Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball

Mercyhurst Lakers
2024–25 Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team
University	Mercyhurst University
Head coach	Gary Manchel (23rd season)
Conference	Northeast Conference
Location	Erie, Pennsylvania
Arena	Mercyhurst Athletic Center (capacity: 1,100)
Nickname	Lakers
Colors	Forest green and navy blue[1]
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 2019
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division II: 2019
NCAA tournament round of 32
Division II: 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
Division II: 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
PSAC: 2016

The Mercyhurst Lakers men's basketball team represents Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania. Beginning on July 1, 2024, the Lakers will compete in the Division I Northeast Conference. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Lakers will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2028–29 season.

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lakers appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament seven times. Their combined record was 7–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	Regional first round	Fairmont State	L 63–68
2016	Regional first round Regional semifinals	Wheeling Jesuit Kutztown	W 66–65 L 73–79
2019	Regional first round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Fairmont State IUP West Liberty Northwest Missouri State	W 63–60 ^OT W 75–65 W 82–70 L 51–55
2020	Regional first round	University of Charleston	COVID-19
2021	Regional first round Regional semifinals	Fairmont State Hillsdale	W 62–58 L 48–67
2022	Regional first round Regional semifinals	Millersville IUP	W 71–65 L 55–58
2023	Regional first round Regional semifinals	East Stroudsburg West Liberty	W 72–66 L 72–86

See also

• Mercyhurst Lakers

References

1. "PSCAC Logos and Brand Guide" (PDF). Retrieved September 7, 2022.

External links

• Official website