Men's Basketball

Mc Kendree College

701 College Road - Lebanon, IL - 62254
Team Office: Tel: (618) 537-6871 Fax: (618) 537-6876
Team website: athletics.mckendree.edu/

Founded in 1828, Mc Kendree College is the oldest college in Illinois. Typically ranked among the best liberal arts schools in the Midwest, Mc Kendree offers over 30 Bachelor degree programs. Majors offered include Speech and Rhetorical Studies, Public Relations & Organizational Commun., International Relations, and Athletic Training and Sports Medicine. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked McKendree #18 among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

McKendree is located in Lebannon (pop.4k) about 50 miles from St. Louis.

School website
www.mckendree.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

2,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 20-26

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$28,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Management Science

Misc. Information

Completing his 43rd season for 2007-08, Harry Stathman is the winningest active coach at the NAIA level and stands 6th among all winningest coaches at any level. During his tenure, the Bearcats have reached post season play 35 of 43 years. A former Mc Kendree alumna, Stathman coached at the high school level before taking over in 1966. During the 90's, Stathman teams turned in a 259-83 (.757) record and averaged nearly 26 wins per season. Besides being McKendree's men's basketball coach, Stathman serves as the AD and assistant professor of Physical Education. In 2007-08, the Bearcats went 27-7 and advanced to the second round of the NAIA tournament before falling to Campbellsville.

Team Name	Bearcats
Colors	Purple and White
Division	NAIA I
All-Time Record	1511-704 (.682)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	27-7	20-10	19-14	106-32 (.768)
Conference	13-1	8-4	8-4	34-10 (.772)
Conf. Finish	1	2	2	2, 1, 1, 1, 3
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	2nd Rnd	n/a	NAIA 2x
Final 25 Rank	#10	NR	NR	2x

Coaches

Head Coach	Harry Stathman
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Mc Kendree	1966-67
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	962-368 (.723)
Record at Mc Kendree	962-368 (.723)
Coaching Awards	Illinois BCA COTY 7x, NAIA District COTY 6x, AMC C

Asst. Coaches	Eric Echelbarger, Jonathan Stanley

Recruiting Coordinator

Eric Echelbarger, Ph. (618) 537-6871, enechelbarger@mckendree.edu

Conference and Schedule

McKendree plays in the American Midwest Conference (www.amermw.org) which is comprised of seven teams from Missouri, Illinois, and Arkansas. Enrollment at these schools ranges from less than 1,000 to 8,000. With just a 12 game conference schedule, non-league opponents make up the bulk of the schedule and begin in early November. There is a two week break at Xmas. Conference play begins in January and games are often played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. McKendree plays each team twice, home and away. The season concludes with the AMC tourney which . . (tbp, explain seeding)

Conference Opponents

Columbia, Missouri Baptist, Harris-Stowe, Hannibal-LaGrange, Williams Baptist, U. Illinois-Springfield, and McKendree.

Facilities

Price Center
Capacity 1,600 Average attendance ?

Style/Stats

In 2006-07, McKendree was ranked #6 in offense at 85.9 ppg.