Men's Basketball

Cornerstone University

1001 E. Beltline Ave NE - Grand Rapids, MI - 49525
Team Office: Tel: (616) 222-1213 Fax: (616) 222-1542
Team website: www.cornerstone.edu/athletics

Cornerstone is a traditional four-year christian institution offering nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs and nearly a dozen Master's. A key element is its Baptist Seminary, a conservative school of theological studies. Other majors offered include Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Missionary Studies, and Computer Programming. Over sixty percent (60%) of those enrolled are women. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Cornerstone in the fourth tier among universities in the midwest offering a Master's degree.

The 119 acre campus is located in Grand Rapids (pop.200k).

School website
www.cornerstone.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

1,300

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 20-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$24,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business (54%) - Education - Philosophy

Misc. Information

Head coach Kim Elders completed his 15th season at Cornerstone in 2007-08. Elders is Cornerstone's all-time winningest coach. Elders began his coaching career at Grand Rapids Baptist Academy posting a 70-29 record over five seasons. Arriving at CU in 1990, Elders first served as an assistant coach for three years before taking the head job in 1993-94. Inheriting a team that had losing seasons in five of the previous six years and never had back-to-back winning seasons since 1974-75, Elders quickly brought Cornerstone onto the national scene by capturing the NAIA championship in 1998-99 and being among the top 20 ranked teams eight times in his short tenure. Elders has averaged 25 wins per season and has had thirteen consecutive winning seasons. Besides coaching basketball, Elders is a professor of Kinesiology. In 2007-08, the Golden Eagles went 17-16.

Team Name	Golden Eagles
Colors	Navy and Gold
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	784-608 (.563)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	17-16	25-10	23-11	150-36 (.806)
Conference	9-5	12-2	11-3	50-16 (.757)
Conf. Finish	3	1	2	1, 2, 2, 2, 2
Post Appear.	n/a	Elite 8	1st Rnd	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#21	NR	4x

Coaches

Head Coach	Kim Elders
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Cornerstone	1993-94
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	375-160 (.700)
Record at Cornerstone	375-160 (.700)
Coaching Awards	WHAC COTY (96,99), NABC COTY (99), NAIA COTY (99)

Asst. Coaches	Lance Roark

Recruiting Coordinator

Kim Elders, (616) 222-1412 x1213, KElders@Cornerstone.edu

Conference and Schedule

Cornerstone plays in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (www.whac.net) which is comprised of eight teams from Indiana and Michigan. The WHAC is regarded as one of the most competive conferences at the NAIA II level. League play commences after January 1 with games usually played on Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Cornerstone will play each team twice, home and away. The farthest away conference away game is at Indiana Tech about 200 miles from Grand Rapids. The season concludes with the WHAC tournament which includes all teams with the first place team receiving a first round bye. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NAIA tourney.

Conference Opponents

Aquinas College, Concordia College, Davenport, Indiana Tech, Siena Heights, Madonna, and U. Michigan-Dearborn.

Facilities

Hansen Arena
Capacity 2,500, Average attendance: 1200

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Cornerstone was ranked #9 in scoring offense, averaging 84.1 ppg.