| Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball | |||||||||||
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| University | University of Southern Indiana | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Stan Gouard (5th season) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||||||||||
| Location | Evansville, Indiana | ||||||||||
| Arena | Screaming Eagles Arena (capacity: 4,800) | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Screaming Eagles | ||||||||||
| Colors | Blue, white, and red [1] | ||||||||||
| NCAA tournament champions | |||||||||||
| Division II: 1995 | |||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| GLVC: 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014 | |||||||||||
The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team, also previously known as the Indiana State University-Evansville Screaming Eagles, represents the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, United States. The Screaming Eagles currently compete in the Division I Ohio Valley Conference.
The team is currently led by fifth-year head coach Stan Gouard and play their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena.
The Screaming Eagles appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament twenty-nine times. Their combined record was 37–30.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1978 | Regional semifinals Regional final | Northern Kentucky Eastern Illinois | W 86–78 L 67–79 |
| 1980 | Regional semifinals Regional Third Place | Northern Michigan Wright State | L 82–93 L 85–88 |
| 1981 | Regional semifinals Regional Third Place | Western Illinois Wright State | L 73–80 L 89–96 |
| 1985 | Regional semifinals Regional Third Place | Kentucky Wesleyan Lewis | L 64–77 W 92–78 |
| 1987 | Regional semifinals Regional Third Place | SIU Edwardsville Johnson C. Smith | L 82–88 W 102–96 |
| 1990 | Regional semifinals Regional Third Place | SE Missouri State West Texas State | L 73–91 L 92–98OT |
| 1993 | Regional semifinals Regional Third Place | Northern Michigan IPFW | L 85–86 W 95–93 |
| 1994 | Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | Kentucky Wesleyan Wayne State South Dakota New Hampshire College Cal State Bakersfield | W 78–67 W 84–112 W 98–77 W 111–89 L 86–92 |
| 1995 | Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | Hillsdale Kentucky Wesleyan Northern Kentucky New Hampshire College Norfolk State UC Riverside | W 95–88 W 102–81 W 102–94 W 108–93 W 89–81 W 71–63 |
| 1996 | Regional semifinals Regional finals | Indianapolis Northern Kentucky | W 75–71 L 87–99 |
| 1997 | Regional First round | Quincy | L 118–1252OT |
| 1998 | Regional semifinals Regional finals | Northern Kentucky Kentucky Wesleyan | W 81–66 L 79–98 |
| 1999 | Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals | Northwood Wayne State Kentucky Wesleyan | W 89–79 W 72–69 L 64–76 |
| 2000 | Regional semifinals Regional finals | Michigan Tech Kentucky Wesleyan | W 85–68 L 79–88 |
| 2001 | Regional semifinals | Northern Kentucky | L 92–93 |
| 2003 | Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals | Lewis Michigan Tech Kentucky Wesleyan | W 82–63 W 74–71 L 91–95 |
| 2004 | Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship | Kentucky Wesleyan Findlay Wayne State NW Missouri State Humboldt State Kennesaw State | W 96–83 W 75–67 W 69–68 W 88–81 W 83–81 L 59–84 |
| 2005 | Regional First round Regional semifinals | Gannon Ferris State | W 67–61 L 87–93 |
| 2006 | Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals | Drury Saint Joseph's (IN) SIU Edwardsville | W 78–58 W 81–78 L 60–64OT |
| 2007 | Regional First round Regional semifinals | Rockhurst Grand Valley State | W 84–78 L 83–92 |
| 2009 | Regional First round Regional semifinals | Rockhurst Findlay | W 78–72 L 59–81 |
| 2011 | Regional First round | Drury | L 64–65 |
| 2012 | Regional First round | Kentucky Wesleyan | L 58–64 |
| 2013 | Regional First round Regional semifinals | Wayne State Bellarmine | W 79–70 L 55–78 |
| 2014 | Regional First round | Michigan Tech | L 70–75 |
| 2017 | Regional First round | Findlay | L 69–70 |
| 2019 | Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four | Ashland Lewis Bellarmine West Texas A&M Point Loma Nazarene | W 66–60 W 62–61 W 76–69 W 94–84 L 71–81 |
| 2020 | Regional First round | UMSL | Cancelled |
| 2021 | Regional First round Regional semifinals | Lewis Michigan Tech | W 62–60 L 69–81 |
The Screaming Eagles appeared in the CBI tournament one time. Their combined record is 0-1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2023 | First Round | San Jose State | L 52–77 |