Celebrating 75 Years of Men's Basketball
Highlights throughout the decades.
1948-49
■ Men's basketball is established.
1950s
■ Five-time SNECC Champions between 1950-56
1960s
■ ECAC Champions in 1964
1970s
■ The 1970-71 record, 21-4
■ ECAC Champions in 1979 and ’80
1980s
■ As charter members of the Northeast-10 Conference, the team wins the championship in 1981 and ’82, capping the decade with a third in ’89.
1990s
■ Ed Cooley ’94, the 2022 Naismith Coach of the Year and current Georgetown head coach, is a three-year captain.
■ NE10 Champions in 1998, reaching the NCAA Regional Semifinals
2000s
■ Under head coach David McLaughlin, the 2005-06 team is 27-7 and wins the NE10
Championship and the program’s first NCAA East Region Championship to advance to the Elite Eight, reaching the National Semifinals.
2010s
■ NCAA East Region Champions in 2012 and ’16
■ Sixth NE10 title in 2012
2020s
■ Stonehill announces move to NCAA Division I as members of the Northeast Conference, with anticipated full NCAA Division status in 2026-27.
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