Champaign (Central) Boys Basketball — 2007-08 

 Champaign (Central) (24-7)

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

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

 Roster

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

 Statistics

Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Jake Slesinski          29     5    16     3     8     0     1    13    0.4     6     4
Zander Culver           31    90   230    37   106    28    36   245    7.9    74    37
Jerry Exum              22    79   173    17    56    16    31   191    8.7    80    22
Patrick Wampler         30    27    78     9    27    20    28    83    2.8   109    12
Donald Stewart          31   187   394    49   133    77   112   500   16.1   207    78
Aaron Montgomery        28     8    22     1     1     2     3    19    0.7    14     4
Isaiah Clasberry         3     7    11     1     3     0     0    15    5.0     8     0
Verdell Jones           30   178   380    32   103   140   186   528   17.6   147   195
Ryan Grey               30     7    15     0     0     4     5    18    0.6     8     0
Carter Billingsley      31    28    89     9    35     5    16    70    2.3    60    33
Keith Biggers           31   160   273    10    18    45    75   375   12.1   286    44
Chris Lehmann           31    39    68     2     6    21    29   101    3.3    87    10
TEAM TOTALS             31   817  1752   170   496   360   525  2164   69.8  1091   434
OPPONENT TOTALS          1    13    27     5    11     6    10    37   37.0    10     0
 Scores
Date Opponent W/L Own Opp High Scorer Pts High Rebounder Reb Peoria Tournament of Champions *11/23 Lafayette (Carencro), LA W 85 65 Verdell Jones 23 Verdell Jones 8 *11/24 Pekin W 57 46 Donald Stewart 18 Donald Stewart 7 *11/24 Richmond (Benedictine), VA W 55 52 Donald Stewart 21 Keith Biggers 8 11/30 Normal (Community West) W 67 53 Donald Stewart 23 Keith Biggers 12 12/4 Urbana (H.S.) W 101 52 Verdell Jones 25 Patrick Wampler 7 12/7 Decatur (Eisenhower) L 80 90 Verdell Jones 33 Keith Biggers 12 12/14 Mattoon W 93 25 Verdell Jones 18 Keith Biggers 10 12/15 Chicago (Whitney Young) L 42 50 Verdell Jones 12 Donald Stewart 9 12/21 Danville (H.S.) W 54 47 Donald Stewart 13 Keith Biggers 9 Great Florida Shootout *12/26 Osceola, FL W 77 48 Verdell Jones 19 Chris Lehmann 8 *12/27 Orlando (Christian), FL W 58 57 Donald Stewart 24 Keith Biggers 14 *12/28 Orland (Dr. Phillips), FL L 85 93 Donald Stewart 25 Verdell Jones 8 *12/29 Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley), FL W 59 52 Donald Stewart 22 Keith Biggers 11 1/5 Washington, MO W 56 48 Keith Biggers 14 Zander Culver 8 1/11 Champaign (Centennial) W 73 51 Keith Biggers 20 Donald Stewart 12 1/12 Lincoln W 61 45 Verdell Jones 15 Zander Culver 8 Bass Pro Shops Tournament of Champions *1/18 Mobile (LaFlore), AL L 59 72 Donald Stewart 17 Keith Biggers 6 *1/19 Harvey (Helen Cox), LA (2 OT) L 64 65 Keith Biggers 19 Donald Stewart 11 *1/20 Florissant (McCluer North), MO L 52 67 Verdell Jones 17 Keith Biggers 6 1/25 Mattoon W 93 51 Verdell Jones 20 Keith Biggers 8 2/1 Champaign (Centennial) L 69 74 Verdell Jones 20 Keith Biggers 9 2/8 Decatur (MacArthur) W 87 73 Keith Biggers 28 Keith Biggers 20 2/12 Bloomington (H.S.) W 88 79 Verdell Jones 28 Keith Biggers 14 2/15 Urbana (H.S.) W 71 34 Verdell Jones 13 Verdell Jones 6 2/19 Normal (Community) W 61 51 Donald Stewart 20 Donald Stewart 11 2/22 Danville (H.S.) W 73 55 Keith Biggers 24 Keith Biggers 18 Champaign (Centennial) Regional *2/27 Danville (H.S.) W 88 47 Zander Culver 21 Keith Biggers 12 *2/29 Champaign (Centennial) W 81 69 Verdell Jones 20 Keith Biggers 12 Mt. Zion Sectional *3/4 Normal (Community West) W 64 44 Donald Stewart 17 Keith Biggers 18 *3/7 Decatur (Eisenhower) W 65 63 Verdell Jones 20 Donald Stewart 10 Springfield (Prairie Capitol Convention Center) Super-Sectional *3/11 Mt. Vernon (H.S.) W 44 37 Verdell Jones 16 Keith Biggers 6 Donald Stewart 6

 Head Coach Scott Davis

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

 Tournament History


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

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