Men's Basketball

Hanover College

P.O. Box 108 - Hanover, IN - 47243
Team Office: Tel: (812) 866-7387 Fax: (812) 866-6818
Team website: www.hanover.edu/sports/

Founded in 1827, Hanover College is a traditional liberal arts institution offering undergraduate degrees in 29 major fields of study. Majors offered include Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, International Relations, Computer Science, and Business Administration/Management. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Hanover #91 among liberal arts institutions.

The college is located in Hanover (pop. 3k) which overlooks the Ohio River in southeastern Indiana and is about 45 miles from Louisville.

Sports programs with recent success include men's basketball and football.

School website
www.hanover.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Presbyterian

Enrollment:

1,100

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult .SAT 25/75: 1030-1280

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$31,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business- Biology-Communications

Misc. Information

Head coach Jon Miller takes over in 2008-09. Miller replaced Dr. Mike Beitzel who completed 20 seasons at Hanover, compiling a 390-182 record in the process. Miller, a 1997 Hanover graduate, returns to his alma mater after serving five years as head coach at Defiance. While there, Miller turned in a 67-63 record. Miller was a four-year starter, team captain, and team MVP. Following his collegiate playing career, Miller served as the top assistant at DePauw before coming back to Hanover in 1999, helping them go 87-20 as an assistant coach. The Panthers went 13-13 in 2007-08.

Team Name	Panthers
Colors	Red and Blue
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	1119-908 (.552)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	13-13	14-11	16-10	118-22 (.842)
Conference	9-7	9-7	9-5	56-12 (.823)
Conf. Finish	3	3	1	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jon Miller
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Hanover College	2008-09
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	0-0
Record at Hanover College	0-0
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Joe Neuman

Recruiting Coordinator

Joe Neuman, (812) 866-7384, neuman@hanover.edu

Conference and Schedule

Hanover plays in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (www.heartlandconf.org), comprised of eight liberal arts schools from Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. League play commences after January 1 with games usually played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Hanover will play each team twice, home and away for a total of 14 contests. The farthest conference game is at Defiance some 250 miles from campus. The season concludes with the Heartland tourney which includes all teams with the #1 seed receiving a first round bye. Winner receives automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Anderson, Franklin, Transylvania, Manchester, Bluffton, Defiance, and Mt. St. Joseph.

Facilities

Collier Arena
Capacity 2,000, Average attendance (?)