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AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward’s head men’s basketball coach Andre Cook is pleased to announce the addition of both Evan Doremus and Joe Hart to the 2012-13 recruiting class.
Doremus has competed the past two years at Cypress Christian High...
AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward’s head men’s basketball coach Andre Cook is pleased to announce the addition of John “Jack” Dorn as the new assistant coach for the Hilltopper program.
Dorn has spent the past three seasons at...
DALLAS, Texas – Junior Shimeek Johnson was named second-team all-Heartland Conference by league coaches on Thursday evening.
Johnson (Albany, N.Y./Fairfield) was outstanding during the 2011-12 season, leading the conference in scoring at 18.0 points...
ODESSA, Texas – St. Edward’s lost another close game as they fell in its season finale to UT-Permian Basin, 57-50, Saturday afternoon at the Falcon Dome.
St. Edward’s (11-15, 3-11 HC) opened the game with Zilijan Jones (Chicago, Ill./...
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – St. Edward’s junior Shimeek Johnson has been named Heartland Conference Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 13-19 by the League office. This was the third time he has won this award this season.
Johnson (Albany, N.Y./...
GOODWELL, Okla. – The St. Edward’s raced to a 20-point halftime lead and never looked back as they downed Panhandle State, 81-56, Saturday afternoon at the Nobel Center.
St. Edward’s (11-14, 3-10 HC) raced out to a 19-6 lead in the first...
WICHITA, Kan. – It was a cold night shooting the rock for St. Edwards as they fell to Newman,, 69-55, Thursday evening at Fugate Gymnasium.
St. Edward’s (10-14, 2-10 HC) shot 36 percent as a team, and hit on only 39 percent (7-18) of its free...
Schedule
The season's schedule has not yet been determined.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/05 | St. Mary's* | Home | 5:30 pm | - |
| 1/07 | TAMU-International* | Home | 12:00 pm | - |
| 1/12 | UA-Fort Smith* | Fort Smith, Ark. | 7:30 pm | - |
| 1/14 | Dallas Baptist* | Dallas | 2:00 pm | - |
| 1/19 | Panhandle State* | Home | 5:30 pm | - |
| 1/21 | Newman* | Home | 12:00 pm | - |
| 1/28 | UT- Permian Basin* | Home | 12:00 pm | - |
| 2/02 | TAMU-International* | Laredo | 7:30 pm | - |
| 2/04 | St. Mary's* | San Antonio | 2:00 pm | - |
| 2/06 | Dallas Baptist* | Home | 7:00 pm | - |
| 2/11 | UA-Fort Smith* | Home | 2:00 pm | - |
| 2/16 | Newman* | Wichita, Kan. | 7:30 pm | - |
| 2/18 | Panhandle State* | Goodwell, Okla. | 2:00 pm | - |
| 2/25 | UT- Permian Basin* | Odessa | 2:00 pm | - |
2011-12 Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Yr./Exp. | Hometown/Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Curtis Jackson | G | 6'3" | 215 | Jr./TR | Philadelphia, Penn./Midland JC |
| 5 | Khaliq Gross | G | 6'2" | 190 | Sr./1L | Albany, N.Y./South Plains JC |
| 10 | Frankie Mgbolu | G |
5'11"
|
170
|
Fr./HS |
Tucson, Ariz./St. Gregory Prep. |
| 11 | Matt Miner | G | 6'3" | 180 | So./1L | Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa HS |
| 12 | Joseph Saldana | G | 5'8" | 155 | Jr./HS | San MArcos, Texas/San Marcos HS |
| 14 | Remy Boswell | F | 6'8" | 205 | Sr./1L | Oklahoma City, Okla./Houston Baptist |
| 20 | Demitrius Thornton | F | 6'6" | 220 | Jr./TR | Denver, Colo./Cochise CC |
| 24 | Zilijan Jones | G | 5'9" | 190 | So./1L | Chicago, Ill./North Lawndale HS |
| 25 | Zac Graham | G | 6'0" | 180 | Jr./2L | Austin, Texas/LBJ HS |
| 31 | Connor Kjer | F | 6'6" | 210 | Fr./HS | Whittier, Calif./Sonora HS |
| 32 | Shimeek Johnson | G/F | 6'7" | 215 | Jr./1L | Albany, N.Y./Fairfield |
| 34 | Tyler Foster | F | 6'5" | 215 | So./RS | Albany, N.Y./Memphis |
| 44 | Chris Wacker | F | 6'7" | 215 | So./1L | Universal City, Texas/Converse Judson HS |
| Andre Cook | ||||||
| David Martin | ||||||
| Brandon Rosenthal Grad. Asst. Coach |
Coaches
Andre Cook
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Andre Cook begins his third season as head coach of the St. Edward’s men’s basketball program in 2011-12. In his two seasons on the hilltop, Cook has led St. edward's to a 21-32 record. He has produced two first-team All-Heartland Conference players, one second-team All-Heartland Conference player, an honorable mention All-Heartland Conference player and one all-region performer.
Cook came to St. Edward’s from Hudson Valley Community College where he compiled an overall record of 119-40 (.748) in five seasons. In each of his last two seasons, he led the Vikings to school records for victories in a season. In 2007–2008, Hudson Valley compiled an amazing 30-1 record and a perfect 16-0 in conference record, winning the Mountain Valley Conference title for the first time in eight years. As a result of his team’s efforts, Cook was named Region III Coach of the Year and BCANY (Basketball Coaches Association of New York) Junior College Coach of the Year. In 2008–2009, the Vikings again had a perfect conference record and advanced to the NJCAA Division III national tournament, winning their way to the semifinals before falling to eventual national champion Richland College.
Cook received his bachelor’s in American Studies from Skidmore College in 1994, and completed a master’s degree in teaching social studies from Union College in 1996. While at Union, he served as an assistant men’s basketball coach from 1994 to 1996.
As a high school player, Cook played four years of varsity basketball at Watervliet High School for New York State and Hudson Valley Hall of Fame coach George Mardigan. Cook was inducted into the Watervliet Hall of Fame in 2009. Cook also played four years at Skidmore College. and is in the top 10 in scoring at Watervliet and Skidmore, amassing over 1,000 points at both places.
Jack Dorn
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Jack Dorn begins his first season as assistant coach for the Hilltoppers. Dorn has spent the past three seasons at Missouri Western State as an assistant coach. Dorn’s responsibilities at Western included recruiting, film exchange, coordinating team travel and other operations items.
Prior to Missouri Western, Dorn spent four years at St. Edward’s. He completed his undergraduate degree in May of 2009 from St. Edward’s in Business Management. During his time in Austin as an undergraduate, he spent his first two years as the head manager for the men’s basketball team and his final two seasons as a student assistant coach. He was involved in scouting, film exchange and recruiting during his final two seasons with the Hilltoppers.
In his four years at SEU, the Hilltoppers won 85 games and were conference champions three times. The Hilltoppers were both regular season and tournament champions twice, while one season they were regular season champions. The Hilltoppers were NCAA Tournament participants three times. During that four-year span, St. Edward’s had two Conference Players of the Year and more than 20 all-conference selections.
Dorn is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Sport Administration at Northwest Missouri State. He is scheduled to graduate this summer. He is originally from Dallas, Texas where his parents, Michael and Mary Jo, still reside. Dorn’s father has been a coach for more than 30 years at schools in Chicago and Dallas, while his mom works for the Catholic Charities in Dallas as their fundraising coordinator.
