Men's Basketball

Amherst College

PO Box 5000 - Amherst, MA - 01002
Team Office: Tel: (413) 542-2274 x2069 Fax: (413) 542-2026
Team website: www.amherst.edu/sports/

Founded in 1821, Amherst is generally regarded as the most prestigous liberal arts institution in the U.S. Amherst offers over 30 Bachelor degree programs and is part of a consortium of 'five colleges' (Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, Amherst, and UMASS @ Amherst) which permits students to take any course at any of the five. Majors offered include Women's Studies, Computer Science, Anthropology, and Economics. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Amherst #2 among all liberal arts schools in the nation.

The campus is located in suburban Amherst (pop. 35k), about 90 miles from Boston. The Five Colleges are geographically close to one another and are linked by buses which run between the campuses

School website
www.amherst.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

1,600

Getting In:

Most Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1330-1530

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$45,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

English- Political Science - Psychology

Misc. Information

Dave Hixon completed his 31st season at Amherst in 2007-08. Under Hixon's direction, the men's basketball program has become one of the most respected D3 programs in the nation. The winningest coach in school history, Hixon is the 10th winningest active Division III coach in the nation and the 19th winningest coach in NCAA Division III history with 578 victories. During the 90's, Hixons' teams averaged nearly 18 wins per season and had only one losing season. During his 30 seasons, teams have captured 18 conference tournament titles, nine conference championships, and made ten NCAA appearances including the National Championship in 2007. In 2007-08, Amherst finished with its eighth straight 20+ winning season going 27-4, losing to Washington (St. Louis) in the D3 national championship title game.

Team Name	Lord Jeffs
Colors	Purple, White and Black
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	884-496 (.640)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	27-4	30-2	28-4	121-25 (.828)
Conference	9-0	9-1	8-1	35-10 (.778)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1,1,1,4,3
Post Appear.	Finals	Nat'l Ch	Final 4	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#2	#6	#5	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Dave Hixon
	Birthday: 1952-12-03
Started at Amherst	1977-78
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	578-226 (.719)
Record at Amherst	578-226 (.719)
Coaching Awards	NESCAC COTY (01)

Asst. Coaches	Ron Buelow

Recruiting Coordinator

Dave Hixon, (413) 542-2274, ddhixon@amherst.edu

Conference and Schedule

Amherst plays in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (www.nescac.com) consisting of eleven highly selective liberal arts colleges located in New England and New York. Several of the colleges in this conference are sometimes referred to as the Little Ivies. League play starts in January with games typically played on Friday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The top eight teams qualify for the NESCAC tourney; single elimination, top seed hosts, first place team receives first round bye, with the winner receiving an automatic bid the to the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts, Wesleyan, and Williams.

Facilities

LeFrak Gym
Capacity 2,000, Average attendance ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Amherst was ranked #17 in offense, averaging 83.8 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #14 in defense, holding opponents to 60.8 ppg.