IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball


IUP Crimson Hawks men's basketball team is a Division II basketball program who represents Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The program has been in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship ten times in its history going to the final four, four times and coming up short in the championship game twice in 2010 and 2015. The team's first season was 1927-28 when the team went 4-9.
The Crimson Hawks play their home games at Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex in Indiana, Pennsylvania. They are currently coached by Joe Lombardi. In 2010, Joe Lombardi was named the Basketball Times Division II Coach of the Year, following the team's finish as national runner-up.

Current roster

History

The program's inaugural season was in 1927. The team has played every season since 1927 except two seasons during World War II due to the players needing to enlist.

Season by season record

The overall record of this program is 1354–753.

Program leaders

;Points
  1. Darryl Webb
  2. Robert Misenko
  3. Brandon Norfleet
  4. Julian Sanders
  5. Ashton Smith
;Games Played
  1. Devon Cottrell
  2. Ashton Smith
  3. Darryl Webb
  4. Julian Sanders
  5. Jason Bullock
;Assists
  1. Devante Chance
  2. Ashton Smith
  3. Mont Mattocks
  4. Eddie Peterson
  5. Yancey Taylor
;Rebounds
  1. Darryl Webb
  2. Garry Lupek
  3. Lee McCullough
  4. Robert Misenko
  5. Sam Scott

    Coaching history

The Crimson Hawks have had a history of eight head coaches. The current head coach is Joe Lonbardi.
Head CoachTenureOverallConfNotes
George Miller1927–39, 194398–92—First head coach in program history, was first to win 10+ games in single-season.
Bob Timmons1939–42, 1945–4752–32——
Peck McKnight1947–63201–122—Won first ever PSAC championship in 1960 for school, first head coach to have 25 or more wins in single-season
Herm Sledzik1963–70103–53——
Carl Davis1970–83199–12465–45Was first IUP head coach to coach during conference games
Tom Beck1983–8866–7027–25—
Kurt Kanaskie1988–96152–7553–43—
Gary Edwards1996–2006206–88109–39—
Joe Lombardi2006–Present302–99165–49—

Retired numbers

Championships and tournament runs

PSAC championships

Source
The Crimson Hawks have played nine NCAA Division I men's basketball teams going 1–11 in 12 games played all scheduled as exhibition games. The Crimson Hawks led going into half time once in 2012 vs Maryland leading 23–21 then being outscored 52 to 38 in the second have and tied once at 37 points with South Florida in 2014. IUP's only win vs Division I opponent came against Bucknell when Kevin Stewert hit a game-winning three pointer.
OpponentScoreSeasonSiteAll-time record
#4 VillanovaL 94–492016Wells Fargo Center0–1
#19 SyracuseL 83–652016Carrier Dome0–1
SienaL 82–732015Times Union Center0–1
PittsburghL 72–58 & L 69–542014 & 2012Petersen Events Center0–2
South FloridaL 77–722014Sun Dome0–1
La SalleL 87–572013Tom Gola Arena0–1
#2 Michigan StateL 83–452013Breslin Center0–1
MarylandL 73–812012Xfinity Center0–1
BucknellL 78–71 & W 67–642008 & 2009Sojka Pavilion1–1
Total1–11