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Pacific Tigers
Logo
UniversityUniversity of the Pacific
ConferenceWCC (primary)
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (swimming and diving, men's volleyball)
GCC (water polo)
NCAADivision I
Athletic directorAdam Tschuor[1]
LocationStockton, California
Varsity teams21 (10 men's, 11 women's)
Basketball arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Baseball stadiumKlein Family Field
Softball stadiumBill Simoni Field
Soccer stadiumKnoles Field
Aquatics centerDouglass berhardt Aquatics Center
Tennis venueEve Zimmerman Center
Volleyball arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
MascotPowercat
NicknameTigers
Fight songThe Tiger Fight Song "Hungry Tigers" [3]
ColorsBlack and orange[2]
   
Websitepacifictigers.com

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

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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.[3]

Sports sponsored

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Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross Country Cross country
Golf Soccer
Soccer Softball
Swimming and Diving Stunt (2026–27)[4]
Tennis Swimming and diving
Volleyball (2026–27)[5] Tennis
Water Polo Track and field1
Volleyball
Water polo
1 – includes both indoor and outdoor

Programs history

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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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

At the end of the 1995 season, Pacific ended its football program after 77 years of competition.[9][10]

Pacific's softball team has appeared in one Women's College World Series in 1983.[11]

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.[12][13] 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,[14][5] soon followed by the addition of the all-female cheerleading discipline of stunt on the same timeline.[4]

Facilities

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Current

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Venue Sport(s) Open. Capac. Ref.
Klein Family Field Baseball 2006 2,500 [15]
Alex G. Spanos Center Basketball
Volleyball		 1981 5,634 [16]
Knoles Field Soccer n/a c. 1,000 [17]
Bill Simoni Field Softball 1993 350 [18]
Douglass M. Eberhardt Aquatics Center Swimming
Water polo		 1973 1,184 [19]
Eve Zimmerman Center Tennis 2017 n/a [20]

Former

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Venue Sport(s) Open. Closed Capac. Ref.
Stagg Memorial Stadium Football 1950 2012 28,000 [21][22]
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Pacific Tigers sports
  • Rugby, 1961
    Rugby, 1961
  • Running team, 1969
    Running team, 1969
  • Tennis team, 1969
    Tennis team, 1969
  • Soccer (women's), 1970
    Soccer (women's), 1970
  • Soccer (men's), 1970
    Soccer (men's), 1970
  • 1973 football game
    1973 football game
  • 1976 basketball roster
    1976 basketball roster
  • Beach volleyball, 2017
    Beach volleyball, 2017
  • Water polo, 2010
    Water polo, 2010

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