Men's Basketball

Evangel University

1111 N. Glenstone Ave - Springfield, MO - 65802
Team Office: Tel: (417) 865-2815 x7325 Fax: (417) 865-6906
Team website: www.evangel.edu/athletics

Founded in 1955, Evangel University is a private liberal arts university that offers nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs and graduate programs in Psychology and Education. The university is owned and operated by the Assemblies of God. Other majors offered include Communications Studies, Criminal Justice, Missionary Studies, and Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Evangel in the fourth tier among liberal arts institutions.

The urban 80 acre campus is located in Springfield (pop.160k) about 150 miles south of Kansas City.

Sports programs with recent success include women's basketball, men's basketball, football, softball and golf.

School website
www.evangel.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Assembly of God

Enrollment:

1,900

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 18-25

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$19,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Psychology -Business- Education

Misc. Information

Head coach Steve Jenkins completed his 27th season at Evangel in 2007-08. Jenkins, Evangel's all-time winningest coach, served as an assistant before taking the reins in 1982-83. Though Jenkin's career record is not that impressive, he has taken the Crusaders to new heights since the mid-90s. Since 1997-98, the Crusaders have complied at 239-119 record, averaging nearly 22 wins per season. His best record is the 35-1 mark established by the 2001-02 team which won the national championship and went 20-0 in league. A former graduate and star basketball player at Evangel, Jenkins has had similar success coaching baseball and was the school's head coach for five seasons. In 2007-08, the Crusaders finished with an overall mark of 28-7, but lost in the second round of the NAIA tournament to Oregon Tech.

Team Name	Crusaders
Colors	Maroon and white
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	734-687 (.516)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-7	20-12	24-11	113-48 (.701)
Conference	17-3	14-6	15-5	74-26 (.740)
Conf. Finish	1	2	3	5, 2, 1, 1, 3
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	Swt 16	NAIA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#6	#19	#20	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Steve Jenkins
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Evangel	1982-83
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	471-353 (.571)
Record at Evangel	471-353 (.571)
Coaching Awards	Heart of America COTY 5x, NAIA District COTY (02)

Asst. Coaches	Dick Rippe

Recruiting Coordinator

Steve Jenkins, (417) 865-2815, jenkinss@evangel.edu

Conference and Schedule

Evangel University plays in the Heart of American Conference (www.haaconference.com) which is made up of 11 schools from Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa. The conference is generally regarded as one of the strongest at the NAIA II level. The 20 game conference schedule can start in late November or early December with games usually played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Evangel plays each team twice, home and away. The men's games are usually piggybacked with the women's. Traditionally, there is a two week break at Xmas. The farthest conference game is at Graceland, some 300 miles from Springfield. The season concludes with the HAAC conference tournament, made up of the top eight teams in the conference standings. The conference tournament champion gets the conference’s first automatic berth into the NAIA II national tournament. The conference’s second automatic berth is filled by either the No. 1 or No. 2 in the final standings – depending on the outcome of the tournament.

Conference Opponents

Avila, Baker, Benedictine, Central Methodist, Culver Stockton, Graceland, Lindenwood, Mid America Nazarene, Missouri Valley, and William Jewel.

Facilities

Ashcroft Center
Capacity 1200, Average attendance (?)