BYU Cougars women's basketball

BYU Cougars women's basketball
BYU Cougars women's basketball
	2022–23 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
University	Brigham Young University
Athletic director	Tom Holmoe
Head coach	Amber Whiting (1st season)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Location	Provo, Utah
Arena	Marriott Center ; (Capacity: 19,000)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Blue and white[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
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; 1993 Mountain West Conference; 2006, 2007, 2011 West Coast Conference; 2016, 2022

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.

History

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

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

Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Standing	Postseason
Season Results
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

NCAA Division I

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

The Cougars made three appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1978	First Round	UCLA	L, 57–102
1979	First Round	Wayland Baptist	L, 67–91
1980	First Round Second Round	San Francisco Old Dominion	W, 58–92 L, 66–88

Notable players

Tina Gunn Robison, 1976–1980
Tresa Spaulding Hamson, 1983–1987
Erin Thorn, 1999–2003
Ambrosia Anderson, 2002–2006
Jennifer Hamson, 2010–2014

References

"Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
"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

Official website

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[1] "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.

[:0-2] "BYU Womens Basketball all time results". Brigham Young University Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[3] "BYU women make it to NCAA 'Sweet 16'". Church News. March 30, 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[4] BYUCougars.com – BYU Women's Basketball FAQ

[5] "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer". The Enquirer. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

BYU Cougars women's basketball
Venues	Marriott Center (1971–present)
Rivalries	Utah Utah Valley In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Cosmo the Cougar "The Cougar Song" BYU Pep band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

Big 12 Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma Sooners (leaving in 2024) Oklahoma State Cowgirls TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns (leaving in 2024) Texas Tech Lady Raiders UCF Knights West Virginia Mountaineers
Future teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Colorado Buffaloes Utah Utes (all joining in 2024)
Championships & awards	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24