Campbell Fighting Camels basketball

This article is about the men's basketball team at Campbell University. For the women's team, see Campbell Lady Camels basketball.

The Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team is the men's basketball team that represent the Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. The team's most recent, and only appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 1992. After struggling for several seasons, the Fighting Camels finally broke through in the 2009–2010 season. Campbell tied for first in the regular season Atlantic Sun standings. However, their bid for an NCAA Tournament bid came up short, as they were eliminated in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.

Campbell Fighting Camels
2022–23 Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team
University	Campbell University
Head coach	Kevin McGeehan (8th season)
Conference	Big South
Location	Buies Creek, North Carolina
Arena	John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Capacity: 3,095)
Nickname	Fighting Camels
Colors	Black and orange^[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament appearances
1992
Conference tournament champions
1992
Conference regular season champions
A-Sun: 2010 Big South: 2019

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Fighting Camels have appeared in one NCAA tournament. The Camels lost their only NCAA tournament game, 56–82, to eventual 1992 National Champion Duke.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	#16	First Round	#1 Duke	L 56–82

NIT results

The Fighting Camels have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round	UNC Greensboro	L 69–84

CIT results

The Fighting Camels have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Houston Baptist UT Martin Furman	W 98–79 W 73–56 L 64–79

CBI results

The Fighting Camels have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2018	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	Miami (OH) New Orleans San Francisco	W 97–87 W 71–69 L 62–65

NAIA tournament results

The Fighting Camels have appeared in the NAIA tournament two times. Their combined record is 4–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1970	First Round	Jackson State	L 65–89
1977	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Lincoln Memorial Southwestern Oklahoma State Alcorn State Henderson State Texas Southern	W 76–75 W 71–56 W 77–63 W 76–52 L 44–71

Home venues

Primary

• Carter Gymnasium (1953–2008)
• John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2008–present)

Other

• Cumberland County Civic Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina (116 games; 1968–1997)
• Raleigh Civic Center in Raleigh, North Carolina (19 games; 1978–1982)
• Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina (4 games; 1997–1999)
• Harnett Central HS (6 games; 1977–1980)
• South Johnston HS (2 games; 1976–1977)
• Cape Fear HS (1 game; 1969–1970)

Camels in the NBA

• Chris Clemons
• George Lehmann

Camels in international professional basketball

 

Eric Griffin

• Eric Griffin (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Retired numbers

On January 16, 2020, the Fighting Camels retired former player Chris Clemons' number 3.^[2]

Campbell Fighting Camels retired numbers
No.	Player	Career	Year retired
3	Chris Clemons	2015–2019	2020

Coaches

No.	Coach	Seasons	Record	Pct.
1	Earl Smith	1951–1953	29–20	.592
2	Fred McCall	1953–1969	231–147	.611
3	Danny Roberts	1968–1983	233–178	.567
4	Jerry Smith	1983–1985	15–40	.273
5	Billy Lee	1985–2003	216–286	.430
6	Robbie Laing	2003–2013	114–185	.381
7	Kevin McGeehan	2013–	123–133	.480

Season records

• Records incomplete before 1951

Season	Head coach	Overall Record	Conf. Record	Postseason
Junior College Status
1951–52	Earl Smith	18–6
1952–53	Earl Smith	11–14
1953–54	Fred McCall	17–6
1954–55	Fred McCall	23–3
1955–56	Fred McCall	23–2
1956–57	Fred McCall	9–11
1957–58	Fred McCall	17–7
1958–59	Fred McCall	12–11
1959–60	Fred McCall	16–7
1960–61	Fred McCall	16–7
Senior College Status NAIA
1961–62	Fred McCall	16–7
1962–63	Fred McCall	11–13
1963–64	Fred McCall	17–11
1964–65	Fred McCall	11–16
1965–66	Fred McCall	10–15
1966–67	Fred McCall	10–17
1967–68	Fred McCall	16–10
1968–69	Fred McCall & Danny Roberts	20–10
1969–70	Danny Roberts	24–7
1970–71	Danny Roberts	15–12
1971–72	Danny Roberts	18–11
1972–73	Danny Roberts	16–11
1973–74	Danny Roberts	9–19
1974–75	Danny Roberts	25–6
1975–76	Danny Roberts	23–4
1976–77	Danny Roberts	23–10
NCAA Division I Independent
1977–78	Danny Roberts	9–15
1978–79	Danny Roberts	10–16
1979–80	Danny Roberts	15–12
1980–81	Danny Roberts	11–16
1981–82	Danny Roberts	11–16
1982–83	Danny Roberts	11–17
1983–84	Jerry Smith	10–18
1984–85	Jerry Smith	5–22
Big South Conference (First Tenure)
1985–86	Billy Lee	8–19	3–5
1986–87	Billy Lee	17–13	10–4
1987–88	Billy Lee	11–16	3–9
1988–89	Billy Lee	18–12	8–4
1989–90	Billy Lee	15–13	7–5
1990–91	Billy Lee	9–19	3–11
1991–92	Billy Lee	19–12	7–7	NCAA first round
1992–93	Billy Lee	12–15	10–6
1993–94	Billy Lee	20–9	12–4
Atlantic Sun Conference
1994–95	Billy Lee	8–18	4–12
1995–96	Billy Lee	17–11	11–5
1996–97	Billy Lee	11–16	8–8
1997–98	Billy Lee	10–17	4–12
1998–99	Billy Lee	9–18	6–10
1999–2000	Billy Lee	12–16	10–8
2000–01	Billy Lee	7–21	5–13
2001–02	Billy Lee	8–19	6–14
2002–03	Billy Lee	5–22	1–15
2003–04	Robbie Laing	3–24	3–17
2004–05	Robbie Laing	2–25	0–20
2005–06	Robbie Laing	10–18	9–11
2006–07	Robbie Laing	14–17	7–11
2007–08	Robbie Laing	10–20	5–11
2008–09	Robbie Laing	14–16	11–9
2009–10	Robbie Laing	19–11	14–6
2010–11	Robbie Laing	12–19	6–14
Big South Conference (Second Tenure)
2011–12	Robbie Laing	17–15	11–7
2012–13	Robbie Laing	13–20	7–9
2013–14	Kevin McGeehan	12–20	6–10
2014–15	Kevin McGeehan	10–22	4–14
2015–16	Kevin McGeehan	12–18	5–13
2016–17	Kevin McGeehan	19–18	7–11	CIT Quarterfinals
2017–18	Kevin McGeehan	18–16	10–8	CBI Semifinals
2018–19	Kevin McGeehan	20–13	12–4	NIT First Round
2019–20	Kevin McGeehan	15–16	6–12
2020–21	Kevin McGeehan	17–10	11–6
TOTAL OVERALL RECORD: 961–989 (.493)
TOTAL JUNIOR COLLEGE RECORD: 162–74 (.686)
TOTAL NAIA RECORD: 264–179 (.596)
TOTAL NCAA DIVISION I RECORD: 535–736 (.421)

References

1. "Color Palette | Campbell University". Retrieved July 16, 2019.
2. Baxley, Rodd (February 16, 2020). "'It's a legacy': Campbell retires Chris Clemons' jersey". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved February 22, 2020.

External links

• Official website