UNC Asheville Bulldogs
# 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.

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

## Sports teams

UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports:

Men's Sports

* Baseball
* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Soccer
* Tennis
* Track and Field

Women's Sports

* Basketball
* Cross Country
* Golf
* Soccer
* Swimming *
* Tennis
* Track and Field
* Volleyball
* * = The swimming team competes as a member of the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association.

## 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 has now won at least 15 games in a season for a league-record 11 consecutive seasons. 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). UNC Asheville has won 15 or more games every year since the 2007–08 season.

### 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
