The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball team represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. Donny Lind is the program's current head coach since April 20, 2024. They competed in the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1989 until July 1, 2022, when the university joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and play their home games at Knott Arena. The Mountaineers were NCAA College Division National Champions in 1962 and NCAA Division II runner-up in 1981. Since moving to Division I in 1989, the Mountaineers have played in seven NCAA tournaments, most recently in 2025. Mount St. Mary's has a 3–7 all-time record at the NCAA Division I tournament, with opening round wins over Coppin State, New Orleans and American.
The Mount St. Mary's basketball program likely is known best for the career of head coach Jim Phelan, who coached at Mount St. Mary's for 49 years, compiling 830 wins in 1,354 games. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
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Postseason results
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Mountaineers have played in the NCAA Division I Tournament 7 times. Their combined record is 3–7.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 14 times. Their combined record is 25–17.
NIT results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
CIT results
The Mountaineers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.
Mountaineers in professional basketball
The following Mountaineer players have played in the NBA:
Fred Carter
Bob Riley
The following Mountaineer players have played in other professional leagues:
Elijah Mitrou-Long (born 1996), Canadian-Greek basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
John F. Sullivan, American Basketball League[Junior robinson] Euroleague