Women's Basketball

Fort Valley State University

1005 State University Drive - Fort Valley, GA - 31030
Team Office: Tel: (912) 825-6622 Fax: (912) 825-6889
Team website: www.fvsuwildcats.com/w-basketball/sporthome.htm

Founded in 1895, Fort Valley State was originally established as a teacher's college. A comprehensive institution, FVSU offers more than 40 majors at the undergraduate level as well as a Master's in Education and Counseling. Other majors offered include Agricultural Economics, Commercial and Advertising Art, Criminal Justice, Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, Journalism, Office Management and Supervision, and Rehabilitation Counseling. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Fort Valley State in the fourth tier among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in the rural town of Fort Valley (pop.8k), less than 100 miles south of Atlanta.

School website
www.fvsu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

3,000

Getting In:

Minimally Difficult.

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$7,000
Out-of-State: ~$15,000

Most Popular Majors

Criminal Justice - Psychology - Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Lonnie Bartley enters his 24th season at Fort Valley in 2007-08. Bartley, who attended FVSU and was the team's scorekeeper, so impressed then head coach Jessie Brown with his knowledge of the game, that she elevated him to student assistant coach and later, to assistant coach. When Brown stepped down in 1984, Bartley took over. What Bartely has done over the last 23 years is remarkable with his rookie season being his only sub .500 campaign over the last twenty-three years. Bartely, who has gained a reputation as one of the best recruiters, has seen the program attract some of the more gifted players in the college ranks. Bartley has won 20 or more games for 14 consecutive seasons and earned 13 NCAA bids. In 2006-07, the Lady Wildcats finished at 21-9 but did not receive an NCAA bid.

Team Name	Lady Wildcats
Colors	Royal Blue and Old 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	21-9	28-3	22-10	119-30 (.799)
Conference	16-4	14-4	14-4	49-12 (.803)
Conf. Finish	1	1	2	2, 1, 3, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	2nd Rnd	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#15	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Lonnie Bartley
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Fort Valley St	1984-85
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	492-181 (.731)
Record at Fort Valley St	492-181 (.731)
Coaching Awards	WBCA COTY, SIAC COTY 5x

Asst. Coaches	Carey Williams, Nakisha Reaves

Recruiting Coordinator

Lonnie Bartley, (912) 825-6622, bartleyl@fvsu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Fort Valley State plays in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.thesiac.com) and is now comprised of 12 schools from Georgia, Kentucky,Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama. The SIAC consists of historically black colleges. The conference has been recently divided into two divisions, east and west. Fort Valley plays in the east. Fort Valley plays each team twice, home and away. The 18 game league schedule commences in early December but non-conference opponents are scheduled up until January. The season concludes with the SIAC tourney which takes . . .(tbp, explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

East: Clark Atlanta, Benedict, Morehouse, Paine, and Albany St. West: Tuskegee, Stillman, Lemoyne-Owen, Lane, Kentucky St., Miles.

Facilities

Health and PE Complex
Capacity 5,500, Average attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Fort Valley State was ranked #10 in defense, holding opponents to 55.5 ppg.