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Pacific Tigers
Intercollegiate sports teams of University of the Pacific
Intercollegiate sports teams of University of the Pacific
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Pacific Tigers | |
| logo | Pacific Tigers logo.svg | |
| logo_width | 200 | |
| university | University of the Pacific | |
| association | NCAA | |
| conference | WCC (primary) | |
| Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (swimming and diving, men's volleyball from 2026–27) | ||
| GCC (water polo) | ||
| division | Division I | |
| director | Adam Tschuor | |
| location | Stockton, California | |
| teams | 21 | |
| mens_teams | 10 | |
| womens_teams | 11 | |
| baseballfield | Klein Family Field | |
| softballstadium | Bill Simoni Field | |
| basketballarena | Alex G. Spanos Center | |
| soccerstadium | Knoles Field | |
| natatorium | Douglass berhardt Aquatics Center | |
| tenniscourt | Eve Zimmerman Center | |
| volleyballarena | Alex G. Spanos Center | |
| nickname | Tigers | |
| mascot | Powercat | |
| fightsong | The Tiger Fight Song "Hungry Tigers" http://static.psbin.com/q/c/d4wz4qzj01zvtt/UOP_Fight_Song.mp3 | |
| pageurl | ||
| altlogo | [[File:Pacific Tigers wordmark.svg | 200px]] |
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (swimming and diving, men's volleyball from 2026–27) GCC (water polo)
The Pacific Tigers represent the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California, in intercollegiate athletics. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division I, and are currently in their second stint as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).
Conference history
Pacific was one of the founding members of the West Coast Conference (originally the California Basketball Association and later the West Coast Athletic Conference) in 1952, but became a charter member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association, now known as the Big West Conference, for football only in 1969 and moved the rest of its sports to the PCAA in 1971. The Tigers remained in the Big West until returning to the WCC on July 1, 2013.
Sports sponsored
| Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Men's sports | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Women's sports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball | ||||||
| Basketball | Beach volleyball | ||||||
| Cross Country | Cross country | ||||||
| Golf | Soccer | ||||||
| Soccer | Softball | ||||||
| Swimming and Diving | url=https://pacifictigers.com/news/2025/12/8/general-pacific-adds-stunt-program-as-21st-ncaa-sport.aspx | title=Pacific Adds STUNT Program as 21st NCAA Sport | date=December 8, 2025 | access-date=December 17, 2025 | publisher=Pacific Tigers}} | ||
| Tennis | Swimming and diving | ||||||
| title=Pacific Brings Back Men’s Volleyball, Becomes 20th NCAA Sport | date=December 1, 2025 | url=https://pacifictigers.com/news/2025/12/1/general-pacific-brings-back-mens-volleyball-becomes-20th-ncaa-sport.aspx | access-date=December 2, 2025 | publisher=Pacific Tigers}} | Tennis | ||
| Water Polo | Track and field | ||||||
| Volleyball | |||||||
| Water polo | |||||||
| Pacific Tigers | border=1 }}" | – includes both indoor and outdoor |
Programs history
Pacific women's volleyball captured the only two NCAA national championships in school history in back-to-back seasons in 1985 and 1986. Under head coaches Taras Liskevych and John Dunning, the Pacific women's volleyball program qualified for 24 consecutive NCAA Tournaments from 1981 to 2004 and advanced to 18 regionals and 7 final fours during that period.
The Pacific Tigers men's basketball program made five NCAA Tournament appearances under head coach Bob Thomason (1997, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2013). Thomason became the winningest head coach in Big West Conference men's basketball history when he collected his 206th career league victory on February 14, 2009, surpassing the conference win total of former LBSU and UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian. Pacific also achieved a 16-game winning streak three times under Thomason.
The Pacific men's water polo program was ranked No. 1 in the nation throughout much of the 2013 season and battled the five-time defending champion USC Trojans for the NCAA title in an overtime thriller on December 8, 2013, eventually falling by a score of 12–11 in double overtime. Under the direction of head coach James Graham, the Tigers (23–5) joined Pacific women's volleyball as the only Tigers' program to earn a number one ranking, advance to the Final Four of their sport, and play in the NCAA Championship Game.
At the end of the 1995 season, Pacific ended its football program after 77 years of competition.
Pacific's softball team has appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1983.
On November 12, 2012, it was announced that Pacific would add three new sports teams to its roster – a men's soccer team, a women's track and field team and a women's beach volleyball team. The two women's sports began play in 2013, and the men's soccer team began play in 2014. The most recent changes in sports sponsorship were announced in December 2025—first the return of men's volleyball in the 2027 season (2026–27 school year) after having been dropped at the end of the 2014 season, soon followed by the addition of the all-female cheerleading discipline of stunt on the same timeline.
Facilities
Current
| Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Venue | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Sport(s) | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Open. | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Capac. | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Family Field | Baseball | 2006 | 2,500 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex G. Spanos Center | Basketball | ||||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball | 1981 | 5,634 | |||||||||||||||||
| Knoles Field | Soccer | n/a | c. 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Simoni Field | Softball | 1993 | 350 | ||||||||||||||||
| Douglass M. Eberhardt Aquatics Center | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Water polo | 1973 | 1,184 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eve Zimmerman Center | Tennis | 2017 | n/a |
Former
| Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Venue | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Sport(s) | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Open. | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Closed | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Capac. | Pacific Tigers | border=1 | color= white }}" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagg Memorial Stadium | Football | 1950 | 2012 | 28,000 | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YOQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h-4HAAAAIBAJ&pg=6216%2C1868412 | work=Lodi News-Sentinel | location=California | last=Sawyer | first=George | title=COP stadium dedication has everything -- except Tiger win | date=October 23, 1950 | page=6}} |
Gallery
|File:Pacific tigers rugby kickoff.jpg|Rugby, 1961 |File:Pacific tigers running team 1969.jpg|Running team, 1969 |File:Pacific tennis team 1969.jpg|Tennis team, 1969 |file:Pacific women soccer matches 1968 01.jpg|Soccer (women's), 1970 |File:Pacific soccer game 1970 (2).jpg|Soccer (men's), 1970 |File:Pacific football game 1973 (2).jpg|1973 football game |File:Pacific tigers basketball 1976 roster.jpg|1976 basketball roster |File:NCAA beach volleyball match at Stanford in 2017 (33281743925).jpg|Beach volleyball, 2017 |File:Men's water polo exhibition game, Pacific at Santa Clara 2010-07-18 1.JPG|Water polo, 2010
References
References
- (July 24, 2023). "Adam Tschuor Named New Athletic Director at Pacific".
- "Big West Conference".
- (December 8, 2025). "Pacific Adds STUNT Program as 21st NCAA Sport". Pacific Tigers.
- (December 1, 2025). "Pacific Brings Back Men’s Volleyball, Becomes 20th NCAA Sport". Pacific Tigers.
- "Pacific Women's Volleyball History - Pacific".
- (December 3, 2011). "Thomason Takes Most Wins in Big West Conference laccessdate=December 29, 2012". University of the Pacific.
- "Archived copy".
- "Investing in Excellence". University of the Pacific.
- (December 19, 2005). "10 years ago today – Pacific kills off football". fanblogs.com.
- (2013). "A Series Of Their Own: History Of The Women's College World Series". Turnkey Communications Inc..
- "Three New Sports Teams Added at Pacific". University of the Pacific.
- (November 12, 2012). "Pacific Adds Men's Soccer, Sand Volleyball And Women's Track And Field – Pacific". Pacifictigers.com.
- (October 19, 2013). "Men's Volleyball To Be Officially Dropped After 2014 season". The Pacifican.
- [https://pacifictigers.com/facilities/klein-family-field/8 Klein Family Field]
- [http://pacifictigers.com/facilities/alex-g-spanos-center/82 Alex G. Spanos Center]
- [https://pacifictigers.com/facilities/knoles-field/9 Knoles Field]
- [Bill Simoni Field Bill Simoni Field]
- [https://pacifictigers.com/facilities/chris-kjeldsen-pool-at-the-douglass-m-eberhardt-aquatics-center/110]
- [https://pacifictigers.com/facilities/eve-zimmerman-tennis-center/6]
- Sawyer, George. (October 23, 1950). "COP stadium dedication has everything -- except Tiger win". Lodi News-Sentinel.
- "Stagg Stadium removal to begin; new Athletics facilities coming this fall". Pacific.edu.
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