Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball
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| University | College of the Holy Cross | ||
| Conference | Patriot League | ||
| Location | Worcester, MA | ||
| Head coach | Bill Carmody (2nd year) | ||
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Hart Center (Capacity: 3,600) |
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| Nickname | Crusaders | ||
| Colors | Royal Purple |
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| NCAA Tournament champions | |||
| 1947 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1980, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| ECAC: 1977, 1980 Patriot League: 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016 |
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| Conference regular season champions | |||
| MAAC: 1990 Patriot League: 1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
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The Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, in NCAA Division I competition. The team competes in the Patriot League and plays their home games in the Hart Center. The program boasts such notable alumni as Boston Celtics legends Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn, and longtime Providence College basketball coach Joe Mullaney.
Basketball first appeared at Holy Cross in 1900 but was discontinued several times until its reinstatement in 1939. In 1947, the Crusaders, behind coach and Bucknell University graduate Doggie Julian, NCAA tournament MVP George Kaftan, star Joe Mullaney and freshman point guard Bob Cousy, beat Oklahoma at Madison Square Garden to win the NCAA championship. The team entered the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament as the last seed in the 8-team tournament. Along with UConn, Holy Cross is one of the two New England colleges to ever win the NCAA tournament.
In the first match, Holy Cross defeated the Navy 55 to 47, in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden. Mullaney led the team in scoring with 18 points, mostly in part to Navy coach Ben Carnevale's decision to have his players back off from Mullaney, who was reputed as being more of a playmaker than a shooter.
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