About the Program

Men's basketball is among the most storied athletic programs at Bowdoin College. Since 1941, the Bowdoin College campus has gathered in Morrell Gymnasium to support their Polar Bears, with considerable success. Bowdoin has seen postseason play numerous times in the last 20 years, making four ECAC and three NCAA Tournament appearances in 1995-96, 1998-99 and 2007-08.

In fact, the 2007-08 season was the most extraordinary in the long history of Polar Bear men's basketball, exhibiting the high expectations that have become the norm for the program. During that stellar year, the Polar Bears won a school-record 22 games, reached the NESCAC Championship game for the first time and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Polar Bears have qualified for the NESCAC Tournament in each of the past ten seasons and have posted winning seasons in eight straight years, averaging 16 wins per season. Head Coach Tim Gilbride has led the team for the past 25 seasons, posting a school-record 364 wins during that span. For more information about the program, you can email him at tgilbrid@bowdoin.edu.