Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball | |||
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University | University of Central Arkansas | ||
Head coach | Tony Kemper (1st season) | ||
Conference | ASUN | ||
Location | Conway, Arkansas | ||
Arena | Farris Center (Capacity: 6,000) | ||
Nickname | Sugar Bears | ||
Colors | Purple and gray[1] | ||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
Division II: 2003, 2005 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
Division II: 2003, 2005 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
Division I: 2016, 2017 Division II: 1996, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
Southland: 2016, 2017 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
Southland: 2017 (Tied) |
The Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) in Conway, Arkansas. The Sugar Bears compete in the ASUN Conference. They completed a 15-season tenure in the Southland Conference in 2020–21.[2] The Sugar Bears are coached by Tony Kemper.
The Sugar Bears made five appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 10–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1996 | First round Regional semifinals |
Fort Valley State Florida Southern |
W, 68–55 L, 93–97 |
2002 | First round Regional semifinals Regional finals |
West Alabama Delta State Florida Tech |
W, 68–65 W, 98–89 L, 64–71 |
2003 | First round Regional semifinals Regional finals Elite Eight |
Rollins Henderson State Arkansas Tech Bentley |
W, 74–55 W, 59–58 W, 68–54 L, 69–80 |
2004 | First round | Fort Valley State | L, 77–79 |
2005 | First round Second Round Third round Elite Eight Final Four |
Rollins Fort Valley State Henderson State Shaw Washburn |
W, 88–58 W, 103–88 W, 76–71 W, 87–73 L, 67–69 |
The Sugar Bears made two appearances in the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–2.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | #8 | First round | NR UNC Asheville | L, 60–62 |
1991 | #16 | First round Second Round |
NR Berry #1 Claflin |
W, 86–80 L, 77–93 |