LIU Sharks men's basketball

UniversityLong Island UniversityHead coachRod Strickland (4th season)LocationBrooklyn, New YorkArenaSteinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center
(capacity: 3,000/17,732)ConferenceNortheast ConferenceNicknameSharksColorsBlue and gold
NCAA Division I tournament appearancesDivision I
1981, 1984, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2026

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Division II
1962*, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971*, 1973*, 1974*. 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1987*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 2002*, 2003*, 2008*, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*Pre-tournament Helms national champions1939Conference tournament championsLIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
1981, 1984, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018

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LIU Post Pioneers
1990, 1991, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

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LIU Sharks
2026Conference regular-season championsLIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Metro NY: 1936, 1937, 1939
Tri-State: 1965, 1966, 1967
NEC: 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012

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LIU Post Pioneers
ECC: 1990, 1991, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012

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LIU Sharks
NEC: 2026NIT champions1939, 1941

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= LIU Sharks
= LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
* = LIU Post Pioneers

The LIU Sharks men's basketball team represents Long Island University in NCAA Division Ibasketball competition. They play their home games in the Steinberg Wellness Center at their Brooklyn Campus and Barclays 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 eight times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2026.

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.