Sandy Botham

Sandra Lee Botham (born December 12, 1965)^[1] was the head coach of the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team, which competes in the Horizon League. She resigned in April 2012, to take a position in the Alumni Relations area.^[2]

Sandy Botham

Current position
Title	Alumni relations
Team	Milwaukee
Conference	Horizon League
Record	236–204
Biographical details
Born	(1965-12-12) December 12, 1965 (age 58) Madison, Wisconsin
Playing career
1984–1988	Notre Dame
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1995	Notre Dame (assistant)
1995–1996	Beloit
1996–2012	Milwaukee
2017–2019	Sheboygan South HS
Head coaching record
Overall	236–204
Tournaments	0–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–1 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Horizon League Tournament (2001, 2006) 2 Horizon League Regular Season (2001, 2006)
Awards
Horizon League Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2006)

Career

Through her nine years as a head coach, she has compiled a 143–110 record, including a 98–61 mark in conference play. She led the Panthers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first ever 20 win season. She attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became an All-American and earned her B. A. In 1988.

In the 2015–16 school year, Botham was athletic director at Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin before leaving amidst allegations of racial discrimination against two coaches.^[3] On June 1, 2017, Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan hired Botham as girls' varsity basketball head coach.^[4]

Notre Dame statistics

Source^[5]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1984–85	Notre Dame	28	262	52.9%	—	69.7%	5.1	0.4	0.8	0.1	9.4
1985–86	Notre Dame	31	423	63.9%	—	75.2%	7.2	0.8	0.6	0.5	13.6
1986–87	Notre Dame	27	327	56.1%	—	70.8%	7.1	0.9	0.6	0.5	12.1
1987–88	Notre Dame	28	448	60.5%	0.0%	76.2%	7.8	1.0	0.7	0.3	16.0
Career		114	1460	58.8%	0.0%	73.7%	6.8	0.8	0.7	0.4	12.8

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Beloit Buccaneers (1995–1996)
1995–96	Beloit	22–4			NCAA Division III Second Round
Beloit:		22–4
Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League) (1996–present)
1996–97	Milwaukee	16–12	10–6	4th
1997–98	Milwaukee	15–12	7–7	4th
1998–99	Milwaukee	11–16	7–7	5th
1999–00	Milwaukee	16–12	10–4	2nd
2000–01	Milwaukee	19–11	12–2	t–1st	NCAA First Round
2001–02	Milwaukee	20–8	14–2	2nd
2002–03	Milwaukee	15–13	11–5	t–2nd
2003–04	Milwaukee	17–12	12–4	2nd
2004–05	Milwaukee	14–14	11–5	t–2nd
2005–06	Milwaukee	22–9	14–2	t–1st	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Milwaukee	15–16	10–6	4th
2007–08	Milwaukee	17–14	11–7	t–2nd
2008–09	Milwaukee	15–18	7–11	7th
2009–10	Milwaukee	12–19	6–12	7th
2010–11	Milwaukee	12–18	9–9	t–5th
2011–12	Milwaukee	9–21	5–13	t8th
Milwaukee:		245–225	156–102
Total:		267–229
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
2. . University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
3. Masson, Jon (May 11, 2016). "Prep sports: Two former Madison West coaches accuse former athletic director of racial bias". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
4. "Sheboygan South names new girls basketball coach". The Sheboygan Press. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
5. "Notre Dame Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-08.

External links

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