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Campbell Fighting Camels | |||
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University | Campbell University | ||
Head coach | Kevin McGeehan (11th season) | ||
Conference | Coastal Athletic Association | ||
Location | Buies Creek, North Carolina | ||
Arena | John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center (Capacity: 3,095) | ||
Nickname | Fighting Camels | ||
Colors | Black and orange | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1992 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1992 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
A-Sun: 2010 Big South: 2019 |
The Campbell Fighting Camels men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represent the Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school's team currently competes in the CAA. The team's most recent. And only appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 1992. After struggling for several seasons, the Fighting Camels finally broke through in the 2009β2010 season. Campbell tied for first in the "regular season Atlantic Sun standings." However, "their bid for an NCAA tournament bid came up short," as they were eliminated in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
Postseasonβ»
NCAA tournament resultsβ»
The Fighting Camels have appeared in one NCAA tournament. The Camels lost their only NCAA tournament game, 56β82,ββto eventual 1992 National Champion Duke.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1992 | #16 | First Round | #1 Duke | L 56β82 |
NIT resultsβ»
The Fighting Camels have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their combined record is 0β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First Round | UNC Greensboro | L 69β84 |
CIT resultsβ»
The Fighting Camels have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2017 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Houston Baptist UT Martin Furman |
W 98β79 W 73β56 L 64β79 |
CBI resultsβ»
The Fighting Camels have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 2β1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2018 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals |
Miami (OH) New Orleans San Francisco |
W 97β87 W 71β69 L 62β65 |
NAIA tournament resultsβ»
The Fighting Camels have appeared in the NAIA tournament two times. Their combined record is 4β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1970 | First Round | Jackson State | L 65β89 |
1977 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National Championship Game |
Lincoln Memorial Southwestern Oklahoma State Alcorn State Henderson State Texas Southern |
W 76β75 W 71β56 W 77β63 W 76β52 L 44β71 |
Home venuesβ»
Primaryβ»
- Carter Gymnasium (1953β2008)
- John W. Pope, Jr. Convocation Center (2008βpresent)
Otherβ»
- Cumberland County Civic Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina (116 games; 1968β1997)
- Raleigh Civic Center in Raleigh, North Carolina (19 games; 1978β1982)
- Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina (4 games; 1997β1999)
- Harnett Central HS (6 games; 1977β1980)
- South Johnston HS (2 games; 1976β1977)
- Cape Fear HS (1 game; 1969β1970)
Camels in the NBAβ»
Camels in international professional basketballβ»
- Eric Griffin (born 1990), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Retired numbersβ»
On January 16, 2020, the Fighting Camels retired former player Chris Clemons' number 3.
Campbell Fighting Camels retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Career | Year retired | |
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3 | Chris Clemons | 2015β2019 | 2020 |
Coachesβ»
Season recordsβ»
- Records incomplete before 1951
Season | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. Record | Postseason | |
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Junior College Status | |||||
1951β52 | Earl Smith | 18β6 | |||
1952β53 | Earl Smith | 11β14 | |||
1953β54 | Fred McCall | 17β6 | |||
1954β55 | Fred McCall | 23β3 | |||
1955β56 | Fred McCall | 23β2 | |||
1956β57 | Fred McCall | 9β11 | |||
1957β58 | Fred McCall | 17β7 | |||
1958β59 | Fred McCall | 12β11 | |||
1959β60 | Fred McCall | 16β7 | |||
1960β61 | Fred McCall | 16β7 | |||
Senior College Status NAIA | |||||
1961β62 | Fred McCall | 16β7 | |||
1962β63 | Fred McCall | 11β13 | |||
1963β64 | Fred McCall | 17β11 | |||
1964β65 | Fred McCall | 11β16 | |||
1965β66 | Fred McCall | 10β15 | |||
1966β67 | Fred McCall | 10β17 | |||
1967β68 | Fred McCall | 16β10 | |||
1968β69 | Fred McCall & Danny Roberts | 20β10 | |||
1969β70 | Danny Roberts | 24β7 | |||
1970β71 | Danny Roberts | 15β12 | |||
1971β72 | Danny Roberts | 18β11 | |||
1972β73 | Danny Roberts | 16β11 | |||
1973β74 | Danny Roberts | 9β19 | |||
1974β75 | Danny Roberts | 25β6 | |||
1975β76 | Danny Roberts | 23β4 | |||
1976β77 | Danny Roberts | 23β10 | |||
NCAA Division I Independent | |||||
1977β78 | Danny Roberts | 9β15 | |||
1978β79 | Danny Roberts | 10β16 | |||
1979β80 | Danny Roberts | 15β12 | |||
1980β81 | Danny Roberts | 11β16 | |||
1981β82 | Danny Roberts | 11β16 | |||
1982β83 | Danny Roberts | 11β17 | |||
1983β84 | Jerry Smith | 10β18 | |||
1984β85 | Jerry Smith | 5β22 | |||
Big South Conference (First Tenure) | |||||
1985β86 | Billy Lee | 8β19 | 3β5 | ||
1986β87 | Billy Lee | 17β13 | 10β4 | ||
1987β88 | Billy Lee | 11β16 | 3β9 | ||
1988β89 | Billy Lee | 18β12 | 8β4 | ||
1989β90 | Billy Lee | 15β13 | 7β5 | ||
1990β91 | Billy Lee | 9β19 | 3β11 | ||
1991β92 | Billy Lee | 19β12 | 7β7 | NCAA first round | |
1992β93 | Billy Lee | 12β15 | 10β6 | ||
1993β94 | Billy Lee | 20β9 | 12β4 | ||
Atlantic Sun Conference | |||||
1994β95 | Billy Lee | 8β18 | 4β12 | ||
1995β96 | Billy Lee | 17β11 | 11β5 | ||
1996β97 | Billy Lee | 11β16 | 8β8 | ||
1997β98 | Billy Lee | 10β17 | 4β12 | ||
1998β99 | Billy Lee | 9β18 | 6β10 | ||
1999β2000 | Billy Lee | 12β16 | 10β8 | ||
2000β01 | Billy Lee | 7β21 | 5β13 | ||
2001β02 | Billy Lee | 8β19 | 6β14 | ||
2002β03 | Billy Lee | 5β22 | 1β15 | ||
2003β04 | Robbie Laing | 3β24 | 3β17 | ||
2004β05 | Robbie Laing | 2β25 | 0β20 | ||
2005β06 | Robbie Laing | 10β18 | 9β11 | ||
2006β07 | Robbie Laing | 14β17 | 7β11 | ||
2007β08 | Robbie Laing | 10β20 | 5β11 | ||
2008β09 | Robbie Laing | 14β16 | 11β9 | ||
2009β10 | Robbie Laing | 19β11 | 14β6 | ||
2010β11 | Robbie Laing | 12β19 | 6β14 | ||
Big South Conference (Second Tenure) | |||||
2011β12 | Robbie Laing | 17β15 | 11β7 | ||
2012β13 | Robbie Laing | 13β20 | 7β9 | ||
2013β14 | Kevin McGeehan | 12β20 | 6β10 | ||
2014β15 | Kevin McGeehan | 10β22 | 4β14 | ||
2015β16 | Kevin McGeehan | 12β18 | 5β13 | ||
2016β17 | Kevin McGeehan | 19β18 | 7β11 | CIT Quarterfinals | |
2017β18 | Kevin McGeehan | 18β16 | 10β8 | CBI Semifinals | |
2018β19 | Kevin McGeehan | 20β13 | 12β4 | NIT First Round | |
2019β20 | Kevin McGeehan | 15β16 | 6β12 | ||
2020β21 | Kevin McGeehan | 17β10 | 11β6 | ||
TOTAL OVERALL RECORD: 961β989 (.493) | |||||
TOTAL JUNIOR COLLEGE RECORD: 162β74 (.686) | |||||
TOTAL NAIA RECORD: 264β179 (.596) | |||||
TOTAL NCAA DIVISION I RECORD: 535β736 (.421) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Campbell Athletics Style Guide | Campbell University" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Baxley, Rodd (February 16, 2020). "'It's a legacy': Campbell retires Chris Clemons' jersey". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved February 22, 2020.