The St. Thomas Tommies men's basketball team represents the University of St. Thomas, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in NCAA Division I as a member of the Summit League where they have been a member since their Division I debut in the 2021–22 season. The Tommies are led by fourteenth-year coach John Tauer. St. Thomas has never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament since attaining eligibility before the 2025–26 season.
The team played its games at Schoenecker Arena (located within the Anderson Athletics and Recreation Center on campus) in Saint Paul from 2010 to 2025, hosting the arena's final basketball game on March 1, 2025, which resulted in a 61–55 win against the Kansas City Roos. Starting in the 2025–26 season, the team will play their games at Lee & Penny Anderson Arena, sharing the space with the women's basketball team as well as both the men's and women's hockey teams.
Postseason results
NCAA Division III Tournament results The Tommies have appeared in nineteen NCAA Division III Tournaments. Their combined record is 31–18.
1990 First Round<br/ >Second Round<br/ >Sectional Third Place Dubuque<br/ >DePauw<br/ >Nebraska Wesleyan W, 65–55L, 69–75 <br/ >W, 77–71 1993 Second Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals Saint John's (MN)<br/ >Wisconsin–Platteville W, 75–61<br/ >L, 60–70 1994 First Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals<br/ >Sectional Championship<br/ >Semifinals<br/ >Third Place Central (IA)<br/ >Hampden–SydneyGreensboro<br/ >NYU<br/ >Wittenberg W, 73–62<br/ >W, 80–66<br/ >W, 84–74L, 68–75L, 62–73 1995 Second Round Nebraska Wesleyan L, 74–94 2000 First Round<br/ >Second Round Nebraska WesleyanBuena Vista W, 80–58L, 66–69 2002 Second Round Wisconsin–Oshkosh L, 85–88 2006 First Round<br/ >Second Round North Central (IL)Lawrence W, 76–68L, 59–63 2007 Second Round Carroll (WI) L, 80–86 2008 First Round Buena Vista L, 70–72 2009 First Round<br/ >Second Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals<br/ >Sectional Championship Aurora<br/ >Wisconsin–Stevens Point<br/ >Puget Sound<br/ >Washington–St. Louis W, 96–73<br/ >W, 53–30<br/ >W, 86–69<br/ >L, 64–79 2010 First Round Anderson (IN) L, 71–73 2011 First Round<br/ >Second Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals<br/ >Sectional Championship<br/ >National Semifinals<br/ >National Championship Northwestern–St. Paul<br/ >Illinois Wesleyan<br/ >Wisconsin–Stevens Point<br/ >Augustana (IL)<br/ >Middlebury<br/ >Wooster W, 70–60<br/ >W, 78–70<br/ >W, 66–64<br/ >W, 72–56<br/ >W, 59–57<br/ >W, 78–54 2012 First Round<br/ >Second Round Claremont-Mudd-Scripps<br/ >Wisconsin–Whitewater W, 76–74 <br/ >L, 62–91 2013 First Round<br/ >Second Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals<br/ >Sectional Championship<br/ >National Semifinals Aurora<br/ >Wheaton (IL)<br/ >Calvin<br/ >Williams<br/ >Mary Hardin–Baylor W, 91–62<br/ >W, 68–58<br/ >W, 63–62<br/ >W, 82–79<br/ >L, 67–74 2014 First Round Augustana (IL) L, 77–88 2015 First Round Northwestern–St. Paul L, 70–71 2016 First Round<br/ >Second Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals<br/ >Sectional Championship<br/ >National Semifinals<br/ >National Championship Central (IA)<br/ >Elmhurst<br/ >Whitman<br/ >Augustana (IL)<br/ >Christopher Newport<br/ >Benedictine (IL) W, 78–66<br/ >W, 94–81<br/ >W, 99–73<br/ >W, 86–76<br/ >W, 66–62<br/ >W, 82–76 2017 First Round Augustana (IL) L, 74–77 2019 First Round<br/ >Second Round<br/ >Sectional Semifinals Wisconsin–La Crosse<br/ >Nebraska Wesleyan<br/ >Guilford W, 80–66<br/ >W, 70–58<br/ >L, 73–80
NIT results The Tommies have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) once. Their record is 0–1.
2026 First Round Seattle L 52–67
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