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Oklahoma City University
2501 N. Blackwelder - Oklahoma City, OK - 73106
Team Office: Tel: (405) 208-5307 Fax: (405) 208-5305
Team website: www.ocusports.com
Founded in 1904, Oklahoma City University is a highly regarded mid-size liberal arts institution. OCU takes pride in its dual role as the city's university and as the university for the United Methodist Church in Oklahoma. OKCU offers over 40 Bachelor degree programs and over a dozen graduate degrees through its schools of Nursing, Business, Law, Dance, and Arts and Sciences. OKCU is the only school in the country that offers a degree in tap dance. Other majors offered include Piano and Organ, Criminal Justice, and Management Information Systems. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Oklahoma City #23 among universities in the west offering a Master's degree.
The campus is located in the heart of Oklahoma City (pop.500k).
School website
www.okcu.edu
College Profile
Type:
Private, Co-educationalReligious Affiliation:
United MethodistEnrollment:
3,700Getting In:
Moderately difficult. ACT 25/75: 22-27Tuition + Room & Board:
In-state: ~$27,000Out-of-State: Same
Most Popular Majors
Liberal Arts - Visual and Performing Arts - Health
Misc. Information
Rob Edmisson completed his third year at Oklahoma City University in 2007-08 after spending three years as an assistant at Oklahoma State in charge of recruiting. Edmission took over from Janell Jones who produced a 235-24 record in six seasons, including winning consecutive National Championships in her first two years! Before OCU, Edmisson was head coach at Hutchinson Community College where he went 200-77 over nine years. As a high school head coach, Edmisson went 110-30 in six seasons at Ellinwood, Kan., and Fairfield, Kan. In 2007-08, he led the Stars to a 28-5 record but was beaten in the first round of the NAIA tourney by Harris Stowe. Over the last 10 years, Oklahoma City has won more games than any other women's college basketball program - at any level.
| Team Name | Stars |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Division | NAIA I |
| All-Time Record | ? |
Recent Record (Last 8 Years)
| Last Yr |
Last Yr - 1 |
Last Yr - 2 |
Previous 5 Years |
|
| Overall |
28-5
|
27-8
|
32-3
|
174-14 (.925)
|
| Conference |
21-1
|
12-6
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18-0
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86-4 (.955)
|
| Conf. Finish |
1
|
3
|
1
|
1, 1, 1, 1, 1
|
| Post Appear. |
1st Rnd
|
Swt 16
|
Elite 8
|
NAIA 5x
|
| Final 25 Rank |
#5
|
#19
|
#3
|
5x
|
Coaches
| Head Coach | Rob Edmission |
 |
Birthday: 0000-00-00 |
| Started at Oklahoma City | 2005-06 |
| Contract Expires | ? |
| Record as Head Coach | 87-16 (.844) |
| Record at Oklahoma City | 87-16 (.844) |
| Coaching Awards | |
| Asst. Coaches | Stephanie Shaw |
Recruiting Coordinator
Stephanie Shaw, (405) 208-5307, sshaw@okcu.edu
Conference and Schedule
OKCU plays in the Sooner Athletic Conference (www.soonerathletic.org) which is recognized as one of the strongest NAIA conferences in the nation. The SAC is comprised of 10 schools from Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. There is usually a two week winter break. The league schedule starts in early January with games often played on Thursday and Saturdays. The season concludes with the SAC tourney which takes the top eight teams in order of final conference standings. The winner is an automatic NAIA tournament qualifier.
Conference Opponents
John Brown, Northwestern Oklahoma, Oklahoma Baptist, Oklahoma Christian, Lubbock Christian, Southern Nazarene, St. Gregory's, U. of Science and Arts, and Wayland Baptist.
Facilities
Lemons Arena
Capacity 3,300, Average attendance (?)
Style/Stats
In 2007-08, Oklahoma City was ranked #2 among NAIA I teams in scoring defense at 52.4 ppg. They were also ranked #25 in offense at 73.4 ppg.
Ver:2002-09-29