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.
Sponsored sports UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports:
Men's sports Women's sports Baseball Basketball Basketball Cross country Golf Soccer Soccer Tennis Swimming Track and Field Tennis Track and Field Volleyball
Athletic facilities Crowne Plaza Tennis Center: Home of UNCA tennis. 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. 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.
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
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