Nova Southeastern Sharks men's basketball

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Nova Southeastern Sharks
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University Nova Southeastern University
First season1982–83
Head coach Jim Crutchfield (5th season)
Conference Sunshine State Conference
Location Davie, Florida
Arena Rick Case Arena
(capacity: 4,500)
Nickname Sharks
ColorsNavy blue and gray [1]
   
NCAA tournament champions
Division II: 2023
NCAA tournament runner-up
Division II: 2024
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II: 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division II: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
SSC: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

The NSU Sharks Men's Basketball team represents Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. They currently compete in the Sunshine State Conference.

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Exterior of The University Center

They won a national championship in the 2022–23 season.

Coaching records

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Charles "Sonny" Hansley (NAIA Independent)(1982–1990)
1982–83Charles "Sonny" Hansley 6–15
1983–84Charles "Sonny" Hansley 11–12
1984–85Charles "Sonny" Hansley 11–13
1985–86Charles "Sonny" Hansley 12–14
1986–87Charles "Sonny" Hansley 12–16
1987–88Charles "Sonny" Hansley 9–19
1988–89Charles "Sonny" Hansley 5–23
1989–90Charles "Sonny" Hansley 13–16
Charles "Sonny" Hansley (Sun Conference)(1990–1998)
1990–91Charles "Sonny" Hansley 7–213–11
1991–92Charles "Sonny" Hansley 13–148–6
1992–93Charles "Sonny" Hansley 15–148–6NAIA District 7 Playoffs First Round
1993–94Charles "Sonny" Hansley 16–187–7
1994–95Charles "Sonny" Hansley 22–12
1995–96Charles "Sonny" Hansley 5–243–11
1996–97Tony McAndrews 15–186–7
1997–98Tony McAndrews 15–148–6
Tony McAndrews:187–263 (.416)
Kit Riley (Sun Conference)(1998–2002)
1998–99Tony McAndrews 18–149–5
1999–00Tony McAndrews 14–147–5
2000–01Tony McAndrews 8–203–9
2001–02Tony McAndrews 4–234–8
Tony McAndrews (Sunshine State Conference)(2002–2004)
2002–03Tony McAndrews 6–23
2003–04Tony McAndrews 9–18
Tony McAndrews:59–112 (.345)
Gary Tuell (Sunshine State Conference)(2004–2017)
2004–05Gary Tuell 7–213–13
2005–06Gary Tuell 17–1111–5
2006–07Gary Tuell 14–158–84th
2007–08Gary Tuell 10–185–118th
2008–09Gary Tuell 16–119–73rd
2009–10Gary Tuell 13–156–106th
2010–11Gary Tuell 12–155–11T–6th
2011–12Gary Tuell 13–147–96th
2012–13Gary Tuell 15–127–96th
2013–14Gary Tuell 13–178–8T–5th
2014–15Gary Tuell 12–166–10T–5th
2015–16Gary Tuell 11–166–10T–5th
2016–17Gary Tuell 6–203–1510th
Gary Tuell:159–201 (.442)84–126 (.400)
Jim Crutchfield (Sunshine State Conference)(2017–2019)
2017–18Jim Crutchfield 17–1011–9T–4th
2018–19Jim Crutchfield 29–418–21st NCAA Division II First Round
2019–20Jim Crutchfield 23–615–52nd Postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic [2]
2020–21Jim Crutchfield 0–00–0N/ASeason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic [3]
2021–22Jim Crutchfield 31–120–01st NCAA Division II Elite Eight
2022–23Jim Crutchfield 36–020–01st NCAA Division II Champions
Jim Crutchfield:136–21 (.866)69–16 (.812)
Total:541–597 (.475)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Notable players

National players of the year

NABC Player of the Year

Bevo Francis Award

All-Americans

References

  1. "NSU Brand - Colors" . Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  2. "DII Presidents Council cancels fall 2020 championships". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. "Sunshine State Conference Postpones Winter Sports into 2021". NSU Athletics. Nova Southeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2023.