1995-96Most points by opponent 144 vs. Lake Land College 1972-73Fewest points by opponent 25 vs. Trinity International University JV 2013-14 27 vs. Chanute AFB 1982-83Highest score, KCC and opponent 244 vs. Lake Land College 1972-73Most fouls 39 vs. Lake Land College 1972-73Fewest fouls 9 vs. Thornton C.C. 1974-75

TEAM RECORDS - SEASON Most points 3,710 1986-87Best per game average 92.8 1986-87Mostfieldgoals 1,450 1986-87Most3-pt.fieldgoals 256 2002-03Mostfieldgoalattempts 2,777 1986-87Most3-pt.fieldgoalattempts 718 2002-03Bestfieldgoal% 53.2% 2013-14Best3-pt.fieldgoal% 40.4% 1991-92Most free throws made 796 1986-87Most free throw attempts 1,139 1986-87Bestfreethrow% 71.5% 1975-76Most rebounds 1,760 1986-87Most wins 34 1986-87Most losses 26 1969-70Bestwinningpercentage 94.3% 1983-84Consecutive wins 29 1990-91Consecutive losses 9 1969-70Best defensive average 53.8 2013-14COACHES’ RECORDS Year Won Loss Win % Coach2012-13 14 18 43.8 Julian Springer 2006-12 148 47 75.9 Joseph Lightfoot1993-06 286 144 66.5 David Holstein1974-93 548 115 82.6 Denny Lehnus1970-74 47 62 43.1 Jim Ficek1969-70 7 26 21.2 Bill Kantra1968-69 11 18 37.9 Glen IsaacsTotals 1,047 412 71.8%

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - GAMEMost points 49 Mark Atkins 1991-92Most field goals 20 Mark Atkins 1991-92Most 3-pt. field goals 11 Rick Collum 1997-98Most field goals attempted 31 Rick Collum 1997-98 31 Ed Lee 1972-73Most 3-pt. field goals attempted 21 Rick Collum 1997-98Most free throws made 17 Jeff Scott 1974-75Most free throw attempts 20 Tyray Pearson 1999-00Most assists 22 Derrell Conner 2008-09Most rebounds 23 Mark Mara 1975-76Consecutive free throws 30 Jeff Scott 1974-75

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS - SEASONMost points 797 Tyray Pearson 1999-00Mostfieldgoals 305 TyrayPearson 1999-00Most3-pt.fieldgoalsattempted 110 BobbyDixon 2003-04Mostfieldgoalsattempted 568 JeffScott 1975-76Most3-pt.fieldgoalsattempted 292 BobbyDixon 2003-04Bestfieldgoal% 64.4% ClintWilson (107-166) 1998-99Most free throws made 187 Tyray Pearson 1999-00Most free throw attempts 249 Tyray Pearson 1999-00Bestfreethrow% 88% JeffScott (140-159) 1975-76Most assists 405 LeRoy Parnell 1986-87Most rebounds 458 Fred Baptist 1972-73

TEAM AND INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

TEAM-BY-TEAM CAREER RECORDS

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INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDSMost points 1,307 Tyray Pearson (1998-00)Most field goals 521 Jeff Scott (1974-76)Most 3-pt. field goals 191 Bobby Dixon (2002-04) Most field goal attempts 1,078 Jeff Scott (1974-76)Most 3-pt. field goal attempts 473 Bobby Dixon (2002-04)Best field goal percentage 62.9% Tyray Pearson (1998-00)Most free throws made 335 Chaz Spicer (2003-05)Most free throw attempts 440 Tyray Pearson (1998-00)Best free throw percentage 84.01% Jeff Scott (1974-76)Most assists 494 LeRoy Parnell (1985-87)Most rebounds 669 Fred Baptist (1970-71)

TOP 15 SCORERSTyray Pearson 1,307 1998-00Jeff Scott 1,304 1974-76Mark Atkins 1,284 1990-92Chaz Spicer 1,201 2003-05Craig Jones 1,187 1980-82Ed Lee 1,161 1971-73Neville Brown 1,113 1977-79Mark Mara 1,065 1975-77Bobby Dixon 1,010 2002-04James Murphy 1,004 1997-98, 2001-02Johnelle Slone 949 1991-93Lawrence Brown 945 1976-78Julius Denton 919 1986-88Andy Kpedi 909 1987-89David Holstein 905 1971-73TOP 15 REBOUNDERSFred Baptist 669 1970-71 1972-73Ed Lee 606 1971-73Tyray Pearson 585 1998-00Andy Kpedi 546 1987-89Gerald Campbell 532 2008-10Neville Brown 490 1977-79Mario Bailey 472 1989-91Mark Atkins 472 1990-92Greg Logan 456 1992-94Mark Mara 448 1975-77Julius Denton 443 1986-88Oliver Wilkins 442 1973-75Craig Jones 439 1980-82Chaz Spicer 439 1903-05Lawerence Brown 428 1976-78Anthony Lewis 423 1988-90TOP 15 ASSISTSLeRoy Parnell 494 1985-87Cody Butler 470 1989-91Jessie James 406 1991-93Clarence Baker 404 1999-01Keith Gill 404 1987-89Dave Carley 389 1978-80Dennis Miller 322 1989-91Don Redfield 319 1980-82Kenny Page 316 2004-06Michael Murff 313 1983-85Jeff Scott 292 1974-76Rick Collum 286 1996-98Mike Gallois 284 1974-76Kevin Jones 283 1979-81TOP 5 3-POINTERSBobby Dixon 191 2002-04James Hall 183 1999-01Ron Jones 175 2000-02Mark Atkins 171 1990-92Dennis Miller 150 1989-91TOP 5 IN STEALSJessie James 191 1991-93Dennis Miller 189 1989-91Mario Bailey 188 1989-91LeRoy Parnell 173 1985-87Kurnie Nickson 162 1998-00Julius Denton 162 1986-88

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Abcd Prep 1 0Allegant C.C. (Md.) 2 2Alvin C.C. (Texas) 0 1Ancilla College 6 0Aquinas J.C. (Tenn.) 2 0Belleville Area College 2 0Black Hawk College 19 0Black Hawk East College 38 1Brevard C.C. (Fla.) 2 1Brunswick College (Ga.) 1 0Camden County College (N.J.) 1 0Carl Sandburg College 22 1Central Florida C.C. 9 3Chicago JV 1 0Cincinnati State C.C. 1 0Clark State CC 2 0Clinton C.C. (Iowa) 1 0Coahoma C.C. (Miss.) 0 1College of DuPage 11 7College of Lake County 4 0Columbus State CC 2 0Community College of Rhode Island 1 0Concordia University JV 2 0C.S. Mott C.C. (Mich.) 1 1Cuyahoga C.C. (Ohio) 1 0Cypress College (Calif.) 2 0Danville Area C.C. 48 22Daytona Beach C.C. (Fla.) 0 2Delgado C.C. (La.) 2 0Dixie College (Utah) 2 1Douglas College (British Columbia) 1 0Eastern Arizona College 0 1Edison C.C. 1 0Elgin C.C. 10 0Elmhurst College JV 1 0Enterprise State C.C 1 0Eureka College JV 1 0Ferrum College JV (Va.) 1 0Florida C.C. 1 0Florida College 0 1Forest Park C.C. (Mo.) 0 1Peoria K&D 4 0 Gateway Technical College (Wis.) 2 0Glen Oaks C.C. (Mich.) 2 0Glouchester County College (N.J.) 1 0Hagerstown C.C. (Md.) 0 2Highland C.C. 33 23Highland Park C.C. (Mich.) 1 0Hillsborough C.C. (Fla.) 0 2Hiwassee College (Tenn.) 2 0Hutchinson C.C. (Kan.) 1 1Illinois Benedictine University JV 7 0Illinois Central College 21 0Illinois Valley C.C. 18 3

Indiana Dabney University JV 6 0Indiana Vocational Technical College 5 2Indian Hills C.C. (Iowa) 0 2Jacksonville College (Texas) 1 0John A. Logan College 5 2Joliet Junior College 13 5Judson College JV 1 9Kalamazoo Valley C.C. (Mich.) 1 0Kaskaskia College 5 3Kellogg C.C. (Mich.) 3 0Kendall College 1 0Kennedy-King College 41 19Kirkwood C.C. 0 1Kirtland C.C. 0 2Kishwaukee College 7 0Lake Land College 21 15Lake Michigan C.C. (Mich.) 17 2Lake Sumter C.C. (Fla.) 3 0Lewis and Clark C.C. 1 0Lewis University J.V. 2 0Lincoln College 4 3Lincoln Land C.C. 25 2Lincoln Trail C.C. 1 1MalcolmXCollege 3710Marshalltown C.C. (Iowa) 1 1Mattatuck College (Conn.) 1 0McHenry County College 2 0Mesa C.C. (Ariz.) 1 0Miami-Dade C.C.-North (Fla.) 0 1Miami-Dade C.C. (Fla.) 1 2Mid-Michigan C.C. 2 0Mid State Tech C.C. 2 0Midwest Elite Prep Academy 1 0Milwaukee Area Tech. College (Wis.) 1 0Mineral Area C.C. (Mo.) 1 2Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C. 0 1Missouri Baptist College JV 1 0Missouri State University 1 2West Plains 1 2Moberly Area C.C. 7 1Moraine Valley C.C. 34 7Morton College 18 0Muscatine C.C. (Iowa) 4 0New Creation Prep Academy 2 0New Mexico J.C. 1 0North Central University JV 1 0North Park University JV 3 0Oakton C.C. 2 1Olive Harvey College 53 5Olivet Nazarene University JV 29 1Olney Central College 3 0Parkland College 42 18Pensacola J.C. (Fla.) 0 2Polk C.C. (Fla.) 1 0

Prairie State College 19 2Rend Lake College 7 1Richard J. Daley College 14 1Richland C.C. 4 0Rise Academy Prep 1 0Robert Morris University 1 0Rockford College JV 22 0Rock Valley College 3 0Sauk Valley C.C. 35 8Schoolcraft College (Mich.) 1 1Seminole C.C. (Fla.) 2 0Shelby State C.C. (Tenn.) 0 1Simmons College 2 0Southeastern C.C. 0 3Southeastern C.C. (Iowa) 19 30Southern Baptist (Mo.) 1 0South Plains College (Texas) 1 0South Suburban College 51 8Southwestern Michigan College 3 0Spoon River College 3 1SpringfieldCollegeinIllinois 1 1St. Catherine College (Ky.) 1 1St. John N.W. Military Academy 2 1St. John’s River C.C. (Fla.) 4 0St. Joseph’s College JV (Ind.) 8 0St.XavierUniversityJV 9 0State Fair 0 1Santa Fe C.C. (Fla.) 2 1Sullivan College (Ky.) 1 5SW Missouri State University JV 1 0Tallahassee C.C. 0 1Three Rivers C.C. 1 5Trinity Christian College JV 3 1Trinity International University JV 2 0Triton College 13 4Truman Community College 9 1University of Illinois JV 1 0University of North Dakota JV 1 0University of St. Francis 10 0Uptown AAU 1 0University of Wisconsin JV 1 0Vincennes University (Ind.) 14 35Wabash Valley C.C. 6 6Waubonsee C.C. 15 1Westchester C.C. (N.Y.) 1 0William Penn JV 0 1William Rainey Harper College 14 2Wilbur Wright College 16 1Yavapai College (Ariz.) 1 0

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*Records have been saved since the 1974-75 season.

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NJCAA ALL-AMERICANS

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Neville Brown 1979

Dave Carley 1980

Kevin Jones 1981

Craig Jones 1982

Roger Burlison 1983

Scott McCants 1984

Allen Eaton 1986

LeRoy Parnell 1987

Julius Denton 1988

Andy Kpedi 1989

Anthony Lewis 1990

Dennis Miller 1991

Ken Williams 1991

Mark Atkins 1992

Jessie James 1993

James Murphy 1998

Tyray Pearson 1999 & 2000

Bobby Dixon 2004

Chaz Spicer2005

Kenny Page 2006

Menji Mundadi 2007

DeAngelo Hailey 2011

Karrington Ward 2012

Alvin Braddock2014

Devante Price2015

2015-16 Men’s Basketball ScheduleDAY DATE TIME OPPONENT LOCATION NOVEMBERThursday 5 7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College JV HomeMonday 9 7:30 p.m. Olivet Nazarene University HomeFriday 13 5 (EST) Vincennes University Tournament vs. John A. Logan Vincennes, Ind.Saturday 14 7 (EST) Vincennes University Tournament vs. Vincennes University Vincennes, Ind.Wednesday 18 6:30 p.m. Wabash College JV Crawfordsville, Ind. Saturday 21 1 p.m. Morton College CiceroTuesday 24 7:30 p.m. Kellogg Community College Home DECEMBER**Tuesday 1 7:30 p.m. Prairie State College Home Thursday 3 7:30 p.m. Trinity Christian College JV Palos HeightsSaturday 5 3 p.m. Moraine Valley Community College Palos HillsTuesday 8 7:30 p.m. Don Bosco Prep Home Fri-Sat 11-12 7 p.m. Indian Hills Classic Ottumwa, IowaTuesday 15 7:30 p.m. Lake Land College HomeJANUARYThursday 7 7:30 p.m. Governor State University JV HomeSaturday 9 3 p.m. Highland Community College HomeTuesday 12 7p.m. MalcolmXCollege ChicagoSaturday 16 3 p.m. Parkland College ChampaignTuesday 19 7:30 p.m. Richard J. Daley College HomeThursday 21 7 p.m. Harry S. Truman College ChicagoSaturday 23 5 p.m. Sauk Valley Community College DixonTuesday 26 7 p.m. Kennedy King College ChicagoThursday 28 7 p.m. Olivet Nazarene University JV Bourbonnais Sunday 31 2 p.m. Illinois Wesleyan University JV BloomingtonFEBRUARYTuesday 2 7:30 p.m. Richard J. Daley College ChicagoSaturday 6 3 p.m. Highland Community College FreeportTuesday 9 7:30 p.m. Kennedy King College HomeSaturday 13 3 p.m. Sauk Valley Community College HomeTuesday 16 7:30 p.m. Malcolm X College Home Saturday 20 3 p.m. Harry S. Truman College Home Thursday 25 6p.m. RegionIVDivisionIQuarterfinals DixonSaturday 27 12p.m. RegionIVDivisionISemifinals DixonMonday 29 8 p.m. Region IV Division I Championship TBAMARCHSaturday 5 7 p.m. District 4-Division I Championship TBAMon-Sat 14-19 NJCAA National Tournament Hutchinson, Kan.

Home games in bold. ** PACK THE PLACE GAMEAll home games played in the Activities Building at Kankakee Community College

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Head coach: Chris Gardner Assistant coach: Donnie Gardner Sr.