Men's Basketball

University of Tampa

401 West Kennedy Blvd. - Tampa, FL - 33606
Team Office: Tel: (813) 253-6240 Fax: (813) 253-6288
Team website: tampaspartans.athleticsite.com

Founded in 1933 as a junior college, the University of Tampa now offers more than 50 Bachelor degree programs and Masters in Nursing, Business Administration, and Information Science. Nearly two-thirds of those enrolled are women. Other majors offered include Sport and Fitness Administration, Urban Studies, International Business, Creative Writing, and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Tampa #22 among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in downtown Tampa (pop. 303k).

School website
www.utampa.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

4,200

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 960-1150

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$28,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences- Communication

Misc. Information

Head coach Richard Schmidt completed his 25th season at Tampa in 2007-08. Schmidt came to Tampa in 1982-83 to resurrect a program that had been dormant for 13 years. In his first season, with four freshmen in the starting line-up, Schmidt took the Spartans to the NCAA tourney and a 20-11 season. It was the first time in NCAA history, at any division, that a first year program made it to the NCAA's. During his tenure, the Spartans have made 16 NCAA appearances and averaged 21 wins per season. Under Schmidt’s direction the Spartans have finished first or second in the SSC in 18 of 25 seasons. In 2007-08, the Spartans posted a 21-9 record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tourney before falling to St. Benedict.

Team Name	Spartans
Colors	Red, Gold and Black
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	734-383 (.657)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-9	15-14	19-9	99-45 (.688)
Conference	11-5	7-9	10-6	43-29 (.597)
Conf. Finish	2	5	4	5, 6, 6, 1, 2
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	n/a	n/a	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	Richard Schmidt
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Tampa	1982-83
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	549-246 (.691)
Record at Tampa	521-219 (.704))
Coaching Awards	Sunshine COTY 6x

Asst. Coaches	DeCarlo DeVeaux

Recruiting Coordinator

DeCarlo DeVeaux, (813) 257-3781, ddeveaux@ut.edu

Conference and Schedule

Tampa plays in the Sunshine State Conference (www.ssconference.org) which is comprised of nine schools from Florida. Tampa's conference schedule begins in January and with each team being played twice, home and away. League games are typically played on Wednesdays and Saturdays and are often piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the Sunshine Conference Tourney which takes all nine teams with the winner receiving an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Barry University, Eckerd College, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Lynn University, Nova Southeastern, Saint Leo University, and Rollins College.

Facilities

Martinez Sports Center
Capacity 3,400, Average attendance ?