Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball
{{short description|College men's basketball team representing Dartmouth College}}
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|university = Dartmouth College
|nickname = Big Green
|conference = Ivy League
|location = Hanover, New Hampshire
|coach = David McLaughlin
|tenure = 8th
|arena = Leede Arena
|capacity = 2,100
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|NCAAchampion2 = 1906
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|NCAAchampion =
|NCAAfinalfour = 1942, 1944
|NCAAeliteeight = 1958
|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1956, 1958
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|conference_season = 1927, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1956, 1958, 1959
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The Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I and the team competes in the Ivy League. They play their home games at Leede Arena and are coached by David McLaughlin.
History
The Big Green have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times, with two national championship game appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=211280298|title=Men's Basketball Quick Facts 2016-17|website=www.dartmouthsports.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=610566|title=NCAA Tourney - DartmouthSports.com|website=DartmouthSports.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=610592# |title=Men's Basketball Year by Year - DartmouthSports.com—Official Web Site of Dartmouth Varsity Athletics |access-date=2017-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820120523/http://www.dartmouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11600&ATCLID=610592# |archive-date=2017-08-20 |url-status=dead }} Dartmouth has not participated in an NCAA Tournament since 1959, however, the longest active streak in between appearances and the second-longest ever.{{efn|name=Season|Due to the Big Green not playing the 2020-21 season alongside the rest of the Ivy League due to continued COVID-19 concerns, the 2024-25 season was the 65th season since 1959 in which Dartmouth has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament rather than the 66th.}} Since their 1959 tournament appearance, the team has had eleven winning seasons and participated in one non-Ivy postseason tournament, the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
The team's most significant recent non-conference victories include Buffalo in 2019 (the Bulls' first game since finishing the 2018-2019 season ranked #15 by The Associated Press), Georgetown in 2021, UTSA in 2022, and Boston College in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/dartmouth/men/2020-schedule.html|title=Dartmouth Men's Basketball 2019-20 Results|website=www.sports-reference.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/dartmouth/men/2022-schedule.html|title=Dartmouth Men's Basketball 2021-22 Results|website=www.sports-reference.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/dartmouth/men/2023-schedule.html|title=Dartmouth Men's Basketball 2022-23 Results|website=www.sports-reference.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/dartmouth/men/2025-schedule.html|title=Dartmouth Men's Basketball 2024-25 Results|website=www.sports-reference.com}}
Like the rest of the Ivy League, the Big Green did not compete during the 2020-2021 college basketball season.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/30306135/what-ivy-league-canceling-seasons-means-college-basketball-other-sports|title=What the Ivy League's Canceling Its Seasons Means For College Basketball|website=www.espn.com}} In the 2024–25 season, the Big Green went 14–13 (8–6 in Ivy play) and made their first ever Ivy League men's basketball tournament when they finished 3rd in the regular season. They lost to Cornell in the Semifinal game by a score of 87–71.
= Unionization =
A National Labor Relations Board regional official has ruled that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, paving the way for a union election.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=US labor official says Dartmouth basketball players are school employees, sets stage for union vote |url=https://apnews.com/article/dartmouth-basketball-union-ncaa-employees-19839a9afb5c8048a015cbcb86c0e25b |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=AP News |language=en}} The decision allows players to negotiate salary and working conditions. Dartmouth plans to seek a review of the ruling, arguing the students are not employees. The players see the ruling as a significant step forward and plan to form an Ivy League Players Association. The NCAA and universities insist athletes are students, not employees, but the ruling could challenge this view. The case is significant amid ongoing legal challenges to the amateur athlete model. The ruling may lead to increased compensation and player involvement in decision-making. The decision is supported by the Service Employees International Union, and it has implications for college athletes nationwide.
Postseason results
=NCAA tournament results=
Dartmouth's overall record in the NCAA tournament is 10–7.
Along with Kansas, Dartmouth was the first team to appear in multiple NCAA Tournaments after making their second appearance in the 1942 tournament. Dartmouth was also the first team to appear in consecutive NCAA tournaments.
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| 1941 | Quarterfinals Regional 3rd Place | Wisconsin North Carolina | L 50–51 W 60–59 |
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| 1942 | Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game | Penn State Kentucky Stanford | W 44–39 W 47–28 L 38–53 |
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| 1943 | Quarterfinals Regional 3rd Place | DePaul NYU | L 35–46 W 51–49 |
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| 1944 | Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game | Catholic Ohio State Utah | W 63–38 W 60–53 L 40–42OT |
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| 1956 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | West Virginia Canisius Connecticut | W 61–59OT L 58–66 W 85–64 |
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| 1958 | Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Connecticut Manhattan Temple | W 75–64 W 79–62 L 50–69 |
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| 1959 | Regional Quarterfinals | West Virginia | L 68–82 |
=CIT results=
The Big Green have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
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| 2015 | First round | Canisius | L 72–87 |
Notable players
- Alex Barnett (2005–2009)
- James Blackwell (1987–1991)
- Al Bonniwell (1937–1939)
- Flinder Boyd (1998–2002)
- Aud Brindley (1942–46)
- Rudy LaRusso (1956–59)
- Ed Leede (1945–49)
- Bob MacLeod (1935–1939)
- Gabrielius Maldūnas (2011–15)
- Ian McGinnis (1997–2001)
- Dick McGuire (1944)
- George Munroe (1940–43)
- Jim Olsen (1940–43)
- Crawford Palmer (1992–93)
- Walter Palmer (1986–1990)
- Jim Picken (1924–1927)
- Clive Weeden (2007-2011)
References
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