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Third-team All-Big Ten (1955) William D. Ridley (February 2, 1934 – September 28, 2019) was an American college basketball player. He was an All-American and All- Big Ten player for the Illinois Fighting Illini . Ridley, a diminutive but quick 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) point guard, went to Taylorville High School in Taylorville, Illinois While there ...
Johnny Orr (basketball, born 1927) John Michael Orr (June 10, 1927 – December 30, 2013) was an American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, and at Iowa State University. In the 1975–76 season, Orr was named National Coach of the Year.
The IHSA single season boys' basketball record of 45–0 was set by Taylorville High School in 1944. Ron Bontemps and Johnny Orr were team members. [17] In 1911, the Taylorville Christians were a member of the Illinois–Missouri League, an American minor league baseball league. Future Baseball Hall of Famer Ray Schalk played on that team.
Fans of girls basketball in central Illinois have just one season left to see one of the most impactful players in area history. ... Taylorville. As a sophomore, Tarr led the Tornadoes in scoring ...
Career highlights and awards. First-team All- WAC (2003) WAC All-Freshman Team (2003) 2x First-team All- Big Ten (2000, 2001) Illinois Ms. Basketball (1998) Stats at Basketball-Reference.com. Allison Diane Curtin (born March 31, 1980) is a former basketball player who was drafted with the twelfth pick in the 2003 WNBA draft .
The Apollo Conference is a high school athletic conference represented by 6 schools in the central portion of Illinois. It is a member of the Illinois High School Association. The conference offers championships for girls in basketball, cross country, golf, softball, tennis, track & field, and volleyball. In boys' sports, the Apollo offers ...
Dolph Stanley (January 23, 1905 – July 9, 1990) was an American basketball player and coach. Nicknamed the ”Silver Fox”, Stanley is best known for holding the "unbreakable" record of guiding five different Illinois High School Association (IHSA) schools into the state tournament. He gained national prominence by coaching Beloit College to ...
Ron Bontemps. Ronald Yngve Bontemps (August 11, 1926 – May 13, 2017) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and attended Beloit College. He was a captain of the United States men's basketball team, which won the gold medal in the 1952 Olympic Games. [ 1]