Gardner-Webb

Official Name: 
Gardner-Webb University
Nickname: 
Runnin' Bulldogs
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 804
Boiling Springs, NC 28017

Telephone: 
(704) 406-4355
Fax: 
(704) 406-3523
Enrollment: 
3,500
Arena: 

Paul Porter Arena
Capacity: 5,000
Year Opened: 1982

School Colors: 
Scarlet, White and Black
Conference: 

Big South (since 2009)
Former Member of Atlantic Sun (2003-08)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(2) 1974 and 1975

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 2000
0-1 record (.000)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1972, 1974, and 1981
4-4 record (.000)
Finished 4th in 1972

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jim Wiles (12 years from 1979-90 when the school was classified as a small college, 221-149 record, .597) and Rick Scruggs (15 years from 1996-2010 when the school was classified as a small college the first third of that span, 221-219 record, .502)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

George Adams (2,404 points from 1970-72 when the school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

George Adams (1,113 from 1970-72 when the school was classified as a small college)

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Eddie Holbrook

9

1970-78

205-39

.840

1977

30-3

Jim Wiles

12

1979-90

221-149

.597

1979

24-6

Jim Johnson

5

1991-95

69-70

.496

1992

19-11

Rick Scruggs

15

1996-2010

221-219

.502

2000

25-5

Chris Holtmann

1

2011

11-21

.344

2011

11-21

  • All-Time W-L Record: 519-351 (.597) from 1970 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Gardner-Webb (NC) moved up to major-college status in 2001
  • Holbrook also coached Gardner-Webb when it was a junior college (123-28, .815).