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
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UNCA competes in the NCAA in the following sports:
- * = 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 (6): 1997, 1998, 2002 (shared with Winthrop), 2008 (shared with Winthrop), 2012, 2017
- Big South tournament (5): 1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016
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 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
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