Men's Basketball

Union University

1050 Union University Dr - Jackson, TN - 38305
Team Office: Tel: (731) 661-5286 Fax: (731) 661-5182
Team website: www.uu.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1823, Union University is a private liberal arts institution that offers over 30 Bachelor degree programs and graduate degrees in Education and Business. Union University is the oldest Southern Baptist–related college or university. Over 60% of those enrolled are women. Majors offered include Biblical Studies, Journalism, Nursing, Communications Studies, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Union #2 among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The 290-acre campus is located in suburban Jackson, Tennessee. Jackson is a growing community of 92,000 located just 80 miles from Memphis and 120 miles from Nashville.

School website
www.uu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

2,800

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$26,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Health Sciences - Business- Philosophy

Misc. Information

Head coach Ralph Turner completed his 14th year at Union in 2007-08. Prior to his arrival in 1994-95, Turner served as an assistant coach at Lipscomb (NAIA) for nine years. No coach has had such a successful winning record at Union as Turner. In the eight years before taking over the program, Union posted an unimpressive 132-123 record (.517). In the 14 years Turner has been in charge, the Bulldogs have posted a .696 winning percentage, won 20 or more games ten times, and advanced to the NAIA national tourney nine times. In 2007-08, the Bulldogs finished with a 18-13 record.

Team Name	Bulldogs
Colors	Red and White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	18-13	25-10	28-6	120-51 (.701)
Conference	12-8	14-4	9-3	40-23 (.634)
Conf. Finish	5	2	1	1, 2, 8, 1, 2
Post Appear.	Elite 8	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	NAIA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#12	#5	4x

Coaches

Head Coach	Ralph Turner
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Union University (TN)	1994-95
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	333-145 (.696)
Record at Union University (TN)	333-145 (.696)
Coaching Awards	?

Asst. Coaches	David Niven

Recruiting Coordinator

David Niven, (731) 661-5286, dniven@uu.edu

Conference and Schedule

Union plays in the TransSouth Athletic Conference (www.transouth.org) which is made up of 10 teams from Mississippi, Kentucky, Tenessee, and Arkansas. For its size, the conference is highly competitive. The Bulldogs play a 18 game conference schedule which begins in January. League games are usually played on Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon and are piggyback with the men's. The farthest game is at Lyons College in Batesville (AR) some 425 miles from campus. The season concludes with the TransSouth tourney which includes all teams. The higher seed gets home court advantage with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NAIA national tournament.

Conference Opponents

Cumberland University, Blue Mountain College, Lyon Collge, Martin Methodist College, Trevecca Nazarene University, Lambuth University, MidContinent University, Bethel College, and Freed-Hardeman University.

Facilities

DeLay Gym
Capacity 2,200 Average attendance (?)

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Union was ranked #11 in offense, averaging 85.9 ppg.