Men's Basketball

Northwestern College

101 7th Street NW - Orange City, IA - 51041
Team Office: Tel: (712) 707-7280 Fax: (712) 707-7290
Team website: www.nwciowa.edu/newssports/athletics.asp

Founded in 1882 as a Christian academy, Northwestern was first a high school and then a junior college until 1961 when it became a four-year liberal arts college. Northwestern offers BA programs in more than 35 majors plus 18 pre-professional programs. Over 60% of those enrolled are women. Majors offered include Athletic Training/Trainer, Drama, and Environmental Science. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Northwestern #8 among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

The rural 45 acre campus is located in Orange City (pop.6k) just outside the state capital of Des Moines.

School website
www.nwciowa.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-ed, 61% women

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Reformed Church of America

Enrollment:

1,300

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 21-27

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$25,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education - Biology

Misc. Information

Head coach Kris Korver completed his 8th season at Northwestern in 2007-08. Inheriting a program in 2000-01 that had averaged 27 wins per season over the previous 10 years, Kover has continued the winning tradition, going 222-48 in eight years and garnering six first place finishes. In 2003, he took the Raiders to the NAIA National Championship. A former Raider player and Northwestern alum, Korver coached in California leading his team to the playoffs three times in four years. The Raiders went 30-5 in 2007-08 and advanced to the Final 4 of the NAIA tournament before being upended by Bellevue. It was the Raiders tenth consecutive NAIA tournament appearance.

Team Name	Red Raiders
Colors	Red and White
Division	NAIA II
All-Time Record	970-461 (.678)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	30-5	26-9	23-8	143-26 (.846)
Conference	15-3	14-4	13-5	73-11 (.869)
Conf. Finish	2	1	3	1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Post Appear.	Final 4	Final 4	1st Rnd	NAIA 5x
Final 25 Rank	#7	#10	#18	3x

Coaches

Head Coach	Kris Korver
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Northwestern (IA)	2000-01
Contract Expires
Record as Head Coach	?
Record at Northwestern (IA)	222-48 (.822)
Coaching Awards	GPAC COTY 2x, NAIA COTY

Asst. Coaches	Brandt Carlson, Keith Ranschau

Recruiting Coordinator

Kris Korver, (712) 707-7281, kkorver@nwciowa.edu

Conference and Schedule

Northwestern plays in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (www.gpacsports.com) which is comprised of 13 teams from Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. The conference is generally regarded among the top three NAIA II conferences in the nation. Though conference play can start in late November or early December, there are non-conference opponents mixed into the schedule until January. There is a two week break at Xmas. Conference games are often played on Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon and are piggybacked with the women's. The farthest conference away game is at Hastings some 300 miles from campus. The season concludes with the GPAC tournament which takes the top eight teams with the eventual tournament winner receiving an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Hastings, Mount Marty, Dakota Wesleyan, Midland Luthern, Sioux Falls, Concordia-Seward, Doane, Morningside, Briar Cliff, Nebraska Wesleyan, Dordt, and Dana.

Facilities

Bultman Center. Capacity: 2,200
Average Attendance: ?

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Northwestern was ranked #3 in scoring offense, averaging 87.5 ppg. In 2006-07, they were ranked #5 at 86.1.