Men's Basketball

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Tripp Athletic Center 285 Old Westport Rd - North Dartmouth, MA - 02747
Team Office: Tel: (508) 999-8724 Fax: (508) 999-8730
Team website: www.umassd.edu/sports/

Tracing its roots back to 1895, UMASS-Dartmouth was origially established as a textile school. As the regional economy evolved, so did the school. In 1991, Southeastern Massachusetts University, as it was called, became part of the five campus UMASS system. It offers nearly 50 Bachelor degree programs and over 20 Master's. Majors offered include Ceramic Arts, Computer and Information Sciences, Criminal Justice, Film/Cinema Studies, Marine Biology, and Photography. US News 2005 report on America's Best Colleges ranked UMASS-Dartmouth #62 among universities in the north.

UMD's main campus is on 710 wooded acres in Dartmouth (pop. 31k) about 50 miles from Boston. The university's coastal location grants easy access to Providence, Boston, Newport, Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket.

School website
www.umassd.edu

College Profile

Type:

Public, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

7,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. Incoming SAT and ACT: 1066 and 23

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$15,000
Out-of-State: ~$21,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Visual and Performing Arts - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head coach Brian Baptiste enters his 25th season at UMASS Dartmouth in 2007-08, after picking up his 400th victory in 2004. With a .692 winning percentage over the last two decades, Baptiste's teams have earned a reputation as among the best D3 teams in the nation. Over the last 25 years, the Corsairs have captured 12 conference championships and made 11 NCAA appearances. During the 1990's, the Corsairs averaged 20 wins per year and over the last eight years, have finished first in conference play five times. Beginning with 2004-05, Baptiste suffered through three consecutive 13-14 seasons, however, things improved greatly in 2007-08 with the Corsairs going 25-4.

Team Name	Corsairs
Colors	Blue, White and Gold
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	640-425 (.600)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	25-4	13-14	13-14	85-53 (.615)
Conference	12-2	8-6	7-7	40-30 (.571)
Conf. Finish	1	3	5	5, 6, 4, 2, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	#20	NR	NR	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Brain Baptiste
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Massachusetts-Dartmouth	1984-85
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	477-212 (.692)
Record at Massachusetts-Dartmouth	477-212 (.692)
Coaching Awards	LEC COTY (02), NABC District COTY (02)

Asst. Coaches	Stephan Pagios, Joseph Winterhalter

Recruiting Coordinator

Brian Baptiste, (508) 999-8724, bbaptiste@umassd.edu

Conference and Schedule

UMASS Dartmouth plays in the Little East Conference (www.littleeast.com) which is comprised of eight schools from four northeastern states. UMASS Dartmouth starts league play in December but schedules non-conference opponents until January. Teams play each other twice, home and away, for a total of 14 games which are often played on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The season concludes with the LEC tourney which takes all eight teams with the top four receiving first round byes. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Eastern Connecticut State, Keene State, Plymouth State, Rhode Island College, UMASS-Boston, Southern Maine, and Western Connecticut State.

Facilities

Tripp Athletic Center
Capacity 3,000 Average attendance (?)