Hofstra Men's Basketball - Postseason Play
Postseason Play
Hofstra in the NCAA Tournament
The Hofstra Basketball program has received nine invitations to the NCAA Basketball Championships. Four came while Hofstra played on the Division II level in the 1960s, while the last five have come at the Division I level. Two of the Division I appearances came during the 1970s as a member of the East Coast Conference. In all, the Pride has played 13 NCAA Tournament games in their history and has posted a 5-8 record.
1959 - II
Hofstra 67, Wesleyan 48
American 66, Hofstra 65
1962 - II
Hofstra 56, LIU-C.W. Post 55
Mt. St. Mary’s 66, Hofstra 51
1963 - II
Philadelphia Textile 60, Hofstra 55
Hofstra 78, Mt. St. Mary’s 71
1964 - II
Hofstra 92, Catholic 91 (2OT)
Hofstra 74, Elizabethtown 61
Akron 77, Hofstra 58
1976 - I
Connecticut 80, Hofstra 78 (OT)
1977 - I
Notre Dame 90, Hofstra 83
2000 - I
Oklahoma State 86, Hofstra 66
2001 - I
UCLA 61, Hofstra 48
2020 - I
NCAA Tournament canceled due to COVID-19
Hofstra in the National Invitation Tournament
Hofstra has received seven invitations to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The 1998-99 squad was selected after a 22-9 season, the 2004-05 squad earned a bid after a 21-8 campaign, while the 2005-06 team was chosen after a 24-6 campaign. The 2005-06 squad reached the quarterfinals after picking up two NIT victories over Nebraska and Saint Joseph’s. The Pride most recently appeared in the NIT in 2022-23 after capturing the regular season Colonial Athletic Association title. The Pride would go on to defeat Rutgers in the first round for the program's first postseason win since 2006.
1999
Rutgers 58, Hofstra 45
2005
Saint Joseph’s 53, Hofstra 44
2006
Hofstra 73, Nebraska 62
Hofstra 77, Saint Joseph’s 75 (OT)
Old Dominion 61, Hofstra 51
2007
DePaul 83, Hofstra 71
2016
George Washington 82, Hofstra 80
2019
North Carolina State 84, Hofstra 78
2023
Hofstra 88, Rutgers 86 (OT)
Cincinnati 79, Hofstra 65
Hofstra in the College Basketball Invitational
2010
IUPUI 74, Hofstra 60
2011
Evansville 77, Hofstra 70
2015
Vermont 85, Hofstra 81
1976 NCAA Tournament
First Round
March 13, 1976
Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
CONNECTICUT 80
Player FGM FGA FTM FTA R A PF TP
Whelton 11 22 1 3 2 5 2 23
Weston 6 12 6 6 0 4 4 18
Thomas 1 3 3 4 11 4 2 5
Hanson 5 10 2 3 9 2 5 12
Carr 7 12 3 8 15 2 3 17
Abromaitis 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 0
LaVigne 2 3 1 1 1 1 0 5
Kelly 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Harris 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.615
Team Rebounds: 4
Turnovers: 19
HOFSTRA 78
Player FGM FGA FTM FTA R A PF TP
Kammerer 3 5 2 4 5 1 4 8
Laurel 4 10 3 3 4 3 5 11
Rood 8 18 2 3 0 4 5 18
Tomlin 7 14 2 2 2 3 2 16
Irving 9 9 2 5 13 2 4 20
Jenkins 1 5 0 0 7 1 2 2
Vickers 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 3
Bush 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percentages: FG-.524, FT-.600
Team Rebounds: 3
Turnovers: 17
1 2 OT F
Connecticut 30 45 5 80
Hofstra 43 32 3 78
Attendance: 12,189
Officials: Seriano, Savage
1977 NCAA Tournament
First Round
March 12, 1977
The Palestra
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NOTRE DAME 90
Player FGM FGA FTM FTA R A PF TP
Knight 7 15 5 6 12 1 5 19
Batton 2 4 2 2 5 4 3 6
Flowers 6 9 2 5 9 1 3 14
Branning 3 10 1 3 3 8 3 7
Williams 10 19 5 6 4 3 2 25
Carpenter 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2
Paterno 5 6 4 5 2 0 4 14
Hanzlik 1 2 1 2 2 0 1 3
Percentages: FG-.530, FT - .690
Team Rebounds: 7
Turnovers: 19
Steals: 7
HOFSTRA 83
Player FGM FGA FTM FTA R A PF TP
Kammerer 2 6 0 1 5 1 5 4
Laurel 15 35 5 9 6 1 4 35
Rood 7 19 2 3 6 2 2 16
Vickers 1 5 1 2 4 4 2 3
Irving 7 14 3 3 12 2 5 17
Jenkins 0 3 0 0 7 0 2 0
Coleman 1 3 2 4 1 2 3 4
Barry 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Appel 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 4
Percentages: FG-.402, FT-.591
Team Rebounds: 4
Turnovers: 16
Steals: 8
1 2 F
Notre Dame 48 42 90
Hofstra 37 46 83
Attendance: 9,208
Officials: Sanders and Herrold
2000 NCAA Tournament
First Round
March 17, 2000
HSBC Arena
Buffalo, New York
HOFSTRA 66
Player Min FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR TR A PF TP
Richardson 38 6 21 4 4 3 2 5 1 2 20
Gittens 37 3 5 0 0 1 2 3 1 4 6
Springfield 30 2 5 3 7 3 5 8 1 5 7
Hernandez 26 4 6 0 0 1 2 3 5 4 9
Claxton 36 7 18 5 5 1 3 4 7 4 20
Fox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apodaca 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2
Walker 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 0
Grubler 11 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2
Feeley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percentages: FG-.407, FT-706
Three-Point Field Goals: 6-22, .273 (Richardson 4-14, Hernandez 1-2, Claxton 1-5, Walker 0-1)
Team Rebounds: 2
Blocked Shots: 5 (Springfield 2, Claxton, Walker, Grubler)
Turnovers: 13 (Claxton 5, Apodaca 2, Hernandez 2, Richardson 2, Gittens, Walker)
Steals: 4 (Claxton 3, Hernandez)
OKLAHOMA STATE 86
Player Min FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR TR A PF TP
Montonati 25 2 5 7 8 1 4 5 2 4 11
Mason 35 11 17 6 9 1 4 5 1 1 30
Jonzen 32 1 4 11 15 6 5 11 1 2 13
Gottlieb 24 2 4 2 6 0 1 1 8 4 6
Adkins 32 3 8 4 4 1 4 5 5 1 11
Alexander 24 4 6 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 11
Williams 8 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 1 0
Cazzelle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Webber 19 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4
Percentages: FG-.543, FT-.714
Three-Point Field Goals: 6-13, .462 (Mason 2-4, Adkins 1-4, Alexander 3-5)
Team Rebounds: 3
Blocked Shots: 2 (Mason, Webber)
Turnovers: 12 (Gottlieb 3, Montonati 3, Adkins 2, Mason 2, Alexander, Webber)
Steals: 7 (Webber 3, Adkins, Gottlieb, Jonzen, Montonati)
1 2 F
Hofstra 26 40 66
Oklahoma State 43 43 86
Attendance: 19,338
Officials: Tony Greene, Phil Bova, Jamie Jones
2001 NCAA Tournament
First Round
March 15, 2001
Greensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, North Carolina
HOFSTRA 48
Player Min FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR TR A PF TP
Gittens 39 3 5 1 4 2 6 8 1 1 7
Richardson 39 5 13 0 0 3 2 5 1 1 12
Springfield 31 0 2 0 0 3 3 6 1 4 0
Hernandez 34 3 8 2 3 0 1 1 6 2 11
Apodaca 37 4 14 4 6 1 4 5 1 3 16
Suarez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sylla 0+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walker 9 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 2
Grubler 9 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 0
Percentages: FG-.357, FT-.600
Three-Point Field Goals: 9-25, .360 (Apodaca 4-14, Richardson 2-8, Hernandez 3-6)
Team Rebounds: 4
Blocked Shots: 1 (Grubler)
Turnovers: 21 (Apodaca 8, Gittens 4, Richardson 3, Team 2, Grubler, Springfield, Suarez, Walker)
Steals: 6 (Apodaca 2, Gittens 2, Springfield 2)
UCLA 61
Player Min FGM FGA FTM FTA OR DR TR A PF TP
Barnes 35 3 7 2 4 2 2 4 4 2 8
Kapono 33 2 8 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 7
Gadzuric 37 7 11 0 2 6 7 13 1 4 14
Knight 31 6 12 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 17
Watson 38 7 10 0 2 1 1 2 7 3 15
Bailey 9 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0
Young 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cummings 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Percentages: FG-.472, FT-.500
Three-Point Field Goals: 5-15, .333 (Knight 3-6, Watson 1-2, Kapono 1-5, Bailey 0-2)
Team Rebounds: 3
Blocked Shots: 3 (Gadzuric 2, Barnes)
Turnovers: 11 (Watson 5, Gadzuric 2, Barnes, Kapono, Cummings, Knight)
Steals: 13 (Watson 4, Knight 3, Barnes 2, Bailey 2, Kapono, Gadzuric)
1 2 F
Hofstra 33 15 48
UCLA 29 32 61
Attendance: 14,235
Officials: Steve Welmer, Tom O’Neill, Ronald Zetcher
2020 NCAA Tournament
Qualified - tournament canceled due to COVID-19
