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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster

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Players

  • Guard G 6'4" 160 lbs
    1

    Corey Sawyer Jr

    Sr. Organizational Development Orlando, Fla. The Master's Academy Cloud County CC
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    Senior Organizational Development Orlando, Fla. The Master's Academy Cloud County CC
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  • Guard G 6'3" 170 lbs
    2

    Artese Stapleton

    Gr. General Studies Chicago, Ill. Kenwood Academy Univ. of Missouri Kansas City
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    Graduate Student General Studies Chicago, Ill. Kenwood Academy Univ. of Missouri Kansas City
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  • Guard G 6'3" 180 lbs
    3

    Nakyel Shelton

    Sr. Mass Communication Chicago, Ill. Carl Schurz South Suburban CC
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    Senior Mass Communication Chicago, Ill. Carl Schurz South Suburban CC
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  • Guard G 6'0" 155 lbs
    4

    Isaiah Griffin

    So. Sport & Recreation Management Orange, NJ Patrick School Sunrise Christian Academy
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    Sophomore Sport & Recreation Management Orange, NJ Patrick School Sunrise Christian Academy
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  • Guard G 6'2" 170 lbs
    5

    Zion Fruster

    Jr. Sport & Recreation Management Douglasville, Ga. Alexander Univ. of Virginia Wise
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    Junior Sport & Recreation Management Douglasville, Ga. Alexander Univ. of Virginia Wise
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  • Guard G 6'0" 170 lbs
    6

    Kam O'Connor

    R-So. Exercise Science Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon UNC Pembroke
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    Redshirt Sophomore Exercise Science Lebanon, Ohio Lebanon UNC Pembroke
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  • Forward F 6'7" 200 lbs
    8

    Blake Goodman

    R-Jr. Organizational Development Detroit, Mich. North Farmington Fisk Univ.
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    Redshirt Junior Organizational Development Detroit, Mich. North Farmington Fisk Univ.
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  • Guard G 6'5" 200 lbs
    9

    Obadiah Curtis

    R-Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies Fresno, Calif. Edison Arkansas State Univ.
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    Redshirt Junior Interdisciplinary Studies Fresno, Calif. Edison Arkansas State Univ.
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  • Forward F 6'6" 210 lbs
    10

    Jackson Connor

    R-Jr. Marketing Marion, Ill. Marion John A. Logan College
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    Redshirt Junior Marketing Marion, Ill. Marion John A. Logan College
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  • Guard G 6'2" 190 lbs
    11

    Malik Olafioye

    R-Fr. Interpersonal Communication Ecorse, Mich. Ecorse Univ. of Missouri Kansas City
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    Redshirt Freshman Interpersonal Communication Ecorse, Mich. Ecorse Univ. of Missouri Kansas City
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  • Guard G 6'3" 185 lbs
    12

    Carson Prost

    Sr. Sport Management Mount Vernon, Ill. Mount Vernon Township Rend Lake College
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    Senior Sport Management Mount Vernon, Ill. Mount Vernon Township Rend Lake College
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  • Forward F 6'8" 240 lbs
    17

    Lazar Grbovic

    R-Jr. Interdisciplinary Studies Belgrade, Serbia Proleter Naftagas Moberly Area CC
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    Redshirt Junior Interdisciplinary Studies Belgrade, Serbia Proleter Naftagas Moberly Area CC
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  • Forward F 6'10" 220 lbs
    22

    Sekou Kalle

    Sr. Interdisciplinary Studies Sellersburg,Ind. DeSales Univ. of Evansville
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    Senior Interdisciplinary Studies Sellersburg,Ind. DeSales Univ. of Evansville
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  • Forward F 6'8" 255 lbs
    23

    Rodolfo Bolis

    Sr. Sport Management Espirto Santo, Brazil NBA Academy Latin America
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    Senior Sport Management Espirto Santo, Brazil NBA Academy Latin America
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  • Forward F 6'7" 185 lbs
    24

    Terry McMorris

    Fr. Sport & Recreation Management Oklahoma City, Okla. OKC Douglass Link Year Prep
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    Freshman Sport & Recreation Management Oklahoma City, Okla. OKC Douglass Link Year Prep
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  • Forward F 6'7" 200 lbs
    40

    Kooper Jacobi

    Gr. Sports Administration Sellersburg, Ind. Silver Creek Univ. of Toledo
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    Graduate Student Sports Administration Sellersburg, Ind. Silver Creek Univ. of Toledo
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Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Marty Simmons

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  • Assistant Coach

    Rich McBride

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  • Assistant Coach

    Bob Lockart

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  • Assistant Coach

    Nate Michael

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  • Graduate Assistant - Men's Basketball

    Carlos Cortez Jr.

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2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
# Image Player Position Height Weight Year Hometown / High School Previous School Major
1 Corey Sawyer Jr Corey Sawyer Jr Guard 6-4 160 Sr. Orlando, Fla. / The Master's Academy Cloud County CC Organizational Development
2 Artese Stapleton Artese Stapleton Guard 6-3 170 Gr. Chicago, Ill. / Kenwood Academy Univ. of Missouri Kansas City General Studies
3 Nakyel Shelton Nakyel Shelton Guard 6-3 180 Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Carl Schurz South Suburban CC Mass Communication
4 Isaiah Griffin Isaiah Griffin Guard 6-0 155 So. Orange, NJ / Patrick School Sunrise Christian Academy Sport & Recreation Management
5 Zion Fruster Zion Fruster Guard 6-2 170 Jr. Douglasville, Ga. / Alexander Univ. of Virginia Wise Sport & Recreation Management
6 Kam O Kam O'Connor Guard 6-0 170 R-So. Lebanon, Ohio / Lebanon UNC Pembroke Exercise Science
8 Blake Goodman Blake Goodman Forward 6-7 200 R-Jr. Detroit, Mich. / North Farmington Fisk Univ. Organizational Development
9 Obadiah Curtis Obadiah Curtis Guard 6-5 200 R-Jr. Fresno, Calif. / Edison Arkansas State Univ. Interdisciplinary Studies
10 Jackson Connor Jackson Connor Forward 6-6 210 R-Jr. Marion, Ill. / Marion John A. Logan College Marketing
11 Malik Olafioye Malik Olafioye Guard 6-2 190 R-Fr. Ecorse, Mich. / Ecorse Univ. of Missouri Kansas City Interpersonal Communication
12 Carson Prost Carson Prost Guard 6-3 185 Sr. Mount Vernon, Ill. / Mount Vernon Township Rend Lake College Sport Management
17 Lazar Grbovic Lazar Grbovic Forward 6-8 240 R-Jr. Belgrade, Serbia / Proleter Naftagas Moberly Area CC Interdisciplinary Studies
22 Sekou Kalle Sekou Kalle Forward 6-10 220 Sr. Sellersburg,Ind. / DeSales Univ. of Evansville Interdisciplinary Studies
23 Rodolfo Bolis Rodolfo Bolis Forward 6-8 255 Sr. Espirto Santo, Brazil / NBA Academy Latin America Sport Management
24 Terry McMorris Terry McMorris Forward 6-7 185 Fr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / OKC Douglass Link Year Prep Sport & Recreation Management
40 Kooper Jacobi Kooper Jacobi Forward 6-7 200 Gr. Sellersburg, Ind. / Silver Creek Univ. of Toledo Sports Administration

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

Men's Basketball - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Simmons,Marty_EIUMBB_2021 Marty Simmons Head Coach
RichMcBride_EIUMBB_AssistantCoach Rich McBride Assistant Coach
Bob Lockart_EIUMBB_AssistantCoach Bob Lockart Assistant Coach
NateMichael_EIUMBB_AssistantCoach Nate Michael Assistant Coach
Carlos Cortez Jr. Graduate Assistant - Men's Basketball

Staff Roster

Men's Basketball Coaching Staff

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