Catholic University Cardinals men's basketball


The Catholic University Cardinals men's basketball team represents The Catholic University of America in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III college basketball competition as a member of the Landmark Conference. They won the national championship in the 2000–2001 season, and are the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998–2002.

History

The team began as a club sport in the 1909–10 season, and gained varsity status the following year. Although it did not have an official head coach, the roster listed Joseph Bollin as the team's "manager." The first game during the club sport era was against Georgetown University, and the first official game was a 42–33 home victory over Gallaudet University on January 7, 1911. They followed it with a 37–34 victory over St. John's College in Annapolis, but lost the remaining six games of the season to finish 2–6.
Fred Rice, a graduate student, joined the team in the 1911–12 season as a player coach. Rice had previously played at Georgetown, where he earned a law degree. The team improved to 10–7, and then 13–3 in 1912–13.
The December 1916 edition of The Catholic University of America Bulletin declared that, under Rice's leadership,
The Brookland Gymnasium, the first on-campus arena, opened in 1924. The team won their first two games in it, and went 38–15 from 1925 to 28.

NCAA Tournament results

The 1943–44 men's basketball team won the Mason-Dixon Conference title and made the program's first trip to the NCAA Tournament. The team played in Madison Square Garden, losing to Dartmouth and Temple.
YearOpponentWon/LostResult
1944---
1944Dartmouth CollegeL38–63
1944Temple UniversityL35–55
1944---

The 1963–64 season, Catholic played the NCAA College Division Tournament at Hofstra, losing to Hofstra and Philadelphia.
YearOpponentWon/LostResult
1964---
1964Hofstra UniversityL91–92
1964Philadelphia TextileL64–94
1964---

The men's basketball team won the 2001 NCAA Division III National Championship and was the only program in Division III to reach the Sweet Sixteen five consecutive seasons, from 1998–2002. They also reached the postseason in 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, and 2016.
YearRoundOpponentWon/LostResult
19931stStockton State CollegeL91–106
19961stCabrini CollegeL65–85
1998----
19982ndJohns Hopkins UniversityW67–62
1998Sectional SemifinalsHunter CollegeL82–84
1999----
19991stLebanon Valley CollegeW77–72
19992ndGoucher CollegeW73–69
1999Sectional SemifinalsWilliam Paterson UniversityL71–79
2000----
20002ndChristopher Newport UniversityW65–64
2000Sectional SemifinalsWilliam Paterson UniversityW57–52
2000Sectional FinalsFranklin & Marshall CollegeL74–85
2001----
20011stCity College of New YorkW82–65
20012ndWidener UniversityW69–67
2001Sectional SemifinalsState University of New York at BrockportW69–64
2001Sectional FinalsClark UniversityW82–78
2001National SemifinalsOhio Northern UniversityW82–76
2001ChampionshipWilliam Paterson UniversityW76–62
2002----
20022ndHampden–Sydney CollegeW74–66
2002Sectional SemifinalsClark UniversityL72–75
20032ndMontclair State UniversityL78–95
2004----
20041stSUNY-Old WestburyW75–50
20042ndGwynedd–Mercy CollegeL72–74
20061stWidener UniversityL59–61
2007----
20071stMessiah CollegeW37–58
20072ndLincoln UniversityL70–81
2013----
20131stCollege of Staten IslandW67–61
20132ndWilliams CollegeL78–89
2015----
20151stAlvernia UniversityW87–80
20152ndRandolph–Macon CollegeL65–78
20161stEndicott CollegeL76–84

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