Men's Basketball

Penn State Erie Behrend

5091 Station Rd - Erie, PA - 16563
Team Office: Tel: (814) 898-6398 Fax: (814) 898-6013
Team website: www.pserie.psu.edu/athletics/varsitysports.htm

Founded in 1948, Pennsylvania State University Erie, or more commonly know as The Behrend College, is a small technical university offering thirty-one baccalaureate majors and nineteen minors, five associate degree programs, and three graduate programs. Approximately two-thirds of the student body is male. Majors offered include Plastics Engineering, Business Administration, and Mechanical Engineering. US News 2007 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Penn State Erie #46 among universities in the north.

Located in Erie (pop. 280k), in northwest Pennsylvania, the campus is two hours from Pittsburg.

School website
www.pserie.psu.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

3,800

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult.SAT 25/75: 980-1170

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$11,000
Out-of-State: ~$22,000

Most Popular Majors

Business (42%) - Engineering - Psychology

Misc. Information

Completing his 14th season at Penn State Erie in 2007-08 is head coach Dave Niland. During his tenure, Niland has produced 14 consecutive winning seasons, averaging 18 wins, and made seven trips to the NCAA. 1999-00 was the schools' best record (26-4) and the team advanced all the way to the Elite 8. Niland teams are noted for tough defense. Niland came to The Behrend after spending four seasons as an assistant at Canisius College where his father was head coach. Niland was a player and team captain his senior year at LeMoyne College. In 2007-08, the Lions went 24-5 but were beaten in the second round of the NCAA tournament by Rochester.

Team Name	Behrend Lions
Colors	Blue, White and Red
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	604-559 (.519)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	24-5	21-8	20-8	93-42 (.688)
Conference	15-3	16-2	13-5	53-13 (.803)
Conf. Finish	1	1	3	2, 1, 3, 2, 2
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	n/a	n/a	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Dave Niland
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Penn St Erie Behrend	1994-95
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	264-118 (.691)
Record at Penn St Erie Behrend	264-118 (.691)
Coaching Awards	AMCC COTY 4x

Asst. Coaches	Pat Swick, Justin Jennings

Recruiting Coordinator

Dave Niland, (814) 898-6398, dfnl@psu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Penn State Erie plays in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (www.amcconf.org). The AMCC is comprised of ten teams from of Maryland, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Conference play can begin in early December though non-league opponents are scheduled in until January. Penn State plays an 18 game schedule and will play each team twice, home and away. League games are usually played on Tuesdays and Fridays. The season concludes with the AMCC tourney which includes the top six teams in a single elimination format. The two best teams receive first round byes. Winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Frostburg St., Lake Erie College, LaRoche College, Penn State-Altoona, U. of Pittsburg-Bradford, Mt. Aloysius, Medaille, Hilbert, and U. of Pittsburg-Greensburg

Facilities

Junker Gym
Capacity 1600, Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Penn State Erie was ranked #7 in defense, holding opponents to 59.3 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #4 at 58.3.