Nova Southeastern Sharks men's basketball
| Nova Southeastern Sharks | |
|---|---|
| University | Nova Southeastern University |
| First season | 1982–83 |
| Head coach | Jim Crutchfield (5th season) |
| Conference | Sunshine State Conference |
| Location | Davie, Florida |
| Arena | Rick Case Arena (capacity: 4,500) |
| Nickname | Sharks |
| Colors | Navy blue and gray[1] |
| NCAA tournament champions | |
| Division II: 2023 | |
| NCAA tournament runner-up | |
| Division II: 2024 | |
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |
| Division II: 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |
| Division II: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |
| Division II: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |
| Division II: 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| Division II: 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| SSC: 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
The NSU Sharks Men's Basketball team represents Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida. They currently compete in the Sunshine State Conference.
They won a national championship in the 2022–23 season.
Coaching records
[edit]| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles "Sonny" Hansley (NAIA Independent) (1982–1990) | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 6–15 | |||||||
| 1983–84 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 11–12 | |||||||
| 1984–85 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 11–13 | |||||||
| 1985–86 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 12–14 | |||||||
| 1986–87 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 12–16 | |||||||
| 1987–88 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 9–19 | |||||||
| 1988–89 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 5–23 | |||||||
| 1989–90 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 13–16 | |||||||
| Charles "Sonny" Hansley (Sun Conference) (1990–1998) | |||||||||
| 1990–91 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 7–21 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 13–14 | 8–6 | ||||||
| 1992–93 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 15–14 | 8–6 | NAIA District 7 Playoffs First Round | |||||
| 1993–94 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 16–18 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1994–95 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 22–12 | |||||||
| 1995–96 | Charles "Sonny" Hansley | 5–24 | 3–11 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | Tony McAndrews | 15–18 | 6–7 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | Tony McAndrews | 15–14 | 8–6 | ||||||
| Tony McAndrews: | 187–263 (.416) | ||||||||
| Kit Riley (Sun Conference) (1998–2002) | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | Tony McAndrews | 18–14 | 9–5 | ||||||
| 1999–00 | Tony McAndrews | 14–14 | 7–5 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | Tony McAndrews | 8–20 | 3–9 | ||||||
| 2001–02 | Tony McAndrews | 4–23 | 4–8 | ||||||
| Tony McAndrews (Sunshine State Conference) (2002–2004) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Tony McAndrews | 6–23 | |||||||
| 2003–04 | Tony McAndrews | 9–18 | |||||||
| Tony McAndrews: | 59–112 (.345) | ||||||||
| Gary Tuell (Sunshine State Conference) (2004–2017) | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | Gary Tuell | 7–21 | 3–13 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Gary Tuell | 17–11 | 11–5 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | Gary Tuell | 14–15 | 8–8 | 4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Gary Tuell | 10–18 | 5–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Gary Tuell | 16–11 | 9–7 | 3rd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Gary Tuell | 13–15 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Gary Tuell | 12–15 | 5–11 | T–6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Gary Tuell | 13–14 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Gary Tuell | 15–12 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Gary Tuell | 13–17 | 8–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Gary Tuell | 12–16 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Gary Tuell | 11–16 | 6–10 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Gary Tuell | 6–20 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| Gary Tuell: | 159–201 (.442) | 84–126 (.400) | |||||||
| Jim Crutchfield (Sunshine State Conference) (2017–2019) | |||||||||
| 2017–18 | Jim Crutchfield | 17–10 | 11–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Jim Crutchfield | 29–4 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Jim Crutchfield | 23–6 | 15–5 | 2nd | Postseason canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||||
| 2020–21 | Jim Crutchfield | 0–0 | 0–0 | N/A | Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3] | ||||
| 2021–22 | Jim Crutchfield | 31–1 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2022–23 | Jim Crutchfield | 36–0 | 20–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Champions | ||||
| Jim Crutchfield: | 136–21 (.866) | 69–16 (.812) | |||||||
| Total: | 541–597 (.475) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Notable players
[edit]National players of the year
[edit]NABC Player of the Year
[edit]- RJ Sunahara (2023)
Bevo Francis Award
[edit]- RJ Sunahara (2023)
All-Americans
[edit]- Mark Matthews – NABC (2020)
- Sekou Sylla – NABC (2022)
- RJ Sunahara – NABC (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ "NSU Brand - Colors". Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "DII Presidents Council cancels fall 2020 championships". NCAA.org. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Sunshine State Conference Postpones Winter Sports into 2021". NSU Athletics. Nova Southeastern University Athletics. Retrieved 30 March 2023.