List of defunct college basketball teams

This is a list of universities in the United States that sponsored basketball but have discontinued their programs. In general, schools that dropped basketball either did because they closed or discontinued their entire athletic program. The last year they sponsored basketball is included. Last season played in parentheses, categorized by the calendar year in which the last season ended.

Schools are split up based on their athletics affiliation at the time they dropped basketball.

See also

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References

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