Athletic teams of the University of Illinois Chicago
Athletic teams representing University of Illinois Chicago
UIC Flames
University
University of Illinois Chicago
Conference
MVC (primary) MAC (men's swimming & diving & men's tennis)
NCAA
Division I
Athletic director
Michael Lipitz
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Varsity teams
18 (8 men’s and 10 women’s)
Basketball arena
Credit Union 1 Arena
Baseball stadium
Curtis Granderson Stadium
Softball stadium
Flames Field
Soccer stadium
Flames Field
Other venues
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club Flames Athletic Center Flames Natatorium Flames Outdoor Tennis Courts UIC Dorin Forum
Mascot
Sparky
Nickname
Flames
Fight song
"Fire Up Flames"
Colors
Navy blue and fire engine red[1]
Website
www.uicflames.com
The UIC Flames are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) since the 2022–23 academic year.[2] The Flames previously competed in the D-I Horizon League from 1994–95 to 2021–22; in the D-I Mid-Continent Conference (Mid-Con, now currently known as the Summit League since the 2007–08 school year) from 1982–83 to 1993–94; as an NCAA D-I Independent during the 1981–82 school year; and in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1949–50 to about 1980–81. Michael Lipitz joined UIC in October 2019 as the athletic director. [3]
^UIC Brand Guide(PDF). November 10, 2020. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
^"UIC to Join the Missouri Valley Conference" (Press release). Missouri Valley Conference. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^"Michael Lipitz - Director of Intercollegiate Athletics - Staff Directory". UIC Athletics. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
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