Women's Basketball

Indiana Wesleyan University

4201 S. Washington - Marion, IN - 46953
Team Office: Tel: (765) 677-2234 Fax: (765) 677-2328
Team website: www.indwes.edu/Athletics/

Indiana Wesleyan University (formerly known as Marion College) was founded in 1920 and is an Evangelical liberal arts university operated by the Wesleyan Church. Within the state of Indiana, IWU has become the fastest-growing university and the second-largest private university overall. IWU offers 60 areas of study including Bachelor degrees in Addictions Counseling, Athletic Training, Nursing, Recreation Management, and Sports Management. Masters degrees in Nursing, Business, Counseling and Religious Studies are also offered. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked IWU # 31 among universities in the midwest offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Marion (pop. 30k ) about 50 miles north of Indianapolis.

School website
www.indwes.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Wesleyan (Methodist) Church

Enrollment:

8,700

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 980-1200

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$24,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Education - Nursing - Theology

Misc. Information

Head coach Steve Brooks completed his ninth season at IWU in 2007-08. Brooks graduated from Taylor University where he was a three-year starter and got his first coaching job at Liberty Benton High School in Findlay, Ohio. Brooks' first head college coaching job was at Houghton College (1986-93). Brooks then became an assistant coach at Taylor before taking over the women's program at IWU in 1999-00. Though Brooks posted losing seasons his first two seasons, he has been on fire over the last seven while making six NAIA post season appearances. In 2006-07, Wildcats went undefeated, going 38-0 and beat College of the Ozarks for the NAIA national championship. In 2007-08, the Wildcats went 28-6 but lost in the first round of the NAIA tournament to William Jewell.

Team Name	Wildcats
Colors	Red and White
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	626-232 (.729)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-6	38-0	28-7	128-52 (.711)
Conference	12-4	16-0	12-4	?
Conf. Finish	2	1	6	1, 2, 1, 1, 8
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	Nat'l Ch	Swt 16	?
Final 25 Rank	#14	#1	#9	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Steve Brooks
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Indiana Wesleyan	1999-00
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	309-198 (.609)
Record at Indiana Wesleyan	237-81 (.745)
Coaching Awards	MCC COTY 3x, NCCAA COTY (02)

Asst. Coaches	Bill Dobrik, Sue Jackson

Recruiting Coordinator

Bill Dobrik, (765) 677-2449, bill.dobrik@indwes.edu

Conference and Schedule

Indiana Wesleyan plays in the Mid Central Conference (www.mid-centralconf.org), one of the oldest and toughest NAIA II conferences. All but one of the nine schools that make up the conference are located in Indiana. Conference play can begin in December with non-conference opponents mixed in until January. The farthest conference game is at Spring Arbor (MI) some 150 miles from campus. IWU plays a 16 game schedule, playing each team twice, home and away. Games are often played on Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon. The season concludes with the Mid Central tourney which includes eight teams with the winner receiving an automatic NAIA tournament berth.

Conference Opponents

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

Facilities

Luckey Arena, Capacity: 2,000
Average Attendance: 300-400

Style/Stats

Brooks' teams are known for their defense and IWU is typically among the leaders in points allowed in the NAIA. In 2004-05, the Wildcats were ranked 9th, allowing only 54 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked # 1, allowing only 46.5 ppg.