College Basketball - Northeast Conference

Long Island Blackbirds

Location: Brooklyn, NY
University Founded: 1926
Enrollment: 11,000
Nickname: Blackbirds
Mascot: Blackbirds
School Colors:
Black and Silver
Joined the NEC: 1981
Varsity Teams: 13
U. President: David J. Steinberg
Director of Athletics: John Suarez
Basketball Head Coach: Jim Ferry
Conference Titles:
Reg. Sea: 1984, '97, '98
Tournament: 1984, '97
Basketball Arena:
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center
Current Capacity: 3,000
First Year of Basketball: 1928

The Long Island Blackbirds men’s basketball team in hands of Herbert Raubenheimer inherited their first season in 1928-1929.

The Blackbirds had appeared in 3 NCAA tournaments and in the NIT 10 times. The last appearance in an NCAA tournament was in 1997 and in a NIT tournament was in 1998.

In the season 2006-2007 the Blackbirds finished with a record of 10-19 and 6-12 in conference, getting the 10th place.

Head coach Jim Ferry performed very good last 2007-08 season, as the Blackbirds finished seventh in the NEC.

This 2008-09 season could be a year in which the team can achieve progress and become future contenders in the first positions in the NEC.

Long Island 2009/10 Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time/Result
13-Nov	at St. John's	L 83-70
17-Nov	at Army	L 63-56
21-Nov	Navy	W 83-72
24-Nov	St. Peter's	W 77-71
28-Nov	at Seton Hall	L 95-66
3-Dec	Bryant University	W 62-46
5-Dec	Central Connecticut State	W 69-65
9-Dec	at Iona	L 80-64
12-Dec	at Lafayette	L 77-63
19-Dec	Manhattan	L 71-61
29-Dec	at Chattanooga	L 76-59
30-Dec	vs. Morgan State*	L 87-70
4-Jan	at Bethune-Cookman	L 78-69
7-Jan	Robert Morris	W 74-64
9-Jan	St. Francis (PA)	W 89-80
14-Jan	at Wagner	W 79-64
16-Jan	at Mount St. Mary's	L 86-67
21-Jan	Wagner	L 65-59
23-Jan	Mount St. Mary's	W 67-58
28-Jan	at Robert Morris	7:30 PM ET
30-Jan	at St. Francis (PA)	7:00 PM ET
4-Feb	at St. Francis (NY)	7:30 PM ET
6-Feb	St. Francis (NY)	2:00 PM ET
11-Feb	at Sacred Heart	7:45 PM ET
13-Feb	at Quinnipiac	2:00 PM ET
18-Feb	Fairleigh Dickinson	7:30 PM ET
20-Feb	Monmouth	4:30 PM ET
25-Feb	at Central Connecticut State	7:30 PM ET
27-Feb	at Bryant University	3:30 PM ET

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