Men's basketball won the
1993 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament with an 88–83 victory over
Oklahoma Baptist University. The school's most successful athletics program has been its women's
volleyball team, which has won three national championships, one
NAIA national volleyball championship in 1990 and two
NCAA Women's DII Volleyball Championships in 1998 and 2000. The Lady Sharks Softball team won the
NCAA Division II Women's College World Series on May 31, 2010 with a come-from-behind 4–3 win over
Valdosta State University. Although not recognized as an official sport by the athletic department, HPU has a Division II
cheerleading and dance team, with HPU Large Coed, Small Coed, All Girl and Dance National Championship Titles. Including eight consecutive (Non-NCAA) National Championship from 2003 to 2010. On November 3, 2025, the men's basketball team defeated
Division I Boise State 79–78 in the Broncos' season opener. ==Varsity sports==