Spartan Men's Basketball
2006-2007 Highlights
- Overall Record: 25-3 (School Record for wins in a season)
- NAC: Record: 16-2
- Northern Athletics Conference Champions
- Northern Athletics Conference Tournament Champions
- NCAA Division III Tournament Appearance
Individual Honors and Record Setting Performances
- NAC All-Conference
- Larry Welton
- Darrick Leonard
- Mike Leonard
- All-Region
- Larry Welton (First-Team D3hoops.com and NABC)
- Darrick Leonard (Second-Team NABC)
- All-American
- Larry Welton (Second-Team NABC and Third-Team D3hoops.com)
- 1,000 Point Club Member
- Larry Welton (5th All-Time 1,736 points)
- Head Coach Awards
- Northern Athletics Conference Coach of the Year
- NABC Midwest Region Coach of the Year
- Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Division III Co-Coach of the Year
- Team Awards
- MVP – Larry Welton
- Scott Daffenberg Team Player Award – Chad Trudo
- Lance Oleson Inspiration Award –.Mike Leonard
2005-06 Highlights
- Overall Record: 16-11
- NIIC Record: 9-3
Individual Honors & Record Setting Performances
- NIIC All-Conference
- All-Region
- Larry Welton (Second-Team D3hoops.com)
- All-American
- Larry Welton (Third-Team NABC)
- 1,000 Point Club Member
- Larry Welton (18th All-Time 1,177 points)
- Head Coach Wins Milestones
- James Lancaster reached the 200 win plateau
on November 21, 2005 against McMurry (TX) University.
- On January 18,
2006 against Eureka College, Lancaster became the All-Time winningest
coach in AU men’s basketball history
when he recorded his 208 victory.
- 2005-2006 Team Awards
- MVP – Larry Welton
- JV MVP – Vic Mendez
- Scott Daffenberg Team Player
Award – Jeremy Cartwright
- Lance Oleson Inspiration Award – Tony
Carson, Jr.
2004-05 Highlights
- 23-5 Overall Record
- 11-1 NIIC Record
- NIIC Champions (Second Consecutive Title)
- NCAA Tournament Appearance (Fourth under Coach Lancaster)
- Hosted First NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game (March 5,
2005 vs. Calvin College)
- First Ever Appearance in D3hoops.com Top 25
- Since 2000 AU is 54-5 in Thornton Gymnasium (13-1 in 04-05)
Individual Honors & Record Setting Performances
- NIIC All-Conference
- Larry Welton (NIIC Player of the Year/NIIC Newcomer of the Year)
- Adam
McCoy
- NIIC Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Drew Gronau
- Courtney Carson
- All-Region
- Larry Welton (First Team D3hoops.com and First Team National
Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
- Adam McCoy (First Team D3hoops.com)
- All-American – Larry Welton
(Second Team NABC)
- ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District – Adam
McCoy (First Team)
- ESPN the Magazine Academic All-American – Adam
McCoy (Second Team)
- Coach of the Year Awards - James Lancaster
- Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference (NIIC)
- National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)
Midwest Region
- Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA)
- NCCA
Men’s College Division III
- V Foundation Comeback Award Finalist – Larry
Welton
- Jostens Award Finalist – Adam McCoy
- 1,000 Point Club
Members
- Adam
McCoy (15th – 1,199 points)
- Drew Gronau (20th – 1,091
points)
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