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BYU Cougars women's basketball
The BYU Cougars women's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Division I competition. The Cougars, which compete in the Big 12 Conference, play their home games in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. BYU officially joined the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2023.
| BYU Cougars women's basketball | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| University | Brigham Young University | ||
| Athletic director | Tom Holmoe | ||
| Head coach | Amber Whiting (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
| Location | Provo, Utah | ||
| Arena | Marriott Center (Capacity: 19,000) | ||
| Nickname | Cougars | ||
| Student section | The ROC | ||
| Colors | Blue and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2002, 2014 | |||
| NCAA tournament second round | |||
| 2002, 2006, 2014, 2019, 2021 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1984, 1985, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |||
| AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1980 | |||
| AIAW tournament appearances | |||
| 1978, 1979, 1980 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Western Athletic Conference 1993 Mountain West Conference 2002 West Coast Conference 2012, 2015, 2019 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Intermountain Athletic Conference 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 High Country Athletic Conference 1984, 1985 Western Athletic Conference Mountain West Conference West Coast Conference 2016, 2022 | |||
History edit
Records have been kept since the 1972–73 season.[2] In the 1981–82 season, the BYU women's basketball team beat Oregon State when it made it to the post-season, but then it lost to University of Hawaii in the second round. BYU went to the third round of the NCAA Tournament in 2002,[3] and lost to University of Tennessee.[4][5]
Coaches edit
| Name | Seasons | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Elaine Michaelis | 1972–77 | 48–28 |
| Courtney Leishman | 1977–89 | 219–124 |
| Jeanie Wilson | 1989–94 | 79–63 |
| Soni Adams | 1994–97 | 28–55 |
| Trent Shippen | 1997–2001 | 72–49 |
| Jeff Judkins | 2001–2022 | 351–162 |
| Amber Whiting | 2022– | – |
Results by season edit
| Season Results | ||||||||
| Year | Coach | Overall Record | Conference Record | Conference Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972–73[2] | Elaine Michaelis | 9–3 | 9–3 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1973–74 | Elaine Michaelis | 9–5 | 5–3 | 2nd | — | |||
| (Intermountain Athletic Conference) (1974–1982) | ||||||||
| 1974–75 | Elaine Michaelis | 7–6 | 7–5 | 5th | — | |||
| 1975–76 | Elaine Michaelis | 11–6 | 10–3 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1976–77 | Elaine Michaelis | 12–8 | 10–3 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1977–78 | Courtney Leishman | 22–6 | 13–0 | 1st | AIAW First Round | |||
| 1978–79 | Courtney Leishman | 21–7 | 11–2 | 1st | AIAW First Round | |||
| 1979–80 | Courtney Leishman | 24–9 | 8–2 | 1st | AIAW Second Round | |||
| 1980–81 | Courtney Leishman | 21–8 | 9–1 | 1st | — | |||
| 1981–82 | Courtney Leishman | 24–13 | 7–3 | 1st | WNIT Third Round | |||
| (High Country Athletic Conference) (1982–1990) | ||||||||
| 1982–83 | Courtney Leishman | 17–8 | 8–2 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1983–84 | Courtney Leishman | 18–8 | 9–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 1984–85 | Courtney Leishman | 19–9 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 1985–86 | Courtney Leishman | 16–11 | 9–3 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1986–87 | Courtney Leishman | 17–11 | 8–4 | 3rd | — | |||
| 1987–88 | Courtney Leishman | 12–15 | 4–6 | 3rd | — | |||
| 1988–89 | Courtney Leishman | 8–19 | 3–7 | 4th | — | |||
| 1989–90 | Jeanie Wilson | 10–17 | 2–8 | 5th | — | |||
| (Western Athletic Conference) (1990–1999) | ||||||||
| 1990–91 | Jeanie Wilson | 8–21 | 3–9 | 5th | — | |||
| 1991–92 | Jeanie Wilson | 21–8 | 12–2 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1992–93 | Jeanie Wilson | 24–5 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 1993–94 | Jeanie Wilson | 16–12 | 10–4 | 2nd | — | |||
| 1994–95 | Soni Adams | 8–19 | 4–10 | 7th | — | |||
| 1995–96 | Soni Adams | 9–18 | 3–11 | 7th | — | |||
| 1996–97 | Soni Adams | 11–18 | 7–9 | 5th | — | |||
| 1997–98 | Trent Shippen | 15–14 | 6–8 | 5th | — | |||
| 1998–99 | Trent Shippen | 16–13 | 9–5 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | |||
| (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2011) | ||||||||
| 1999-00 | Trent Shippen | 22–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA first round | |||
| 2000–01 | Trent Shippen | 19–13 | 8–6 | 3rd | WNIT Second Round | |||
| 2001–02 | Jeff Judkins | 24–9 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2002–03 | Jeff Judkins | 19–12 | 8–6 | 3rd | NCAA first round | |||
| 2003–04 | Jeff Judkins | 15–14 | 5–9 | 6th | — | |||
| 2004–05 | Jeff Judkins | 19–11 | 9–5 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | |||
| 2005–06 | Jeff Judkins | 26–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA second round | |||
| 2006–07 | Jeff Judkins | 23–10 | 12–4 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 2007–08 | Jeff Judkins | 13–16 | 7–9 | 5th | — | |||
| 2008–09 | Jeff Judkins | 18–11 | 8–8 | 5th | — | |||
| 2009–10 | Jeff Judkins | 23–10 | 11–5 | 2nd | WNIT Elite Eight | |||
| 2010–11 | Jeff Judkins | 25–9 | 15–1 | 1st | WNIT Sweet Sixteen | |||
| (West Coast Conference) (2011–present) | ||||||||
| 2011–12 | Jeff Judkins | 26–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA first round | |||
| 2012–13 | Jeff Judkins | 23–11 | 11–5 | 3rd | WNIT Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2013–14 | Jeff Judkins | 28–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2014–15 | Jeff Judkins | 23–10 | 12–6 | 5th | NCAA first round | |||
| 2015–16 | Jeff Judkins | 26–7 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 2016–17 | Jeff Judkins | 20–12 | 13–5 | 2nd | WNIT First Round | |||
| 2017–18 | Jeff Judkins | 16–14 | 11–7 | 3rd | — | |||
| 2018–19 | Jeff Judkins | 26–7 | 15–3 | 2nd | NCAA second round | |||
| 2019–20 | Jeff Judkins | 14–9 | 9–4 | 2nd | Postseason not held | |||
| 2020–21 | Jeff Judkins | 19–6 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA second round | |||
| 2021–22 | Jeff Judkins | 26–4 | 15–1 | 1st | NCAA first round | |||
| 2022–23 | Amber Whiting | 0–0 | 0–0 | |||||
| Totals 49 Years 6 Coaches | 13 Conf. Championships | 26 Postseason Appearances | ||||||
Postseason appearances edit
NCAA Division I edit
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | #8 | First Round | #1 USC | L 72–97 |
| 1985 | #8 | First Round | #1 Long Beach State | L 85–112 |
| 1993 | #12 | First Round | #5 UC Santa Barbara | L 79–88 |
| 2000 | #12 | First Round | #5 Oklahoma | L 81–86 |
| 2002 | #11 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #6 Florida #3 Iowa State #2 Tennessee | W 90–52 W 75–69 L 57–68 |
| 2003 | #11 | First Round | #6 Colorado | L 45–84 |
| 2006 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Iowa #2 Oklahoma | W 67–62 L 70–86 |
| 2007 | #11 | First Round | #6 Louisville | L 54–80 |
| 2012 | #10 | First Round | #7 DePaul | L 55–59 |
| 2014 | #12 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #5 NC State #4 Nebraska #1 Connecticut | W 72–57 W 80–76 L 51–70 |
| 2015 | #14 | First Round | #3 Louisville | L 53–86 |
| 2016 | #7 | First Round | #10 Missouri | L 69–78 |
| 2019 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Auburn #2 Stanford | W 73–64 L 63–72 |
| 2021 | #11 | First Round Second Round | #6 Rutgers #3 Arizona | W 69–66 L 46–52 |
| 2022 | #6 | First Round | #11 Villanova | L 57–61 |
AIAW Division I edit
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Notable players edit
- Tina Gunn Robison, 1976–1980
- Tresa Spaulding Hamson, 1983–1987
- Erin Thorn, 1999–2003
- Ambrosia Anderson, 2002–2006
- Jennifer Hamson, 2010–2014
References edit
- ^ "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "BYU Womens Basketball all time results". Brigham Young University Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "BYU women make it to NCAA 'Sweet 16'". Church News. March 30, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
- ^ BYUCougars.com – BYU Women's Basketball FAQ
- ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer". The Enquirer. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
External links edit
- Official website