Men's Basketball

Mid-America Nazarene University

2030 E. College Way - Olathe, KS - 66062
Team Office: Tel: (913) 791-3278 Fax: (913) 791-3456
Team website: www.mnu.edu/athletics

Founded in 1966, Mid American Nazarene is a small, christian-based, liberal arts institution that offers 40 Bachelor degree programs and graduate programs in Education and Business. Approximately half the students are Business majors. Majors offered include Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, Criminal Justice, Human Resources Management, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Urban Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Mid-America Nazarene in the third tier among universities in the midwest offering a Master's degree.

MidAmerica Nazarene University’s attractive 105-acre campus is located in Olathe, Kansas, a residential community of approximately 100,000 people, which is just 20 minutes from the heart of Kansas City.

School website
www.mnu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes. Nazarene

Enrollment:

1,600

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 19-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

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

Most Popular Majors

Business - HR Management - Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Rocky Lamar completed his 22nd season in 2007-08 at Mid-America Nazarene. Since Lamar took over, Mid-America Nazarene has been a mainstay in the top 20 among NAIA II schools. Only twice has MNU not been ranked among the the top 25. Lamar, MNU's all-time winningest coach, took over a program in 1987 that had had only six winning seasons since 1969 and never experienced a 20 win season. During the 1990s, the Pioneers posted a 237-126 (.652) record, had nine 20+ win seasons, won six conference titles, and entered post season play eight times. In 2007-08, the Pioneers improved upon last year's outstanding record (29-2) by finishing 31-5 and making it to the Final Four before being upended by College of the Ozarks.

Team Name	Pioneers
Colors	Scarlet, White and Royal
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	731-537 (.576)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	31-5	29-2	25-11	134-49 (.732)
Conference	17-3	19-1	15-5	81-19 (.810)
Conf. Finish	1	1	3	2, 1, 1, 2, 1
Post Appear.	Final 4	Nat'l Ch	Final 4	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#1	#2	NR	4x

Coaches

Head Coach	Rocky Lamar
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Mid-America Nazarene	1986-87
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	522-252 (.674)
Record at Mid-America Nazarene	522-252 (.674)
Coaching Awards	HAAC COTY 4x

Asst. Coaches	Steve Peterson, Doug Rader

Recruiting Coordinator

Rocky Lamar, (913) 791-3278, rlamar@mnu.edu

Conference and Schedule

MNU plays in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (www.haaconference.org) which is comprised of 11 small schools from Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri. The conference is generally regarded as one of the strongest at the NAIA II level. League play, which consists of 20 games, begins in early December. Conference games are often played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. MNU will play each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the HAAC conference tournament, made up of the top eight teams in the conference standings. The tournament champion gets the conference’s first automatic berth into the NAIA II national tournament. The conference’s second automatic berth is filled by either the No. 1 or No. 2 in the final standings – depending on the outcome of the tournament.

Conference Opponents

Avila, Baker, Benedictine, Central Methodist, Culver Stockton, Graceland, Lindenwood, Evangel, Missouri Valley, and William Jewel.

Facilities

Cook Center
Capacity 2,500 Average attendance ?

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Mid America was ranked #14 in offense, averaging 83.2 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #14 in defense, limiting opponents to 65 ppg.