Men's Basketball
2007-08
Milestones
*School record for
wins (22)
*NESCAC Finalists
*NCAA Tournament
Second-Round
Men's Basketball Highlights [.mov] (requires Quicktime)
Fall 2008 Boy's Basketball Clinic Brochure [.pdf]
About the
Program
Men's basketball is among the most storied athletic
programs at Bowdoin College. Since 1941, the Bowdoin
College campus has gathered in Morrell Gymnasium to
support their Polar Bears, with considerable success.
Bowdoin
has seen postseason play numerous times in the last 20
years, making four ECAC appearances and two NCAA
appearances. Bowdoin has made three NCAA Tournament
appearances in 1995-96, 1998-99 and 2007-08.
The Polar Bears have qualified for the NESCAC Tournament in each of the past seven seasons and have posted winning seasons in 14 of the past 16 years. Head Coach Tim Gilbride has led the team for the past 23 seasons, posting a school-record 320 wins during that span. For more information about the program, you can email him at tgilbrid@bowdoin.edu .
2007-08
Recap
The Polar Bears enjoyed the program's best-ever season
in 2007-08, accumulating a 22-7 record and defeating
top-ranked Amherst in the NESCAC Semifinals to reach
their first-ever NESCAC Championship Game. The Polar
Bears earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament,
where they won their first round game in convincing
fashion over Curry, 79-49, before bowing to host
Brandeis in the second round.
A trio of seniors- Andrew Hippert, Jordan Fliegel and Andrew Sargeantson- paced the Polar Bears to their program-record 22 wins. Hippert and Fliegel were recognized as Second-Team All-NESCAC selections.
Facilities
As their impressive record at home suggests, Bowdoin
plays in front of some of the best fans in New
England,
as Morrell Gymnasium provides a fantastic environment
to watch and play College Basketball. Bowdoin fans
(aka
Polar Bear Nation) pack the gym to the rafters for
NESCAC contests, especially traditional rivalry games
against Bates and Colby.
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