Hofstra Pride basketball
Hofstra Pride basketball history
Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)
David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, aka The Mack
Coastal Athletic Association (CAA)
Current head coach: Speedy Claxton (2021-)
- Asst: Mike DePaoli (2021-)
- Asst: Tom Parrotta (2001-06, 2021-)
- Special Asst. to the HC: Colin Curtin (2013-)
- DBO: Sean Smith (2019-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1976, 1977, 2000, 2001)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-4
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 7 (1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2019, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 3-7
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2010, 2011, 2015)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-3
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 4 (1959, 1962, 1963, 1964)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 5-4
Conference Titles (Metro NY, MCC, Mid-Atlantic, ECC, America East, CAA):
- CAA Regular Season Championships: 4 (2016, 2019, 2020, 2023)
- America East Regular Season Championships: 2 (2000, 2001)
- East Coast Regular Season Championships: 4 (1977, 1983, 1990, 1992)
- CAA Tournament Championships: 1 (2020)
- America East Tournament Championships: 2 (2000, 2001)
- East Coast Tournament Championships: 3 (1976, 1977, 1994)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- CAA Player of the Year: 9 (last = Tyler Thomas, 2024)
- America East Player of the Year: 3 (last = Norman Richardson, 2001)
- East Coast Player of the Year: 2 (last = David Taylor, 1983)
Hofstra head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Speedy Claxton | 2021-Pres | 66-34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Farrelly (int.) | 2020-21 | 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mihalich | 2013-20 | 141-92 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Cassara | 2010-13 | 38-59 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Pecora | 2001-10 | 155-126 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Wright | 1994-2001 | 122-85 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Butch van Breda Kolff | 1955-62, 88-94 | 215-134 | 2 | 2^ | 0 |
| Dick Berg | 1980-88 | 102-122 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Harrington | 1979-80 | 14-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Gaeckler | 1972-79 | 84-102 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Lynner | 1962-72 | 150-110 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
| Frank Reilly | 1947-55 | 146-60 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McDonald | 1936-43, 46-47 | 100-56 | – | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Smith | 1943-46 | 27-32 | – | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Hofstra program was still in the College Division (now Division II); Hofstra moved up to the Division I level prior to the 1965-66 season.
OTHER NAMES: Until 2000, the athletic program’s nickname was Flying Dutchmen
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.