Men's Basketball

Columbus State University

4225 University Avenue - Columbus, GA - 31907
Team Office: Tel: (706) 565-3531 Fax: (706) 569-3435
Team website: athletics.colstate.edu/

Founded in 1958 as a two year institution, Columbus State is now a four-year state university with an emphasis in teacher education. It offers over 30 undergraduate degrees and nearly 20 graduate degrees. Over 60% of those enrolled are women. Columbus State also offers a Department of Military Science. Other majors offered include Computer and Information Sciences, Drawing, Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Nursing. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Columbus State in the fourth tier among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located along the Chattahoochee River in historic downtown Columbus (pop.185k), about 100 miles southwest of Atlanta.

Sports programs with recent success include women's basketball, men's golf and baseball.

School website
www.colstate.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

5,500

Getting In:

Not Difficult SAT 25/75: 880-1100

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~$17,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Computer Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Doug Branson took over from Herb Greene begins his second season in 2007-08. Greene, who completed his 25th and final season at Columbus State in 2005-06, was the school's all-time leader in wins. Greene averaged nearly 20 wins per season and amassed a 487-261 all-time record. Branson has been with the CSU program for eight years, six of those as a full-time assistant coach under Greene. Branson attended Troy State University and played at the school from 1991-1993 as a guard. His college playing career was cut short by a series of injuries, leading to a career in coaching. Coming off a 23-9 record in 2005-06 and a first place conference finish, Branson led the Cougars to a 17-12 mark in 2006-07 but did not receive an NCAA bid, breaking a string of four straight NCAA appearances.

Team Name	Cougars
Colors	Red, White and Blue
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	23-9	23-9	22-9	101-47 (.682)
Conference	16-4	11-5	12-4	54-32 (.628)
Conf. Finish	1	2	2	1, 2, 2, 3, 2
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#20	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Doug Branson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Columbus State	2006-07
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	17-12
Record at Columbus State	17-12
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Corry Black

Recruiting Coordinator

Doug Branson, (706) 568-2447, branson_william@colstate.edu

Conference and Schedule

Columbus State plays in the Peach Belt Athletic Conference (www.peachbelt.com) which is comprised of 11 teams from Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Florida. The 20 game conference schedule usually start in January. Each team is played home and away. League games are generally played on Monday and/or Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons and often piggybacked with the women's. The farthest conference away game is at UNC-Pembroke, some 425 miles from campus. The season concludes with the Peach Belt tourney which takes all teams with the top four receiving first round byes. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Augusta State, South Carolina-Aiken, Francis Marion, North Carolina-Pembroke, Lander, Georgia College, North Georgia, Armstrong Atlantic, South Carolina-Upstate, and Clayton State.

Facilities

Lumpkin Center
Capacity 1,500, Average attendance: ?