Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball

The Winston-Salem State Rams men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. The school's team currently competes in the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The school won the 1967 NCAA Division II championship. Winston-Salem State competed in Division I from the 2007–08 season to the 2009–10 season as a transitional member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC); it returned to Division II in 2010 for financial reasons.[2][3]

Winston-Salem State Rams
UniversityWinston-Salem State University
Head coachCleo Hill Jr. (4th season)
ConferenceCentral Intercollegiate Athletic Association
LocationWinston-Salem, North Carolina
ArenaLJVM Coliseum Annex
(Capacity: 4,000)
NicknameRams
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
NCAA tournament champions
1967 (NCAA Division II)
NCAA tournament Final Four
1967
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1967
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1967, 1985, 1999, 2001
NCAA tournament second round
1967, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
NCAA tournament appearances
1966, 1967, 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2023
Conference tournament champions
1953, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2020, 2023

Among its notable coaches was Clarence "Big House" Gaines (1923–2005): during his 47-year tenure at WSSU as coach, professor, and athletic director, his men's basketball team compiled a record of 828–447. Gaines was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

Noted players under Gaines' era were Earl Monroe, Cleo Hill and sports commentator and columnist Stephen A. Smith.[4][5] Alumnus Earl Williams, an American-Israeli basketball player, played for the school.

Postseason

NCAA Division II

The Rams have made the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament fourteen times. The Rams have a record of 11–16.

Year Region Round Opponent Result
1966SouthRegional semifinals
Regional third place		Oglethorpe
South Carolina State		L 66–69
W 85–81
1967MideastRegional semifinals
Regional final
National Quarterfinals
National semifinals
National Championship		Baldwin–Wallace
Akron
Long Island
Kentucky Wesleyan
SW Missouri State		W 91–76
W 88–80
W 62–54
W 85–73
W 77–74
1977South AtlanticRegional semifinals
Regional third place		Towson
Virginia Union		L 83–107
L 93–107
1984South AtlanticRegional semifinals
Regional third place		Norfolk State
Randolph–Macon		L 61–70
L 54–69
1985South AtlanticRegional semifinals
Regional Final		Virginia Union
Mount St. Mary's		W 44–42
L 56–63
1986South AtlanticRegional semifinals
Regional third place		Mount St. Mary's
Virginia Union		L 71–74
L 77–95
1999South AtlanticFirst round
Regional semifinals
Regional Final		Elizabeth City State
Wingate
Lander		W 71–60
W 66–63 OT
L 46–47
2000South AtlanticRegional semifinalsGeorgia CollegeL 68–72
2001South AtlanticRegional semifinals
Regional Final		Augusta State
Johnson C. Smith		W 65–48
L 52–64
2002South AtlanticFirst round
Regional semifinals		Wingate
Shaw		W 90–75
L 61–62
2005South AtlanticFirst roundSouth Carolina UpstateL 59–63
2011AtlanticFirst roundShawL 47–75
2012AtlanticFirst roundWest Virginia WesleyanL 54–57
2013AtlanticFirst roundSlippery RockL 67–69
2023AtlanticFirst roundIndiana (PA)L 50–52

See also

References
  1. Winston-Salem State University Brand Guide (PDF). July 20, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. "Winston-Salem State jumps to Division I, joins MEAC". ESPN.com. 19 July 2006. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  3. "Winston-Salem ready to return to D-II, CIAA". Sporting News. Retrieved November 29, 2012.
  4. Biography Of A Legend: Clarence "Big House" Gaines, Winston-Salem State University, April 20, 2005, Accessed December 12, 2012.
  5. Richard Sandomir, ESPN's New Master of the Offensive Foul, The New York Times, July 31, 2005, Accessed December 12, 2012.


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