Difference between revisions of "Hofstra"

Revision as of 11:40, 15 July 2011

Location: Hempstead, New York Division: NCAA Division NCAA I Conference (basketball): Colonial Athletic Association Arena: Hofstra Arena ("The Mack"

The Hofstra University Pride compete as members of the Colonial Athletic Association in NCAA Division I basketball. The school abruptly dropped its football program (roughly one week after conference rival Northeastern did so) following the 2009 season. Hofstra is a private non-sectarian institution located on Long Island in the town of Hempstead, New York. The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 8,000. The school's athletic teams were long unofficially called the "Flying Dutchmen", but in 2005 the university officially adopted the Pride nickname, which had also been in use since the late 1980s when a pair of lions were adopted as the school's mascots.

The campus straddles NY 24 (Hempstead Turnpike), a half-mile west of its interchange with Meadowbrook State Parkway. On the south side of Hempstead Parkway near the intersection with Uniondale Avenue is James M. Shuart Stadium (15,000), former home of the Pride football team and current home of the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. The stadium also hosted the 1971 NCAA Men's Lacrosse final, and has hosted numerous early-round games since. To the north, off Earle Ovington Boulevard, is The Mack (5,124), site of the 2001 and 2002 America East Men's Basketball Tournament finals. The Mack also hosted the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain in 2008.

Hofstra's chief rival tends to be Delaware.

Twenty Hofstra alums have played in the NFL, including WRs Wayne Chrebet and Marques Colston, C John Schmitt, OLs Willie Colon and Dave Fiore, and Pro Bowl DB Lance Shulters. Hofstra has also been represented in the NBA by four players, most notably Speedy Claxton.

Conference Affiliations:

Football

Basketball

† From 1965-1967, Hofstra competed in all three conferences; from 1967-1969 they competed in both the Metropolitan and Middle Atlantic.

Post-Season Appearances

Football

Note: Years for bowl games indicate the fall season preceding the game itself. Further, unless impossible to avoid, corporate sponsorship is ignored. Please see Bowl Alert for details.

Men's Basketball

Championships

Football

Men's Basketball

External Links

Hofstra University Athletics