Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball

Quinnipiac Bobcats
Quinnipiac Bobcats
	2019–20 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
University	Quinnipiac University
Head coach	Baker Dunleavy (4th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Hamden, Connecticut
Arena	TD Bank Sports Center ; (Capacity: 3,570)
Nickname	Bobcats
Colors	Navy and Gold;
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1976, 1979, 1988; at Division II level

The Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represents Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently coached by Baker Dunleavy, formerly the associate head coach at Villanova, and play their home games at the People's United Center.

History

1996–2007

Joe DeSantis was the fifth head coach in Quinnipiac history. He led the Bobcats during their transition from Division II to Division I. DeSantis's best season was in 1999–2000 when the team went 18–10 and DeSantis won NEC Coach of The Year. On March 8, 2007, DeSantis was fired after 11 years.

His record was 118–188.

2007–2017

Tom Moore was hired in 2007 to replace Joe DeSantis. In Moore's first season, the team went 15–15 and finished fifth in the Northeast Conference. After a 15–16 2008-09 season, Moore and the Bobcats went 23–10, finishing first in the Northeast conference, but failed to win the conference tournament. The team received a bid to the NIT, losing in the first round to Virginia Tech, 81–61. The next season the Bobcats went 22–10 and earned a bid to the CIT, losing in the first round to Buffalo, 75–68. In 2011–12 the team finished 18–14, earned a bid to the CBI, and lost in the first round to Pennsylvania, 74–63. In 2013 Quinnipiac moved to the Metro Atlantic and went 20–12 in their first season. They earned a bid to the CIT and lost in the first round to Yale, 69–68. Moore was fired on March 7, 2017.[1]

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in three NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Bridgeport Bentley	L 86–93 L 77–83
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Bridgeport Bentley	L 75–92 L 93–104
1988	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place	New Haven Assumption	L 62–96 L 73–88

NAIA Tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	First Round	Belhaven	L 64–75
1973	First Round Second Round	Ouachita Baptist Slippery Rock	W 79–66 L 75–104

NIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2010	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 61–81

CBI results

The Bobcats have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round	Penn	L 63–74

CIT results

The Bobcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 0–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round	Buffalo	L 68–75
2014	First Round	Yale	L 68–69
2019	First Round	NJIT	L 81–92

Bobcats playing in international leagues

Evan Conti (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player and coach

References

http://www.quinnipiacbobcats.com/news/2017/3/7/quinnipiac-university-announces-mens-basketball-coaching-change.aspx

External links

Official website

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Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Burt Kahn Court (1969–2007) People's United Center (2007–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year
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

Quinnipiac University
Located in: Hamden, North Haven, Connecticut
Academics	Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University István Széchenyi Chair in International Economics Quinnipiac University School of Law
Athletics	Quinnipiac Bobcats Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's lacrosse Men's soccer Baseball People's United Center Quinnipiac Baseball Field Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference ECAC Hockey
Campus	Quinnipiac Barnacle Ireland's Great Hunger Museum Quinni-Con Quinnipiac University Polling Institute WQAQ Q30 Television
People	John L. Lahey Judy D. Olian Ronald G. Beckett