Based out of the Albany campus of the State University of New York, the SUNY-Albany Great Danes have a long and established history of intercollegiate basketball. The team currently plays in the America East Conference of NCAA Division I, wearing the colors of purple and gold.
The SUNY-Albany Great Danes play out of the Recreation and Convocation Center in Albany, New York. It has hosted numerous events and games in the past, and has a maximum capacity of more than 4,900.