Men's Basketball Coaches

Sergio McClain
Head Coach

Office: P204
Telephone: 217/373-3757
Email:

Former Illini McClain set to take over at Parkland

Former Illini Basketball star Sergio McClain will be named Tuesday as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Parkland College. McClain will succeed Chris Warren who resigned two weeks ago after seven years as the Cobras Head Coach. Parkland was 10-22 this season but will potentially return ten players next season including three starters.

“We are excited to get someone of Sergio’s reputation and character to coach at Parkland.” “He is extremely knowledgeable about the game and I think he will be an excellent coach both in practice and in games.” “We hope that our players will display the same hustle, dedication, and work ethic that Sergio had at both Manual and Illinois.”

McClain most recently served one year as the Player/Head Coach of the Peoria Kings of the Prairie Basketball Association where he led the first-year team to the playoffs. He has also spent one year as an assistant Coach at Champaign Central in 2005-2006. He is currently working as a Basketball Instructor for Mettler Athletic and a Sales Consultant/Program Implementer for Prime Time Computer Services.

Sergio is best known as the “glue” of the Fighting Illini during his four-year career from 1997-2001. During his time at Illinois, the Illini compiled a record of 86-46 (.652), winning the Big 10 Championships during his freshman and senior seasons. He was the team co-captain as a senior in 2001 leading Illinois to 27 wins, the third most in school history. He recorded just the second triple-double by an Illini in a game vs Michigan on January 13, 2001 when he finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists.

When in high school, McClain started for his father current Illini assistant coach Wayne McClain, where he was part of one of the most heralded high school teams in the nation. He helped lead Peoria Manual to four-consecutive state titles, a mark that stands alone in the IHSA record book, and was a three time All-State selection. McClain is engaged to be married to LaEisha Meaderds and has a six-year old son Sergio McClain Jr. McClain is expected to retain current Cobra assistant Ryan Sosamon on his staff and plans to hire one additional assistant coach.

Ryan Sosamon
Assistant Coach

Office: P204
Telephone: 217/351-2226

2007 - 2008 Men's Basketball Team Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Year	Ht.	High School/Hometown
12	Chris Bonhoff	G	FR	5'8"	St. Anthony HS/Effingham, IL
10	Lester Hart	SG	FR	6'1"	Eisenhower HS/Decatur, IL
3	Derek Hazelwood	PG	FR	5'7"	Delphi HS/Delphi, IN
32	Antonio Lofton	W/P	FR	6'6"	Carver HS/Chicago, IL
24	Caesar Munoz	G	FR	6'0"	Jefferson HS/West Lafayette, IN
20	Matt Mierzycki	W/P	FR	6'6"	Glenview HS/Glenview, IL
40	Brett Petersen	W/P	SO	6'5"	GCMS HS/Gibson City, IL
34	Jean Selus	W	FR	6'3"	West Orange HS FL/ Canada
42	Tydus Townsend	P	FR	6'8"	Proviso East HS/Maywood, IL
44	Andrew Wilkerson	PG	SO	6'1"	Cedar Hill HS/Dallas, TX
30	Rob Winnicki	G	FR	6'7"	Herscher HS/Herscher, IL
50	Chad Woods	P	SO	6'7"	Clemente HS/Chicago, IL

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