Nova Southeastern Sharks men's basketball
College basketball team
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The NSU Sharks Men's Basketball team represents Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. They currently compete in the Sunshine State Conference.
UniversityNova Southeastern University
First season1982–83
Head coachJim Crutchfield (9th season)
LocationDavie, Florida
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| University | Nova Southeastern University | ||||||||||||
| First season | 1982–83 | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jim Crutchfield (9th season) | ||||||||||||
| Location | Davie, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Arena | Rick Case Arena (capacity: 4,500) | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Sunshine State Conference | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sharks | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Navy blue and gray[1] | ||||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament champions | |||||||||||||
| Division II: 2023, 2025 | |||||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||||
| SSC: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 | |||||||||||||
They won national championships in the 2022–23 and 2024–25 seasons.
Coaching records
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Charles "Sonny" Hansley (NAIA Independent) (1982–1990) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 6–15 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 11–12 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 11–13 | |||||||
| 1985–86 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 12–14 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 12–16 | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 9–19 | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 5–23 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 13–16 | |||||||
| Charles "Sonny" Hansley (Sun Conference) (1990–1998) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 7–21 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 13–14 | 8–6 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 15–14 | 8–6 | NAIA District 7 Playoffs First Round | |||||
| 1993–94 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 16–18 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 22–12 | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 5–24 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Tony McAndrews | 15–18 | 6–7 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Tony McAndrews | 15–14 | 8–6 | ||||||
| Tony McAndrews: | 187–263 (.416) | ||||||||
| Kit Riley (Sun Conference) (1998–2002) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Tony McAndrews | 18–14 | 9–5 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Tony McAndrews | 14–14 | 7–5 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Tony McAndrews | 8–20 | 3–9 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Tony McAndrews | 4–23 | 4–8 | ||||||
| Tony McAndrews (Sunshine State Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Tony McAndrews | 6–23 | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Tony McAndrews | 9–18 | |||||||
| Tony McAndrews: | 59–112 (.345) | ||||||||
| Gary Tuell (Sunshine State Conference) (2004–2017) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Gary Tuell | 7–21 | 3–13 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Gary Tuell | 17–11 | 11–5 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Gary Tuell | 14–15 | 8–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Gary Tuell | 10–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Gary Tuell | 16–11 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Gary Tuell | 13–15 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Gary Tuell | 12–15 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Gary Tuell | 13–14 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Gary Tuell | 15–12 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Gary Tuell | 13–17 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Gary Tuell | 12–16 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Gary Tuell | 11–16 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Gary Tuell | 6–20 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| Gary Tuell: | 159–201 (.442) | 84–126 (.400) | |||||||
| Jim Crutchfield (Sunshine State Conference) (2017–present) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Jim Crutchfield | 17–10 | 11–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Jim Crutchfield | 29–4 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Jim Crutchfield | 23–6 | 15–5 | 2nd | Postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||
| 2020–21 | Jim Crutchfield | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3] | ||||
| 2021–22 | Jim Crutchfield | 31–1 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2022–23 | Jim Crutchfield | 36–0 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Champions | ||||
| 2023–24 | Jim Crutchfield | 32–3 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Runner Up | ||||
| 2024–25 | Jim Crutchfield | 36–1 | 19–1 | 1st | NCAA Division II Champions | ||||
| Jim Crutchfield: | 204–25 (.891) | 121–19 (.864) | |||||||
| Total: | 609–601 (.503) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notable players
National players of the year
NABC Player of the Year
- RJ Sunahara (2023)
- MJ Iraldi (2025)
Bevo Francis Award
- RJ Sunahara (2023)
- MJ Iraldi (2025)
All-Americans
- Mark Matthews – NABC (2020)
- Sekou Sylla – NABC (2022)
- RJ Sunahara – NABC (2023)
- MJ Iraldi – NABC (2025)