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Christian Brothers Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers
Intercollegiate sports teams of Christian Brothers University From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Christian Brothers University Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent Christian Brothers University, located in Memphis, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Buccaneers have primarily competed in the Gulf South Conference since the 1996–97 academic year.
Christian Brothers competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball.
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Conference affiliations
The Buccaneers began playing in the 1950s as independents. Over the last half-century, CBU has competed in the NAIA Division I in the Volunteer State Athletic Conference and the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference.[2] Since 1992, CBU has been a member of the NCAA Division II and a member of the Gulf South Conference since 1996.
NAIA
- Volunteer State Athletic Conference (?–1985)
- Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference (1985–1996)
NCAA
- Gulf South Conference (1996–present)
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Varsity teams
15% of students participate in intercollegiate sports.[3] Each of these sports, with the exception of golf, offers scholarships to student athletes.[3]
Other athletics at CBU
In addition to intercollegiate athletics, CBU offers intramural sports. Types of intramurals, such as volleyball, flag football, and bowling, vary from year to year.[4]
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Facilities
Buccaneer and Lady Buccaneer basketball and volleyball teams play at Canale Arena.
Accomplishments
Teams
Lady Buccaneer soccer
- NCAA Division II national champions, 2002[5]
- Gulf South Conference champions, 2000, 2001 2002, 2003, 2004[6]
Buccaneer soccer
Buccaneer basketball
Individuals
- Missy Gregg, Lady Buccaneer Soccer[11]
- First-team, All-American
- NCAA Tournament Outstanding Offensive Player
- Two-time NSCAA Player of the Year in all divisions
- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
- Gulf South Conference All-American team
- Honda Award Winner: Division II Athlete of the Year
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Notable alumni
Men's soccer
Women's soccer
References
External links
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