Men's Basketball

University of the Cumberlands

6178 College Station Dr. - Williamsburg, KY - 40769
Team Office: Tel: (606) 539-4361 Fax: (606) 549-4459
Team website: www.ucumberlands.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1889, University of the Cumberlands is a four year liberal arts institution offering a broad curriculum with over 40 programs of undergraduate study. Degrees offered include Biology, Biblical Languages, Psychology, Leisure Studies, Computer Information Systems, and Education (Teaching). A graduate program leading to an MA in Education is also offered. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Cumberland #26 among universities in the south offering a Bachelor's degree.

The 70 acre campus is nestled in the Kentucky mountains and located on four hills in the city of Williamsburg (pop. 5,000).

School website
www.ucumberlands.edu/

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Baptist

Enrollment:

1,700

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 19-24

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$20,000
Out-of-State: same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Biological Sciences

Misc. Information

Don Butcher completed his 8th season as head coach at University of the Cumberlands in 2007-08. Butcher began his career as an assistant coach in 1989 and was handed the reins in 2000-01. In the 18 years Butcher has been involved in the program, only three times have the Patriots not won 20 games or more. However, the program has always been a dominant force as attested by its overall 761-287 record since inception. Since taking over head coaching duties, Butcher has posted 20+ winning seasons each year while averaging 22 wins per year. In 2007-08, the Patriots went 20-14 and were defeated by Lee in the second round of the NAIA tournament.

Team Name	Patriots
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	761-287 (.726)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	20-14	20-11	21-9	117-46 (.717)
Conference	6-4	6-4	5-5	37-23 (.616)
Conf. Finish	2	2	5	2, 4, 1, 3, 4
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	n/a	NAIA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#14	NR	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Don Butcher
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at University of the Cumberlands	2000-2001
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	175-77 (.694)
Record at University of the Cumberlands	175-77 (.694)
Coaching Awards	Mid South COTY (2x)

Asst. Coaches	Mark Vernon, Brent Vernon

Recruiting Coordinator

Don Butcher, (606) 539-4361, dbutcher@cumberlandcollege.edu

Conference and Schedule

Cumberland plays in the MidSouth Conference (www.mid-southconference.org) which is comprised of seven teams from Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Prior to the conference's realignment, the MidSouth was one of the most competitive NAIA conferences. League games often played on Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. It is common for the men's games to be piggybacked with the women's. The season concludes with the Mid-South conference which includes all teams with the winner advancing to the NAIA national tourney.

Conference Opponents

Campbellsvile, Georgetown, Pikeville, West Virginia Tech. St. Catharine, and Lindsey-Wilson.

Facilities

Rollins Center, Capacity: 1,750
Average Attendance:

Style/Stats

In 2007-08, Cumberland was ranked #8 in defense among NAIA I programs, holding opponents to 64.6 ppg.