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IU Indy Jaguars

The IU Indy Jaguars are the 18 intercollegiate teams that represent Indiana University Indianapolis, in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The teams were established by Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). The Jaguars were originally known as the IUPUI Metros.

IUPUI first sponsored intercollegiate athletics in 1972, when the men's basketball team began play as the IUPUI Metros. Women's sports were first sponsored in 1975, when the women's basketball, softball, and volleyball teams first competed. In 1978, the Metros joined the NAIA. They joined NCAA Division II in 1993 and moved up to NCAA Division I in 1997. Also in 1997, IU Indy joined the Mid-Continent Conference (now known as the Summit League), and officially changed their nickname to the Jaguars. In 2000, the men's soccer team became the first Jaguar team to compete in an NCAA tournament.

On July 1, 2017, the Jaguars left the Summit League to move to the Horizon League in all sports.

On August 12, 2022, the boards of trustees of both the IU and Purdue systems announced that IUPUI would split into two separate universities, with completion finalized on July 1, 2024. Administration of the athletic program fell to the new Indiana University Indianapolis. The official athletics website uses IU Indy as the main brand name, with the Jaguars nickname remaining in place.

A member of the Horizon League, IU Indy sponsors teams in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:

IUPUI had a baseball team from 1979 until 2001.

The 1984–85 and 1989–90 men's basketball teams won the NAIA District 21 Tournament and advanced to the NAIA National Tournament. The 1989–90 Jaguars defeated Siena Heights in the NAIA Tournament, but lost their next game to Pfeiffer.

The 2002–03 Jaguars won the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament (now called the Summit League) and were the first men's basketball team to reach the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to Kentucky.

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