Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball

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Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
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University Mount St. Mary's University
Head coach Donny Lind (1st season)
Conference MAAC
Location Emmitsburg, Maryland
Arena Knott Arena
(capacity: 3,121)
Nickname Mountaineers
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
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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
Mount St. Mary's player Gregory Graves takes a shot during a game against LIU Brooklyn at Knott Arena on January 2, 2016. MSMvsLIU010216.JPG
Mount St. Mary's player Gregory Graves takes a shot during a game against LIU Brooklyn at Knott Arena on January 2, 2016.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. Donny Lind is the program's current head coach since April 20, 2024. It competed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1989 until July 1, 2022, when it joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. [2] The Mountaineers play their home games at Knott Arena. The team has played in six NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments, most recently in 2021. They were NCAA Division II National Champions in 1962 and the NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981.

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The Mount Saint Mary's basketball program likely is known best 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.

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1996 First roundIllinois StateL 49–73

CIT results

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

YearRoundOpponentResult
2009 First roundJames MadisonL 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:

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.