The UMass Lowell River Hawks men's basketball team represents the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Beginning in the 2013–14 season, the River Hawks made the jump to NCAA Division I and joined the America East Conference. As part of their transition from Division II to Division I, they were not eligible for postseason play until the 2017–2018 season.[2][3] The team is coached by Pat Duquette, who is in his tenth season.[4] The River Hawks currently play most of their home games at the Costello Athletic Center but some games will be played at Tsongas Center.[5] In 1988, UMass Lowell (then known as the University of Lowell) was the NCAA Division II national champions.
| UMass Lowell River Hawks | |||
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| University | University of Massachusetts Lowell | ||
| Head coach | Pat Duquette (11th season) | ||
| Conference | America East NCAA Division I Division | ||
| Arena | Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell Costello Athletic Center (Capacity: Tsongas Center 7,649; Costello Athletic Center 2,100) | ||
| Nickname | River Hawks | ||
| Colors | Blue, white, and red[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament champions | |||
| 1988* | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1988* | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1988*, 2003*, 2004* | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1988*, 2003*, 2004*, 2006* | |||
| NCAA tournament second round | |||
| 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2006* | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1988*, 2001*, 2002*, 2003*, 2004*, 2006*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2012* *at Division II level | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Northeast 10: 2003, 2004, 2010 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| NECC 1988 Northeast-10 2003, 2004 | |||
Postseason
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The River Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament ten times, making that tournament's Elite Eight three times. Their combined record is 15–9. They were Division II national champions in 1988.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1988 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National Championship Game | Assumption New Haven Alabama A&M Florida Southern Alaska Anchorage | W 90–65 W 84–72 W 76–68 W 88–81 W 75–72 |
| 2001 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals | Queens St. Michael's | W 85–67 L 69–80 |
| 2002 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals | Bentley Adelphi | W 72–70 L 57–72 |
| 2003 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Saint Rose Bridgeport C.W. Post Bowie State | W 91–67 W 86–73 W 65–59 L 62–72 |
| 2004 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight | Bridgeport Southern New Hampshire Bryant Humboldt State | W 84–64 W 67–61 OT W 63–62 L 82–89 |
| 2006 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Bryant Saint Anselm Stonehill | W 77–67 W 74–70 L 80–89 |
| 2009 | Regional Quarterfinals | Merrimack | L 84–86 OT |
| 2010 | Regional Quarterfinals | Merrimack | L 62–81 |
| 2011 | Regional Quarterfinals | Saint Rose | L 68–81 |
| 2012 | Regional Quarterfinals | Bloomfield | L 83–91 |
Notable athletes and coaches
- Leo Parent, two-time All-American
- Elad Inbar, 2004 Division II Player of the Year
Season-by-season record
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Don Doucette (New England Collegiate Conference) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Don Doucette | 15–12 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1984–85 | Don Doucette | 9–19 | 2–12 | ||||||
| 1985–86 | Don Doucette | 12–17 | 3–9 | ||||||
| 1986–87 | Don Doucette | 21–8 | 11–3 | ||||||
| 1987–88 | Don Doucette | 27–7 | 8–4 | NCAA Division II Champions | |||||
| Don Doucette: | 84-63 | 31-35 | |||||||
| Stan Van Gundy (New England Collegiate Conference) (1988–1992) | |||||||||
| 1988–89 | Stan Van Gundy | 16–13 | 9–5 | ||||||
| 1989–90 | Stan Van Gundy | 13–15 | 7–7 | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Stan Van Gundy | 11–17 | 5–9 | ||||||
| 1991–92 | Stan Van Gundy | 14–15 | 7–7 | ||||||
| Stan Van Gundy: | 54-60 | 28-28 | |||||||
| Greg Herenda (Northeast-10 Conference) (2008–2013) | |||||||||
| 2008–09 | Greg Herenda | 21–8 | 16–6 | 2nd | NCAA Division II East Regional first round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Greg Herenda | 20–12 | 13–9 | 7th | NCAA Division II East Regional first round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Greg Herenda | 20–10 | 14–8 | 6th | NCAA Division II East Regional first round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Greg Herenda | 19–11 | 13–9 | 4th | NCAA Division II East Regional first round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Greg Herenda | 15–13 | 10–12 | 8th | |||||
| Greg Herenda: | 95-54 | 66-44 | |||||||
| Pat Duquette (America East Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
| 2013-14 | Pat Duquette | 10-18 | 8-8 | 5th | |||||
| 2014-15 | Pat Duquette | 12–17 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
| 2015-16 | Pat Duquette | 11–18 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2016-17 | Pat Duquette | 11–20 | 5–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2017-18 | Pat Duquette | 12–18 | 6–10 | T–6th | |||||
| 2018-19 | Pat Duquette | 15–17 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2019-20 | Pat Duquette | 13–19 | 7-9 | 6th | |||||
| 2020-21 | Pat Duquette | 11-12 | 7-8 | 6th | |||||
| 2021-22 | Pat Duquette | 15-16 | 7-11 | 8th | |||||
| 2022-23 | Pat Duquette | 24-7 | 11-5 | 2nd | |||||
| Pat Duquette: | 134-162 | 71-90 | |||||||
| Total: | |||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||