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Bethesda University
MottoGateway to the World[1]
TypePrivate
Established1976;48 years ago(1976)
Religious affiliation
Christian
Academic affiliations
TRACS–ABHE
PresidentPan-ho Kim
Students399[2]
Location
Anaheim
,
California
,
U.S.

33°50′32″N117°56′29″W/ 33.842341°N 117.941476°W/33.842341; -117.941476
NicknameFlames
Sporting affiliations
NCCAADivision I – West
Websitewww.buc.edu

Bethesda Universityis aprivateChristianuniversity inAnaheim, California.It was founded in 1976 byDavid Yonggi Cho.The university is accredited by theAssociation for Biblical Higher Educationand theTransnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schoolsand it is approved by theBureau for Private Postsecondary Educationof the State of California.[3][4][5]

Athletics[edit]

Bethesda University is a member of theNational Christian College Athletic Association(NCCAA). Their men's basketball team was a member of the now defunctPacific Christian Athletic Conference(PCAC).[6]They currently have five intercollegiate sports teams made up of men and women's soccer, men and women's basketball, and baseball. The Lion Angels, as they are known, have enjoyed some success in athletics in the past few years. Both women's basketball and baseball have reached the NCCAA's national tournament championship game in 2015 and 2016.[7]Men's soccer has also made national tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016.

However, the most prominent accomplishment for their athletics program comes from the men's basketball team. In 2016 and 2021, BU men's basketball, led by Filipino coachLeo Balayon,became only the second non-NCAA/NAIAprogram in history to upset anNCAA Division 1program twice when it defeatedCal State Northridgeof theBig West Conferenceon two occasions.[8][9][10]They are the only program to accomplish this historic feat in the Western United States. Former men's basketball head coach Leo Balayon is the only coach in history to lead a non-NCAA/NAIA program to two upset victories against an NCAA D1 opponent.[11][12]Balayon is the first individual, born and raised in the Philippines, to become a head men's basketball coach in the United States.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Bethesda University".Bethesda University.RetrievedFebruary 12,2022.
  2. ^"Bethesda University Enrollment".Collegetuitioncompare.RetrievedFebruary 12,2022.
  3. ^"Member Colleges - Association for Biblical Higher Education".Archived fromthe originalon May 5, 2016.RetrievedAugust 26,2016.
  4. ^"TRACS Members".www.tracs.org.Archived fromthe originalon June 7, 2015.RetrievedAugust 26,2016.
  5. ^"School Detail".Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.RetrievedJuly 31,2021.
  6. ^"Blank Template".pcacwest.org.
  7. ^"Bethesda University of California".Bethesda University of California.
  8. ^"Tate, Smith help NCCAA-member Bethesda shock CSUN, 100-95".
  9. ^"Bethesda University vs. Cal State Northridge - Game Summary - December 17, 2016 - ESPN".
  10. ^"Bethesda University vs. Cal State Northridge - Game Summary - December 22, 2021 - ESPN".
  11. ^"Tiny Bethesda University in Anaheim gives basketball players a second chance at playing".January 3, 2017.
  12. ^"Daily Dirt - 8/22/22".August 22, 2022.
  13. ^"Mike Magpayo becomes first NCAA Div. 1 head coach of Filipino descent".July 3, 2020.


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