Athletics
Kean runs an NCAA Division III sports program, with national rankings in Football, soccer, baseball, women's basketball and men's volleyball. The Kean mascot is the Cougar, and the school colors are navy blue, baby blue, and white. On May 29, 2007 Kean University won their first Division III College World Series, winning the national title in baseball, defeating Emory University by a score of 5–4 in 10 innings. In 2011, the NCAA alleged that the University had committed several violations of NCAA rules. Consequently, the University instituted a self-imposed ban on post-season play for Fall 2011 for the men's soccer, women's soccer, and women's volleyball teams. In April 2012, the NCAA concluded that "major violations" had occurred, and that all 13 varsity athletic teams would be on probation until April 2016, that the women's basketball team would be banned from post-season play in 2013. The NCAA also mandated that all records for the 2010-11 women's basketball team be vacated.
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