Men's Basketball

Concordia University (Irvine)

1530 Concordia West - Irvine, CA - 92612
Team Office: Tel: (949) 854-8002 Fax: (949) 854-6771
Team website: www.cui.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1972, Concordia (Irvine) was formally known as Christ College. Affiliated with the Lutheran Church, Concordia offers a liberal arts curriculum with over 50 Bachelor degree programs. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. Majors offered include Sport and Fitness Administration, Drama, and Theology. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Concordia Irvine in the third tier among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.

The suburban 70 acre campus is located in Irvine (pop.143k) about 25 miles south of Los Angeles.

School website
www.cui.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed, 62% women

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Lutheran

Enrollment:

1,500

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 920-1140

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$30,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Liberal Arts

Misc. Information

Head coach Ken Ammann completed his 7th season at Concordia in 2007-08. Prior to Ammann's arrival in 2001-02, Concordia had amassed just three 20-win seasons in the previous 21 years of the program's existence and could not gain any consistency. Under Ammann, the Eagles have averaged 27 wins over his first seven seasons and in 2003 and 2004 produced win totals of 36 and 33 respectively. In 2003 he led the Eagles to the NAIA National Championship and National runner-up in 2004 and 2007. Ammann attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach where he was a first-team all-state guard. He eventually wound up at Stanford where he played two years under Mike Montgomery, starting every game while averaging 12 ppg. Ammann's assistant coaching experiences include San Jose State, Pepperdine University, and immediatley before coming to Concordia, Azusa Pacific. In 2007-08, the Eagles went 28-5 but lost in the first round of the NAIA tournament to Campbellsville.

Team Name	Eagles
Colors	Green and Gold
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	477-356 (.572)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-5	31-7	17-14	129-48 (.728)
Conference	16-4	16-4	10-10	65-33 (.663)
Conf. Finish	1	1	7	4, 2, 2, 4, 7
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	Finals	n/a	NAIA 3x
Final 25 Rank	#6	#5	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Ken Ammann
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Concordia: Irvine	2001-02
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	192-56 (.774)
Record at Concordia: Irvine	192-56 (.774)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Jerremy Groth, Chris Victor

Recruiting Coordinator

Ken Ammann (949) 854-8002 ext 1441, ken.ammann@cui.edu

Conference and Schedule

Concordia plays in the Golden State Athletic Conference (www.gsacsports.org) which is comprised of 11 church-related institutions, all in Southern California. Among NAIA conferences, it is considered one of the most competitive. League play starts in late November or early December though non-league games are mixed in until January. Conference games are often played on Tuesday and Saturday evenings and are piggybacked with the women. Concordia will play each team twice, home and away, with the farthest away game is at Westmont (Santa Barbara) some 120 miles from campus. The conference winner gets an automatic NAIA bid as does the winner of the eight-team GSAC tourney.

Conference Opponents

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

Facilities

CU Arena: Capacity 2,500
Average Attendance:

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Concordia was ranked #17 in offense among NAIA I programs, averaging 80 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #10 at 84.7.