The Southeast Team Handball Conference was an NCAA college athletic conference. It was the first Handball College Conference. It was established in 1997 after the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and was a joint initiative funded in part by the USOC and the NCAA. The conference was eventually disbanded due to a lack of funding and interest. Historically, handball has had a number of collegiate programs throughout the U.S. but these programs have often disbanded after a few years due to funding shortfalls and other challenges. The Southeast Team Handball Conference was unique in that it was the only college focused handball conference that the U.S. has ever had with several colleges in close proximity.
Member schools
Founding members
Institution |
Location |
Nickname |
Founded |
Type |
Enrollment |
Joined |
Left |
Next |
Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benedict College |
Columbia, South Carolina |
Tigers |
1870 |
Private |
2,500 |
1997 |
2005-06 |
dropped team handball |
|
Emory University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Eagles |
1836 |
Private |
12,755 |
1997 |
1997 or 1998 |
dropped team handball |
|
Furman University |
Greenville, South Carolina |
Paladins |
1826 |
Private |
2,668 |
1997 |
2004/05 |
dropped team handball |
|
Georgia Southern University |
Statesboro, Georgia |
Eagles |
1906 |
Public |
20,584 |
1997 |
2000 |
dropped team handball |
|
Georgia Tech |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Yellow Jackets |
1885 |
Public |
25,034 |
1997 |
2002 |
dropped team handball |
|
Lander University |
Greenwood, South Carolina |
Bearcats |
1872 |
Public |
3,000 |
1997 |
2000 |
dropped team handball |
|
Middle Georgia College |
Cochran, Georgia |
Warriors |
1884 |
Public |
3,424 |
1997 |
2003 |
dropped team handball |
|
Presbyterian College |
Clinton, South Carolina |
Blue Hose |
1880 |
Private |
1,433 |
1997 |
2000 |
dropped team handball |
|
Subsequent members
Institution |
Location |
Nickname |
Founded |
Type |
Enrollment |
Joined |
Left |
Next |
Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Crimson Tide |
1831 |
Public |
37,665 |
1999 |
2002 |
dropped team handball |
||
Athens, Georgia |
Bulldogs |
1785 |
Public |
35,197 |
1999 |
2000 |
dropped team handball |
||
Georgia State University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Panthers |
1913 |
Public |
52,000 |
2002 |
2005/06 |
dropped team handball |
|
Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
Tar Heels |
1789 |
Public |
29,084 |
2000 |
2004/05 |
Independent |
||
Non education members
Club |
Location |
Founded |
Joined |
Left |
Next |
Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta Metro |
Atlanta, Georgia |
2005/06 |
2005/06 |
Independent |
||
Atlanta Team Handball |
Atlanta, Georgia |
2005/06 |
2005/06 |
Independent |
||
Condor Legends |
2005/06 |
2005/06 |
Independent |
|||
Georgia Vultures |
2004/05 |
2004/05 |
dropped team handball |
|||
Rock Handball |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1996 |
2002 |
2005/06 |
Independent |
|
Champions
Men's handball
- 1997 Emory
- 1998 Benedict
- 1999 Middle Georgia
- 2000 North Carolina
- 2001 Middle Georgia
- 2002 Benedict
- 2003 Benedict
- 2004 Rock
- 2004/05 Georgia State
- 2005/06 Benedict
Women's handball
- 1997 Lander
- 1998 Furman
- 1999 Furman
- 2000 Furman
- 2001 Furman
- 2002 Furman
- 2003 Furman
- 2004 North Carolina
- 2004/05 Rock
Membership timeline
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References
- www.sethc.org (Archived)