Men's Basketball

Westminster College

1840 S. 1300 East - Salt Lake City, UT - 84105
Team Office: Tel: (801) 832-2336 Fax:
Team website: www.westminstercollege.edu/athletics/index.cfm

Westminster College was founded in 1875. This small liberal arts college offers 25 undergraduate majors including Computer Science, Communications, Environmental Studies, and International Business. A four-year Aviation program offers a choice of majors in aviation management and flight operations. US News 2008 Report on America's Best Colleges ranked Westminster #23 among schools in the west offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Salt Lake City (pop.1.2M). Backpacking, mountain biking, kayaking, skiing, mountain climbing, canyoneering, spelunking, and rafting are all within easy reach.

School website
www.wcslc.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

2,500

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

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

Most Popular Majors

Business - Health - Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Tommy Connor completed his 9th season at Westminster in 2007-08. Connor re-instated a dormant program in 1999-00 and though he had a losing record his inaugural season, he has since produced eight winning seasons (seven 20+ seasons) averaging 21 wins per year, garnering six conference titles, and making seven NAIA tournament appearances. A star athlete at Borah HS, Connor played for Utah under Rick Majerus and later became his assistant coach. In 2007-08, Connor went 20-7 but did not receive a NAIA tourney bid.

Team Name	Griffins
Colors	Purple and Gold
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	186-94 (.664)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	20-7	21-12	23-8	110-52 (.679)
Conference	10-4	11-3	?	57-13 (.814)
Conf. Finish	1	2	?	1, 1, 1, 3, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	1st Rnd	1st Rnd	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#18	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Tommy Connor
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Westminster (UT)	1999-00
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	186-94 (.664)
Record at Westminster (UT)	186-94 (.664)
Coaching Awards

Asst. Coaches	Todd Phillips, Jason Long, Dave Thompson, Justin Brooks

Recruiting Coordinator

Todd Phillips, (801) 832-2342, tphillips@westminstercollege.edu

Conference and Schedule

Westminster is a member of the Frontier Conference which is comprised of eight teams from Montana, Idaho, and Utah. It is considered one the stronger NAIA conferences. Beginning in January, Westminster will play a 14 game schedule, playing each team twice, home and away. Games are often played on Thursdays and Saturdays. The season concludes with the Frontier tourney which (explain seeding) . . .

Conference Opponents

Montana Tech, Montana Western, Lewis-Clark, Rocky Mountain, Carroll, Great Falls, and Montana State-Northern

Facilities

Health and Wellness Ctr
Capacity: 2,000

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Westminster was ranked #15 in offense, averaging 80.9 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #8 in defense, holding opponents to 64.1 ppg.