IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball

IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball team is a Division II basketball program who represents Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The program has been in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship ten times in its history going to the final four, four times and coming up short in the championship game twice in 2010 and 2015. The team's first season was 1927-28 when the team went 4-9.[3][4]

IUP Crimson Hawks Men's Basketball
2018–19 IUP Crimson Hawks Men's Basketball Team
UniversityIndiana University of Pennsylvania
All-time record1,353–753 (.642)[1]
Head coachJoe Lombardi (13th season)
ConferencePSAC
ArenaKovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameCrimson Hawks
ColorsCrimson and Gray[2]
         
NCAA Tournament Final Four
NCAA Division II
1995, 2002, 2010, 2015
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2015
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Conference Regular Season Champions
1960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018

The Crimson Hawks play their home games at Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania. They are currently coached by Joe Lombardi. In 2010, Joe Lombardi was named the Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year, following the team's finish as national runner-up.[5]

Current roster
2016–17 IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Malik Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrFarrell Farrell, PA
G 3 Armoni Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS FrMeadville Meadville, PA
F 4 Chucky Humphries 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrHarcum Community College Aliquippa, PA
G 5 Anthony White 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoCheltenham Philadelphia, PA
F 10 Willem Brandwijk 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrHolderness School (H)/Siena Voorburg, The Netherlands
G 12 Dante Lombardi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrThe Kiski School Indiana, PA
F 22 Marko Krivacevic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNikola Tesla/Duquesne Szombathely, Hungary
G 23 Dylan Benton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBangor Area Bangor, PA
F 24 Greg Bearer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrThe Kiski School Hollidaysburg, PA
G 33 Alan Glover 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)212 lb (96 kg) FrPlymouth Whitemarsh Plymouth Meeting, PA
F 34 Shawn Ulrich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrPassaic Valley/Passaic County CC Little Falls, NJ
F 40 Andrew Dancsecs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSzombathelyi Nagy Lajos Gimnazium Szombathely, Hungary
F 44 Todd Fetsko 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrMarion Center Marion Center, PA
G 50 Jacobo Diaz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrCBA Gran Canaria Tenerife, Canary Islands
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Ron Fudala (Carnegie Mellon)
  • Allen Payne (Auburn)
  • Eric Matheson (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

History

The program's inaugural season was in 1927. The team has played every season since 1927 except two seasons during World War II due to the players needing to enlist.

Season by season record

The overall record of this program is 1354–753.[6]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
1927–28 IUP 4–9---
1928–29 IUP 8–5---
1929–30 IUP 8–9---
1930–31 IUP 5–10---
1931–32 IUP 3–10---
1932–33 IUP 9–6---
1933–34 IUP 11–4---
1934–35 IUP 10–4---
1935–36 IUP 11–4---
1936–37 IUP 7–8---
1937–38 IUP 10–8---
1938–39 IUP 7–11---
1939–40 IUP 9–8---
1940–41 IUP 10–8---
1941–42 IUP 14–4---
1942–43 IUP 5–4---
1944–45 IUP No team---
1945–46 IUP No team---
1946–47 IUP 6–8---
1947–48 IUP 13–4---
1948–49 IUP 7–9---
1949–50 IUP 6–10---
1950–51 IUP 12–5---
1951–52 IUP 9–12---
1952–53 IUP 5–15---
1953–54 IUP 13–6---
1954–55 IUP 15–5---
1955–56 IUP 16–7---
1956–57 IUP 15–6---
1957–58 IUP 25–3---
1958–59 IUP 15–5---
1959–60 IUP 14–7-1st
Total:1353–753–0 (since 1927)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Program leaders
  • Note All numbers as of November 1, 2016
  • Bold still active
Points
  1. Darryl Webb (1,949)
  2. Robert Misenko (1,715)
  3. Brandon Norfleet (1,678)
  4. Julian Sanders (1,655)
  5. Ashton Smith (1,635)
Games Played
  1. Devon Cottrell (141)
  2. Ashton Smith (127)
  3. Darryl Webb (126)
  4. Julian Sanders (124)
  5. Jason Bullock (119)
Assists
  1. Devante Chance (512)
  2. Ashton Smith (456)
  3. Mont Mattocks (450)
  4. Eddie Peterson (425)
  5. Yancey Taylor (406)
Rebounds
  1. Darryl Webb (1,214)
  2. Garry Lupek (881)
  3. Lee McCullough (877)
  4. Robert Misenko (826)
  5. Sam Scott (738)

Coaching history

The Crimson Hawks have had a history of eight head coaches. The current head coach is Joe Lonbardi.

Head Coach Tenure Overall Conf Notes
George Miller 1927–39, 1943 98–92 — First head coach in program history, was first to win 10+ games in single-season.
Bob Timmons 1939–42, 1945–47 52–32 — —
Peck McKnight 1947–63 201–122 — Won first ever PSAC championship in 1960 for school, first head coach to have 25 or more wins in single-season
Herm Sledzik 1963–70 103–53 — —
Carl Davis 1970–83 199–124 65–45 Was first IUP head coach to coach during conference games
Tom Beck 1983–88 66–70 27–25 —
Kurt Kanaskie 1988–96 152–75 53–43 —
Gary Edwards 1996–2006 206–88 109–39 —
Joe Lombardi 2006–Present 302–99 165–49 —

Retired numbers
Number Player Tenure Date Retired
15 Darryl Webb 2007–09 February 13, 2013

Championships and tournament runs

PSAC championships

Source[7]

  • PSAC Championships (9): 1960, 1974, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010–11, 2013, 2019
  • PSAC Tournament Appearances (29): 1961, 1974, 1981–82, 1984–87, 1993-2002, 2004–06, 2008–19
  • PSAC West Championships (13): 1974, 1981–82, 1994–95, 2002, 2005, 2010–14, 2016–19

NCAA tournament
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances (16): 1994-96, 2000, 2002, 2004–05, 2009–15, 2017, 2019
  • NCAA Sweet Sixteen Appearances (8): 1994-95, 2000, 2002, 2010–11, 2013, 2015
  • NCAA Elite Eight Appearances (6): 1994-95, 2000, 2002, 2010, 2015
  • NCAA Final Four Appearances (4): 1995, 2002, 2010, 2015
  • NCAA Championship Game Appearances (2): 2010, 2015

Record vs D1 opponents

The Crimson Hawks have played nine NCAA Division I men's basketball teams going 1–11 in 12 games played all scheduled as exhibition games. The Crimson Hawks led going into half time once in 2012 vs Maryland leading 23–21 then being outscored 52 to 38 in the second have and tied once at 37 points with South Florida in 2014. IUP's only win vs Division I opponent came against Bucknell when Kevin Stewert hit a game-winning three pointer.

Opponent Score Season Site All-time record
#4 Villanova L 94–49 2016 Wells Fargo Center 0–1
#19 Syracuse L 83–65 2016 Carrier Dome 0–1
Siena L 82–73 2015 Times Union Center 0–1
Pittsburgh L 72–58 & L 69–54 2014 & 2012 Petersen Events Center 0–2
South Florida L 77–72 2014 Sun Dome 0–1
La Salle L 87–57 2013 Tom Gola Arena 0–1
#2 Michigan State L 83–45 2013 Breslin Center 0–1
Maryland L 73–81 2012 Xfinity Center 0–1
Bucknell L 78–71 & W 67–64 2008 & 2009 Sojka Pavilion 1–1
Total 1–11

References
  1. "PSAC Men's Basketball History" (PDF). PSAC. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. "Colors - Core IUP Elements". Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. "IUP Hawks basketball". Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. "All-Time Scores". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  5. "Joe Lombardi Named Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year after Historic 2009-10 Season". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  6. "IUP men's basketball All-Time Record" (PDF). Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  7. "IUP PSAC results". IUP Hoops. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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