Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Division II co-champions Cardinal Stritch University, Judson University and Trinity Christian College also collected the most spots on the 2008-09 all-conference squads with four representatives each when the honors were announced by the league office on Thursday morning.
Cardinal Stritch and Trinity Christian each boasted three players on the first team and one honorable mention selection with Judson garnering two spots on the first team and two honorable mention choices.
The former two schools also had each of their coaches recognized with Cardinal Stritch's Denny Fox and Trinity Christian's Tim Walker sharing coach of the year honors.
Each of the other four members in the league - Calumet College St. Joseph, Purdue University Calumet, Purdue University North Central and Trinity International University - all posted one representative on the first team with Calumet St. Joseph and Trinity International also having one honorable mention pick.
Trinity Christian's Kurt Gruppen (Zeeland, Mich.) was named the CCAC Player of the Year. Including all games, the 6-3 senior forward led the league in scoring (21.4 points per game), three-point field goal percentage (.516) and three-pointers made per game (3.59), while ranking third in total field goal percentage (.545) in 27 games played. In conference games only, he topped the charts in three-pointers made per game (3.08), was second in three-point field goal percentage (.474), tied for second in scoring (19.9 ppg) and averaged 5.0 rebounds per game.
Judson's Landon Skinner (Plano, Tex.) earned CCAC Freshman of the Year honors. A 6-2 freshman guard, Skinner ranked among the top eight players in the league in eight categories in total games played and another five categories in league games only. Among his top marks in overall games played were his scoring (19.1), assist (3.43) and steal (1.73) averages, all of which ranked third best. In conference games only, he averaged 14.9 points and 2.0 steals per game and shot .392 from three-point range, all of which were fifth-best in the league.
For a complete listing of all the award winners, go to: http://www.ccacsports.com/awards/6/8.php.
| Illinois Tech at | |
| Earlybird Invitational hosted by Elmhurst College @ Eldridge Park, Elmhurst, IL | |
| Trinity Christian at | 5:00pm |
| Elmhurst College Meet | |
| Robert Morris at | 5:00pm |
| Elmhurst College (IL) Earlybird Invitational | |
| St. Francis at | 5:45pm |
| Elmhurst College Early Bird Invitational | |
| Trinity Christian at | 5:00pm |
| Elmhurst College Meet | |
| Robert Morris at | 5:00pm |
| Elmhurst College (IL) Invitational | |
| St. Francis at | 5:00pm |
| Elmhurst College Early Bird Invitational | |
| Judson vs | 2:00pm |
| Spring Arbor University | CST |
| Mt. Vernon Nazarene Invitational (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) | |
| Viterbo University at | 3:00pm |
| Trinity Christian | CST |
| St. Francis vs | 4:00pm |
| Trinity International | CST |
| University of St. Francis Tournament | |
| University of Great Falls vs | 4:30pm |
| Olivet Nazarene | CST |
| Westminster College Classic (Westminster College) Salt Lake City, Utah | |
| Saint Ambrose University at | 7:00pm |
| Cardinal Stritch | CST |
| Olivet Nazarene at | 3:00pm |
| Roberts Wesleyan College | CST |
| Roberts Wesleyan College Tournament | |
| Maryville University-St. Louis at | 5:00pm |
| Trinity International | CST |
| Judson at | 7:00pm |
| Embry-Riddle (AZ) | CST |
| Embry-Riddle Invitational l Prescott, AZ | |
| TBA at | |
| Calumet St. Joseph | |
| Crimson Wave Tri | |
| Robert Morris at | |
| Calumet St. Joseph | |
| Cal College Tri-Match | |
| Robert Morris vs | |
| Clarke Univeristy | |
| Cal College Tri-Match | |
| Doane College vs | 1:00pm |
| Olivet Nazarene | CST |
| Labor Day Classic | |
| Lourdes College at | 4:00pm |
| Illinois Tech | CST |
| Illinois Tech Tournament | |
| Saint Xavier vs | 4:00pm |
| St. Catherine's | CST |
| Saint Xavier/Illinois Tech Crossover Tournament - Sept. 3-4 | |
| Trinity Christian vs | 4:00pm |
| University of St. Mary | CST |
| SXU-IIT Crossover | |
| Trinity International vs | 4:00pm |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | CST |
| IIT Tournament | |
| William Penn University at | 4:00pm |
| Cardinal Stritch | CST |
| Wolves Weekend Invitational | |
| St. Francis vs | 6:00pm |
| Siena Heights University | CST |
| Saint Xavier/Illinois Tech Crossover Tournament | |
| Illinois Tech at | 3 |
| Ashford University | 4 |
| Cornerstone University at | 0 |
| Saint Xavier | 1 |
| Cardinal Stritch at | 3 |
| Mount Mary College | 0 |
| Holy Cross at | 3 |
| Andrews University | 3 |
| Trinity Christian at | 3 |
| Ashford University | 0 |
| Purdue Calumet at | 0 |
| Goshen College | 3 |
| Trinity International at | 3 |
| Indiana University Northwest | 0 |
| Holy Cross at | 2nd of 12 |
| St. Francis August 30th - 31st | |
| St. Francis at | 1 |
| Purdue Calumet | 0 |
| Scrimmage | |
| Calumet St. Joseph at | 1 |
| University of Saint Francis | 3 |
| St. Francis at | 6 |
| Iowa Wesleyan College | 0 |
| Holy Cross at | 2 |
| Moody Bible Institute | 5 |
| Culver-Stockton College at | 1 |
| Trinity International | 1 |
| Cardinal Stritch vs | 1 |
| Northwestern College | 0 |
| McKendree University at | (2OT) | 1 |
| Judson | 2 | |
| Judson Classic l McKendree is #21 in NAIA National Poll. | ||
| Grand View University at | 3 |
| Saint Xavier | 2 |
| Missouri Baptist College at | 0 |
| Illinois Tech | 7 |
| Hannibal-LaGrange College at | 2 |
| Robert Morris | 1 |
| Augustana College at | 3 |
| St. Francis | 1 |
| Exhibition | |
| Culver-Stockton College at | 3 |
| Calumet St. Joseph | 2 |
| Saint Ambrose University at | 1 |
| Olivet Nazarene | 0 |
| Cardinal Stritch at | 3 |
| Northwestern College | 1 |
| Saint Xavier vs | 1 |
| Graceland University | 2 |
| Graceland/Grand View Invite, Graceland ranked No. 7 in NAIA | |
| Robert Morris at | (2OT) | 3 |
| Grand View University | 2 |
| St. Francis vs | 3 |
| Bethel College | 1 |
| University of Michigan-Dearborn Earlybird Tournament | |
| Judson at | 10:00am |
| Clarke College Invitational (E. Dubuque, IA) - Locoma Golf Course | |
| Robert Morris at | 12:00pm |
| University of Wisconsin--Parkside | CST |
