Men's Basketball

Bentley College

175 Forest Street - Waltham, MA - 02452
Team Office: Tel: (781) 891-2993 Fax: (781) 891-2282
Team website: www.bentley.edu/athletics/index.cfm

Bentley College, founded in 1917, is a business university with nearly 90% of its student body having Business related major. Bentley offers 13 Bachelor degree programs and a dozen Master's -- all business related. Its Information Systems and Accounting programs are especially strong. Every graduate is issued a computer. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Bentley #6 among schools in the north offering a Master's degree.

The college is located in Waltham (pop. 60k) just 10 miles outside of Boston.

School website
www.bentley.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

5,000

Getting In:

Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1120-1300

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$42,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Finance - Business - Marketing

Misc. Information

Head coach Jay Lawson completed his 18th season at Bentley in 2007-08. Prior to Bentley, Lawson was an assistant coach at Dartmouth. Since coming to Waltham, Lawson has had only one losing season while averaging 18 wins per season. However, the last three seasons have been especially productive going 87-11. In 2007 Lawson turned in his best year with a 32-1 mark and went 22-0 in league play. That's quite an accomplishment considering that Bentley plays in perhaps the toughest D2 conference in the nation - the Northeast 10. In 2007-08, Lawson bested his prior best record by going 34-1 and advanced to the NCAA Final 4 before falling to Winona State, the same team that beat them last year. It was the Falcons fourth consecutive NCAA appearance.

Team Name	Falcons
Colors	Blue and Gold
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	34-1	32-1	21-9	103-52 (.665)
Conference	22-0	22-0	17-5	76-34 (.700)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 2, 6, 3, 4
Post Appear.	Final 4	Elite 8	1st Rnd	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	?	#2	NR	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jay Lawson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Bentley College	1991-92
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	338-164 (.673)
Record at Bentley College	338-164 (.673)
Coaching Awards	Northeast 10 COTY (4x), NABC Div COTY (4x)

Asst. Coaches	Mark Wentworth

Recruiting Coordinator

Jay Lawson, jlawson@bentley.edu

Conference and Schedule

Bentley plays in the Northeast 10 (www.northeast10.org) which has established itself as the premier D2 conference. It is the second largest conference made up of 15 schools from six New England States. The 22 game league schedule starts in late November or early December though non-conference opponents are scheduled up until January 1. League games are usually played on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon and are piggybacked with the women's. Because the league is so large, not every team is played the customary 2x. The season concludes with the Northeast 10 Tourney which includes 12 teams with first round byes for the top four teams. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

St. Rose, Pace, American Inter., Assumption, Le Moyne, Stonehill, St. Anselm, Bryant, Merrimack, UMASS-Lowell, Southern Connecticut St., St. Michaels, Franklin Pierce, and Southern New Hampshire.

Facilities

Dana Center
Capacity: 2,600

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Bentley was ranked #13 in defense, limiting opponents to 62.8 ppg.