Albany Great Danes men's basketball
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The Albany Great Danes Basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University at Albany, The State University of New York
in Albany, New York
. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference
and plays its home games at SEFCU Arena. The team played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in both 2006
and 2007
, and are currently coached by Will Brown
.
post-season tournament appearances in his tenure. Sauers finished his career with a 702-330 record in 41 seasons. Sauers achieved the 700-win mark on February 8, 1997 in an 89-71 victory over the University of Bridgeport
. He would retire one month later and be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2004. A banner is flown in the rafters of the SEFCU Arena honoring Sauers accomplishment of 702 wins. The college is also planning on naming the court at SEFCU Arena in his name in the near future.
, defeating the University of Vermont
80-67 in a sold out RACC. The Great Danes were seeded #16 in the Washington, D.C.
region and were matched up against top-seeded UConn. Despite the #16 seed being 0-87 before Albany took the floor, Head Coach Will Brown believed that his team had a chance to beat UConn in the tournament. With that, the team took the motto, "Why Not Us?".
On March 17, 2006, the Danes nearly became the first #16 seed to defeat a #1 seed in the Division I tournament. The Danes, down only 1 at the half, went on a 13-0 run early in the second half to take a double-digit lead over the Huskies. With the game televised on CBS
, the Danes led 50-38 with just over 11 minutes left in the game. However, a late run by the Huskies' stifling defense stopped the Danes' offense, and the Huskies averted the upset, winning 72-59. The play against UConn gave the program instant notoriety.
The Great Danes would be seeded 13th in the South Division of the 2007 NCAA Tournament
. Creating a new motto "Lucky 13" which was worn on T-Shirts sold on campus. On March 16, 2007 two busses carrying approximately 80 students would drive a total of 11 hours to see their Danes at the Nationwide Arena
in Columbus, Ohio
to see the #13 seed lose to the #4 seed Virginia Cavaliers
84-57 in the first round of the Tournament.
Prior to the conclusion of the season, the program would retire the number 31
of player Jamar Wilson. Wilson finished his career as the school’s all-time scorer with 2,164 points, plus ranked second in assists with 488. Wilson also became the first player in school history to score 500 points or more in three different seasons. He would also win two America East Player of the Year Awards, something only three other people in conference history had achieved. No athlete in the program's history has had their number retired prior.
opponents Villanova
and DePaul
in "homecoming" games for their seniors. A 5-0 run after the slow start would put the Danes' in prime position to upset their crosstown rival Siena Saints
, who had just endured 3 loses over 4 days at the 2008 Old Spice Classic
in Orlando, Florida
. However the Danes' would fall short by seven points. The Great Danes would win three of their next four games including a game postponed for snow and difficult travel conditions in Fairfield, Connecticut
against Sacred Heart
before closing out the calendar year against the defending national champions Kansas Jayhawks. The purple-and-gold squad would fall behind early and not show any signs of life against the Jayhawks, in a 79-43 loss on nationally televised ESPNU
.
Entering conference play the Danes had an 8-5 record before falling to 8-6 and 0-1 in the conference with a loss to Hartford Hawks
, after heading home the team would rebound with a last second win against conference favorite Boston U. Terriers
62-61 and also giving coach Will Brown
his 100th career victory as head coach of the team. Following Brown's 100th win, the team would win for the third consecutive time in Burlington, Vermont
, beating the heavily favored Catamounts by a score of 82-77, the team would then return home to beat I-88
rival Binghamton
by a score of 72-66. However the team would struggle down the remainder of the conference schedule, winning only 3 of their final 12 conference games.
With the America East Conference Tournament
at SEFCU Arena for the first time in Albany's 9 year history as a member of the conference; the Great Danes would head into the tournament as the #7 seed with a 6-10 conference record, and face the #2 seeded Catamounts yet again. Prior to the 2009 season the #7 seed had gone 0-23 in games against the #2 overall seed, however Albany would prevail and upset the higher seeded Catamounts 56-52, but would lose to UMBC
in the semi-finals. Other tournament games included the #8-9 matchup in which the Hartford Hawks
would beat Maine
on Friday, March 6 to advance to a matchup against top-seeded Binghamton. The Bearcats would then beat the Hawks, and other semi-final games included UMBC upsetting the 3rd seeded Boston U. Terriers, and the UNH Wildcats
would beat Stony Brook
in the #4-5 matchup. The other Sunday semi-final matchup had #1 Binghamton beat #4 New Hampshire. Binghamton hosted UMBC on Saturday March 14 on ESPN2
for the 2009 Championship.
University at Albany, The State University of New York
The State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
in Albany, New York
Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River...
. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference
America East Conference
The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...
and plays its home games at SEFCU Arena. The team played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in both 2006
2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...
and 2007
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
, and are currently coached by Will Brown
Will Brown (basketball coach)
Will Brown is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes basketball team...
.
The Early Years: "Doc" Sauers
Richard “Doc” Sauers served as Great Danes men's basketball coach from 1955-1997. He led the program to eleven NCAA and four NAIANational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
post-season tournament appearances in his tenure. Sauers finished his career with a 702-330 record in 41 seasons. Sauers achieved the 700-win mark on February 8, 1997 in an 89-71 victory over the University of Bridgeport
University of Bridgeport
The University of Bridgeport is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The University is fully Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...
. He would retire one month later and be inducted into the school's Hall of Fame in 2004. A banner is flown in the rafters of the SEFCU Arena honoring Sauers accomplishment of 702 wins. The college is also planning on naming the court at SEFCU Arena in his name in the near future.
The 2005-06 Season: "Why Not Us?"
On March 11, 2006, the men's basketball team won the America East conference tournament, earning the school (and the SUNY system) its first ever berth to the NCAA Tournament2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season...
, defeating the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
80-67 in a sold out RACC. The Great Danes were seeded #16 in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
region and were matched up against top-seeded UConn. Despite the #16 seed being 0-87 before Albany took the floor, Head Coach Will Brown believed that his team had a chance to beat UConn in the tournament. With that, the team took the motto, "Why Not Us?".
On March 17, 2006, the Danes nearly became the first #16 seed to defeat a #1 seed in the Division I tournament. The Danes, down only 1 at the half, went on a 13-0 run early in the second half to take a double-digit lead over the Huskies. With the game televised on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, the Danes led 50-38 with just over 11 minutes left in the game. However, a late run by the Huskies' stifling defense stopped the Danes' offense, and the Huskies averted the upset, winning 72-59. The play against UConn gave the program instant notoriety.
The 2006-07 Season: "Lucky 13"
In the 2006-07 season, the Great Danes faced a much stronger America East conference. The Great Danes would accomplish a 20-9 regular season, but be the #2 seed in the conference tournament. This forced the Great Danes to travel to Vermont, who was the #1 seed for the conference championship, and were previously 0-7. On March 10, 2007, the Danes' won their second consecutive America East title beating Vermont 60-59 in the conference final on a last second steal by Carl Ross and Brent Wilson.The Great Danes would be seeded 13th in the South Division of the 2007 NCAA Tournament
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
. Creating a new motto "Lucky 13" which was worn on T-Shirts sold on campus. On March 16, 2007 two busses carrying approximately 80 students would drive a total of 11 hours to see their Danes at the Nationwide Arena
Nationwide Arena
Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It opened in 2000 and is the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, of the NHL....
in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
to see the #13 seed lose to the #4 seed Virginia Cavaliers
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
84-57 in the first round of the Tournament.
Prior to the conclusion of the season, the program would retire the number 31
31 (number)
31 is the natural number following 30 and preceding 32.- In mathematics :Thirty-one is the third Mersenne prime as well as the fourth primorial prime, and together with twenty-nine, another primorial prime, it comprises a twin prime. As a Mersenne prime, 31 is related to the perfect number 496,...
of player Jamar Wilson. Wilson finished his career as the school’s all-time scorer with 2,164 points, plus ranked second in assists with 488. Wilson also became the first player in school history to score 500 points or more in three different seasons. He would also win two America East Player of the Year Awards, something only three other people in conference history had achieved. No athlete in the program's history has had their number retired prior.
The 2008-09 Season: UAlbany Hosts the Tourney
With only two of their remaining pieces from the "Why Not Us?" team still intact, Brian Connelly and Jimmie Covington, the Danes would look to rebuild with eight newcomers to the team. They would start the season 0-2 after matchups with Big EastBig East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
opponents Villanova
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
This is the article about the men's basketball team from Villanova University. The team has competed since the 1920–21 season. Nicknamed the "Wildcats", Villanova is a member of the Big East Conference and the Philadelphia Big Five. The Villanova Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA...
and DePaul
DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
The DePaul Blue Demons Men's Basketball program is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois...
in "homecoming" games for their seniors. A 5-0 run after the slow start would put the Danes' in prime position to upset their crosstown rival Siena Saints
Siena Saints men's basketball
The Siena Saints men's basketball team represents Siena College in Loudonville, New York, United States. The Division I program competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Saints are coached by Mitch Buonaguro who just completed his first season as head coach at Siena after serving as...
, who had just endured 3 loses over 4 days at the 2008 Old Spice Classic
Old Spice Classic
The Old Spice Classic is an annual college basketball tournament played over Thanksgiving weekend. The inaugural tournament was held November, 23, 24, and 26, 2006. The tournament is played at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. In the current format, the...
in Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
. However the Danes' would fall short by seven points. The Great Danes would win three of their next four games including a game postponed for snow and difficult travel conditions in Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
against Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart University
Sacred Heart University is a Roman Catholic university located in suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Sacred Heart was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart University was the first Catholic university in...
before closing out the calendar year against the defending national champions Kansas Jayhawks. The purple-and-gold squad would fall behind early and not show any signs of life against the Jayhawks, in a 79-43 loss on nationally televised ESPNU
ESPNU
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.
Entering conference play the Danes had an 8-5 record before falling to 8-6 and 0-1 in the conference with a loss to Hartford Hawks
Hartford Hawks
The Hartford Hawks are the athletic teams of the University of Hartford. The school sponsors 18 varsity sports , all of which compete in the Division I America East Conference. The Hawks' colors are scarlet and white.-Teams:...
, after heading home the team would rebound with a last second win against conference favorite Boston U. Terriers
Boston University Terriers
The Boston University Terriers are the nine men's and twelve women's varsity athletic teams representing Boston University in NCAA Division I competition. The men compete in basketball, cross country, ice hockey, rowing, soccer, swimming, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, and wrestling...
62-61 and also giving coach Will Brown
Will Brown (basketball coach)
Will Brown is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes basketball team...
his 100th career victory as head coach of the team. Following Brown's 100th win, the team would win for the third consecutive time in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
, beating the heavily favored Catamounts by a score of 82-77, the team would then return home to beat I-88
Interstate 88 (east)
Interstate 88 is an intrastate Interstate Highway entirely within the U.S. state of New York. Its western end is at Interstate 81 in Binghamton and its eastern end is at Interstate 90 in Schenectady. It serves as an important connector route from Albany to Binghamton, Elmira , and...
rival Binghamton
Binghamton Bearcats
The Binghamton Bearcats are an NCAA Division I athletics program at Binghamton University. They are one of four Division I programs in the SUNY system and a member of the America East Conference.-History:...
by a score of 72-66. However the team would struggle down the remainder of the conference schedule, winning only 3 of their final 12 conference games.
With the America East Conference Tournament
2009 America East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2009 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 6–8 through at SEFCU Arena place on the University at Albany campus. The final was held on March 14 at the Events Center, the home court of the Binghamton Bearcats, who were the highest remaining seed.The Bearcats earned their...
at SEFCU Arena for the first time in Albany's 9 year history as a member of the conference; the Great Danes would head into the tournament as the #7 seed with a 6-10 conference record, and face the #2 seeded Catamounts yet again. Prior to the 2009 season the #7 seed had gone 0-23 in games against the #2 overall seed, however Albany would prevail and upset the higher seeded Catamounts 56-52, but would lose to UMBC
UMBC Retrievers
The UMBC Retrievers represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in NCAA Division I athletics. The official colors of the Retrievers are black and gold with red . The Retrievers field 17 varsity sports; eight men and nine women. UMBC competes in the America East athletic conference...
in the semi-finals. Other tournament games included the #8-9 matchup in which the Hartford Hawks
Hartford Hawks
The Hartford Hawks are the athletic teams of the University of Hartford. The school sponsors 18 varsity sports , all of which compete in the Division I America East Conference. The Hawks' colors are scarlet and white.-Teams:...
would beat Maine
Maine Black Bears
The Maine Black Bears are the athletic teams which represent the University of Maine. They compete in NCAA Division I athletics, with the majority of the teams playing in the America East Conference...
on Friday, March 6 to advance to a matchup against top-seeded Binghamton. The Bearcats would then beat the Hawks, and other semi-final games included UMBC upsetting the 3rd seeded Boston U. Terriers, and the UNH Wildcats
New Hampshire Wildcats
The New Hampshire Wildcats, or Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. The wildcat is the school's official mascot, the colors are UNH Blue and white...
would beat Stony Brook
Stony Brook Seawolves
The Stony Brook Seawolves are the athletic teams of Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY, United States. The school is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and participates in the America East Conference for all sports except football in which they participate as...
in the #4-5 matchup. The other Sunday semi-final matchup had #1 Binghamton beat #4 New Hampshire. Binghamton hosted UMBC on Saturday March 14 on ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
for the 2009 Championship.
Current Coaching Staff
- Head Coach - Will BrownWill Brown (basketball coach)Will Brown is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes basketball team...
(DowlingDowling CollegeDowling College is a private co-educational liberal arts college with three campuses spread across Long Island, New York. The college's main campus in Oakdale, NY sits on the site of William K. Vanderbilt's former Idle Hour estate, which is now known as Fortunoff Hall. The Brookhaven Campus in...
, 1995) - Assistant Coach - Pat Filien (Saint RoseThe College of Saint RoseThe College of Saint Rose is a private, independent, coeducational college in Albany, New York, founded in 1920 by the Sisters of Saint Joseph. The College enrolls a total of approximately 5,000 students ....
, 1993) - Assistant Coach - Chad O'Donnell (SpringfieldSpringfield CollegeSpringfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
, 1994) - Assistant Coach - Jeremy Friel (New HampshireUniversity of New HampshireThe University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is...
, 2005) - Director of Basketball Operations - Brent Wilson (UAlbanyUniversity at Albany, SUNYThe State University of New York at Albany, also known as University at Albany, State University of New York, SUNY Albany or simply UAlbany, is a public university located in Albany, Guilderland, and East Greenbush, New York, United States; is the senior campus of the State University of New York ...
, 2008) - Graduate Assistant - Josh Pelletier (Saint Rose, 2009)
All-Time Head Coaches
| Years | Coach | Win | Loss | Win % | Conference Titles | NCAA Tournament Appearances | NCAA Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913–1916 | Arch B. Swaim | 26 | 10 | .722 | ||
| 1916–1917 | Edward Wachter Ed Wachter Edward A. Wachter was one of the first professional basketball players. The 6 ft. 1 in. Wachter is widely regarded as the greatest center of the 1910s.... |
3 | 11 | .214 | ||
| 1917–1919 | Arthur Maroney | 10 | 11 | .476 | ||
| 1919–1920 | Wilfred Clarke | 4 | 8 | .333 | ||
| 1920–1924 | Francis Snavely | 7 | 31 | .184 | ||
| 1924–1935 | Rutherford Baker | 70 | 37 | .654 | ||
| 1935–1936 | Paul Westhead | 7 | 9 | .438 | ||
| 1936–1943 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 31 | 57 | .352 | ||
| 1945–1955 | Merlin Hathaway | 67 | 107 | .385 | ||
| 1955-1987 1988-1997 |
Richard Sauers | 702 | 330 | .680 | 2 (ECAC) Eastern College Athletic Conference The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois... |
24 (10 Division III / 9 ECAC / 4 NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... /1 College Division) |
| 1987–1988 | Barry Cavanaugh | 16 | 10 | .615 | ||
| 1997–2000 | Scott Hicks | 44 | 39 | .530 | ||
| 2000–2002 | Scott Beeten | 7 | 29 | .194 | ||
| 2002–present | Will Brown Will Brown (basketball coach) Will Brown is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes basketball team... |
128 | 166 | .435 | 2 (America East) | 2 (2 NCAA Tournament NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball... ) |
Coaching Records & Standings
| Year | |Regular Season | |Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Win % | Won | Lost | Win % | Standing | |||
| Division III (Independent) (1909–1995) | |||||||||
| 1909-10 | 4 | 4 | .500 | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1910-11 | 3 | 3 | .500 | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1911-12 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1912-13 | Arch B. Swaim | 7 | 3 | .700 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1913-14 | Arch B. Swaim | 10 | 3 | .769 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1914-15 | Arch B. Swaim | 5 | 1 | .833 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1915-16 | Arch B. Swaim | 4 | 3 | .571 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1916-17 | Edward Wachter Ed Wachter Edward A. Wachter was one of the first professional basketball players. The 6 ft. 1 in. Wachter is widely regarded as the greatest center of the 1910s.... |
3 | 11 | .214 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1917-18 | Arthur Maroney | 4 | 8 | .333 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1918-19 | Arthur Maroney | 6 | 3 | .667 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1919-20 | Wilfred Clarke | 4 | 8 | .333 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1920-21 | Francis Snavely | 6 | 6 | .500 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1921-22 | Francis Snavely | 0 | 5 | .000 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1922-23 | Francis Snavely | 1 | 9 | .100 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1923-24 | Francis Snavely | 0 | 11 | .000 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1924-25 | Rutherford Baker | 5 | 5 | .500 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1925-26 | Rutherford Baker | 8 | 5 | .615 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1926-27 | Rutherford Baker | 10 | 1 | .909 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1927-28 | Rutherford Baker | 7 | 2 | .778 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1928-29 | Rutherford Baker | 8 | 2 | .800 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1929-30 | Rutherford Baker | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1930-31 | Rutherford Baker | 3 | 7 | .300 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1931-32 | Rutherford Baker | 6 | 2 | .750 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1932-33 | Rutherford Baker | 7 | 3 | .700 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1933-34 | Rutherford Baker | 4 | 3 | .571 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1934-35 | Rutherford Baker | 8 | 1 | .889 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1935-36 | Rutherford Baker | 7 | 9 | .438 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1936-37 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 6 | 10 | .375 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1937-38 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 9 | 5 | .643 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1938-39 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 6 | 6 | .500 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1939-40 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 4 | 7 | .364 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1940-41 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 2 | 10 | .167 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1941-42 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 3 | 8 | .273 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1942-43 | G. Elliot Hatfield | 1 | 11 | .083 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1943-44 | |||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1944-45 | |||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1945-46 | Merlin Hathaway | 4 | 5 | .444 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1946-47 | Merlin Hathaway | 2 | 14 | .125 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1947-48 | Merlin Hathaway | 6 | 8 | .429 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1948-49 | Merlin Hathaway | 7 | 14 | .333 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1949-50 | Merlin Hathaway | 4 | 15 | .211 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1950-51 | Merlin Hathaway | 6 | 13 | .316 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1951-52 | Merlin Hathaway | 12 | 6 | .667 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1952-53 | Merlin Hathaway | 11 | 9 | .550 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1953-54 | Merlin Hathaway | 13 | 7 | .650 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1954-55 | Merlin Hathaway | 2 | 16 | .111 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1955-56 | Richard Sauers | 11 | 9 | .550 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1956-57 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 5 | .723 | |||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| 1957-58 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 5 | .723 | |||||
| - | - | NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... District 31 Tournament (Loss to Rider Rider University Rider University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States... 52-42) |
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| Division III (SUNYAC) (1958–1995) | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 8 | .692 | |||||
| - | - | NAIA District 31 Tournament (Win over Pratt 68-60) (Loss to Fairleigh Dickinson Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:... 56-53) |
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| 1959-60 | Richard Sauers | 16 | 10 | .615 | |||||
| - | - | NAIA District 31 Tournament (Loss to Maryland State 73-55) (Loss to Pratt 61-55) |
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| 1960-61 | Richard Sauers | 22 | 6 | .786 | |||||
| - | - | NAIA Distrcit 31 Tournament (Win over Jersey City New Jersey City University New Jersey City University is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. It is a member of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities.... 64-63) (Loss to Maryland State 69-53) |
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| 1961-62 | Richard Sauers | 19 | 6 | .760 | |||||
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| 1962-63 | Richard Sauers | 14 | 12 | .538 | |||||
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| 1963-64 | Richard Sauers | 11 | 11 | .500 | |||||
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| 1964-65 | Richard Sauers | 16 | 6 | .727 | |||||
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| 1965-66 | Richard Sauers | 13 | 9 | .591 | |||||
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| 1966-67 | Richard Sauers | 15 | 7 | .682 | |||||
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| 1967-68 | Richard Sauers | 18 | 4 | .818 | |||||
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| 1968-69 | Richard Sauers | 18 | 6 | .750 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA College Division East Regionals (Loss to Wagner Wagner College Wagner College is a private, co-educational, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 total students located atop Grymes Hill in New York City's borough of Staten Island... 109-64) (Win over Le Moyne Le Moyne College Le Moyne College, named after Simon Le Moyne, is a private, Jesuit college enrolling over 3,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1946, Le Moyne is the first Jesuit college to be founded as a co-educational institution... 71-70) |
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| 1969-70 | Richard Sauers | 13 | 9 | .591 | |||||
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| 1970-71 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 5 | .773 | |||||
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| 1971-72 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 6 | .739 | |||||
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| 1972-73 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 8 | .680 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Eastern College Athletic Conference The Eastern College Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 21 sports . It has 317 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to North Carolina and west to Illinois... Upstate New York Tournament (Win over St. Lawrence 69-55) (Loss to Union Union College Union College is a private, non-denominational liberal arts college located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents. In the 19th century, it became the "Mother of Fraternities", as... 69-64) |
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| 1973-74 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 8 | .680 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Loss to Brockport State University of New York at Brockport The College at Brockport: State University of New York, also known as SUNY Brockport, Brockport State, College at Brockport, or the State University of New York at Brockport, is a four-year liberal arts college located in Brockport, Monroe County, New York, United States, near Rochester... 81-64) (Win over Geneseo State University of New York at Geneseo The State University of New York at Geneseo—also known as SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo State, or, colloquially, Geneseo—is located in Geneseo, Livingston County, New York, United States. It is a University College of the State University of New York... 94-73) |
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| 1974-75 | Richard Sauers | 15 | 10 | .600 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Loss to St. Lawrence 82-63) (Loss to Rensselaer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's... 72-55) |
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| 1975-76 | Richard Sauers | 12 | 11 | .521 | |||||
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| 1976-77 | Richard Sauers | 19 | 7 | .731 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over Ithaca Ithaca College Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is... 75-58) (Loss to Oneonta State University of New York at Oneonta The State University of New York College at Oneonta is a four-year liberal arts college in Oneonta, New York, United States, with approximately 5,800 students. The College offers many bachelor's degrees and a number of graduate degrees... 47-46) |
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| 1977-78 | Richard Sauers | 15 | 9 | .625 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Win over Oneonta 59-49) (Win over Hamilton 101-95 in OT) |
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| 1978-79 | Richard Sauers | 20 | 7 | .741 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Diviosion III South Regionals (Loss to Savannah State Savannah State University Savannah State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah State holds the distinction as the oldest public historically black university in Georgia... 82-81 in OT) (Win over Lane Lane College -Namesake:SS Lane Victory, a World War II Victory Ship, and one of the few such ships surviving, was named for Lane College. It is now docked in San Pedro, California . It is now open as a museum.-External links:*... 83-82 in OT) |
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| 1979-80 | Richard Sauers | 21 | 6 | .778 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over St. Lawrence 75-66) (Loss to Potsdam State University of New York at Potsdam The State University of New York at Potsdam, also known as SUNY Potsdam, or, colloquially, Potsdam, is a public university located in the Village of Potsdam in St. Lawrence County, New York. Founded in 1816, it is among the 50 oldest colleges in the United States... 87-72) |
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| 1980-81 | Richard Sauers | 23 | 5 | .821 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over St. Lawrence 45-44) (Loss to Potsdam 68-63) |
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| 1981-82 | Richard Sauers | 18 | 10 | .643 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Win over Oswego State University of New York at Oswego State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario... 70-66) (Loss to Hamilton 64-54) |
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| 1982-83 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 10 | .630 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Loss to Rochester Rochester Institute of Technology The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States... 90-76) |
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| 1983-84 | Richard Sauers | 14 | 11 | .560 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Loss to Binghamton 46-44) |
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| 1984-85 | Richard Sauers | 22 | 6 | .786 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Loss to Worcester Polyechnic Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private university located in Worcester, Massachusetts, in the United States.Founded in 1865 in Worcester, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities... 58-57) (Win over Westfield State Westfield State College Westfield State University is a comprehensive, coeducational, four-year public university in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1838 by noted educator and social reformer Horace Mann as the first public co-educational college in America without barrier to race, gender and economic class... 78-70) |
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| 1985-86 | Richard Sauers | 18 | 9 | .667 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Win over Utica Utica College Utica College is a private university located in Utica, New York. The history of the college dates back to the 1930s when Syracuse University began offering extension courses in the Utica area. Syracuse University established Utica College as a four-year institution in 1946, and in 1995, UC ... 98-58) (Loss to Binghamton 62-61) |
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| 1986-87 | Barry Cavanaugh | 21 | 7 | .750 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Win over Hartwick Hartwick College Hartwick College is a non-denominational, private, four-year liberal arts and sciences college located in Oneonta, New York, in the United States. The institution was founded as Hartwick Seminary in 1797 through the will of John Christopher Hartwick, and is now known as Hartwick College... 72-60) (Win over Plattsburgh State University of New York at Plattsburgh The State University of New York at Plattsburgh is a four-year, public liberal arts college in Plattsburgh, New York. The college was founded in 1889 and opened in 1890. The college is currently part of the State University of New York system and is accredited by the Middle States Association of... 73-72) (Loss to Hamilton 65-62) |
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| 1987-88 | Richard Sauers | 16 | 10 | .615 | |||||
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| 1988-89 | Richard Sauers | 20 | 8 | .714 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Upstate New York Tournament (Win over Union 74-60) (Win over St. John Fisher 85-75) (Win over Geneseo 83-76) |
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| 1989-90 | Richard Sauers | 20 | 9 | .690 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over Potsdam 85-75) (Loss to North Adams Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a public, residential, liberal arts college that offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Located in North Adams, Massachusetts, it is part of the state university system of Massachusetts. It is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts... 69-66) (Loss to Southeastern Massachusetts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is one of five campuses and operating subdivisions of the University of Massachusetts . It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River... 92-91) |
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| 1990-91 | Richard Sauers | 14 | 12 | .538 | |||||
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| 1991-92 | Richard Sauers | 21 | 7 | .750 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over New York University New York University New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan... 72-66) (Loss to Rochester 75-49) |
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| 1992-93 | Richard Sauers | 15 | 10 | .600 | |||||
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| 1993-94 | Richard Sauers | 25 | 3 | .893 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over St. John Fisher Saint John Fisher College St. John Fisher College is a private liberal arts college located in Pittsford, New York, United States, an eastern suburb of Rochester. Fisher is ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Tier 1" Northern Master's Universities, while U.S News rates admissions to the College as... 84-72) (Win over Richard Stockton Richard Stockton College of New Jersey The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, located in Galloway Township, New Jersey, an hour from Philadelphia and 20 minutes from Atlantic City, is an undergraduate and graduate college of the arts, sciences and professional studies of the New Jersey system of higher education. The College was... 60-54) (Loss to New York University 67-65) |
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| 1994-95 | Richard Sauers | 18 | 8 | .692 | |||||
| - | - | NCAA Division III East Regionals (Win over St. John Fisher 92-84) (Loss to Geneseo 71-70) |
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| Division III (New England Collegiate Conference New England Collegiate Conference The New England Collegiate Conference has been the name of two incarnations of collegiate athletic conferences.-Former Division II conference:... ) (1995–1997) |
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| 1995-96 | Richard Sauers | 12 | 15 | .444 | |||||
| - | - | New England Collegiate Conference Tournament (Loss to Le Moyne 76-73 in OT) |
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| 1996-97 | Richard Sauers | 17 | 10 | .630 | |||||
| - | - | New England Collegiate Conference Tournament (Loss to Massachusetts-Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, and part of the University of Massachusetts system... 61-50) |
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| 1997-98 | Scott Hicks | 19 | 8 | .704 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Division II Tournament (Loss to Merrimack Merrimack College Merrimack College is an independent college in the Roman Catholic, Augustinian tradition located in North Andover, Massachusetts, north of Boston, Massachusetts. It offers undergraduate degrees in business, education, science, engineering, and the liberal arts... 92-82) |
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| 1998-99 | Scott Hicks | 14 | 14 | .500 | |||||
| - | - | ECAC Division II Tournament (Loss to Merrimack 76-62) |
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| 1999–2000 | Scott Hicks | 11 | 17 | .393 | |||||
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| 2000-01 | Scott Beeten | 6 | 22 | .214 | |||||
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| Division I (America East Conference America East Conference The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring... ) (2001–Present) |
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| 2001-02 | Scott Beeten Will Brown Will Brown (basketball coach) Will Brown is an American college men's basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Albany Great Danes basketball team... |
8 | 20 | .286 | 5 | 11 | .313 | T-8th | America East Conference Tournament 2002 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2002 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Northeastern Huskies at Matthews Arena . The final was held at Case Gym on the campus of Boston University. Vermont gained its fifth America East Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Maine... (Quarterfinal Loss to Hartford Hartford Hawks The Hartford Hawks are the athletic teams of the University of Hartford. The school sponsors 18 varsity sports , all of which compete in the Division I America East Conference. The Hawks' colors are scarlet and white.-Teams:... 65-49) |
| 2002-03 | Will Brown | 7 | 21 | .250 | 3 | 13 | .188 | T-9th | America East Conference Tournament 2003 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2003 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Boston University Terriers at Walter Brown Arena . The final was held at Patrick Gym on the campus of the University of Vermont. Vermont gained its first ever America East Championship and an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament... (Quarterfinal Loss to Vermont University of Vermont The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or... 81-62) |
| 2003-04 | Will Brown | 5 | 23 | .179 | 3 | 13 | .167 | 10th | America East Conference Tournament 2004 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2004 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was hosted by the Boston University Terriers at Walter Brown Arena . The final was held at Patrick Gym on the campus of the University of Vermont. Vermont gained its second consecutive berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over Maine... (First Round Loss New Hampshire University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire is a public university in the University System of New Hampshire , United States. The main campus is in Durham, New Hampshire. An additional campus is located in Manchester. With over 15,000 students, UNH is the largest university in New Hampshire. The university is... 43-38) |
| 2004-05 | Will Brown | 13 | 15 | .464 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament 2005 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2005 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 4–6 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held on March 12, at Patrick Gym on the campus of the University of Vermont. Vermont gained its third consecutive berth to the NCAA Tournament with its win over... (Quarterfinal loss to Binghamton 76-70) |
| 2005-06 | Will Brown | 21 | 11 | .656 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament 2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2006 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–5 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held March 11 at the Recreation and Convocation Center at the University at Albany. Albany gained its first ever berth in the NCAA Tournament with its win over... (Quarterfinal Win over UMBC 79-65) (Semifinal Win over New Hampshire 67-54) (Championship Win over Vermont 80-67) NCAA 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2005–06 basketball season... First Round (Loss to UConn Connecticut Huskies The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice... 72-59) |
| 2006-07 | Will Brown | 23 | 10 | .697 | 13 | 3 | .813 | 2nd | America East Conference Tournament 2007 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2007 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 2–4 at Agganis Arena. The final was held March 10 at Patrick Gym. The Albany Great Danes won the tournament to advance to their second consecutive berth in the NCAA tournament. Albany was given the 13th seed in the South Regional... (Quarterfinal Win over New Hampshire 64-47) (Semifinal Win over Boston U. Boston University Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers... 59-49) (Championship Win over Vermont 60-59) NCAA 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season... First Round (Loss to Virginia Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball program represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA's Division I. The team is coached by Tony Bennett.-Statistics:-Retired numbers:-Retired jerseys:... 84-57) |
| 2007-08 | Will Brown | 15 | 15 | .500 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament 2008 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2008 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 7–9 at the Binghamton University Events Center. The final was held March 15 at the Retriever Activities Center. As winners, the UMBC Retrievers win an automatic berth to the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament for... (Quarterfinal Loss to Boston U. 68-64 in OT) |
| 2008-09 | Will Brown | 15 | 16 | .484 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 7th | America East Conference Tournament 2009 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2009 America East Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 6–8 through at SEFCU Arena place on the University at Albany campus. The final was held on March 14 at the Events Center, the home court of the Binghamton Bearcats, who were the highest remaining seed.The Bearcats earned their... (Quarterfinal Win vs. Vermont 56-52 in OT) (Semifinal Loss vs. UMBC 64-58) |
| 2009-10 | Will Brown | 7 | 25 | .219 | 2 | 14 | .143 | 9th | America East Conference Tournament 2010 America East Men's Basketball Tournament -Trivia:*Binghamton was initially slated as the #5 seed in the tournament. However, due to a series of scandals surrounding the program, the Bearcats announced they would sit out the tournament. According to The New York Times, the conference's other members pressured Binghamton to sit out.... (Quarterfinal Loss to Stony Brook 68-59) |
| 2010-11 | Will Brown | 16 | 16 | .500 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament 2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament The 2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament will be held from March 3–6 at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut... (Quarterfinal Loss to Stony Brook 67-61) |
| Albany Totals: | 1132 | 864 | .576 | 73 | 87 | .456 | |||
All-Time Results on National Television
| Date | Arena | Location | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Network |
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| February 17, 2006 | Stuart C. Siegel Center Stuart C. Siegel Center Stuart C. Siegel Center is a multi-purpose facility on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. The facility's main component is the 7,500- seat Verizon Wireless Arena. It also served as a student recreational area until the new Cary Street Gym complex was built... |
Richmond, VA Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
Albany | 67 | Virginia Commonwealth | 70 | ESPNU ESPNU ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced... |
| March 11, 2006 | SEFCU Arena | Albany, NY Albany, New York Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, the seat of Albany County, and the central city of New York's Capital District. Roughly north of New York City, Albany sits on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River... |
Vermont | 67 | Albany | 80 | ESPN2 ESPN2 ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,... |
| March 17, 2006 | Wachovia Center Wachovia Center The Wells Fargo Center is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... |
Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,... |
Albany | 59 | (2) UConn | 72 | CBS CBS Sports CBS Sports is a division of CBS Broadcasting which airs sporting events on the American television network. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.CBS... |
| February 16, 2007 | Taco Bell Arena Taco Bell Arena The Taco Bell Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena, on the campus of Boise State University, in Boise, Idaho. The arena is located on the east end of campus, between West Campus Lane & Cesar Chavez Circle, immediately northwest of Bronco Stadium.... |
Boise, ID Boise, Idaho Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,... |
Albany | 82 | Boise State | 83 | ESPNU |
| March 10, 2007 | Patrick Gym Patrick Gym The Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium is a 3,228 seat multi-purpose arena in Burlington, Vermont. It was built in 1963. It is used mainly as the home arena of the University of Vermont Catamounts. It hosted the 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2010 America East men's basketball tournament championship game, as the... |
Burlington, VT Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal.... |
Albany | 60 | Vermont | 59 | ESPN2 |
| March 16, 2007 | Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena Nationwide Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. It opened in 2000 and is the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets, of the NHL.... |
Columbus, OH Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city... |
Albany | 57 | Virginia | 84 | CBS, CSTV |
| December 17, 2007 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Cameron Indoor Stadium Cameron Indoor Stadium is an indoor arena located on the West Campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. It is home to the Duke Blue Devils men's and women's basketball teams, the women's volleyball team, and the men's wrestling team.... |
Durham, NC Durham, North Carolina Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census... |
Albany | 70 | (6) Duke | 111 | ESPN2 |
| December 30, 2008 | Allen Fieldhouse Allen Fieldhouse Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The arena, named in honor of Dr. Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, who coached the university's men's basketball team for 39 years, is one of college basketball's most historically significant and prestigious buildings... |
Lawrence, KS Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County... |
Albany | 43 | Kansas | 79 | ESPNU |
| November 9, 2009 | Carrier Dome Carrier Dome The Carrier Dome is a 49,250-seat domed sports stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York, USA. It is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. High school football championships are also held in "The... |
Syracuse, NY Syracuse, New York Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603... |
Albany | 43 | Syracuse | 75 | ESPNU |
| December 30, 2009 | Dean Smith Center Dean Smith Center The Dean E. Smith Student Activities Center, usually called simply the Smith Center and popularly referred to as the Dean Dome is a multi-purpose arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The arena is home to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels men's basketball team, and temporary... |
Chapel Hill, NC Chapel Hill, North Carolina Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care... |
Albany | 70 | (9) North Carolina | 87 | ESPNU |
ESPNU Bracketbuster & Return Games
| Date | Arena | Location | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Network |
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| February 17, 2006 | Stuart C. Siegel Center | Richmond, VA | Albany | 67 | Virginia Commonwealth | 70 | ESPNU ESPNU ESPNU is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced by, affiliated with and owned by parent network ESPN. ESPNU originates out of ESPN Regional Television's ESPNU (often referred to as The U) is a television channel that specializes in college sports, and is produced... |
| December 6, 2006 | SEFCU Arena | Albany, NY | Virginia Commonwealth | 57 | Albany | 75 | |
| February 16, 2007 | Taco Bell Arena | Boise, ID | Albany | 82 | Boise State | 83 | ESPNU |
| December 22, 2007 | SEFCU Arena | Albany, NY | Boise State | 74 | Albany | 68 | |
| February 23, 2008 | Koessler Athletic Center Koessler Athletic Center Koessler Athletic Center is a 2,176-seat multi-purpose arena in Buffalo, New York. It was built in 1968, is home to the Canisius College Golden Griffins basketball team, and in 2009 became the home to the Buffalo Stampede. It also serves as the home to the Monsignor Martin Athletic Association... |
Buffalo, NY Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the... |
Albany | 60 | Canisius | 64 | |
| December 23, 2008 | SEFCU Arena | Albany, NY | Canisius | 46 | Albany | 74 | |
Big Purple Growl Results
| Date | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | RACC/SEFCU Attendance (4,538 Capacity) |
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| January 29, 1998 | New Haven | 79 | Albany | 87 | 2,327 |
| February 6, 1999 | Sacred Heart | 55 | Albany | 70 | 2.635 |
| February 5, 2000 | Stony Brook | 53 | Albany | 67 | 4,017 |
| February 3, 2001 | Army | 86 | Albany | 88 | 3,006 |
| February 10, 2002 | Vermont | 45 | Albany | 61 | 2,712 |
| February 8, 2003 | Maine | 82 | Albany | 71 | 3,961 |
| February 7, 2004 | New Hampshire | 60 | Albany | 54 | 3,721 |
| February 5, 2005 | New Hampshire | 68 | Albany | 81 | 4,091 |
| February 4, 2006 | Boston U. | 60 | Albany | 71 | 4,538 |
| February 3, 2007 | Binghamton | 52 | Albany | 65 | 4,538 |
| February 2, 2008 | Stony Brook | 46 | Albany | 64 | 4,538 |
| February 7, 2009 | Vermont | 79 | Albany | 70 | 4,538 |
| February 6, 2010 | Boston U. | 68 | Albany | 53 | 4,410 |
| February 5, 2011 | Hartford | 59 | Albany | 62 | 4,037 |
Points
| Rank | Player | Years | Games | PPG Avg. | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamar Wilson | 2002–2007 | 120 | 18.0 | 2164 |
| 2 | Gary Holway | 1955–1959 | 89 | 20.8 | 1851 |
| 3 | Jason Graber | 1990–1994 | 88 | 20.3 | 1608 |
| 4 | Tim Ambrose | 2007-2011 | 124 | 12.8 | 1582 |
| 5 | Morrison Teague | 1985–1989 | 109 | 14.0 | 1526 |
| 6 | Don Cohen | 1957–1961 | 101 | 14.5 | 1466 |
| 7 | Andre Duncan | 1994–1998 | 107 | 13.6 | 1453 |
| 8 | Barry Cavanaugh | 1975–1979 | 99 | 14.3 | 1414 |
| 9 | Rich Margison | 1966–1969 | 67 | 21.0 | 1409 |
| 10 | Will Brand | 1998–2002 | 112 | 12.5 | 1405 |
| 11 | Adam Ursprung | 1983–1987 | 101 | 13.9 | 1404 |
Assists
| Rank | Player | Years | Games | Ast. Avg. | Total Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Croutier | 1981–1985 | 107 | 6.0 | 644 |
| 2 | Jamar Wilson | 2002–2007 | 120 | 4.1 | 488 |
| 3 | Gary Trevett | 1973–1977 | 86 | 4.7 | 406 |
| 4 | Mike Cinque | 1985–1987 | 55 | 7.1 | 389 |
| 5 | Stephen Sauers | 1986–1990 | 96 | 4.0 | 386 |
| 6 | Todd Cetnar | 1988–1991 | 109 | 3.4 | 367 |
| 7 | Winston Royal | 1975–1980 | 89 | 4.1 | 362 |
| 8 | Stephen Mulderry | 1987–1990 | 76 | 4.3 | 325 |
| 9 | Garry Murray | 1990–1994 | 103 | 3.0 | 312 |
| 10 | Rob Clune | 1977–1981 | 106 | 2.9 | 306 |
Rebounds
| Rank | Player | Years | Games | Reb. Avg. | Total Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Cohen | 1957–1961 | 101 | 13.0 | 1317 |
| 2 | Gary Holway | 1955–1959 | 89 | 13.8 | 1225 |
| 3 | Jim Oppedisano | 1960–1963 | 79 | 11.6 | 920 |
| 4 | Adam Ursprung | 1983–1987 | 101 | 9.0 | 913 |
| 5 | Barry Cavanaugh | 1975–1979 | 99 | 7.9 | 778 |
| 6 | John Dieckelman | 1980–1983 | 82 | 9.1 | 745 |
| 7 | Morrison Teague | 1985–1989 | 109 | 6.6 | 723 |
| 8 | Scott Price | 1966–1969 | 68 | 10.4 | 707 |
| 9 | Andre Duncan | 1994–1998 | 107 | 6.5 | 696 |
| 10 | Will Brand | 1998–2002 | 112 | 6.1 | 688 |
External links
- Albany athletics official website