Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball

Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
University Kentucky Wesleyan College
Conference G-MAC
Division II Division
Location Owensboro, KY
Head coach Happy Osborne (1st year)
Arena Sportscenter
(Capacity: 5,500)
Nickname Panthers
Colors Purple and White
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament champions
1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1957, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
NCAA Tournament appearances
1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Conference tournament champions
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003

The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Panthers, a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), have won eight NCAA Division II championships, most recently in 2001 and dating back to 1966.

Joel Utley has been the "voice of the Panthers" since the 1962 season (including all eight championships), and calls all the Wesleyan basketball games on local Owensboro radio station WBIO.

Conference play

Kentucky Wesleyan is a charter member of the G-MAC (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) that will begin active competition in the 2013-2014 academic season with 8 current NCAA Division II members and one institution transitioning from the NAIA, giving the NCAA D 2 conference 9 members in its first season of full activation .http://www.g-macsports.com/ KWC will leave the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) after the 2012–13 academic season. Its basketball team frequently represented the GLVC in the NCAA Division II tournament, winning four national championships in basketball while members of the GLVC. After coming off NCAA probation, the Panthers finished 13–14 in the 2007 season, and participated in the NCAA Division 2 tournament for five straight seasons from 2008-2012, and were Regional Runners Up in the 2012 season http://kwcpanthers.com/index.aspx?path=mbball.

Division II Championship appearances

The Panthers advanced to the Division II championship game six consecutive years (1998–2003), winning in 1999 and 2001; the team later forfeited its 2003 runner-up status after it was revealed they had let two ineligible transfer players play.[1]

In addition, they won six other championships (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, and 1990) and were runners-up in 1957. Overall, Kentucky Wesleyan has won eight NCAA Division II National Men's Basketball Championships, which is the most by any NCAA Division II School.

Notable players

Three Kentucky Wesleyan basketball players played in the American Basketball Association: George Tinsley, Sam Smith, and Dallas Thornton. One Kentucky Wesleyan basketball player has played in the National Basketball Association: Corey Crowder. Crowder played two seasons in the NBA for the Utah Jazz (1991–1992) and the San Antonio Spurs (1994–1995) and later played 14 seasons in Italy, Spain, France and Israel. He was a key member of the 1990 NCAA Division II National Championship team. Crowder was a three time All-American performer, newcomer of the year in the GLVC] and two-time GLVC "Player of the Year" and the 1991 NABC "Player of The Year" in Division II, which helped get him elected to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Hall of Fame in 2002.

History

Overall
Years of basketball 105
First season 1907
Head coaches (all-time) 21
All Games
All-time record 1582–780
20+ win seasons 34
30+ win seasons 6
Home Games
Owensboro Sports Center ?-?
Winchester, Kentucky?-?
Great Lakes Valley Conference Games
GLVC Record 430–157
GLVC Regular Season Championships 16 (1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2010)
GLVC Tournament Championships (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010)
NCAA Division II Tournament
NCAA Div II Appearances 38
NCAA W-L record 98–32
Regional Final/Sweet Sixteen 26 (1957, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2012)
Elite Eight 21 (1957, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)
Fourth Place 1 (1971)
Third Place 5 (1960, 1967, 1982, 1984, 1985)
Runner-up 5 (1957, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003)
NCAA Championships 8 (1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001)
Accurate as of March 15th, 2012

Records

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
V.I. Moore (Independent) (1907–1910)
1907–08 Kentucky Wesleyan 0–1
1908–09 Kentucky Wesleyan 2–1
1909–10 Kentucky Wesleyan 5–3
V.I. Moore: 7–5
Unknown (Independent) (1910–1916)
1910–11 Kentucky Wesleyan 4–1
1911–12 Kentucky Wesleyan N/A
1912–13 Kentucky Wesleyan N/A
1913–14 Kentucky Wesleyan 0–6
1914–15 Kentucky Wesleyan 2–1
1915–16 Kentucky Wesleyan 0–6
Unknown: 6–14
John Cobb (Independent) (1916–1917)
1916–17 Kentucky Wesleyan 5–1
John Cobb: 5–1
Unknown (Independent) (1917–1919)
1917–18 Kentucky Wesleyan 6–7
1918–19 Kentucky Wesleyan 0–7
Unknown: 6–14
William E. Arnold (Independent) (1919–1920)
1919–20 Kentucky Wesleyan 11–3
William E. Arnold: 11–3
Jesse Sibley (Independent) (1920–1922)
1920–21 Kentucky Wesleyan 7–7
1921–22 Kentucky Wesleyan 5–4
Jesse Sibley: 12–11
Basil Hayden (Independent) (1922–1923)
1922–23 Kentucky Wesleyan 8–1
Basil Hayden: 8–1
L.G. Mansfield (Independent) (1923–1924)
1923–24 Kentucky Wesleyan 10–6
L.G. Mansfield: 10–6
C.A. Webb (Independent) (1924–1928)
1924–25 Kentucky Wesleyan 13–5
1925–26 Kentucky Wesleyan 17–6
1926–27 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–6
C.A. Webb: 45–17
E.R. Miller (Independent) (1927–1928)
1927–28 Kentucky Wesleyan 6–12
E.R. Miller: 6–12
Walter "Rip" Van Winkle (Independent) (1928–1932)
1928–29 Kentucky Wesleyan 14–7
1929–30 Kentucky Wesleyan 17–9
1930–31 Kentucky Wesleyan 12–7
1931–32 Kentucky Wesleyan 6–11
Walter "Rip" Van Winkle: 49–34
George Ditto (Independent) (1932–1941)
1932–33 Kentucky Wesleyan 8–9
1933–34 Kentucky Wesleyan 4–12
1934–35 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–8
1935–36 Kentucky Wesleyan 8–13
1936–37 Kentucky Wesleyan 8–7
1937–38 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–8
1938–39 Kentucky Wesleyan 3–11
1939–40 Kentucky Wesleyan 3–12
1940–41 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–7
George Ditto: 61–87
Arthur Gullette (Independent) (1941–1942)
1941–42 Kentucky Wesleyan 10–9
Arthur Gullette: 10–9
Robert "Bullet" Wilson (Independent) (1942–1957)
1942–43 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–5
1943–44 Kentucky Wesleyan N/A
1944–45 Kentucky Wesleyan N/A
1945–46 Kentucky Wesleyan 8–10
1946–47 Kentucky Wesleyan 11–9
1947–48 Kentucky Wesleyan 13–12
1948–49 Kentucky Wesleyan 13–14
1949–50 Kentucky Wesleyan 13–10
1950–51 Kentucky Wesleyan 16–7
1951–52 Kentucky Wesleyan 16–7
1952–53 Kentucky Wesleyan 12–10
1953–54 Kentucky Wesleyan 17–10
1954–55 Kentucky Wesleyan 14–10
1955–56 Kentucky Wesleyan 18–4
1956–57 Kentucky Wesleyan 16–12 NCAA Div II Runner-up
Robert "Bullet" Wilson (Independent, Division 1) (1957–1958)
1957–58 Kentucky Wesleyan 14–10
Robert "Bullet" Wilson (Independent, Division 2) (1958–1959)
1958–59 Kentucky Wesleyan 14–11
Robert "Bullet" Wilson: 204–141
T. L. Plain (Independent) (1959–1963)
1959–60 Kentucky Wesleyan 18–11 NCAA Div II Third Place
1960–61 Kentucky Wesleyan 15–8 NCAA Div II First Round
1961–62 Kentucky Wesleyan 21–4
1962–63 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–11
T.L. Plain: 63–34
Guy R. Strong (Independent) (1963–1967)
1963–64 Kentucky Wesleyan 15–8 NCAA Div II First Round
1964–65 Kentucky Wesleyan 9–12
1965–66 Kentucky Wesleyan 24–6 NCAA Div II Champion
1966–67 Kentucky Wesleyan 25–4 NCAA Div II Third Place
Guy R. Strong: 73–30
Bob Daniels (Independent) (1967–1972)
1967–68 Kentucky Wesleyan 28–3 NCAA Div II Champion
1968–69 Kentucky Wesleyan 28–5 NCAA Div II Champion
1969–70 Kentucky Wesleyan 18–10 NCAA Div II Regional Final
1970–71 Kentucky Wesleyan 22–8 NCAA Div II Fourth Place
1971–72 Kentucky Wesleyan 17–10 NCAA Div II Round of 32
Bob Daniels: 113–36
Bob Jones (Independent) (1972–1978)
1972–73 Kentucky Wesleyan 24–6 NCAA Div II Champion
1973–74 Kentucky Wesleyan 20–6 NCAA Div II Regional Final
1974–75 Kentucky Wesleyan 12–13
1975–76 Kentucky Wesleyan 14–11
1976–77 Kentucky Wesleyan 11–14
1977–78 Kentucky Wesleyan 14–11
Bob Jones (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1978–1980)
1978–79 Kentucky Wesleyan 12–14 2–6 5th
1979–80 Kentucky Wesleyan 12–15 4–6 4th
Bob Jones: 119–90 6–12
Mike Pollio (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1980–1985)
1980–81 Kentucky Wesleyan 16–12 7–4 2nd
1981–82 Kentucky Wesleyan 27–5 9–3 2nd NCAA Div II Third Place
1982–83 Kentucky Wesleyan 22–8 10–2 1st NCAA Div II Regional Final
1983–84 Kentucky Wesleyan 28–3 10–2 1st NCAA Div II Third Place
1984–85 Kentucky Wesleyan 24–7 10–4 1st-T NCAA Div II Third Place
Mike Pollio: 117–35 46–15
Wayne Chapman (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1985–1990)
1985–86 Kentucky Wesleyan 22–8 12–4 2nd NCAA Div II First Round
1986–87 Kentucky Wesleyan 28–5 13–3 1st NCAA Div II Champion
1987–88 Kentucky Wesleyan 23–7 12–4 1st-T NCAA Div II Regional Final
1988–89 Kentucky Wesleyan 24–7 13–3 1st NCAA Div II Elite Eight
1989–90 Kentucky Wesleyan 31–2 16–2 1st NCAA Div II Champion
Wayne Chapman: 128–29 66–16
Wayne Boultinghouse (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1990–1996)
1990–91 Kentucky Wesleyan 22–8 14–4 1st-T NCAA Div II First Round
1991–92 Kentucky Wesleyan 23–8 13–5 1st-T NCAA Div II Elite Eight
1992–93 Kentucky Wesleyan 21–6 13–5 3rd
1993–94 Kentucky Wesleyan 23–7 13–5 2nd NCAA Div II Elite Eight
1994–95 Kentucky Wesleyan 23–6 16–2 1st-T NCAA Div II First Round
1995–96 Kentucky Wesleyan 17–10 13–7 4th
Wayne Boultinghouse: 129–45 82–28
Ray Harper (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1996–2005)
1996–97 Kentucky Wesleyan 21–8 14–6 5th
1997–98 Kentucky Wesleyan 30–3 17–2 1st NCAA Div II Runner-up
1998–99 Kentucky Wesleyan 35–2 20–2 1st NCAA Div II Champion
1999–00 Kentucky Wesleyan 31–3 18–2 1st NCAA Div II Runner-up
2000–01 Kentucky Wesleyan 30–3 17–3 2nd NCAA Div II Champion
2001–02 Kentucky Wesleyan 31–3 19–1 1st NCAA Div II Runner-up
2002–03 Kentucky Wesleyan 26–3*** 18–2*** 1st*** NCAA Div II Runner-up***
2003–04 Kentucky Wesleyan 22–8*** 14–6*** 3rd*** NCAA Div II First Round***
2004–05 Kentucky Wesleyan 15–12 9–11 6th
Ray Harper: 242–45*** 146–35***
Todd Lee (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (2005–2013)
2005–06 Kentucky Wesleyan 7–19 4–15 12th
2006–07 Kentucky Wesleyan 13–14 6–13 12th
2007–08 Kentucky Wesleyan 28–8 14–5 3rd NCAA Div II First Round
2008–09 Kentucky Wesleyan 19–9 11–7 5th NCAA Div II First Round
2009–10 Kentucky Wesleyan 29–5 16–2 1st NCAA Div II First Round
2010–11 Kentucky Wesleyan 19–10 10–8 5th NCAA Div II First Round
2011–12 Kentucky Wesleyan 23–8 12–6 6th NCAA Div II Regional Final
2012–13 Kentucky Wesleyan 20–8 11–7 7th
Todd Lee: 158–81 84–63
Happy Osborne (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14 Kentucky Wesleyan
Total: 1580–778

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Kentucky Wesleyan Forfeits an Honor". The New York Times. August 7, 2003. Retrieved 2011-03-26.

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