Men's Basketball

Seattle Pacific University

3307 Third Avenue West - Seattle, WA - 98119
Team Office: Tel: (206) 281-2989 Fax: (206) 281-2266
Team website: www.spu.edu/depts/athletics/

Founded in 1891, Seattle Pacific is a Christian liberal arts institution offering over 60 Bachelor degree programs and 11 Master's and pre-professional programs (law and medicine). Women make up 2/3 of the student body. Majors offered include Russian Literature, Missionary Studies, Drama, Physical Education Teaching and Coaching, Marine Biology, and Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Seattle Pacific #14 among universities in the West offering a Master's degree.

SPU is located in Seattle (pop.500k).

School website
www.spu.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

Yes, Free Methodist

Enrollment:

3,600

Getting In:

Moderately difficult. SAT 25/75: 1050-1280

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$33,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Social Sciences- Psychology

Misc. Information

Head coach Jeff Hironaka completed his 6th season at Seattle Pacific in 2007-08. Hironaka served as Seattle Pacific's top assistant for 11 years. Hironaka took over from Ken Bone who was instrumental in Seattle Pacific becoming one of the premier D2 programs in the West. Over the last eight years, the Falcons have a .706 winning percentage, averaging 20 wins per game. Hironaka, who served as the program's defensive and recruiting coordinator, is believed to be only the second Japanese-American head coach in a four-year program. Prior to coming to Seattle Pacific, Hironaka was an accomplished player, lettering three seasons at Eastern Oregon. The Falcons went 21-8 in 2007-08 but were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA tourney by Alaska Anchorage.

Team Name	Falcons
Colors	Maroon and White
Division	NCAA Division II
All-Time Record	983-706 (.582)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	21-8	18-10	26-6	95-44 (.683)
Conference	12-5	11-5	14-4	63-27 (.700)
Conf. Finish	3	1	1	3, 6, 3, 1, 2
Post Appear.	2nd Rnd	1st Rnd	Final 4	NCAA 3x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	#17	1x

Coaches

Head Coach	Jeff Hironaka
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Seattle Pacific	2002-03
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	115-57 (.669)
Record at Seattle Pacific	115-57 (.669)
Coaching Awards	n/a

Asst. Coaches	Brock Veltri, Scott Reid, George Parker, Adam Swinyard

Recruiting Coordinator

Jeff Hironaka, (206) 281-2989,

Conference and Schedule

SPU plays in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (www.gnacsports.com) which is currently comprised of 9 schools. Currently, SPU plays all schools twice, home and away. League play usually commences in late November or early December. Games are often played on Thursday and Saturday evenings. Currently, the GNAC does not offer a post season tourney. The regular season conference champion receives an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Fairbanks, Central Washington, Northwest Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Seattle U., Western Oregon, and Western Washington. Montana State-Billings will join the conference in 2007-08.

Facilities

Royal Brougham Pavillion
Capacity 2,650, Average attendance (2,650)

Style/Stats

In 2005-06, Seattle Pacific was ranked #16 in offense, averaging 85.8 ppg.