Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball

Eastern Michigan Eagles

University Eastern Michigan University
Conference MAC
Location Ypsilanti, MI
Head coach Charles Ramsey (2nd year)
Arena Convocation Center
(Capacity: 8,800)
Nickname Eagles
Colors Green and White

             

Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1991
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1991, 1996
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
Conference tournament champions
1988, 1991, 1996, 1998
Conference regular season champions
1921, 1988, 1991, 1996

The Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team has appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments, and have a 3-4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and defeated the Duke University Blue Devils in the first round of the 1996 tournament.

EMU has competed in the Mid-American Conference since joining in 1972, and they have previously competed in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1911-1926). The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 1998. The Eagles are currently coached by Rob Murphy.

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NCAA Tournament Results

The Eagles have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3-4.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1988 First Round Pittsburgh L 109–90
1991 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Mississippi State
Penn State
North Carolina
W 76–56
W 71–68 OT
L 93–67
1996 First Round
Second Round
Duke
Connecticut
W 75–60
L 95–81
1998 First Round Michigan State L 83–71

Coach Ben Braun led Eastern Michigan to their first three NCAA Division I tournament appearances during his 11-year tenure. One of the great highlights in team history came after EMU's first round victory over Duke in 1996. When the Blue Devils' Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski stated, "Eastern Michigan is very well coached, much deeper than we are and, today, much quicker than we were."[1]

EMU reached the Final Four of the 1972 NCAA College Division National Championship, led by All-American George Gervin, an NBA Hall of Famer selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

Eagles in the NBA

References

  1. ^ Wilner, Jon (1996-03-15), "Eastern Michigan knocks off Duke", Los Angeles Daily News, hosted at http://www.thefreelibrary.com, http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOUTHEAST%5CEastern+Michigan+knocks+off+Duke-a083923749, retrieved 2010-12-22 

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