Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball

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Binghamton Bearcats
2020–21 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
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UniversityBinghamton University
Head coachLevell Sanders (interim) (1st season)
ConferenceAmerica East
LocationVestal, New York
ArenaBinghamton University Events Center
(Capacity: 5,322)
NicknameBearcats
ColorsDark green, white, and black[1]
     
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
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Alternate jersey
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Team colours
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Appearances
2009
Conference tournament champions
2009
Conference regular season champions
2009

The Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represents Binghamton University and is located in Vestal, New York. The team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at the Binghamton University Events Center. Since becoming an NCAA Division I basketball program in 2001, the team has played in one NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2009.

History[]

Since the school's founding in 1946 until 1998 the Bearcats, originally known as the Colonials, participated in the NCAA as a Division III basketball program. From 1998 to 2001 the school was able to elevate its status as a Division II program and since has competed in the America East Conference at the Division I level.[2] Prior to this, no school had elevated divisions faster than Binghamton.

Division I[]

Since moving to Division I in 2001 the Binghamton basketball team has seen rewarding successes and great disappointments. Perhaps the program's biggest non-conference win was against ACC member, University of Miami in the winter of 2006. The Bearcats also have had wins against both Rutgers University and Tulane.

Following an unsuccessful 2007 season head coach Al Walker, the only coach Binghamton had held in their Division I history, was forced to step down. Kevin Broadus, an assistant coach for Georgetown University was signed to fill Walker's position for the 2008 season. In his second season as head coach, Broadus took the Bearcats to their first regular season conference title in school history.[3] Binghamton subsequently defeated UMBC 61–51 in the America East Tournament Championship Game to make their debut in the 2009 NCAA Tournament as a 15th seed. Binghamton would lose to second-seeded Duke in the first round that year.

See also: Binghamton University basketball scandal

Following the March Madness loss, a series of incidents began to make both local and regional headlines regarding academic and ethical violations by both players and coaches of the team.[4] By the start of the 2009–10 campaign, six players had been kicked off the team from problems stemming back to the 2008–09 season, and head coach Kevin Broadus was suspended. Despite these handicaps, the 09–10 team led by interim head coach Mark Macon managed to finish fifth in conference play with a .500 record and recorded a 13–18 overall record. Towards the end of the basketball season the SUNY system produced an audit outlining the failures of the previous administration in running the basketball team. Due to these failures, Binghamton withdrew itself from the 2010 America East Men's Basketball Tournament.[5] Numerous coaches and Binghamton staffers were fired as a result of the scandal.

Since then, Binghamton has been barely competitive. The 2011–12 Bearcats set a school record after beginning the season on a 26-game losing streak and finishing 2–29 for the worst winning percentage in program history. The team has yet to record a winning record in either conference or overall play.

NCAA Tournament results[]

Binghamton has been to the tournament one time. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2009 No. 15 First round No. 2 Duke L 86–62

Records[]

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Al Walker (America East) (2001–2007)
2001–02 Al Walker 9–19 6–10 6th
2002–03 Al Walker 14–13 9–7 4th
2003–04 Al Walker 14–16 10–8 5th
2004–05 Al Walker 12–17 8–10 T–5th
2005–06 Al Walker 16–13 12–4 2nd
2006–07 Al Walker 13–16 6–10 T–6th
Kevin Broadus (America East) (2007–2009)
2007–08 Kevin Broadus 14–16 9–7 T–4th
2008–09 Kevin Broadus 23–9 13–3 T–1st NCAA Tournament First Round
Mark Macon (America East) (2009–2012)
2009–10 Mark Macon 13–18 8–8 5th Ineligible
2010–11 Mark Macon 8–23 4–12 T–8th
2011–12 Mark Macon 2–29 1–15 9th
Tommy Dempsey (America East) (2012–present)
2012–13 Tommy Dempsey 3–27 1–15 9th
2013–14 Tommy Dempsey 7–23 4–12 T–7th
2014–15 Tommy Dempsey 6–26 5–11 7th
2015–16 Tommy Dempsey 8–22 5–11 6th
2016–17 Tommy Dempsey 12–20 3–13 T–8th
2017–18 Tommy Dempsey 11–20 2–14 9th
2018–19 Tommy Dempsey 10–23 5–11 7th
Total: 195–350 (.358)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[]

  1. ^ "Athletics Brand Colors – Binghamton University". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ [2] Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Mushnick, Phil (2009-09-27). "Binghamton goes, falls, big time | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/12/sports/ncaabasketball/12binghamton.html

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