OAC Regular Season Champions OAC Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Appearances 1942-43, 1946-47, 1956-57, 1969-70, 1972-73, 1971, 1984, 2007 1957, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1982-83, 1983-84, 2002-03, 2006-07 1996, 2007 www.capitalcrusaders.net general information table of contents Capital University Head Coach Damon Goodwin . 2 School Capital University Location Columbus, Ohio 43209 Coaching Staff . 3 Founded 1830 Enrollment 3,700 Preview/Roster/Schedule . 4 Nickname Crusaders Colors Purple & White The Ohio Athletic Conference . 5 Arena (capacity) The Capital Center (2,100) Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) The Capital Center . 6 President Dr. Denvy Bowman (Roanoke, Va. ’78) Interim Athletic Director Steve Bruning (Ohio ‘87) Inside The Capital Center . 7 Associate Athletic Director Dixie Jeffers (Morehead State, Ky. ’81) Athletic Department Phone (614) 236-6209 Player Bios . 8-14. Athletic Department Fax (614) 236-6178 Internet Address http://www.capitalcrusaders.net 2006-07 Statistics . 15 Sports Information Honor Roll . 16 Sports Information Director Leonard Reich (Georgia Southern ’97) E-mail [email protected] Scoring Records . 17 Office Phone (614) 236-6174 Office Fax (614) 236-6178 Team/Individual Records . 18 Press Box Phone (614) 236-6795 NCAA Tournament History . 19 History First Year of Basketball 1908 Coaching History/Season Records . 20 All-Time Record (since 1908) 1125-763 Years in NCAA Tournament/Last 9/2007 OAC Championship Teams . 21 Last Game in NCAA Tournament vs. Centre (Ky.), L 69-55 OAC Championships 9 Regular Season, 3 Tournament All-time Letterwinners . 22-23. Coaching Staff UK/Ireland Trip . 24 Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year) Damon Goodwin (Dayton ’86) Record at School/Yrs. 201-139/13 yrs. Career Record/Yrs. same E-mail [email protected] Office Phone (614) 236-6913 Assistant Coaches Cort Hamilton (California, Pa. ’00), Eric Hanna (Ohio State ’98), Adam Stolly (Capital ’04), Tyler Schleich (Capital ’04), Brian Alge (Capital ’08) Team Information 2006-07 Overall Record 19-9 2006-07 OAC Record/Finish 13-5/1st Lettermen Returning/Lost 11/2 Starters Returning/Lost 5/0 Credits Note to the Media Media Guidelines For More Information The 2007-2008 Capital University The Capital University Sports In- All interview and photo requests Information on the Crusaders is Men’s Basketball Media Guide was formation Office is here to serve must be coordinated through the available on the Internet at www.ca- written by Leonard Reich with as- you. Contact the office for working Sports Information Office. Access to pitalcrusaders.net. The Ohio Athletic sistance from Denise Russell, Scott credentials and press box space at practice must be set up in advance Conference also does a weekly release Miles, Damon Goodwin and Mike Ott. The Capital Center, as well as press and postgame interviews with players on Tuesdays in the winter. That re- Photos by Bruce Hefflin Photography, releases, statistics, feature stories, and coaches will be granted after a lease along with other information on Karen Carter and Terry Gilliam. Design photos and other information on 10-minute cool down period. Opposing the OAC is available on the Internet at p and layout by Summit Athletic Media, the Crusaders. Pre-game material, team interviews will be granted with www.oac.org. a Charlotte, N.C. (www.summitathle- halftime statistics and NCAA final sta- that coach’s approval. One phone line tics.com) and printing by Multi-Ad tistics and a play-by-play is provided will be provided to visiting team radio g Services, Peoria, Ill. at every game. and phone lines and data ports will be made available to all working media e members in attendance. 1 2007-08 capital men’s basketball head coach damon goodwin For Damon Goodwin, 13 was Goodwin Year By Year a lucky number. In his 13th Year Overall OAC (Place) season as Capital University’s 94-95 14-11 9-9 (6th) head men’s basketball coach in 2006-07, he led the Crusaders 95-96 19-8* 13-5 (2nd) to an Ohio Athletic Conference 96-97 9-16 6-12 (8th) regular-season title, an OAC 97-98 12-15 8-10 (7th) Tournament title and an appear- 98-99 15-10 10-8 (4th) ance in the NCAA Tournament for 99-00 7-18 3-13 (9th) the first time in 11 seasons. 00-01 16-10 11-7 (4th) 01-02 23-5 14-4 (2nd) 02-03 22-6 15-3 (1st) For his efforts last season, 03-04 17-9 11-7 (4th) Goodwin earned OAC Coach of 04-05 16-9 12-6 (2nd) the Year honors for the second 05-06 12-13 9-9 (5th) time in his career and has es- 06-07 19-9* 13-5 (1st) tablished Capital as one of the elite small college programs in not only Total (13 yrs.) 201-139 144-96 in the region but all of NCAA Division III. 1996, 2007 OAC Coach of the Year 2002-03 OAC Champions Other highlights of his tenure on the bench in Columbus include mak- 2006-07 OAC Champions ing the NCAA Tournament and winning OAC Coach of the Year honors 2007 OAC Tournament Champions *NCAA Tournament Appearance in just his second season at Capital in 1996-97. Six years ago, he led Capital to a school-record 23 wins, while four years ago he brought the school its first OAC regular-season title in 19 seasons. He is only the second coach in school history to win more than 200 games. Prior to becoming the Crusaders’ head coach, he served five seasons as an assistant coach at Wittenberg University. During his time there, the Tigers won five North Coast Athletic Conference titles, earned four NCAA Tournament bids and a Final Four appearance in 1994. As a player, the St. Marys, Ohio, native earned first team All-Ohio honors at St. Marys Memorial High School in 1982, before attend- ing the University of Dayton. He helped lead the Flyers to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1984 and 1985 where the eventual national champion (Georgetown and Villanova) eliminated them each season. Upon leaving Dayton, Goodwin was taken in the seventh round (147 overall) of the NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He spent the summer out west before returning that fall to begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Dayton. Goodwin’s first head coaching job was a two- year stint at Fairborn High School in Fairborn, Ohio, before joining the staff at Wittenberg. Goodwin, who also is Capital’s assistant men’s and women’s cross country coach, resides in Hilliard, Ohio, with wife Danielle and their three children, 16-year-old Grant, p 14-year-old Addison, and 7-year-old Dane. a g e 2 www.capitalcrusaders.net coaching staff Cort Hamilton Adam Stolly Brian Alge Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Cort Hamilton is in Adam Stolly is in his se- After a four-year playing his second season as cond season as an assis- career at Capital, Brian an assistant coach at tant coach at Capital. Alge moves from court Capital. to the bench in his first Stolly is no stranger to year as an assistant Before coming to Capital basketball. A coach for the Crusaders. Capital, Hamilton spent four-year letterwinner a season as the head for the Crusaders he Alge was the team boys basketball coach at holds the school record captain of last year’s OAC St. Marys Memorial High for most games played regular season and tour- School in St. Marys, Ohio. appearing in 108 from nament championship Prior to that he was the assistant varsity boys bas- 2000-2004. As a player, he ushered the Crusaders teams, earning OAC Tournament Most Valuable Player ketball coach for three seasons at Hilliard Davidson into The Capital Center, scored 1,049 points and honors. Alge, a three-time Academic All-OAC selec- High School. helped lead the team to its winningest season in tion, is completing his bachelor’s degree at Capital. As assistant athletic director, Hamilton is respon- school history (23-5) and an OAC title in 2003. sible for the game management for Capital’s fall sports, which include football, volleyball, men’s The Lima, Ohio, native and 2004 Capital grad spends and women’s soccer and men’s and women’s cross his days working for Motorists Insurance in Colum- country. bus. He and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Hilliard. The Marion, Ohio, native played for four seasons and coached for another season at California University of Pennsylvania. Hamilton helped lead the Vulcans to three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Championships and a pair of trips to the NCAA Divi- sion II Basketball Tournament. Hamilton has both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from California (Pa.). Eric Hanna Tyler Schleich Benjy Pester Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Athletic Trainer Eric Hanna is in his sixth Tyler Schleich is in his se- Benjy Pester is in his season in his second cond year as an assistant third year as an assis- stint as an assistant coach at Capital. tant athletic trainer men’s basketball coach at Capital. Pester is at Capital. Hanna served Schleich holds the honor responsible for all the three years in this capa- of scoring Capital’s first athletic training needs city with the Crusaders, points in a men’s basket- of the men’s basketball before spending a year ball game in The Capital program, while aiding in as an assistant coach at Center in 2001. From the training needs for Vassar College in Pough- 2000 to 2004, Schleich the football program.