Among its notable coaches was Clarence "Big House" Gaines (1923–2005): during his 47-year tenure at WSSU as coach, professor, and athletic director, his men's basketball team compiled a record of 828–447. Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.
winston, salem, state, rams, basketball, team, basketball, team, that, represents, winston, salem, state, university, wssu, winston, salem, north, carolina, united, states, school, team, currently, competes, ncaa, division, central, intercollegiate, athletic, . The Winston Salem State Rams men s basketball team is the men s basketball team that represents Winston Salem State University WSSU in Winston Salem North Carolina United States The school s team currently competes in the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association The school won the 1967 NCAA Division II championship Winston Salem State competed in Division I from the 2007 08 season to the 2009 10 season as a transitional member of the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC it returned to Division II in 2010 for financial reasons 2 3 Winston Salem State RamsUniversityWinston Salem State UniversityHead coachCleo Hill Jr 4th season ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationLocationWinston Salem North CarolinaArenaLJVM Coliseum Annex Capacity 4 000 NicknameRamsColorsRed and white 1 NCAA tournament champions1967 NCAA Division II NCAA tournament Final Four1967NCAA tournament Elite Eight1967NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen1967 1985 1999 2001NCAA tournament second round1967 1999 2000 2001 2002NCAA tournament appearances1966 1967 1977 1984 1985 1986 1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2011 2012 2013 2023Conference tournament champions1953 1957 1960 1961 1963 1966 1970 1977 1999 2000 2012 2020 2023 Among its notable coaches was Clarence Big House Gaines 1923 2005 during his 47 year tenure at WSSU as coach professor and athletic director his men s basketball team compiled a record of 828 447 Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982 Noted players under Gaines era were Earl Monroe Cleo Hill and sports commentator and columnist Stephen A Smith 4 5 Alumnus Earl Williams an American Israeli basketball player played for the school Contents 1 Postseason 1 1 NCAA Division II 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksPostseason editNCAA Division II edit The Rams have made the NCAA Division II men s basketball tournament fourteen times The Rams have a record of 11 16 Year Region Round Opponent Result 1966 South Regional semifinalsRegional third place OglethorpeSouth Carolina State L 66 69W 85 81 1967 Mideast Regional semifinalsRegional finalNational QuarterfinalsNational semifinalsNational Championship Baldwin WallaceAkronLong IslandKentucky WesleyanSW Missouri State W 91 76W 88 80W 62 54W 85 73W 77 74 1977 South Atlantic Regional semifinalsRegional third place TowsonVirginia Union L 83 107L 93 107 1984 South Atlantic Regional semifinalsRegional third place Norfolk StateRandolph Macon L 61 70L 54 69 1985 South Atlantic Regional semifinalsRegional Final Virginia UnionMount St Mary s W 44 42L 56 63 1986 South Atlantic Regional semifinalsRegional third place Mount St Mary sVirginia Union L 71 74L 77 95 1999 South Atlantic First roundRegional semifinalsRegional Final Elizabeth City StateWingateLander W 71 60W 66 63 OTL 46 47 2000 South Atlantic Regional semifinals Georgia College L 68 72 2001 South Atlantic Regional semifinalsRegional Final Augusta StateJohnson C Smith W 65 48L 52 64 2002 South Atlantic First roundRegional semifinals WingateShaw W 90 75L 61 62 2005 South Atlantic First round South Carolina Upstate L 59 63 2011 Atlantic First round Shaw L 47 75 2012 Atlantic First round West Virginia Wesleyan L 54 57 2013 Atlantic First round Slippery Rock L 67 69 2023 Atlantic First round Indiana PA L 50 52See also editClarence Gaines College Basketball Coach of the Year AwardsReferences edit Winston Salem State University Brand Guide PDF July 20 2017 Retrieved September 5 2017 Winston Salem State jumps to Division I joins MEAC ESPN com 19 July 2006 Retrieved November 29 2012 Winston Salem ready to return to D II CIAA Sporting News Retrieved November 29 2012 Biography Of A Legend Clarence Big House Gaines Winston Salem State University April 20 2005 Accessed December 12 2012 Richard Sandomir ESPN s New Master of the Offensive Foul The New York Times July 31 2005 Accessed December 12 2012 External links editTeam website nbsp This college basketball team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a basketball team in North Carolina is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winston Salem State Rams men 27s basketball amp oldid 1177053432, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
