Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
College basketball team
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The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. Donny Lind is the program's current head coach since April 20, 2024. They competed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1989 until July 1, 2022, when the university joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference,[2] and play their home games at Knott Arena. The Mountaineers were NCAA College Division National Champions in 1962 and NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981. Since moving to Division I in 1989, the Mountaineers have played in seven NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2025. Mount St. Mary's has a 3–7 all-time record at the NCAA Division I tournament, with opening round wins over Coppin State, New Orleans and American.
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| University | Mount St. Mary's University | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Donny Lind (2nd season) | ||||||||||||
| Location | Emmitsburg, Maryland | ||||||||||||
| Arena | Knott Arena (capacity: 3,121) | ||||||||||||
| Conference | MAAC | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mountaineers | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Blue and white[1] | ||||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament champions | |||||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||||
| Mason–Dixon Conference - 1944, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1986, 1988 Northeast Conference - 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||||
| Northeast Conference - 1996, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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The Mount St. Mary's basketball program likely is known best for the career of head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's for 49 years, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
Postseason results
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Mountaineers have played in the NCAA Division I Tournament 7 times. Their combined record is 3–7.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1995 | #16 | First round | #1 Kentucky | L 67–113 |
| 1999 | #16 | First round | #1 Michigan State | L 53–76 |
| 2008 | #16 | Opening Round First round | #16 Coppin State #1 North Carolina | W 69–60 L 74–113 |
| 2014 | #16 | First Four | #16 Albany | L 64–71 |
| 2017 | #16 | First Four First round | #16 New Orleans #1 Villanova | W 67–66 L 56–76 |
| 2021 | #16 | First Four | #16 Texas Southern | L 52–60 |
| 2025 | #16 | First Four First round | #16 American #1 Duke | W 83–72 L 49–93 |
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 25–17.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1957 | First round Second Round Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game | CCNY North Carolina Central Rider Kentucky Wesleyan Cal State Los Angeles | W 93–84 W 106–88 W 86–66 L 81–99 W 82–72 |
| 1961 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game | Virginia Union Albright Austin Peay Wittenberg South Dakota State | W 83–80 W 82–76 W 96–78 L 49–65 L 76–77 |
| 1962 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | Albright Hofstra Wittenberg Southern Illinois Sacramento State | W 67–64 OT W 66–54 W 43–39 W 58–57 W 58–57 OT |
| 1963 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Bloomsburg Philadelphia | L 61–76 L 48–54 |
| 1967 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Akron Baldwin–Wallace | L 72–98 L 82–106 |
| 1969 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Norfolk State Oglethorpe | W 95–80 L 56–74 |
| 1970 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Stetson Old Dominion | L 77–78 L 90–93 |
| 1979 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | UMBC Roanoke | L 74–79 W 93–89 |
| 1980 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Virginia Union Benedict | L 70–72 W 84–82 |
| 1981 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | Cheyney Elizabeth City State Northern Michigan Green Bay Florida Southern | W 81–75 W 78–76 W 88–74 W 76–60 L 68–73 |
| 1982 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Virginia State UDC | W 90–86 L 66–67 |
| 1985 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four | Randolph–Macon Winston-Salem State C.W. Post South Dakota State | W 62–52 3OT W 63–56 W 69–67 L 71–78 |
| 1986 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Winston-Salem State Norfolk State | W 74–71 L 75–78 |
| 1987 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Virginia Union Norfolk State | W 94–84 L 66–70 |
NIT results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1996 | First round | Illinois State | L 49–73 |
CIT results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2009 | First round | James Madison | L 58–69 |
Mountaineers in professional basketball
The following Mountaineer players have played in the NBA:
The following Mountaineer players have played in other professional leagues:
- Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- John F. Sullivan, American Basketball League[Junior robinson] Euroleague
