Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Florida A&M Rattlers
Florida A&M Rattlers
	2025–26 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team
University	Florida A&M University
Head coach	Charlie Ward (1st season)
Location	Tallahassee, Florida
Arena	Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center ; (capacity: 9,639)
Conference	SWAC
Nickname	Rattlers
Colors	Green and orange;
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1959, 1962, 1978*
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1957, 1959, 1962, 1978, 1999, 2004, 2007
Conference tournament champions
	SIAC: 1942, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1967, 1977, 1978; MEAC: 1991, 1999, 2004, 2007
Uniforms
Home	Away
	* at Division II level

The Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. The school's team currently competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2007. Their home arena is the Teaching Gym/Alfred Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center, which seats a maximum of 9,639.

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Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1999	16	First round	Duke	L 58–99
2004	16	Opening Round First round	Lehigh Kentucky	W 72–57 L 76–96
2007	16	Opening Round	Niagara	L 69–77

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional semifinals	North Carolina Central	L 61–78
1959	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Lincoln (MO) North Carolina A&T	W 90–73 L 75–98
1962	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Youngstown State Wittenbert	W 74–60 L 33–35
1978	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Livingston Central Florida	W 72–69 L 78–85

Postseason results