Men's Basketball

Virginia Wesleyan College

1584 Wesleyan Dr - Norfolk, VA - 23502
Team Office: Tel: (757) 455-3313 Fax: (757) 461-2262
Team website: www.vwc.edu/athletics/

Virginia Wesleyan was founded in 1961. VWC is a small, liberal arts institution that offers 38 diverse undergraduate majors including Criminal Justice, Religious Studies, Theater Arts, Earth and Environmental Science, and Computer Science. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked VWC in the fourth tier among liberal arts schools nationally.

The 300 acre campus is located on the outskirts of Norfolk (pop. 250k); a twenty minute drive to the Atlantic coast.

School website
www.vwc.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Methodist

Enrollment:

1,400

Getting In:

Not Difficult. SAT 25/75: 870-1070

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: $31,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences -Legal Studies

Misc. Information

Head coach David Macedo completed his 8th year at Virginia Wesleyan in 2007-08. Macedo joined the Marlins after having served as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Wilkes University, and then two years as the men's assistant at VWC before taking over the reins in 2000-01. Macedo-coached teams have set five of six defensive records at VWC, the top five marks for three point scoring, and the top two totals for most points scored in a season. In 2005-06, he led the Marlins to VWC's first national championship in any sport and almost pulled it off in 2006-07, going 28-5 losing to Amherst for the national championship. In 2007-08, the Marlins went 22-6 and made the second round of the NCAA tourney before falling to Ursinus.

Team Name	Marlins
Colors	Blue and Gray
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	542-474 (.533)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	22-6	28-5	30-3	92-42 (.686)
Conference	14-4	17-1	17-1	59-31 (.655)
Conf. Finish	2	1	1	1, 3, 3, 2, 5
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	Finals	Nat'l Ch	NCAA 0x
Final 25 Rank	#22	#4	#8	0x

Coaches

Head Coach	David Macedo
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Virginia Wesleyan	2000-01
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	174-56 (.756)
Record at Virginia Wesleyan	174-56 (.756)
Coaching Awards	ODAC COTY (06), NABC COTY (06)

Asst. Coaches	Brad Dunleavy, Troy Walton

Recruiting Coordinator

David Macedo, (757) 455-3313, dmacedo@vwc.edu

Conference and Schedule

Virginia Wesleyan plays in the Old Dominion Conference (www.odaconline.com) the second largest D3 conference. Its 14 member schools are located primarily in Virginia, with other members in North Carolina and Washington, DC. The ODAC is considered one of more competitive D3 conferences. League play, which can start in late November or early December, consists of 18 games. The Marlins will play each team twice, home and away. Conference games are often played on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The season concludes with the ODAC tourney which includes the top eight teams. There are no byes and games are played at neutral sites. The winner receives an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

Hollins, Lynchburg, Randolph-Macon, Guilford, Roanoke, Washington and Lee, Eastern Mennonite, Bridgewater, Roanoke, Sweet Briar, Hampton-Sydney, and Emory and Henry.

Facilities

Forsyth Court
Capacity: 1,200