Doug Creel - Men's Basketball (1978-1980)
2000 Inductee
Two-time All-Southern Illinois College Conference, All-Region IV and Region IV All-Star selection as 6-foot-3 forward on well-balanced quintets that went 18-11 his freshman season and 21-12 the following winter. When #14 set the single-season record for points scored with 737 in 32 games as a sophomore, improving on the previous best by 137 points, he also established a career record with 1,173 points (59 games); that broke Lee Yearwood’s 18-year-old mark by 123 and stood for 16 seasons. Also owned season and career records for field goals made (287 in 1979-80 / 466) and free throws made (163 in 1979-80 / 241). The single-season free throw record he shares kept his name in the record books entering the new millennium and he still ranked No. 2 all-time in scoring. Averaged 23.0 ppg as a soph, 19.9 for career. Netted 32 vs. Kaskaskia as freshman. • All-conference shortstop for baseball Warriors hit .355 as soph and .312 for career, capped b y 41-19 team that claimed SICC title. • Starred his last two seasons for Jacksonville State (AL). • In his second season as head coach at his prep alma mater, he took the Mt. Vernon Rams to the Elite Eight state finals in 1997 for the first time in almost 30 years. Two years later, he guided MVTHS to undefeated regular season and No. 2 IHSA Class “AA” ranking en route to 28-1 record.
2009 Induction Ceremonies
February 28, 2009
Rend Lake College Banquet Center
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