Boston University Terriers men's basketball

The Boston University Terriers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate basketball team that represents Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Patriot League. The Terriers have appeared seven times in the NCAA tournament, making their most recent appearance in 2011.

Boston University Terriers men's basketball
2025–26 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team
UniversityBoston University
First season1901 (1901)
Head coachJoe Jones (15th season)
LocationBoston, Massachusetts
ArenaCase Gym
(capacity: 1,800)
ConferencePatriot
NicknameTerriers
ColorsScarlet and white[1]
   
All-time record1,245–1,187
NCAA Division I tournament Elite Eight
1959
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Sweet Sixteen1959
Appearances1959, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011
Conference tournament champions
America East: 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2011 Patriot League: 2020
Conference regular-season champions
America East: 1980, 1983, 1990 (co-champion), 1997, 1998 (co-champion), 2003, 2004
Patriot League: 2014
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
2024-25 Terriers

Postseason results

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NCAA tournament results

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The Terriers have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times. Their overall tournament record is 2–7.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1959N/aRound of 23
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
UConn
Navy
West Virginia
W 60–58
W 62–55
L 82–86
198312Preliminary round(12) La SalleL 58–70
198815Round of 64(2) DukeL 69–85
199016Round of 64(1) UConnL 52–76
199712Round of 64(5) TulsaL 52–81
200216Round of 64(1) CincinnatiL 52–90
201116Round of 64(1) KansasL 53–72

NIT results

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The Terriers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their overall tournament record is 0–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1980First roundBoston CollegeL 74–95
1986First roundProvidenceL 69–72
2003First roundSt. John'sL 57–73
2004Opening roundRhode IslandL 52–80
2005First roundGeorgetownL 34–64
2014First roundIllinoisL 62–66

CBI results

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The Terriers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) two times. Their overall tournament record is 3–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2010First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Oregon State
Morehead State
VCU
W 96–78
W 91–89 OT
L 75–88
2022First Round
Quarterfinals
UNC Greensboro
Middle Tennessee
W 71-68
L 46-76

CIT results

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The Terriers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their overall tournament record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2013First roundLoyola (MD)L 63–70
2016First round
Second round
Fordham
NJIT
W 69–66
L 72–83

Coaches

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Coach Joe Jones
Coach Tenure Years Record Winning Percentage
Henry Crane[2] 1916-1916 1 2-2 .500
V.B. Allison[2] 1917-1920 3 12-11 .522
John Williams[2] 1925-1925 1 9-13 .409
Win Karlson[2] 1926-1932 7 39-53 .424
John Harmon[2] 1933-1935 3 15-28 .349
Mel Collard[2] 1936-1945 9 64-63 .504
Russ Peterson[2] 1946-1948 3 36-18 .667
Charles Cummings[2] 1949-1949 1 6-12 .333
Matt Zunic[2] 1958-1959 2 35-12 .745
John H. Burke Jr.[2] 1960-1966 7 68-84 .447
Charlie Luce[2] 1967-1971 5 49-70 .412
Ron Mitchell 1972-1974 3 31-42 .425
Roy Sigler[2] 1975-1978 4 36-66 .353
Rick Pitino[2] 1979-1983 5 91-51 .641
John Kuester[2] 1984-1985 2 31-28 .525
Mike Jarvis[2] 1986-1990 5 101-51 .664
Bob Brown[2] 1991-1994 4 38-73 .342
Dennis Wolff[2] 1995–2009 2 242–197 .556
Patrick Chambers[2] 2010–2011 2 42–28 .600
Joe Jones[2] 2012–present 15 250–223 .529

Awards and honors

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Retired numbers

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Retired basketball numbers
Number Player Years played
54Jim Hayes1967–1970
33Steve Wright1976–1980
44Arturo Brown1979–1982
11Drederick Irving1984–1988
12Tunji Awojobi1993–1997
4Kevin Thomas1953–1956
10Jack Leaman1956–1959

Player awards

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America East Men's Basketball Player of the Year

America East Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year

America East Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

  • Shaun Wynn (2004)

America East Men's Basketball Coach of the Year

Patriot League Men's Basketball Player of the Year

First-Team All-Patriot League

  • Max Mahoney (2020)
  • Javante McCoy (2022)
  • Sukhmail Mathon (2022)

Second-Team All-Patriot League

  • Javante McCoy (2021)
  • Walter Whyte (2020, 2023)[3]

Third-Team All-Patriot League

  • Javante McCoy (2020)
  • Walter Whyte (2021, 2022)

School Records

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Terriers in the NBA

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Boston University NBA Players
Player Year Pick # Team
Ken Boyd[4] 1974 154 New Orleans Jazz
Jim Garvin[4] 1973 204 Buffalo Braves
Jim Hayes[4] 1970 47 Detroit Pistons
Gary Plummer[4] 1984 45 Golden State Warriors
Raja Bell 1999 undrafted
John Holland 2011 undrafted

References

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  1. "Boston University Master Logo". Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Boston University Men's Basketball Coaches". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. "Patriot League Announces PenFed Credit Union 2022-23 Men's Basketball Major Awards and All-League Teams (2.27.23)". patriotleague.org. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-23.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Players Who Played For Boston University". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
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