Holy Cross Crusaders basketball
Holy Cross Crusaders basketball history
College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA)
Hart Center at the Luth Athletic Complex
Patriot League
Current head coach: Dave Paulsen (2023-)
- Assoc. HC: Bryson Johnson (2023-)
- Asst: Ted Rawlings (2023-)
- Asst: vacant (-)
- DBO: Colin Richey (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 1 (1947)
- Final Four Appearances: 2 (1947, 1948)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1953)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 13 (1947, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1977, 1980, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 8-13
- NIT Championships: 1 (1954)
- NIT Appearances: 12 (1952, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1990, 2005)
- NIT Overall Record: 11-11
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2014)
- CIT Overall Record: 1-1
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 1 (1947)
Conference Titles (ECAC, MAAC, Patriot League):
- Patriot League Regular Season Championships: 5 (1994, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- MAAC Regular Season Championships: 1 (1990)
- Patriot League Tournament Championships: 6 (1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2016)
- America East Tournament Championships: 1 (1980)
- ECAC New England Tournament Championships: 1 (1977)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 8 (last = Jack Foley, 1962)
- Patriot League Player of the Year: 5 (last = Keith Simmons, 2007)
- America East Player of the Year: 1 (Ron Perry, 1980)
Holy Cross head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Dave Paulsen | 2023-Pres | 10-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Nelson | 2019-23 | 27-84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Carmody | 2015-19 | 58-73 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milan Brown | 2010-15 | 69-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Kearney | 2009-10 | 9-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Willard | 1999-2009 | 192-117 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Bill Raynor | 1994-99 | 54-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Blaney | 1972-94 | 357-276 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Donohue | 1965-72 | 106-66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Oftring | 1961-65 | 64-33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Leenig | 1955-61 | 106-48 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buster Sheary | 1948-55 | 155-36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alvin “Doggie” Julian | 1945-48 | 65-10 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Albert “Hop” Riopel | 1934-35, 42-45 | 14-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moose Krause | 1939-42 | 11-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Reed | 1925-31 | 60-41 | – | – | – |
| Ken Simendinger | 1924-25 | 10-5 | – | – | – |
| William Casey | 1920-24 | 28-24 | – | – | – |
| Fred Powers | 1901-06, 07-09 | 54-33 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.