Saturday, February 21, 2009

Super 6 Timeline


December, 1990 - Six friends in Lansing, Michigan create The Super 6, the world's first Big Ten only fantasy basketball league. Hershey inked Iowa sophomore Acie Earl with the #1 overall pick at the inaugural Super 6 Signing Day. Truly a "keeper" league, three of the original Super 6 coaches, Rob-roy Nelson (UNC), Brian Wellwood (SBU) and Allan Gibbs (UH), are still leading their teams in 2009.

1995 - Dennis Mockler, the new coach on the block, leads Shawn Respert and the RMU Knights to their first title.

1997 - Coach Wellwood's SBU Crusaders raise their first championship banner, a co-title with UNC.

1998 - After (Jess) settling for three co-championships, Nelson Christian finally wins a banner to call their own. The Doves celebrate by also taking the inaugural Super 6 Tournament.

1999 - Coach Eric Shipman's Vaughn U squad earns their first regular season championship, sweep the Tournament, and unveil the league's first animated logo, the famous VU Meter.

2000 - Hershey tips off the millenium, and wraps up the Super 6's first decade, by claiming a 4th championship.

2001 - Coach Scott Slocum gets his first hardware as Oskee Wow-Wow grabs the regular season and tourney trophies.

2002 - Nelson Christian re-takes the overall regular season championship lead with their 5th.

2003 - Title number two for RMU!

2005 - Oskee Wow-Wow becomes the first team since 2000 to win two regular season championships.

2006 -
Oskee Wow-Wow, back-to-back!

2007 - Superior Baptist raises its second banner.

2008 - Robert Montgomery U wins 10 straight to earn a co-championship with Great Lakes Christian.

2009 - Robert Montgomery U, back-to-back!

ALL-TIME SUPER 6 CHAMPIONS
1991 - U of Hershey
1992 - U Nelson Christian / Oskee Wow-Wow *
1993 - U of Hershey
1994 - Oskee Wow-Wow
1995 - Robert Montgomery U
1996 - U of Hershey / U Nelson Christian *
1997 - U Nelson Christian / Superior Baptist U *
1998 - U Nelson Christian (Tourney - UNC)
1999 - Vaughn U (Tourney - VU)
2000 - U of Hershey (Tourney - UNC)
2001 - Oskee Wow-Wow (Tourney - OWW)
2002 - U Nelson Christian (Tourney - UH)
2003 - Robert Montgomery U (Tourney - UH)
2004 - redshirt season
2005 - Oskee Wow-Wow (Tourney - UH)
2006 - Oskee Wow-Wow (Tourney - OWW)
2007 - Superior Baptist U (Tourney - UH)
2008 - Robert Montgomery U / Great Lakes Christian* (Tourney - UH)
2009 -
Robert Montgomery U (Tourney - RMU)

* = co-champs

U Hershey Red Storm
9 Championships - 4 regular season, 5 tourney

U Nelson Christian Doves
7 Championships - 5 regular season, 2 tourney

Oskee Wow-wow Warriors
7 Championships - 5 regular season, 2 tourney

Robert Montgomery U Knights
5 Championships - 4 regular season, 1 tourney

Vaughn U Meters
3 Championships - 2 regular season, 1 tourney

Superior Baptist U Crusaders
2 Championships - 2 regular season, 0 tourney


Super 6 Team History
Hershey Red Storm - Allan Gibbs - Head Coach since 1990. Originally Hershey Squirts

U Nelson Christian Doves - Rob-roy Nelson - Head Coach since 1990. Originally Jamaica Wesleyan Warriors, then Jamaica Wesleyan Green Machine

Superior Baptist U Crusaders - Brian Wellwood - Head Coach since 1990. Originally Southwest Tech Roadrunners, then Southwest Tech Express, Havenhurst Dockers, Bapist Bible College Crusaders

Robert Montgomery U Knights - Dennis Mockler - Head Coach since 1994. Originally Mann Tech Engineers, then Eastern Kalamazoo U

Great Lakes Christian Crusaders - Eric Shipman - Head Coach since 1996. Originally John Gault U, then U of Bjorne Bulldogs, Vaughn U Meters

Oskee Wow-wow Warriors - Scott Slocum - Head Coach since 1999. Originally Peterson State U Panthers