Men's Basketball

Faulkner University

5345 Atlanta Highway - Montgomery, AL - 36109
Team Office: Tel: (334) 386-7159 Fax: (334) 386-7277
Team website: www.faulkner.edu/athletics/

Founded in 1942 as Montgomery Bible School, Faulkner University has retained its religious affiliation with the Church of Christ while offering a liberal arts education for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Faulkner University offers over 30 Bachelor degree programs and continues to grow and expand with the addition of a Masters program in Business and new facilities for the Jones School of Law and the Harris College of Business. Other majors offered include Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, Journalism, Criminal Justice, and Computer and Information Sciences. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Faulkner in the third tier among universities in the south offering a Bachelor's degree.

The college is located in the state capitol of Montgomery (pop.210k)

School website
www.faulkner.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Church of Christ

Enrollment:

2,700

Getting In:

Minimally difficult. ACT 25/75: 18-23

Tuition + Room & Board:

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

Most Popular Majors

Business (49%) - Human Resources - Criminal Justice

Misc. Information

Head coach Jim Sanderson completed his 19th season at Faulkner in 2007-08. Sanderson comes from a family of coaches and his dad, Wimp Sanderson, was the former head coach at Alabama. Sanderson has established himself as one of the most successful tacticians at the NAIA level. Sanderson coached at Faulkner for four seasons in the mid-80's and then returned in 1994-95. Since his return, Sanderson has compiled a 298-166 record and won the national title in 2000-01 while going 34-5. Sanderson also serves as the school's athletic director and is a deacon in his local church. In 2007-08, the Eagles went 17-15.

Team Name	Eagles
Colors	Blue, Gray amd White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	?

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	17-15	24-11	14-12	112-50 (.709)
Conference	12-6	14-4	11-9	50-26 (.657)
Conf. Finish	3	1	5	6, 5, 1, 1, 2
Post Appear.	n/a	Final 4	n/a	NAIA 4x
Final 25 Rank	NR	#19	NR	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jim Sanderson
	Birthday: 1959-08-30
Started at Faulkner	1994-95
Contract Expires	tbp
Record as Head Coach	370-219 (.628)
Record at Faulkner	370-219 (.628)
Coaching Awards	GACC COTY (01), NAIA Region COTY (98), NCCAA Nat'l

Asst. Coaches	Sam Allen

Recruiting Coordinator

Jim Sanderson, (334) 386-7159, jsanderson@faulkner.edu

Conference and Schedule

Faulkner plays in the 11 member Southern States Athletic Conference (www.ssacsports.com) comprised of 12 teams. Conference play can start in December. Twenty league games are usually played on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. There is usually a two week break at Xmas. The Eagles play each team twice, home and away. The farthest conference away game is at Southern Wesleyan (Central, SC) some 250 miles from campus. The GACC earns two bids to the NAIA tournament. Both the regular season and tournament champion earn bids. If the same team wins both, the tournament runner-up advances.

Conference Opponents

Auburn (Montgomery), Berry College, Brenau, Brewton-Parker, Columbia, Emanuel, Lee, Reinhardt, Shorter, Southern Poly, Southern Wesleyan

Facilities

Tine Davis Gymnasium
Size and attendance to be provided

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, Faulkner was ranked #9 in defense, limiting opponents to 65.1 ppg.