Evansville Purple Aces

School Name:	University of Evansville
Location:	Evansville, Indiana
Arena:	Ford Center
Capacity:	11,000
Conference:	Missouri Valley
Head coach:	Marty Simmons

The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They developed the nickname Purple Aces while playing a game of poker in the locker room. The coach at the time revealed a "purple ace" card from the deck that was not supposed to be there. After 56 years at Roberts Stadium, they moved to the 11,000 seat Ford Center, which opened for the 2011-12 season.

Contents 1 Season by Season Records 2 NCAA Tournament Results 3 NIT Results 4 CBI Results 5 CIT Results 6 See Also 7 External Links

Season by Season RecordsEdit

Season	Team	W	L	PCT	Conf. Record	Postseason
Independent
1977-78	Evansville	1	3	.250
1978-79	Evansville	13	16	.448
Midwest Collegiate Conference
1979-80	Evansville	18	10	.643	1-4
1980-81	Evansville	19	9	.679	6-5
1981-82	Evansville	23	6	.793	10-2	NCAA First Round
1982-83	Evansville	13	16	.448	6-8
1983-84	Evansville	15	14	.517	7-7
1984-85	Evansville	13	16	.448	4-10
1985-86	Evansville	8	19	.296	3-9
1986-87	Evansville	16	12	.571	8-4
1987-88	Evansville	21	8	.724	6-4	NIT Sweet Sixteen
1988-89	Evansville	25	6	.806	10-2	NCAA Second Round
1989-90	Evansville	17	15	.531	8-6
1990-91	Evansville	14	14	.500	7-7
1991-92	Evansville	24	6	.800	8-2	NCAA First Round
1992-93	Evansville	23	7	.767	12-2	NCAA First Round
1993-94	Evansville	21	11	.656	6-4	NIT First Round
Missouri Valley Conference
1994-95	Evansville	18	9	.667	11-7
1995-96	Evansville	13	14	.481	9-9
1996-97	Evansville	17	14	.548	11-7
1997-98	Evansville	15	15	.500	9-9
1998-99	Evansville	23	10	.697	13-5	NCAA First Round
1999-2000	Evansville	18	12	.600	9-9
2000-01	Evansville	14	16	.467	9-9
2001-02	Evansville	7	21	.250	4-14
2002-03	Evansville	12	16	.429	8-10
2003-04	Evansville	7	22	.241	5-13
2004-05	Evansville	11	17	.393	5-13
2005-06	Evansville	10	19	.345	5-13
2006-07	Evansville	14	17	.452	6-12
2007-08	Evansville	9	21	.300	3-15
2008-09	Evansville	17	14	.548	8-10	CIT First Round
2009-10	Evansville	9	21	.300	3-15
2010-11	Evansville	16	16	.500	9-9	CBI Quarterfinals
2011-12	Evansville	15	14	.517	9-9
Totals		498	446	.528

NCAA Tournament ResultsEdit

The Purple Aces have appeared in 5 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1982	First Round	Marquette	L 67–62
1989	First Round Second Round	Oregon State Seton Hall	W 94–90 OT L 87–73
1992	First Round	Texas El Paso	L 55–50
1993	First Round	Florida State	L 82–70
1999	First Round	Kansas	L 95–74

NIT ResultsEdit

The Purple Aces have appeared in 2 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1988	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Utah Boston College	W 66–55 L 88–81
1994	First Round	Tulane	L 76–63

CBI ResultsEdit

The Purple Aces have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2011	First Round Quarterfinals	Hofstra Boise State	W 77–70 L 75–69

CIT ResultsEdit

The Purple Aces have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2009	First Round	Belmont	L 92–72

See AlsoEdit

• Ace Purple - Team's Official Mascot.
• Hail to Evansville - Official Fight song.

External LinksEdit

• Official athletics site