Eastern Michigan Eagles | |||
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University | Eastern Michigan University | ||
Head coach | Stan Heath (4th season) | ||
Conference | Mid-American | ||
Location | Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||
Arena | George Gervin GameAbove Center (capacity: 8,800) | ||
Nickname | Eagles | ||
Colors | Green and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1972* | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1972* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1972*, 1991 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1972*, 1991, 1996 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1972*, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1915 (Michigan Intercollegiate Conference) 1921, 1925 (MIAA) 1930 (MCC) 1988, 1991, 1996 (MAC) | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2012 |
The Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The team currently competes in the West division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They have appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments and have a 3–4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and defeated the Duke Blue Devils in the first round of the 1996 tournament.
EMU has competed in the MAC since joining in 1972, and previously competed in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1920–1926). The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 1998.