Dartmouth Big Green
2023-24 Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball team
UniversityDartmouth College
Head coachDavid McLaughlin (7th season)
ConferenceIvy League
LocationHanover, New Hampshire
ArenaLeede Arena
(Capacity: 2,100)
ColorsDartmouth green and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1906
NCAA tournament runner-up
1942, 1944
NCAA tournament Final Four
1942, 1944
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1958
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1956, 1958
NCAA tournament appearances
1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1956, 1958, 1959
Conference regular season champions
1927, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959

The Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball program, formerly the Dartmouth Indians, is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I and the team competes in the Ivy League. They play their home games at Leede Arena and are coached by David McLaughlin.

The Big Green have not had a winning record since going 14–12 in the 1998–99 season.[2][3][4] They have not participated in an NCAA Tournament since 1959, the longest active streak in between appearances and the 2nd longest ever. Since their last tournament appearance, they have only had 10 winning seasons and only participated in any postseason tournament once, the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Big Green have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times with two national championship game appearances. Their combined record is 10–7. Dartmouth, along with Kansas, was the first team to appear in multiple NCAA Tournaments after making their second appearance in the 1942 tournament. They were also the first team to appear in consecutive tournaments.

Year Round Opponent Result
1941Quarterfinals
Regional 3rd Place
Wisconsin
North Carolina
L 50–51
W 60–59
1942Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game
Penn State
Kentucky
Stanford
W 44–39
W 47–28
L 38–53
1943Quarterfinals
Regional 3rd Place
DePaul
NYU
L 35–46
W 51–49
1944Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship Game
Catholic
Ohio State
Utah
W 63–38
W 60–53
L 40–42OT
1956Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game
West Virginia
Canisius
Connecticut
W 61–59OT
L 58–66
W 85–64
1958Regional Quarterfinals
Regional semifinals
Regional Finals
Connecticut
Manhattan
Temple
W 75–64
W 79–62
L 50–69
1959Regional QuarterfinalsWest VirginiaL 68–82

CIT results

The Big Green have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2015First roundCanisiusL 72–87

References

  1. "Color Palette" (PDF). Dartmouth Athletics Visual Identity Guidelines. March 13, 2019. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  2. "Men's Basketball Quick Facts 2016-17". www.dartmouthsports.com.
  3. "NCAA Tourney - DartmouthSports.com". DartmouthSports.com.
  4. "Men's Basketball Year by Year - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics". Archived from the original on 2017-08-20. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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