Women's Basketball

Houston Baptist University

7502 Fondren Rd - Houston, TX - 77074
Team Office: Tel: (281) 649-3105 Fax: (281) 649-3496
Team website: www.hbuhuskies.com/

Founded in 1960, Houston Baptist offers over 30 Bachelor dgree progams and a dozen Master's. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. Majors offered include Art History, Communications Studies, Journalism, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Houston Baptist #48 among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Houston (pop.2M)

School website
www.hbu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

2,600

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 950-1200

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$22,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Todd Buchanan enters his third season at HBU in 2007-08. Buchanan took over from Shane Brown who jump-started the women's program in 1999-00 and produced five 30 win seasons! Buchanan has big shoes to fill. (Technically, HBU does not meet the criteria for listing at CBSAguide - this is Buchanan's first stint as a head coach at a four-year institution - but the program's past past success suggests it should be profiled.) Buchanan comes from the University of Houston where he was the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the Lady Cougars. Buchanan spent five seasons during which time the Lady Cougars posted a 109-47 record. Before coming to the University of Houston, Buchanan was an assistant coach at East Carolina University after beginning his collegiate coaching career at his alma mater, Murray State University, where he was an assistant coach. Buchanan exceeded expectations in his inaugural season, going 28-4 in 2005-06 and a perfect 20-0 in league play. In 2006-07, the Huskies went 22-6 and advanced to the Elite 8 of the NAIA tournament before falling to Union (TN). It was HBU's eighth straight NAIA Tournament appearance.

Team Name	Huskies
Colors	Orange and Royal Blue
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	241-43 (.848)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-6	28-4	36-3	?
Conference	15-3	20-0	?	?
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	1, 1, 1, 1, ?
Post Appear.	Elite 8	Swt 16	Final 4	?
Final 25 Rank	#22	#6	#1	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Todd Buchanan
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Houston Baptist	2005-06
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	50-10 (.833)
Record at Houston Baptist	50-10 (.833)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Raven Justice, Rusty Laverentz

Recruiting Coordinator

Todd Buchanan, Ph. (281) 649-3105, tbuchanan@hbu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Houston Baptist plays in the Red River Athletic Conference (www.redriverconference.com) which is comprised of 13 teams from Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. In terms of enrollment, HBU is the largest school in the conference. Conference play can begin in December league games often played on Tuesdays and Sunday evenings. HBU plays each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the RRAC tourney which includes the top eight teams. Tournament champion receives the leagues second automatic NAIA berth. The first berth goes to the regular season champ.

Conference Opponents

Huston-Tillotson, Paul Quinn, Texas College, Jarvis Christian, Wiley College, Bacone College, Langston, Northwood, Southwestern Assemblies, U.Texas-Brownsville, Southwest, Texas-Wesleyan.

Facilities

Sharp Gym, Capacity: 1,500
Average attendance:?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Houston Baptist was ranked #2 among NAIA I teams in scoring offense at 86.5 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #11 at 77.8.