East Central Tigers

The East Central Tigers (also ECU Tigers) are the athletic teams that represent East Central University, located in Ada, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Tigers compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 11 varsity sports.

East Central Tigers
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UniversityEast Central University
ConferenceGreat American Conference
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorMatthew Cole
LocationAda, Oklahoma
Varsity teams11
Football stadiumKoi Ishto Stadium
Basketball arenaKerr Activities Center
Baseball stadiumKen Turner Field
Soccer stadiumTiger Field
MascotRoary the Tiger
NicknameTigers
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   
Websitewww.ecutigers.com

Varsity teams

List of teams

In March 2016, the school announced that it was suspending golf and tennis due to budget cuts by the state of Oklahoma.[2]

Individual sports

Football
Division II game between East Central and NSU.

In 1993, the Tigers won the NAIA national football championship against Glenville State 4–35 at ECU's Norris Field. In 2011[3] won the inaugural GAC regular season championship and the Conference tournament championship.

Basketball

For three seasons — from 1928 through 1931, when the school was known as Ada Teachers College — the Tigers men's basketball team played at a major competitive level comparable to what since 1973 would be considered NCAA Division I.[4] During these years, Tigers guard Bart Carlton was a two-time All-American in 1930 and 1931.[5] In 1944, the Helms Athletic Foundation retroactively selected him as the Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year for the 1930–31 NCAA men's basketball season.[6]

On November 20, 2008, the Tigers men's basketball team and Texas Tech set school records for points scored in a game in a 167–115 Tigers loss to the Red Raiders.[7][8]

Alumni

References
  1. ECU Identity Standards. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  2. McWilliams, Joey (March 10, 2016). "ECU to suspend golf and tennis programs". Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. women's soccer
  4. "East Central TigersSchool History". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
  5. NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
  6. "Helms Foundation Player of the Year Winners". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  7. 167-115 loss to Red Raiders
  8. "Distance Education-Centers and Programs-East Central University-Ada, Oklahoma". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
  9. "Gastineau Turns Corporate". Chicago Tribune. December 13, 1985.
  10. "Remembering Chris Lane". August 22, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  11. "Dewey McClain named local labor leader". www.ajc.com. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  12. "Red Phillips Stats". Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  13. "Lloyd Waner".
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