St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball

The St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Summit League where they have been a member since their Division I debut in 2021.

St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies
2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball team
University	University of St. Thomas
First season	1904
Head coach	John Tauer (13th season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Saint Paul, Minnesota
Arena	Schoenecker Arena (Capacity: 1,800)
Nickname	Tommies
Colors	Purple and gray^[1]
NCAA tournament champions
Division III: 2011, 2016
NCAA tournament runner-up
Division III: 2013
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division III: 1994, 2011, 2013, 2016
NCAA tournament appearances
Division III: 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Conference tournament champions
MIAC: 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Conference regular season champions
MIAC: 1924, 1946, 1949, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

The Tommies are led by thirteenth-year coach John Tauer.

The team currently plays its games at Schoenecker Arena on its campus in Saint Paul.

In 2023, St. Thomas announced plans for the new Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, with the team planned to begin playing its home games there in fall 2025.^[2]

Postseason results

NCAA Division III Tournament results

The Tommies have appeared in nineteen NCAA Division III Tournaments. Their combined record is 31–18.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1990	First Round Second Round Sectional Third Place	Dubuque DePauw Nebraska Wesleyan	W, 65–55 L, 69–75 (2OT) W, 77–71
1993	Second Round Sectional Semifinals	Saint John's (MN) Wisconsin–Platteville	W, 75–61 L, 60–70
1994	First Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship Semifinals Third Place	Central (IA) Hampden-Sydney Greensboro NYU Wittenberg	W, 73–62 W, 80–66 W, 84–74 L, 68–75 L, 62–73
1995	Second Round	Nebraska Wesleyan	L, 74–94
2000	First Round Second Round	Nebraska Wesleyan Buena Vista	W, 80–58 L, 66–69
2002	Second Round	Wisconsin–Oshkosh	L, 85–88 (OT)
2006	First Round Second Round	North Central (IL) Lawrence	W, 76–68 L, 59–63
2007	Second Round	Carroll (WI)	L, 80–86
2008	First Round	Buena Vista	L, 70–72
2009	First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship	Aurora Wisconsin–Stevens Point Puget Sound Washington-St. Louis	W, 96–73 W, 53–30 W, 86–69 L, 64–79
2010	First Round	Anderson (IN)	L, 71–73
2011	First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship National Semifinals National Championship	Northwestern-St. Paul Illinois Wesleyan Wisconsin–Stevens Point Augustana (IL) Middlebury Wooster	W, 70–60 W, 78–70 W, 66–64 W, 72–56 W, 59–57 W, 78–54
2012	First Round Second Round	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Wisconsin–Whitewater	W, 76–74 (OT) L, 62–91
2013	First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship National Semifinals	Aurora Wheaton (IL) Calvin Williams Mary Hardin-Baylor	W, 91–62 W, 68–58 W, 63–62 W, 82–79 L, 67–74
2014	First Round	Augustana (IL)	L, 77–88
2015	First Round	Northwestern-St. Paul	L, 70–71
2016	First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship National Semifinals National Championship	Central (IA) Elmhurst Whitman Augustana (IL) Christopher Newport Benedictine (IL)	W, 78–66 W, 94–81 W, 99–73 W, 86–76 W, 66–62 W, 82–76
2017	First Round	Augustana (IL)	L, 74–77
2019	First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals	Wisconsin–La Crosse Nebraska Wesleyan Guilford	W, 80–66 W, 70–58 L, 73–80

References

1. "Athletic Brand Standards – The University of St. Thomas". March 3, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
2. Wald, Jeff (17 January 2023). "St. Thomas announces plans for hockey, basketball arena starting in 2025". FOX 9. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

External links

• Official website