Athletic teams representing University of North Carolina at Asheville
The UNC Asheville Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA). They participate in Division I of the NCAA and are a member of the Big South Conference. UNCA fields varsity teams in 12 sports, 6 for men and 6 for women.
In 1984, the UNCA women's basketball team won the NAIA national championship.
Sports teams
UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports:[2]
Crowne Plaza Tennis Center: Home of UNCA tennis.[3]
Greenwood Baseball Field: Completed in the spring of 1988, home of UNCA baseball. Capacity for 300 people.
Greenwood Soccer Field: Opened in 1989, capacity for 1,000 people. Home of UNCA soccer.[4]
Kimmel Arena: Home of UNCA basketball and volleyball from 2011, replaces the smaller Justice Center. Holds 3,400 people.
Karl Straus Track: Home of UNCA's track and field programs.[5]
Championships
Baseball
Big South tournament (1): 2006
Men's basketball
Big South regular season (8): 1997, 1998, 2002 (shared with Winthrop), 2008 (shared with Winthrop), 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023
Big South tournament (6): 1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2023
UNC Asheville men's basketball won at least 15 games in a season for a league-record 11 consecutive seasons from the 2007-08 season until the 2017-18 season. UNC Asheville's 11th straight 15 or more win season allowed the Bulldogs to pass the old mark of 10 it shared with Winthrop (1998-08).
Women's basketball
NAIA National Champions (1): 1984
Big South tournament (3): 2007, 2016, 2017
Big South regular season (1): 2016
Men's soccer
Big South regular season (1): 2001
Women's soccer
Big South regular season (2): 2004, 2005
Big South tournament (2): 1995, 2006
Women's Tennis
Big South regular season (1): 2023
Women's volleyball
National Invitational Volleyball Championship (NIVC) champions (1): 1991
Big South regular season (5): 1990, 1991 (shared), 1992, 2002, 2009
Big South tournament (2): 1991, 1992
References
^"Color Palette | Communication and Marketing". Retrieved April 1, 2016.
^"UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^"Facilities". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^"Facilities". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^"Facilities". www.uncabulldogs.com. Retrieved January 12, 2018.