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LIU Sharks Men's Basketball
The LIU Sharks men's basketball team represents Long Island University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at their Brooklyn Campus in the Steinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center, formerly known as the Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center, and are members of the Northeast Conference. Their current head coach is Rod Strickland who was hired in June 2022. The Sharks have appeared seven times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2018. The LIU Sharks are the result of the July 1, 2019 unification of the athletic departments which had previously represented two separate campuses of LIU, the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers. History Blackbirds The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds team represented the Brooklyn campus of LIU. Following Long Island University's founding in 1927, it soon entered intercollegiate athletic competition. Initially, its sports teams wore blue uniforms and became known as the Blue De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Island University
Long Island University (LIU) is a private university in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York, United States. The university enrolls over 16,000 students and offers over 500 academic programs at its main campuses, LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post on Long Island, in addition to non-residential locations and online. The LIU Sharks athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as a Northeast Conference member. LIU hosts and sponsors the annual George Polk Awards in journalism. History 20th century LIU was chartered in 1926 in Brooklyn, by the New York State Education Department to provide "effective and moderately priced education" to people from "all walks of life." LIU Brooklyn is located in Downtown Brooklyn, at the corner of Flatbush and DeKalb Avenues. The main building adjoins the 1920s movie house Paramount Theatre (Brooklyn), Paramount Theatre; the building retains much of the original decorative detail and a fully operational Wurlitzer organ. The campus consists of nine academic buildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clair Bee
Clair Francis Bee (March 2, 1896 – May 20, 1983) was an American basketball coach who led the team at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York to undefeated seasons in 1936 and 1939, as well as two National Invitation Tournament titles in 1939 and 1941. Biography Bee was born in Grafton, West Virginia to James Edward Bee (1871–1933) and Margaret Ann Skinner. Later, Bee was a graduate of Waynesburg University (then Waynesburg College) where he played football, baseball, and tennis. Bee's teams posted a winning record in 21 of his 23 seasons, and compiled a 43-game winning streak from 1935 to 1937. Bee holds the Division I NCAA record for highest winning percentage, winning 83% of the games he was head coach. Bee resigned in 1951 after several of his players were implicated in the CCNY Point Shaving Scandal. LIU shut down its athletic program shortly afterward. Bee also coached the football team at LIU until it was disbanded in 1940. He coached the National Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kellogg
Derek William Kellogg (born June 20, 1973) is an American college basketball coach who currently serves as an assistant coach for Creighton. Kellogg previously served as head coach of the Massachusetts Minutemen, his alma mater, being named to the position on April 23, 2008, replacing Travis Ford, who left to take the head coaching job at Oklahoma State University. He was removed from the position on March 9, 2017. After being let go by the Minutemen, he was named head coach of the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, which represented the school's Brooklyn campus. He was named the first head coach of the current LIU team upon its formation in July 2019 when LIU merged the Brooklyn athletic program with that of its Post campus, creating a new program that now competes as the LIU Sharks, and served in that role until he was fired and replaced by Rod Strickland on June 30, 2022. After his firing from LIU, Kellogg returned to his alma mater UMass as an assistant coach for one season before ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern College Athletic Conference
The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) is a college athletic conference comprising schools that compete in 15 sports (13 men's and 13 women's). It has 220 member institutions in NCAA Divisions I, II, and III, ranging in location from Maine to South Carolina and west to Missouri. Most or all members belong to at least one other athletic conference. The ECAC was founded as the Central Office for Eastern Intercollegiate Athletics in 1938, largely through the efforts of James Lynah of Cornell University. In 1983, the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (EAIAW) was consolidated into the ECAC. Most member schools are in other conferences as well, but through the ECAC they are able to participate in sports that their main conferences do not offer. Its headquarters are located in Danbury, Connecticut. The ECAC also now offers esports competitions to its member schools. Membership Division I As of fall 2023, there are 78 Division I members. Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1966–67 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Winston-Salem State University and Winston-Salem's Earl Monroe was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *indicates a tie Regionals New England *Consolation- Northeastern 80, American International 53 *Consolation- Rochester 76, Buffalo State 70 Mideast - Akron, Ohio Location: Memorial Hall Host: University of Akron *Third Place - Baldwin–Wallace 106, Mount St. Mary's 82 East - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Location: Philadelphia Armory Host: Drexel Institute of Technology *Third Place -Wagner 61, Drexel 53 South - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville *Third Place - Tennessee State 65, Stet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgeport Purple Knights
The Bridgeport Purple Knights are the athletic teams that represent the University of Bridgeport, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Purple Knights compete as members of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference for most sports. Knights Field is a 950-seat multipurpose stadium located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It is primarily used as the soccer and lacrosse stadium of the Purple Knights. Varsity teams Individual sports Gymnastics In 2012, The University of Bridgeport women's gymnastics team won their fourth straight USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships. Also, in 2013 UB women's gymnastics team won their fifth consecutive USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championship. Soccer Seth Roland was head coach of the soccer team from 1987 to 1992. National championships Team Notable alumni Baseball * John Papa - pitcher, Baltimore Orioles * Phil Nastu - pitcher, San Francisco Giants * Tom Shopay - outfielder, New Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division basketball as a culmination of the 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's Sam Smith named Most Outstanding Player. Increase in number of participating teams In September 1965, the NCAA granted the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) an automatic berth in the NCAA College Division tournament. Tommy Niland, head coach of Le Moyne, which had received an at-large berth to each of the previous two NCAA tournaments, said that he was generally in favor of automatic qualification for the tournament, but, with one less at-large bid available, and the NCAA limiting how many teams from each area of the country enter the tournament, it would now be more difficult for teams in the northeast to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference
The Metropolitan Collegiate Conference (MCC) was a college athletic conference that existed from 1965 until 1969. The participating schools were exclusively from New York and New Jersey. The 10 founding members of the conference in 1965 were: Manhattan, Long Island University, New York University, Hofstra, Fairleigh Dickinson, Saint Peter's, Seton Hall, Iona, Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ... and St. Francis. For the 1967–68 season NYU left the conference to become an independent, and for the 1968–69 season St. Francis followed. By 1969 the conference was defunct. Men's basketball champions References {{US-sport-stub Defunct college sports conferences in the United States Defunct NCAA Division I conferences Sports leagues established in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1964–65 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Jerry Sloan named the Most Outstanding Player for the second consecutive year. Regional participants Regionals Mideast - Akron, Ohio Location: Memorial Hall Host: Municipal University of Akron *Third Place - Steubenville 94, Randolph–Macon 68 Northeast - DeWitt, New York Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center Host: Le Moyne College *Third Place - Hartwick 70, Le Moyne 68 South Central - Louisville, Kentucky Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine College *Third Place - Norfolk State 91, Bethune–Cookman 74 East - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College *Third Place - Cheyney 52, Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofstra Pride Men's Basketball
The Hofstra Pride men's basketball team, known until 2000 as the Hofstra Flying Dutchmen, is the basketball team that represents Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, United States. Hofstra played its first game in 1936, and currently competes in the Coastal Athletic Association. Hofstra has appeared four times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2001. Arenas The Hofstra Pride play their games at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. They have played many games at Madison Square Garden, winning the Holiday Festival in 1998, 1999, and 2006. Hofstra is 10–9 all-time at the Garden. Hofstra has also played various games at Barclays Center and the Nassau Coliseum throughout its history. Pride in the NBA 6 former Hofstra Pride players have played at least one game in the NBA. Pride in international leagues * Eli Pemberton - Israeli Basketball Premier League Team records Longest win streaks Source: Hofstra Record Book Nota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wagner Seahawks Men's Basketball
The Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents Wagner College in Staten Island, New York, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. They are currently led by head coach Donald Copeland and play their home games at the Spiro Sports Center. The Seahawks made appearances in the NCAA Tournament in 2003 and 2024. Postseason results NCAA Division I tournament results The Seahawks have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament twice. Their record is 1–2. NCAA Division II tournament results The Seahawks have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament three times. Their combined record is 3–3. NIT results The Seahawks have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) four times. Their combined record is 1–4. Players NBA No players from Wagner have ever appeared in the National Basketball Association. Wagner has had three players selected in the NBA draft: * Terrance Bailey, 1987 NBA draft, 42nd overall * Ray Hodge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
