The Long Island Blackbirds men's basketball team represents Long Island University

The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University

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, located in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

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, New York

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 in NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 Division I basketball

Basketball

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 competition. They play their home games at the Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center

Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center

Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center is a 2,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Brooklyn, New York. It was built in 2006 and is home to the Long Island University Blackbirds basketball team. It hosted the finals of the 2011 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament.-External Links:*...

 and are members of the Northeast Conference

Northeast Conference

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. Their current head coach is Jim Ferry.

NCAA Tournament results

The Blackbirds have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments

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...

. Their combined record is 0–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1981 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1981, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...	First Round	Virginia Commonwealth	L 69–85
1984 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1984 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 53 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1984, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in Seattle, Washington. A total of...	Preliminary Round	Northeastern	L 87–90
1997 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...	First Round	Villanova	L 91–101
2011 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....	Second Round	North Carolina	L 87–102

NIT results

The Blackbirds have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

The National Invitation Tournament is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. There are two NIT events each season. The first, played in November and known as the Dick's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off , was founded in 1985...

s. Their combined record is 7–8 and they were tournament champions in 1939 and 1941.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1938 1938 National Invitation Tournament The 1938 National Invitation Tournament was the 1938 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. It was the inaugural National Invitational Tournament and was won by Temple.-Selected teams:...	Quarterfinals	NYU	L 37–39
1939 1939 National Invitation Tournament The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	Quarterfinals Semfinals Championship Game	New Mexico A&M Bradley Loyola (IL)	W 52–45 W 36–33 W 45–32
1940 1940 National Invitation Tournament The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	Quarterfinals	DePaul	L 38–45
1941 1941 National Invitation Tournament The 1941 National Invitation Tournament was the 1941 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	Quarterfinals Semfinals Championship Game	Westminster Seton Hall Ohio	W 48–36 W 49–26 W 56–42
1942 1942 National Invitation Tournament The 1942 National Invitation Tournament was the 1942 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	Quarterfinals	West Virginia	L 49–58
1947 1947 National Invitation Tournament The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	Quarterfinals	Kentucky	L 62–66
1950 1950 National Invitation Tournament The 1950 National Invitation Tournament was the 1950 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. For the only time in history, the same school won both the NIT and NCAA tournaments as CCNY took both championships, beating Bradley in both finals...	Quarterfinals	Syracuse	L 52–80
1968 1968 National Invitation Tournament The 1968 National Invitation Tournament was the 1968 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....	First Round Quarterfinals	Bradley Notre Dame	W 80–77 L 60–62
1982 1982 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:...	First Round	Illinois	L 78–126
1998 1998 National Invitation Tournament -Semifinals & Finals:*Third Place - Georgia 95, Fresno State 79Minnesota later forfeited its entire 1997-98 schedule due to an academic fraud scandal....	First Round	Dayton	L 92–95

External links

• Long Island Blackbirds