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Men's
Basketball—Coaches
The 2009-10 season is Dedrick Shannon's sixth
as head coach of the Cyclones. Shannon, a point guard on the 1995-96 team,
returned to Moraine Valley with six years of coaching experience. He led his
talented 2008-09 squad to a 28-5 season, ranking as high as 12th in NJCAA
Division II, the best in Shannon's tenure. After a successful season, Shannon
earned 2008-09 Illinois Skyway Conference Coach of the Year and Skyway Male
Coach of the Year.
Before coaching at Moraine
Valley, Shannon helped manage an independent basketball club/travel team. In
addition, he served as a volunteer basketball coach and basketball coordinator
at the Blue Island Recreation Center, overseeing teams from K-12th grade, and
helping the program's overall growth and participation.
Shannon was a three-sport athlete at Eisenhower
High School, including being a team captain for football, basketball and
baseball and an all-conference selection for basketball during his senior year.
Coach Shannon also captained the Cyclones'
1995-96 team.
"I believe in balancing hard work, physical
preparation, and a commitment to academics," Shannon said. Armed with that
philosophy, he has helped players attain their goals on the court and in the
classroom.
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Chris Lewis
Assistant Coach |
Chris Lewis joined the Cyclones
as an assistant coach in 2004. Lewis, who also played football and basketball at
Eisenhower High School, was an all-state quarterback and an all-conference
selection in basketball during his senior year. Lewis went on to play football
at Indiana State University from 2000-03.
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Dan Lange
Assistant Coach |
Dan Lange joined the Moraine Valley staff for the
2005-06 season. Lange lettered in basketball and track at Eisenhower High
School, as well as in basketball at St. Mary's University in Minnesota. He
coached high school basketball from 1984 to 2005, including the boys' varsity
basketball team at Andrew High School from 1994-97 and at Carl Sandburg High
School from 2002-05, where he led the team to the 2005 IHSA Regional title,
posting a 21-8 record.
Reno Aalston
Assistant Coach
Jelaini Boline
Assistant Coach | 
