Holy Cross

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Patriot · Worcester, Boston, Massachusetts

NCAA titles: 1947

The Heartbreak Index4.0 · #518

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Heartbreak

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in CBB

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agony · 1.5 despair

The clocks

CBB since 19475.2
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Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 1948 · playoff run died early, 1953

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1473-1142

All-time

0.563

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Holy Cross’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

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#14 Holy Cross 72-74 #15 Temple

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1956 · Mar 12, 1956 · First Round

1.70

Game Score

#4 Holy Cross 74-87 #5 North Carolina State

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1950 · Mar 24, 1950 · First Round

1.55

Game Score

#20 Holy Cross 73-81 #5 LSU

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

Elite Eight

1953 · Mar 14, 1953 · Regional Finals

1.52

Game Score

Holy Cross 68-72 #9 Marquette

RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

2003 · Mar 20, 2003 · First Round

1.42

Game Score

Holy Cross 68-72 #9 Kentucky

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York

2001 · Mar 15, 2001 · First Round

1.39

Game Score

Holy Cross 81-92 #1 Michigan

Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana

1977 · Mar 13, 1977 · First Round

1.13

Game Score

Holy Cross 59-70 #2 Kansas

Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

2002 · Mar 14, 2002 · First Round

1.06

Game Score

#20 Holy Cross 79-71 Wake Forest

Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina

1953 · Mar 13, 1953 · Second Round

1.04

Game Score

#4 Holy Cross 52-72 #2 Ohio State

Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York

1950 · Mar 25, 1950 · Regional Third Place

1.02

Game Score

#20 Holy Cross 87-74 #18 Navy

The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1953 · Mar 10, 1953 · First Round

0.94

Game Score

#			Round	Match
1	Mar 12, 1956	1956	First Round	#14 Holy Cross 72-74 #15 Temple Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	1.70
2	Mar 24, 1950	1950	First Round	#4 Holy Cross 74-87 #5 North Carolina State Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	1.55
3	Mar 14, 1953	1953	Regional Finals	#20 Holy Cross 73-81 #5 LSU Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Elite Eight	1.52
4	Mar 20, 2003	2003	First Round	Holy Cross 68-72 #9 Marquette RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.42
5	Mar 15, 2001	2001	First Round	Holy Cross 68-72 #9 Kentucky Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New York, New York	1.39
6	Mar 13, 1977	1977	First Round	Holy Cross 81-92 #1 Michigan Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana	1.13
7	Mar 14, 2002	2002	First Round	Holy Cross 59-70 #2 Kansas Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri	1.06
8	Mar 13, 1953	1953	Second Round	#20 Holy Cross 79-71 Wake Forest Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	1.04
9	Mar 25, 1950	1950	Regional Third Place	#4 Holy Cross 52-72 #2 Ohio State Madison Square Garden III, New York, New York	1.02
10	Mar 10, 1953	1953	First Round	#20 Holy Cross 87-74 #18 Navy The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	0.94

Season by season

2027 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

0-0

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2026 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

11-22

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#324

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

13-19

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#320

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

10-23

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#349

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

10-22

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#341

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

9-22

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#346

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

5-11

Conf record

5-11

—

SRS

#202

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

3-29

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#343

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

16-17

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#240

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

12-19

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#286

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Holy Cross

Patriot

Record

15-17

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#223

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Holy Cross

Patriot ◆

Record

15-20

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#297

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament	Natl
2027	Holy Cross	0-0	Patriot
2026	Holy Cross	11-22	Patriot	5-13		#324
2025	Holy Cross	13-19	Patriot	5-13		#320
2024	Holy Cross	10-23	Patriot	6-12		#349
2023	Holy Cross	10-22	Patriot	7-11		#341
2022	Holy Cross	9-22	Patriot	7-11		#346
2021	Holy Cross	5-11	Patriot	5-11		#202
2020	Holy Cross	3-29	Patriot	2-16		#343
2019	Holy Cross	16-17	Patriot	6-12		#240
2018	Holy Cross	12-19	Patriot	8-10		#286
2017	Holy Cross	15-17	Patriot	9-9		#223
2016	Holy Cross	15-20	Patriot ◆	5-13		#297	16	NCAA tournament
2015	Holy Cross	14-16	Patriot	8-10		#250
2014	Holy Cross	20-14	Patriot	12-6		#181
2013	Holy Cross	12-18	Patriot	4-10		#236
2012	Holy Cross	15-14	Patriot	9-5		#232
2011	Holy Cross	8-21	Patriot	7-7		#239
2010	Holy Cross	9-22	Patriot	5-9		#245
2009	Holy Cross	18-14	Patriot	11-3		#195
2008	Holy Cross	15-14	Patriot	5-9		#171
2007	Holy Cross	25-9	Patriot ★ ◆	13-1		#113	13	NCAA tournament
2006	Holy Cross	20-12	Patriot	11-3		#132
2005	Holy Cross	25-7	Patriot ★	13-1		#88		NIT
2004	Holy Cross	13-15	Patriot	7-7		#168
2003	Holy Cross	26-5	Patriot ★ ◆	13-1		#98	14	NCAA tournament
2002	Holy Cross	18-15	Patriot ◆	9-5		#170	16	NCAA tournament
2001	Holy Cross	22-8	Patriot ★ ◆	10-2		#151	15	NCAA tournament
2000	Holy Cross	10-18	Patriot	3-9		#262
1999	Holy Cross	7-20	Patriot	3-9		#291
1998	Holy Cross	7-20	Patriot	3-9		#280
1997	Holy Cross	8-19	Patriot	5-7		#268
1996	Holy Cross	16-13	Patriot	8-4		#233
1995	Holy Cross	15-12	Patriot	9-5		#212
1994	Holy Cross	14-14	Patriot ★	9-5		#244
1993	Holy Cross	23-7	Patriot ◆	12-2		#109	13	NCAA tournament
1992	Holy Cross	18-11	Patriot	10-4		#153
1991	Holy Cross	18-12	Patriot	8-4		#162
1990	Holy Cross	24-6	Metro Atlantic ★	14-2		#110		NIT
1989	Holy Cross	13-15	Metro Atlantic	5-9		#185
1988	Holy Cross	14-15	Metro Atlantic	8-6		#187
1987	Holy Cross	9-19	Metro Atlantic	6-8		#233
1986	Holy Cross	12-18	Metro Atlantic	6-8		#237
1985	Holy Cross	9-19	Metro Atlantic	8-6		#224
1984	Holy Cross	12-18	Metro Atlantic	5-9		#154
1983	Holy Cross	17-13	ECAC North	5-3		#157
1982	Holy Cross	16-11	ECAC North	4-4		#158
1981	Holy Cross	20-10	ECAC North	18-8		#97		NIT
1980	Holy Cross	19-11	ECAC North ◆	16-10		#128	11	NCAA tournament
1979	Holy Cross	17-11	Independent			#121		NIT
1978	Holy Cross	20-7	Independent			#75
1977	Holy Cross	23-6	Independent			#57		NCAA tournament
1976	Holy Cross	22-10	Independent			#109		NIT
1975	Holy Cross	20-8	Independent			#80		NIT
1974	Holy Cross	8-18	Independent			#188
1973	Holy Cross	9-17	Independent			#157
1972	Holy Cross	15-11	Independent			#147
1971	Holy Cross	18-8	Independent			#50
1970	Holy Cross	16-9	Independent			#124
1969	Holy Cross	16-8	Independent			#70
1968	Holy Cross	15-8	Independent			#109
1967	Holy Cross	16-9	Independent			#66
1966	Holy Cross	10-13	Independent			#128
1965	Holy Cross	13-10	Independent			#116
1964	Holy Cross	15-8	Independent			#122
1963	Holy Cross	16-9	Independent			#88
1962	Holy Cross	20-6	Independent			#38		NIT
1961	Holy Cross	21-5	Independent			#52		NIT
1960	Holy Cross	20-6	Independent		#16	#65		NIT
1959	Holy Cross	14-11	Independent			#82
1958	Holy Cross	16-9	Independent			#99
1957	Holy Cross	11-12	Independent			#114
1956	Holy Cross	22-5	Independent		#12	#23		NCAA tournament
1955	Holy Cross	19-7	Independent			#21		NIT
1954	Holy Cross	26-2	Independent		#3	#6		NIT
1953	Holy Cross	20-6	Independent		#13	#30		Elite Eight
1952	Holy Cross	24-4	Independent		#13	#26		NIT
1951	Holy Cross	20-5	Independent			#28
1950	Holy Cross	27-4	Independent		#4	#5		NCAA tournament
1949	Holy Cross	19-8	Independent
1948	Holy Cross	26-4	Independent					Final Four
1947	Holy Cross	27-3	Independent					Champion	National
1946	Holy Cross	12-3	Independent
1945	Holy Cross	4-9	Independent
1944	Holy Cross	6-8	Independent
1943	Holy Cross	1-5	Independent
1942	Holy Cross	5-4	Independent
1941	Holy Cross	4-7	Independent
1940	Holy Cross	2-3	Independent
1931	Holy Cross	10-6	Independent
1930	Holy Cross	12-7	Independent
1929	Holy Cross	10-7	Independent
1928	Holy Cross	13-6	Independent
1927	Holy Cross	7-6	Independent
1926	Holy Cross	8-9	Independent
1925	Holy Cross	10-5	Independent
1924	Holy Cross	5-9	Independent
1923	Holy Cross	7-13	Independent
1922	Holy Cross	14-3	Independent
1921	Holy Cross	2-0	Independent
1909	Holy Cross	4-8	Independent
1908	Holy Cross	12-6	Independent
1906	Holy Cross	12-3	Independent
1905	Holy Cross	6-4	Independent
1904	Holy Cross	10-2	Independent
1903	Holy Cross	6-5	Independent
1902	Holy Cross	4-5	Independent
1901	Holy Cross	6-6	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

8 AP All-American selections.

Jack Foley1962

Tom Heinsohn1956

Tom Heinsohn1955

Togo Palazzi1954

Bob Cousy1950

Bob Cousy1949

George Kaftan1948

Bob Cousy1948

Year	Player
1962	Jack Foley
1956	Tom Heinsohn
1955	Tom Heinsohn
1954	Togo Palazzi
1950	Bob Cousy
1949	Bob Cousy
1948	George Kaftan
1948	Bob Cousy

NBA first-round picks

10 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Tom Heinsohn1956

Last college yr: 1956

Tom Heinsohn1956

Last college yr: 1955

Togo Palazzi1954

Last college yr: 1954

Tom Heinsohn1956

Last college yr: 1954

Togo Palazzi1954

Last college yr: 1953

Togo Palazzi1954

Last college yr: 1952

Bob Cousy1950

Last college yr: 1950

Bob Cousy1950

Last college yr: 1949

Bob Cousy1950

Last college yr: 1948

Bob Cousy1950

Last college yr: 1947

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1956	Tom Heinsohn	1956
1956	Tom Heinsohn	1955
1954	Togo Palazzi	1954
1956	Tom Heinsohn	1954
1954	Togo Palazzi	1953
1954	Togo Palazzi	1952
1950	Bob Cousy	1950
1950	Bob Cousy	1949
1950	Bob Cousy	1948
1950	Bob Cousy	1947

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Greatest tournament games

Season by season

Consensus All-Americans

NBA first-round picks

The Heartbreak Index4.0 · #518