The Wagner Seahawks men's basketball team represents
Wagner College
Wagner College is a private university in Staten Island, New York. It was established in 1883 and, as of the 2023–2024 academic year, it enrolled approximately 1,932 students, including 1,592 undergraduates and 340 graduates. Its theatre prog ...
in
Staten Island
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,
New York
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, United States. The school's team currently competes 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 ...
. 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
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...
(NIT) four times. Their combined record is 1–4.
Players
NBA
No players from Wagner have ever appeared in the
National Basketball Association
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.
Wagner has had three players selected in the
NBA draft
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:
*
Terrance Bailey,
1987 NBA draft
The 1987 NBA draft was held on June 22, 1987, in New York City.
This draft included two future members of the NBA 50 Greatest Players list, David Robinson and Scottie Pippen, as well as fellow Hall of Famer Reggie Miller, who was named to t ...
, 42nd overall
* Ray Hodge,
1970 NBA draft
The 1970 NBA draft was the 24th annual NBA draft, draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on March 23, 1970, before the 1970–71 NBA season, 1970–71 season. In this draft, 17 NBA teams took turns selecting amate ...
, 119th overall
* Howard Thompkins,
1981 NBA draft
The 1981 NBA draft was the 35th annual NBA draft, draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 9, 1981, before the 1981–82 NBA season, 1981–82 season. The draft was broadcast in the United States on the NBA ...
, 189th overall
References
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