Men's Basketball

Gustavus Adolphus College

800 West College Avenue - St. Peter, MN - 56082
Team Office: Tel: (507) 933-7037 Fax: (507) 933-8412
Team website: www.gustavus.edu/oncampus/athletics/

Founded in 1862, Gustavus Adolphus is a traditional liberal arts institution The school traces its roots to Swedish settlers who founded the school as an institution for preachers and teaches. It offers over 50 Bachelor degree programs. Majors offered include Scandinavian Studies, Women's Studies, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Environmental Science, Corrections and Criminal Justice, and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges did not rank Gustavus Adolphus.

The campus is located on a hill overlooking St. Peter (pop. 10k) in the Minnesota River valley, 70 miles southwest of Minneapolis.

School website
www.gustavus.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Lutheran

Enrollment:

2,500

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 23-28

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$32,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Political Science - Communications

Misc. Information

Head coach Mark Hanson completed his 18th year at Gustavus Aldophus in 2007-08. Inheriting a program that had been a middle-of-the-pack non-contender for most of its history, Hanson has methodically turned the program into one of the nation's elite D3 programs. Hanson, Gustavus's all time winningest coach, has won six conference titles since coming on-board in 1990-91 and over the last 8 years has a sparkling .699 winning percentage. Hanson is a 1983 graduate of Gustavus and its all-time leading scorer and NAIA All American. Following a 14-13 mark in 2006-07, Hanson improved to 19-8 in 2007-08.

Team Name	Golden Gusties
Colors	Black and Goid
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	1303-908 (.589)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	19-8	14-13	19-18	116-30 (.794)
Conference	14-6	11-9	13-7	84-16 (.842)
Conf. Finish	2	4	3	1, 1, 2, 2, 5
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Mark Hanson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Gustavus Adolphus	1990-91
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	358-149 (.706)
Record at Gustavus Adolphus	358-149 (.706)
Coaching Awards	MIAC COTY 5x

Asst. Coaches	Josh Drinkall

Recruiting Coordinator

Mark Hanson, (507) 933-7037, mjh44@gustavus.edu

Conference and Schedule

Gustavus plays in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.miac-online.org) which is comprised of 13 private schools -- all in Minnesota. It is considered one of the more competitive D3 conferences. Gustavus will play each team twice, home and away. One or two conference games might be played in early December prior to a three week winter break. When conference play resumes in January, games are typically played on Wednesday and Saturdays. The farthest conference away game is at Concordia (Moorhead, MN) some 300 miles from campus. The season concludes with the MIAC tourney which takes the top six teams in a single elimination format. The top two teams receive first round byes. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Augsburg, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia-Moorhead, St. Thomas, Hamline, Macalester, St. Catherine's, St. Mary's , St. Olaf, Saint John's, and St. Benedict.

Facilities

Lund Center
Capacity: 3000, Average attendance (?)