Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
	2020–21 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
University	Mount St. Mary's University
Head coach	Dan Engelstad (3rd season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Emmitsburg, Maryland
Arena	Knott Arena ; (Capacity: 3,121)
Nickname	Mountaineers
Colors	Blue and White[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
	1962*
NCAA Tournament Runner-up
	1981*
NCAA Tournament Final Four
	1957, 1961, 1962, 1981, 1985*
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017
Conference Tournament Champions
	Mason–Dixon Conference; 1944, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1986, 1988 Northeast Conference; 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1996, 2017; ; *= At the Division II level

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. The team's current head coach is Dan Engelstad, competes in the Northeast Conference, and plays their home games at Knott Arena. The team has played in five NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournaments by virtue of winning the NEC tournament. They were NCAA Division II National Champions in 1962 and NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981.

Mount Saint Mary's basketball program is likely best known for the career of legendary head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's for 49 years, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Mount St. Mary's player Gregory Graves takes a shot during a game against LIU Brooklyn at Knott Arena on January 2, 2016.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mountaineers have played five previous NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	#16	First Round	#1 Kentucky	L 67–113
1999	#16	First Round	#1 Michigan State	L 53–76
2008	#16	Opening Round First Round	#16 Coppin State #1 North Carolina	W 69–60 L 74–113
2014	#16	First Four	#16 Albany	L 64–71
2017	#16	First Four First Round	#16 New Orleans #1 Villanova	W 67–66 L 56–76

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 25–17.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	First Round Second Round Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	CCNY North Carolina Central Rider Kentucky Wesleyan Cal State Los Angeles	W 93–84 W 106–88 W 86–66 L 81–99 W 82–72
1961	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Virginia Union Albright Austin Peay Wittenberg South Dakota State	W 83–80 W 82–76 W 96–78 L 49–65 L 76–77
1962	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Albright Hofstra Wittenberg Southern Illinois Sacramento State	W 67–64 OT W 66–54 W 43–39 W 58–57 W 58–57 OT
1963	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Bloomsburg Philadelphia	L 61–76 L 48–54
1967	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Akron Baldwin-Wallace	L 72–98 L 82–106
1969	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Norfolk State Oglethorpe	W 95–80 L 56–74
1970	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Stetson Old Dominion	L 77–78 L 90–93
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	UMBC Roanoke	L 74–79 W 93–89
1980	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Virginia Union Benedict	L 70–72 W 84–82
1981	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Cheyney Elizabeth City State Northern Michigan Green Bay Florida Southern	W 81–75 W 78–76 W 88–74 W 76–60 L 68–73
1982	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Virginia State UDC	W 90–86 L 66–67
1985	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Randolph-Macon Winston-Salem State C.W. Post South Dakota State	W 62–52 3OT W 63–56 W 69–67 L 71–78
1986	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Winston-Salem State Norfolk State	W 74–71 L 75–78
1987	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Virginia Union Norfolk State	W 94–84 L 66–70

NIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	First Round	Illinois State	L 49–73

CIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round	James Madison	L 58–69

Mountaineers in professional basketball

The following Mountaineer players have played in the NBA:

The following Mountaineer players have played in other professional leagues:

John F. Sullivan, American Basketball League[Junior robinson] Euro league

References

MSMU Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.

External links

Official website

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[1] MSMU Graphic Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 23, 2016.

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
Venues	Knott Arena (1987–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA national championship in bold

Northeast Conference men's basketball
Teams	Bryant Bulldogs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights LIU Sharks Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Sacred Heart Pioneers St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Saint Francis Red Flash Wagner Seahawks
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20