Equal Opportunity. To provide an equal opportunity for all student-athletes of good character and good academic standing to compete in organized intercollegiate athletics at the highest level while pursuing the baccalaureate degree.
Student Involvement. To provide an opportunity for each student-athlete to grow as a total person by enabling involvement in student life and providing the tools that will aid the student-athlete after graduation.
Community Outreach. To utilize intercollegiate athletics as a means to reach and draw together the University community, the alumni, and the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and to provide a source of institutional pride for alumni, faculty, and students through athletic competitiveness and academic integrity.
Ethical Integrity. To ensure, in all areas of intercollegiate athletics, that the Kentucky State University demands and functions with integrity, high moral and ethical standards, and strict adherence to the spirit and letter of all Kentucky State University, SIAC, and NCAA rules.
Athletic Department Office (Exum): 597-6011
Athletic Department FAX (Exum): 597-5956
Athletic Department Office (Alumni Stadium): 597-5971
Athletic Department Office (Alumni Stadium): 597-5971
Athletic Department FAX (Alumni Stadium): 597-6466
Mailing Address:
Kentucky State University
Athletics Department
400 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
Kentucky State University is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). All sports are classified in Division II. Kentucky State University is a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).
Founded in 1906, the NCAA began championships in three divisions for men. Today, there are more than 1,200 total members in the NCAA, including institutions, conferences, organizations, and individuals. There are more than 400,000 student-athletes participating within the three divisions.
The NCAA espouses a collegiate model of athletics in which student-athletes participate in varsity sports as an avocation, balancing their academic, social and athletics experiences.