UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball

UNC Asheville Bulldogs
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
	2024–25 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team
University	University of North Carolina at Asheville
Head coach	Mike Morrell (7th season)
Conference	Big South
Location	Asheville, North Carolina
Arena	Kimmel Arena ; (capacity: 3,200)
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Royal blue and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	2003, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2023
Conference tournament champions
	1989, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2023
Conference regular season champions
	1997, 1998, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2023

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents the University of North Carolina at Asheville in Asheville, North Carolina, United States. Their current head coach is Mike Morrell. The school's team currently competes in the Big South Conference. The Bulldogs have appeared five times in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 2023.

Postseason

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–4. Their highest seed is #15 in 2016 and 2023.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	#16	Opening Round First Round	#16 Texas Southern #1 Texas	W 92–84 ^OT L 61–82
2011	#16	First Four Second Round	#16 Arkansas–Little Rock #1 Pittsburgh	W 81–77 ^OT L 51–74
2012	#16	Second Round	#1 Syracuse	L 65–72
2016	#15	First Round	#2 Villanova	L 56–86
2023	#15	First Round	#2 UCLA	L 53–86

The Bulldogs have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Ohio State	L 66–84
2018	First Round	USC	L 98–103 ^2OT

The Bulldogs have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their combined record is 1-1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	#13	First Round Quarterfinals	#4 Stephen F. Austin #12 Northern Colorado	W 80-68 L 84-87

The Bulldogs have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	UT Martin	L 75–89

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NAIA Tournament two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1969	First Round Second Round	Grambling State Monmouth	W 86–74 L 81–115
1971	First Round	Stephen F. Austin	L 73–91

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Venues	Justice Center (1963–2011) Kimmel Arena (2011–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big South Conference men's basketball
Teams	Charleston Southern Buccaneers Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs High Point Panthers Longwood Lancers Presbyterian Blue Hose Radford Highlanders UNC Asheville Bulldogs USC Upstate Spartans Winthrop Eagles
Championships & awards	Big South tournament Champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24