Queens Royals men's basketball

The Queens Royals men's basketball team represents the Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The Royals joined the NCAA Division I ASUN Conference on July 1, 2022 after nine seasons in the Division II South Atlantic Conference. Queens has never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Due to the NCAA's policy on reclassifying programs, the Royals will not be eligible to compete in the NCAA tournament or the NIT until the 2026–27 season.

Queens Royals men's basketball
2024–25 Queens Royals men's basketball team
University	Queens University of Charlotte
Head coach	Grant Leonard (3rd season)
Conference	ASUN Conference
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena	Curry Arena (capacity: 2,500)
Nickname	Royals
Colors	Navy blue and vegas gold[1]
NCAA tournament Final Four
Division II 2003, 2018
Other NCAA tournament results Elite Eight Division II 2001, 2003, 2018, 2019 Appearances Division II 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Conference tournament champions
Conference Carolinas: 1996, 1998, 1999 SAC: 2017, 2022
Conference regular-season champions
Conference Carolinas: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2011

The team, currently led by second-year head coach Grant Leonard, plays its home games at Curry Arena.

History

Queens fielded its first men's basketball team in the 1989-90 season; Dale Layer was the team's first head coach. Queens first competed in Conference Carolinas from 1995 to 2013 before playing in the South Atlantic Conference, which they played in until 2022.^[2][3]

Postseason results

CBI results

The Royals have participated in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournament. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2025	First Round Quarterfinals	Northern Arizona Cleveland State	W 85–78 L 73–88

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Royals appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament fifteen times. Their combined record was 21–14.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1996	Regional semifinals Regional finals	High Point Virginia Union	W 81–70 L 58–81
1998	Regional First round	Pittsburgh Johnstown	L 72–80
1999	Regional First round Regional semifinals	California (PA) Fairmont State	W 83–72 L 54–61
2001	Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Longwood Salem International Western Washington	W 77–76 W 81–67 L 85–89
2003	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	West Chester Salem International Millersville Eckerd Northeastern State (OK)	W 72–58 W 100–87 W 94–77 W 99–78 L 69–84
2007	Regional First round	Barton	L 76–85
2008	Regional First round	California (PA)	L 54–75
2011	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Limestone Augusta State	W 70–67 L 60–71
2016	Regional First round Regional semifinals	Columbus State Lincoln Memorial	W 94–84 L 67–95
2017	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Wingate Augusta Lincoln Memorial	W 96–80 W 88–82 L 68–82
2018	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four	Lees-McRae UNC Pembroke Lincoln Memorial California Baptist Northern State (SD)	W 90–69 W 75–63 W 69–57 W 100–94 L 99–1052OT
2019	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight	Emmanuel Catawba Augusta Point Loma Nazarene	W 76–72 W 96–93 W 91–78 L 74–87
2020	Regional First round	Southern Wesleyan	Cancelled
2021	Regional First round	Emmanuel	L 78–80
2022	Regional First round Regional semifinals Regional finals	Columbus State Lincoln Memorial Augusta	W 86–84 W 81–76 L 76–77

See also

• Queens Royals women's basketball