Northeastern State University

600 N. Grand Avenue - Tahlequah, OK - 74464
Team Office: Tel: (918) 456-5511 x3907 Fax: (918) 458-2339
Team website: www.nsuoksports.com/

Northeastern State was founded in 1851 as a Cherokee female seminary. Today it offers 69 undergraduate and 18 graduate degrees and has evolved into Oklahoma's leading comprehensive university. Bachelor degrees include Enviornmental Science, Health and Human Performance, International Business, Mass Communication, Native American Studies, Optometry, and Telecommunications Management. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Northeastern State in the fourth tier among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Thalequah, Oklahoma (pop. 15k), home of the Cherokee nation, about 50 miles from Tulsa. The university is located at the foot of the Ozark mountains.

School website
www.nsuok.edu

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Most Popular Majors

Education -Business - Early Childhood Ed

Misc. Information

Head coach Larry Gipson completed his 11th season at Northeastern State in 2007-08. Gipson inherited a mediocre program in 1997-98 that had barely reached a .500 won-loss level over the life of the program. Though Gipson had a losing season his first year, he proceeed to roll off six consecutive winning seasons that included five first place conference finishes. Most importantly, he collected a national championship in 2003 when the Redmen posted a 32-3 record. It was the university's first D2 title in any sport and the first for the basketball program in 67 years. Over four seasons - 2000 through 2003 - Gipson went a combined 107-17. In 2003 he was named the NABC Coach of the Year. Prior to arriving at Northeastern State, Gipson coached at Oklahoma A&M and the University of Toledo. The last four years have been disappointing but the Redmen did manage to go .500 in 2007-08 (14-14) and improvement over the last three years.

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

Coaches

Head Coach	Larry Gipson
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Northeastern St	1997-98
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	485-276 (.637)
Record at Northeastern St	200-116 (.633)
Coaching Awards	NABC COTY (03)
Asst. Coaches	Adam Moore, Justin Ashley

Recruiting Coordinator

Larry Gipson, (918) 456-5511,

Conference and Schedule

Northeastern State plays in the Lone Star Conference (www.lonestarconference.org). The conference is comprised of 14 teams spread over three states (Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma) and is split into two divisions, north and south. Northeastern State plays in the north. The LSC is among the most respected D2 conferences. Currently, conference play can start in early December and generally includes teams from the south division. However, cross divisional games do not count in the conference standings. The Redmen will play each team twice in its own division beginning in January with league games typically played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Games are usually piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the LSC tourney which takes the top four teams in each division with the eventual winner receiving an NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

South: Angelo State, West Texas A&M, Texas A&M-Commerce, Mid-Western State, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Eastern New Mexico, Abilene Christian. North: Tarleton State, Central Oklahoma, East Central, Southwestern Oklahoma, Cameron, and Southeastern Oklahoma

Facilities

Dobbins Gym, Capacity: 3,000
Average Attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Northeastern St was ranked #19 in defense, limiting opponents to 63 ppg.