Central Arkansas

Official Name: 
University of Central Arkansas
Nickname: 
Bears
Mailing Address: 

P.O. Box 5004-UCA/201 Donaghey Avenue
Conway, AR 72035

Website: 
www.ucasports.com
Telephone: 
(501) 450-5743
Fax: 
(501) 450-5740
Enrollment: 
11,785
Arena: 

Farris Center
Capacity: 5,500
Year Opened: 1972

School Colors: 
Purple and Gray
Conference: 

Southland (since 2007)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 2005
1-1 record (.500)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(15) 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1948, 1959, 1961, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993
13-16 record (.448)
Finished 4th in 1937, 2nd in 1991 and 2nd in 1992

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Don Dyer (14 years from 1980-93, 285-145 record, .663)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Clifton Bush (2,157 points from 1989-92 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

John Hutchcraft (1,162 from 1972-75 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Nate Bowie (39 points as senior at Nicholls State in double overtime on 2/2/08)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Nate Bowie* (39 at Nicholls State in 2OT)
February 2, 2008 (senior/17.5 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Central Arkansas mark set by Derrell Washington (44 vs. Delta State, Miss., on 1-31-94).

1

2

OT

2OT

Total

Central Arkansas

35

42

10

11

98

Nicholls State

41

36

10

9

96

Central Arkansas

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Pillow

4-11

3-7

0-0

11

Nevels

1-4

0-0

1-2

3

Marks

4-5

0-0

2-3

10

Sims

5-9

0-0

3-6

13

Bowie

10-19

0-0

12-17

39

Silverman

2-4

0-0

0-0

6

Qahwash

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Brewer

1-3

0-0

3-4

5

Cannon

4-6

0-0

3-4

11

Harding

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

31-62

12-25

24-36

98

Percentages

.500

.480

.667

Nicholls State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Friend

2-3

1-2

1-2

6

Bathie

4-12

3-8

10-13

21

Payne

2-6

1-3

3-4

8

Gray

6-14

0-0

13-18

25

Bose

5-14

3-8

4-4

17

Turnipseed

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Boyce

1-5

1-3

0-0

3

Verner

4-10

4-10

0-0

12

Carter

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Paige

1-2

0-0

0-1

2

Totals

26-67

13-34

31-44

96

Percentages

.388

.382

.705
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Dan Estes

9

1921-29

99-64

.607

1929

19-1

Orion Wray

5

1930-34

54-35

.607

1930

16-3

Jerry Dalrymple

1

1935

25-6-1

.797

1935

25-6-1

Warren Woodson

6

1936-41

114-40

.740

1936

27-6

Lloyd Roberts

1

1942

25-3

.893

1942

25-3

Harold Eldson

1

1945

0-4

.000

1945

0-4

Sam Hindsman

2

1945, 1947

29-13

.690

1945

11-3

Charles McGibbony

1

1946

16-10

.615

1946

16-10

Glen Smith

1

1948

21-2

.913

1948

21-2

Howard Montgomery

1

1949

14-11

.560

1949

14-11

Cecil Garrison

9

1950-58

154-81

.655

1958

17-6

Cliff Horton

14

1959-69, 71-73

229-142

.617

1962

21-6

Don Nixon

6

1974-79

95-76

.556

1974

22-9

Don Dyer

14

1980-93

285-145

.663

1991

29-5

Arch Jones

6

1994-99

77-75

.507

1994

18-8

Charles Hervey

5

1999-2003

30-68

.306

2001

13-13

David James

1

2003

6-5

.545

2003

6-5

Rand Chappell

7

2004-10

104-104

.500

2005

23-8

Corliss Williamson

1

2011

5-24

.172

2011

5-24