Queens Royals men's basketball

Queens Royals
Queens Royals
	2023–24 Queens Royals men's basketball team
University	Queens University of Charlotte
Head coach	Grant Leonard (2nd season)
Conference	ASUN Conference
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena	Curry Arena ; (Capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Royals
Colors	Navy blue and vegas gold;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	Division II: 2003, 2018
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	Division II: 2001, 2003, 2018, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
	Division II: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
	SAC: 2017, 2022

The Queens Royals men's basketball team represents the Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The Royals joined the NCAA Division I ASUN Conference on July 1, 2022 after nine seasons in the Division II South Atlantic Conference. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Royals will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2026–27 season.

The team, currently led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, plays its home games at Curry Arena.

History[edit]

Queens fielded its first men's basketball team in the 1989-90 season; Dale Layer was the team's first head coach.^[2]

Postseason results[edit]

NCAA Division II Tournament results[edit]

The Royals appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament fifteen times. Their combined record was 21–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	Regional semifinals Regional finals	High Point Virginia Union	W 81–70 L 58–81
1998	Regional First round	Pittsburgh Johnstown	L 72–80
1999	Regional First round Regional semifinals	California (PA) Fairmont State	W 83–72 L 54–61
2001	Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Longwood Salem International Western Washington	W 77–76 W 81–67 L 85–89
2003	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	West Chester Salem International Millersville Eckerd Northeastern State (OK)	W 72–58 W 100–87 W 94–77 W 99–78 L 69–84
2007	Regional First round	Barton	L 76–85
2008	Regional First round	California (PA)	L 54–75
2011	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Limestone Augusta State	W 70–67 L 60–71
2016	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Columbus State Lincoln Memorial	W 94–84 L 67–95
2017	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Wingate Augusta Lincoln Memorial	W 96–80 W 88–82 L 68–82
2018	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	Lees-McRae UNC Pembroke Lincoln Memorial California Baptist Northern State (SD)	W 90–69 W 75–63 W 69–57 W 100–94 L 99–105^2OT
2019	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Emmanuel Catawba Augusta Point Loma Nazarene	W 76–72 W 96–93 W 91–78 L 74–87
2020	Regional First round	Southern Wesleyan	Cancelled
2021	Regional First round	Emmanuel	L 78–80
2022	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Columbus State Lincoln Memorial Augusta	W 86–84 W 81–76 L 76–77

References[edit]

^ "Queens University of Charlotte Athletics Guidelines" (PDF). April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
^ Rollins, Glenn (November 17, 1989). "Queens Basketball Tonight". The Charlotte Observer. p. 2C. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[1] "Queens University of Charlotte Athletics Guidelines" (PDF). April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

[2] Rollins, Glenn (November 17, 1989). "Queens Basketball Tonight". The Charlotte Observer. p. 2C. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e Queens Royals men's basketball
Venues	Owens Gym (1989–?) Curry Arena (2013–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e ASUN Conference men's basketball
Current teams	Austin Peay Governors Bellarmine Knights Central Arkansas Bears Eastern Kentucky Colonels Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Jacksonville Dolphins Kennesaw State Owls (leaving in 2024) Lipscomb Bisons North Alabama Lions North Florida Ospreys Queens Royals Stetson Hatters
Future teams	West Georgia Wolves (joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	ASUN men's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	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

History[edit]

Postseason results[edit]

NCAA Division II Tournament results[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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