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Boys Basketball State Final Qualifier
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2001-02 
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Name: Aurora West High School 
City: Aurora 
City Population: 122,271 
County: Kane 
Enrollment: 2933 
Nickname: Blackhawks 
Colors: Red/Blue 
Conference: DuPage Valley 
Superintendent: Dr. Sherry Eagle 
Principal: Jill Bullo 
Athletic Director: Randall Konstans 
Head Coach: Gordon Kerkman 
Assistant Coaches: Skip Ulrich, Curtis Shaw 
Last Year's Advancement: Lost to Schaumburg, 64-51, in State Quarterfinal 
 
 
No.  Name                     Pos.   Ht.  Wt.  Age  Yr.
 10  Brad Carlson             G      5-9  150   17  Jr.
 12  Marquis Hubbard          G      5-10 165   17  Jr.
 14  Keiston Henderson        G      5-7  165   17  Jr.
 20  *Kris Jenkins            G      6-0  190   18  Sr.
 22  *Jaeh Thomas             G/F    6-2  175   16  So.
 24  Jordon Keys              G      5-10 160   17  Jr.
 30  *Dameon Mason            F      6-5  174   17  Jr.
 32  Jessie Brown             G      5-11 162   17  Jr.
 34  Michael Miller           G/F    6-0  155   17  Jr.
 40  *Mike Soderlind          F      6-4  165   17  Jr.
 42  Greg Shackleford         F      6-0  165   17  Jr.
 44  Josh Huberty             F/G    6-2  180   18  Sr.
 50  Dan Real                 C      6-4  190   17  Jr.
 52  Thurston Hill            F/C    6-3  178   18  Sr.
 54  *Shaun Pruitt            C      6-7  190   16  So.
 
Name                     G    FG   FGA    3P   3PA    FT   FTA   Pts    Avg   Reb   Ast
Brad Carlson            15     0     4     0     3     0     0     0    0.0     0     0
Marquis Hubbard         24     9    23     2     6     4     7    24    1.0     6    10
Keiston Henderson       28    27    64     8    22     3     3    65    2.3    19    24
Kris Jenkins            28    74   161    10    33    32    44   190    6.8    82    81
Jaeh Thomas             28   125   306    26    75    61    83   337   12.0   107    92
Jordon Keys             17     4    11     2     3     0     0    10    0.6     6     1
Dameon Mason            28   220   395    15    48    55    88   510   18.2   197    54
Jessie Brown            26    13    40     2     6     6    15    34    1.3    25    12
Michael Miller          22    10    18     0     1     1     4    21    1.0     6     1
Mike Soderlind          28    45   117     5    13    18    34   113    4.0   102    61
Greg Shackleford        19     5    12     1     3     2     4    13    0.7    12     3
Josh Huberty            28    39    76    20    41    10    17   108    3.9    28    19
Dan Real                26    42    92     0     0    32    45   116    4.5   119    30
Thurston Hill           28    27    53     0     0    11    20    65    2.3    47    10
Shaun Pruitt            23    79   130     0     1    22    36   180    7.8    92     5
TEAM TOTALS             29   722  1506    93   258   260   403  1797   62.0  1719   404
OPPONENT TOTALS         29   476  1178   131   407   237   377  1320   45.5  1233   203
Date   Opponent                     W/L Own Opp  High Scorer    Pts  High Rebounder Reb
Galesburg Tournament
*11/21 Galesburg                      W  64  40  Dameon Mason    14  Dameon Mason    10
                                                 Jaeh Thomas     14
*11/23 Peoria (Woodruff)              W  51  49  Dameon Mason    15  Dameon Mason    10
*11/24 Springfield (H.S.)             W  49  46  Jaeh Thomas     12  Dan Real        11
11/30  Wheaton (North) (OT)           L  59  61  Jaeh Thomas     18  Dan Real         9
12/1   Elgin (H.S.)                   W  56  48  Dameon Mason    20  Dameon Mason     9
12/7   Naperville (Central)           W  45  41  Dameon Mason    20  Dameon Mason    11
12/14  Lombard (Glenbard East)        W  53  38  Dameon Mason    12  Mike Soderlind   7
12/21  Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)   W  77  51  Dameon Mason    28  Dameon Mason     9
                                                                     Dan Real         9
Pontiac Holiday Tournament
*12/27 New Lenox (Providence)         W  62  42  Dameon Mason    19  Mike Soderlind   7
*12/28 Skokie (Niles West)            W  81  67  Dameon Mason    22  Dameon Mason    10
*12/28 Lockport (Twp.)                L  50  58  Jaeh Thomas     17  Dameon Mason     7
*12/29 Chicago (Simeon)               W  64  44  Dameon Mason    36  Dameon Mason    11
1/4    Naperville (North)             W  75  47  Dameon Mason    19  Mike Soderlind   9
1/11   Carol Stream (Glenbard North)   W  70  43  Dameon Mason    23  Dameon Mason     9
                                                                     Dan Real         9
1/18   West Chicago (H.S.)            W  82  49  Dameon Mason    30  Dameon Mason     9
                                                                     Dan Real         9
1/19   Lockport (Twp.)                W  53  36  Dameon Mason    18  Jaeh Thomas      8
1/25   Wheaton (North)                W  77  50  Dameon Mason    35  Dan Real         6
1/26   Aurora (East)                  W  77  64  Dameon Mason    32  Dameon Mason     7
1/29   Naperville (Central)           W  43  37  Dameon Mason    16  Dameon Mason    11
2/1    Lombard (Glenbard East)        W  59  40  Shaun Pruitt    16  Dameon Mason     7
2/8    Naperville (North)             W  78  39  Dameon Mason    19  Jaeh Thomas      4
                                                                     Josh Huberty     4
2/9    Rock Island (H.S.)             W  67  40  Shaun Pruitt    22  Shaun Pruitt     9
2/15   Wheaton (W. Warrenville South)   W  66  49  Dameon Mason    17  Shaun Pruitt    10
                                                                     Dameon Mason    10
2/16   Carol Stream (Glenbard North)   W  66  43  Dameon Mason    16  Shaun Pruitt     9
2/22   West Chicago (H.S.)            W  80  41  Jaeh Thomas     22  Shaun Pruitt     5
Aurora (East) Sectional Complex
*2/26  Bolingbrook                    W  79  38  Dameon Mason    17  Shaun Pruitt    10
*3/1   Aurora (East)                  W  73  49  Dameon Mason    19  Shaun Pruitt    11
*3/5   Downers Grove (North)          W  72  52  Dameon Mason    20  Dan Real         8
*3/8   Aurora (Waubonsie Valley)      W  48  45  Shaun Pruitt    15  Dan Real         8
DeKalb (NIU) Super-Sectional
*3/12  Carol Stream (Glenbard North)   L  65  68  Jaeh Thomas     23  Shaun Pruitt     7
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Year      W-L       
Aurora (West)
1976-77   22-4      
1977-78   18-9      
1978-79   12-12     
1979-80   26-7      
1980-81   13-11     
1981-82   16-11     
1982-83   25-3      
1983-84   31-2       (3rd)
1984-85   11-14     
1985-86   17-11     
1986-87   12-15     
1987-88   15-13     
1988-89   23-5      
1989-90   24-6      
1990-91   28-2      
1991-92   13-14     
1992-93   9-17      
1993-94   14-13     
1994-95   17-10     
1995-96   27-3      
1996-97   29-4       (2nd)
1997-98   21-8      
1998-99   22-6      
1999-00   32-1       (1st)
2000-01   27-4      
2001-02   27-3      
26 yrs.   531-208   
1928      68   56  2-1 (20-5)     2nd  Ralph Fletcher
      W   28   14  Rochelle
      W   31   24  Griggsville
      L    9   18  Canton
1936      19   32  0-1 (20-7)     DNP  Ralph Fletcher
      L   19   32  Moline
1949     159  151  3-1 (22-8)     3rd  Joe Axelson
      W   45   42  Elgin (H.S.)
      W   34   33  Chicago (Tilden)
      L   31   37  Mt. Vernon
      W   49   39  Nashville
1958     231  235  2-2 (19-10)    4th  Dick Dorsey
      W   57   54  Bradley (B.-Bourbonnais)
      W   59   48  Springfield (H.S.)
      L   62   74  Chicago (Marshall)
      L   53   59  Peoria (Spalding)
1959     268  241  3-1 (22-7)     2nd  Dick Dorsey
      W   71   58  Harvey (Thornton)
      W   71   62  Rantoul
      W   74   61  Galesburg
      L   52   60  Springfield (H.S.)
1973AA   214  185  3-1 (30-3)     3rd  John McDougal
      W   60   52  Rockford (West)
      W   54   49  Elgin (H.S.) (2 OT)
      L   33   39  Winnetka (New Trier East)
      W   67   45  Lockport (Central)
1975AA    45   58  0-1 (23-5)     DNP  John McDougal
      L   45   58  Rockford (Auburn)
1976AA   242  188  3-1 (30-3)     2nd  John McDougal
      W   53   40  McHenry
      W   82   52  Dolton (Thornridge)
      W   63   51  Decatur (Eisenhower)
      L   44   45  Chicago (Morgan Park)
1980AA   223  209  3-1 (26-7)     3rd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   68   48  Rockford (Jefferson)
      W   44   43  Peoria (Richwoods)
      L   43   55  Effingham (H.S.)
      W   68   63  Lincoln
1984AA   255  221  3-1 (31-2)     3rd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   69   56  Rockford (East)
      W   73   44  Champaign (Centennial)
      L   58   67  Chicago (Simeon)
      W   55   54  Westchester (St. Joseph)
1990AA   103  110  1-1 (24-6)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      W   45   44  Hoffman Estates (Conant)
      L   58   66  Chicago (King)
1996AA    42   52  0-1 (27-3)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      L   42   52  Hoffman Estates (H.S.)
1997AA   219  187  3-1 (29-4)     2nd  Gordon Kerkman
      W   45   32  Hoffman Estates (Conant)
      W   71   53  Mt. Vernon
      W   60   55  Rockford (Boylan)
      L   43   47  Peoria (Manual)
2000AA   244  206  4-0 (32-1)     1st  Gordon Kerkman
      W   67   46  Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
      W   74   64  Chicago (Gordon Tech)
      W   43   39  East St. Louis (Sr.)
      W   60   57  Chicago (Westinghouse)
2001AA   114  123  1-1 (27-4)     DNP  Gordon Kerkman
      W   63   59  St. Charles (East)
      L   51   64  Schaumburg
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