Paul Judson, Class of 1952

n Today: He splits his time between Florida and Illinois.

n College: Paul played with his twin, Phil, at the University of Illinois.

n Post-college: He was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA, but also by the U.S. Army. He then coached at Mattoon, Dundee and Hampshire high schools before retiring in 1993.

n Noteworthy: When he was athletic director at Hampshire, he would challenge students to games of H-O-R-S-E during their lunch hours, and often would beat them. He was inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1973.

Phil Judson, Class of 1952

n Today: Lives in Gurnee with his wife, Lesley.

n College: Played at the University of Illinois with his twin, Paul.

n Post-college: Phil started his coaching career at North Chicago High School in 1959 and continued coaching high school hoops through the 1989 season.

n Noteworthy: His shooting ability earned him a nickname at North Chicago that sticks to this day. Call him on the phone and he will answer, “Swish.” He also coached at Zion-Benton and retired in 1995. He was inducted into the IBCA Hall of Fame in 1979.

Bill Schulz, Class of 1953

n Today: Lives in Waukegan with his wife, Karin.

n College: He attended Northwestern with teammate Ken Spooner. Schulz played for the Wildcats for three years and was captain his senior year.

n Post-college: Schulz had a successful career working with Motorola. In 1998, he bought a hardware store in Waukegan.

n Noteworthy: Schulz carries a tattered note of recommendations given to him by coach Russ Ahearn in his wallet to this day.

Ken Spooner, Class of 1953

n Today: Lives in Huntley with his wife, Katy.

n College: Spooner went to Northwestern on a basketball scholarship with Schulz, but left after a year and transferred to Northern Illinois University, then called Northern Illinois State Teachers’ College.

n Post-college: He taught at Richmond-Burton and at Alden-Hebron before getting into the real estate business.

n Noteworthy: Spooner still exercises regularly and plays golf. He would shoot hoops more often, but there are no baskets at Sun City, where he and Katy live.

Don Wilbrandt, Class of 1952

n Today: Wilbrandt died in 1998.

n College: He attended Valparaiso on a basketball scholarship and played four years for the Crusaders.

n Post-college: Wilbrandt returned home and worked in the family livestock business, then later drove a truck.

n Noteworthy: Wilbrandt was known as an excellent shooter and was quite proud of the fact that he was the 1952 team’s captain. He used to sign his name, “Capt. Don Wilbrandt.”