WPI Engineers men's basketball

WPI Engineers
WPI Engineers
University	Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Head coach	Chris Bartley (22nd season)
Conference	NEWMAC
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts
Arena	Harrington Auditorium ; (Capacity: 3,000)
Nickname	Engineers
Student section	Goat Nation
Colors	Crimson and gray;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1985, 2022
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1985, 2005, 2022
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1985, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2022
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1982, 1985, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	2005, 2006, 2013, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2022

Last updated September 13, 2022

The WPI Engineers men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). The Engineers compete in the Division III (DIII) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the NEWMAC.^[2] WPI's men's basketball program began competing regularly as a varsity sport in 1918. The team is currently coached by Chris Bartley.

History

Although an informal team played in 1902, the WPI Engineers basketball team was sponsored by the Athletic Association in 1903, but then was abolished in the spring of 1910.^[4] The sport was brought back in 1915, but only as an intramural.^[5] It wasn't until the winter of 1917–1918, that basketball became an intercollegiate sport again.^[6] The team won back to back New England Championships during the 1919–20 and 1920–21 and seasons.^[7] According to the Premo-Porretta Power Poll, the 1919–20 team would have been ranked 25th in the country.

The 1965–66 team was defeated by Army 71–62 on December 8, 1965. The win marked the first career coaching victory for the Hall of Fame coach, Bobby Knight.

During the 2012–13 season, the team was ranked second in the nation in National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III and had their best start ever, going undefeated for their first 22 games. On February 24, 2013, WPI beat Springfield College in overtime to win the NEWMAC Championship and secure a place in the 2013 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament.

The Engineers had a program record 27 victories during their 2021–22 season, which included a NEWMAC regular season championship, a NEWMAC tournament championship, and an Elite Eight appearance in the 2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament. This marked the program's second NCAA quarterfinal game and first since 1985.^[8]

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The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division III. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts.

The WPI Engineers are the athletic teams of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school sponsors 20 varsity sports.

The WPI Engineers football team represents Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in the sport of American football. The Engineers compete in Division III (DIII) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) and the NEWMAC. WPI's football program is one of the oldest in the country. The team has been coached by Chris Robertson since the 2010 season.

The 2016–17 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2016–17 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 19-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The Engineers finished the regular season with a 17-9 record and lost 61-63 to MIT in the Semifinal round of the NEWMAC Tournament.

The 2012–13 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2012–13 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 15-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.

The 2014–15 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2014–15 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 17-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.

The 2015–16 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2015–16 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by an 18-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and were a part of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference.

The 1918–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1918–19 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Henry C. Swasey. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team finished the season with 8 wins and 5 losses.

The 1920–21 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Henry C. Swasey. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team won its second consecutive New England Championship and finished the season with 15 wins and 3 losses.

The 1922–23 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1922–23 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Ivan Bigler. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team finished the season with 6 wins and 8 losses.

The 1923–24 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1923–24 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Ivan Bigler. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team finished the season with 4 wins and 17 losses.

The 1924–25 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 1924–25 NCAA men's basketball season. They were coached by Ivan Bigler. The Engineers played their home games at Alumni Gym in Worcester, Massachusetts. The team finished the season with 5 wins and 9 losses.

The 2017 WPI Engineers football team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 2017 NCAA Division III football season. It marked the Engineers' 128th overall season. The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Robertson. This was the first season that WPI competed in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) for football.

Alumni Stadium is a football and all-purpose stadium located on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the home field of the WPI Engineers football team of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The present seating capacity of the stadium is 2,000. Opened 107 years ago in 1914, it was named Alumni Stadium in honor of all the alumni who funded its construction.

The 2017–18 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2017–18 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. They were coached by a 20-year coaching veteran, Chris Bartely. The Engineers played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts and competed in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). They finished the regular season 14–11, 8–6 in the NEWMAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the finals of the NEWMAC Tournament to MIT.

The 2018 WPI Engineers football team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 2018 NCAA Division III football season. It marked the Engineers' 129th overall season. The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were led by ninth-year head coach Chris Robertson.

The Brain Bowl is the name given to the MIT–WPI football rivalry. It is an American college football rivalry game played annually between the MIT Engineers of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the WPI Engineers of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The two schools have been rivals in the academic and in the sports arena, but the rivalry was expanded to the sport of football when the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) began sponsoring the sport in 2017. Despite the two teams first meeting being in 1888, the programs have only faced each other sixteen times with an 89-year hiatus. With the two programs now competing in the same conference, they will now face each other regularly each year.

Alumni Gymnasium, or Alumni Gym, was a multipurpose athletic complex on the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) campus in Worcester, MA. The gym had an indoor track, a basketball court, a swimming pool, a fitness center, a bowling alley, locker rooms, and athletic offices. The gym was closed in 2012 when the Institute opened a new recreation center. In 2016, with the approval of the Worcester Historical Commission, the 100-year-old building was razed to make way for the Foisie Innovation Studio.

The 2018–19 WPI Engineers men's basketball team represents Worcester Polytechnic Institute during the 2018–19 NCAA Division III men's basketball season. The Engineers, led by 18th-year head coach Chris Bartley, played their home games at Harrington Auditorium in Worcester, Massachusetts as members of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). They finished the regular season 19–9, 8–6 in the NEWMAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the championship game of the NEWMAC Tournament for the second consecutive year.

The 2019 WPI Engineers football team represented Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the 2019 NCAA Division III football season. It marked the Engineers' 130th overall season. The team played its home games at Alumni Stadium in Worcester, Massachusetts. They were led by tenth-year head coach Chris Robertson.

References

↑ WPI Logo Usage: Quick Reference Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2017.
↑ "NCAA Members By Division". NCAA. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
↑ "Harrington Auditorium". Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
↑ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 228. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
↑ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 271. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
↑ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 285. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
↑ Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 310. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
↑ "Men's Basketball Sees Historic Season End at No. 1 Randolph-Macon in NCAA Quarterfinals - WPI Athletics - WPI Athletics". athletics.wpi.edu. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-19.

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[1] WPI Logo Usage: Quick Reference Guide (PDF). Retrieved January 1, 2017.

[2] "NCAA Members By Division". NCAA. Retrieved 2016-09-10.

[3] "Harrington Auditorium". Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Retrieved 2016-09-10.

[4] Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 228. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[5] Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 271. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

[6] Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 285. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[7] Taylor, Herbert Foster (1937). Seventy Years of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Privately Published. p. 310. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[8] "Men's Basketball Sees Historic Season End at No. 1 Randolph-Macon in NCAA Quarterfinals - WPI Athletics - WPI Athletics". athletics.wpi.edu. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-03-19.

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Venues	Alumni Gym (1918–1968) Harrington Auditorium (1968–present)
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