The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs men's basketball team is the men's

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team that represents

Gardner–Webb University Gardner–Webb University (Gardner–Webb, GWU, or GW) is a private Christian university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It was founded as Boiling Springs High School in 1905. Gardner–Webb is classified among "Doctoral/Professional Univer ...

Boiling Springs, North Carolina Boiling Springs is a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States, in the westernmost part of the Charlotte metropolitan area, approximately 50 miles away from the city. As of the 2010 census, the town's population was 4,647. It is ho ...

, United States. The school's team competes in the

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. They made their first NCAA tournament in 2019 by winning their first Big South tournament.

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. They have a record of 0–1. Their 2018–2019 season is the subject of a documentary titled The Dancin’ Bulldogs which was released on October 16, 2020.

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

CBI results

The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in the

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(CBI) one time. Their record is 0–1.

CIT results

The Runnin' Bulldogs have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 0–1.

Notable former players

* David Efianayi (born 1995), basketball player for the Galatasaray Ekmas of the

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,played two years before transferring * Eddie Lee Wilkins, played 6 seasons in the

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* John Drew, played in the

from 1974 to 1985

References

External links

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