NYU Violets men's basketball
| NYU Violets | |
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| University | New York University |
| First season | 1906 |
| Conference | UAA |
| Location | New York City, NY |
| Head coach | Joe Nesci (25th year) |
| Arena |
Coles Sports and Recreation Center (Capacity: 1,900) |
| Nickname | Violets |
| Colors | Purple and White |
| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | |
| 1935 | |
| Pre-tournament Helms champions | |
| 1935 | |
| NCAA Tournament runner-up | |
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Division I Division III 1994 |
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| NCAA Tournament Final Four | |
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Division I Division III 1994 |
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| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
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Division I Division III 1986 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 2012 • 2016 |
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| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1946 • 1948 • 1957 • 1960 • 1993 • 1994 | |
Division I
1945
Division I
1945 • 1960
Division I
1943 • 1945 • 1946 • 1960 • 1962 • 1963
The NYU Violets men's basketball team is the college basketball team that represents New York University, located in New York City. The team currently competes in NCAA Division III as a member of the University Athletic Association. NYU previously competed as a NCAA Division I program until 1971, when the team was disbanded due to a budget crisis. The team was reinstated in 1983 as a Division III program.
NYU played in two NCAA Division I Final Fours, and can lay claim to two national championships predating the creation of the NCAA tournament (1920 and 1935). NYU has also had success in the Division III NCAA tournament, including a runner-up finish at the 1994 tournament.
While a member of Division I, the Violets' basketball team registered a great deal of success.
The school's best NCAA tournament result was finishing runner-up to Oklahoma State (then Oklahoma A&M), coached by the legendary Henry Iba. at the 1945 NCAA tournament. NYU returned to the Final Four in 1960, losing to Ohio State, whose roster featured Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek.
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