Boston University Terriers Join the Patriot League

Kelly Greenberg has spent the last decade serving Boston University as head coach of the Terriers basketball team. In 2009, Kelly Greenberg led the team to a perfect 16-0 season and was named the America East Coach of the Year.

When the America East collegiate sports conference began in 1979 as the ECAC North, members included the University of Maine, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Vermont, and Boston University. Beginning with the 2013-2014 academic school year, however, Boston University made the decision to join the Patriot League, becoming the NCAA Division I’s ninth full member.

According to Robert A. Brown, the president of Boston University, the decision was made with both academic and athletic goals in mind. The Terriers’ entrance into the Patriot League was a considerable success, with the university’s softball team numbering among six women’s teams to win Patriot League titles. Boston University became the first school to win six women’s titles in a single season, and its six overall championships tied the record for most wins by a first-year school in the Patriot League.