Kris Crosby #32

Year: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Height: 6'5
Weight: 215
Hometown: Belleville
High School: Belleville East

Points per game: 7
Rebounds: 4
Assists: 2

Honors: High school team MVP; rebound leader junior and senior year; All-Conference First Team, senior year; All-Conference Honorable Mention, junior year; All-Metro Third Team, three All-Tournament Teams; All-Area First Team

Coach's Quote: "Leaper deluxe! Kris has given the crowds and our staff many wonderful dunks. He is a great kid who is willing to do whatever it takes for the team to win. He is another kid I am very proud to have in our program."

Bryant Dillon #24

Year: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height: 6'6
Weight: 180
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
High School: Arsenal Tech

Points per game: 13
Rebounds: 6
Assists: 2

Honors: All-City First Team, junior year; City Player of the Year, senior year; All-Metro Super Team; City-County All-Star Game participant; Top 40 Workout invitee; Great Rivers Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Award, freshman year

Coach's Quote: "Bryant is one of my best players ever. He plays where we ask of him from point guard to center. He makes everyone on the floor better and is so unselfish. He brings to our team, leadership and control."

Ryan Heck #13

Year: Sophomore
Position: Guard
Height: 6'7
Weight: 180
Hometown: Okawville
High School: Okawville

Points per game: 10
Rebounds: 4
Assists: 3

Honors: Rick Ball Camp All-Star Game; Benton Invitational MVP; All-Area First Team, senior year; Southwestern Golf team

Coach's Quote: "Ryan shoots the ball with anyone in the country and has gotten quicker and stronger from last year. Ryan will be another Division I player out of our program. He is an outstanding kid who not only excels on the court, but in the classroom too."

Roderick Lyvers #34

Year: Sophomore
Position: Guard/Forward
Height: 6'5
Weight: 210
Hometown: Lexington, KY
High School: Paul Laurence Dunbar

Points per game: 9
Rebounds: 6
Assists: 1

Honors: All-City Team, 1998 and 2000; 2000 MVP Pepsi Tournament in Florida; All-State Second Team, 2001

Coach's Quote: "This young man is the best athlete we have had at Southwestern in my 23 years as coach. He is a great kid who passes, handles and defends well. He is being recruited by several Division I schools."

Scott Witter #00

Year: Sophomore
Position: SG
Height: 6'4
Weight: 180
Hometown: O'Fallon
High School: O'Fallon

Coach's Quote: "Scott is a great kid to have on this team. He is willing to do anything to make the team a winner. Coaches only get kids like Scott in their programs a few times."

Vernell Coates #33

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard/Forward
Height: 6'4
Weight: 170
Hometown: Maryville
High School: Collinsville

Points per game: 16.3
Rebounds: 6.4
Assists: 1.2

Honors: Southwestern Conference First Team; Class AA St Louis Post-Dispatch Selection, Madison County Player of the Year; Team MVP; All-Metro Second Team; Class AA News-Democrat Player of the Year

Coach's Quote: "The Belleville News-Democrat Player of the Year in 2002; he brings a lot of talent to our squad. Vernell can shoot, defend and is quick. Big things are expected of Vernell."

Robert Dotson #23

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6'2
Weight: 195
Hometown: Memphis, TN
High School: Hamilton

Points per game: 16.3
Rebounds: 6.4
Assists: 1.2

Honors: Best of the Preps 2002; High School Team Captain 2002; High School All-Star

Coach's Quote: "A Memphis Hamilton High School kid that follows seven others from his school to our program. He can shoot and is quick; he can be a great player."

Alonzo Franklin #25

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 5'11
Weight: 155
Hometown: Memphis, TN
High School: East

Points per game: 13
Rebounds: 3
Assists: 8

Honors: Best Defensive High School Player; Most Assists; Most Three-Pointers; Best of the Prep (track); Top 400 Millimeter Runner in City and State; Captain, junior and senior year

Coach's Quote: "A Rambo clone! Speed and quickness abound in this young man. He is a good scorer and outstanding defender. His personality is fun and he is a favorite of his teammates."

Javon Joiner #50

Year: Freshman
Position: Power Forward
Height: 6'6
Weight: 230
Hometown: Gary, IN
High School: Gary Lew Wallace

Points per game: 12.3
Rebounds: 10.1
Assists: 2.4

Honors: All-Conference; All-Area; All-State Fourth Team; Ranked in Top 50 in Indiana; Spiece Gym Rats AAU member

Coach's Quote: "Javon is very powerful, rugged and really a force around the boards. We look for Javon to provide us with good inside play."

Joshua Luecking #35

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6'3
Weight: 190
Hometown: Belleville
High School: Belleville West

Points per game: 14
Rebounds: 6
Assists: 1

Honors: IBCA All-Star; Southwestern Conference First Team; Team MVP; All-Area First Team

Coach's Quote: "This Belleville West Maroon from 2002 has done exactly what I knew he would and that is put everything into his game. He is a great kid who has a lot of potential to be a good college player."

Troy Slaten #12

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6'5
Weight: 190
Hometown: Chesterfield, MO
High School: Marquette

Points per game: 25.6
Rebounds: 5.4
Assists: 3.2

Honors: All-State First Team, two years; All-Metro First Team; County Player of the Year, two years; McDonald's All-American Honorable Mention; Nike Camp

Coach's Quote: "The state of Missouri's leading scorer for two years is a scoring machine. He shoots 3's and has good court sense, and passing ability. He is an outstanding young man to have in our program."

Marcellus Sommerville #42

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6'7
Weight: 225
Hometown: Peoria
High School: Peoria Central

Points per game: 20
Rebounds: 10
Assists: 1

Honors: Transfer from University of Iowa; McDonald's All-American; Honors 100 Finalist; All-State First Team; Top Five All-State; Player of the Year Mid-State Six Conference; IBCA All-Star Game; Wendy's All-Star Game

Coach's Quote: "Cellus is a great player, everyone knows that. What they don't know is how good of a kid he is. Cellus personifies all that we expect of athletes in our program. We do expect a lot from him as he may be the best recruit ever at Southwestern."

James White #44

Year: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 6'7
Weight: 200
Hometown: Fairview Heights
High School: Belleville East

Points per game: 10
Rebounds: 7
Assists: 5

Honors: All-Conference Third Team; Pattonville All-Tournament; Co-Captain

Coach's Quote: "The biggest leaper in all of Southern Illinois, James has so much ability. I believe he will be here only one season. He is agile, quick and can run. He has all the makings of a big time player."

Quennel Young #30

Year: Freshman
Position: Guard
Height: 6'2
Weight: 170
Hometown: Elkhart, IN
High School: Elkhart Memorial

Points per game: 17
Rebounds: 1.8
Assists: 2.5

Honors: Team MVP, junior and senior year; Leader in points, assists and steals; All-State Second Team; All-Area First Team; Area Player of the Year, junior and senior year; All-Conference; Top 50 in State; Tiffany's AAU team

Coach's Quote: "Q is a great defender, but he is a better kid. He was an outstanding high school player who led his team to over 20 victories last year. He is quick and a good team leader."