| IUP Crimson Hawks Men's Basketball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| University | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | ||
| All-time record | 1,479–764 (.659)[1] | ||
| Head coach | Joe Lombardi (18th season) | ||
| Conference | PSAC | ||
| Arena | Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex (capacity: 4,000) | ||
| Nickname | Crimson Hawks | ||
| Colors | Crimson and gray[2] | ||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| NCAA Division II 1995, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2022 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2022 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2023 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 | |||
IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball team is a Division II basketball program who represents Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The program has been in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship nineteen times making the Sweet 16 ten times, Elite 8 seven times, the Final Four five times, and has appeared in the National Championship game twice, coming up short both times in 2010 and 2015. The team's first season was 1927-28 when the team went 4–9.[3][4]
The Crimson Hawks play their home games at Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania. They are currently coached by Joe Lombardi. In 2010, Joe Lombardi was named the Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year, following the team's finish as national runner-up.[5]
- ^ "PSAC Men's Basketball History" (PDF). PSAC. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Colors - Core IUP Elements". Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "IUP Hawks basketball". Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "All-Time Scores". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ "Joe Lombardi Named Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year after Historic 2009-10 Season". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2010.