Women's Basketball

Oklahoma Baptist University

500 W. University - Shawnee, OK - 74804
Team Office: Tel: (405) 878-2172 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-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

1,800

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

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

Most Popular Majors

Nursing - Bible Studies - English

Misc. Information

Head coach John McCullough completed his 8th season at Oklahoma Baptist in 2007-08. McCullough inherited a perrenial winner in 2000-01 and has continued the program's winning ways. During his brief tenure, McCullough's teams have compiled a 180-87 record, averaged 22 wins per season, and qualified for the NAIA national tournament every year. A 1980 graduate of the U. of Oklahoma, McCullough was a Big 8 MVP and All American in 1979. He also played for the Phoenix Suns for three seasons. Prior to his arrival at OKBU, McCullough was head coach at New Mexico Highlands (D2). In 2007-08, the Lady Bison went 29-5 but lost in the first round of the NAIA tournament to Lindsey Wilson.

Team Name	Lady Bison
Colors	Green and Gold
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	29-5	17-13	25-10	109-59 (.649)
Conference	19-3	11-7	12-8	?
Conf. Finish	2	4	4	4, ?, ?, ?, ?
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	Elite 8	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#8	#23	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	John McCullough
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Oklahoma Baptist	2000-01
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	46-18 (.718)
Record at Oklahoma Baptist	180-87 (.674)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	John Marcum

Recruiting Coordinator

John McCullough, (405) 878-2172, john.mccullough@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 twelve schools from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. League plays starts in early January with games usually on Thursday and Saturdays. OKBU will play each team twice, home and away, for a total of 22 games. The season concludes with the SAC tourney which takes the top eight teams in order of final conference standings. The winner is an automatic NAIA tournament qualifier.

Conference Opponents

John Brown, Northwestern Oklahoma, Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma City, Lubbock Christian, Southern Nazarene, Mid America Nazarene, Rodger State, St. Gregory's, U. of Science and Arts, and Wayland Baptist.

Facilities

Noble Complex
Capacity: 2,400. Average Attendance:?

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, OK Baptist was ranked #10 in defense, limiting opponents to 56.8 ppg.