Men's Basketball

Fort Hays State University

600 Park Street - Hays, KS - 67601
Team Office: Tel: (785) 628-4355 Fax: (785) 628-4383
Team website: www.tigersportszone.com/

Founded in 1902, Fort Hays State offers more than 30 Bachelor and 20 Master degree programs. Majors offered include Speech-Language Pathology, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Computer and Information Sciences, and Office Management and Supervision. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Fort Hays State in the fourth tier among universities in the midwest offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Hays (pop. 20k) about 125 miles north of Wichita.

School website
www.fhsu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

5,800

Getting In:

Minimally Difficult. ACT 25/75: 18-24

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~$15,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business - Health Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Mark Johnson completed his 7th season at Fort Hays in 2007-08. In the last 25 years the program has only had three losing seasons and over the last 8 years has averaged 20 wins per season. In 1996 the Tigers claimed the National Championship. Johnson took over the program in 2001-02 after serving as the program's assistant since 1996. In his first two seasons, Johnson had back-to-back 20+ winning seasons. A former player at Pittsburg St, Johnson earned conference honors as a senior. Prior to his arrival at FHSU, Johnson coached at Labette Community College and Phillips University. In 2006-07 the Tigers managed only 13 wins but improved upon that in 2008, going 19-11 and making a first round NCAA appearance, losing to Central Oklahoma.

Team Name	Tigers
Colors	Black and Gold
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	1317-776 (.629)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-11	13-15	27-4	102-42 (.708)
Conference	10-8	6-12	18-1	67-28 (.700)
Conf. Finish	4	5	1	5, 4, 4, 3, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	2nd Rnd	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#5	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Mark Johnson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Fort Hays State	2001-02
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	138-66 (.676)
Record at Fort Hays State	138-66 (.676)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	Ed Trenkle, Jeff Willms, Dustin Pfeifer

Recruiting Coordinator

Eddie Trenkle,(785) 628-4356, etrenkle@fhsu.edu

Conference and Schedule

After playing in the highly regarded Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Fort Hays has moved over to equally tough Mid America conference. The MIAA (www.themiaa.com) conference is comprised of ten teams from Missouri and Kansas. Fort Hays will play each team twice, home and away, for a total of 18 games. League play starts in January and games are often played on Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Many games are piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the MIAA tournament which takes the top eight teams with the winner receiving an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

Conference Opponents

Central Misouri State, Emporia State, Missouri Southern State, Southwest Baptist, Northwest Missouri State, Pittsburg State, Truman State, Missouri Western, and Washburn.

Facilities

Gross Memorial Gym
Capacity 6,800, Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Fort Hays was ranked #9 in defense, holding opponents to 60.6 ppg.