The Dartmouth Big Green men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I and the team competes in the Ivy League. They play their home games at Leede Arena and are coached by Brett MacConnell.
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History
The Big Green have appeared in the NCAA tournament seven times, with two national championship game appearances. Dartmouth has not participated in an NCAA Tournament since 1959, however, the longest active streak in between appearances and the second-longest ever. Since their 1959 tournament appearance, the team has had eleven winning seasons and participated in one non-Ivy postseason tournament, the 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
The team's most significant recent non-conference victories include Buffalo in 2019 (the Bulls' first game since finishing the 2018-2019 season ranked #15 by The Associated Press), Georgetown in 2021, UTSA in 2022, and Boston College in 2024.
Like the rest of the Ivy League, the Big Green did not compete during the 2020-2021 college basketball season. In the 2024–25 season, the Big Green went 14–13 (8–6 in Ivy play) and made their first ever Ivy League men's basketball tournament when they finished 3rd in the regular season. They lost to Cornell in the Semifinal game by a score of 87–71.
Unionization
In September 2023, all 15 members of the team signed a petition to join the Service Employees International Union Local 560 chapter. In February 2024, a National Labor Relations Board regional official ruled that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school and allowed for a union election. The decision would allow players to negotiate salary and working conditions. In December 2024, the team withdrew their unionization attempt. The team cited the election of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election and stated that a Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board could set a precedent that would harm future college sports unionization efforts.
Postseason results
NCAA tournament results
Dartmouth's overall record in the NCAA tournament is 10–7.
Along with Kansas, Dartmouth was the first team to appear in multiple NCAA Tournaments after making their second appearance in the 1942 tournament. Dartmouth was also the first team to appear in consecutive NCAA tournaments.
CIT results
The Big Green have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.