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.
The Crimson Hawks play their home games at Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania. They are currently coached by Joe Lombardi. In 2010, Joe Lombardi was named the Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year, following the team's finish as national runner-up.
History 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.
Program leaders Note All numbers as of May 1, 2023 Bold still active
Points Darryl Webb (1,949) Jacobo Diaz (1,747) Robert Misenko (1,715) Brandon Norfleet (1,678) Julian Sanders (1,655)
Games Played Shawndale Jones (135) Devon Cottrell (133) Dave Morris (130) Ashton Smith (127) Devante Chance (127)
Assists Dante Lombardi (567) Devante Chance (512) Ashton Smith (456) Mont Mattocks (450) Eddie Peterson (425)
Rebounds Darryl Webb (1,214) Jacobo Diaz (1,105) Garry Lupek (881) Lee McCullough (877) Robert Misenko (826)
Coaching history The Crimson Hawks have had a history of eight head coaches. The current head coach is Joe Lonbardi. Head Coach TenureOverallConfNotesGeorge Miller1927–39, 194398–92—First head coach in program history, was first to win 10+ games in single-season.Bob Timmons1939–42, 1945–4752–32——Peck McKnight1947–63201–122—Won first ever PSAC championship in 1960 for school, first head coach to have 25 or more wins in single-seasonHerm Sledzik1963–70103–53——Carl Davis1970–83199–12465–45Was first IUP head coach to coach during conference gamesTom Beck1983–8866–7027–25—Kurt Kanaskie1988–96152–7553–43—Gary Edwards1996–2006206–88109–39—Joe Lombardi2006–Present400–108245–56—
Retired numbers 15 Darryl Webb 2007–09 February 13, 2013
Championships and tournament runs
PSAC championships Source PSAC Championships (13): 1960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010–11, 2013, 2019-20, 2022-23 PSAC Tournament Appearances (36): 1961, 1974, 1981–82, 1984–87, 1993–2002, 2004–06, 2008–20, 2022-23 PSAC West Championships (19): 1974, 1981–82, 1994–95, 2002, 2005, 2010–14, 2016–20, 2022-23
NCAA tournament NCAA Tournament Appearances (19): 1994–96, 2000, 2002, 2004–05, 2009–15, 2017, 2019-20, 2022-23 NCAA Sweet Sixteen Appearances (10): 1994–95, 2000, 2002, 2010–11, 2013, 2015, 2022-23 NCAA Elite Eight Appearances (7): 1994–95, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2022 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. Opponent Score Season Site All-time record #4 Villanova L 94–49 2016 Wells Fargo Center 0–1 #19 Syracuse L 83–65 2016 Carrier Dome 0–1 Siena L 82–73 2015 Times Union Center 0–1 Pittsburgh L 72–58 & L 69–54 2014 & 2012 Petersen Events Center 0–2 South Florida L 77–72 2014 Sun Dome 0–1 La Salle L 87–57 2013 Tom Gola Arena 0–1 #2 Michigan State L 83–45 2013 Breslin Center 0–1 Maryland L 73–81 2012 Xfinity Center 0–1 Bucknell L 78–71 & W 67–64 2008 & 2009 Sojka Pavilion 1–1 Total 1–11
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