UNC Pembroke Braves

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UNC Pembroke Braves
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University University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Conference Conference Carolinas (primary)
MEC (football)
NCAA Division II
Athletic directorDick Christy
Location Pembroke, North Carolina
Varsity teams15 (6 men's, 8 women's)
Football stadium Grace P. Johnson Stadium
Basketball arenaLumbee Guaranty Bank Court
Baseball stadiumSammy Cox Field
Softball stadiumUNCP Softball Field
Soccer stadiumLumbee River EMC Stadium
Aquatics centerAquatic Center
NicknameBraves
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   
Website uncpbraves.com
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The UNC Pembroke Braves are the athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, located in Pembroke, North Carolina, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.

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The Braves compete as members of Conference Carolinas (CC) for all but one of their 16 varsity sports. The exception, football, has competed in the Mountain East Conference (MEC) since 2020–21. Before the Braves' move to CC, they had also been a member of the MEC in indoor track & field, swimming & diving, and wrestling since 2019–20. [2]

In July 2021, UNCP re-joined CC after an absence of nearly 30 years. The school had been a CC member from 1976–77 to 1991–92 under its former name of Pembroke State University; back when CC was known as the Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (CIAC). [3] The Braves also competed as members of the Peach Belt Conference from 1992–93 to 2020–21.

History

UNC Pembroke's athletic teams are known as the Braves. Due to its heritage as an institution founded for the benefit of American Indians and support from the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, the school has largely been immune to the ongoing controversies related to American Indian-themed nicknames and mascots.

Conference affiliations

NCAA

Varsity teams

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English E. Jones Athletic Center
Men's sportsWome's sports
BaseballBasketball
BasketballCross country
Cross countryGolf
Football Soccer
Track and fieldSoftball
WrestlingSwimming
Track and field
Volleyball

National championships

SportAssociationDivisionYearOpponent/Runner-upScore
Men's cross country (1) NAIA Single 1978 Saginaw Valley State 126–147

References

  1. UNC Pembroke Style Guide (PDF). February 18, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. "Davis & Elkins To Join MEC; UNC Pembroke To Be Associate Member" (Press release). Bridgeport, West Virginia: Mountain East Conference. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  3. "Conference Carolinas Announces Addition of Francis Marion and UNC Pembroke" (Press release). Conference Carolinas. Retrieved April 18, 2020.