The Evansville Purple Aces are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of the University of Evansville. The Aces participate in the NCAA's Division I in 14 sports and became a member of the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994, except for the men's swimming and diving team which competes in the Mid-American Conference. The school's official colors are purple, white and orange.
Prior to joining the Division I in 1977, the Aces were in fifteen of the twenty Division II men's basketball championship tournaments held, winning the title in 1959, '60, '64, '65, and '71. Since 1977, the Aces have made five trips to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and two to the NIT.
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“When you take a light perspective, it’s easier to step back and relax when your child doesn’t walk until fifteen months, . . . is not interested in playing ball, wants to be a cheerleader, doesn’t want to be a cheerleader, has clothes strewn in the bedroom, has difficulty making friends, hates piano lessons, is awkward and shy, reads books while you are driving through the Grand Canyon, gets caught shoplifting, flunks Spanish, has orange and purple hair, or is lesbian or gay.”
—Charlotte Davis Kasl (20th century)