Men's Basketball

Taylor University

236 West Reade - Upland, IN - 46989
Team Office: Tel: (765) 998-5184 Fax: (765) 998-4920
Team website: www.taylor.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1846 as an all-female college, Taylor is one of America's oldest evangelical Christain colleges offering over 40 Bachelor degree programs. The college is now split fairly evenly between men and women. Other majors offered include Social Work, Environmental Science, Biblical Studies, and Sport and Fitness Administration & Management. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Taylor #1 among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

Taylor University's campus, located in Upland, Indiana (pop. 4k), covers 250 acres and is situated 1 hour north of Indianapolis and 45 minutes south of Fort Wayne.

School website
www.tayloru.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Christian Interdenominational

Enrollment:

1,900

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 1030-1335

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$29,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Psychology- Business - Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Paul Patterson completed his 29th season at Taylor in 2007-08. With 605 victories to his credit, Patterson is one of the most highly regarded coaches in the nation. Eighteen of his former players are now involved in coaching at the high school or college level. Patterson has taken his teams to 12 NAIA national tournaments while averaging over 20 wins per season. In the last six years, the Trojans have made four NAIA national tournament appearances. Patterson played basketball and baseball at Hanover College and earned his Master's Degree at Central Missouri State. Patterson spent about a decade coaching at the prep level; coaching at Paul Blazer High School before coming to Taylor in 1979-80. In addition to his coaching duties at Taylor, Patterson teaches at the college and supervises the Indiana Basketball Camp on the Taylor campus. In 2006-07, Trojans went an uncharacteristic 14-17 but turned it around in 2007-08 going 20-12.

Team Name	Trojans
Colors	Purple and Gold
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	1197-748 (.615)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	20-12	14-17	28-7	116-48 (.707)
Conference	8-8	6-10	13-3	50-22 (.694)
Conf. Finish	4	4	2	1, 1, 2, 4, 5
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	Swt 16	NAIA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#8	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Paul Patterson
	Birthday: 1951-06-23
Started at Taylor	1979-80
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	605-281 (.682)
Record at Taylor	605-281 (.682)
Coaching Awards	COTY 11x, NAIA Nat'l COTY, NAIA Hall of Fame

Asst. Coaches	Chad Tapp

Recruiting Coordinator

Paul Patterson, (765) 998-5184, plpatters@taylor.edu

Conference and Schedule

Taylor plays in the Mid Central Conference (www.mid.centralconf.org), one of the oldest NAIA conferences. All but one of the nine schools that make up the conference are located in Indiana. Conference play can begin in December with non-conference opponents mixed in until January. The farthest conference game is at Mishawaka some 120 miles from Upland. Taylor will play each team twice, home and away. Games are typically played on Tuesday evening and Saturday afternoon. The season concludes with the Mid Central tourney which includes all eight teams with the winner receiving an automatic NAIA tournament berth.

Conference Opponents

Spring Arbor, Bethel, St. Francis, Marian, Goshen, Grace, Huntington, and Indiana Wesleyan. (Patterson typically schedules a tough pre-season with games against NCAA D2 and even D1 opponents.)

Facilities

Olde Gym
Capacity: 2,500. Attendance:?

Style/Stats

Patterson-coached teams are known for being fundamentally sound and for playing tough, aggressive defense. In 2005-06, Taylor was ranked #2 in defense, holding opponents to 58.9 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked # 6 at 63.2.