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University of Alaska at Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive - Anchorage, AK - 99508-8366
Team Office: Tel: (907) 786-1042 Fax: ?
Team website: www.goseawolves.com
The University of Alaska at Anchorage offers over 50 BA degrees and nearly 30 Master's degrees within five colleges: Arts and Sciences, Business and Public Policy, Health and Education, Engineering, and Community and Technical. Majors offered include Journalism, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Corrections and Criminal Justice. The 2008 US News Report on America's Best Colleges ranked UAA in the third tier among universities in the west.
UAA is located in Anchorage (pop. 250k).
School website
www.uaa.alaska.edu
College Profile
Type:
Public, Co-educationalReligious Affiliation:
NoneEnrollment:
15,000Getting In:
Minimally Difficult. SAT 25/75: 896-1140Tuition + Room & Board:
In-state: ~$12,000Out-of-State: ~$20,000
Most Popular Majors
Business - Nursing - English Lit
Misc. Information
Rusty Osborne completed his third season at Alaska-Anchorage in 2007-08. Under Osborne’s leadership, UAA has gone 67-27 over the past three seasons, including victories over Division I power Southern Illinois and eight nationally ranked D-II teams. From 1991-2004, Osborne spent 13 seasons as an assistant with the Seawolves. Osborne joined the UAA staff after serving under former Seawolf coach Harry Larrabee three seasons (1988-91) at Div. I Southwest Texas State. In 2007-08, Osborne earned the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach-of-the-Year award as UAA posted the best record in school history (29-6), won its first GNAC title, and advanced to the NCAA Final four for the first time in 20 years, losing to Augusta State.
| Team Name | Sea Wolves |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Division | NCAA Division II |
| All-Time Record | 533-315 (.629) |
Recent Record (Last 8 Years)
| Last Yr |
Last Yr - 1 |
Last Yr - 2 |
Previous 5 Years |
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| Overall |
29-6
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19-9
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19-12
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72-66 (.522)
|
| Conference |
15-2
|
10-6
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10-8
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47-43 (.522)
|
| Conf. Finish |
1
|
2
|
4
|
10, 4, 4, 5, 3
|
| Post Appear. |
Final 4
|
1st Rnd
|
1st Rnd
|
NCAA 0x
|
| Final 25 Rank |
#4
|
NR
|
?
|
0x
|
Coaches
| Head Coach | Rusty Osborne |
 |
Birthday: 0000-00-00 |
| Started at Alaska-Anchorage | 2005-06 |
| Contract Expires | ? |
| Record as Head Coach | 67-27 (.713) |
| Record at Alaska-Anchorage | 67-27 (.713) |
| Coaching Awards | GNAC COTY (08) |
| Asst. Coaches | Shane Rinner, Bryan Wreakly |
Recruiting Coordinator
Rusty Osborne, (907) 786-1042, coachoz@uaa.alaska.edu
Conference and Schedule
UAA plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (www.gnacsports.com) which is currently comprised of 9 schools. Currently, UAA plays all schools twice, home and away. League play usually commences in late November or early December. Games are often played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Currently, the GNAC does not offer a post season tourney. The regular season conference champion receives an automatic NCAA bid.
Conference Opponents
Seattle Pacific, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle U., Western Oregon, Western Washington and Montana State-Billings.
Facilities
Sports Center
Capacity 1,500, Average attendance (?)
Style/Stats
In 2007-08, Alaska Anchorage was ranked # 4 in defense, limiting opponents to 60 ppg.
Ver:2002-09-29