2008-09 Men's Basketball
TransouthPct.OverallPctStreakHomeAwayNeutral
10-6.62515-15.500Lost 27-68-70-2
# 5 Aaron Pearson
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Class: JR
Position: Guard
Hometown: Baton Rouge, LA
Previous School: Southern Lab HS/Cabrillo CC, CA
 
5  Aaron Pearson
 
Major:  Business Administration (Finance minor).  Birthdate:  February 6.  Son of:  Pete and Marion Pearson.
 
A transfer junior from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aaron prepped at Southern Laboratory High School and attended Cabrillo College in Aptos, California before coming to Mid-Continent University.  In high school, Pearson won All District first team and District Defensive Most Valuable Player honors in 2004-05 and 2005-06, and also demonstrated his classroom excellence by winning Scholar-Athlete awards for three seasons (2003-06).  Pearson led Southern Lab HS to state championships in 2004 and 2005 and a state second-place finish in 2005-06.
 
Last season (2007-08), Pearson's point guard performances led Cabrillo to a 22-9 record and a Coast Conference South title and a berth in the California State Junior College Tournament.  Cabrillo ranked seventh in NorState and 14th in the state.  Aaron was named to the All-Coast Conference South and All-State first teams.  He also completed his Associate of Arts degree.
 
As a freshman in 2006-07, Pearson earned All-Coast Conference South honorable mention honors as Cabrillo won its first-ever Coast Conference championship.
 
Favorite Athletes:  Jason Kidd and Chris Paul (NBA).  Favorite Food:  Southern style cooking.  Favorite TV Show:  CNN.  Favorite Movie:  Shawshank Redemption.  Favorite Hobbies:  Reading biographies and listening to music.  Favorite Place to Visit:  San Francisco, California.  Favorite Quote:  "I am what I make of myself."
 
Roster
#NameCl.Pos.Ht.Wt.HometownPrevious School
2Donovan WillisJRGuard6-2175East Orange, NJEast Orange HS/Essex Co. College
3TiRon PeoplesJRGuard6-3170Paducah, KYHeath HS
5Aaron PearsonJRGuard6-0190Baton Rouge, LASouthern Lab HS/Cabrillo CC, CA
10Jerry FollotJRFWD6-7198Laurel, MDNorthwestern HS/Marshalltown CC, IA
12Joshua WoodleyJRGuard6-1160Lake Worth, FLSantaluces HS/Palm Beach CC, FL
13Marvin BoldenJRGuard5-11170Fredericksburg, VACourtland HS/Frederick CC, MD
15Kazim AhounouJRPost6-6230BeninN.D. de Lourdes HS/Hillsborough CC
21Keiran NunleyJRFWD6-5200Kent, WAKent HS/Riverside CC, CA
22Justice NallJRFWD6-6220Henderson, NVFoothill HS/Grayson CC, TX
23David GrattonJRGuard6-2180Jacksonville, FLSandalwood HS/Palm Beach CC, FL
25Robert RogersFRGuard6-1175Ft. Campbell, KYFt. Campbell HS
33Tristan EdwardsJRFWD6-3220Riverside, CAFontana HS/Riverside CC, CA
34Sinisa KorkutJRPost6-6240Belgrade, SerbiaTechnical School
35Kenny ThomasJRFWD6-8270Orange, NJOrange HS/Essex Co. College, NJ
44Ansil WilliamsJRPost6-5275Trinidad and TobagoMillersburg Military Institute
Winston Bennett - Head Coach
Howard Dillard - Assistant Coach
Ryan Smith - Assistant Coach