0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁basketball ▁team ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁colleg iate ▁basketball ▁program ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁world - wide ▁following . ▁There ▁are ▁numerous ▁fan ▁for ums ▁that ▁support ▁the ▁basketball ▁program , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁university ' s ▁teams . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁is ▁red men . com ▁which ▁often ▁leads ▁the ▁main stream ▁sports ▁media ▁in ▁breaking ▁news ▁regarding ▁its ▁sports ▁teams . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁Basketball ▁ ▁Head ▁Co ach : ▁Joe ▁T art am ella ▁Arena : ▁Car n ese cca ▁Arena ▁Big ▁East ▁Championships : ▁ 6 ▁( T ourn ament : ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ; ▁Reg ular ▁Season : ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁NCAA ▁App ear ances : ▁ 1 0 ▁( 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁The ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁is ▁currently ▁co ached ▁by ▁Joe ▁T art am ella , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁program ' s ▁sevent h ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Since ▁then ▁the ▁team