Men's Basketball

Mountain State University

P.O. Box 9003 - Beckley, WV - 25802
Team Office: Tel: (304) 929-1405 Fax: (304) 929-1607
Team website: www.mountainstate.edu/sports/default.aspx

Mountain State University founded in 1933, is an independent, not-for-profit university offering traditional classroom-based education as well as independent and distance learning programs. It's former name was Beckley College. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. It offers about 30 undergraduate degrees including Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Forensics, Information Services, Nursing, and Recreation Management. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Mountain State in the 4th tier among institutions in the south offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in the heart of downtown Beckley, 50 miles south of the capital of Charleston. Beckley, a city of 20,000, is the population center of southern West Virginia.

School website
http://www.mountainstate.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

2,700

Getting In:

Less selective. Neither ACT or SAT required

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$14,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Health - Security Services -

Misc. Information

Head coach Bob Bolen completed his 14th season at Mountain State in 2007-08. When Bolen was hired there was no basketball team, no athletic facilities, no dorms, and no student athletes. In 14 years Mountain State University has risen to the top of the NAIA. Over the last eight years, Bolen's teams have averaged 30 wins per season and in 2003-04 Mountain State University had the best record, 38-1, of any college team in the country. For three years in a row (2004, 2005 and 2006) MSU was the number one ranked team in the NAIA. In addition, MSU is typically ranked among the top 10 NAIA teams in offense. In 2007-08, the Cougars went 34-3 but lost in the final championship round to Oklahoma City.

Team Name	Cougars
Colors	Blue and White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	373-104 (.782)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	34-3	27-6	29-3	153-23 (.869)
Conference	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Conf. Finish	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Post Appear.	Finals	1st Rnd	Swt 16	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#1	#4	#1	5x

Coaches

Head Coach	Bob Bolen
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Mountain State	1994-95
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	373-104 (.782)
Record at Mountain State	373-104 (.782)
Coaching Awards	NAIA Regional COTY 6x, Basketball Times COTY

Asst. Coaches	Dave Barksdale, Artis Maddox

Recruiting Coordinator

Bob Bolen, (304) 929-1405, bobbolen@mountainstate.edu

Conference and Schedule

Independent Schedule

Conference Opponents