Men's Basketball

The University of West Georgia

1600 Maple Street - Carrollton, GA - 30118
Team Office: Tel: (678) 839-3954 Fax: (678) 839-6538
Team website: www.uwgsports.com/default.asp

The State University of West Georgia is part of the state university system. UWG is a comprehensive liberal arts institution offering over 40 Bachelor degree programs and over 30 Master's. Majors offered include Computer and Information Sciences, Criminal Justice, Environmental Science, Office Management and Supervision, Parks, Recreation & Leisure Facilities Management, Real Estate, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked West Georgia in the 3rd tier among universities in the south offering a Master's degree.

The campus is located in Carrollton (pop.20k) about 50 miles from Atlanta.

School website
http://www.westga.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Public, co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

9,000

Getting In:

Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 910-1080

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$9,000
Out-of-State: ~18,000

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Social Sciences

Misc. Information

Head Coach Michael Cooney takes over from Ed Murphy in 2007-08. Under Murphy, the Braves captured six first place division titles, made six NCAA appearances, and averaged nearly 20 wins per year during his 14 year tenure. As Murphy's top assistant for ten seasons, Cooney helped lure a collection of major talent to the UWG program. During his 10 years as an assistant, West Georgia compiled a 201-91 record. Even before coming to West Georgia, Cooney was no stranger to successful basketball programs. He served four seasons under Paul Westhead at George Mason (Va.) University. Prior to George Mason, he coached at Morehead (Ky.) State and Loyola Marymount (Calif.). In 2006-07, the Braves finished at 14-15.

Team Name	Braves
Colors	Red and Blue
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	675-374 (.643)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	14-15	19-10	23-7	103-44 (.701)
Conference	5-7	7-7	10-4	48-22 (.690)
Conf. Finish	5	4	2	3, 2, 2, 1, 2
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	1st Rnd	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	None

Coaches

Head Coach	Michael Cooney
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at West Georgia	2007-08
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	0-0
Record at West Georgia	0-0
Coaching Awards	N/A

Asst. Coaches	Andy Young, Don Dollar

Recruiting Coordinator

Andy Young, (678) 839-3954, andyy@westga.edu

Conference and Schedule

West Georgia plays in the largest D2 conference - the Gulf South (www.gulfsouthconference.org) which is comprised of 18 schools in six southeastern states. It is divided into two divisions, east and west. UWG plays in the east. While conference play may begin in early December, the schedule contains non-conference opponents until January. Despite their being two divisions, UWG only plays schools in its own division and each is played twice, home and away, with games often played on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The season concludes with the GSC tourney which includes the top five teams in each division. The top seed gets a first round bye. The winner receives automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

West: Arkansas Tech, Ouachita Bapstist, Christian Brothers., Harding, Delta State, Southern Arkansas, Henderson St., and U. Arkansas-Monticello East: Alabama-Huntsville, Montevallo, North Alabama, Valdosta State, West Alabama, and West Florida

Facilities

HPE Bldg
Capacity: 2,800 , Average attendance: 1,000