Men's Basketball

University of Mobile

P.O. Box 13270 - Mobile, AL - 36663
Team Office: Tel: (251) 442-2288 Fax: (251) 442-2499
Team website: www.umobile.edu/athletic/UMSportsWeb.htm

Founded in 1961, the University of Mobile is Christian-based liberal arts institution that offers over 30 Bachelor degree programs and six Master's. Majors offered include Archeology, Drama, Environmental Control Technologies, Marine Science, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, and Physical Therapy. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Mobile #56 among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The university is located in Mobile (pop.500k) about 2.5 hours from New Orleans.

School website
www.umobile.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes

Enrollment:

2,000

Getting In:

Minimally Difficult. ACT 25/75: 22-30

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$20,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business- Education - Health

Misc. Information

Head coach Joe Niland completed his 9th year at Mobile in 2007-08. Coaching runs in the family as his father coached at Canisus College in Buffalo and his brother currently coaches at Penn State - Behrend. Niland is no stranger to success has he has posted 20+ winning seasons in ten of his 14 years as a head coach. Formerly at cross-town rival Springfield College, Niland compiled at 127-60 record there. Prior to coming to Mobile in 1998-99, Niland spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Florida Southern (D2). Niland inherited a program that, before his arrival, produced eight 20+ consecutive winning seasons. The program, since inception, has a .690 winning percentage. In 2007-08, the Rams went 22-10 and lost in the first round of the NAIA tourney to Trevecca Nazarene.

Team Name	Rams
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	513-230 (.690)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-10	18-15	22-8	111-59 (.652)
Conference	15-3	10-9	11-3	52-32 (.619)
Conf. Finish	2	4	2	1, 1, 5, 5, 5
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	n/a	1st Rnd	NAIA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#23	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Joe Niland
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Mobile	1998-99
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	324-162 (.666)
Record at Mobile	324-162 (.666)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	Shaddrick Jenkins

Recruiting Coordinator

Joe Niland, (251) 442-2288, jniland@mail.umobile.edu

Conference and Schedule

Mobile plays in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (www.gcaconf.com) which is comprised of ten schools, most in Louisiana. The league schedule starts in January with most games played on Monday, Thursday and Saturday evenings. Mobile will play each team twice, home and away.

Conference Opponents

William Carey, Dillard, Tougaloo, Xavier New Orleans, Southern-New Orleans, Loyola-New Orleans, LSU-Shreveport, Spring Hill, and Belhaven.

Facilities

Pharr Gym
Capacity: ? Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Mobile was ranked #15 in defense, limiting opponents to 66 ppg.