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.

UniversityUniversity of North Carolina at Pembroke

NCAADivision II

ConferenceConference Carolinas (primary)
MEC (football)

Athletic directorDick Christy

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UNC Pembroke Braves
University	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
NCAA	Division II
Conference	Conference Carolinas (primary) MEC (football)
Athletic director	Dick Christy
Location	Pembroke, North Carolina
Varsity teams	15 (6 men's, 8 women's)
Football stadium	Grace P. Johnson Stadium
Basketball arena	Lumbee Guaranty Bank Court
Baseball stadium	Sammy Cox Field
Softball stadium	UNCP Softball Field
Soccer stadium	Lumbee River EMC Stadium
Aquatics center	Aquatic Center
Nickname	Braves
Colors	Black and gold[1]
Website	uncpbraves.com

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