Albany

Official Name: 
University at Albany
Nickname: 
Great Danes
Mailing Address: 

PE 339
1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222

Telephone: 
(518) 442-3072
Fax: 
(518) 442-3139
Enrollment: 
11,950
Arena: 

Recreation and Convocation Center
Capacity: 5,000
Year Opened: 1992

School Colors: 
Purple and Gold
Conference: 
NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 2006 and 2007
0-2 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(1) 1969
1-1 record (.500)

NCAA Division III Tournament Appearances: 

(10) 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1994, and 1995
10-12 record (.455)

NIT Appearances: 

None

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Richard Doc Sauers (41 years from 1956-87 and 1989-97 when school was classified as a small college, 702-330 record, .680)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Gary Holway (1,851 points from 1956-59 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Don Cohen (1,317 from 1958-61 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jamar Wilson (39 points as freshman at New Hampshire on 2/16/03)

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jamar Wilson* (39 at New Hampshire)
February 16, 2003 (freshman/18.9 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Albany mark set by Gary Holway (40 vs. Utica on 2-27-57).

1

2

Total

Albany

36

51

87

New Hampshire

32

47

79

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Peterson

4-12

3-5

2-3

13

Levine

3-6

0-0

5-6

14

Johnson

4-13

0-0

0-0

9

Opong

2-6

0-0

3-4

8

Wilson

14-17

0-0

11-14

39

Banks

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Pipikis

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Wyatt

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Knotts

2-3

0-0

0-0

4

Totals

29-58

8-16

21-27

87

Percentages

.500

.500

.778

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Karalis

0-2

0-1

0-0

0

Senulis

5-9

4-7

2-4

16

Peterson

9-19

0-0

1-2

19

Childs

2-8

0-1

4-4

8

Bullock

2-9

1-7

4-4

9

Sturgill

7-9

0-0

1-3

15

Dennis

2-6

2-2

0-0

6

Williams

2-3

0-1

0-1

4

Walker

0-1

0-0

2-2

2

Collette

0-2

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

29-68

7-20

14-20

79

Percentages

.426

.350

.700

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

A. Swain

4

1913-16

13-10

.565

1914

10-3

Edward A. Wachter

1

1917

3-10

.231

1917

3-10

A.C. Maroney

2

1918-19

10-11

.476

1919

6-3

Wilfred Clarke

1

1920

3-8

.273

1920

3-8

Francis Snavely

3

1921-24

7-26

.212

1921

6-6

Rutherford Baker

11

1925-35

63-30

.677

1927

10-1

Irving Goewey

1

1936

7-6

.538

1936

7-6

G. Hatfield

7

1937-43

29-55

.345

1938

9-5

Merlin Hathaway

9

1947-55

63-102

.382

1952

12-6

Richard "Doc" Sauers

41

1956-87, 1989-97

702-330

.680

1994

25-3

Barry Cavanaugh

1

1988

16-10

.615

1988

16-10

Scott Hicks

3

1998-2000

44-39

.530

1998

19-8

Scott Beeten

2

2001-02

7-29

.194

Will Brown

10

2002-11

129-165

.439

2007

23-10

  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,110-840 (.569) from 1910 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Albany (NY) moved up to major-college status in 2000
  • Did not field a varsity team from 1943-44 through 1945-46 during World War II
  • Beeten compiled a 1-7 record in 2001-02 when he was replaced by Brown (7-13)
  • Coaches are unknown from 1910 through 1912 when school compiled a 14-9 record.