Towson University Finally Wins, Ends Longest Losing Streak In Division I College Basketball


Towson University men’s basketball defeated UNC Wilmington 66-61 on Saturday ending the longest losing streak in Division I college basketball history after falling in 41 straight matches.

The losing streak at the university had become so bad that forward Marcus Damas told Yahoo Sports he was avoiding public outreach:

“I’d get a call every day asking when we would get a win,” Damas said Saturday. “A call, or a text, an email, a post on facebook, a mention on Twitter. Every day.”

After the win however his voicemails, text messages and social outreach were all positive as students and faculty at the school were happy to have their teams first win in 395 days.

While defeating a team that’s just 8-13 probably wouldn’t be reason for celebration in most cases fans and players celebrated on the court and in the locker room as if they had just won the NCAA tournament after the team failed to win a single game during the 2011 calendar year.

In the meantime Towson University men’s basketball still has a long way to go, they haven’t had a winning season in 15 years and 28 of their 41 losses were by 10 points or more.

A win is a win regardless of how long it takes to earn, it’s just nice to know that the students, faculty and most importantly the players at Towson University have not just given up on their program but have chosen to embrace the wins as they arrive, even when there almost 400 days apart.

Would you still support a college basketball program if it only won once in nearly 400 days?

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