TriCounty In his 11th season at Bradley, DeRose steered the Braves to the NCAA Elite Eight, with a postseason run that included come-from-behind victories over former national champions Indiana and Maryland. After the tragic death of Danny Dahlquist on the eve of the season, DeRose pulled his players together to win a share of their third consecutive Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title, their first MVC tourney crown and their first NCAA tourney win.
| 2004 Tri-County Co-Male Coach of the Year CHUCK BUESCHER Coach Buescher led his Lions to a 2nd consecutive Class AA lHSA state title with a 30-2 record. It was his 25th and final high school season at Central. USA Today had his team ranked 8th in the nation at season's end. |  |