Elgin Racers
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The Elgin Racers are a franchise of the International Basketball League
. They play their home games at the Lindner Fitness Center
at Judson College
in Elgin, Illinois
.
The Windy City Dawgs were an International Basketball League team based in Palatine, Illinois
. The team played home games at Harper College
.
The Dawgs featured four all-stars; Brandon Moore, Ryan Edwards, Sherick Simpson and Brandon Watkins. Watkins (21.4 ppg) and Marlon London (25.4 ppg) were in the top in scoring. The team was 7-8 overall.
The team went through two owners, the second of which, Bob Fischer, moved the team to Elgin, Illinois
for 2006.
. The Racers finished 16-6 in their inaugural season, good for third place in the East Division. The Racers were coached by James Condill in both 2005 and 2006.
. They also named Michael Murphy as head coach.
International Basketball League
The International Basketball League was a short lived professional basketball league in the United States. The IBL was headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The league started in 1999 and ended in 2001.-History:...
. They play their home games at the Lindner Fitness Center
Lindner Fitness Center
The Lindner Fitness Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Elgin, Illinois, United States on the campus of Judson University. It is in the Eastern corner of the campus and faces the soccer field. The Fitness Center has two basketball courts which double as volleyball courts. A track runs around...
at Judson College
Judson College, Illinois
Judson University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1963. Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. When the seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard, Illinois, it was...
in Elgin, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
.
2005 Season
Palatine, Illinois
Palatine is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is a northwestern residential suburb of Chicago. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 65,479, making it the sixth-largest community in Cook County and the 16th-largest in the state of Illinois at that time...
. The team played home games at Harper College
Harper College
William Rainey Harper College is a comprehensive community college in Palatine, Illinois, United States. The college was established by referendum in 1965 and opened in September 1967. It is named for Dr. William Rainey Harper, a pioneer in the junior college movement in the United States and the...
.
The Dawgs featured four all-stars; Brandon Moore, Ryan Edwards, Sherick Simpson and Brandon Watkins. Watkins (21.4 ppg) and Marlon London (25.4 ppg) were in the top in scoring. The team was 7-8 overall.
The team went through two owners, the second of which, Bob Fischer, moved the team to Elgin, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
for 2006.
2006 in Elgin
The franchise, rechristened the Racers, played home games at the Linder Fitness Center on the campus of Judson CollegeJudson College, Illinois
Judson University is an evangelical Christian liberal arts university located in Elgin, Illinois, United States. It was founded in 1963. Judson was formed out of the liberal arts component of Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. When the seminary moved from Chicago to Lombard, Illinois, it was...
. The Racers finished 16-6 in their inaugural season, good for third place in the East Division. The Racers were coached by James Condill in both 2005 and 2006.
2007 season
For 2007, the Racers moved to the Spartan Events CenterSpartan Events Center
The Spartan Events Center is a multipurpose arena in Elgin, Illinois at Elgin Community College and was home to the Elgin Racers....
. They also named Michael Murphy as head coach.
Season By Season
| Regular Season | |||||||
| Year | Wins | Losses | Percentage | Division | |||
| 2005 | 7 | 8 | .466 | 5th - East Division | |||
| 2006 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 3rd - East Division | |||
| 2007 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 1st - Midwest Division | |||
2005
As Windy City Dawgs- Ryan Edwards
- Brandon Moore
- Sherick Simpson
- Brandon Watkins