The school men’s basketball program is very renowned within the Big East conference. The team has managed to win one national championship (1945).
For the past three years the Blue Demons coach has been Jerry Wainwright while under his coaching the team has experience good moments such as their triumph over Syracuse in early March 2006 team which would eventually become the conference champion.
In the 2006-2007 season the team gained a spot at the NIT tournament but lost in the final bracket to Air Force.
Some of the school’s all-time rivals include: Marquette University, Northwestern University and the University of Notre Dame. |