Christian Brothers Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers

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Christian Brothers Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers
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University Christian Brothers University
Conference Gulf South
NCAA Division II
Athletic directorChris Parker
Location Memphis, Tennessee
Varsity teams16 (7 men's, 9 women's)
Basketball arena Canale Arena
Baseball stadiumNadicksbernd Field
Softball stadiumBland Field
Soccer stadiumSignaigo Field
MascotBucky the Buccaneer
NicknameBucs and Lady Bucs
ColorsRed and gray [1]
   
Website cbubucs.com
Team NCAA championships
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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.

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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.

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

NCAA

Varsity teams

Men's sportsWomen's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryGolf
GolfSoccer
SoccerSoftball
TennisTennis
Track and fieldTrack and field
Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

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]

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]
    • The first Gulf South Conference team to win five consecutive GSC tournaments [6]
    • The first five-time Gulf South Conference winner [6]

Buccaneer soccer

  • Memphis Cup winners, 2004 [7]
  • Tim McCage Cup winners, 2007 [8]

Buccaneer basketball

  • Gulf South Conference Champions, 2008, [9] 2012 [10]
  • NCAA South Regional Champions, 2008
  • Beat Memphis Tigers Basketball in a 2014 exhibition match (2 overtimes).

Individuals

Notable alumni

Men's soccer

Women's soccer

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