IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball team is a Division II basketball program who represents Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The program has been in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship nineteen times making the Sweet 16 ten times, Elite 8 seven times, the Final Four five times, and has appeared in the National Championship game twice, coming up short both times in 2010 and 2015. The team's first season was 1927-28 when the team went 4–9.[3][4]
The program's inaugural season was in 1927. The team has played every season since 1927 except two seasons during World War II due to the players needing to enlist.
Season by season record
The overall record of this program is 1479–764.[6]
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
1927–28
IUP
4–9
-
-
-
1928–29
IUP
8–5
-
-
-
1929–30
IUP
8–9
-
-
-
1930–31
IUP
5–10
-
-
-
1931–32
IUP
3–10
-
-
-
1932–33
IUP
9–6
-
-
-
1933–34
IUP
11–4
-
-
-
1934–35
IUP
10–4
-
-
-
1935–36
IUP
11–4
-
-
-
1936–37
IUP
7–8
-
-
-
1937–38
IUP
10–8
-
-
-
1938–39
IUP
7–11
-
-
-
1939–40
IUP
9–8
-
-
-
1940–41
IUP
10–8
-
-
-
1941–42
IUP
14–4
-
-
-
1942–43
IUP
5–4
-
-
-
1944–45
IUP
No team
-
-
-
1945–46
IUP
No team
-
-
-
1946–47
IUP
6–8
-
-
-
1947–48
IUP
13–4
-
-
-
1948–49
IUP
7–9
-
-
-
1949–50
IUP
6–10
-
-
-
1950–51
IUP
12–5
-
-
-
1951–52
IUP
9–12
-
-
-
1952–53
IUP
5–15
-
-
-
1953–54
IUP
13–6
-
-
-
1954–55
IUP
15–5
-
-
-
1955–56
IUP
16–7
-
-
-
1956–57
IUP
15–6
-
-
-
1957–58
IUP
25–3
-
-
-
1958–59
IUP
15–5
-
-
-
1959–60
IUP
14–7
-
1st
Total:
1479–764 (since 1927)
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
NCAA Final Four Appearances (5): 1995, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2022
NCAA Championship Game Appearances (2): 2010, 2015
Record vs D1 opponents
The Crimson Hawks have played nine NCAA Division I men's basketball teams going 1–11 in 12 games played all scheduled as exhibition games. The Crimson Hawks led going into half time once in 2012 vs Maryland leading 23–21 then being outscored 52 to 38 in the second have and tied once at 37 points with South Florida in 2014. IUP's only win vs Division I opponent came against Bucknell when Kevin Stewert hit a game-winning three pointer.