Bethesda University

Bethesda University is a private 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.[3][4][5]

Bethesda University
MottoGateway to the World [1]
TypePrivate
Established1976 (1976)
Religious affiliation
Christian
PresidentDr. Seung Je Jeremiah Cho
Students399[2]
Location
Anaheim
,
California
,
United States
ColorsRed, Blue, Gold    
AthleticsNCCAA Division I – West
NicknameFlames
AffiliationsTRACS – ABHE
Websitewww.buc.edu

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).[6] 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.[7] Men's soccer has also made national tournament appearances in 2015 and 2016.

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.[8] 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.[9][10][11]

The men's basketball team repeated this historic feat by defeating Cal State Northridge once again on December 22, 2021, during the 2021–22 season.[12][13][14][15]

Bethesda men's basketball coach Leo Balayon is the first and only Filipino (born and raised in the Philippine Islands) to serve as a men's college basketball head coach in the United States. He is also the only men's college basketball coach in history to lead a non-NCAA/NAIA school to a win against an NCAA D1 program twice [16][17][18][19][20]

References
  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 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  4. "TRACS Members". www.tracs.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-07. Retrieved 2016-08-26.
  5. "School Detail". Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  6. "Blank Template". pcacwest.org.
  7. "Bethesda University of California". Bethesda University of California.
  8. "Bethesda vs. CSU Northridge - Game Recap - December 16, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  9. "Flames Make History With D1 Upset". Flames Athletics. December 20, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  10. "Bethesda University vs. CSU Northridge - Game Recap - December 16, 2016 - ESPN".
  11. "Tate, Smith help NCCAA-member Bethesda shock CSUN, 100-95 (Dec 16, 2016)".
  12. "Bethesda University vs. CSU Northridge - Game Summary - December 22, 2021 - ESPN".
  13. "Lightning Strikes Twice as the Lion Angels Post D1 Upset". 22 December 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. https://sacbee.com/sports/article256805267.html
  15. "Woods scores 26 to carry Bethesda past CS Northridge 82-80". ABC News.
  16. "How Fil-Am coach Leo Balayon is leading a small US university to greater heights". ABS-CBN News Channel. January 4, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2021-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. "Athletic Director". Bethesda University of California.
  18. https://sacbee.com/sports/article256805267.html
  19. "Lightning Strikes Twice as the Lion Angels Post D1 Upset". 22 December 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  20. "Woods scores 26 to carry Bethesda past CS Northridge 82-80". ABC News.


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