Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball

Sacred Heart Pioneers
Sacred Heart Pioneers
	2025–26 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team
University	Sacred Heart University
Head coach	Anthony Latina (13th season)
Location	Fairfield, Connecticut
Arena	William H. Pitt Center ; (capacity: 2,062)
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Red and white;
NCAA Division I tournament champions
	1986*
Final Four	1977, 1986
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Final Four	1977, 1986
Elite Eight	1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989*
Sweet Sixteen	1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
Appearances	1971, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989*
	* at Division II level

UniversitySacred Heart University

Head coachAnthony Latina (13th season)

LocationFairfield, Connecticut

ArenaWilliam H. Pitt Center
(capacity: 2,062)

The Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team represents Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They play their home games at the William H. Pitt Center. During their time as members of the NCAA Division II, they were national champions in 1986. Since joining NCAA Division I for the 1999-2000 season, the Pioneers have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

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Years	Classification	National Tournaments	Seasons
1999–2000 to Present	NCAA Division I	0 appearances	27
1965–66 to 1998–99	NCAA Division II	13 appearances	34

Years	Venue	Seasons
1997–98 to Present	William H. Pitt Center	29
1965–66 to 1996–97	Memorial Hall	32

Years	Conference	Seasons
2024–25 to Present	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	2
1999–2000 to 2023–24	Northeast Conference	24
1981–82 to 1996–97	New England Collegiate Conference	16
1965–66 to 1980–81; 1997–98 to 1998–99	Division II Independent	18

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1971	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Assumption Stonehill	L 83–106 W 86–81
1972	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Assumption Bridgeport	L 82–112 L 89–107
1975	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Assumption Hartford	L 95–111 L 91–102
1977	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game	Assumption Merrimack Towson State Chattanooga North Alabama	W 83–78 W 110–104 W 85–82 L 81–95 L 77–93
1978	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Bridgeport Merrimack Cheyney	W 73–70 W 84–83 ^OT L 57–59
1981	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Stonehill Southern New Hampshire	W 89–86 L 80–81
1982	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Springfield Southern Connecticut Kentucky Wesleyan	W 66–61 W 78–67 L 85–88
1983	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Assumption American International District of Columbia	W 113–108 ^4OT W 72–68 L 38–45
1984	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	American International South Dakota State Saint Augustine's	W 72–69 ^2OT W 88–81 ^OT L 92–107
1985	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Bridgeport American International	W 47–45 L 74–80
1986	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Springfield Southern New Hampshire Norfolk State Florida Southern Southeast Missouri State	W 76–74 ^2OT W 83–67 W 84–74 W 86–80 W 93–87
1987	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Saint Anselm Southern New Hampshire	W 82–80 L 67–73
1989	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Bentley Bridgeport North Carolina Central	W 103–88 W 69–67 L 57–58

v t e Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1965–1997) William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball

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NCAA Division II Tournament results

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v t e Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
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Tournament & awards	MAAC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26