Cal Lutheran Men's Basketball

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ACADEMICS GENERAL INFO • Guaranteed to graduate in 4 years* • 2 most popular majors are Business and Biology • Current Kingsmen majoring in: Sports Management (6), Business (5), Psychology (1), Finance (3), English (1) and Computer Science (1)

HONORS PROGRAM • For entering students with exceptional GPAs and test scores • Focus on interdisciplinary learning and research • One-on-one advising

4 + 1 PROGRAM • Obtain a master’s in business, public policy or technology in just one year after securing a bachelor’s degree at Cal Lutheran*

STAR PROGRAM • Extra academic support • Specific counselor for scheduling/planning • Priority registration * Specific enrollment required

Trinity Hall

Swenson Science Center

Upper Class Residence Hall

Opened Fall 2020

“Greatness isn’t for the chosen few. It’s for the few who choose.”

CAMPUS & FACILITES

Gilbert Sports and Fitness Center

Clock Tower

Soiland Center

The Bridge

California Lutheran University Ullman Commons

Samuelson Aquatics Center

Kingsmen Park

“When you are good, you tell people. When you are great, they tell you.”

QUICK FACTS CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY • 2023 first-year class: 56% female 45% male • Average incoming student’s GPA in 2023: 3.8 • Average aid package for 2023 first-years: $42K • Number of states represented by student body: 38 • Number of countries represented by student body: 63 • Founded: 1959 • Undergrad students: 2,300 • First graduating class: 1964 • Average class size: 14 CAL LUTHERAN ATHLETICS • 22 NCAA sponsored athletic teams • Home of 2024 NCAA DIII Men’s Volleyball Champions • Home of 2023 NCAA DIII Women’s Soccer Champions • Home of 2017 NCAA D3 Baseball National Champions • Home of 2015 NCAA D3 Volleyball National Champions • Home of 1971 NAIA D2 Football National Champions • Home of 10 individual National Champions in Track/Field, Tennis and Swimming • Current training home of Angel City Football Club of the NWSL (National Women’s Soccer League) • Current home of Ventura County Football Club • Former home of Dallas Cowboys Training Camp • Former home of John Wooden Basketball Camps • Former in-season home of L.A. Rams

“Be really good every day at the things that don’t require talent.”

QUICK FACTS CITY OF THOUSAND OAKS Incorporated: 1964 Square Miles: 56 Population: 127,000 Named second safest city in US in 2016 15,000 square miles designated as open space 150 miles of trails for hiking and biking Originally inhabited by the Chumash Indians and then was a ranch/farm in the early 1900s Miles from: Chick-fil-A: 3 | Chipotle: 4 | In-N-Out Burger: 5 Malibu: 19 | Hollywood: 34 | Los Angeles: 36 Venice Beach: 38 | Dodger Stadium: 39 LA International Airport: 40 | Crypto.com Arena: 40 SoFi Stadium (Rams): 41 | Intuit Dome: 50 Banc of California Stadium (Angel City FC and LAFC): 51 Santa Barbara: 56 | Disneyland: 66 | Newport Beach: 82 San Diego: 163 | Las Vegas: 304 | Mammoth: 318 San Francisco: 390 | Phoenix: 413

COACH WHITE RUSSELL WHITE | MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH After graduating from Cal Lutheran in 1994, where he was on the basketball and golf teams, Russell White coached at Chaminade High School from 1994-1999, then was the head coach at Calabasas High School from 1999-2006. In 2006, he accepted the head coaching job at Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, where he is the winningest coach in school history. He was named California State Coach of the Year in 2015 for Division 4 and then for the entire state in 2016.

During his tenure at Crespi, the Celts went to the playoffs 12 times, including seven CIF semi-final appearances and seven state championship appearances, winning two CIF Southern Section titles and two state titles. The Celts accumulated more than 22 wins per year.

White was named the head coach in July 2019.

Cal Lutheran had a 4-21 record during his first year as coach but went 17-8 in his third year. In year four, the Kingsmen qualified for the NCAA tournament for the first time in 22 years. In White’s fifth season, Cal Lutheran won 19 straight games, the SCIAC league title and the team’s second straight NCAA Tournament berth.

COACH WHITE’S PLAYERS WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY: Drew Housman | Calabasas > Harvard > Israel Jerramy King | Crespi > Long Beach > Philippines London Perrantes | Crespi > Virginia > Cleveland Cavaliers > Greece DJ Ursery | Crespi > Pacific > Chile Max Heidegger | Crespi > UCSB > Germany Brandon Williams | Crespi > Arizona > Dallas Mavericks Patrick Renane | Cal Lutheran > Denmark De’Anthony Melton | Crespi > USC > Golden State Warriors

“It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing.”

FORMER PLAYERS SAY BRANDON WILLIAMS | DALLAS MAVERICKS “Coach White has been and is a great coach, everybody knows that. But it was him teaching me how to be a man, which is an equal talent that he has and has nothing to do with basketball.”

LONDON PERRANTES | CLEVELAND CAVALIERS / GREECE “Coach White is a coach who knows his Xs and Os but more importantly, he knows how to get the most out of his players. Will push you to become a better player every single day and you will look back and thank him for it later on in life. He definitely played a huge role in my basketball career.”

DE’ANTHONY MELTON | GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS “Coach White pushed me to be better every time I stepped on the court. Being coached and being pushed is undervalued. Coach White helped me establish my foundation to lead me down the right path to be successful.”

LOGAN MCCULLOUGH | CAL LUTHERAN “Coach White taught me not only how to be the best version of myself on the basketball court, but the best version of a man I could be off the court. He gives his players the tools to strive on and off the court and it’s his best quality”

RUSSELL STONG | UCLA “Coach White taught me the life lessons of discipline and perseverance to focus on the little things, earn my goals,and develop meaningful relationships along the way.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL • Obtained NCAA Division III membership in 1991 • Gilbert Arena: Opened in 2006 and seats 1,800 • 2023 Team GPA: 3.55 • SCIAC Champions 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2008, 2015, 2024 • SCIAC Tournament Champions 2023 • NCAA D3 Tournament appearances 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2023, 2024 • All Americans Steve de Laveaga ‘89, Jeff de Laveaga ‘92, and Justin Muth 2001 • SCIAC Player of the Year Jeff de Laveaga ‘92, Damon Ridley ‘94, Paul LaMott ‘95, Justin Muth ‘01, and Zareh Avedian ‘04 • Current Professionals Caleb Richey (Azerbaijan), Patrick Renane (Denmark), and Arik Smith (Italy) • All-time leading scorer Steve de Laveaga with 2,549 points

“A person doesn’t become whole until he becomes a part of something bigger than himself.”

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APPLYING ADMISSIONS • Early action deadline: Nov. 15 • Regular decision deadline: Jan. 15 • Apply via the “Common App” • National Reply Date: May 1 (deposits due to hold spot) • College credit offered for qualified AP exam scores • Honors Day in January for top early applicants • Multiple events offered for admitted students • Standardized test scores are no longer a requirement

FINANCIAL AID • Admision Scholorship up to $32,000 and financial need-based aid • NCAA Division III does not allow athletic scholarships • FAFSA/CA Dream Act deadline: March 1 • Veteran’s benefits available • Work Study Programs • Cal and Pell Grants • Public Price Promise scholarship available for eligible CA Students • Scholarships from faith-based organizations are matched (up to $2,500) • $5,000 housing grant for out-of-state students

STUDENT LIFE • Student Services Writing and Math Centers | Student support services for first-generation college students • Career Services Multiple job fairs each year | Lifetime career services offered upon graduation • Intramurals include: Basketball, indoor soccer, dodgeball, inner tube water polo • Center for Cultural Engagement and Inclusion • On-campus health and well-being resources “Make sure your teammates eat and you will never go hungry”

NOTABLE ALUMNI ATHLETES AND COACHES

Rod M.

Jason S.

Kelli D.

Tom H.

Cortney J.

• Rod Marinelli | Former Head Coach, Detroit Lions • Brian Kelley | Linebacker for NY Giants and College Football HoF • Rich Hill | Head Baseball Coach, University of Hawaii • Jason Smith | 2x Australian Olympic Basketball Player • Kelli DiMuro | Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Cal Lutheran • Tom Herman | Head Football Coach, Florida Atlantic • Brandie Murrish | Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Sierra College • Dave Aranda | Head Football Coach, Baylor University • Cortney Jordan | Gold Medal Winning Paralympic Swimmer

NON ATHLETES

Mary N.

Joe F.

Patrick B.

Ronda M.

Tom H.

• Christopher Elkins | Vaccine Researcher at UNC-Chapel Hill • Laureen Spinas Hill | Senior VP/COO, Columbia Medical Center • Mary Neal Vieten | Founder of MISSION: PTSD (serving veterans) • Joe Fuca | Former CEO, Reputation.com • Susan Lundeen Smuck | Senior VP, UNITY Biotechnology • Tracy Downs | Urology Professor, University of Wisconsin • Patrick Byrne | Professor and Medical Doctor, Johns Hopkins • Ronda McKaig | Ventura County Superior Court Judge • Tom Holt | Founder/CEO, Urbane Café • Jacquelynne Fontaine | Miss California 2006/Opera Singer

Russell White Head Coach of Men’s Basketball 818-815-9089 rdwhite@callutheran.edu

60 W. Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360