. ▁ ▁The ▁P engu ins ▁joined ▁Division ▁I ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 , ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁last ▁season ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁long - time ▁coach ▁Dom ▁Ross elli . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 3 8 ▁seasons , ▁Ross elli ▁compiled ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 5 8 9 – 3 8 8 ▁( ). ▁ ▁Upon ▁joining ▁Division ▁I ▁competition , ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Valley ▁Conference ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 – 8 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁four ▁seasons ▁as ▁an ▁independent , ▁the ▁P engu ins ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Mid - Cont inent ▁Conference ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 – 9 3 ▁until ▁joining ▁the ▁Hor izon ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁team ▁has ▁competed ▁in ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁three ▁separate ▁con ferences , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁win ▁a ▁conference ▁championship ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁or ▁conference ▁tournament . ▁Since ▁joining ▁the ▁Hor izon ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season , ▁the ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁has ▁never ▁finished ▁higher ▁than ▁a ▁tie ▁for ▁fourth . ▁The ▁program ▁had ▁its ▁first ▁back - to - back ▁winning ▁seasons ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁years ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 - 1 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁and ▁was