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Western Washington University
516 High Street - Bellingham, WA - 98225
Team Office: Tel: 360-650-3024 Fax: 360-650-3495
Team website: www.wwuvikings.com/
Founded in 1893, Western Washington is a tradtional liberal arts institution. It offers over 90 Bachelor degree programs and over 40 Master's. Majors offered include Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Community Organization and Advocacy, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Drama/Theatre, Child Psychology, Journalism, Marine Biology, and Music. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Western Washington #17 among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.
The campus is located in Bellingham (pop. 68k) about 75 miles north of Seattle.
School website
www.wwu.edu
College Profile
Type:
Public, Co-edReligious Affiliation:
NoneEnrollment:
12,000Getting In:
Moderately Difficult. SAT 25/75: 1010-1220Tuition + Room & Board:
In-state: ~$12,000Out-of-State: ~$22,000
Most Popular Majors
Psychology - General Studies - Human Services
Misc. Information
Head coach Brad Jackson completed his 23rd season at Western Washington in 2007-08. Jackson has led the Vikings to a 424-251 career mark . Over that span, he has averaged 19 wins per year including nine seasons with 20 or more wins. Jackson came to Western Washington in 1984-85 after five successful seasons as a high school coach at Olympia and Eastside Catholic. Prior to that, Jackson was an assistant coach at Seattle Pacific. Jackson played high school ball at Hudson Bay (Vancouver) and collegiately at Washington State. In 2007-08, Jackson led the Vikings to a 15-12 record but did not earn an NCAA bid.
| Team Name | Vikings |
| Colors | Blue, Silver and White |
| Division | NCAA Division II |
| All-Time Record |
Recent Record (Last 8 Years)
| Last Yr |
Last Yr - 1 |
Last Yr - 2 |
Previous 5 Years |
|
| Overall |
15-12
|
11-15
|
23-7
|
102-37 (.734)
|
| Conference |
7-10
|
5-11
|
13-5
|
65-25 (.700)
|
| Conf. Finish |
6
|
5
|
2
|
1, 3, 5, 1, 1
|
| Post Appear. |
n/a
|
n/a
|
Swt 16
|
NCAA 2x
|
| Final 25 Rank |
NR
|
NR
|
#9
|
1x
|
Coaches
| Head Coach | Brad Jackson |
 |
Birthday: 0000-00-00 |
| Started at Western Washington | 1985-86 |
| Contract Expires | |
| Record as Head Coach | 424-251 (.628) |
| Record at Western Washington | 424-251 (.628) |
| Coaching Awards | NAIA COTY 3x, NABC Region COTY |
| Asst. Coaches | Tony Dominquez, Rob Visser |
Recruiting Coordinator
Tony Dominquez, (360) 650-7769, tony.dominquez@wwu.edu
Conference and Schedule
Western Washington plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (www.gnacsports.com) which is currently comprised of 9 schools. Currently, WW plays all schools twice, home and away. League play usually commences in late November or early December. League games are often played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Currently, the GNAC does not offer a post season tourney. The regular season conference champion receives an automatic NCAA bid.
Conference Opponents
Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle U., Western Oregon, and Seattle Pacific. Montana State-Billings joins in 2007-08.
Facilities
Carver Gym
Capacity: 2,500
Style/Stats
In 2005-06, Western Washington was ranked #4 in offense, averaging 92.2 ppg.
Ver:2002-09-29