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Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers | |||
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University | Kentucky Wesleyan College | ||
Head coach | Drew Cooper (3rd season) | ||
Conference | G-MAC | ||
Location | Owensboro, Kentucky | ||
Arena | Sportscenter (capacity: 5,500) | ||
Nickname | Panthers | ||
Colors | Wesleyan purple and medium gray[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament champions | |||
1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1990, 1999, 2001 | |||
NCAA tournament runner-up | |||
1957, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1957, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1957, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2017 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2016, 2017 |
The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Panthers compete in the NCAA Division II as a member of the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), They have won the NCAA Division II tournament eight times, most recently in the year 2001.[2]
Joel Utley was the "Voice of the Panthers" from 1962 to 2022[3] (including all eight championships), broadcasting a play-by-play of all Wesleyan basketball games on local Owensboro radio station WBIO.