Hofstra

Official Name: 
Hofstra University
Nickname: 
Flying Dutchmen and Pride
Mailing Address: 

PFC 233
230 Hofstra University
1000 Hempstead Turnpike
Hempstead, NY 11549

Website: 
www.gohofstra.com
Telephone: 
(516) 463-6764
Fax: 
(516) 463-5033
Enrollment: 
13,400
Arena: 

Hofstra Arena
Capacity: 5,124
Year Opened: 2000

School Colors: 
Gold, White and Blue
Conference: 

Colonial Athletic Association (since 2002)
Former Member of ECC (1966-94) and America East (1995-2001)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(3) 1961, 1962, and 1964

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1976, 1977, 2000, and 2001
0-4 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1959, 1962, 1963, and 1964
5-4 record (.556)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1999, 2005, 2006, and 2007
2-4 record (.333)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Butch van Breda Kolff (13 years from 1956-62 and 1989-94, 215-134 record, .616)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Charles Jenkins (2,300 points and counting from 2008-11)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Bill Thieben (1,837 from 1954-56 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Demetrius Dudley (44 points as senior vs. Central Connecticut State on 2/9/93)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Demetrius Dudley* (44 vs. Central Connecticut State)
February 9, 1993 (senior/22.7 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Hofstra mark set by Bill Thieben (48 vs. Wilkes, Pa., in December 1954).

1

2

Total

Hofstra

35

45

80

Central Connecticut State

33

39

72

Hofstra

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Dudley

11-19

3-6

19-20

44

Cosgrove

2-5

0-0

6-6

10

Burke

3-3

0-0

0-0

6

Shaffer

0-0

0-0

1-4

1

Mavroukas

1-5

0-0

1-2

3

Titus

4-5

0-0

6-8

14

Eldredge

0-1

0-0

2-2

2

Ruskiewicz

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

21-38

3-8

35-42

80

Percentages

.553

.375

.833

Central Connecticut State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Leach

4-11

2-6

4-4

14

Rybczyk

4-14

3-12

0-0

11

Veazey

2-3

0-0

3-5

7

Johnson

11-24

0-0

5-7

27

White

0-4

0-2

0-0

0

Petrov

4-8

0-1

2-2

10

Anderson

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Smith

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Francis

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Corbitt

1-3

1-1

0-1

3

Totals

26-68

6-22

14-19

72

Percentages

.382

.273

.737
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Jack McDonald

9

1937-43, 1947-48

111-60

.649

1947

18-6

John A. "Jack" Smith

1

1946

12-7

.632

1946

12-7

Frank Reilly

8

1948-55

136-55

.712

1952

26-3

Butch van Breda Kolff

13

1956-62, 1989-94

215-134

.616

1960

23-1

Paul Lynner

10

1963-72

152-110

.580

1964

23-6

Roger Gaeckler

7

1973-79

84-102

.452

1977

23-7

Joe Harrington

1

1980

14-14

.500

1980

14-14

Dick Berg

8

1981-88

103-121

.460

1983

18-9

Jay Wright

7

1995-2001

122-85

.589

2001

26-5

Tom Pecora

9

2002-10

155-126

.552

2006

26-7

Morgan "Mo" Cassara

1

2011

21-12

.636

2011

21-12
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,122-827 (.576) from 1937 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Hofstra (NY) moved up to major-college status in 1967
  • Tim Welsh was hired as coach prior to the start of 2010-11 season but fired shortly thereafter stemming from a drunk driving incident
  • Hofstra did not field teams in 1943-44 and 1944-45 during World War II
  • McDonald (10-5) and Reilly (3-1) shared coaching duties in 1947-48.