ROCKETBASKETBALL
PAUL FREDSTROM
HISTORY SECTION
JAN WALL
4 STRAIGHT STATE TITLES
IGGY MELVIN
CLIFF SQUIRES
12X STATE CHAMPS
JORDAN SCHROER
THIS IS THE HISTORY OF LINCOLN NORTHEAST BASKETBALL
A TRADITION UNMATCHED........
RYAN ELROD
19X STATE FINALIST
WALLY WINTER
MAURY DAMKROGER
B.J. NANNEN
38X STATE QUALIFER
RUDY STOEHR
ED JOHNSON
1949-1986
505-202
8x State Champion
Ed Johnson coached at Lincoln Northeast for 37 years and retired at the end of the 1985-86 school years. During his tenure, Northeast's record was 505-202 and qualified for the state tournament 18 times. His teams won state championships in 1950, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973 and 1982. He was honored as the Journal-Star Prep Coach of the Year twice. Ed was named regional Coach of the year by the National Coaches three times and was named National Boys Basketball Coach of the Year posthumously in 1987. Teamwork and defense were the trademarks of his teams.
RICK COLLURA
1986-1998
213-56
4X State Champion
Rick Collura coached at Lincoln Northeast for 12 seasons, claiming four state championships, qualifying for the state tournament 10 times. A multiple winner of the Lincoln Journal Star Coach of the Year, Colllura ended his coaching career with an overall record of 214-65. He became the first coach in Class A to reach five straight championship games as well the first coach to win four straight Class A championships. His Rocket coached teams made it to the state finals seven times in 12 seasons. Even more impressive is Coach Collura had only one losing season in his 12 seasons. Defensive intensity was the stall worth of a Collura coached team.