# St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies men's basketball

The St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Summit League where they have been a member since their Division I debut in the 2021-22 season. The Tommies are led by fourteenth-year coach John Tauer. St. Thomas has never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The team played its games at Schoenecker Arena (located within the Anderson Athletics and Recreation Center on campus) in Saint Paul from 2010 to 2025, hosting the arena’s final basketball game on March 1, 2025 which resulted in a 61-55 win against the Kansas City Roos. Starting in the 2025-26 athletics season the team will play their games at Lee and Penny Anderson Arena sharing the space with the women’s basketball team as well as both the men’s and women’s hockey teams.

## Postseason results
### NCAA Division III Tournament results

The Tommies have appeared in nineteen NCAA Division III Tournaments. Their combined record is 31–18.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1990 | First Round Second Round Sectional Third Place | Dubuque DePauw Nebraska Wesleyan | W, 65–55 L, 69–75 (2OT) W, 77–71 |
| 1993 | Second Round Sectional Semifinals | Saint John's (MN) Wisconsin–Platteville | W, 75–61 L, 60–70 |
| 1994 | First Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship Semifinals Third Place | Central (IA) Hampden-Sydney Greensboro NYU Wittenberg | W, 73–62 W, 80–66 W, 84–74 L, 68–75 L, 62–73 |
| 1995 | Second Round | Nebraska Wesleyan | L, 74–94 |
| 2000 | First Round Second Round | Nebraska Wesleyan Buena Vista | W, 80–58 L, 66–69 |
| 2002 | Second Round | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | L, 85–88 (OT) |
| 2006 | First Round Second Round | North Central (IL) Lawrence | W, 76–68 L, 59–63 |
| 2007 | Second Round | Carroll (WI) | L, 80–86 |
| 2008 | First Round | Buena Vista | L, 70–72 |
| 2009 | First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship | Aurora Wisconsin–Stevens Point Puget Sound Washington-St. Louis | W, 96–73 W, 53–30 W, 86–69 L, 64–79 |
| 2010 | First Round | Anderson (IN) | L, 71–73 |
| 2011 | First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship National Semifinals National Championship | Northwestern-St. Paul Illinois Wesleyan Wisconsin–Stevens Point Augustana (IL) Middlebury Wooster | W, 70–60 W, 78–70 W, 66–64 W, 72–56 W, 59–57 W, 78–54 |
| 2012 | First Round Second Round | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Wisconsin–Whitewater | W, 76–74 (OT) L, 62–91 |
| 2013 | First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship National Semifinals | Aurora Wheaton (IL) Calvin Williams Mary Hardin-Baylor | W, 91–62 W, 68–58 W, 63–62 W, 82–79 L, 67–74 |
| 2014 | First Round | Augustana (IL) | L, 77–88 |
| 2015 | First Round | Northwestern-St. Paul | L, 70–71 |
| 2016 | First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals Sectional Championship National Semifinals National Championship | Central (IA) Elmhurst Whitman Augustana (IL) Christopher Newport Benedictine (IL) | W, 78–66 W, 94–81 W, 99–73 W, 86–76 W, 66–62 W, 82–76 |
| 2017 | First Round | Augustana (IL) | L, 74–77 |
| 2019 | First Round Second Round Sectional Semifinals | Wisconsin–La Crosse Nebraska Wesleyan Guilford | W, 80–66 W, 70–58 L, 73–80 |