Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball

Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball
	2024–25 Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team
University	Southeastern Louisiana University
Head coach	David Kiefer (6th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Hammond, Louisiana
Arena	University Center ; (capacity: 7,500)
Nickname	Lions
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1973*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1973*, 2005
Conference tournament champions
	2005
Conference regular-season champions
	TAAC/A-Sun: 1996 ; Southland: 2004, 2005, 2018
	* at Division II level

The Southeastern Louisiana Lions basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Louisiana. The school's team currently competes in the Southland Conference. The Lions have appeared once in the NCAA Division 2 men's basketball tournament, appearing in 2005.

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Lions have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2005	#15	First round	#2 Oklahoma State	L 50–63

National Invitation Tournament

The Lions have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First round	Saint Mary's	L 45–89

The Basketball Classic results

The Lions have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First round	South Alabama	L 68–70

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Lions have appeared in the NCAA tournament one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	Regional semifinals Regional Finals	Chattanooga Tennessee State	W 67–64 L 54–62 ^OT

NAIA tournament

The Lions have appeared in the NAIA tournament three times. Their combined record is 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1950	First round	Puget Sound	L 68–70 ^OT
1951	First round	Central (MO)	L 66–68
1954	First round Second Round Quarterfinals	Georgetown (KY) Rio Grande Western Illinois	W 77–76 W 78–65 L 79–84 ^OT

References

^ "SLU Athletics Branding". July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "SLU Athletics Branding". July 27, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.

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Venues	Cefalu Coliseum (1956–1982) Pride Roofing University Center (1982–present)
Culture & lore	The Spirit of the Southland
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Southeastern Louisiana University
Campus	Columbia Theatre for the Performing Arts North Oak Park Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field Strawberry Stadium Pride Roofing University Center
Athletics	Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions Baseball Women's basketball Football Softball
Media	KSLU Louisiana Literature

Southland Conference men's basketball
Teams	East Texas A&M Lions Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Cardinals McNeese Cowboys New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Demons Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Championships & awards	Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25