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AT BETHANY COLLEGE AT Why Men’s Basketball @Bethany? Men’s basketball at Bethany College is steeped in tradition with conference championships in almost every decade since its official beginning in 1907. History is a testimony to the commitment of Bethany College to fielding a championship caliber program. The Swedes propelled themselves into the elite group of nationally prominent NAIA Division II basketball programs as they qualified for the NAIA Division II National Tournament in 1999, 2000, and 2003. Only 32 teams across the entire nation get to go to the “big dance.” Swede Athletics Bethany marched all the way through the 2003 NAIA National Tournament The mission of the into the Final Four. They defeated Warner Southern of Florida in the Department of Athletics is to national semi-finals to get to the NAIA National Championship game, utilize sports as a method finishing as the NAIA Division II National Champion Runner-up. The to educate, develop, and Swedes focused on team defense, work ethic, and execution of the famed Men’s Basketball Men’s challenge its participants. triangle offense. Bethany Swedes will: Coach Clair Oleen has worked for over fifteen years with the legendary • Genuinely engage in Coach “Tex” Winter (who won ten NBA championships with the Chicago the greater Bethany Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers) as the Swedes have implemented Coach community. Winter’s triangle offense. Bethany basketball teams strive to play the game in its purest form with young men who are • Develop and evolve key well-respected on and off the court, who have an character traits including extraordinary level of self-discipline, and who integrity, humility, have concern and care for one another. commitment, spiritual perspective,compassion The Bethany College men’s basketball and perseverance toward program have graduates all over the country success. engaged in very successful careers and making a lasting impact on society. Several • Maintain healthy mental former players from recent years are now also and physical lifestyles while playing basketball professionally. competing substance-free. • Lead lives of faith, learning About Head Coach Clair Oleen and service. Coach Oleen took the helm of the men’s basketball program at Bethany College in 1993 following a successful stint as the women’s head coach, Athletics which included ten NAIA play-off appearances and You may be eligible for a performance numerous national rankings. Prior to coaching the award for academic achievement, women, Coach Oleen was the assistant men’s athletic skill, and performance in theatre, coach from 1979-81, when the Swedes garnered music and art. two KCAC championships. Nicknamed the Swedes, Bethany College athletics has a reputation throughout the Since Coach Oleen took over the men’s program, region for building quality teams. Since the Swedes have become nationally prominent. 1902, Bethany College has won 152 Coach Oleen was honored as the 2003 NAIA conference championships. Bethany Division II National competes as a member of the National Coach of the Year, Association of Intercollegiate Athletics which is an honor (NAIA) and fields these teams: he attributes to his players and Men’s Women’s assistant coaches. During his head- coaching career at Bethany College, Coach Baseball Basketball Oleen’s teams have won 526 games. Basketball Cheer Cheer Cross Country For more information about the program Cross Country Dance and Bethany College Athletics, visit www. Football Golf bethanyswedes.com, or download the app Golf Soccer on iOS and Android devices. Soccer Softball Tennis Tennis Track and Field Track and Field Congratulations to Coach Oleen, his staff, and the Bethany College Basketball Team on their tremendous Wrestling Volleyball success. They have practiced out here in our Los Angeles Lakers practice facility on a road trip to the Los Angeles area, and I was impressed with their fundamental practice habits of the triangle offense. I produced four teaching tapes on the triangle offense in Hahn Gymnasium on the Bethany College campus with the help of Bethany players. Coach Oleen and I get together often to discuss the triangle offense. I am very proud of Bethany’s outstanding execution of the triangle offense and the success that they have had with it. Recent Team —Fred “Tex” Winter Former Assistant Coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls Accomplishments NAIA National Tournament Qualifiers in 1999, 2000, & 2003 NAIA National Champion BETHANYBY THE NUMBERS Runner-up in 2003 KCAC Tournament Champions % Runner-up in 2010 10 0 of Bethany Students receive SCHOLARSHIPS Contact Hahn/Stroble-Gibson Athletic Complex (785) 227-3380 R. Clair Oleen Head Men’s Basketball Coach Room 7, ext. 8176 [email protected] Cell: (785) 826-3222 FAX: (785) 227-2021 Brad Yoder Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Room 4, ext. 8313 [email protected] Cell: (330) 845-0390 FAX: (785) 227-2021 Adm 1617-137_11/16_100.