Boston University Terriers men's basketball

Boston University Terriers
Boston University Terriers
	2024–25 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
University	Boston University
First season	1901
All-time record	1,245–1,187
Head coach	Joe Jones (14th season)
Conference	Patriot
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Arena	Case Gym ; (capacity: 1,800)
Nickname	Terriers
Colors	Scarlet and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1959
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1959
NCAA tournament appearances
	1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011
Conference tournament champions
	America East: 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011 Patriot League: 2020
Conference regular season champions
	America East: 1980, 1983, 1990 (co-champion), 1997, 1998 (co-champion), 2003, 2004; Patriot League: 2014

Last updated February 10, 2025

The Boston University Terriers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate basketball team that represents Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Patriot League. The Terriers have appeared seven times in the NCAA tournament, making their most recent appearance in 2011.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Terriers have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times. Their overall tournament record is 2–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Round of 23 Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Connecticut Navy West Virginia	W 60–58 W 62–55 L 82–86
1983	Preliminary round	La Salle	L 58–70
1988	Round of 64	Duke	L 69–85
1990	Round of 64	Connecticut	L 52–76
1997	Round of 64	Tulsa	L 52–81
2002	Round of 64	Cincinnati	L 52–90
2011	Round of 64	Kansas	L 53–72

NIT results

The Terriers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their overall tournament record is 0–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	First round	Boston College	L 74–95
1986	First round	Providence	L 69–72
2003	First round	St. John's	L 57–73
2004	Opening round	Rhode Island	L 52–80
2005	First round	Georgetown	L 34–64
2014	First round	Illinois	L 62–66

CBI results

The Terriers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their overall tournament record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Oregon State Morehead State VCU	W 96–78 W 91–89 ^OT L 75–88
2022	First Round Quarterfinals	UNC Greensboro Middle Tennessee	W 71-68 L 46-76

CIT results

The Terriers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their overall tournament record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First round	Loyola (MD)	L 63–70
2016	First round Second round	Fordham NJIT	W 69–66 L 72–83

Coaches


Coach	Tenure	Years	Record	Winning Percentage
Henry Crane^[2]	1916-1916	1	2-2	.500
V.B. Allison^[2]	1917-1920	3	12-11	.522
John Williams^[2]	1925-1925	1	9-13	.409
Win Carlson^[2]	1926-1932	7	39-53	.424
John Harmon ^[2]	1933-1935	3	15-28	.349
Mel Collard^[2]	1936-1945	9	64-63	.504
Russ Peterson ^[2]	1946-1948	3	36-18	.667
Charles Cummings^[2]	1949-1949	1	6-12	.333
Matt Zunic^[2]	1958-1959	2	35-12	.745
John Burke^[2]	1960-1966	7	68-84	.447
Charles Luce^[2]	1967-1971	5	49-70	.412
Ron Mitchell	1972-1974	3	31-42	.425
Roy Sigler^[2]	1975-1978	4	36-66	.353
Rick Pitino ^[2]	1979-1983	5	91-51	.641
John Kuester ^[2]	1984-1985	2	31-28	.525
Mike Jarvis ^[2]	1986-1990	5	101-51	.664
Bob Brown^[2]	1991-1994	4	38-73	.342
Dennis Wolff ^[2]	1995-2009	2	242-197	.556
Patrick Chambers ^[2]	2010-2011	2	42-28	.600
Joe Jones ^[2]	2012-2024	13	218-190	.534

Awards and honors

Retired numbers

Retired basketball numbers
Number	Player	Years played
54	Jim Hayes	1967–1970
33	Steve Wright	1976–1980
44	Arturo Brown	1979–1982
11	Drederick Irving	1984–1988
12	Tunji Awojobi	1993–1997
4	Kevin Thomas	1953–1956
10	Jack Leaman	1956–1959

Player awards

America East Men's Basketball Player of the Year

America East Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

Mike Alexander (1983)
Tunji Awojobi (1994)
Raja Bell (1995)
Paul Seymour (2000)
Tyler Morris (2007)
John Holland (2008)
Jake O'Brien (2009)

America East Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

Shaun Wynn (2004)

America East Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Mike Jarvis (1990)
Dennis Wolff (1997, 2003, 2004)

Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Sukhmail Mathon (2022)

First-Team All-Patriot League

Max Mahoney (2020)
Javante McCoy (2022)
Sukhmail Mathon (2022)

Second-Team All-Patriot League

Javante McCoy (2021)
Walter Whyte (2020, 2023)^[3]

Third-Team All-Patriot League

Javante McCoy (2020)
Walter Whyte (2021, 2022)

School Records

Terriers in the NBA


Boston University Lottery Picks
Player	Year	Pick #	Team
Ken Boyd ^[4]	1974	154	New Orleans Jazz
Jim Garvin^[4]	1973	204	Buffalo Braves
Jim Hayes ^[4]	1970	47	Detroit Pistons
Gary Plummer ^[4]	1984	45	Golden State Warriors

NBA Players Past and Present

References

↑ "Boston University Master Logo" . Retrieved April 7, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Boston University Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
↑ "Patriot League Announces PenFed Credit Union 2022-23 Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams (2.27.23)". patriotleague.org. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
1 2 3 4 "Players Who Played For Boston University". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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[1] "Boston University Master Logo" . Retrieved April 7, 2015.

[:0-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Boston University Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

[3] "Patriot League Announces PenFed Credit Union 2022-23 Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams (2.27.23)". patriotleague.org. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-23.

[:02-4] 1 2 3 4 "Players Who Played For Boston University". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.

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v t e Boston University Terriers men's basketball
Venues	Case Gym (1972–present) Agganis Arena (2005–present)
Rivalries	Boston College Holy Cross
Culture & lore	Rhett the Boston Terrier "Go BU"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Patriot League men's basketball
Teams	American Eagles Army Black Knights Boston University Terriers Bucknell Bison Colgate Raiders Holy Cross Crusaders Lafayette Leopards Lehigh Mountain Hawks Loyola Greyhounds Navy Midshipmen
Championships & awards	Patriot League men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25