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Collegiate sports club in the United States
East Central Tigers
University
East Central University Conference
GAC
NCAA
Division II Athletic director Matt Cole Location
Ada, Oklahoma Varsity teams 13 (6 men's, 7 women's) Football stadium Koi Ishto Stadium Basketball arena Kerr Activities Center Baseball stadium Ken Turner Field Soccer stadium Tiger Field Mascot Roary the Tiger Nickname
Tigers Colors Black and orange
[1] Website
ecutigers .com
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.
Varsity teams
List of teams
Men's sports
Women's sports
Basketball
Cross Country
Soccer
Softball
Track and Field
Volleyball
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
Division II game between East Central and
NSU .
In 1993, the Tigers won the NAIA national football championship against Glenville State 35–4 at ECU's Norris Field. In 2011
[3] the Tigers 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
Harry "The Cat" Brecheen , former baseball player
Bart Carlton ,
Helms Foundation College Basketball Player of the Year and DX-Oilers national championship
Amateur Athletic Union basketball player
Mark Gastineau , professional football player
[9]
Todd Graham ,
University of Hawaii head football coach
Christopher Lane, baseball player
[10]
Dewey McClain , football player and congressman
[11]
Gil Morgan , professional golfer
Red Phillips
[12]
Brad Calip , college football hall-of-famer
Cliff Thrift , former
San Diego Chargers ,
Chicago Bears and
Los Angeles Rams professional football player
Lloyd Waner , baseball hall-of-famer
[13]
Paul Waner , baseball hall-of-famer
Armonty Bryant , professional football player
Caleb Holley , professional football player
David Moore , professional football player
References
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ECU Identity Standards . Retrieved April 26, 2023 .
^ McWilliams, Joey (March 10, 2016).
"ECU to suspend golf and tennis programs" . Retrieved January 6, 2017 .
^
women's soccer
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"East Central TigersSchool History" . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2021 .
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NCAA Record Book - Award Winners p.137. Retrieved October 3, 2010.
^
"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 .
^
167-115 loss to Red Raiders
^
"Distance Education-Centers and Programs-East Central University-Ada, Oklahoma" . Archived from
the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2014 .
^
"Gastineau Turns Corporate" . Chicago Tribune. December 13, 1985.
^
"Remembering Chris Lane" . August 22, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
^
"Dewey McClain named local labor leader" . www.ajc.com. Retrieved November 4, 2013 .
^
"Red Phillips Stats" . Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
^
"Lloyd Waner" .
External links
Full members Men's soccer affiliates