Christian Brothers University Buccaneers
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The Christian Brothers University Buccaneers and Lady Buccaneers are the official sports teams of Christian Brothers University
. The Bucs and Lady Bucs play in Division II as a part of the Gulf South Conference
.
The university's colors are maroon
and grey
. The mascot
is Bucky the Buccaneer
.
in the Volunteer State Athletic Conference
and the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference
. Since 1992, CBU has been a member of the NCAA Division II in the Gulf South Conference.
, basketball
, cross country
, golf
, soccer
, and tennis
.
Women's intercollegiate sports include basketball
, cross country
, golf
, soccer
, softball
, tennis
, and volleyball
.
15% of students participate in intercollegiate sports. Each of these sports, with the exception of golf, offers scholarship
s to student athlete
s.
. Types of intramurals, such as volleyball
, flag football
, and bowling
, vary from year to year.
The university also sponsors a club lacrosse
team that is not affiliated with the Department of Athletics.
Christian Brothers University
Christian Brothers University is the oldest collegiate degree-granting institution in the city of Memphis. The university is run by the Christian Brothers, a Roman Catholic religious order founded by St. John Baptist de la Salle, the patron saint of teachers...
. The Bucs and Lady Bucs play in Division II as a part of the Gulf South Conference
Gulf South Conference
The Gulf South Conference is a College Athletic Conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division II.-History:...
.
The university's colors are maroon
Maroon (color)
Maroon is a dark red color.-Etymology:Maroon is derived from French marron .The first recorded use of maroon as a color name in English was in 1789.-Maroon :...
and grey
Grey
Grey or gray is an achromatic or neutral color.Complementary colors are defined to mix to grey, either additively or subtractively, and many color models place complements opposite each other in a color wheel. To produce grey in RGB displays, the R, G, and B primary light sources are combined in...
. The mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is Bucky the Buccaneer
Buccaneer
The buccaneers were privateers who attacked Spanish shipping in the Caribbean Sea during the late 17th century.The term buccaneer is now used generally as a synonym for pirate...
.
Conference history
The Buccaneers began playing in the 1950s as independents. Over the last half-century, CBU has competed in the NAIA Division INational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA...
in the Volunteer State Athletic Conference
Volunteer State Athletic Conference
The Volunteer State Athletic Conference was a college athletic conference which was predominantly for smaller colleges in the U.S. state of Tennessee....
and the Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference
The Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference was a former college athletic conference which was predominantly for smaller, private colleges in Western and Middle Tennessee.-Conference History:...
. Since 1992, CBU has been a member of the NCAA Division II in the Gulf South Conference.
Teams
Men's intercollegiate sports include baseballBaseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, and tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
.
Women's intercollegiate sports include basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, cross country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
, and volleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
.
15% of students participate in intercollegiate sports. Each of these sports, with the exception of golf, offers scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s to student athlete
Student athlete
A student athlete is a term used to describe a participant in an organized competitive sport sponsored by the educational institution in which he or she is enrolled, a term primarily used in the United States. It is used to describe the direct balance of a full-time student and a full-time athlete...
s.
Other athletics at CBU
In addition to intercollegiate athletics, CBU offers intramural sportsIntramural sports
Intramural sports or intramurals are recreational sports organized within a set geographic area. The term derives from the Latin words intra muros meaning "within walls", and was used to indicate sports matches and contests that took place among teams from "within the walls" of an ancient city...
. Types of intramurals, such as volleyball
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.The complete rules are extensive...
, flag football
Flag football
Flag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
, and bowling
Bowling
Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule...
, vary from year to year.
The university also sponsors a club lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
team that is not affiliated with the Department of Athletics.
Facility
Buccaneer and Lady Buccaneer basketball and volleyball teams play at Canale Arena.Lady Buccaneer Soccer
- NCAA Division II national championsNCAA Women's Soccer ChampionshipNCAA Women's Soccer Championships are divided into three divisions. This article lists NCAA Women's soccer championships.-Division I:The NCAA began conducting a Women's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament...
, 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
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