Davenport Panthers
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| University | Davenport University |
| Conference | Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference |
| NAIA | Region VIII |
| Athletic director | Paul Lowden |
| Location | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Varsity teams | 23 |
| Basketball arena | Student Center |
| Baseball stadium | Baseball Sportsplex |
| Softball stadium | Christian Recreation Center |
| Soccer stadium | Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex |
| Other arenas | Patterson Ice Center |
| Mascot | Pounce the Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Colors | Red and Black |
| Website | dupanthers |
The Davenport Panthers are the athletic teams of Davenport University located in Caledonia Township, Michigan. DU is a member of the NAIA and the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference for most sports. In addition to NAIA sports, DU also offers additional sports that the NAIA does not currently sponsor championships for. Men's lacrosse is a member of the MCLA Division I in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association; women's lacrosse is a member of the National Women's Lacrosse League (NWLL). Men's rugby competes at the Division I level of USA Rugby's Midwest Rugby Union, as well as a JV team at the DII level. Men's ice hockey competes in the ACHA Division I in the Great Lakes Collegiate Hockey League (GLCHL), as well as a JV team at the ACHA DIII level.
The men's basketball team plays its games at 1,500-seat DU Student Center. The Panthers won their first WHAC conference champions in 2012. The team appeared three NAIA Men's Division II Basketball Championships tournaments 2010, 2011, and 2012. The team reached the quarterfinal round in 2011 and in 2012, the Panthers reached the NAIA DII Final Four for the first time in the program's history. In their first NAIA Final Four appearance, the third-ranked Panthers lost to the second-ranked and eventual 2012 Champions, Oregon Tech 50–55.
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