LIU Sharks men's basketball
The LIU Sharks men's basketball team represents Long Island University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at their Brooklyn Campus in the Steinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center, formerly known as the Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center, and are members of the Northeast Conference. Their current head coach is Rod Strickland who was hired in June 2022.
| LIU Sharks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| University | Long Island University | ||
| Head coach | Rod Strickland (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
| Location | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Arena | Steinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center (Capacity: 3,000/17,732) | ||
| Nickname | Sharks | ||
| Colors | Blue and gold | ||
| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |||
| 1936, 1941 | |||
| Pre-tournament Helms champions | |||
| 1939 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| Division I 1981#, 1984#, 1997#, 2011#, 2012#, 2013#, 2018# Division II 1962*, 1965#, 1966#, 1967#, 1971*, 1973*, 1974*. 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1987*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 2002*, 2003*, 2008*, 2009*, 2011*, 2012* (# = LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds; * = LIU Post Pioneers) | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 1981, 1984, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 LIU Post Pioneers 1990, 1991, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds Metro NY: 1936, 1937, 1939 NEC: 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012 LIU Post Pioneers ECC 1990, 1991, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012 | |||
The LIU Sharks are the result of the July 1, 2019 unification of the athletic departments which had previously represented two separate campuses of LIU, the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers.
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