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Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball

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current	2025–26 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
name	Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
logo	Mount Saint Mary's M.png
logo_size	150
university	Mount St. Mary's University
conference	MAAC
location	Emmitsburg, Maryland
coach	Donny Lind
tenure	2nd
arena	Knott Arena
capacity	3,121
nickname	Mountaineers
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NCAAchampion	1962*
NCAArunnerup	1981*
NCAAfinalfour	1957, 1961, 1962, 1981, 1985*
NCAAeliteeight	1957, 1961, 1962, 1981, 1985*
NCAAsweetsixteen	1957, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987*
NCAAtourneys	1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2025
conference_tournament	Mason–Dixon Conference - 1944, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1986, 1988**Northeast Conference - 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021**Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference - 2025
collapseconftour	yes
conference_season	Northeast Conference - 1996, 2017
below	'** *at Division II level'''''

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. Donny Lind is the program's current head coach since April 20, 2024. It competed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1989 until July 1, 2022, when it joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.{{cite web|url=https://maacsports.com/news/2022/4/28/general-maac-welcomes-mount-st-marys-university-as-newest-member-institution.aspx|website=MAACSports.com|title=MAAC Welcomes Mount St. Mary's University as Newest Member Institution

The team has played in seven NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments, most recently in 2025. Mount St. Mary's has a 3-7 all-time record at the NCAA tournament, with opening round wins over Coppin State, New Orleans, and American. They were NCAA Division II National Champions in 1962 and the NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981.

The Mount St. Mary's basketball program likely is known best for the career of head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's for 49 years, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Mountaineers have played seven previous NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–7.

[2025](2025-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)	#16	First Four
First round	#16 [American](2024-25-american-eagles-men-s-basketball-team)
#1 [Duke](2024-25-duke-blue-devils-men-s-basketball-team)	W 83–72
L 49–93

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 25–17.

[1987](1987-ncaa-division-ii-men-s-basketball-tournament)	Regional semifinals
Regional Finals	Virginia Union
Norfolk State	W 94–84
L 66–70

NIT results

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

[1996](1996-national-invitation-tournament)	First round	Illinois State	L 49–73

CIT results

The Mountaineers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

[2009](2009-collegeinsider-com-postseason-tournament)	First round	James Madison	L 58–69

Mountaineers in professional basketball

The following Mountaineer players have played in the NBA:

Fred Carter
Bob Riley

The following Mountaineer players have played in other professional leagues:

Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
John F. Sullivan, American Basketball League[Junior robinson] Euroleague

References

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