#BraveNation
About Ottawa
Founded in 1865 by Baptist Missionaries working with the Ottawa Indian Tribe 30+ undergraduate and graduate degree programs Other campuses in Indiana, Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas City and online. Ottawa, Kansas is the original campus Over 800 students, large % are student-athletes 33 team sports Offer academic and athletic scholarships
HISTORY OF BASKETBALL SUCCESS
7 x NAIA National Tournament Births 12 x KCAC Champions 2019 - 2020 28 - 6 overall #5 NAIA Ranking Advanced to NAIA "Round of 16" 2020 - 2021 17 - 9 overall #14 NAIA Ranking 2 x Top - 25 Wins 3rd KCAC Regular-Season Finish
Founded in 1940 21 conferences 249 member schools
Multiple game jerseys Game & travel shoes Backpacks Beanies Travel suits Slides
Avila Bethany Bethel Friends Kansas Wesleyan McPherson Oklahoma Wesleyan Saint Mary Southwestern Sterling Tabor York
3 NAIA All-Americans in the previous three seasons 7 All-Conference Players in the previous two seasons 36 - 7 in Wilson Field House since 2018 - 2019
5 Out Motion Offense Man to Man Defense
7th in 3s Made Per Game (11.2) 7th in Total Steals 8th in Total 3s Made 9th in Points Per Game (90.1) 14th in Total Assists
Head Coach since 2015 Assistant Coach at Ottawa from 2006 - 2015 Assistant Professor of Education 2020 KCAC Coach of the Year 2020 KBCA 4-Year Coach of the Year Has coached 23 All-KCAC Players Has coached 3 NAIA All-Americans Married to Shayla; two daughters aughters Berkley & LJ 100+ Career Wins
Played at Ottawa from 2005 - 2009 2 x NAIA All-American Top 10 in school history in multiple categories Responsible for post player development and scouting reports Former GA at William Woods University Physical Education Instructor Head Ottawa Golf Coach
2016 Western Illinois Graduate (D1) Led the Summit League in 3pt % Played professionally in England & Australia Head Recruiting Coordinator Responsible for guard development Video Coordinator
Assistant Recruiting Coordinator Social Media Manager Oversees Junior Varsity Program
Gold JV Head Coach Equipment Manager
8 of the 15 players on our current varsity roster played some JV in their careers Our entire staff is dedicated to the success of JV, however we have two coaches specifically assigned to work with the program JV receives the same gear package, practice time, S&C program and individual player development as our varsity We use the same offense, defense and terminology for each team JV teams typically do not suit up more than 10 players a game JV plays 15 - 20 games per year depending on the team All home JV games are live-streamed
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Apply at www.Ottawa.edu/apply
Coaches will evaluate your film and fit into our program to determine if you will be receving any athletic or academic scholarhips
Work with our family financial planner, David Tyner to get a full financial breakdown before committing
Use code "OUATHLETE21" Work with Casey Wieder on all admissions questions casey.wieder@ottawa.edu
david.tyner@ottawa.edu We do not offer full rides Scholarships typically range from $12k - $18k
Total scholarship amount includes both athletic and academic money The head coach has the right to increase or decrease a scholarship from year to year as he sees fit. To date we have never decreased an athlete's scholarship Scholarships are on a plus-one model. If you have four years of eligibility, your scholarship is good for five years In the event of a career-ending injury the school and coach will honor the scholarship
ELIGIBILITY Must meet 2 of the 3 listed below 2.0 Cumulative GPA 18 ACT or 860 SAT Top half of your graduating class
Going into your 3rd season of competition you must have the following: 48 transferrable hours 2.0 cumulative GPA
Going into your 4th season of competition you must have the following: 72 transferrable hours 2.0 cumulative GPA
ELIGIBILITY "24 hour rule" During your last two, full-time semesters you must have passed 24 credit hours in order to be eligible the following semester
Student-athletes have 10 full-time semesters to play their 4 seasons of competion Recruits are encouraged to visit and register with the NAIA Eligibilty Center at playnaia.org
Immediate impact guy on Varsity Future Varsity player, playing behind an upperclassmen. May play some JV Needs a lot of development, may or may not ever impact the Varsity 4 Year JV Player
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