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South Carolina–Beaufort Sand Sharks - Wikipedia

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South Carolina–Beaufort Sand Sharks

University	University of South Carolina Beaufort
Conference	Peach Belt (primary)
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Quin Monahan^[1]
Location	Beaufort, South Carolina
First season	2007
Varsity teams	11 (5 men's, 6 women's)
Basketball arena	Sand Shark Recreation Center
Baseball stadium	Richard Gray Baseball Complex
Softball stadium	Richard Gray Softball Complex
Soccer stadium	USCB Campus/Fin Land Field
Mascot	Finnegan
Nickname	Sand Sharks
Colors	Navy blue, sand, and light blue^[2]
Website	uscbathletics.com

The USC Beaufort Sand Sharks (also USCB Sand Sharks or South Carolina–Beaufort Sand Sharks) are the athletic teams that represent the University of South Carolina Beaufort, located in Beaufort, South Carolina, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) since the 2022–23 academic year (while competing full-time in the NCAA since 2023–24). The Sand Sharks previously competed in the Continental Athletic Conference, formerly known as the Association of Independent Institutions (AII), for the 2022–23 school year only (which they were a member on a previous stint during the 2007–08 school year, which was when the school began its athletics program and joined the NAIA), while they were continuing their transition as members of the Peach Belt and of NCAA Division II; and in the Sun Conference of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC), from 2008–09 to 2021–22.

Move to NCAA Division II

On April 14, 2021, South Carolina–Beaufort reported that the NCAA Division II's Peach Belt Conference invited the Sand Sharks to join the conference in 2022 after applying for membership in and gaining acceptance into the NCAA.^[3] Also on that day, USCB planned to add men's and women's basketball as a condition of its NCAA and Peach Belt membership. The teams in that sport played their first season in 2023–24.^[4]^[5] By July 15, 2022, USCB was already accepted into the Continental Athletic Conference for its first year of provisional membership while still playing a Peach Belt schedule as part of the Sand Sharks' one-year NAIA-NCAA dual membership, but are ineligible for a Peach Belt or NCAA postseason during the three-year transition.^[6]

Conference affiliations

NAIA

Association of Independent Institutions (2007–2008)
Sun Conference (2008–2022)
Continental Athletic Conference (2022–2023)

NCAA

Peach Belt Conference (2022–present)

Varsity teams

USC Beaufort competes in eleven intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, and indoor and outdoor track and field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, and indoor and outdoor track and field.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball^[7]
Basketball^[8]	Cross country
Cross country	Golf
Golf	Soccer
Track and field^†	Softball
	Track and field^†
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Facilities

Both the Sand Shark baseball and softball teams currently practice and play all home games at the City of Hardeeville's Recreation Complex (the Richard Gray Baseball Complex).

References

^ "Staff". UCSB. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
^ "USC Beaufort Alters Athletic Marks". August 9, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
^ "Peach Belt Accepts USCB as Newest League Member". USCB Sand Sharks. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ Goldstein, Andrew (April 14, 2021). "USC-Beaufort to move up to Division II, add women's and men's basketball". WSAV.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Murdaugh, Shellie (April 15, 2021). "University of South Carolina Beaufort plans move to NCAA Division II". Bluffton Today. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ Gough, Lyndsay (July 15, 2022). "USCB Approved for NCAA DII Membership". WTOC 11. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^ "USCB Hires Purdue Legend Sharon Versyp to Lead Sand Shark Women's Basketball". Retrieved January 15, 2023.
^ "Fudala Tabbed As USCB's First Men's Basketball Head Coach". Retrieved January 15, 2023.

External links

Official website

Links to related articles

v t e Peach Belt Conference
Members	Augusta Jaguars Clayton State Lakers Columbus State Cougars Flagler Saints Georgia College Bobcats Georgia Southwestern State Hurricanes Lander Bearcats Middle Georgia State Knights (joining in 2025) North Georgia Nighthawks USC Aiken Pacers USC Beaufort Sand Sharks
Affiliates	Alabama–Huntsville Chargers Albany State Golden Rams Central State Marauders Claflin Panthers Embry–Riddle Eagles Montevallo Falcons

v t e College sports teams in South Carolina
NCAA Division I	Charleston Charleston Southern Clemson Coastal Carolina Furman Presbyterian South Carolina South Carolina State The Citadel USC Upstate Winthrop Wofford
NCAA Division II	Allen Anderson Benedict Claflin Coker Converse Erskine Francis Marion Lander Limestone Newberry North Greenville Southern Wesleyan USC Aiken USC Beaufort
NCAA Division III	None
NAIA	CIU Columbia College Morris Voorhees
NJCAA Division I	Clinton Denmark Tech Spartanburg Methodist USC Lancaster USC Salkehatchie USC Sumter USC Union
NCCAA Divisions I and II	Bob Jones CIU Clinton North Greenville Southern Wesleyan

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