Florida A&M Rattlers basketball

Florida A&M Rattlers
Florida A&M Rattlers
	2016–17 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team
University	Florida A&M University
Head coach	Byron Samuels (3rd season)
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Arena	Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center ; (capacity: 9,639)
Nickname	Rattlers
Colors	Green and orange;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1999, 2004, 2007
Conference tournament champions
	1991, 1999, 2004, 2007

This article is about the men's basketball team at Florida A&M University. The women's team is known as the Lady Rattlers.

The Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team is the basketball team that represent Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007. Their home arena is the Teaching Gym/Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center, which seats a maximum of 9,639.

Postseason results

The Rattlers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament three times. Their combined record is 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1999	First Round	Duke	L 58–99
2004	Opening Round First Round	Lehigh Kentucky	W 72–57 L 76–96
2007	Opening Round	Niagara	L 69–77

The Rattlers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	Regional Semifinals	North Carolina Central	L 61–78
1959	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Lincoln (MO) North Carolina A&T	W 90–73 L 75–98
1962	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Youngstown State Wittenbert	W 74–60 L 33–35
1978	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Livingston Central Florida	W 72–69 L 78–85

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v t e Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
Venues	Jake Gaither Gymnasium (1963–2009) Al Lawson Center (2009–present)
Culture & lore	"Rattler Orange and Green"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost 1932–52 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23