New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball

New Hampshire Wildcats
2021–22 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team
University	University of New Hampshire
Head coach	Bill Herrion (16th season)
Conference	America East
Location	Durham, New Hampshire
Arena	Lundholm Gym (Capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Wildcats
Colors	Blue, gray, and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
Conference regular season champions
1983

The New Hampshire Wildcats Basketball team is the basketball team that represent the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at Lundholm Gym. The Wildcats are one of 45 Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They currently coached by Bill Herrion.

Team history[]

Awards[]

America East Coach of the Year^[2]

• Gerry Friel – 1983

America East Rookie of the Year

• Al McLain – 1981
• Pat Manor – 1990
• Tanner Leissner – 2015

All-Conference First Team

• Robin Dixon – 1983
• Al McLain – 1984
• Scott Drapeau – 1994, 1995
• Chris Brown – 2002
• Blagov Janev – 2006
• Tanner Leissner – 2015

All-Conference Second Team

• Dan Nolan – 1984
• Dirk Koopman – 1986
• James Ben – 1992
• Eric Montanari – 1994
• Matt Alosa – 1995, 1996
• Austin Ganly – 2002
• Ben Sturgill – 2005
• Blagov Janev – 2007
• Tyrece Gibbs – 2009
• Alvin Abreu – 2010

All-Conference Third Team

• Jermaine Anderson – 2007
• Tyrece Gibbs – 2008

All-Conference Defensive Team

• Jermaine Anderson – 2007

Coaches[]

Years	Coach	Win	Loss	Win %	Conference Titles	NCAA Tournament Appearances	NCAA Title
1907–1908	Alexander Gion	8	3	.727	-	-	-
1910–1911	Ray B. Thomas	6	3	.667	-	-	-
1911–1912	Percy Reynolds	7	4	.583	-	-	-
1912–1913	Tod Eberle	5	5	.500	-	-	-
1915–1916	Carl Reed	6	7	.461	-	-	-
1916–1928	Butch Cowell	119	54	.688	-	-	-
1928–1938 1939–1943 1945–1946	Henry Swasey	108	128	.458	-	-	-
1938–1939	George Sauer	3	14	.176	-	-	-
1946–1950	Ed Stanczyk	22	44	.333	-	-	-
1950–1951	Andy Mooradian	4	12	.250	-	-	-
1951–1952	Dale Hall	11	9	.550	-	-	-
1952–1956	Bob Kerr	22	49	.310	-	-	-
1956–1966	Bill Olson	60	146	.291	-	-	-
1966–1969	Bill Haubrich	20	49	.290	-	-	-
1969–1989	Gerry Friel	189	335	.361	-	-	-
1989–1992	Jim Boylan	15	69	.189	-	-	-
1992–1996	Gib Champman	46	64	.418	-	-	-
1996–1999	Jeff Jackson	21	60	.259	-	-	-
1999–2005	Phil Rowe	45	125	.265	-	-	-
2005–Present	Bill Herrion	58	90	.392	-	-	-

Season-by-season results[]

1900s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1902–03	No Coach		4–4
1903–04	No Coach		3–3
1904–05	No Coach		6–4
1905–06	No Coach		3–4
1904–05	No Coach		3–6
1906–07	No Coach		7–4
1907–08	Alexander Gion		8–3
1908–09	No Coach		6–5
1909–10	No Coach		5–3

1910s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1910–11	Ray B. Thomas		6–3
1911–12	Percy Reynolds		7–4
1912–13	Tod Eberle		5–5
1914–15	No Coach		4–11
1915–16	Carl Reed		6–7
1916–17	Butch Cowell		7–6
1917–18	Butch Cowell		7–3
1918–19	Butch Cowell		11–3
1919–20	Butch Cowell		9–6

1920s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1920–21	Butch Cowell		12–5
1921–22	Butch Cowell		10–8
1922–23	Butch Cowell		10–5
1923–24	Butch Cowell		12–2
1924–25	Butch Cowell		11–3
1925–26	Butch Cowell		11–4
1926–27	Butch Cowell		14–1
1927–28	Butch Cowell		5–8
1928–29	Henry Swasey		10–4
1929–30	Henry Swasey		8–6

1930s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1930–31	Henry Swasey		8–8
1931–32	Henry Swasey		9–5
1932–33	Henry Swasey		10–5
1933–34	Henry Swasey		6–7
1934–35	Henry Swasey		11–3
1935–36	Henry Swasey		7–8
1936–37	Henry Swasey		3–12
Yankee Conference (1937–1976)
1937–38	Henry Swasey	4–4	11–6
1938–39	George Sauer	0–8	3–14
1939–40	Henry Swasey	3–5	5–10

1940s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1940–41	Henry Swasey	3–5	9–8
1941–42	Henry Swasey	0–8	4–15
1942–43	Henry Swasey	2–6	4–14
1945–46	Henry Swasey	0–4	3–7
1946–47	Ed Stanczyk	0–5	6–11
1947–48	Ed Stanczyk	2–5	5–12
1948–49	Ed Stanczyk	2–6	7–10
1949–50	Ed Stanczyk	1–5	4–11

1950s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1950–51	Andy Mooradian	0–6	4–12
1951–52	Dale Hall	4–5	11–9
1952–53	Bob Kerr	2–5	8–10
1953–54	Bob Kerr	2–6	8–10
1954–55	Bob Kerr	1–9	4–14
1955–56	Bob Kerr	0–10	2–15
1956–57	Bill Olson	1–9	3–16
1957–58	Bill Olson	3–7	10–12
1958–59	Bill Olson	1–9	9–14
1959–60	Bill Olson	2–8	9–14

1960s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1960–61	Bill Olson	1–9	6–18
1961–62	Bill Olson	1–9	3–20
1962–63	Bill Olson	2–8	7–17
1963–64	Bill Olson	2–8	8–15
1964–65	Bill Olson	1–9	2–19
1965–66	Bill Olson	0–10	3–21
1966–67	Bill Haubrich	4–6	10–12
1967–68	Bill Haubrich	0–10	1–22
1968–69	Bill Haubrich	3–7	9–15
1969–70	Gerry Friel	3–7	12–11

1970s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1970–71	Gerry Friel	3–7	11–12
1971–72	Gerry Friel	5–5	11–9
1972–73	Gerry Friel	2–10	11–15
1973–74	Gerry Friel	8–4	16–9
1974–75	Gerry Friel	2–10	6–18
1975–76	Gerry Friel	3–9	8–18
1976–77	Gerry Friel		12–14
1977–78	Gerry Friel		7–19
1978–79	Gerry Friel		10–16
1979–80	Gerry Friel		4–22

1980s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
America East Conference (1980–Present)
1980–81	Gerry Friel	3–7	7–19
1981–82	Gerry Friel	2–9	9–18	America East Quarterfinal (L Niagara 105–87)
1982–83	Gerry Friel	8–2	16–12	America East Semifinal (W Canisius 75–64) (L Holy Cross 89–77)
1983–84	Gerry Friel	8–6	15–13	America East Quarterfinal (L Maine 80–76)
1984–85	Gerry Friel	4–12	7–22	America East Quarterfinal (W Colgate 53–47) (L Canisius 90–56)
1985–86	Gerry Friel	5–13	11–17	America East Quarterfinal (L Boston University 69–51)
1986–87	Gerry Friel	3–15	4–24	America East Quarterfinal (L Northeastern 85–71)
1987–88	Gerry Friel	3–15	4–25	America East Semifinal (W Siena 70–63) (L Niagara 62–59)
1988–89	Gerry Friel	3–14	4–22
1989–90	Jim Boylan	3–9	5–23	America East Quarterfinal (L Boston University 63–56)

1990s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
1990–91	Jim Boylan	0–10	3–25	America East Quarterfinal (L Boston University 88–57)
1991–92	Jim Boylan	5–9	7–21	America East Semifinal (L Drexel 78–72)
1992–93	Gib Champman	4–10	6–21	America East Quarterfinal (L Delaware 70–65)
1993–94	Gib Champman	8–6	15–13	America East Semifinal (W Delaware 80–67) (L Drexel 85–75)
1994–95	Gib Champman	11–5	19–9	America East Semifinal (W Delaware 83–81) (L Northeastern 91–70)
1995–96	Gib Champman	5–13	6–21	America East First Round (L Hartford 76–73)
1996–97	Jeff Jackson	5–13	7–20	America East First Round (L Maine 76–47)
1997–98	Jeff Jackson	6–12	10–17	America East First Round (L Towson 67–65)
1998–99	Jeff Jackson	2–16	4–23	America East First Round (L Northeastern 77–69)
1999–2000	Phil Rowe	2–16	3–25	America East First Round (L Hartford 117–88)

2000s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
2000–01	Phil Rowe	6–12	7–21	America East First Round (L Vermont 78–72)
2001–02	Phil Rowe	8–8	11–17	America East Quarterfinal (L Maine 54–48)
2002–03	Phil Rowe	3–13	5–23	America East First Round (L Boston University 75–61)
2003–04	Phil Rowe	5–13	10–20	America East Quarterfinal (W Albany 43–38) (L Vermont 58–50)
2004–05	Phil Rowe	5–13	9–19	America East First Round (L UMBC 78–73)
2005–06	Bill Herrion	8–8	12–17	America East Semifinal (W Hartford 66–62) (L Albany 67–54)
2006–07	Bill Herrion	6–10	10–20	America East Quarterfinal (L Albany 64–47)
2007–08	Bill Herrion	6–10	9–20	America East Quarterfinal (L Hartford 68–65)
2008–09	Bill Herrion	8–8	14–16	America East Semifinal (W Stony Brook 76–73) (L Binghamton 72–67)
2009–10	Bill Herrion	6–10	13–17	America East Semifinal (W Maine 68–57) (L Vermont 57–38)

2010s

Season	Head Coach	Conf.	Overall	Conference Tournament	Postseason
2010–11	Bill Herrion	6–10	12–18	America East Quarterfinal (L Boston 59–50)
2011–12	Bill Herrion	7–9	13–16	America East Quarterfinal (L Albany 63–45)
2012–13	Bill Herrion	5–11	9–20	America East Quarterfinal (L Vermont 61–42)
2013–14	Bill Herrion	4–12	6–24	America East Quarterfinal (L Vermont 77–60)
2014–15	Bill Herrion	11–5	19–13	America East Quarterfinal (L Albany 60–58)	CIT First Round (L NJIT 84–77)
2015–16	Bill Herrion	11–5	20–13	America East Semifinal (W Binghamton 56–51) (L Vermont 63–56)	CIT Second Round (W Fairfield 77–62) (L Coastal Carolina 71–62)
2016–17	Bill Herrion	10–6	20–12	America East Semifinal (W UMBC 74–65) (L Vermont 74–41)

All-Time Conference Record: 278–648 (.300)
All-Time Overall Record: 911–1310 (.410)

Postseason[]

CIT results[]

New Hampshire has appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) twice. The Wildcats have a record of 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	NJIT	L 77–84
2016	First Round Second Round	Fairfield Coastal Carolina	W 77–62 L 62–71

Records[]

All-time leaders[]

Points[]

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	Tanner Leissner	2014-2018	1,962
2	Al McClain	1980–1984	1,861
3	Robin Dixon	1979–1983	1,590
4	Wayne Morrison	1972–1976	1,501
5	Blagoj Janev	2003–2007	1,340
6	Tyrece Gibbs	2006–2009	1,329
7	Scott Drapeau	1993–1995	1,290
8	Dan Nolan	1978–1982	1,258
9	Matt Alosa	1994–1996	1,247
10	Billy Pappas	1952–1955	1,228

Assists[]

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	Wayne Morrison	1972–1976	505
2	Al McClain	1980–1984	415
3	Keith Dickson	1975–1979	361
4	Erie Feragne	1971–1974	359
5	Andy Johnston	1983–1987	286
6	Doug Wilson	1992–1996	283
7	Keith Carpenter	1986–1990	277
8	Robin Dixon	1979–1983	272
9	Randy Kinzly	1977–1981	260
10	Jermaine Anderson	2003–2007	259

Rebounds[]

Rank	Player	Career	Total
1	Iba Camara	2014–Present	1,016
2	Dave Pemberton	1969–1972	897
3	Tanner Leissner	2014-2018	862
4	Dane DiLiegro	2007-2011	854
5	Dan Nolan	1980–1984	826
6	Dirk Koopman	1982–1986	726
7	Jim Rich	1961–1964	721
8	Eric Thielen	1987–1991	717
9	Matt Acres	1994–1998	680
10	Chris Brown	1998–2002	613

References[]

External links[]

• Official website