Truett McConnell Bears


The Truett McConnell Bears are the athletic teams that represent Truett McConnell University, located in Cleveland, Georgia, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference since the 2013–14 academic year. The Bears previously competed in the Southern States Athletic Conference from 2010–11 to 2012–13; as well as an NAIA Independent within the Association of Independent Institutions during the 2009–10 school year.

Conference affiliations

NAIA

Varsity teams

TMU competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports:

Nickname

The initial nickname of TMU's athletic teams, "The Mountaineers," was changed to "Danes" in 1965, and is now the "Bears".

Notable people

Mitchell Wiggins, NBA player and father of NBA player Andrew Wiggins, played basketball at Truett McConnell from 1978 to 1979