The Queens Royals men's basketball team represents the
Queens University of Charlotte
The Queens University of Charlotte is a private university in Charlotte, North Carolina. It has approximately 2,300 undergraduate and graduate students through the College of Arts and Sciences, the McColl School of Business, the Wayland H. Cato, ...
in
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populo ...
, United States. The Royals joined the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
Division I ASUN Conference on July 1, 2022 after nine seasons in the
Division II South Atlantic Conference
The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the southeastern United States. The SAC was founded in 1975 as a ...
. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Royals will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2026–27 season.
The team, currently led by first-year head coach
Grant Leonard
Grant Leonard (born August 20, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Queens Royals men's basketball team. Early life
Leonard was born on August 20, 1980, and grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. H ...
, plays its home games at
Curry Arena.
History
Queens fielded its first men's basketball team in the 1989-90 season; Dale Layer was the team's first head coach.
Postseason results
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Royals appeared in the
NCAA Division II tournament fifteen times. Their combined record was 21–14.
See also
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Queens Royals women's basketball
References
External links
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