Men's Basketball

Henderson State University

100 Henderson Street - Arkadelphia, AR - 71999
Team Office: Tel: (870) 230-5161 Fax: (870) 230-5408
Team website: www.hsu.edu/athletics/

Henderson State was founded in 1890 and was incorporated as Arkadelphia Methodist College. It offers over 30 undergraduate degrees within a liberal arts focus. Undergraduate degrees include Athletic Training, Medical Technology, Theatre Arts, Studio Arts, and Psychology. The University operates the only aviation degree program in Arkansas and offers pre-professional studies and confers three graduate degrees. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Henderson State #60 among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Arkadelphia (pop. 12k) about 60 miles from the state capital Little Rock.

School website
www.hsu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

2,700

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 20-25

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~$14,000

Most Popular Majors

Education - Business -Visual and Performing Arts

Misc. Information

Head coach Sam Weaver enters his third season at Henderson State in 2007-08. Weaver took over from Joe Redmond who produced a 51-33 record over three seasons. A 1981 graduate of Henderson State University, Weaver has been a coach for more than 25 years, spending 22 years at the collegiate level. Weaver comes to Arkadelphia after spending the previous two seasons as head coach at Kennett HS. Before that, Weaver assisted at several institutions including Mississippi State, Northern Iowa, and Iowa State. His previous and only head coaching position at a 4-year university was at Alcorn State from 1993-1996 where he went 28-77. Coming off a mediocre season in 2005-06 after going 15-12, Weaver took the Reddies to a 23-8 mark in 2006-07 and a second round appearance in the NCAA tourney, falling to Montevallo.

Team Name	Reddies
Colors	Red and Gray
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	23-8	15-12	13-14	119-39 (.753)
Conference	11-3	10-6	8-8	60-16 (.790)
Conf. Finish	1	3	6	1, 1, 1, 2, 2
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd		n/a	NCAA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Sam Weaver
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Henderson State	2006-07
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	74-94 (.440)
Record at Henderson State	38-20 (.655)
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Terry Reed

Recruiting Coordinator

Sam Weaver, Ph. (870) 230-5161, weavert@hsu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Henderson State plays in the Gulf South Conference (www.gulfsouthconference.org) which is the largest D2 conference in the nation, comprised of 18 teams from six southeastern states. The GSC is divided into two divisions and Henderson plays in the West division. Conference play starts after January 1 with games typically played on Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Though there are two divisions, there is no cross-divisional play. Henderson plays each team twice in its own Division. The season concludes with the Gulf South tourney where all members play a double round robin versus teams in their own division. The top four teams in each division advance to the single elimination tourney and the winner is an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

West: Arkansas Tech, Ouachita Bapstist, Christian Brothers., Harding, Southern Arkansas, Delta State., and U. Arkansas-Monticello East: Alabama-Huntsville, Montevallo, North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, West Florida, and West Georgia.

Facilities

Wells Center
Capacity: 2,100. Average Attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Henderson State was ranked #2 in defense, holding opponents to 57.1 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #3 at 58.5 ppg.