Men's Basketball

Ohio Northern University

- Ada, OH - 45810
Team Office: Tel: (419) 772-2454 Fax: (419) 772-2590
Team website: www.onusports.com/

Founded in 1871, Ohio Northern offers nearly 50 Bachelor degree programs through five schools: Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, and Law. The institution prides itself on academics; attested by a very high percentage of entering freshman being in the top 10% of their class. Majors offered include Sport and Fitness Administration, Journalism, International Relations, Criminal Justice, and Commercial and Advertising Art. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Ohio Northern #2 among universities in the midwest offering a Bachelor's degree.

ONU is located in the college town of Ada (pop.6k) about 80 miles from Columbus.

School website
www.onu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Methodist

Enrollment:

3,000

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. ACT25/75: 23-29

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$36,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Education- Engineering

Misc. Information

Head coach Jeff Coleman completed his third season at ONU in 2007-08. Coleman served as an assistant coach at ONU for 13 years under Joe Campoli. Coleman also served as a student-assistant coach at ONU from 1988-90, working alongside Campoli with the junior varsity basketball team. Coleman has big shoes to fill. Under Campoli, the Polar Bears never had a losing season, captured the conference championship five times, made eight OAC tournament appearances, and made it to the NCAA tourney seven times. Campoli also guided the Polar Bears to the D3 national championship. Averaging 20 wins per season, the Polar Bears have placed first or second in conference play nine times in the last 16 years. Coleman went 21-6 in his inaugural season, 18-7 in 2007 and 15-12 in 2008.

Team Name	Polar Bears
Colors	Burnt Orange and Black
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	789-465 (.629)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	15-12	18-7	21-6	92-45 (.671)
Conference	10-8	12-6	14-4	61-27 (.693)
Conf. Finish	4	2	2	4, 4, 4, 3, 1
Post Appear.	n/a	n/a	n/a	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#22	?

Coaches

Head Coach	Jeff Coleman
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Ohio Northern	2005-06
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	54-25 (.683)
Record at Ohio Northern	54-25 (.683)
Coaching Awards	OAC COTY 4x, NCAA Division COTY 2x

Asst. Coaches	Dave Cox, Anthony Gholson, Clyde Pickett

Recruiting Coordinator

Jeff Coleman, (419) 772-2454, j-coleman@onu.edu

Conference and Schedule

ONU plays in the Ohio Athletic Conference (www.oac.org) the third oldest existing collegiate conference in the nation. The league consists of ten private colleges, all located in Ohio. Conference play usually starts in early December but non-league opponents (occasionally a few D1 or D2 opponents) are mixed into the schedule up until January. ONU will play each team twice, home and away. League games are often played on Wednesday and Saturdays. The season concludes with the OAC tourney which takes the top eight teams with the winner receiving an automatic NCAA berth.

Conference Opponents

John Carroll, Otterbein, Capital, Baldwin-Wallace, Muskingum, Heidelberg, Marietta, Mount Union, and Wilmington

Facilities

ONU Sports Center
Capacity: 3,200, Average attendance: ?