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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

Division I
1945


Division III
1994
NCAA Tournament Final Four

Division I
1945 • 1960


Division III
1994
NCAA Tournament appearances

Division I
1943 • 1945 • 1946 • 1960 • 1962 • 1963


Division III
1986 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 2012 • 2016
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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