Cheyney University Wolves
| Cheyney University Wolves | |
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| University | Cheyney University of Pennsylvania |
| Conference | PSAC (east) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Athletic director | Suzanne Kilian |
| Location | Cheyney, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Varsity teams | 11 |
| Basketball arena | Cope Hall |
| Other arenas | O'Shields-Stevenson Stadium (football) |
| Nickname | Wolves |
| Website |
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The Cheyney University Wolves compete in the PSAC in the east division. Men's sports include basketball, cross country, football and track and field. Women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Basketball
The men's basketball program is 7th all-time in NCAA win percentage, including 16 PSAC conference championships, four Final Fours, and one National Championship (1978). The women's basketball team in 1982 competed in the championship game of the inaugural NCAA Division I tournament despite being a Division II school.
Probation
During the 2007-08 through 2010-11 academic years, the university violated NCAA rules in the certification of initial, transfer and continuing eligibility involving all sports programs. During the four-year period, numerous student-athletes competed while ineligible due to improper certification. In amateurism certification alone, 109 student-athletes practiced, competed and received travel expenses and/or athletically related financial aid before the university received their amateurism certification status from the NCAA Eligibility Center. The committee also concluded that a former compliance director failed to monitor when she did not follow proper procedures in the certification of student-athletes’ eligibility. The entire athletics program is on probation until August 2019.[1][2]