Location Ypsilanti, MI Colors Green and White Division Division I (NCAA) | Home Away League Division I (NCAA) | |
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The Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The team currently competes in the West division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They have appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments and have a 3–4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament and defeated the Duke Blue Devils in the first round of the 1996 tournament.
Contents
- NCAA Tournament Division I results
- NIT results
- CBI results
- CIT results
- NCAA Division II tournament results
- NCAA Tournament
- NAIA District 23 4
- NAIA National Division I Tournament
- NCAA Division II Tournament
- MAC Regular Season Champions 4
- Mid American Conference Tournament
- Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships
- All Time Win Loss Record
- Players
- Current Pro Players
- MAC Player of the Year
- MAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Academic All MAC
- MAC Tournament MVP
- 1st Team All MAC
- 2nd Team All MAC
- 3rd Team All MAC
- MAC Honorable Mention
- MAC All Freshman team
- MAC All Defensive team
- MAC West Player of the Week
- Preseason 1st Team All MAC West Division
- MAC Coach of the Year
- MAC Freshman Of The Year
- MAC All Tournament Team
- National Awards
- Ben Braun Era
- Milton Barnes Era
- Jim Boone Era
- Charles Ramsey Era
- Rob Murphy Era
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- National statistical champions
- MAC Statistical Champions Team Season
- MAC Individual Statistical Champion
- Individual Single Game
- Individual Tournament Career
- Team
- References
EMU has competed in the MAC since joining in 1972, and previously competed in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1920–1926). The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 1998. The Eagles are currently coached by Rob Murphy.
NCAA Tournament Division I results
The Eagles have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.
Coach Ben Braun led Eastern Michigan to their first three NCAA Division I tournament appearances during his 11-year tenure. One of the great highlights in team history came after EMU's first round victory over Duke in 1996, when the Blue Devils' Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski stated, "Eastern Michigan is very well coached, much deeper than we are and, today, much quicker than we were."
NIT results
The Eagles have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1.
CBI results
The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.
CIT results
The Eagles have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.
NCAA Division II tournament results
The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament one time. Their record is 3–2.
EMU reached the Final Four of the 1972 NCAA College Division National Championship, led by All-American George Gervin, an NBA Hall of Famer selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
NCAA Tournament
Appearances (4)
Sweet Sixteen (1)
NAIA District 23 (4)
NAIA National Division I Tournament
Elite Eight (2)
Semifinals (1)
Finals (1)
NCAA Division II Tournament
Elite Eight (1)
Final Four (1)
Third Place Game (1)
MAC Regular Season Champions (4)
Mid-American Conference Tournament
Finals (5)
Champions (4)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships
All-Time Win-Loss Record
Source:
Players
Players Drafted & Undrafted in the NBA and NBA-DL
*NBA-DL
Current Pro Players
Da'Shonte Riley - Salt Lake City Stars (NBADL)
Karrington Ward - Oklahoma City Blue (NBADL)
MAC Player of the Year
MAC Defensive Player of the Year
Academic All-MAC
MAC Tournament MVP
1st Team All-MAC
2nd Team All-MAC
3rd Team All-MAC
MAC Honorable Mention
MAC All-Freshman team
MAC All-Defensive team
MAC West Player of the Week
Preseason 1st Team All-MAC West Division
MAC Coach of the Year
MAC Freshman Of The Year
MAC All-Tournament Team
National Awards
Co-Coach of the Year in the NCAA District 14 Division I
Honorable Mention All-American
Cosida Academic All-American Selections 2nd Team
Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award
USA Basketball Male Athlete of the Year
Thompson Challenge All Tournament Team
Golden Bear Classic
Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islander Invitational
E-Club Hall of Fame
All-Freshman Team
UPI 1st Team NCAA-College Division All-America
Coaches 1st Team NCAA-College Division All-America
NAIA second-team All-District 23
NAIA honorable mention All-America
1st Team All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
2nd Team All-Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
NAIA All-Star State of Michigan Team
Michigan Collegiate Conference Honors
Ben Braun Era
Ben Braun served as head coach of the EMU men's basketball team from 1985 to 1996, before leaving to take over the head coaching duties at the University of California-Berkeley ... In his 10 1/2 seasons as EMU head coach, he led Eastern to the most successful decade in EMU history in the NCAA Division I ranks, finishing as the winningest head coach in EMU history with a 185–132 record ... During his EMU tenure he was named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year three times (1987–88, 1990–91, 1995–96) ... Directed the basketball team to Mid-American Conference and MAC Tournament Championships three times (1987–88, 1990–91, 1995–96) ... Led EMU to three NCAA post-season tournament appearances (1987–88, 1990–91, 1995–96), including a "Sweet 16" appearance in 1990–91 ... Also coached the 1994–95 team to EMU's first-ever National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
Milton Barnes Era
Following the departure of Ben Braun to California, Eastern Michigan hired Milton Barnes, he would spend four season as a head coach, earning 63 victories in those years.
Jim Boone Era
In 2001, EMU hired Jim Boone to lead its basketball program. Boone compiled a 48–96 record in 5 seasons at the helm.
Charles Ramsey Era
Ypsilanti native and EMU graduate Charles Ramsey was hired following the 2005 season. In his first game as head coach, Ramsey pulled off an upset over a Ben Braun coached California team, however that would be the highlight of his stint as head coach in Ypsilanti. After a 68–118 record in six years at the helm, EMU would fire Ramsey after the 2010–11 basketball season.
Rob Murphy Era
Rob Murphy, a Detroit native was hired in the spring of 2011 to take over for Charles Ramsey. Prior to EMU, Murphy spent seven years as an assistant coach at Syracuse under Jim Boeheim. In his first season, Murphy would lead the Eagles to a 14–18 record. However, with its 9–7 record in conference play, the Eagles took 1st place in the MAC-West
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*As of Jan. 06, 2016