Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball

Sacred Heart Pioneers

2016–17 Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball team

University

Sacred Heart University

Conference

NEC

Location

Fairfield, CT

Head coach

Anthony Latina (4th year)

Arena

William H. Pitt Center
(Capacity: 2,062)

Nickname

Pioneers

Colors

Red, White, and Gray

NCAA Tournament champions

1986*

NCAA Tournament Final Four

1977*, 1986*

NCAA Tournament appearances

1971*, 1972*, 1975*, 1977*, 1978*, 1981*, 1982*, 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1989*
*at Division II level

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 Northeast 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.

History

2014–15 was the 50th season of Pioneer basketball. Sacred Heart's first year of competition was the 1965–66 season under coach Don Feeley. Sacred Heart joined NCAA Division I in the 1999–2000 season.

Classification

Years	Classification	National Tournaments	Seasons
1999–2000 to Present	NCAA Division I	0 appearances	16
1965–66 to 1998–99	NCAA Division II	13 appearances	34

Home court

Years	Venue	Seasons
1997–98 to Present	William H. Pitt Center	17
1965–66 to 1996–97	Memorial Hall	32

Conference affiliation

Years	Conference	Seasons
1999–2000 to Present	Northeast Conference	15
1981–82 to 1996–97	New England Collegiate Conference	16
1965–66 to 1980–81, 1997–98 to 1998–99	Division II Independent	18

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Pioneers have appeared in 13 NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 22–15. They were national champions in 1986.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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	Sprinfield Southern Connecticut State 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

References

External links

Website

Sacred Heart Pioneers men's basketball

Venues	William H. Pitt Center (1997–present)

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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

Northeast Conference men's basketball

Teams	Bryant Bulldogs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Fairleigh Dickinson Knights LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Robert Morris Colonials Sacred Heart Pioneers St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers Saint Francis Red Flash Wagner Seahawks

Championships & awards	Regular season champions Conference Tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year "Battle of Brooklyn"

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 1999–00 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

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