2010-11 Women's Basketball
Women's Basketball Coaches
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Jim Campion - Head Coach - 3rd Season
 The Bethany College women's basketball program is led by Jim Campion. A veteran coach, Campion comes to Bethany with more than 30 years coaching experience.

Most recently, Campion served as athletic director of Salina Central High School. He has coached both boys and girls basketball at Salina Central before retiring at the end of the 2006-2007 school year.

Campion also served as girls' basketball coach at Southeast of Saline for 16 seasons, then coached for seven seasons at Salina Central. He led the girls' team for four years and led the boys' team for three years.

In addition, Campion coached football and track at both Southeast of Saline and Sacred Heart High School in Salina, where he began his head coaching career.

In addition to his college coaching experience, Campion has had a long successful career as a teacher. He has taught for more than 30 years as a physical education and science instructor.

Campion holds a bachelor's degree in physical education and health from Bethany College and a master's degree in educational administration from Kansas State University.

Bill Ferguson - Assistant Coach - 3rd Season

Bill Ferguson is in his third year as assistant women's basketball coach.

Ferguson has been coaching for 28 years at all levels of basketball. He began his coaching career at Bethany College in 1977 before moving on to Peabody High School in 1979. He then coached at Sterling High School in 1982, Sterling College in 1988, then another short stint at Bethany from 1989-91. He then moved back to the high school ranks to Smoky Valley High School in 1991. He stayed there until 2008 when he made his third and current move back to Bethany.

Ferguson is currently a Social Science instructor at Smoky Valley High School in addition to his coaching duties. He is married to his wife Jan, Bethany Alum '79, and has two sons, Keith and Michael. Keith is the current women's basketball coach at Barton County Community College and Michael is a senior at Bethany and the Smoky Valley freshman coach.

Bill currently resides in Lindsborg.


Tyler Johnson - Assistant Coach - 3rd Season
Johnson joined the Bethany women's basketball staff in 2008. A native of Lindsborg, coach Johnson graduated from Bethany College in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in chemistry and a minor in forensic science.

He played basketball at the high school level for Smoky Valley.

Currently Johnson is a validation chemist at Hospira, Inc. in McPherson. He is married to Molly Johnson, Bethany Alum and current director of alumni development. They reside in Lindsborg.