Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball

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Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
2023–24 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
UniversityMount St. Mary's University
Head coachDan Engelstad (6th season)
ConferenceMAAC
LocationEmmitsburg, Maryland
ArenaKnott Arena
(Capacity: 3,121)
NicknameMountaineers
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
1962*
NCAA tournament runner-up
1981*
NCAA tournament Final Four
1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1981*, 1985*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1981*, 1985*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1969*, 1981*, 1982*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*
NCAA tournament appearances
1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1967*, 1969*, 1970*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021
*at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
Mason–Dixon Conference - 1944, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1986, 1988
Northeast Conference - 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021
Conference regular season champions
Northeast Conference - 1996, 2017
LIU Brooklyn
at Knott Arena on January 2, 2016.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents

NCAA Division II
National Champions in 1962 and NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981.

Mount Saint Mary's basketball program is likely best known for the career of head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's for 49 years, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mountaineers have played six previous NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–6.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1995 #16 First round #1 Kentucky L 67–113
1999 #16 First round #1 Michigan State L 53–76
2008 #16 Opening Round
First round
#16 Coppin State
#1 North Carolina
W 69–60
L 74–113
2014 #16 First Four #16 Albany L 64–71
2017 #16 First Four
First round
#16 New Orleans
#1 Villanova
W 67–66
L 56–76
2021 #16 First Four #16 Texas Southern L 52–60

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the

NCAA Division II Tournament
14 times. Their combined record is 25–17.

Year Round Opponent Result
1957 First round
Second Round
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd-place game
CCNY
North Carolina Central
Rider
Kentucky Wesleyan
Cal State Los Angeles
W 93–84
W 106–88
W 86–66
L 81–99
W 82–72
1961 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd-place game
Virginia Union
Albright
Austin Peay
Wittenberg
South Dakota State
W 83–80
W 82–76
W 96–78
L 49–65
L 76–77
1962 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
Albright
Hofstra
Wittenberg
Southern Illinois
Sacramento State
W 67–64 OT
W 66–54
W 43–39
W 58–57
W 58–57 OT
1963 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Bloomsburg
Philadelphia
L 61–76
L 48–54
1967 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Akron
Baldwin-Wallace
L 72–98
L 82–106
1969 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Norfolk State
Oglethorpe
W 95–80
L 56–74
1970 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Stetson
Old Dominion
L 77–78
L 90–93
1979 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
UMBC
Roanoke
L 74–79
W 93–89
1980 Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
Virginia Union
Benedict
L 70–72
W 84–82
1981 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship Game
Cheyney
Elizabeth City State
Northern Michigan
Green Bay
Florida Southern
W 81–75
W 78–76
W 88–74
W 76–60
L 68–73
1982 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Virginia State
UDC
W 90–86
L 66–67
1985 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
Randolph-Macon
Winston-Salem State
C.W. Post
South Dakota State
W 62–52 3OT
W 63–56
W 69–67
L 71–78
1986 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Winston-Salem State
Norfolk State
W 74–71
L 75–78
1987 Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Virginia Union
Norfolk State
W 94–84
L 66–70

NIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1996 First round Illinois State L 49–73

CIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2009 First round James Madison L 58–69

Mountaineers in professional basketball

The following Mountaineer players have played in the NBA:

The following Mountaineer players have played in other professional leagues:

  • American Basketball League
    [Junior robinson] Euro league

See also

References

  1. ^ MSMU Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution". MAACSports.com. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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