LIU Sharks men's basketball
| LIU Sharks men's basketball | |||||
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| University | Long Island University | ||||
| Head coach | Rod Strickland (4th season) | ||||
| Location | Brooklyn, New York | ||||
| Arena | Steinberg Wellness Center and Barclays Center (capacity: 3,000/17,732) | ||||
| Conference | Northeast Conference | ||||
| Nickname | Sharks | ||||
| Colors | Blue 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 | |||||
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^ = 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.