Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball

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.^[2] The Mountaineers play their home games at Knott Arena.

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball
2024–25 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team
University	Mount St. Mary's University
Head coach	Donny Lind (1st season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Emmitsburg, Maryland
Arena	Knott Arena (capacity: 3,121)
Nickname	Mountaineers
Colors	Blue and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament champions
1962*
Other NCAA tournament results Runner-up 1981* Final Four 1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1981*, 1985* Elite Eight 1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1981*, 1985* Sweet Sixteen 1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1969*, 1981*, 1982*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987* Appearances 1957*, 1961*, 1962*, 1963*, 1967*, 1969*, 1970*, 1979*, 1980*, 1981*, 1982*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2025 * at Division II level
Conference tournament champions 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
Conference regular-season champions
Northeast Conference - 1996, 2017

Mount St. Mary's player Gregory Graves takes a shot during a game against LIU Brooklyn at Knott Arena on January 2, 2016.

The team has played in seven NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments, most recently in 2025. Mount St. Mary's has a 3-6 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 3–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1995	#16	First round	#1 Kentucky	L 67–113
1999	#16	First round	#1 Michigan State	L 53–76
2008	#16	Opening Round First round	#16 Coppin State #1 North Carolina	W 69–60 L 74–113
2014	#16	First Four	#16 Albany	L 64–71
2017	#16	First Four First round	#16 New Orleans #1 Villanova	W 67–66 L 56–76
2021	#16	First Four	#16 Texas Southern	L 52–60
2025	#16	First Four First round	#16 American #1 Duke	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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	First round Second Round Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game	CCNY North Carolina Central Rider Kentucky Wesleyan Cal State Los Angeles	W 93–84 W 106–88 W 86–66 L 81–99 W 82–72
1961	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd-place game	Virginia Union Albright Austin Peay Wittenberg South Dakota State	W 83–80 W 82–76 W 96–78 L 49–65 L 76–77
1962	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Albright Hofstra Wittenberg Southern Illinois Sacramento State	W 67–64 OT W 66–54 W 43–39 W 58–57 W 58–57 OT
1963	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Bloomsburg Philadelphia	L 61–76 L 48–54
1967	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Akron Baldwin-Wallace	L 72–98 L 82–106
1969	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Norfolk State Oglethorpe	W 95–80 L 56–74
1970	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Stetson Old Dominion	L 77–78 L 90–93
1979	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	UMBC Roanoke	L 74–79 W 93–89
1980	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game	Virginia Union Benedict	L 70–72 W 84–82
1981	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game	Cheyney Elizabeth City State Northern Michigan Green Bay Florida Southern	W 81–75 W 78–76 W 88–74 W 76–60 L 68–73
1982	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Virginia State UDC	W 90–86 L 66–67
1985	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Randolph-Macon Winston-Salem State C.W. Post South Dakota State	W 62–52 3OT W 63–56 W 69–67 L 71–78
1986	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Winston-Salem State Norfolk State	W 74–71 L 75–78
1987	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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	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

See also

• Jim Phelan Award