Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball

Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
men's basketball
Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles; men's basketball
	2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team
University	University of Southern Indiana
Head coach	Stan Gouard (5th season)
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Location	Evansville, Indiana
Arena	Screaming Eagles Arena ; (capacity: 4,800)
Nickname	Screaming Eagles
Colors	Blue, white, and red;
NCAA tournament champions
	Division II: 1995
NCAA tournament runner-up
	Division II: 1994, 2004
NCAA tournament Final Four
	Division II: 1994, 1995, 2004, 2019
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 1994, 1995, 2004, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
	Division II: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Conference tournament champions
	GLVC: 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team, also previously known as the Indiana State University-Evansville Screaming Eagles, represents the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, United States. The Screaming Eagles currently compete in the Division I Ohio Valley Conference. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Screaming Eagles will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2026–27 season.

The team is currently led by second-year head coach Stan Gouard and play their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena.

Postseason results

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Screaming Eagles appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament twenty-nine times. Their combined record was 37–30.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	Regional semifinals Regional final	Northern Kentucky Eastern Illinois	W 86–78 L 67–79
1980	Regional semifinals Regional Third Place	Northern Michigan Wright State	L 82–93 L 85–88
1981	Regional semifinals Regional Third Place	Western Illinois Wright State	L 73–80 L 89–96
1985	Regional semifinals Regional Third Place	Kentucky Wesleyan Lewis	L 64–77 W 92–78
1987	Regional semifinals Regional Third Place	SIU Edwardsville Johnson C. Smith	L 82–88 W 102–96
1990	Regional semifinals Regional Third Place	SE Missouri State West Texas State	L 73–91 L 92–98^OT
1993	Regional semifinals Regional Third Place	Northern Michigan IPFW	L 85–86 W 95–93
1994	Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Kentucky Wesleyan Wayne State South Dakota New Hampshire College Cal State Bakersfield	W 78–67 W 84–112 W 98–77 W 111–89 L 86–92
1995	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Hillsdale Kentucky Wesleyan Northern Kentucky New Hampshire College Norfolk State UC Riverside	W 95–88 W 102–81 W 102–94 W 108–93 W 89–81 W 71–63
1996	Regional semifinals Regional finals	Indianapolis Northern Kentucky	W 75–71 L 87–99
1997	Regional First round	Quincy	L 118–125^2OT
1998	Regional semifinals Regional finals	Northern Kentucky Kentucky Wesleyan	W 81–66 L 79–98
1999	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Northwood Wayne State Kentucky Wesleyan	W 89–79 W 72–69 L 64–76
2000	Regional semifinals Regional finals	Michigan Tech Kentucky Wesleyan	W 85–68 L 79–88
2001	Regional semifinals	Northern Kentucky	L 92–93
2003	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Lewis Michigan Tech Kentucky Wesleyan	W 82–63 W 74–71 L 91–95
2004	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	Kentucky Wesleyan Findlay Wayne State NW Missouri State Humboldt State Kennesaw State	W 96–83 W 75–67 W 69–68 W 88–81 W 83–81 L 59–84
2005	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Gannon Ferris State	W 67–61 L 87–93
2006	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Drury Saint Joseph's (IN) SIU Edwardsville	W 78–58 W 81–78 L 60–64^OT
2007	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Rockhurst Grand Valley State	W 84–78 L 83–92
2009	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Rockhurst Findlay	W 78–72 L 59–81
2011	Regional First round	Drury	L 64–65
2012	Regional First round	Kentucky Wesleyan	L 58–64
2013	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Wayne State Bellarmine	W 79–70 L 55–78
2014	Regional First round	Michigan Tech	L 70–75
2017	Regional First round	Findlay	L 69–70
2019	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	Ashland Lewis Bellarmine West Texas A&M Point Loma Nazarene	W 66–60 W 62–61 W 76–69 W 94–84 L 71–81
2020	Regional First round	UMSL	Cancelled
2021	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Lewis Michigan Tech	W 62–60 L 69–81