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2009-10 Women's Basketball Coaches
 
JimCook
Head Coach
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Coaching Honors
2 NAIA National Tournaments (1 men, 1 women)
3 CCAC Championships (2 men, 1 women)
3 NAIA All-Americans (2 women, 1 men)
15 All-CCAC 1st Team Selections (8 men, 7 women)
 

Jim Cook has become a strong presence in the CCAC as he enters his fifth year being the women's basketball head coach at Judson. The 2009-10 season will only be his second year fully devoted to the women's basketball program after coaching both the Judson men and women's programs together from 2005 to 2008 (3 seasons).

Returning to their winning ways, the 2008-09 season brought 18 wins and a second place finish in the CCAC. That season brought the programs first win over NCAA Division III Wheaton College along with Alicia Rovertoni repeating as the CCAC rebounding champion.

Cook became the eighth head coach for the women's program in 2005 when he replaced long-time head coach Tory Gum who stepped down after 15 seasons and five NAIA National Tournament appearances. In four seasons, Cook has won 52 games and is second all-time in wins at Judson behind Gum's 268 wins.
 
Taking over the program in 2005, Cook's team went 21-11 and went to the program's sixth NAIA National Tournament while winning its third CCAC Tournament. The milestones were the first for Cook as a head coach but were nothing new to him as he was an assistant coach on Gum's staff when Judson finished in the Sweet 16 in the 2001-02 season. The 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons were rebuilding seasons for Judson before Cook guided Judson to 18 wins in the 2008-09 season.
 
Cook is no stranger to the Judson women's basketball program as he was an assistant for three seasons under Gum before becoming the head coach. He was a part of the staff when the team finished in the Sweet 16 at the NAIA National Tournament in 2002.
 
Prior to just coaching the women's program, Cook coached both the men and the women's programs from 2005 to 2008. In those three seasons, he took both teams to the NAIA National Tournament and won a CCAC Championship. His men's team in 2007-08 went 19-9 and won the program's first, ever, CCAC regular season and tournament championship for Judson. That same team then qualified for the NAIA Division II National Tournament for the first-time, ever, too. In 2005-06, he coached both the men's and women's teams to 20-win seasons as each team played for the CCAC Tournament Championship. It was the first-time, ever, that both programs won 20 games and played for the CCAC Tournament Championship in the same year.
 
Cook is the founder, director and coach of Team USA, an AAU organization. He has coached athletes as they compete in the highest level of competition during the summer months and then assists them in earning college scholarships. Along with coaching his AAU teams, Cook was a Dean's Assistant in School District U46 for 12 years. Most recently he worked at Bartlett High School. During his tenure in U46, he had various coaching experiences including Head Boy's Basketball Coach at Canton Middle School and Assistant Varsity Girl's Basketball Coach at Larkin High School.
 
Playing collegiately at both Shasta Community College in California and Carroll College in Montana, he earned his bachelor's degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences from National Louis University in 2002 and a Masters of Sports Management from Nova Southeastern University in 2004. He also has an influence at Judson outside of athletics as he is the Dean of Men. Currently, he resides in Huntley with his wife Vicki and son Noah (infant).

 
DeeMcDermott
Assistant Coach

Dee McDermott enters her first season on Jim Cooks coaching staff. Dee started coaching with Coach Cook this past summer through his Illinois Team USA, AAU program.

She is a graduate of St. Charles High School in St. Charles were she earned many high honors in both basketball and softball. She went on to attend George Williams College in Downers Grove, IL were she continued to play both basketball and softball.

She started her coaching career with the South Elgin Park Dist. She coached youth basketball and soccer. She currently is in her third season as the Head Coach for Harvest Christian Academy Middle School Girls Team. She lead her Harvest team to an undefeated conference season in 2008-2009. Besides coaching, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Currently, she resides in Pingree Grove with her husband Dan and son Cole.


 
JeronShelton
Assistant Coach
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Jeron Shelton enters his sixth season on Jim Cook's coaching staff.  Shelton started on staff with Cook as a student assistant in the 2004-05 season with the men's basketball teams and then pulled double duty helping the women's program since the 2005-06 season. He graduated in 2007 from Judson with an elementary education degree and now coaches a local junior high girl's basketball team.

Shelton transferred to Judson after receiving his associate's degree in paralegal studies from Rockford Business College. He graduated from Judson with an Elementary Education degree with an emphasis in English in May 2007. 
 
He is a graduate of Auburn High School in Rockford and has coached youth basketball and directed athletic programs through the Rockford Elementary Basketball Association and the YMCA over the past four years. He led two of his teams to the final four in the conference, earning third and fourth place, respectively. He enjoys reading books, playing pool, chess, spades, euchre and doing anything related to basketball.
 
Shelton was recently married on May 23, 2008, to Sheila Rodriguez and they reside in Elgin.   He also currently coaches the Larson Middle School 8th grade 'A' team for both boys and girls. 

 
HeidiRosenbaum
Manager
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Rosenbaum is in her third season at Judson and her second as the manager.  She is also playing on the JV team. 
 
After playing one-year for Judson, she will help the women's basketball team as a team manager.  She came to Judson after attending one semester at Minot State University.  She is a 2006 graduate of Sioux City North High School in South Dakota and is the daughter of Jim Rosenbaum and Rose Rosenbaum.