LIU Sharks men's basketball

LIU Sharks men's basketball
2025–26 LIU Sharks men's basketball team
UniversityLong Island University
Head coachRod Strickland (4th season)
LocationBrooklyn, New York
ArenaSteinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center
(capacity: 3,000/17,732)
ConferenceNortheast Conference
NicknameSharks
ColorsBlue and gold
   
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
Division I
1981#, 1984#, 1997#, 2011#, 2012#, 2013#, 2018#, 2026^

Division II
1962*, 1965#, 1966#, 1967#, 1971*, 1973*, 1974*. 1983*, 1984*, 1985*, 1987*, 1989*, 1990*, 1993*, 2002*, 2003*, 2008*, 2009*, 2011*, 2012*
Pre-tournament Helms national champions
1939
Conference tournament champions
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
1981, 1984, 1997, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018

LIU Post Pioneers
1990, 1991, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012

LIU Sharks
2026
Conference regular-season champions
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Metro NY: 1936, 1937, 1939
Tri-State: 1965, 1966, 1967
NEC: 1983, 1984, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012

LIU Post Pioneers
ECC: 1990, 1991, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012

LIU Sharks
NEC: 2026
NIT champions
1939, 1941
Note

^ = LIU Sharks
# = LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
* = LIU Post Pioneers
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The LIU Sharks men's basketball team represents Long Island University in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play their home games at their Brooklyn Campus in the Steinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center, formerly known as the Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center, and are members of the Northeast Conference. Their current head coach is Rod Strickland who was hired in June 2022. The Sharks have appeared eight times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2026.

The LIU Sharks are the result of the July 1, 2019 unification of the athletic departments which had previously represented two separate campuses of LIU, the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers.