The UNC Asheville Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent the

University of North Carolina at Asheville The University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC Asheville, UNCA, or simply Asheville) is a Public university, public Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts university in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. UNC Asheville ...

(UNCA). They participate in Division I of the

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...

and are a member of the

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), ...

. 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.

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 Kimmel Arena is the home of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball programs, both men and women's. It is a 3,200-seat arena located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, Asheville, North Carol ...

: Home of UNCA basketball and volleyball from 2011, replaces the smaller

Justice Center The Justice Center is a 1,100-seat multi-purpose arena in Asheville, North Carolina built in 1963. The arena was named in 1973 for Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice, a native of Asheville and former NFL halfback. It is home to the University of Nort ...

. 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

References

External links

* {{NorthCarolina-sport-team-stub

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