Head Coach

Everick Sullivan

            Everick Sullivan enters his third season as head coach of the Vincennes University Trailblazers, the fourth winningest program in junior college basketball history.

            His two-year record as VU head coach is a lofty 51-14 (.785) and his overall head coaching record is 79-19 (.806).

            The Trailblazers posted a 25-8 record last winter, which included winning the Region and District titles and making a record-tying 26th  trip to the NJCAA Finals in Hutchinson, Kan.

            Sullivan took the reins as Trailblazer coach in mid-summer 2005 and began the difficult task of building a competitive team only ten weeks prior to the start of the school.

            To say he was successful is an understatement. The Trailblazers won 26 games and the Region 12 championship before losing to 18th ranked Iowa Western College in the district playoff contest. The Blazers were ranked as high as 13th in a mid-December National Junior College Athletic Association poll.

            Sullivan arrived at VU after leading Lincoln Trail to a 28-5 record during the 2004-05 season. The Statesmen won their first Great Rivers Conference title and then beat John A. Logan College, 76-73 for the National Junior College Athletic Association Region 24 Championship.

            The 16th ranked Statesmen lost 62-57 at 11th ranked Iowa Western College in the district playoff game.

            Prior to taking the Lincoln Trail job, Sullivan was the assistant coach for two years under Mark Nelson at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill., where the Warriors had consecutive 20 win seasons.

            WVC was ranked in the NJCAA top 25 and finished runner-up in the Great Rivers Athletic conference in 2002-2003. During that period, WVC graduated more than nine players to four-year colleges and universities.

            A native of Simpsonville, South Carolina , Sullivan attended Hillcrest High School from 1984-88. He earned a number of awards and honors including Parade All-American, McDonald’s All-American Honorable Mention, and Greenville News Upper-State Player of the Year.

            He played at the University of Louisville under Hall of Fame Head Coach Denny Crum from 1988-92 and was the sixth man on a team that made it all the way to the NCAA “Sweet Sixteen”. He played with NBA number one draft pick Pervis Ellison.

            Sullivan has a Bachelor's Degree in communications from Louisville where made three NCAA tournament appearances and is among the Cardinals’ all-time leaders in Scoring (14th), Assists (9th), Three-Point Percentage (8th), and Dunks (10th).

            After a solid career as a collegiate player, Sullivan attended a couple of pre-draft camps, then was drafted by the Global Basketball Association’s Greenville Spinners.

            Sullivan spent eight years playing professional basketball in Finland , Portugal , Slovenia , Poland , Puerto Rico , Cyprus , and Lebanon . One of his biggest highlights was when he won the championship in the Cyprus league in 1998 and was voted MVP.

Assistant Coach

David Ragland

Coach Ragland enters his third season at Vincennes University.   During his two year tenure as an assistant, the Trailblazers have compiled a record of 51 wins and 14 losses.

Prior to coming to Vincennes, Ragland spent one season at Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas, a team which put together a history making 25-5 season.

As a player, he was named Southern Indiana player of the year as a senior at Harrison High School in Evansville.   The team finished the season with a 21-3 record including an appearance in the Class 4A semi-state.

He began his collegiate career at Missouri Southern State College in Joplin. During his freshman season, the Lions posted a 30-3 record and made it to the NCAA Division II final four.

After his sophomore season at Missouri Southern, Ragland returned home to play for the University of Southern Indiana. The Screaming Eagles compiled a 47-14 record during his final two seasons.

Ragland’s coaching duties include recruiting, player development, team academic director, grade school tournament director and camp counselor.

He resides in Vincennes with his wife, the former Annie Long.    

Assistant Coach

Brian Davis

Coach Davis also enters his third season with the Trailblazers.

His duties include directing the VU summer basketball camps, organizing and maintaining the Blazers recruiting database, game and opponent scouting, and the coordination of team travel.  

He previously held coaching positions at Lawrenceville and Robinson High Schools in Illinois, and at Dunbar High School in Lexington, KY.   Davis was an assistant coach for the 2002 Robinson team that recorded a 29-3 overall record and made an appearance in the Illinois High School Elite 8.

Davis was selected to the All-North Egypt Conference basketball team in 1995 at tradition rich Lawrenceville High School, winning two regional and conference championships during his career there. He graduated from Vincennes University and the University of Kentucky with a degree in Health Promotion with a minor in Psychology.

Davis has worked several prestigious basketball camps including Indiana University, University of Kentucky, and the Ron Felling Shooting Camps prior to joining Sullivan’s staff.

Athletic Training Department Chairman

Mark Goodrich

The 2007-2008 season is the 21st year Goodrich has served as a Certified Athletic Trainer for the Trailblazer athletic teams. He holds an A.S. degree from Vincennes University in Physical Eduction, a B.S. and M.S. from Indiana State University in Secondary Education/Athletic Training; and a B.S. in Physical Therapy from Indiana University . He is the Department Chairman of the Athletic Training Program at V.U.

Certified Athletic Trainer

Robert Cullen

The 2007-2008 season will be the 18th year Cullen has worked as a Certified Athletic Trainer in the Sports Medicine Program at Vincennes University . He is a native of and lives in nearby Bicknell , Ind., and a graduate of North Knox High School . He is a 1987 graduate of Vincennes University and holds a B.S. and M.S. degree from Indiana State University .