The Christian Brothers University Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers are the athletic teams that represent
Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University is a private Catholic university in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in 1871 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, a Catholic teaching order.
History
Founded on November 19, 1871, it was estab ...
, located in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Situated along the Mississippi River, it had a population of 633,104 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Tenne ...
, in intercollegiate sports at the Division II level of the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...
(NCAA). The Buccaneers have primarily competed in the
Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Southeastern United States.
History
Originally known as the ...
since the 1996–97 academic year.
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
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates College athletics in the United States, student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, and Simon Fraser University, 1 in Canada. ...
Division II and a member of the Gulf South Conference since 1996.
NAIA
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Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the Southeastern United States.
History
Originally known as the ...
(1996–present)
Varsity teams
15% of students participate in intercollegiate sports. Each of these sports, with the exception of golf, offers
scholarship
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s to
student athlete
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s.
Other athletics at CBU
In addition to intercollegiate athletics, CBU offers
intramural sports
Intramural sports are recreational sports organized within a particular institution, usually an educational institution, for the purpose of fun and exercise. The term, which is chiefly North American, derives from the Latin words ''intra muros'' m ...
. Types of intramurals, such as
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
,
flag football
Flag football is a variant of gridiron football (American football or Canadian football depending on location) where, instead of Tackle (football move)#Gridiron football, tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or ...
, and
bowling
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, vary from year to year.
Facilities
Buccaneer and Lady Buccaneer basketball and volleyball teams play at Canale Arena.
Accomplishments
Teams
Lady Buccaneer soccer
* NCAA Division II national champions, 2002
* Gulf South Conference champions, 2000, 2001 2002, 2003, 2004
** The first Gulf South Conference team to win five consecutive GSC tournaments
** The first five-time Gulf South Conference winner
Buccaneer soccer
* Memphis Cup winners, 2004
* Tim McCage Cup winners, 2007
Buccaneer basketball
* Gulf South Conference Champions, 2008, 2012
* NCAA South Regional Champions, 2008
* Beat Memphis Tigers Basketball in a 2014 exhibition match (2 overtimes).
Individuals
* Missy Gregg, Lady Buccaneer Soccer
** First-team, All-American
** NCAA Tournament Outstanding Offensive Player
** Two-time NSCAA Player of the Year in all divisions
** Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Female Amateur Athlete of the Year
** Gulf South Conference All-American team
** Honda Award Winner: Division II Athlete of the Year