UNC Asheville Bulldogs explained

UNC Asheville Bulldogs
University:	University of North Carolina at Asheville
Association:	NCAA
Conference:	Big South (primary) CCSA (women's swimming & diving)
Division:	Division I
Director:	Janet Cone
Location:	Asheville, North Carolina
Teams:	12
Soccerstadium:	Greenwood Soccer Field
Basketballarena:	Kimmel Arena
Baseballfield:	Greenwood Baseball Field
Mascot:	Rocky
Nickname:	Bulldogs
Pageurl:	http://www.uncabulldogs.com/

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:^[1]

Men's Sports

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Soccer
• Tennis
• Track and Field

Women's Sports

• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Golf
• Soccer
• Swimming *
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• * = The swimming team competes as a member of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association.

Athletic facilities

• Crowne Plaza Tennis Center: Home of UNCA tennis.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

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

See main article: UNC Asheville Bulldogs 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: UNC Asheville Bulldogs Official Athletics Site . www.uncabulldogs.com. January 12, 2018.
2. Web site: Facilities. www.uncabulldogs.com. January 12, 2018.
3. Web site: Facilities. www.uncabulldogs.com. January 12, 2018.
4. Web site: Facilities. www.uncabulldogs.com. January 12, 2018.