Men's Basketball

Centre College

600 West Walnut Street - Danville, KY - 40422
Team Office: Tel: (859) 238-5491 Fax: (859) 236-6081
Team website: www.centre.edu/web/athletics/

Centre College is a private, four-year liberal arts institution founded by Presbyterian leaders in 1819. It offers 30 majors and eight pre-professional programs including Enviromental Studies, International Studies and Psychobiology. The 'Centre Commitment' guarantees students the option to study abroad and maintains permanent, residential sites in England, France, Japan, and Latin America. It ranks 44th nationally among liberal arts schools in the 2008 US News Report on America's Best Colleges.

The campus is located in Danville (pop.15k) approximately 35 miles south of Lexington, KY.

School website
www.centre.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Presbyterian

Enrollment:

1,200

Getting In:

Difficult. ACT 25/75: 25-29

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$35,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

History - English - Political Science

Misc. Information

Head coach Greg Mason enters his 9th season at Centre College in 2007-08. Mason, a 1994 Centre graduate, inherited a uninspired program that had had losing seasons in four of the previous five years before he took over in 1999-00. He has since helped the Colonels break numerous school and conference records and bring the program back to success - not seen since the 1980s. An all-conference guard selection, Mason assisted at Kentucky Wesleyan before returning to Centre as an assistant coach for three seasons. In 2006-07, Mason turned in his finest season yet, leading the Colonels to a 24-5 mark and second round appearance in the NCAA tourney - losing to Wooster. It was the programs first NCAA appearance since 1992.

Team Name	Colonels
Colors	Gold and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	505-639 (.441)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	24-5	19-8	20-7	86-44 (.661)
Conference	12-2	9-5	10-4	52-26 (.666)
Conf. Finish	1	3	3	3, 3, 5, 4, 5
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	n/a	n/a	n/a
Final 25 Rank	#23	NR	NR	NR

Coaches

Head Coach	Greg Mason
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Centre	1999-00
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	143-68 (.678)
Record at Centre	143-68 (.678)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	James Booker

Recruiting Coordinator

James Booker, (859) 238-5854, booker@centre.edu

Conference and Schedule

Centre plays in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (www.scac-online.org). Currently, the SCAC is made up of 12 private liberal arts institutions from seven different states where the primary focus is on academics. League play comprises 18 games with games typically played on Fridays and Sundays and piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the SCAC tourney which matches the top eight teams. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA National Tournament.

Conference Opponents

Austin, De Pauw, Hendrix, Millsaps, Ogelthorpe, Rhodes, Sewanee, Southwestern, and Trinity (Texas). Colorado College and Birmingham-Southern joined in 2007-08.

Facilities

Alumni Gym
Capacity: 2,000

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Centre was ranked #3 in scoring defense, limiting opponents to 57.9 ppg.