UNC Asheville Bulldogs

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.

UNC Asheville Bulldogs
University	University of North Carolina at Asheville
Conference	Big South (primary) CCSA (women's swimming & diving)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Janet Cone
Location	Asheville, North Carolina
Varsity teams	12
Basketball arena	Kimmel Arena
Baseball stadium	Greenwood Baseball Field
Soccer stadium	Greenwood Soccer Field
Mascot	Rocky
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Royal blue and white[1]
Website	uncabulldogs.com

In 1984, the UNCA women's basketball team won the NAIA national championship.

Sponsored sports

UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports:^[2]

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Soccer	Soccer
Tennis	Swimming1
Track and Field	Tennis
	Track and Field
	Volleyball
1 – competes as a member of the ASUN

Athletic facilities

• Crowne Plaza Tennis Center: Home of UNCA tennis.^[3]
• 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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

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

Main article: UNC Asheville Bulldogs women's basketball

UNC Asheville is a member of the Big South Conference

• 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