Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers basketball

Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers basketball history

Mount St. Mary’s University (Emmitsburg, MD)
Knott Arena
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)

Current head coach: Dan Engelstad (2018-)

  • Assoc. HC: Will Holland (2017-)
  • Asst: Justin Burrell (2021-)
  • Asst: Jeremy Freeman (2020-)
  • DBO: Evan Fisher (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  0
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  0
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  6  (1995, 1999, 2008, 2014, 2017, 2021)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  2-6
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  1  (1996)
  • NIT Overall Record:  0-1
  • CIT Appearances:  1  (2009)
  • CIT Overall Record:  0-1
  • NCAA Division II National Championships:  1  (1962)   
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances:  14  (1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four:  5  (1957, 1961, 1962, 1981, 1985)
  • NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:  25-17

Conference Titles (Mason-Dixon, NEC, MAAC):

Award Winners:




Mount St. Mary’s head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Dan Engelstad 2018-Pres 72-109 0 1 0
Jamion Christian 2012-18 101-95 1 2 0
Robert Burke 2010-12 19-42 0 0 0
Milan Brown 2003-10 95-120 0 1 0
Jim Phelan 1954-2003 830-524 1 (3^) 2 (14^) 1^
Bill Clark 1951-54 0-0 0 0 0
Pete Caruso 1950-51 19-13 0 0 0
John McMahon 1949-50 7-15 0 0 0
Rev. Michael Kennedy 1948-49 10-10 0 0 0
Steve Filipowicz (int.) 1947-48 7-8 0 0 0
Wally Opekun 1941-47 50-34 0 0 0
Art Malloy 1924-35, 38-41 155-117 0 0 0
Joseph McCormick 1937-38 12-2
Joe Lawler 1935-37 23-15
Walter Halas 1923-24 16-5
Rev. John Sheridan 1921-23 28-12
Charles Dickerman 1920-21 10-2
Mike Thompson 1911-13, 17-20 42-22
John Day 1913-17 40-22
Francis Liddy 1910-11 7-4
Al Barrett 1909-10 4-3
William Walsh 1908-09 1-0

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

^ These conference titles, tournament appearances and national titles came when the Mount St. Mary’s program was at the Division II level; MSM moved up to Division I prior to the 1988-89 season

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.