Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball

{{Infobox CBB Team

|current = 2024–25 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team

|name = Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles
men's basketball

|logo = Usi_eagles_wordmark_2014.png

|logo_size = 200

|university = University of Southern Indiana

|conference = Ohio Valley Conference

|location = Evansville, Indiana

|coach = Stan Gouard

|tenure = 5th

|arena = Screaming Eagles Arena

|capacity = 4,800

|nickname = Screaming Eagles

|bestfinish = 1

|NCAAchampion = Division II: 1995

|NCAArunnerup = Division II: 1994, 2004

|NCAAfinalfour = Division II: 1994, 1995, 2004, 2019

|NCAAeliteeight = Division II: 1994, 1995, 2004, 2019

|NCAAsweetsixteen =

|NCAAroundof32 =

|NCAAtourneys = Division II: 1978, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

|conference_tournament = GLVC: 2005, 2007, 2012, 2014

|conference_season =

}}

The Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles men's basketball team, also previously known as the Indiana State University-Evansville Screaming Eagles, represents the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, United States. The Screaming Eagles currently compete in the Division I Ohio Valley Conference. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Screaming Eagles will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2026–27 season.

The team is currently led by second-year head coach Stan Gouard and play their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena.

Postseason results

=NCAA Division II Tournament results=

The Screaming Eagles appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament twenty-nine times. Their combined record was 37–30.

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| 1978

| Regional semifinals
Regional final

| Northern Kentucky
Eastern Illinois

| W 86–78
L 67–79

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| 1980

| Regional semifinals
Regional Third Place

| Northern Michigan
Wright State

| L 82–93
L 85–88

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| 1981

| Regional semifinals
Regional Third Place

| Western Illinois
Wright State

| L 73–80
L 89–96

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| 1985

| Regional semifinals
Regional Third Place

| Kentucky Wesleyan
Lewis

| L 64–77
W 92–78

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| 1987

| Regional semifinals
Regional Third Place

| SIU Edwardsville
Johnson C. Smith

| L 82–88
W 102–96

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| 1990

| Regional semifinals
Regional Third Place

| SE Missouri State
West Texas State

| L 73–91
L 92–98OT

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| 1993

| Regional semifinals
Regional Third Place

| Northern Michigan
IPFW

| L 85–86
W 95–93

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| 1994

| Regional semifinals
Regional finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

| Kentucky Wesleyan
Wayne State
South Dakota
New Hampshire College
Cal State Bakersfield

| W 78–67
W 84–112
W 98–77
W 111–89
L 86–92

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| 1995

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals
Regional finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

| Hillsdale
Kentucky Wesleyan
Northern Kentucky
New Hampshire College
Norfolk State
UC Riverside

| W 95–88
W 102–81
W 102–94
W 108–93
W 89–81
W 71–63

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| 1996

| Regional semifinals
Regional finals

| Indianapolis
Northern Kentucky

| W 75–71
L 87–99

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| 1997

| Regional First round

| Quincy

| L 118–1252OT

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| 1998

| Regional semifinals
Regional finals

| Northern Kentucky
Kentucky Wesleyan

| W 81–66
L 79–98

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| 1999

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals
Regional finals

| Northwood
Wayne State
Kentucky Wesleyan

| W 89–79
W 72–69
L 64–76

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| 2000

| Regional semifinals
Regional finals

| Michigan Tech
Kentucky Wesleyan

| W 85–68
L 79–88

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| 2001

| Regional semifinals

| Northern Kentucky

| L 92–93

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| 2003

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals
Regional finals

| Lewis
Michigan Tech
Kentucky Wesleyan

| W 82–63
W 74–71
L 91–95

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| 2004

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals
Regional finals
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship

| Kentucky Wesleyan
Findlay
Wayne State
NW Missouri State
Humboldt State
Kennesaw State

| W 96–83
W 75–67
W 69–68
W 88–81
W 83–81
L 59–84

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| 2005

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals

| Gannon
Ferris State

| W 67–61
L 87–93

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| 2006

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals
Regional finals

| Drury
Saint Joseph's (IN)
SIU Edwardsville

| W 78–58
W 81–78
L 60–64OT

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| 2007

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals

| Rockhurst
Grand Valley State

| W 84–78
L 83–92

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| 2009

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals

| Rockhurst
Findlay

| W 78–72
L 59–81

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| 2011

| Regional First round

| Drury

| L 64–65

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| 2012

| Regional First round

| Kentucky Wesleyan

| L 58–64

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| 2013

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals

|Wayne State
Bellarmine

| W 79–70
L 55–78

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| 2014

| Regional First round

| Michigan Tech

| L 70–75

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| 2017

| Regional First round

| Findlay

| L 69–70

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| 2019

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals
Regional finals
Elite Eight
Final Four

| Ashland
Lewis
Bellarmine
West Texas A&M
Point Loma Nazarene

| W 66–60
W 62–61
W 76–69
W 94–84
L 71–81

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| 2020

| Regional First round

| UMSL

| Cancelled

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| 2021

| Regional First round
Regional semifinals

| Lewis
Michigan Tech

| W 62–60
L 69–81

=CBI Tournament results=

The Screaming Eagles appeared in the CBI tournament one time. Their combined record is 0-1.

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| 2023

| First Round

| San Jose State

| L 52–77

See also

References

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