New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball

College basketball team

New Hampshire Wildcats

2024–25 New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball team

University

University of New Hampshire

Head coach

Nathan Davis (2nd season)

Conference

America East

Location

Durham, New Hampshire

Arena

Lundholm Gym
(capacity: 3,500)

Nickname

Wildcats

Colors

Blue, gray, and white

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

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. They are one of just two schools in the state of New Hampshire to compete in NCAA Division I for basketball. The Wildcats are one of 45 Division I programs to have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They are currently coached by Nathan Davis.

Team history

Awards

America East Player of the Year

Scott Drapeau – 1994
Clarence Daniels – 2024

America East Coach of the Year

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
Clarence Daniels – 2024

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
Ahmad Robinson – 2024

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	-	-	-
2005–2023	Bill Herrion	227	303	.428	-	-	-

Season-by-season results

1900s
Season	Head Coach	Overall
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	Overall
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	Overall
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Main article: New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball statistical leaders

References

"Athletics Branding". University of New Hampshire Brand & Visual Guidelines. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
"2010–11 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. Archived from the original on 2010-11-20. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

External links

Official website

v t e New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Lundholm Gym (1938–present) Whittemore Center (alternate, 1995–present)
Rivalries	Dartmouth
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e University of New Hampshire
Academics	Business and Economics Law Carsey School of Public Policy
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's ice hockey Women's ice hockey Men's soccer
Facilities	Hamel Recreation Center Jesse Hepler Lilac Arboretum InterOperability Laboratory Lundholm Gym Memorial Union Building New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts New Hampshire PBS Shoals Marine Laboratory University of New Hampshire at Manchester University of New Hampshire Observatory Thompson Hall Whittemore Center Wildcat Stadium
Programs	Green Launching Pad
Organizations	New Hampshire Outing Club Not Too Sharp University of New Hampshire Wildcat Marching Band
Media	The New Hampshire WUNH
Related	Bill Knight Trophy List of University of New Hampshire alumni "On to Victory" "UNH Alma Mater" University Press of New England Wildcat Sports Network

v t e America East Conference men's basketball
Teams	Albany Great Danes Binghamton Bearcats Bryant Bulldogs Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats NJIT Highlanders UMass Lowell River Hawks UMBC Retrievers Vermont Catamounts
Championships & awards	List of conference champions Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

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