Barry Buccaneers Explained

Barry Buccaneers
University:Barry University
Association:NCAA
Conference:Sunshine State (primary)
Division:Division II
Director:Dr. Scott Smith
Location:Miami Shores, Florida
Teams:18
Mens Teams:7
Womens Teams:10
Coed Teams:1
Basketballarena:Health & Sports Center
Baseballfield:Feinbloom Field
Softballstadium:Buccaneer Softball Field
Soccerstadium:Buccaneer Soccer Field
Tenniscourt:Buccaneer Tennis Center
Mascot:Bucky the Parrot
Nickname:Buccaneers
Pageurl:https://gobarrybucs.com/
Ncaa Titles:26

The Barry Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Barry University, located in Miami Shores, Florida, United States, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Buccaneers compete as members of the Sunshine State Conference. Barry has been a member of the SSC since 1988. Barry University currently competes in 18 intercollegiate sports for men and women, with men's volleyball becoming the 19th sport in 2024–25.

History

Within the first 33 years of Buccaneer Athletics, Barry won 18 national championships. Barry has won 66 SSC titles in 14 different sports since it joined the SSC in 1988. They are the only conference school to hold a league title in all 12 sports that they have sponsored. The Buccaneers have also won the SSC Women's Mayor's Cup All-Sports Trophy on five occasions, in 1990–91, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2001–02 and 2005–06. In 2006–07, the Buccaneer men finally claimed a Mayor's Cup of their own, as none of the five teams finished outside the top three in the conference. The men were co-winners in 2008-09 for their second cup and took their third in 2010–11.

Championships

As of the 2019–20 season, Barry has won 22 national championships. Of those, women's soccer, volleyball, men's golf, men's tennis and women's tennis each claimed three titles, while rowing won a brace and women's golf captured their first. Men's tennis became the first sport at Barry to win NCAA Championships during undefeated seasons, doing so twice, in 2013 and 2015. Women's tennis set the program record for a perfect season in 2017, going 30–0.

Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross country Cross country
Golf Golf
Soccer Rowing
Swimming Soccer
TennisSoftball
Volleyball (2024–25) Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball

Team championships

NCAA (26)Division II (26)Men's Golf (3)[1] 2007USC Upstate1,186–1,187
2013Lynn2-2-1
2014Nova Southeastern3-1-1
Women's Golf (1)2017Dallas Baptist1,222-1,223
Women's Rowing (2)2015Mercyhurst20-15
2016Central Oklahoma20-15
Men's Soccer (1)2018West Chester2–1
Women's Soccer (3)[2] 1989Keene State4-0
1992Adelphi3-2
1993Cal Poly San Luis Obispo2-0
Men's tennis (6)2010Valdosta State5-4
2013Armstrong Atlantic5-4
2015Hawaii Pacific5-3
2019Columbus State4-3
2021Columbus State4-1
2022Wayne State4-1
Women's Tennis (7)2011Lynn5-2
2014Armstrong Atlantic5-4
2017Lynn5-0
2018West Florida5-0
2019Lynn4-2
2021UIndy4-0
2022Central Oklahoma4-1
Volleyball (3)1995Northern Michigan3-1
2001South Dakota State3-0
2004Truman3-1

Notable alumni

Multiple alumni of Barry's baseball team have gone on to play Major League Baseball, including pitcher Henry Owens, catcher Yan Gomes, pitcher Tyler Kinley, and second baseman Alex De Goti.[3] MLB pitcher Josh James also briefly attended Barry before transferring to Western Oklahoma State College.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. January 14, 2016.
  2. Web site: Division II Women's Soccer Championship Results . NCAA. NCAA.org. September 5, 2016.
  3. Web site: BARRY UNIVERSITY BASEBALL PLAYERS WHO MADE IT TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES. baseball-almanac.com.
  4. Web site: 2012 Baseball Roster, Josh James. gobarrybucs.com.