Hofstra

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

Colonial Athletic Association	NCAA I FCS	2007-2008
Atlantic 10 Conference	NCAA I FCS	2001-2006
NCAA Division I FCS Independents	NCAA II	1991-2000
NCAA Division III Independents	NCAA III	1974-1990
Metropolitan Football Conference	NCAA III	1974-1977
Metropolitan Football Conference	1972-1973	NCAA College
NCAA College Division Independents	1970-1973	NCAA College
Middle Atlantic Conference	1960-1969	NCAA College
NCAA College Division Independents	1957-1959	NCAA College
NCAA Independents	1937-1956	NCAA

Basketball

Colonial Athletic Association	NCAA I	2001-present
America East Conference	NCAA I	1994-2001
East Coast Conference	NCAA I	1974-1994
Middle Atlantic Conference†	NCAA College	1965-1974
Metropolitan Collegiate Conference†	NCAA College	1965-1969
Tri-State Collegiate League†	NCAA College	1964-1967
Middle Atlantic Conference	NCAA College	1957-1964
Middle Atlantic Conference	NCAA	1952-1957
NCAA Independents	NCAA	1943-1951
Metropolitan New York Conference	NCAA	1942-1943
NCAA Independents	NCAA College	1936-1942

† 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

NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs	1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
NCAA Division III Playoffs	1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Cement Bowl	1962

Men's Basketball

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament	1976, 1977, 2000, 2001
National Invitation Tournament	1999, 2005, 2006, 2007
NCAA College Division Men's Tournament	1959, 1962, 1963, 1964

Championships

Football

Northeast Conference Champions	2001, 2002, 2007, 2008
Division I FCS Lambert Cup	1999
Division III Lambert Cup	1983

Men's Basketball

America East Conference Tournament Champions	2000, 2001
America East Conference Regular Season Champions	2000, 2001
East Coast Conference Tournament Champions	1976, 1977, 1994
East Coast Conference Regular Season Champions	1977, 1993
Middle Atlantic Conference College Tournament Champions	1962, 1963, 1964

External Links

Hofstra University Athletics