The Quinnipiac Bobcats men's basketball team represents Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They are currently coached by Tom Pecora and play their home games at the M&T Bank Arena. The Bobcats have never appeared in the NCAA tournament.
Joe DeSantis was the fifth head coach in Quinnipiac history. He led the Bobcats during their transition from Division II to Division I. DeSantis's best season was in 1999âÂÂ2000 when the team went 18âÂÂ10 and DeSantis won NEC Coach of The Year. On March 8, 2007, DeSantis was fired after 11 years. His record was 118âÂÂ188.
Tom Moore was hired in 2007 to replace Joe DeSantis. In Moore's first season, the team went 15âÂÂ15 and finished fifth in the Northeast Conference. After a 15âÂÂ16 2008âÂÂ09 season, Moore and the Bobcats went 23âÂÂ10, finishing first in the NEC, winning the schools first Northeast Conference regular season title, but failed to win the conference tournament. The team received a bid to the NIT, losing in the first round to Virginia Tech, 81âÂÂ61. The next season the Bobcats went 22âÂÂ10 and earned a bid to the CIT, losing in the first round to Buffalo, 75âÂÂ68. In 2011âÂÂ12 the team finished 18âÂÂ14, earned a bid to the CBI, and lost in the first round to Pennsylvania, 74âÂÂ63. In 2013 Quinnipiac moved to the Metro Atlantic and went 20âÂÂ12 in their first season. They earned a bid to the CIT and lost in the first round to Yale, 69âÂÂ68. Moore was fired on March 7, 2017.
The Bobcats have appeared in four NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 1-7.
The Bobcats have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1âÂÂ2.
The Bobcats have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0âÂÂ1.
The Bobcats have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) twice. Their record is 0âÂÂ2.
The Bobcats have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) three times. Their combined record is 0âÂÂ3.