John Brown University competes competitively in the NAIA Division I and offers the following intercollegiate sports:
- Basketball
- Diving
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
The university also has two additional sports clubs which compete in baseball
and rugby union. In addition, the university offers the following intermural
sports:
- Basketball
- Flag Football
- Five Kilometre Run
- Racquetball
- Soccer
- Softball
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Volleyball
- Wiffleball
Undeniably, the most common tradition observed at JBU is that of the TP Game. Each year, the crowd honours the JBU men’s
basketball team at its first home game. When it scores its first basket, the crowd throws rolls of toilet paper onto the
basketball court
en mass.A newer tradition that is gaining in popularity is Swugby. Each year, the swim team and the rugby club compete against each
other at various swimming events in order to raise money for the swim team.