Alabama State Hornets Basketball
The Alabama State Hornets basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The school's team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Hornets have appeared five times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2025. Alabama State has one win all-time at the NCAA tournament, defeating Saint Francis in the First Four at the 2025 NCAA tournament. AAMU basketball rivalry The Alabama State-AAMU basketball rivalry is annually the highest attended and most anticipated series for both schools. Postseason results NCAA Division I The Hornets have appeared in the NCAA tournament five times. Their record is 1–5. NCAA Division II The Hornets appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament twice. Their record was 0–3. NIT results The Hornets have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their rec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA's NCAA Division I, Division I for most sports; in College football, football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly referred to as Division I-AA. The SWAC is considered the premier HBCU conference and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni affiliated with professional sports teams, particularly in football. On the gridiron, the conference has been the biggest draw on the Football Championship Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level of the NCAA, leading the nation in average home attendance every year except one since FCS has been in existence. In 1994, the SWAC fell just 40,000 fans short of be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2009 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament that determined the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball national champion for the 2008–09 season. The 71st annual edition of the tournament began on March 17, 2009, and concluded with the championship game on April 6 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The University of North Carolina defeated Michigan State to become the champion. It was the Tar Heels 5th title, and 2nd under Roy Williams. The 2009 tournament was the first time the Final Four had a minimum seating capacity of 70,000, and by having most of the tournament in the February Sweeps of the Nielsen Ratings due to the digital television transition in the United States on June 12, 2009, this was the last NCAA basketball tournament, in all three divisions, to air on analog television. Prior to the start of the tournament, the top ranked team was Louisville in bot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2008 National Invitation Tournament
The 2008 National Invitation Tournament (known through sponsorship as the MasterCard NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 71st annual tournament began on March 18 on campus sites and ended on April 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Each regular season conference champion that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the NIT Selection Committee. The first, second, and third rounds were played on the higher seeded team's home court, with the semi-finals and finals played at Madison Square Garden. The Ohio State Buckeyes won the tournament. Selection Committee The 2008 NIT Selection Committee consists of the following former college basketball coaches and administrators: * Rudy Davalos * Don DeVoe * Gene Keady * Reggie Min ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1983 National Invitation Tournament
The 1983 National Invitation Tournament was the 1983 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Thirty-two teams accepted invitations to the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009 11/7/09 * Alabama State * * [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 which are selected annually. From its founding in 1938 to 2022, the semifinals and finals were always played at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York City. Predating the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament by one year, the NIT was considered the most prestigious post-season showcase for college basketball before its status was superseded in the mid-1950s by the NCAA tournament. A second, much more recent "NIT" tournament is played in November and known as the NIT Season Tip-Off. Formerly the "Preseason NIT" (and still sometimes referred to as such colloquially), it was founded in 1985. Unlike the postseason NIT, its final rounds are played at Madison Square Garden. Both tournaments were operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1975 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
The 1975 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1974–75 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Old Dominion University and Old Dominion's Wilson Washington was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College *Third Place - Hartford 102, Sacred Heart 91 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University *Third Place - Philadelphia U 80, Hartwick 75 South Central - New Orleans, Louisiana Location: Human Performance Center Host: University of New Orleans *Third Place - Southern 103, West Georgia 98 West - Irvine, California Location: Crawford Hall Host: University of California, Irvine *Third Place - UC Davis 84, UC Irvine 70 North C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Orleans Privateers Men's Basketball
The New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represents the University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The school's team currently competes as a member of the Southland Conference. They are currently led by head coach Stacy Hollowell and play their home games at Lakefront Arena. Of the 13 head coaches in the history of UNO basketball, four of them are native Hoosier_Hysteria, Hoosiers: Ron Greene (1969-1976), Don Smith (basketball coach), Don Smith (1979-1985), Monte Towe (2001-2006) and Mark Slessinger (2011–2024) Head coaches Conference affiliations * 1969–70 to 1975–76 – NCAA Division II independent schools, NCAA Division II Independent * 1976–77 to 1979–80 – Sun Belt Conference * 1980–81 to 1986–87 – NCAA Division I independent schools, NCAA Division I Independent * 1987–88 to 1990–91 – American South Conference * 1991–92 to 2009–10 – Sun Belt Conference * 2010–11 to 2012–13 – NCAA Division I independent schoo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1972 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
The 1972 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 1971-72 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by Roanoke, with Roanoke's Hal Johnston named the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Worcester, Massachusetts Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College *Third Place - Bridgeport 107, Sacred Heart 89 Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville *Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 68, Wittenberg 64 Midwest - St. Louis, Missouri Location: Mark Twain Building Host: University of Missouri-Saint Louis *Third Place - South Dakota 113, St. Olaf 91 South Atlantic - Salem, Virginia Location: Salem Civic Center Host: Roanoke College *Third Place - Florida ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament (officially styled by the NCAA as a "Championship" instead of a "Tournament") is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States (plus one school in Canada) that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions grouped in Division I. The tournament, originally known as the NCAA College Division Basketball Championship, was established in 1957, immediately after the NCAA subdivided its member schools into the University Division (today's Division I) and College Division. It became the Division II championship in 1974, when the NCAA split the College Division into the limited-scholarship Division II and the non-scholarship Division III, and added the "Men's" designation in 1982 when the NCAA began sponsoring a Division II women's championship. Like all other NCAA basketball divisions for men and women, the champion is decided ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024–25 Auburn Tigers Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his 11th season at Auburn. The team played its home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama. Pearl won his 214th game for Auburn at Texas on January 7, surpassing Joel Eaves for the most wins in school history. Auburn finished the regular season with a 32–6 overall record and a 15–3 mark in SEC play, earning the program the No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA tournament. As the No. 1 seed in the 2025 SEC Tournament, held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Auburn began its postseason run in the quarterfinals with a 62–57 victory over No. 8 seed Ole Miss. In the semifinals, the Tigers faced No. 4 seed Tennessee and were narrowly defeated 70–65, ending their bid for the conference tournament title. In the First Round of the 2025 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash Men's Basketball Team
The 2024–25 Saint Francis Red Flash men's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Red Flash, led by 13th-year head coach Rob Krimmel, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. Previous season The Red Flash Red Flash is a soft drink sold by The Coca-Cola Company in the Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural list of regions of the United ... finished the 2023–24 season 8–21, 3–13 in NEC play to finish in eighth place. They were defeated by Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament, Preseason polls Northeast Conference poll The Northeast Conference released its preseason coaches' poll on October 24, 2024. The Red Flash were picked to finish tied for last in the conference. ''() first-place ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2025 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2024–25 season. The 86th annual edition of the tournament began on March 18, 2025, and concluded on April 7 with the championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) broke the record for the most bids earned to the tournament, with 14 of the 16 teams qualifying. Each regional final game had an SEC team playing. The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) had historic lows, with only four teams earning bids, the smallest percentage of the conference since tournament expansion in 1975. Big South champion High Point, Big West champion UC San Diego, Ohio Valley champion SIU Edwardsville, and Summit League champion Omaha made their tournament debuts. ASUN champion Lipscomb made its second-ever appearance, its first since 2018. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |