American Eagles basketball
American Eagles basketball history
American University (Washington, DC)
Bender Arena
Patriot League
Current head coach: Duane Simpkins (2023-)
- Asst: Nate Bollinger (2023-)
- Asst: Jackie Manuel (2023-)
- Asst: Isaiah Tate (2023-)
- DBO: Jordan Gaitley (2022-)
- Chief of Staff: Keith Byrd (2023-)
- Video/Scouting: Matt Parker (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2008, 2009, 2014)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-3
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (1973, 1981, 1982)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-3
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1958, 1959, 1960)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 6-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1950, 1951)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-2
Conference Titles (Mason-Dixon, Middle Atlantic, ECC, CAA, Patriot League):
- Patriot League Regular Season Championships: 4 (2002, 2004, 2008, 2009)
- East Coast Regular Season Championships: 3 (1975, 1981, 1983)
- Mason-Dixon (NAIA/Div II) Conference Championships: 7 (1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1959, 1960)
- Patriot League Tournament Championships: 3 (2008, 2009, 2014)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Kermit Washington, 1973)
- Patriot League Player of the Year: 3 (last = Sa’eed Nelson, 2020)
- CAA Player of the Year: 1 (Brian Gilgeous, 1993)
- East Coast Player of the Year: 2 (last = Mark Nickens, 1982)
American head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Duane Simpkins | 2023-Pres | 16-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Brennan | 2013-23 | 125-166 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Jones | 2000-13 | 211-183 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Art Perry | 1997-2000 | 27-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Knoche | 1990-97 | 77-118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Tapscott | 1982-90 | 109-117 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Williams | 1978-82 | 72-42 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Lynam | 1973-78 | 70-61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Young | 1969-73 | 61-37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Kyber | 1965-69 | 42-53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Williams | 1962-65 | 20-51 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Carrasco | 1956-62 | 101-51 | 3^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Dutch Schulze | 1952-56 | 45-53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stafford Cassell | 1937-42, 46-52 | 105-57 | 2^ | 2^ | 0 |
| Arthur Boyd | 1944-46 | 32-5 | 2^ | 0 | 0 |
| Cal Kalijarvi | 1942-44 | 9-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 1936-37 | 7-11 | – | – | – |
| Walter Young | 1929-36 | 46-56 | – | – | – |
| Springston | 1926-29 | 30-20 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the American program was at either the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; American moved up to Division I prior to the 1966-67 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
