Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball
| Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | Eastern Michigan University | ||||||||
| Head coach | Stan Heath (4th season) | ||||||||
| Conference | Mid-American | ||||||||
| Location | Ypsilanti, Michigan | ||||||||
| Arena | George Gervin GameAbove Center (capacity: 8,800) | ||||||||
| Nickname | Eagles | ||||||||
| Colors | Green and white | ||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||
| 1972* | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998 | |||||||||
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| Conference division regular-season champions | |||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
* at Division II level | |||||||||
The Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The team currently competes in the West division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They have appeared in four NCAA Division I tournaments and have a 3–4 record, tied for third best among Michigan colleges. They reached the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and defeated the Duke Blue Devils in the first round of the 1996 tournament.
EMU has competed in the MAC since joining in 1972, and previously competed in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1920–1926). The team last played in the NCAA tournament in 1998.