Brown Bears women's basketball
The Brown Bears women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Brown University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bears play home basketball games at the Pizzitola Sports Center in Providence, Rhode Island on the university campus.[2]
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University | Brown University | ||
First season | 1973 | ||
Head coach | Monique LeBlanc (1st season) | ||
Conference | Ivy League | ||
Location | Providence, Rhode Island | ||
Arena | Pizzitola Sports Center (Capacity: 2,800) | ||
Nickname | Bears | ||
Student section | The Brown Bear’s Den | ||
Colors | Seal brown, cardinal red, and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1994 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1984, 1985, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2006 |
History
Brown has won 6 Ivy League championships, three of them outright (1984, 1992, 1993) and three shared (1985, 1994, 2006). Twice they have played in a playoff (the league did not have a conference tournament until 2017) to determine the Ivy League bid for the NCAA Tournament, winning 72–62 win over Dartmouth in 1994 and losing 73–62 in 2006 to Dartmouth.[3][4][5][6][7]
Season | Record | Conference Record | Coach |
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1973–74 | 11–1 | n/a | Gail Davis |
1974–75 | 16–4 | 3–2 (2nd) | Gail Davis |
1975–76 | 13–7 | 2–1 (2nd) | Carole Kleinfelder |
1976–77 | 7–11 | 1–2 (4th) | Gail Klock |
1977–78 | 9–13 | 2–2 (5th) | Gail Klock |
1978–79 | 7–13 | 1–2 (6th) | Gail Klock |
1979–80 | 12–13 | 5–5 (6th) | Gail Klock |
1980–81 | 8–17 | 4–6 (6th) | Maureen Enos |
1981–82 | 9–15 | 4–5 (4th) | Maureen Enos |
1982–83 | 12–12 | 7–5 (4th) | Maureen Enos |
1983–84 | 16–8 | 10–2 (1st) | Maureen Enos |
1984–85 | 15–11 | 9–3 (1st) | Maureen Enos |
1985–86 | 12–14 | 5–7 (5th) | Maureen Enos |
1986–87 | 9–15 | 6–8 (5th) | Maureen Enos |
1987–88 | 6–20 | 5–9 (5th) | Maureen Enos |
1988–89 | 16–10 | 9–5 (3rd) | Jean Marie Burr |
1989–90 | 16–10 | 9–5 (2nd) | Jean Marie Burr |
1990–91 | 19–7 | 10–4 (2nd) | Jean Marie Burr |
1991–92 | 22–4 | 13–1 (1st) | Jean Marie Burr |
1992–93 | 19–7 | 13–1 (1st) | Jean Marie Burr |
1993–94 | 18–10 | 11–3 (1st) | Jean Marie Burr |
1994–95 | 12–14 | 8–6 (3rd) | Jean Marie Burr |
1995–96 | 10–16 | 7–7 (5th) | Jean Marie Burr |
1996–97 | 15–11 | 10–4 (2nd) | Jean Marie Burr |
1997–98 | 11–15 | 7–7 (6th) | Jean Marie Burr |
1998–99 | 12–14 | 7–7 (4th) | Jean Marie Burr |
1999-00 | 9–19 | 4–10 (7th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2000–01 | 10–17 | 5–9 (6th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2001–02 | 5–22 | 2–12 (8th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2002–03 | 15–12 | 9–5 (T-2nd) | Jean Marie Burr |
2003–04 | 16–11 | 9–5 (T-2nd) | Jean Marie Burr |
2004–05 | 18–9 | 10–4 (3rd) | Jean Marie Burr |
2005–06 | 18–10 | 12–2 (T-1st) | Jean Marie Burr |
2006–07 | 5–23 | 3–11 (8th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2007–08 | 2–26 | 1–13 (8th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2008–09 | 3–25 | 1–13 (8th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2009–10 | 8–20 | 5–9 (6th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2010–11 | 10–18 | 6–8 (4th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2011–12 | 16–12 | 7–7 (4th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2012–13 | 9–19 | 3–11 (7th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2013–14 | 10–18 | 4–10 (6th) | Jean Marie Burr |
2014–15 | 10–18 | 4–10 (7th) | Sarah Behn |
2015–16 | 15–13 | 3–11 (7th) | Sarah Behn |
2016–17 | 17–13 | 7–7 (T-4th) | Sarah Behn |
Postseason appearances
The Bears have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament once. They have a record of 0–1.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1994 | #16 | First Round | #1 Connecticut | L 60–79 |
References
- "Brown University Athletics & Recreation Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 17, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- "Women's Basketball – News – GoColumbiaLions.com—Official Web Site of Columbia University Athletics". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- "Brown Women's Basketball Year-by-Year Results – Brown". Brownbears.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- "Brown". Brownbears.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- "Brown". Brownbears.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- "Ivy League" (PDF). Ivyleaguesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
- "Ivy League" (PDF). Ivyleaguesports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-26.