Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball

Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball
	2024–25 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team
University	Jacksonville University
Head coach	Jordan Mincy (4th season)
Conference	Atlantic Sun
Location	Jacksonville, Florida
Arena	Swisher Gymnasium ; (capacity: 1,450)
Nickname	Dolphins
Student section	Phinatics / Barstooljax
Colors	Green and white;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1970
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1970
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1970
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1970
NCAA tournament appearances
	1970, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1986
Conference tournament champions
	Sun Belt: 1979, 1986
Conference regular season champions
	ASUN: 2009, 2010

The Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball team represents Jacksonville University in the sport of basketball. The Dolphins compete in NCAA Division I's ASUN Conference (ASUN). Home games are played in the historic Swisher Gymnasium on the campus of Jacksonville University.

While the Jacksonville University's men's basketball team first took the court in 1948, the program did not join Division 1 until 1966. Early highlights included the program's first postseason appearance in the 1970 NCAA tournament and were the national runners-up in 1970 led by future Hall of Fame and ABA/NBA Star Artis Gilmore. They have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments, most recently in 1986.

History

Conference affiliations

1948–49 to 1956–57 – NJCAA Independent
1957–58 to 1965–66 – NAIA Independent
1966–67 to 1975–76 – NCAA Division I Independent
1976–77 to 1997–98 – Sun Belt Conference
1998–99 to present – ASUN Conference^[a]^[2]

Notes

^ Formerly known as the Trans Atlantic Athletic Conference until 2001, and later known as the Atlantic Sun Conference until 2016

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Dolphins have appeared in the NCAA tournament five times and were the national runner-up in 1970. Their overall tournament record is 4–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1970	Regional Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals Final Four National Championship Game	Western Kentucky Iowa Kentucky St. Bonaventure UCLA	W 109–96 W 104–103 W 106–100 W 91–83 L 69–80
1971	Regional Quarterfinals	Western Kentucky	L 72–74
1973	Regional Quarterfinals	Austin Peay	L 75–77
1979	First round	Virginia Tech	L 53–70
1986	First round	Temple	L 50–61 ^OT

NIT results

The Dolphins have appeared in six National Invitation Tournaments. Their overall record is 6–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1972	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place game	Fordham Lafayette Maryland St. John's	W 94–75 W 87–76 L 77–91 W 83–80
1974	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd-place game	Massachusetts Maryland–Eastern Shore Purdue Boston College	W 73–69 W 85–83 L 63–78 L 77–87
1980	First round	Murray State	L 49–53
1987	First round	Vanderbilt	L 72–74
2009	First round	Florida	L 62–84
2010	First round Second Round	Arizona State Texas Tech	W 67–66 L 64–69

CIT results

The Dolphins have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Their overall record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First round Second Round	East Carolina SMU	W 71–66 ^OT L 62–63
2017	First round	Saint Francis (PA)	L 76–78

NAIA results

The Dolphins have appeared in one NAIA tournament. Their overall record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	First round	Central State (Ohio)	L 78–57

Notable players

Retired numbers

Jacksonville has retired seven jersey numbers.^[3]

No.	Player	Pos.	Career
Jacksonville Dolphins retired numbers
3	Ben Smith	PG	2006–2010
4	Dee Brown	PG	1986–1990
24	Rex Morgan	SG	1968–1970
32	Otis Smith	SG / SF	1982–1986
43	James Ray	PF	1976–1980
52	Roger Strickland	F	1960–1963
53	Artis Gilmore	C	1969–1971

References

^ "Color Information" (PDF). Jacksonville Dolphins Usage and Style Guide. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "Jacksonville Dolphins summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
^ 2022–23 Jacksonville Dolphins men's basketball record book, page 51