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((Short description|Collegiate sports program of the University of Central Arkansas))
((More citations needed|date=September 2012))
((Infobox college athletics
| name                    = Central Arkansas Bears
| name2                   = Sugar Bears
| logo                    = Central Arkansas Athletics logo.svg
| logo_width              = 200
| university              = [[University of Central Arkansas]]
| association             = NCAA
| conference              = [[ASUN Conference]] (primary)<br />[[United Athletic Conference]] (football)
| division                = [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|FCS]])
| director                = Brad Teague
| location                = [[Conway, Arkansas]]
| teams                   = 17
| mens_teams              = 7
| womens_teams            = 10
| coed_teams              =
| stadium                 = [[Estes Stadium]]
| basketballarena         = [[Farris Center]]
| baseballfield           = [[Bear Stadium]]
| softballstadium         = [[Farris Field]]
| soccerstadium           = Bill Stephens Track/Soccer Complex
| arena2                  = Prince Center (volleyball)
| mascot                  = Bruce D. Bear and Sugar Bear
| nickname                = Bears and Sugar Bears
| fightsong               =
| alma mater              =
| pageurl                 = http://www.ucasports.com/
| ncaa titles             =
| indiv_relay ncaa champs =
))

The '''Central Arkansas Bears and Sugar Bears''' represent the [[University of Central Arkansas]] (UCA) in [[NCAA Division I]] [[ASUN Conference]], The [[College football|football]] team competes in the Division I [[NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision|Football Championship Subdivision]] (formerly I-AA football) as a member of the [[United Athletic Conference]] (UAC). The athletic program is supported by the efforts of a diverse group of over 400 male and female student-athletes. Its men's teams are called the Bears and the women's are the Sugar Bears.<ref>((cite web |url=http://uca.edu/ |title=University of Central Arkansas — UCA |publisher=Uca.edu |date=2010-02-08 |access-date=2016-04-02))</ref>

UCA joined the ASUN in July 2021 after having been a member of the [[Southland Conference]]. At the time, the ASUN did not sponsor football, but had committed to launching an FCS football league in the near future.<ref>((cite press release |url=https://asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210126nthmsg |title=ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129160022/https://www.asunsports.org/general/2020-21/releases/20210126nthmsg |url-status=dead ))</ref> UCA played the 2021 season as a de facto associate member of the [[Western Athletic Conference]] (WAC), competing in a football partnership between the two leagues officially branded as the "ASUN–WAC Challenge".<ref>((cite press release|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/fball/2020-21/releases/20210223bff9nn |title=ASUN, WAC Conferences Announce Football Partnership for 2021 |publisher=ASUN Conference |date=February 23, 2021 |access-date=February 23, 2021))</ref> The ASUN started its football league in the 2022 season, but maintained its football partnership with the WAC. After that season, the two conferences merged their football leagues to create the UAC.

== Conference affiliations ==
'''NAIA'''
* [[Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference]] (1928–1993)

'''NCAA'''
* [[Gulf South Conference]] (1993–2006)
* [[Southland Conference]] (2006–2021)
* [[ASUN Conference]] (2021–present)

=== NAIA ===
Prior to moving to Division II, UCA competed in [[National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics|NAIA]] Division I for most sports, winning the national football championship three times (1984 {co-champs}, 1985 {co-champs} and 1991) and finishing runner-up once (1976). Between 1979 and 1992, UCA won or shared 13 out of 14 [[Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference]] championships (AIC) and went to the playoffs 12 times in that span. A number of former Bears have found success in the NFL, including Tom McConnaughey, Jacob Ford, [[Landon Trusty]], [[Willie Davis (wide receiver)|Willie Davis]], [[Tyree Davis]], [[Dave Burnette]], [[Curtis Burrow]], Andre Collins, David Evans, and most notably [[Monte Coleman]].

=== NCAA ===
From 1993 to 2006, UCA competed in the West Division of the [[Gulf South Conference]]. In 2005–2006, UCA's men's athletic teams won that conference's All Sports Trophy. However, on July 1, 2006, UCA began the transition to Division I and joined the [[Southland Conference]], with the Bears also becoming Associate members of the [[Missouri Valley Conference]] for men's soccer. [[File:Estesplay.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Estes Stadium west side with players in action.]]
In 2008, the UCA Bear Football Team defeated more Southland Conference opponents than any other conference team and were declared "Unofficial Southland Conference Champions." (Neither the Southland Conference nor the NCAA would recognize UCA as the champions due to the transition period from Division II.)

== Varsity teams ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
((CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Central Arkansas Bears|Men's sports|Women's sports))
|-
| [[Central Arkansas Bears baseball|Baseball]] || [[Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball|Basketball]]
|-
| [[Central Arkansas Bears basketball|Basketball]] || Beach volleyball
|-
| Cross country || Cross country
|-
| [[Central Arkansas Bears football|Football]] || Golf
|-
| Golf || Soccer
|-
| [[Central Arkansas Bears men's soccer|Soccer]] || [[Central Arkansas Sugar Bears softball|Softball]]
|-
| Track and field<sup>†</sup> || Tennis
|-
| || Track and field<sup>†</sup>
|-
| || Volleyball
|-
| colspan="2" style="((NCAA secondary color cell|Central Arkansas Bears))" | ((small|† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor))
|}

== Scottie Pippen ==
Former [[National Basketball Association]] player [[Scottie Pippen]] played basketball at Central Arkansas. Pippen was a ((height|ft=6|in=2)) walk-on his first year at UCA, but by the start of his sophomore year, he had grown to ((height|ft=6|in=7)) and would be a starter for the next three seasons. Pippen was drafted by the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] with the fifth pick in the 1987 [[NBA]] draft, and then traded to the [[Chicago Bulls]] for [[Olden Polynice]]. Pippen won six NBA championships (1991–1993 and 1996–1998) while playing for the Bulls (1987–1998). While still an active player, Pippen was voted as one of the NBA's Top 50 Players of All-Time, and the Chicago Bulls retired his jersey number (#33). His jersey at UCA is also retired, and hangs in the rafters. Pippen also played for the [[Houston Rockets]] (1998–1999) and the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] (1999–2003). Pippen is retired, and lives with his family in [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]]; his son [[Scotty Pippen Jr.|Scotty Jr.]] currently plays college basketball at [[Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball|Vanderbilt]].

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((Official website))

((ASUN Conference navbox))
((United Athletic Conference navbox))
((Arkansas Sports))
((Authority control))

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