Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball

Quinnipiac Bobcats

2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team

University

Quinnipiac University

Conference

MAAC

Location

Hamden, CT

Head coach

Tom Moore (10th year)

Arena

TD Bank Sports Center
(Capacity: 3,570)

Nickname

Bobcats

Colors

Navy and Gold^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1976*, 1979*, 1988*
*at Division II level

The Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represents Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently led by head coach Tom Moore and play their home games at the TD Bank Sports Center.

History

1996–2007

Joe DeSantis was the fifth head coach in Quinnipiac history. He led the Bobcats during their transition from Division two to Division one. DeSantis's best season was in 1999–2000 when the team went 18–10 and DeSantis won NEC Coach of The Year. On March 8, 2007, DeSantis was fired after 11 years.

His record was 118–188.

2007–present

Tom Moore was hired in 2007 to replace Joe DeSantis. In Moore's first season, the team went 15–15 and finished fifth in the Northeast Conference. After a 15–16 2008-09 season, Moore and the Bobcats went 23–10, finishing first in the Northeast conference, but failed to win the conference tournament. The team received a bid to the NIT, losing in the first round to Virginia Tech, 81–61. The next season the Bobcats went 22–10 and earned a bid to the CIT, losing in the first round to Buffalo, 75–68. In 2011–12 the team finished 18–14, earned a bid to the CBI, and lost in the first round to Pennsylvania, 74–63. In 2013 Quinnipiac moved to the Metro Atlantic and went 20–12 in their first season. They earned a bid to the CIT and lost in the first round to Yale, 69–68.

Postseason results

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in three NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Bridgeport Bentley	L 86–93 L 77–83
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Bridgeport Bentley	L 75–92 L 93–104
1988	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place	New Haven Assumption	L 62–96 L 73–88

NAIA Tournament results

The Bobcats have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1972	First Round	Belhaven	L 64–75
1973	First Round Second Round	Ouachita Baptist Slippery Rock	W 79–66 L 75–104

NIT results

The Bobcats have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 61–81

CBI results

The Bobcats have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2012	First Round	Penn	L 63–74

CIT results

The Bobcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round	Buffalo	L 68–75
2014	First Round	Yale	L 68–69

References

↑ Bobcat Identity Standards Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-10.

External links

Official website

Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball

Venues	Burt Kahn Court (1969–2007) TD Bank Sports Center (2007–present)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 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

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball

Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Siena Saints Saint Peter's Peacocks

Tournament & awards	MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

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

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