The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in

Emmitsburg, Maryland Emmitsburg is a town in Frederick County, Maryland, Frederick County, Maryland, United States, south of the Mason-Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania. Founded in 1785, Emmitsburg is the home of Mount St. Mary's University. The town ...

, United States. The team's current head coach is Dan Engelstad, it competed in the

Northeast Conference The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...

from 1989 until July 1, 2022, after which, they will join the

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC, ) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I. Of its current 11 full members, 10 are located in three states of the northeastern United States: Connecticut, New Jersey, and ...

. The Mountaineers play their home games at

Knott Arena Knott Arena is a multi-purpose sports arena at Mount Saint Mary's University, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. It was built in 1987 and is home to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team. It features a main arena/convocation center with ...

. 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 NCAA Division II (D-II) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environmen ...

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 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.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mountaineers have played six previous NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–6.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

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

NIT results

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

CIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ...

(CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Mountaineers in professional basketball

The following Mountaineer players have played in the NBA: *

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The following Mountaineer players have played in other professional leagues: * John F. Sullivan, American Basketball League unior robinsonEuro league

References

External links

* {{Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball navbox *