Charlotte 49ers
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| Charlotte 49ers | ||
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| University | UNC Charlotte | |
| Division | NCAA Division I | |
| Conference | Atlantic 10 (A-10) | |
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| Nickname | 49ers | |
| Mascot | Norm the Niner | |
| Colors | Green and white |
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| Sports | 16 (8 men's, 8 women's) | |
| Athletic Director | Judy Rose Judy Rose Judith Wilkins Rose is the Director of Athletics for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte 49ers.-Playing career:Rose played women's basketball for the Winthrop Eagles from 1970 to 1974.-Education:... |
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| Location | Charlotte, NC | |
| Homepage | Charlotte49ers.com | |
| Facilities | ||
| Football | Charlotte 49ers Football Stadium | |
| Basketball | Dale F. Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena at the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
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| Baseball | Robert & Mariam Hayes Stadium | |
| Soccer | Transamerica Field Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field The Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field is a stadium located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Finished in 1996, the stadium is home to the 49ers soccer and track and field teams.... |
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| Conference Championships | ||
| Men's Basketball | 1969, 1970, 1977, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004 | |
| Women's Basketball | 1990, 2003, 2006 | |
| Golf | 2006, 2007, 2008 | |
| Baseball | 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2008 | |
| Men's Soccer | 1983, 1992, 1994, 1996 | |
| Women's Soccer | 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 | |
| Men's Cross Country | 2002 | |
| Men's Indoor Track | 2001, 2006, 2009, 2010 | |
| Men's Outdoor Track | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
| Women's Cross Country | 1992, 1993, 1994 | |
| Women's Indoor Track | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
| Women's Outdoor Track | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | |
The Charlotte 49ers represent the NCAA Division I sports teams of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
. Charlotte joined the Atlantic 10 in 2005. The 49ers field 16 teams, 8 men and 8 women.
Charlotte's Men's Basketball team reached the Final Four in 1977 and has made consistent NCAA tournament appearances ever since. The Golf program was ranked the #1 team in the nation as recently as September 2007.
Name
The athletics department officially changed its name to simply Charlotte in 2000. The school's identity suffered from years of constant confusion and misrepresentations, such as N.C.-Charlotte, N.C.-Char, North Carolina-Charlotte, UNC, UNC-C, UNCC at Charlotte, and others. When the name change was made official, Athletics Director Judy RoseJudy Rose
Judith Wilkins Rose is the Director of Athletics for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte 49ers.-Playing career:Rose played women's basketball for the Winthrop Eagles from 1970 to 1974.-Education:...
summarized the sentiment that drove the name change:
- "We're proud to be members of the University of North CarolinaUniversity of North CarolinaChartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
university system. But, frankly, we are tired of being confused with other institutions or having our own identity misused and misconstrued. It's harder to make a name for yourself, when your name keeps getting confused. Not only will this logo simplify matters, but it gives the program an exciting new look that better captures our essence."
The official school name remains the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte , also known as UNC Charlotte or simply Charlotte, is a public research university located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States...
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Nickname
The nickname "49ers" derives from the fact that the university's predecessor—Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina (CCUNC - established in 1946) was saved from being shut down by the state in 1949 by Bonnie Cone, when the Charlotte Center became Charlotte College. Due to this "49er spirit" that Cone felt embodied the University, referring to the settlers that endured much hardships in traveling across the United States to seek fortune in the California Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
, students of the fledgling UNC Charlotte chose "49ers" as the school's mascot. The fact that the site of the U.S.'s first major gold discovery, Reids Gold Mine, is located nearby may also be a contributing factor to the nickname. The fact that the University's Main Campus front entrance is located on North Carolina Highway 49 is pure coincidence.
Prior to the "49ers" moniker, the athletic teams were known as the "Owls" due to CCUNC's beginnings as a night school.
Logo
Three secondary logos are also present: The "C" as a stand alone logo, a "4-9-e-r-s" word mark and a logo that incorporates both the "C" and the "4-9-e-r-s" logo. In addition, each sport has a sport-specific logo, consisting of the "C" with the specific icon contained inside.
The new logos replaced the face of a grizzly old Miner and a "4-9-e-r-s" script logo.
Rivalries
Charlotte has had its fair share of intense rivalries. In men's basketball, one of the most heated and intense rivalries was with the Bob HugginsBob Huggins
Bob Huggins, nicknamed "Huggy Bear", is the head coach of the West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team. Huggins previously held the head coaching positions at the University of Cincinnati and Kansas State University...
-coached Cincinnati Bearcats
Cincinnati Bearcats
The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. Since July 1, 2005, the school's athletic teams have been members of the Big East Conference....
of Conference USA. Throughout a ten-year period from 1995-96 to 2004-05, Charlotte managed to upset Cincinnati teams ranked #3, #8, #18, #20 in the country. In what became known as the Cincinnati Incident, a brawl broke out between Cincinnati and the Charlotte student section, when a Cincinnati player threw the basketball into the stands. This led to the creation of a 'buffer zone' being implemented behind the visiting team's bench. ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
commentator Andy Katz
Andy Katz
Andy Katz is a senior college basketball journalist for ESPN.com. He is a regular sports analyst on College GameNight on ESPN. Katz earned a B.A. at the University of Wisconsin–Madison , and has worked for ESPN since January 5, 2000....
provided this explanation on why Charlotte-Cincinnati was one of the juiciest rivalries in the country: "The games are hotly contested usually and the fans in Charlotte don't like Cincinnati. They get up for this game more than any other."
Charlotte's 29-year men's basketball rivalry with the Davidson Wildcats sees Mecklenburg County
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
-Air:The county's primary commercial aviation airport is Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte.- Intercity rail :With twenty-five freight trains a day, Mecklenburg is a freight railroad transportation center, largely due to its place on the NS main line between Washington and Atlanta...
's only two Division I schools go head-to-head for the Hornet's Nest Trophy. Charlotte leads the series 26-11. Due to a scheduling conflict, the series was on hiatus until the 2010-11 season.
Since Charlotte's move to the Atlantic 10, a clear-cut main conference rival has yet to emerge. Commentators have pointed to the Xavier Musketeers, George Washington Colonials
George Washington Colonials
The George Washington Colonials are the athletic teams of George Washington University. The school sponsors 21 varsity sports , the majority of which compete in the Division I Atlantic 10 Conference. The men's and women's water polo teams compete in the Collegiate Water Polo Association and the...
and the Temple Owls
Temple Owls
Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a very long-running athletic program. The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The current athletic director is Bill Bradshaw....
as potential rivals. Charlotte has also has had some luck in finding some newer non-conference rivals. Such as Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Volunteers
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the National Collegiate Athletic Association college sports teams at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike Hamilton is the most recent Men's Athletic Director, but resigned on June 7, 2011, and Joan Cronan is the current Women's...
, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, and Golden Tornado. There are 8 men's and 7 women's teams that...
, Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers
The Clemson Tigers are any team that represents Clemson University as a member of the NCAA's Division I or in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference....
and baseball rivals North Carolina Tar Heels
North Carolina Tar Heels
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the Tar Heel State...
, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Originally, Wake Forest's athletic teams were known as the Fighting Baptists, due to its association with the Baptist Convention...
and the Duke Blue Devils
Duke Blue Devils
Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...
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Conference Realignment
Despite a popular and competitive Conference USA in which Charlotte enjoyed rivalries with the likes of Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati, Marquette, and others, the collegiate sports landscape underwent a major restructuring in 2004-2005. C-USA took the most serious hit of any conference, losing many of its most successful members, including Charlotte.After this dramatic reshuffle, Charlotte received an invitation to join the Atlantic 10 Conference, which it accepted. Since joining the A-10, Charlotte has experienced much success in nearly every category with the exception of the signature sport of men's basketball. During the 49ers first season as an Atlantic 10 member, one overly "enthusiastic" college student wrote that Charlotte had "blown away" the A-10.
Conference Membership
- Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NAIA, 1965–1970)
- Independent (1970–1976)
- Sun Belt ConferenceSun Belt ConferenceThe Sun Belt Conference is a college athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , the higher of two levels of Division I football competition . The Sun Belt has member institutions...
(1976–1991) - Metro ConferenceMetro ConferenceThe Metropolitan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, popularly known as the Metro Conference, was an NCAA Division I athletics conference, so named because all of its charter members were in urban metropolitan areas in, or at least on the fringes of, the Southern United States...
(1991–1995) - Conference USAConference USAConference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
(1995–2005) - Atlantic 10 Conference (2005–present)
Facilities
Athletic facilities at Charlotte have improved dramatically over the past decade. In 1996 men's basketball returned to campus full-time for the first time in nearly 20 years with the opening of Dale F. Halton ArenaDale F. Halton Arena
Dale F. Halton Arena at the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina...
. A new outdoor sports facility, the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center, opened in 1999 and serves as the home to the 49ers track and field teams in addition to both men's and women's soccer. Tom & Lib Phillips Field, the baseball facility, underwent a $6 million overhaul that was completed in 2007; the facility was renamed Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium
Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium at Tom and Lib Phillips Field is a baseball venue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina...
in honor of the renovation's benefactor and her late husband. The golf team's new practice facility at Rocky River Golf Club in Concord was completed in October 2006.
Sports Overview
| Sport | Coach (since) | Facility |
| Baseball | Loren Hibbs Loren Hibbs Loren Hibbs is an American baseball player and coach. Since 1993, he has served as the head baseball coach at UNC Charlotte.- Playing career :Hibbs played college baseball at Wichita State University... (1993) |
Hayes Stadium Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium Robert and Mariam Hayes Stadium at Tom and Lib Phillips Field is a baseball venue on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
| Basketball (M) | Alan Major Alan Major Alan Major is the head coach of the Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team. Before being named coach of the 49ers, Major spent nine years working with Thad Matta at Ohio State and Xavier universities. He is a 1992 graduate of Purdue.Major served as a student manager under Gene Keady during his... (2010) |
Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena at the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
| Basketball (W) | Cara Consuegra (2011) | Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena at the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
| Cross Country (M/W) | Ed Schlichter (2009) | |
| Football | Brad Lambert Brad Lambert Brad Lambert is an American college football coach and the current head coach of the Charlotte 49ers, who will begin play in the Football Championship Subdivision of Division I in 2013.-Kansas State:... (2011) |
McColl-Richardson Field McColl-Richardson Field McColl-Richardson Field, located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, is the under construction, home stadium for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers college football team. Groundbreaking for the stadium was on April 28, 2011... |
| Golf (M) | Ryan Cabbage (2011) | Rocky River Golf Club |
| Soccer (M) | Jeremy Gunn (2007) | Transamerica Field Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field The Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field is a stadium located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Finished in 1996, the stadium is home to the 49ers soccer and track and field teams.... |
| Soccer (W) | John Cullen (2009) | Transamerica Field Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field The Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field is a stadium located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Finished in 1996, the stadium is home to the 49ers soccer and track and field teams.... |
| Softball | Aimee DeVos (1995) | Phillips Field |
| Tennis (M) | Billy Boykin (2010) | Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex The Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex is a facility located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Rebuilt in 2011, the facility is home to the 49ers men's and women's tennis teams.-Courts:... |
| Tennis (W) | Michaela Gorman (2004) | Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex The Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex is a facility located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Rebuilt in 2011, the facility is home to the 49ers men's and women's tennis teams.-Courts:... |
| Track/Field (M/W) | Robert Olesen (2003) | Belk Track Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field The Irwin Belk Track and Field Center/Transamerica Field is a stadium located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Finished in 1996, the stadium is home to the 49ers soccer and track and field teams.... |
| Volleyball (W) | Chris Redding (2007) | Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena Dale F. Halton Arena at the James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center is an indoor sports venue located on the main campus of UNC Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina... |
Overview
- First season: 1965
- Conference Championships (10)
- 1969, 1970, 1977, 1978, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2004
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (11)
- 19771977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 American schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the National Champion of Men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1977, and ended with the championship game on March 28 in Atlanta, Georgia. A...
(Final Four - 4th Place) - 19881988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 17, 1988, and ended with the championship game on April 4 returning to Kansas City, Missouri...
(1st Round) - 19921992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 19, 1992, and ended with the championship game on April 6 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
(1st Round) - 19951995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1995 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 1995, and ended with the championship game on April 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle,...
(1st Round) - 19971997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1997 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
(2nd Round) - 19981998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1998, and ended with the championship game on March 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...
(2nd Round) - 19991999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....
(2nd Round) - 20012001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...
(2nd Round) - 20022002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 2002, and ended with the championship game on April 1 in Atlanta, Georgia...
(1st Round) - 20042004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2004, and ended with the championship game on April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio,...
(1st Round) - 20052005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the championship game on April 4 at the Edward Jones Dome in St...
(1st Round)
- 1977
- NIT Appearances (6)
- 1976 (Finals), 1989, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2008
- Retired Jerseys
- 4 Byron DinkinsByron DinkinsByron Stewart Dinkins is a retired American professional basketball player who played two seasons in the NBA, from 1989 to 1991.- NBA :...
- 4 DeMarco JohnsonDeMarco JohnsonDeMarco Antonio Johnson is an American professional basketball player.At 6'9", 245 lb forward, Johnson attended and played collegiately for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was selected by the New York Knicks with the 9th pick of the 2nd round of the 1998 NBA Draft...
- 13 Eddie BasdenEddie BasdenEdward Richard Basden is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the National Basketball Association ....
- 23 Jarvis Lang
- 32 Melvin WatkinsMelvin WatkinsMelvin Lenzo Watkins is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is an assistant coach under Mike Anderson at the University of Arkansas. He has also been the associate head coach at the University of Missouri...
- 33 Cedric MaxwellCedric MaxwellCedric Bryan Maxwell is a retired American professional basketball player now in radio broadcasting. Nicknamed "Cornbread", he played 11 seasons in the NBA, and played a key role in two championships with the Boston Celtics.-College career:Maxwell was a star forward/center for the Charlotte 49ers...
- 34 Henry WilliamsHenry Williams (basketball)Henry Williams is a retired American basketball player.- College career :Williams played college basketball for UNC Charlotte under coach Jeff Mullins from 1988 through 1992. In his four years with the 49ers, Williams remains the 49ers' all-time leading scorer with 2,383 points. The school has...
- 45 Charles Hayward
- 4 Byron Dinkins
Football
The first sports program developed in 1946 (lasted until 1948), in 2006 students and alumni began a push for football to be added to the school. The Board of Trustees approved it in 2008, and with funding approved in 2010, the school will field its first official varsity football program since 1948 in 2013.Baseball
- First season: 1979
- Conference Championships (7)
- 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- NCAA Tournament Appearances (5)
- 1993 (0-2)
- 19981998 NCAA Division I Baseball TournamentThe 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through June 6, 1998. Forty-eight NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament...
(0-2) - 20072007 NCAA Division I Baseball TournamentThe 2007 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from June 1-24, . Sixty four NCAA Division I college baseball teams advanced to the post season tournament after having played through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament....
(2-2) - 20082008 NCAA Division I Baseball TournamentThe 2008 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 30 through June 25, 2008 and was part of the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college baseball teams were selected out of an eligible 286 teams on May 26, 2008...
(0-2) - 20112011 NCAA Division I Baseball TournamentThe 2011 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament began on Friday, June 3, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 64 team double elimination tournament will conclude with the 2011 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska on June 29, 2011....
(1-2)
- Retired Jerseys
- 5 Joey Anderson
- 7 Barry Shiflett
- 15 Tim Collie
Golf
- Consensus #1 in the nation by three major polls: Golfweek, Golfstat, and Nike - Fall 2007 (First National Number 1 Ranking in any varsity sport for Charlotte)
- Conference Championships (6)
- 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- NCAA Championship 3rd Place - 2007
- NCAA Championship 8th Place - 2008
Women's basketball
- First season: 1975
- Conference Championships (4)
- 1990, 2003, 2006, 2009
- NCAA Appearances (2)
- 20032003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 2003 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament began on March 22, 2003 and concluded on April 8, 2003 when the Connecticut Huskies won their second straight national title. The Final Four was held at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia on April 6 - April 8, 2003...
(1st Round) - 20092009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball TournamentThe regionals, held in the city rather than the geographic area as a practice that has been used since 2005, were held there from March 28 to 31 at these sites:...
(1st Round)
- 2003
- WNIT Appearances (7)
- 1990, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 (WNIT Final Four)
Men's Soccer
- First Season: 1976
- Conference Championships (5)
- 1983, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2010
- NCAA Appearances (6)
- 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 19971997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer ChampionshipThe 1997 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship was a tournament of 32 collegiate soccer teams who played for the NCAA Championship in soccer. The semifinals and final were held at City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia. All the other games were played at the home field of the higher seeded team...
, 2009
- 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997
- NCAA Men's College Cup 1996 -
- Atlantic 10 Men's Tournament Finalist 2007
- Charlotte alumnus Jon BuschJon BuschJon Busch is an American soccer goalkeeper for the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer.-Youth and College:...
named MLS Top Goalkeeper
Women's Soccer
- First Season: 1994
- Conference Championships (6)
- 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
- NCAA Appearances (4)
- 1998, 2002, 2007, 2008
- Women's 3-time defending Atlantic 10 Regular Season Champions
- Women's 2-time defending A-10 Tournament Champions