Boston University's basketball program dates to 1902 and the Terriers compete in the Patriot League. BU has won multiple conference championships and made several NCAA Tournament appearances. The program has produced NBA players including Gary Plummer and John Holland.
The Terriers nickname was adopted in 1922, inspired by the Boston Terrier dog breed, which originated in Boston in the late 19th century and is the official dog of Massachusetts.
Winning the 2011 America East Tournament with a 56-54 championship-game victory over Stony Brook to earn an NCAA bid, continuing the program's tradition of competitive March basketball.
In 2005 BU moved its home games from Case Gym to Agganis Arena, a modern facility named after legendary BU athlete Harry Agganis, but returned to the cozier Case Gym in 2015, and it remains the Terriers' home court today.
The Boston University Terriers compete in the Patriot League and hold an all-time record of 1206–1143 (.513 winning percentage) across 100 recorded seasons dating back to 1915-16.
| Season | Record | Conference | Coach | AP peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17-17 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2024-25 | 16-16 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2023-24 | 16-17 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2022-23 | 15-17 | 8-10 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2021-22 | 22-13 | 11-7 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2020-21 | 7-11 | 6-10 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2019-20 | 21-13 | 12-6 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2018-19 | 15-18 | 7-11 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2017-18 | 15-16 | 10-8 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2016-17 | 18-14 | 12-6 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2015-16 | 19-15 | 11-7 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2014-15 | 13-17 | 9-9 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2013-14 | 24-11 | 15-3 (Patriot) | Joe Jones | |
| 2012-13 | 17-13 | 11-5 (AmEast) | Joe Jones | |
| 2011-12 | 16-16 | 12-4 (AmEast) | Joe Jones | |
| 2010-11 | 21-14 | 12-4 (AmEast) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2009-10 | 21-14 | 11-5 (AmEast) | Patrick Chambers | |
| 2008-09 | 17-13 | 11-5 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2007-08 | 14-17 | 9-7 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2006-07 | 12-18 | 8-8 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2005-06 | 12-16 | 9-7 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2004-05 | 20-9 | 14-4 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2003-04 | 23-6 | 17-1 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2002-03 | 20-11 | 13-3 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2001-02 | 22-10 | 13-3 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 2000-01 | 14-14 | 9-9 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1999-00 | 7-22 | 5-13 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1998-99 | 9-18 | 5-13 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1997-98 | 19-11 | 12-6 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1996-97 | 25-5 | 17-1 (AmEast) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1995-96 | 18-11 | 13-5 (NAC) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1994-95 | 15-16 | 7-9 (NAC) | Dennis Wolff | |
| 1993-94 | 11-16 | 4-10 (NAC) | Bob Brown | |
| 1992-93 | 6-21 | 3-11 (NAC) | Bob Brown | |
| 1991-92 | 10-18 | 5-9 (NAC) | Bob Brown | |
| 1990-91 | 11-18 | 5-5 (NAC) | Bob Brown | |
| 1989-90 | 18-12 | 9-3 (NAC) | Mike Jarvis | |
| 1988-89 | 21-9 | 14-4 (NAC) | Mike Jarvis | |
| 1987-88 | 23-8 | 14-4 (ECACN) | Mike Jarvis | |
| 1986-87 | 18-12 | 12-6 (ECACN) | Mike Jarvis | |
| 1985-86 | 21-10 | 13-5 (ECACN) | Mike Jarvis | |
| 1984-85 | 15-15 | 9-7 (ECACN) | John Kuester | |
| 1983-84 | 16-13 | 9-5 (ECACN) | John Kuester | |
| 1982-83 | 21-10 | 8-2 (ECACN) | Rick Pitino | |
| 1981-82 | 19-9 | 6-2 (ECACN) | Rick Pitino | |
| 1980-81 | 13-14 | 13-13 (ECACN) | Rick Pitino | |
| 1979-80 | 21-9 | 19-7 (ECACN) | Rick Pitino | |
| 1978-79 | 17-9 | Ind | Rick Pitino | |
| 1977-78 | 10-15 | Ind | Roy Sigler | |
| 1976-77 | 7-19 | Ind | Roy Sigler | |
| 1975-76 | 7-19 | 3-9 (Yankee) | Roy Sigler | |
| 1974-75 | 12-13 | 7-4 (Yankee) | Roy Sigler | |
| 1973-74 | 9-16 | 2-9 (Yankee) | Ron Mitchell | |
| 1972-73 | 15-10 | 7-4 (Yankee) | Ron Mitchell | |
| 1971-72 | 7-16 | Ind | Ron Mitchell | |
| 1970-71 | 7-18 | Ind | Charles Luce | |
| 1969-70 | 14-10 | Ind | Charles Luce | |
| 1968-69 | 14-10 | Ind | Charles Luce | |
| 1967-68 | 10-14 | Ind | Charles Luce | |
| 1966-67 | 4-18 | Ind | Charles Luce | |
| 1965-66 | 4-19 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1964-65 | 10-10 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1963-64 | 16-7 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1962-63 | 10-9 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1961-62 | 5-15 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1960-61 | 9-14 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1959-60 | 14-10 | Ind | John Burke | |
| 1958-59 | 20-7 | Ind | Matt Zunic | |
| 1957-58 | 15-5 | Ind | Matt Zunic | |
| 1948-49 | 6-12 | Ind | Charles Cummings | |
| 1947-48 | 10-9 | Ind | Russ Peterson | |
| 1946-47 | 14-7 | Ind | Russ Peterson | |
| 1945-46 | 12-2 | Ind | Russ Peterson | |
| 1944-45 | 4-6 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1942-43 | 3-10 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1941-42 | 9-5 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1940-41 | 13-3 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1939-40 | 6-7 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1938-39 | 10-4 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1937-38 | 9-9 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1936-37 | 9-6 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1935-36 | 1-13 | Ind | Mel Collard | |
| 1934-35 | 2-14 | Ind | John Harmon | |
| 1933-34 | 5-7 | Ind | John Harmon | |
| 1932-33 | 8-7 | Ind | John Harmon | |
| 1931-32 | 5-8 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1930-31 | 6-7 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1929-30 | 4-8 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1928-29 | 4-8 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1927-28 | 8-8 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1926-27 | 6-7 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1925-26 | 6-7 | Ind | Win Carlson | |
| 1924-25 | 9-13 | Ind | John Williams | |
| 1922-23 | 0-2 | Ind | ||
| 1921-22 | 1-14 | Ind | ||
| 1920-21 | 2-1 | Ind | ||
| 1919-20 | 0-6 | Ind | V.B. Allison | |
| 1917-18 | 6-2 | Ind | V.B. Allison | |
| 1916-17 | 6-3 | Ind | V.B. Allison | |
| 1915-16 | 2-2 | Ind | Henry Crane |
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| Rank | Team | Conference | All-Time Wins |
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Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.
| # | COACH | RECORD | WIN % | SCHOOL(S) | YEARS | BEST SEASON / LEGACY |
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