Azusa Pacific University

901 E. Alosta Ave - Azusa, CA - 91702
Team Office: Tel: (626) 815-5081 Fax: (626) 815-5084
Team website: www.apu.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1899, Azusa Pacific is a Christian liberal arts institution offering twenty master's degree programs and four doctorates in addition to the more than forty undergraduate programs. Majors offered include Communications Studies, Computer and Information Sciences, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Divinity/Ministry. Sixty-four (64%) is of those enrolled are women. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Azusa Pacific in the third tier among universities nationally.

The 103 acre campus is located in Azusa (pop.32k) situated in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley, 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

School website
www.apu.edu

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Most Popular Majors

Business - Liberal Arts - Communication

Misc. Information

Head coach Bill Odell completed his 17th season at Azusa Pacific in 2007-08. Among NAIA programs profiled at CBSAguide, Azusa Pacific ranks fifth in winning percentage over the last eight years. Inheriting a program that had had seven losing seasons in the previous eight when he arrived in 1991-92, Odell has turned Azusa Pacific into one of the most respected programs at the NAIA level. In his first year he posted a 17-14 record while placing second in the conference. After his initial season, Odell's teams have racked up thirteen first place finishes -- in one of the most difficult conferences in the nation! His overall record through 17 seasons is an impressive 478-122. No other four-year school in California has posted a higher winning percentage over the last 16 years. During that time, the Cougars have made 16 NAIA appearances. Prior to coming to Azusa Pacific, Odell was a succesful high school coach (Millikan High, Long Beach). A former high school standout, Odell played at Westmont College (Santa Barbara) where he was an All-NAIA District guard. In 2007-08, Azusa Pacific posted a 24-11 record and advanced all the way to the Elite 8 before getting upended by Mountain State.

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

Coaches

Head Coach	Bill Odell
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Azusa Pacific	1991-92
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	478-122 (.796)
Record at Azusa Pacific	478-122 (.796)
Coaching Awards	GSAC COTY 4x
Asst. Coaches	Jeff Rutter, Justin Leslie, Jim Larson, Chris Handlos

Recruiting Coordinator

Justin Leslie, Ph. (626) 815-5082, jleslie@apu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Azusa Pacific plays in the Golden State Athletic Conference (www.gsacsports.org) which his comprised of 11 christian-based schools all in California. The GSAC is among the most competitive NAIA I conferences in the nation. The Cougars will play each team twice, home and away. There is a two week break at Xmas. More often than not, league games are on Tuesday and Saturday evenings. The farthest away game is at Westmont, about 120 miles from campus. The winner of the regular season gets an automatic NAIA bid as does the winner of the eight-team GSAC tourney.

Conference Opponents

Westmont, Biola, California Baptist, Christian Heritage, Concordia, Fresno Pacific, Hope International, The Masters, Point Loma, and Vanguard.

Facilities

Felix Event Center
Capacity 3,500, Average attendance: 1,000

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Azusa Pacific was ranked #7 in offense among NAIA I programs, averaging nearly 83.6 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked # 4 at 87 ppg.