Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball

Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks
	2024–25 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team
University	University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Head coach	Cleo Hill Jr. (1st season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Princess Anne, Maryland
Arena	Hytche Athletic Center ; (capacity: 5,500)
Nickname	Hawks
Colors	Maroon and gray;
NAIA tournaments
	1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1973
Conference tournament champions
	1965, 1974
Conference regular season champions
	1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, Maryland, United States.

History

UMES is the only HBCU men's basketball team to have ever been ranked in the men's AP top 25 poll, coming in at number 20 in the 1973-74 season after winning their first 20 games.^[2]

The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.^[3] They have never played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Hawks are led by head coach Cleo Hill Jr..^[4]

Postseason results

National Invitation Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	First Round Quarterfinals	Manhattan Jacksonville	W 84–81 L 83–85

CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round	High Point	L 64–70

The Basketball Classic results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First Round	Coastal Carolina	L 42-66

NAIA tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in the NAIA Tournament seven times. Their combined record is 10–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1956	District Semi-Final	Jackson State	L 81–85
1960	District Semi-Final	Albany	W 73–55
1960	District Final	Montclair	W 84–59
1960	Nationals First Round	Westminster	L 63–64
1961	District Semi-Final	Albany	W 69–53
1961	District Final	Pratt State	W 76–68
1961	First Round	Missouri Valley	L 74–89
1961	District Semi-Final	Bloomfield	W 78–72
1965	District Semi-Final	New Jersey City	L 54–55
1965	First Round	Benedictine College	L 73–75
1969	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Wartburg Wisconsin–Stout Monmouth Central Washington Eastern New Mexico	W 99–90 W 85–83 W 99–94 W 93–87 L 76–99
1970	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	California (PA) Morris Harvey Eastern New Mexico	W 101–67 W 88–78 L 74–76 ^OT
1972	First Round	Xavier (LA)	L 80–102
1973	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game	Montana State–Billings Ferris State Xavier (LA) Slippery Rock Guilford	W 114–107 W 95–90 W 87–80 W 113–82 L 96–99

References

^ "UMES Visual Identity Program". Retrieved January 2, 2023.
^ "The University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrates HBCU excellence at 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
^ "Maryland–Eastern Shore Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^ "Cleo Hill, Jr. named head men's basketball coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore" (Press release). Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

External links

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[1] "UMES Visual Identity Program". Retrieved January 2, 2023.

[2] "The University of Maryland Eastern Shore celebrates HBCU excellence at 2024 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. 2024-11-13. Retrieved 2024-12-03.

[3] "Maryland–Eastern Shore Hawks". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 4, 2012.

[4] "Cleo Hill, Jr. named head men's basketball coach at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore" (Press release). Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.

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v t e Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Kiah Gymnasium (1940–19??) J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium (1966–2000) Hytche Athletic Center (2000–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost 1933–50 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

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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