Men's Basketball

Salem International University

223 West Main - Salem, WV - 26426
Team Office: Tel: (304) 782-5379 Fax: (304) 782-5634
Team website: athletics.salemu.edu/

Founded in 1889 as Salem College, the named changed in the late 1990s to Salem-Teiko and then later to Salem International - reflecting a new international focus including overseas studies. Undergraduate majors include Criminal Justice, Japanese Studies, and Business. A Masters in Education and Business is also offered and its Equestrian program is highly regarded. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Schools ranked SIU in the fourth tier among universities in the south offering a Bachelor's degree.

The campus is located in rural West Virginia in the town of Salem (pop. 2,000).

SIU's academic calendar is different than most universities. There are six 'mods' offered each year, each lasting about two months. The typical student takes four mods; two classes per mod.

School website
http://www.salemu.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes. Baptist

Enrollment:

500

Getting In:

Not Difficult

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$18,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Criminal Justice - Information Tech

Misc. Information

Clark Maloney completed his 4th year as head coach at Salem International in 2006-07. Over the last eight seasons, SIU has averaged nearly 23 wins per season while making six NCAA tournament appearances. Maloney came to SIU from West Texas A&M where he served as the program's recruiting coordinator. Prior to that he coached at Mount San Antonio JC (Walnut,CA) for five seasons. Maloney joined the Tigers coaching staff in 2001-02 and served as an assistant coach before being handed the reins in 2003-04. Following a 21-8 record n 2005-06, the Tigers turned in a 15-12 record in 2006-07.

Team Name	Tigers
Colors	Green and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-12	21-8	24-7	123-34 (.783)
Conference	11-7	14-4	16-6	75-16 (.820)
Conf. Finish	5	2	3	2, 1, 1, 3, 3
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	Swt 16	NCAA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Clark Maloney
	Birthday: 1951-06-23
Started at Salem International	2003-04
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	79-38 (.675)
Record at Salem International	79-38 (.675)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Jon Wilburn

Recruiting Coordinator

Clark Maloney, (304) 782-5379, maloney@salemiu.edu

Conference and Schedule

SIU plays in the West Virigina Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.wviac.org), one of the oldest D2 conferences. The WVIAC is comprised of 16 teams with all but two from West Virginia. Conference play can start in early December though non-confernence opponents are scheduled until January. Games are often piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the WVIAC tourney which takes all teams (top seed gets a first round bye) with the winner receiving an automatic berth in the NCAA tourney.

Conference Opponents

U. of Charleston, W. Virginia State, Alderson-Boraddus, Bluefield St., Concord, Davis and Elkins, Glenville St., Sheperd, Ohio Valley, W. Virginia Wesleyan, West Liberty St., Wheeling Jesuit, Pittsburgh-Johnstown, Seton Hill, and Fairmont State.

Facilities

Davis Gym, Capacity: 1,500
Avg. Attendance: ?