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Oklahoma Baptist University
500 W. University - Shawnee, OK - 74804
Team Office: Tel: (405) 878-2146 Fax: (405) 878-2069
Team website: www.okbu.edu/athletics
Oklahoma Baptist was founded in 1910 and has a liberal arts focus. The school offers nearly 40 program areas including Studio Art, Nursing, Exercise and Sports Science, Journalism, Leisure Services, and International Business. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Oklahoma Baptist #3 among universities in the west offering a Bachelor's degree.
The campus is located in central Oklahoma in Shawnee (pop.30k).
School website
www.okbu.edu
College Profile
Type:
Private, co-edReligious Affiliation:
Yes, BaptistEnrollment:
1,800Getting In:
Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27Tuition + Room & Board:
In-state: ~$21,000Out-of-State: Same
Most Popular Majors
Nursing - Bible Studies - English
Misc. Information
Head coach Doug Tolin completed his 8th seasn at OBU in 2007-08. Tolin inherited a storied program in 2000-01 -- a program that had averaged 26 wins per season over the previous ten years and whose last losing season was in 1992. Tolin, who coached at Norman High School prior to his arrival at OBU, has continued the winning tradition by posting a 219-65 record in his short tenure while making eight consecutive NAIA tournament appearances including winning the national championship in 2002. Interestingly, Tolin is assisted by his son Kyle. Coming off a 21-11 record and NAIA second round appearance in 2006-07, the Bison went 24-10 in 2007-08 and lost in the Sweet 16 of the NAIA tourney to Campbellsville..
| Team Name | Bison |
| Colors | Green and Gold |
| Division | NAIA I |
| All-Time Record | 1333-922 (.591) |
Recent Record (Last 8 Years)
| Last Yr |
Last Yr - 1 |
Last Yr - 2 |
Previous 5 Years |
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| Overall |
24-10
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21-11
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30-7
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144-37 (.795)
|
| Conference |
14-8
|
12-6
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15-5
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62-26 (.704)
|
| Conf. Finish |
3
|
3
|
2
|
6, 1, 1, 1, 2
|
| Post Appear. |
Swt 16
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2nd Rnd
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Final 4
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NAIA 5x
|
| Final 25 Rank |
#17
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#13
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#9
|
3x
|
Coaches
| Head Coach | Doug Tolin |
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Birthday: 0000-00-00 |
| Started at Oklahoma Baptist | 1999-00 |
| Contract Expires | |
| Record as Head Coach | 219-65 (.771) |
| Record at Oklahoma Baptist | 219-65 (.771) |
| Coaching Awards | |
| Asst. Coaches | Kyle Tolin |
Recruiting Coordinator
Doug Tolin, (405) 878-2146, doug.tolin@okbu.edu
Conference and Schedule
Oklahoma Baptist plays in the Sooner Athletic Conference (www.soonerathletic.org) which is recognized as one of the strongest NAIA conferences in the nation. The SAC is comprised of 10 schools from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas League plays starts in early January with games usually on Thursday and Saturdays. OBU plays each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference game is at Lubbock Christian, about 325 miles from campus. The season concludes with the SAC tourney which takes the top eight teams in order of final conference standings. Winner is an automatic NAIA tournament qualifier.
Conference Opponents
John Brown, Northwestern Oklahoma, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma City, Lubbock Christian, Southern Nazarene, St. Gregory's, U. of Science and Arts, and Wayland Baptist.
Facilities
Noble Complex. Capacity: 2,400
Average Attendance:?
Style/Stats
In 2007-08, OBU was ranked #4 in defense, limiting opponents by 63 ppg.
Ver:2002-09-29