Virginia Union Panthers

Virginia Union Panthers
University Virginia Union University
Conference Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
NCAA Division II
Athletic director Joe Taylor
Location Richmond, VA
Varsity teams 13
Football stadium Hovey Field
Basketball arena Barco-Stevens Hall
Nickname Panthers
Colors
     Maroon       Steel
Website vuusports.com

The Virginia Union Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Virginia Union University, located in Richmond, Virginia, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Panthers compete as members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for all 13 varsity sports. Virginia Union has been a member of the conference since 1912.

Varsity teams

History

Virginia Union plays basketball and volleyball in the Barco-Stevens Hall, built as the Belgian Building for the 1939 New York World's Fair. The building, which has stone reliefs depicting the Belgian Congo, was one of thirteen facilities designated as "unique" by NCAA News in 2005. The building was awarded to the university in 1941 and moved to its present location in 1943. The basketball team began using the facility in early 1947.[1]

List of teams

Men's sports[2]

  • Basketball
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field

Women's sports

  • Basketball
  • Bowling
  • Cross Country
  • Softball
  • Tennis
  • Track & Field
  • Volleyball

Individual sports

Men's basketball

Under the leadership of head coach Dave Robbins since 1978, the Panthers basketball program has been to the Division II "Final Four" seven times (1980, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2006) and have won three NCAA Division II national championship titles (1980, 1992, 2005). The team was the 2006 National runner-up with a record of 30-4. The team has captured the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference championship 20 times.

The school plays in an annual exhibition game with the Division I cross-town rival Virginia Commonwealth University. Coach Robbins' program has produced eight NBA players, including Detroit Pistons star center Ben Wallace, and former New York Knicks power forward Charles Oakley.[3]

Women's basketball

The women's basketball team won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship in 1983.[4]

References

  1. "Facilities: Barco-Stevens Hall". Virginia Union University Athletics website. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  2. "Men's Sports / Women's Sports". Virginia Union University Athletics website. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  3. "NBA/ABA Players who attended Virginia Union University". DataBase Sports.
  4. "DII Women's Basketball Championship History". Turner Sports Network. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

External links

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