Men's Basketball

Huntington University

2303 College Avenue - Huntington, IN - 46750
Team Office: Tel: (260) 359-4217 Fax: (260) 359-4295
Team website: www.huntington.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1897, Huntington College is a small, christian-based liberal arts institution offering more than 40 undergraduate programs and one graduate program (Christian Ministries). U.S. News ranks Huntington in the top tier of liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. Majors offered include Recreation, Environmental Science, Broadcasting, Journalism, and Computer/Information Sciences. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Huntington 7th among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

The campus is located in Huntington (pop. 17k) about 120 miles east of Chicago.

School website
www.huntington.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, United Brethern in Christ

Enrollment:

1,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 890-1250

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$27,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Religion

Misc. Information

Steve Platt completed his 14th year in 2007-08 as the Forester's head coach. Huntington's most successful coach, Platt has guided the Foresters to five conference tourney titles, four conference championships, and seven national NAIA tournament appearances in 14 years. As a player for Huntington from 1970-74, Platt was an Indiana basketball icon and still holds the state record for career points (3,700). Platt was a 4x All District Player of the Year and NAIA All American. Platt was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996 and the NAIA Basketball Hall of Fame in 1987. Interestingly, Steve's son (Ty) was recently added to the coaching staff. In 2007-08, Huntington finished with a 22-10 record but did not receive an NAIA tournament bid.

Team Name	Foresters
Colors	Forest Green and Red
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	1026-1005 (.505)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-10	29-5	32-6	118-57 (.674)
Conference	11-5	14-2	14-3	48-24 (.666)
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	1, 2, 1, 2, 6
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	Finals	NAIA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#4	#2	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Steve Platt
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Huntington University	1994-95
Contract Expires	Year-to-year
Record as Head Coach	329-143 (.697)
Record at Huntington University	329-143 (.697)
Coaching Awards	Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame

Asst. Coaches	Mark Green, Ty Platt

Recruiting Coordinator

Steve Platt, (260) 359-4217, splatt@huntington.edu

Conference and Schedule

Huntington plays in the Mid Central Conference (www.mid-centralconf.org), one of the oldest NAIA conferences. All nine schools that make up the conference are located in Indiana. Conference play can begin in late November or early December with a number of non-league opponents mixed in until January. The farthest conference game is at Marian some 115 miles from campus. More often than not, games are played on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon. Huntington will play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the MCC tourney which includes all teams with the winner receiving an automatic berth at the NAIA National tournament.

Conference Opponents

Bethel, St. Francis, Marian, Goshen, Grace, Taylor, Spring Arbor, and Indiana Wesleyan

Facilities

Merillat Gym
Capacity 2,000, Average attendance: 400

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Huntington was ranked #13 in offense among NAIA II programs, averaging 82.2 ppg.