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Binghamton University Athletics

75th Anniversary - Elite Teams


1961-62 Men's Basketball
•    Went 14-3
•    Win percentage of .814 is highest in program history
•    Ranked No. 6 in New York State
•    Invited to NYS postseason tournament but school declined bid
•    Led by HOF members Jim Davis and Mickey Greenberg and coached by HOF coach Frank Pollard

1973 Men's Soccer
•    Earned university's first NCAA berth in any sport (College Division tournament - last year before NCAA Div. II and III distinction)
•    Beat Albany 2-1 in OT in NCAA first round
•    Lost 3-0 to eventual semifinalist Aldelphi, who went on to win D-II title the next year
•    10-4-1 record

1974-75 Wrestling
•    Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•    15-3 in duals
•    Produced an NCAA runnerup (Tim Borshoff) and four total All-Americans
•    SUNYAC runnerup

1977-78 Wrestling
•    Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•    Crowned national champion (Steve Caveyero) and three total All-Americans
•    11-2-1 in duals
•    SUNYAC Runnerup

1980 Men's Soccer
•    Advanced to NCAA quarterfinals - deepest run of any Binghamton team at national tournament
•    SUNYAC champions
•    Ranked No. 5 in final national rankings
•    Won two NCAA tournament games
•    Finished with 11-5-2 record
•    Produced five all-conference players

1980-81 Wrestling
•    Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•    Produced four All-Americans
•    SUNYAC Runnerup
•    8-6 in duals

1983 Women's Cross Country
•    Placed fifth at NCAA Championship
•    Highest NCAA finish of any women's team in school history
•    Captured SUNYAC Championship
•    Crowned two All-Americans

1983-84 Wresting
•    Placed third at NCAA Championship - highest finish of any Binghamton team in school history
•    Produced one national champion (Tom Pillari) and six All-Americans
•    Won nine dual matches
•    Runnerup at SUNYAC Championship with four individual champions
•    Hosted NCAA Championship at West Gym

1988 Baseball
•    School record 19 wins (19-11)
•    Captured ECAC championship
•    Produced two Major League Baseball draft picks

1992-93 Golf
•    Placed fourth at NCAA Championship at Torrey Pines GC
•    Played final three rounds with only four players (couldn't drop the high score)
•    Crowned two All-Americans (Chris Sladish and Dave Andrews)
•    Won eight invitationals
•    Tied for second at ECAC Championship
•    Had 96.6 win percentage (200-7 overall record)
•    Ranked as high as No. 2 in country by Golf Coaches Association of America

1994-95 Men's Tennis
•    Selected for program's first-ever NCAA Championship (only 12 teams chosen)
•    Went 1-3 to earn final ITA Ranking of No. 10
•    17-4 in duals
•    Produced three All-Americans (Adam Marcus, Andrew Magidoff and Pavel Shkylar)
•    Tied program record for wins (17) and achieved highest national ranking (No. 10)

1995 Volleyball
•    Earned program's first NCAA tournament berth
•    Went 40-9 to set record for wins and consecutive wins (18)
•    Captured first SUNYAC and New York State titles
•    Set school record for win percentage (.816)

1995 Softball
•    Earned program's first-ever NCAA berth
•    37-8 record
•    SUNYAC champion (program's first)
•    Went 2-2 at NCAA East Regional, losing to nation's No. 3 and host Allegheny in title game
•    Ended season ranked No. 10 in nation
•    School records for wins (37) and consecutive wins (12)
•    Crowned four all-region and six all-conference selections

1996 Women's Soccer
•    Reached NCAA Round of 16
•    Received bye and hosted NCAA second-round game, losing 1-0 in OT to Ithaca 
•    17-2 record
•    Won 16 consecutive games
•    Ranked as high as No. 2 in nation
•    Final season ranking of No. 9
•    Undefeated SUNYAC champions
•    Produced one All-American (Maria Fesel), six all-conference and five all-region selections
•    Set program records for wins, win percentage, fewest losses, shutouts (tied record with 12), consecutive wins 

1999-00 Women's Basketball
•    27-2 overall record (SR for wins)
•    16-0 in conference play
•    Captured ECAC Division II Championship
•    Finished season on 16-game win streak
•    Ineligible for NCAA during transition
•     Ranked No. 17 in nation
•     One All-American and three all-conference

2002-03 Golf
•    Won seven tournaments - most of any program in entire country
•    Advanced to NCAA Regionals (at-large bid - first-ever NCAA D-1 berth)
•    Won AE and ECAC championships
•    Five all-region selections (All-New England)
•    Went 161-40-4 against field (80%)

2003 Men's Soccer
•    12-3-7 overall (4-1-4 AE)
•    America East champions
•    Advanced to NCAA second round with 1-0 road win over No. 15 FDU
•    Lost to No. 7 St. Louis 1-0
•    Ranked No. 26 in nation (NSCAA)
•    Had 14-match unbeaten streak
•    Five all-conference selections
•    AE Defender of Year (Monro) and Goalkeeper of Year (Gonet)

2008-09 Men's Basketball
•    23-9 overall (13-3 AE)
•    Captured AE regular season and postseason titles (first in program history at any level)
•    Won 11 consecutive games (3rd longest in nation entering NCAAs)
•    Played No. 5 Duke in NCAA first round on CBS, losing 86-62
•    Ranked No. 22 in final CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 poll
•    Defeated UMBC 61-51 in AE championship game broadcast live on ESPN2
•    Three all-conference selections
•    Set records for wins, consecutive wins

2009 Baseball
•    30-22 overall record (13-7 AE)
•    Captured AE regular season and postseason titles (first postseason title)
•    Earned program's first NCAA win with 11-6 win over George Mason, which had the highest win percentage of any team in the NCAA field
•    Averaged 9 runs in three NCAA games
•    Five all-conference selections and Coach, Pitcher and Rookie of Year
•    One MLB Draft pick (Smith, 13th round)

2009-10 Wrestling
•     21st at NCAA Championship
•     Won first conference championship in program history
•     Six NCAA qualifiers - most in program history (1 All-American)
•     Four individual conference champions
•     Highest NCAA placewinner in program history (Lister, reached semis, 4th)

2009-10 Men's Tennis
•    25-2 overall record (SR for wins)
•    Ranked as high as No. 43 in nation and finished at No. 49
•    Won SR 20 straight matches
•    Final ranking of No. 2 in Northeast
•    Won America East title and advanced to NCAA Championship
•    Became first AE school to earn a point in NCAAs when lost 4-1 to No. 24 Georgia Tech
•    One NCAA individual qualifier and seven all-conference selections

2011-12 Wrestling
•    15-4 overall (SR 79% win percentage)
•    CAA runnerup
•    14th at NCAA Champ. (best D-I finish)
•    Two All-Americans (Vinson, Gwiazdowski)
•    Five NCAA qualifiers produced 18 wins
•    Top-15 national finish is highest of any sport during BU's D-I tenure
•    Swept CAA coach, wrestler and rookie of year honors

2016 Baseball
•    Captured America East regular season and tournament titles
•    Went 19-5 in conference play
•    Were last unbeaten team at home in entire country, going 14-0 before losing the regular season finale
•    Produced one of greatest comebacks in school and conference history by scoring nine runs in ninth inning of America East tournament game against Hartford to rally for a walkoff 9-6 win
•    Traveled to College Station, Texas for NCAA Regional and pushed nation's No. 1 team, Texas A&M to late innings in 4-2 loss
•    Record nine all-conference players and two players signed with MLB teams
•    Ranked fourth in nation in fewest errors and had more double plays (45) than errors (41)

2020-21 Men's Swimming & Diving
•    Captured America East championship by dethroning 12-time champion UMBC
•    Went undefeated in dual meets (5-0)










 
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