LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball

LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds

2015–16 LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team

University

Long Island University

Conference

NEC

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Head coach

Jack Perri (3rd year)

Arena

Steinberg Wellness Center
(Capacity: 3,000)

Nickname

Blackbirds

Colors

Black and White

Uniforms

Home

Away

Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions

1936

NCAA Tournament appearances

1981, 1984, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013

Conference tournament champions

1981, 1984, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013

Conference regular season champions

NEC: 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012
Metro NY: 1936, 1937, 1939

The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball team represents Long Island University, located in Brooklyn, New York in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, formerly known as the Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center, and are members of the Northeast Conference. Their current head coach is Jack Perri, who rose up from associate head coach in 2012 when Jim Ferry left for Duquesne after 10 years as the Blackbirds' head coach. On March 12, 2013, the team achieved what was the greatest run in Northeast Conference history with a third straight NCAA Tournament bid.^[1]

LIU was a national powerhouse in the 1930s and 1940s under Clair Bee, who compiled the highest winning percentage in major college basketball history. The Blackbirds were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1935–36 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2] However, after several players were implicated in the point-shaving scandal of 1951, LIU shuttered its entire athletic program. It returned to the College Division (now Division II) in 1957, and only returned to Division I in the 1980s.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Blackbirds have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament six times. Their combined record is 0–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1981	#12	Round of 48	#5 VCU	L 69–85
1984	#11	Preliminary Round	#11 Northeastern	L 87–90
1997	#13	Round of 64	#4 Villanova	L 91–101
2011	#15	Round of 64	#2 North Carolina	L 87–102
2012	#16	Round of 64	#1 Michigan State	L 67–89
2013	#16	First Four	#16 James Madison	L 55–68

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Blackbirds have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament three times. Their combined record is 6–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Cheyney Philadelphia Textile	W 57–48 L 58–61
1966	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Drexel Cheyney Akron	W 62–54 W 67–64 L 68–74
1967	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Rochester Central Connecticut State Saint Michael's Winston-Salem State	W 85–76 W 114–66 W 72–64 L 54–62

NIT results

The Blackbirds have appeared in National Invitation Tournament (NIT) ten times. Their combined record is 7–8 and they were NIT champions in 1939 and 1941.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1938	Quarterfinals	NYU	L 37–39
1939	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	New Mexico A&M Bradley Loyola (IL)	W 52–45 W 36–33 W 45–32
1940	Quarterfinals	DePaul	L 38–45
1941	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Westminster Seton Hall Ohio	W 48–36 W 49–26 W 56–42
1942	Quarterfinals	West Virginia	L 49–58
1947	Quarterfinals	Kentucky	L 62–66
1950	Quarterfinals	Syracuse	L 52–80
1968	First Round Quarterfinals	Bradley Notre Dame	W 80–77 L 60–62
1982	First Round	Illinois	L 78–126
1998	First Round	Dayton	L 92–95

Rivalry

The Battle of Brooklyn plaque listing the past winners since 1976

Beginning in the 1975–1976 season, an annual Battle of Brooklyn game was dedicated to tribute William Lai and Daniel Lynch, former athletic directors at Long Island University and St. Francis College, respectively. The Battle of Brooklyn has been a tradition between the basketball programs for 40 years. Each year the most valuable player of the game is given the Lai-Lynch Trophy in memory of the two ADs. Long Island now has a Battle record of 23–17 against St. Francis.

References

↑ "LIU Brooklyn makes history with third consecutive Northeast Conference title after defeating Mount St. Mary's". New York Daily News. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
↑ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

External links

Long Island Blackbirds

LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball

Venues	Schwartz Athletic Center (1962–2005) Steinberg Wellness Center (2006–present) Barclays Center (2012–present; alternate)

Rivalries	St. Francis Brooklyn

Culture & lore	Point shaving scandal

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold

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

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