Men's Basketball

Lawrence University

P.O. Box 599 - Appleton, WI - 54912
Team Office: Tel: (920) 832-6761 Fax: (920) 832-7349
Team website: www.lawrence.edu/athletics/

Lawrence University is a nationally recognized liberal arts school with many (16%) declaring music as their major. Chartered in 1847, Lawrence offers such degrees as Anthropology, East Asian Studies, Journalism and International Studies. Lawrence also has a cooperative degree program with other colleges where students can earn degrees in Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Foresty and Engineering. Students are encouraged to spend at least one quarter in an overseas program. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Lawrence #56 among liberal arts institutions nationwide.

The 84 acre campus is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, (pop. 75k) a city at the center of the Fox River Valley in the northeast part of the state.

School website
www.lawrence.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

1,400

Getting In:

Difficult: ACT 25/75: 26-31

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$38,000
Out-of-State: same

Most Popular Majors

Political Science - English- Biology

Misc. Information

Head coach Joel DePagter completed his first season in 2007-08. DePatger took over from over from John Tharp. Tharp brought the program back to respectability and then some producing a 204-108 record over 14 seasons. DePagter, who also serves as Lawrence's golf coach, played three seasons at Lawrence and led the Vikings to the 1997 Midwest Conference championship and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. The Vikings stumbled in 2006-07 going 13-10 but in De Pagter's inaugural season they went 22-3 and made a first round appearance in the NCAA tourney, losing to Wheaton.

Team Name	Vikings
Colors	Navy and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	867-966 (.473)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-3	13-10	25-1	80-44 (.645)
Conference	15-1	9-7	16-0	50-30 (.625)
Conf. Finish	1	5	1	1, 1, 2, 7, 6
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	Swt 16	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#18	NR	#1	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Joel De Pagter
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Lawrence	2007-08
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	22-3
Record at Lawrence	22-3
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Lee Rabas, Sam Hargraves, Jon Meyer

Recruiting Coordinator

Joel De Pagter, (920) 832-6761, joel.t.depagter@lawrence.edu

Conference and Schedule

Lawrence plays in the Midwest Conference (www.midwestconference.org) comprised of 10 members located in Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Conference play can start in early December and then resume in January after a two week winter break. More often than not, league games are played on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Currently, Lawrence plays all but two teams twice, home and away. The season concludes with the top four teams competing in the Midwest Conference tourney with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Caroll, Lake Forest, Ripon, St. Norbert, Illinois College, Knox, Monmouth, Beloit, and Grinnell

Facilities

Alexander Gym
Capacity: 1,000

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Lawrence ranked #22 in offense, averaging 82.4 ppg.