BYU–Hawaii Seasiders men's basketball explained

BYU–Hawaii Seasiders
University:Brigham Young University–Hawaii
Conference:Pacific West Conference
Location:Laie, Hawaii
Arena:George Q. Cannon Activities Center
Capacity:4,500
Nickname:Seasiders
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Ncaarunnerup:2011
Ncaafinalfour:2011
Ncaaeliteeight:2009, 2010, 2011
Ncaasweetsixteen:2009, 2010, 2011
Ncaasecondround:2004, 2009, 2010, 2011
Ncaatourneys:2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
Conference Season:2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010

The BYU–Hawaii Seasiders men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University–Hawaii in NCAA Division II college basketball play. The team attended 6 NAIA Tournaments and 11 NCAA D2 Tournaments. The Seasiders participated as members of the Pacific West Conference.

History

BYU-Hawaii fielded its first collegiate basketball team in 1978. As members of the NAIA, they were able to develop early rivalries with fellow state schools Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University, and University of Hawaii at Hilo. In their 39-year history, the Seasiders won 761 games, 56.5% of the games they played. The Seasiders were also one of the founders of the Pacific West Conference.

While in the NAIA, BYU-Hawaii made the tournament 6 times, Four of those appearances occurred under coach Ken Wagner. In his second season, Wagner led BYU-Hawaii to the 1992 NAIA Final Four. Wagner would lead the Seasiders back to the NAIA Playoffs in 1996, 1997, and 1998 with two second round appearances and a first round appearance.

The Seasiders would transition to NCAA D2 status in the 1998–99 season.

In April 2014, BYU-Hawaii announced that it was phasing out all intercollegiate sports to concentrate on recruiting international students. The 2016-17 season was the Seasiders' last.[1]

Coaches

NameSeasonsRecordWin. Pctg.
Dan Smith1978–7911–2134.4
Ted Chidester1979–87119–10562.5
Charles Hess1987–9053–4667.7
Ken Wagner1990–2016572–39268.5
Gabriel Roberts2016–176-2023

Individual honors

National Player of the Year

Conference Player of the Year

All-Americans

Individual records

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: BYU-Hawaii prepares to close the door on a successful era of intercollegiate athletics . Deseret News . 2017-11-13.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090329231021/http://d2basketball.com/cgi-script/content/articles/000023/002303-p.htm Alves Wins Daktronics Player Of The Year
  3. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2010/Mar/16/sp/hawaii3160338.html Alves repeats as player of year
  4. http://latterdaysports.com/2011/04/marques-whippy/ Marques Whippy – Latter Day Sports