Gannon University

University Square - Erie, PA - 16541
Team Office: Tel: (814) 871-7417 Fax: (814) 871-7794
Team website: www.gannon.edu/sports/default.asp

When it was founded in 1925, Gannon University was initially an all-male institution. Gannon is a private (Roman Catholic), comprehensive university offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees and certificates. Gannon offers over 50 Bachelors degree programs and over 20 Master's. Gannon is nationally recognized as a leader in the health care field, with many pursuing degrees in such areas as nursing, sports and exercise science, physician's assistant, and radiologic science. Other majors offered include Criminal Justice, Funeral Service and Mortuary Science, Radio and Television Broadcasting, and Theological Studies. US News 2007 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Gannon #40 among universities in the north.

The campus is located on the bayfront in Erie (pop. 107k) , Pennsylvania's fourth largest city and one of the busiest ports on the Great Lakes. Positioned directly in the heart of Downtown Erie, Gannon is in the midst of a geographical triangle putting its students just a short distance from larger metropolitan areas. Cities such as Cleveland, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are all within two hours' driving time from Erie, as is the Canadian border.

School website
www.gannon.edu

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Most Popular Majors

Health Sciences - Business - Educationy

Misc. Information

Head coach John Reilly completed his third season at Gannon in 2007-08. Reilly took over from Jerry Slocum who over 10 years produced a 179-78 record (.696) and captured three conference divisional titles and made four trips to the NCAA. Reilly spent the last 12 years as the head coach at Brescia University (NAIA), compiling a 232-145 record. Reilly began his coaching career at Gannon as a graduate assistant and then later as an assistant coach. Reilly played basketball at Bowie High and played collegiately for two years at Bowie State University. Reilly's first two seasons was not in keeping with the program's successful past, posting losing records in each. However, in 2007-08, things turned around dramatically as Reilly produced a 26-5 record and advanced to the NCAA second round before getting beat by Findlay.

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

Coaches

Head Coach	John Reilly
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Gannon	2005-06
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	270-182 (.605)
Record at Gannon	47-37 (.560)
Coaching Awards	n/a
Asst. Coaches	La-Troy Farrow, Chris Viscuso, John Bowen

Recruiting Coordinator

John Reilly (814) 871-7417, reilly007@gannon.edu

Conference and Schedule

Gannon plays in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.gliac.org), the premier D2 conference in the midwest. The GLIAC is comprised of 13 schools from Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The conference is divided into two divisions, north and south. Gannon plays in the South. Gannon will play each team in the south division twice, and once in the north. Conference play can start in early December but the schedule includes non-conference opponents until January. Conference games are usually played on Thursdays and Saturdays and are often piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the GLIAC conference which takes the top four teams from each division with crossover play starting in the semi-finals. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

North: Michigan Tech, Northwood, Lake Superior St., Grand Valley St., Northern Michigan, Saginaw Valley, and Ferris St. South: Findlay, Hillsdale, Ashland, Wayne St., and Mercyhurst.

Facilities

Hammermill Gym
Capacity: 2,800, Average attendance: 1,900

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