Men's Basketball

Georgetown College

400 E. College Street - Georgetown, KY - 40324
Team Office: Tel: (502) 863-8055 Fax: (502) 868-8892
Team website: www.georgetowncollegeathletics.com

Founded in 1829, Georgetown College is a traditional liberal arts institution. It is one of 26 colleges in the nation that has been listed both as a Best College Buy and 'Best Christian College for two consecutive years. Georgetown offers over 40 Bachelor degree programs and a Masters in Education. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Georgetown in the third tier among liberal arts institutions.

The university is located in the residential community of Georgetown (pop.20k) about 12 miles north of Lexington.

School website
www.georgetowncollege.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

1,400

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$28,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences - Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Happy Osborne completed his 12th season at Georgetown in 2007-08. Osborne became the fastest coach at any level to win 100 games (though the record was broken in the same year by Kentucky Wesleyan's Ray Harper). In his 12 seasons, the Tigers have advanced to the NAIA national tournament 12 consecutive times. In 1998 they won the NAIA I National Championship. During his tenure the Tigers have averaged 30 wins per season! Prior to taking over as head coach in 1996-97, Osborne was the Tiger's assistant coach for 15 seasons during which time the program flourished, amassing a 424-139 record. In 2007-08, the Tigers went 35-1 and but were eliminated in the Final Four of the NAIA tourney by Mountain State. They were ranked #1 in the final NAIA poll, and finished first in conference for the fifth year in a row.

Team Name	Tigers
Colors	Orange and Black
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	1672-831 (.667)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	35-1	29-4	26-8	152-32 (.826)
Conference	10-0	10-0	7-3	45-15 (.750)
Conf. Finish	1	1	1	1, 1, 2, 1, 5
Post Appear.	Final 4	1st Rnd	Swt 16	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#1	#3	#11	5X

Coaches

Head Coach	Happy Osborne
	Birthday: 1958-10-01
Started at Georgetown College	1996-97
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	371-66 (.849)
Record at Georgetown College	371-66 (.849)
Coaching Awards	Mid South COTY 3x

Asst. Coaches	K.C. Goodin, Chris Briggs

Recruiting Coordinator

K.C. Goodin, (502) 863-7093, K.C._Goodin@georgetowncollege.edu

Conference and Schedule

Georgetown plays in the MidSouth Conference (www.mid-southconference.org) which is comprised of seven schools from Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Prior to the conference's realignment, the MidSouth was one of the most competitive NAIA conferences. Now, with just a 12 game league schedule, Georgetown plays a very long pre-season that extends late into January. League games are more often than not played on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The farthest conference away game is at Lambuth (Jackson, TN) some 360 miles from campus. The season concludes with the Mid-South conference which includes all teams with the winner advancing to the NAIA national tourney.

Conference Opponents

Campbellsvile, Cumberland, Pikeville, West Virginia Tech and Lindsey-Wilson.

Facilities

Alumni Gym
Capacity 1,500, Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Georgetown was ranked #2 in offense, averaging 91.6 ppg.