Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball

Quinnipiac Bobcats
Quinnipiac Bobcats
	2016–17 Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team
University	Quinnipiac University
Head coach	Tom Moore (10th season)
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Arena	TD Bank Sports Center ; (capacity: 3,570)
Nickname	Bobcats
Colors	Navy and gold;
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

External links

Official website

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v t e Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Burt Kahn Court (1969–2007) M&T Bank Arena (2007–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Sacred Heart Pioneers Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie 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 1999–2000 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