Stags
Fairfield Stags
General Team Information:
NCAA Division: Division I
Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Past Conferences: Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro, Tri-State Conference
City: Fairfield, Connecticut
Arena: Leo D. Mahoney Arena
NCAA Tournaments: 3 (1986, 1987, 1997)
Championships:
National Championships – 0
Conference Titles – 5 (1960, 1961, 1962, 1986, 2011)
Team History
The Fairfield Stags first began in the 1948-49 season and enjoyed success in their early years as an NAIA team, playing in the NAIA Basketball Tournament in the 1950-51 season. The Stags moved up to Division II and played in the Tri-State Conference between 1956-57 thru 1963-64. The Stags won three straight conference championships between 1960-1962, which put them in the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament each season.
The Stags earned their first berth to the NCAA Tournament in 1986, winning the conference tournament after turning in a 13-1 conference record. The Stags weren’t quite as good the following season, going 5-9 in conference play but managed to return to the Big Dance by winning the conference tournament.
The Stags pulled off one of the more improbable conference tournament titles in 1997, winning the conference tournament after finishing 2-12 in conference play during the season. It was the last NCAA Tournament appearance for the Stags, who played in the NIT in 1996, 2003 and 2011. Fairfield played in the CIT in 2012, 2013 and 2016,
All-Time Records
Points Scored
- Tyler Nelson, 2,172
- Tony George, 2,006
- Joe DeSantis, 1,916
Rebounds
- Drew Henderson, 1,080
- Mike Branch, 978
- Art Crawford, 944
Assists
- John Ryan, 675
- Joe DeSantis 667
- Derek Needham, 537
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