Cedarville University Men's Basketball

NAIA Division II Final Ranking - 18th

23-8 (.742) Overall
10-4 (.714) American Mideast Conference South Division

Upcoming: Season Completed

17th Annual NAIA Division II National Tournament [INFO]

Ray Slagle's team averaged 22.1 wins per season during his eight years at CU.

Slagle resigns basketball post

CEDARVILLE, Ohio (4-23-2008) - Ray Slagle has stepped down as head men's basketball coach at Cedarville University to return to high school coaching. The eight-year Yellow Jacket mentor heads to the Caldwell Academy in Greensboro, N.C. to become the head boys basketball coach.

"God has led us to different places to do different things in order to become what He wants us to be," said Slagle. "I enjoy the opportunity to build rather than sustain and that's why it was exciting to come to Cedarville. As I've gotten older I am challenged to start something from scratch and build it. That's what is waiting for us in North Carolina."

Slagle took over a Yellow Jacket basketball program and in eight years built it into one of the best in NAIA Division II. His program was 177-92 overall and 92-46 in the American Mideast Conference. That was the result even after laboring through an initial campaign of 8-22 and 3-15 AMC in 2000-01.

The final resume is most impressive. Cedarville had not been to the national tournament in 21 seasons, yet Slagle's teams made five trips to the NAIA Division II National Tournament. The Yellow Jackets never lost in the first round and advanced to the Final Four once, the Elite Eight twice, and the Sweet 16 twice.

Cedarville claimed three American Mideast Conference South Division titles, two AMC Tournament titles, and was ranked as high as #1 during the 2004-05 Final Four season that featured a school-record 28 victories. Slagle's last seven teams won at least 20 games and he was voted the NCCAA National Coach of the Year in 2003.

2008 AMC Tournament Champions
2008 American Mideast Conference Tournament Champions

Yellow Jacket seniors honored

Both Yellow Jacket seniors were honored before the Li'l Sibs Weekend game vs. Wilberforce on Feb. 16. Standing (from left-to-right) are assistant coach Andy Allgrim, assistant coach Pat Estepp, Ryan Short, Joel Fowler, and head coach Ray Slagle. (Scott Huck photo)

Oldest living Yellow Jackets honored

Yellow Jacket Alumni
Cedarville University athletic director Pete Reese (center) prepares to recognize Joe Waddle (left) and Charles "Bud" Chamberlain prior to the Alumni Weekend basketball game versus Walsh on Jan. 19. The two were honored as the oldest living former Yellow Jacket basketball players. Waddle, 92, played at Cedarville College from 1933-37 while Chamberlain, 93, played from 1932-34. (Scott Huck photo)

CU Gold Rush 2008
GOLD RUSH
The Cedarville University student body is clad in the latest Yellow Jacket basketball t-shirt for Saturday's home game against American Mideast Conference foe Ohio Dominican.

Ryan Short receives Ron Holmes Memorial Award

Ryan Short is joined by CU head men's basketball coach Ray Slagle (right) and Mount Vernon Nazarene head coach Scott Flemming after receiving the Ron Holmes Memorial Award prior to the start of the Yellow Jackets' game at MVNU.

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (1-8-2008) - CU senior guard Ryan Short was presented the American Mideast Conference's Ron Holmes Memorial Award prior to the game at Mount Vernon Nazarene.

The Ron Holmes Memorial Award was implemented on behalf of the conference coaches to recognize a player who exhibits the same outstanding basketball ability, character, and academic achievements that Holmes did. The recipient is selected following his sophomore or junior season, and the award is presented at a game during the following year at MVNU. [MORE]