Campbell Fighting Camels women's basketball

The Campbell Lady Camels basketball team is the women's basketball team that represent the Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), having moved from the Big South Conference in 2023.[2]

Campbell Lady Camels
2023–24 Campbell Fighting Camels women's basketball team
UniversityCampbell University
Head coachRonny Fisher (2nd season)
ConferenceCAA
LocationBuies Creek, North Carolina
ArenaJohn W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center
(Capacity: 3,095)
NicknameLady Camels
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
2000
Conference tournament champions
Big South: 1989
TAAC: 2000
Conference regular season champions
Big South: 1989, 1991, 2020, 2022
TAAC: 2001

History

Campbell began varsity play in 1972.[3] They played in the NAIA from 1972 to 1986 before joining Division I in 1986. In their time in NAIA, they made the NCAIAW Division II Tournament once (1982 and the NAIA District 26 Playoffs/Tournament (1983–1986, with a losses in the District 26 title game in 1985 to Pembroke State and 1986 to Wingate). They have played in the Big South Conference since 2011, after playing in the Trans American Athletic Conference (now known as the Atlantic Sun Conference) from 1994 to 2011. In their time in the TAAC/A-Sun, they won a tournament title in 2000 and a regular season title in 2001. In their time in the Big South, they have won the regular season title in 1989, 1991 along with a tournament title in 1989. They have finished as Tournament Runner-up in 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, and 1992. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Camels have an combined overall record of 642–507, with a 187–122 NAIA record and a 465–396 NCAA record.[4][5]

NCAA tournament results
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2000 #15First Round#2 DukeL 42–71

References
  1. "Campbell Athletics Style Guide | Campbell University" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. "Campbell University Athletics". www.gocamels.com.
  3. "Campbell University Athletics" (PDF). gocamels.com. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  4. "Campbell" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
  5. "Campbell" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-27.


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