UNC Pembroke Braves

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.

UNC Pembroke Braves
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UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke
ConferenceConference Carolinas (primary)
MEC (football)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorDick Christy
LocationPembroke, North Carolina
Varsity teams15 (6 men's, 8 women's, 1 co-ed)
Football stadiumGrace 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]
   
Websiteuncpbraves.com

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 were also competed as members of the Peach Belt Conference from 1992–93 to 2020–21.

History
English E. Jones Athletic Center

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

National championships

Team
Sport Association Division Year Opponent/Runner-up Score
Men's cross country (1) NAIA Single 1978 Saginaw Valley State 126–147

Varsity teams

List of teams

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.
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