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{{short description|Private Christian university in Anaheim, California, United States}}
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'''Bethesda University''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Christianity|Christian]] university in [[Anaheim, California]]. It was founded in 1976 by Dr. [[David Yonggi Cho]]. The university is accredited by the [[Association for Biblical Higher Education]] and the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] and it is approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education of the State of California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abhe.org/directories/member-colleges/|title=Member Colleges - Association for Biblical Higher Education|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505213505/http://www.abhe.org/directories/member-colleges/|archive-date=2016-05-05|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tracs.org/TRACS_Members_all.html|title=TRACS Members|website=www.tracs.org|access-date=2016-08-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607071203/http://www.tracs.org/TRACS_Members_all.html|archive-date=2015-06-07|url-status=dead|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://app.dca.ca.gov/bppe/view-school.asp?schlcode=1912521 |title=School Details |website=app.dca.ca.gov}}</ref>
| name = Bethesda University
| native_name =
| image = Bethesda University Green Yellow.png
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| latin_name =
| motto = Gateway to the World<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buc.edu|title=Bethesda University|website=Bethesda University|access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>
| established = {{start date and age|1976}}
| closed =
| type = [[Private university|Private]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Christian]]
| president = Pan-ho Kim
| students = 399<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/edu/110060/bethesda-university/enrollment/#:~:text=Bethesda%20University%20has%20a%20total,114%20students%20joined%20graduate%20programs|title=Bethesda University Enrollment|website=Collegetuitioncompare|access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>
| city = [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]]
| state = [[California]]
| country = U.S.
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| coor = {{Coord|33.842341|-117.941476|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| campus =
| former_names =
| sports_nickname = Flames
| mascot =
| sports =
| athletics_affiliations = [[National Christian College Athletic Association|NCCAA]] Division I – West
| academic_affiliations = [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools|TRACS]] – [[Association for Biblical Higher Education|ABHE]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.buc.edu}}
| footnotes =
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'''Bethesda University''' is a [[Private university|private]] [[Christianity|Christian]] university in [[Anaheim, California]]. It was founded in 1976 by [[David Yonggi Cho]]. The university is accredited by the [[Association for Biblical Higher Education]] and the [[Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools]] and it is approved by the [[California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education|Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education]] of the State of California.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abhe.org/directories/member-colleges/|title=Member Colleges - Association for Biblical Higher Education|publisher=|access-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505213505/http://www.abhe.org/directories/member-colleges/|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tracs.org/TRACS_Members_all.html|title=TRACS Members|website=www.tracs.org|access-date=August 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607071203/http://www.tracs.org/TRACS_Members_all.html|archive-date=June 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://search-bppe.dca.ca.gov/institutionDetail?schoolCode=1912521 |title=School Detail |work=[[California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education|Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education]] |access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref>


==Athletics==
==Athletics==
Bethesda University is a member of the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA). Their men's basketball team is a member of the [[Pacific Christian Athletic Conference]] (PCAC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pcacwest.org|title=Blank Template|website=pcacwest.org}}</ref> They currently have five intercollegiate sports teams made up of men and women's soccer, men and women's basketball, and baseball. The Flames, 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bethesdaflames.com/landing/index|title=Bethesda University of California|website=Bethesda University of California}}</ref> Men's soccer has also made national tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016.
Bethesda University is a member of the [[National Christian College Athletic Association]] (NCCAA). Their men's basketball team was a member of the now defunct [[Pacific Christian Athletic Conference]] (PCAC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pcacwest.org|title=Blank Template|website=pcacwest.org}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bethesdaflames.com/landing/index|title=Bethesda University of California|website=Bethesda University of California}}</ref> 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 coach [[Leopoldo Balayon III|Leo Balayon]], became only the second non-[[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]/[[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] program in history to upset an [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA Division 1]] program twice when it defeated [[Cal State Northridge Matadors men's basketball|Cal State Northridge]] of the [[Big West Conference]] on two occasions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/tate-smith-help-nccaa-member-bethesda-shock-csun-052942870--ncaab.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAADu6TE5JoCxW0NsfAsn5qji24xjB6UazSppZa7SSMxB86J8b_fGiLIvKzKPprA42uTRP9o3EtwLsTdrWviCRkSP5iXyAlNAZDW8QYe8aQxqT2sva-UOj0AkwiLTIPbmiRvJrKC0OJAVZmPkqP8JBUBHfQPtNGbjxsrEOagzXXZZr | title=Tate, Smith help NCCAA-member Bethesda shock CSUN, 100-95 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com.au/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/400918907 | title=Bethesda University vs. Cal State Northridge - Game Summary - December 17, 2016 - ESPN }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401384954 | title=Bethesda University vs. Cal State Northridge - Game Summary - December 22, 2021 - ESPN }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ocregister.com/2017/01/03/tiny-bethesda-university-in-anaheim-gives-basketball-players-a-second-chance-at-playing/ | title=Tiny Bethesda University in Anaheim gives basketball players a second chance at playing | date=January 3, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://hoopdirt.com/daily-dirt-8-22-22/ | title=Daily Dirt - 8/22/22 | date=August 22, 2022 }}</ref> Balayon is the first individual, born and raised in the Philippines, to become a head men's basketball coach in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/basketball/story/_/id/29403279/mike-magpayo-becomes-first-ncaa-div-1-head-coach-filipino-descent | title=Mike Magpayo becomes first NCAA Div. 1 head coach of Filipino descent | date=July 3, 2020 }}</ref>
In the 2016–17 season, the men's basketball program achieved what is perhaps the most relevant feat for this young athletic program by defeating NCAA D1 opponent, [[Cal State Northridge]] of the [[Big West Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400918907|title=Bethesda vs. CSU Northridge - Game Recap - December 16, 2016 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Bethesda is only the third NCCAA school (Single Membership) to have won against a D1 program in the history of the league. They are the only non-NCAA/NAIA men's basketball team in the [[Western United States]] and the PCAC to have accomplished such a feat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcacwest.org|title=Blank Template|website=www.pcacwest.org}}</ref>

Bethesda men's basketball coach Leo Balayon is the first and only [[Filipino people|Filipino]] (born and raised in the Philippines) to serve as a men's college basketball head coach in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2017/01/04/fil-am-coach-leading-small-us-university-greater-heights-19956|title=How Fil-Am coach Leo Balayon is leading a small US university to greater heights|first=ABS-CBN|last=Corp.|website=ABS-CBN SPORTS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bethesdaflames.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/Leo_Balayon?view=bio|title=Athletic Director|website=Bethesda University of California}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:26, 2 October 2023

Bethesda University
MottoGateway to the World[1]
TypePrivate
Established1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Religious affiliation
Christian
Academic affiliations
TRACS – ABHE
PresidentPan-ho Kim
Students399[2]
Location
Anaheim
,
California
,
U.S.

33°50′32″N 117°56′29″W / 33.842341°N 117.941476°W / 33.842341; -117.941476
NicknameFlames
Sporting affiliations
NCCAA Division I – West
Websitewww.buc.edu

Bethesda University is a private Christian university in Anaheim, California. It was founded in 1976 by David Yonggi Cho. The university is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools and it is approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education of the State of California.[3][4][5]

Athletics

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Bethesda University is a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Their men's basketball team was a member of the now defunct Pacific 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 coach Leo Balayon, became only the second non-NCAA/NAIA program in history to upset an NCAA Division 1 program twice when it defeated Cal State Northridge of the Big West Conference on 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

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  1. ^ "Bethesda University". Bethesda University. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bethesda University Enrollment". Collegetuitioncompare. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Member Colleges - Association for Biblical Higher Education". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "TRACS Members". www.tracs.org. Archived from the original on June 7, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "School Detail". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Retrieved July 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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