The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds women's basketball team represented the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University, located in Brooklyn, New York in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They played their home games at the Steinberg Wellness Center, formerly known as the Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center, and were members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).[2]
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds | |||
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University | Long Island University | ||
Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
Location | Brooklyn, New York | ||
Arena | Steinberg Wellness Center (capacity: 3,000) | ||
Nickname | Blackbirds | ||
Colors | Black and silver[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
2001 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2001 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2007 |
At the end of the 2018–19 school year, LIU merged its two athletic programs—the Division I program of the Brooklyn campus and the NCAA Division II program of its Post campus in Nassau County, New York—into a single Division I program that now competes as the LIU Sharks.[3] The Sharks maintain Brooklyn's Division I and NEC memberships.
The Blackbirds began play in 1965.[4] They have made one NCAA Tournament appearance (2001) and one WNIT appearance (2007), losing in the First Round each time, 101-29 to Connecticut and 91-79 to Iona, respectively.[5]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2001 | #16 | First Round | #1 Connecticut | L 29-101 |
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