Eagles to a 14–18 record. However, with its 9–7 record in conference play, the Eagles took 1st place in the MAC-West. In 2021, he left the team to join the Motor City Cruise of the NBA G League as president and general manager. Postseason NCAA Tournament Division I results The Eagles have appeared in four NCAA Division I Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4. Coach Ben Braun led Eastern Michigan to their first three NCAA Division I tournament appearances during his 11-year tenure. One of the great highlights in team history came after EMU's first round victory over Duke in 1996, when the Blue Devils' Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski stated, "Eastern Michigan is very well coached, much deeper than we are and, today, much quicker than we were." NIT results The Eagles have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Their record is 0–1. CBI results The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1. CIT results The Eagles have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2. NCAA Division II Tournament results The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament one time. Their record is 3–2. EMU reached the Final Four of the 1972 NCAA College Division National Championship, led by All-American George Gervin, an NBA Hall of Famer selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. NAIA District 23 playoff NAIA National Division I Tournament Mid-American Conference tournament Results Championships NCAA Tournament Appearances (4) 1988 1991 1996 1998 Sweet Sixteen (1) 1991 NAIA District 23 (4) 1968 1969 1970 1971 NAIA National Division I Tournament Elite Eight (2) 1968 1971 Semifinals (1) 1971 Finals (1) 1971 NCAA Division II Tournament Elite Eight (1) 1972 Final Four (1) 1972 Third Place game (1) 1972 MAC regular season champions (4) 1988 1991 1996 2012 (MAC West) Mid-American Conference tournament Finals (5) 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998 Champions (4) 1988 1991 1996 1998 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships 1921 Michigan Normal championships 1908 All-time win–loss record Source: Players Players Drafted & Undrafted in the NBA and NBA-DL *NBA-DL Current pro players Da'Shonte Riley – Salt Lake City Stars Karrington Ward – Oklahoma City Blue Raven Lee – Santa Cruz Warriors Retired numbers Awards MAC Awards MAC Player of the Year 1988 Grant Long 1991 Marcus Kennedy MAC Defensive Player of the Year 2014