Men's Basketball

Hope College

222 Fairbans Ave - Holland, MI - 49423
Team Office: Tel: (616) 395-7691 Fax: (616) 395-7175
Team website: www.hope.edu/athletics

Founded in 1866, Hope College is a traditional liberal arts institution offering more than 40 Bachelor degree programs. Annual college guides frequently list Hope high on their list of top liberal arts schools in the nation. Hope is the only private liberal arts college with national accreditation in art, dance, music and theatre. Other majors offered include Political Science, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Engineering, Computer and Information Sciences, and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Hope #97 among liberal arts institutions.

The 91 acre campus is adjacent to the downtown commercial district in Hope (pop. 60k) about 170 miles from Chicago.

School website
www.hope.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Reformed Church in America

Enrollment:

3,200

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 23-28

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$31,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Psychology - Business - English

Misc. Information

Head coach Glen Van Wieren completed his 31st season at Hope in 2007-08. Van Wieren has built the Flying Dutchman into one of the most respected and legendary programs in the nation and continued the Hope tradition. Hope's men's program sports an all-time record of 1522-677 -- 5th best among all D3 programs. Van Wieren is Hope' s winningest coach with a 618 victories, averaging 19 wins per season and, except for his first two seasons, has enjoyed 29 consecutive winning seasons. A product of the Hope basketball program himself, Van Wieren has guided the Flying Dutchman to a record 17 conference championships and 20 NCAA appearances. Van Wieren was a four year letterman in both basketball and baseball and ranks among the top scorers in Hope's basketball history. Prior to joining Hope in 1977-78, Van Wieren coached at Grand Haven High School. In 2007-08, the Flying Dutchman posted a 28-4 record and advanced through the Finals of the NCAA tourney before falling to Washington-St. Louis; the same team that knocked them out last year.

Team Name	Flying Dutchmen
Colors	Orange and Blue
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	1522-677 (.692)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	28-4	26-5	28-3	96-41 (.700)
Conference	13-1	13-1	12-2	46-16 (.741)
Conf. Finish	1	1	2	3, 1, 1, 2, 2
Post Appear.	Finals	Elite 8	Swt 16	NCAA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#13	#10	#2	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Glen Van Wieren
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Hope	1977-78
Contract Expires	n/a
Record as Head Coach	618-203 (.752)
Record at Hope	618-203 (.752)
Coaching Awards	Basketball Times COTY (95), NABC COTY (95), MBCA C

Asst. Coaches	Tom Davelaar, Matt Neil

Recruiting Coordinator

Glen Van Wieren, (616) 395-7699, gvanwieren@hope.edu

Conference and Schedule

Hope plays in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (www.miaa.org) which is comprised of nine teams located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The conference is the oldest college athletic conference in America. League play begins in December with games usually played on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Hope will play each team twice, home and away. All teams play in a single elimination post-season tourney with the winner receiving an automatic NCAA bid. .

Conference Opponents

Kalamazoo, Adian, Albion, Calvin, Alma, Tri-State, Saint Mary's (IN), and Olivet

Facilities

DeVos Fieldhouse
Capacity 3,200. Average attendance (____?)

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Hope was ranked #8 in defense, limiting teams to 60 ppg.