Campbell Fighting Camels basketball
- This article is about the men's basketball team at Campbell University. The women's team is known as the Lady Camels.
Campbell Fighting Camels | |||
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University | Campbell University | ||
Conference | Big South | ||
Location | Buies Creek, NC | ||
Head coach | Kevin McGeehan (4th year) | ||
Arena |
John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (Capacity: 3,095) | ||
Nickname | Fighting Camels | ||
Colors |
Black and Orange[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
1992 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1992 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
A-Sun: 2010 |
The Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team is the men's basketball team that represent the Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 1992. After struggling for several seasons, the Fighting Camels finally broke through in the 2009–2010 season. Campbell tied for first in the regular season Atlantic Sun standings. However, their bid for an NCAA Tournament bid came up short, as they were eliminated in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.
Postseason
NCAA Tournament results
The Fighting Camels have only appeared in one NCAA Tournament. The Camels lost their only NCAA tournament game, 56–82, to eventual 1992 National Champion Duke.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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1992 | #16 | First Round | #1 Duke | L 56–82 |
NAIA tournament results
The Fighting Camels have appeared in the NAIA Tournament two times. Their combined record is 4–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1970 | First Round | Jackson State | L 65–89 |
1977 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game | Lincoln Memorial Southwestern Oklahoma State Alcorn State Henderson State Texas Southern | W 76–75 W 71–56 W 77–63 W 76–52 L 44–71 |
Home venues
Primary
- Carter Gymnasium (1953–2008)
- John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2008–present)
Other
- Cumberland County Civic Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina (116 games; 1968–1997)
- Raleigh Civic Center in Raleigh, North Carolina (19 games; 1978–1982)
- Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina (4 games; 1997–1999)
- Harnett Central HS (6 games; 1977–1980)
- South Johnston HS (2 games; 1976–1977)
- Cape Fear HS (1 game; 1969–1970)
Camels in the NBA
Season records
- Records incomplete before 1951
Season | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conf. Record | Postseason | |
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Junior College Status | |||||
1951–52 | Earl Smith | 18–6 | |||
1952–53 | Earl Smith | 11–14 | |||
1953–54 | Fred McCall | 17–6 | |||
1954–55 | Fred McCall | 23–3 | |||
1955–56 | Fred McCall | 23–2 | |||
1956–57 | Fred McCall | 9–11 | |||
1957–58 | Fred McCall | 17–7 | |||
1958–59 | Fred McCall | 12–11 | |||
1959–60 | Fred McCall | 16–7 | |||
1960–61 | Fred McCall | 16–7 | |||
Senior College Status NAIA | |||||
1961–62 | Fred McCall | 16–7 | |||
1962–63 | Fred McCall | 11–13 | |||
1963–64 | Fred McCall | 17–11 | |||
1964–65 | Fred McCall | 11–16 | |||
1965–66 | Fred McCall | 10–15 | |||
1966–67 | Fred McCall | 10–17 | |||
1967–68 | Fred McCall | 16–10 | |||
1968–69 | Fred McCall & Danny Roberts | 20–10 | |||
1969–70 | Danny Roberts | 24–7 | |||
1970–71 | Danny Roberts | 15–12 | |||
1971–72 | Danny Roberts | 18–11 | |||
1972–73 | Danny Roberts | 16–11 | |||
1973–74 | Danny Roberts | 9–19 | |||
1974–75 | Danny Roberts | 25–6 | |||
1975–76 | Danny Roberts | 23–4 | |||
1976–77 | Danny Roberts | 23–10 | |||
NCAA Division I Independent | |||||
1977–78 | Danny Roberts | 9–15 | |||
1978–79 | Danny Roberts | 10–16 | |||
1979–80 | Danny Roberts | 15–12 | |||
1980–81 | Danny Roberts | 11–16 | |||
1981–82 | Danny Roberts | 11–16 | |||
1982–83 | Danny Roberts | 11–17 | |||
1983–84 | Jerry Smith | 10–18 | |||
1984–85 | Jerry Smith | 5–22 | |||
Big South Conference (First Tenure) | |||||
1985–86 | Billy Lee | 8–19 | 3–5 | ||
1986–87 | Billy Lee | 17–13 | 10–4 | ||
1987–88 | Billy Lee | 11–16 | 3–9 | ||
1988–89 | Billy Lee | 18–12 | 8–4 | ||
1989–90 | Billy Lee | 15–13 | 7–5 | ||
1990–91 | Billy Lee | 9–19 | 3–11 | ||
1991–92 | Billy Lee | 19–12 | 7–7 | NCAA First Round | |
1992–93 | Billy Lee | 12–15 | 10–6 | ||
1993–94 | Billy Lee | 20–9 | 12–4 | ||
Atlantic Sun Conference | |||||
1994–95 | Billy Lee | 8–18 | 4–12 | ||
1995–96 | Billy Lee | 17–11 | 11–5 | ||
1996–97 | Billy Lee | 11–16 | 8–8 | ||
1997–98 | Billy Lee | 10–17 | 4–12 | ||
1998–99 | Billy Lee | 9–18 | 6–10 | ||
1999–2000 | Billy Lee | 12–16 | 10–8 | ||
2000–01 | Billy Lee | 7–21 | 5–13 | ||
2001–02 | Billy Lee | 8–19 | 6–14 | ||
2002–03 | Billy Lee | 5–22 | 1–15 | ||
2003–04 | Robbie Laing | 3–24 | 3–17 | ||
2004–05 | Robbie Laing | 2–25 | 0–20 | ||
2005–06 | Robbie Laing | 10–18 | 9–11 | ||
2006–07 | Robbie Laing | 14–17 | 7–11 | ||
2007–08 | Robbie Laing | 10–20 | 5–11 | ||
2008–09 | Robbie Laing | 14–16 | 11–9 | ||
2009–10 | Robbie Laing | 19–11 | 14–6 | ||
2010–11 | Robbie Laing | 12–19 | 6–14 | ||
Big South Conference (Second Tenure) | |||||
2011–12 | Robbie Laing | 17–15 | 11–7 | ||
2012–13 | Robbie Laing | 13–20 | 7–9 | ||
2013–14 | Kevin McGeehan | 12–20 | 6–10 | ||
2014–15 | Kevin McGeehan | 10–22 | 4–14 | ||
2015–16 | Kevin McGeehan | 12–18 | 5–13 | ||
TOTAL OVERALL RECORD: 839–889 (.486) | |||||
TOTAL NAIA RECORD: 265–178 (.598) | |||||
TOTAL NCAA DIVISION I RECORD: 413–636 (.394) |
References
- ↑ Campbell University Graphic Standards Manual and Style Guide (PDF). 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2016-03-31.