Houston Cougars women's basketball
Houston Cougars | |||
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University | University of Houston | ||
First season | 1975–76 | ||
Head coach | Ronald Hughey (11th season) | ||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Arena | Fertitta Center (capacity: 7,100) | ||
Nickname | Cougars | ||
Colors | Scarlet and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament second round | |||
1988, 2004 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2004 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2004, 2011 |
The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Coached by Ronald Hughey,[2] the team plays their home games at Fertitta Center on-campus at the University of Houston.
Conference affiliations
- Texas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1975–1982)
- Southwest Conference (1982–1996)
- Conference USA (1996–2013)
- American Athletic Conference (2013–2023)
- Big 12 Conference (2023–present)
Notable former players
Name | Career at Houston | Notability | Year drafted by WNBA | Reference |
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Chandi Jones | 2000–04 | WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, and Minnesota Lynx | 2004 | [3] |
Sancho Lyttle | 2001–05 | WNBA player for the Houston Comets | 2005 | [4] |
Individual awards
National award winners
Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year
- Joe Curl – 2004
espn.com National Coach of the Year
- Joe Curl – 2004
Basketball TImes Women's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award
- Joe Curl – 2004
National Player of the Year awards
Women's Basketball News Service National Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Chandi Jones - 2001
Naismith College Player of the Year
- Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004
- Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004
All-Americans
Key
AP | Associated Press | USBWA | United States Basketball Writers Association |
WBCA/Kodak | Women's Basketball Coaches Association | CoSIDA | College Sports Information Directors Association |
Year | Player | Position | Selector(s) |
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2002 | Chandi Jones | G | AP (HM), USBWA (2nd) |
2003 | Chandi Jones | G | AP (HM) |
2004 | Chandi Jones | G | AP (2nd), WBCA/Kodak (1st) |
2012 | Roxanna Button | G | CoSIDA Academic (1st) |
Note: HM stands for Honorable Mention.
Conference Player of the Year
The following Houston players have been named Conference Player of the Year while at UH.[5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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1985-86 | Sonya Watkins | F | Southwest |
2001-02 | Chandi Jones | G | Conference USA |
2002-03 | Chandi Jones | G | |
2003-04 | Chandi Jones | G | |
2009-10 | Courtney Taylor | F | The American |
2010-11 | Courtney Taylor | F |
Conference Defensive Player of the Year
The following Houston players have been named Conference Defensive Player of the Year while at UH.[5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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2001-02 | Nicole Oliver | G | Conference USA |
Conference Sixth Player of the Year
The following Houston players have been named Conference Sixth Player of the Year while at UH.[5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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2022-23 | Tiara Young | G | The American |
Conference Newcomer or Freshman of the Year
The following Houston players have been named Conference Newcomer of the Year or Freshman of the Year while at UH.[5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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1986-87 | Missy Davis | C | Southwest |
1994-95 | Stacey Johnson (Newcomer) | G | |
1994-95 | Jennifer Jones (Freshman) | F | |
1997-98 | ShaRonda Lassiter | F | Conference USA |
2000-01 | Chandi Jones | G |
Year by year results
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Connie Payne (Independent) (1975–1976) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Connie Payne | 11–18 | – | Texas AIAW | |||||
Connie Payne: | 11–18 | – | |||||||
Dot Woodfin (Independent, Southwest) (1976–1985) | |||||||||
1976–77 | Dot Woodfin | 23–10 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1977–78 | Dot Woodfin | 26–15 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1978–79 | Dot Woodfin | 17–13 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1979–80 | Dot Woodfin | 17–13 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1980–81 | Dot Woodfin | 21–10 | – | AIAW State Tournament | |||||
1981–82 | Dot Woodfin | 18–11 | – | ||||||
Southwest Conference | |||||||||
1982–83 | Dot Woodfin | 17–11 | 5–3 | 4th (Southwest) | |||||
1983–84 | Dot Woodfin | 16–12 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
1984–85 | Dot Woodfin | 22–8 | 11–5 | T-3rd | |||||
Dot Woodfin: | 177–103 | 25–15 | |||||||
Greg Williams (Southwest) (1985–1990) | |||||||||
1985–86 | Greg Williams | 19–10 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
1986–87 | Greg Williams | 19–10 | 10–6 | T-3rd | |||||
1987–88 | Greg Williams | 22–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round (Bye) | 25 | |||
1988–89 | Greg Williams | 16–12 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
1989–90 | Greg Williams | 17–12 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
Greg Williams: | 93–51 | 49–31 | |||||||
Jessie Kenlaw (Southwest, Conference USA) (1990–1998) | |||||||||
1990–91 | Jessie Kenlaw | 20–12 | 10–6 | 4th (Southwest) | NWIT Fourth Place | ||||
1991–92 | Jessie Kenlaw | 22–8 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | 22 | |||
1992–93 | Jessie Kenlaw | 11–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
1993–94 | Jessie Kenlaw | 11–15 | 5–9 | T-5th | |||||
1994–95 | Jessie Kenlaw | 14–14 | 7–7 | T-4th | |||||
1995–96 | Jessie Kenlaw | 12–16 | 4–10 | 5th | |||||
Conference USA | |||||||||
1996–97 | Jessie Kenlaw | 5–24 | 0–14 | 4th (White) (CUSA) | |||||
1997–98 | Jessie Kenlaw | 9–18 | 3–13 | 6th (National) | |||||
Jessie Kenlaw: | 104–123 | 44–72 | |||||||
Joe Curl (Conference USA) (1998–2007) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Joe Curl | 5–22 | 1–15 | 6th (National) | |||||
1999–2000 | Joe Curl | 7–21 | 3–13 | T-5th (National) | |||||
2000–01 | Joe Curl | 19–13 | 10–6 | T-2nd (National) | WNIT First Round | ||||
2001–02 | Joe Curl | 26–8 | 11–3 | T-2nd | WNIT Finals | ||||
2002–03 | Joe Curl | 15–13 | 6–8 | T-7th | |||||
2003–04 | Joe Curl | 28–4 | 13–1 | 1st# | NCAA Second Round | 16 | 9 | ||
2004–05 | Joe Curl | 21–9 | 10–4 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2005–06 | Joe Curl | 12–17 | 8–8 | T-6th | |||||
2006–07 | Joe Curl | 9–19 | 5–11 | T-9th | |||||
Danny Hughes (Conference USA) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
2007–08 | Danny Hughes | 15–16 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
Danny Hughes: | 15–16 | 9–7 | |||||||
Joe Curl (Conference USA) (2008–2010) | |||||||||
2008–09 | Joe Curl | 19–10 | 11–5 | T-2nd | |||||
2009–10 | Joe Curl | 17–15 | 10–6 | T-2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
Joe Curl: | 178–151 | 88–80 | |||||||
Todd Buchanan (Conference USA, American) (2010–2013) | |||||||||
2010–11 | Todd Buchanan | 26–6 | 16–0 | 1st (CUSA) | NCAA First Round | 22 | |||
2011–12 | Todd Buchanan | 3–26 | 2–14 | 12th | |||||
2012–13 | Todd Buchanan | 13–17 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
American Athletic Conference | |||||||||
2013–14 (portion) | Todd Buchanan | 4–7 | 0–0 | NA | |||||
Todd Buchanan: | 46–56 | 25–23 | |||||||
Wade Scott (American) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
2013–14 (portion) | Wade Scott (interim) | 2–18 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
Wade Scott: | 2–18 | 1–17 | |||||||
Ronald Hughey (American, Big 12) (2014–present) | |||||||||
2014–15 | Ronald Hughey | 6–24 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
2015–16 | Ronald Hughey | 6–24 | 2–16 | 11th | |||||
2016–17 | Ronald Hughey | 12–19 | 4–12 | 10th | |||||
2017–18 | Ronald Hughey | 20–12 | 9–7 | T-5th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2018–19 | Ronald Hughey | 15–16 | 9–7 | 4th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2019–20 | Ronald Hughey | 12–19 | 5–11 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | Ronald Hughey | 17–8 | 12–5 | 3rd | |||||
2021–22 | Ronald Hughey | 18–16 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
2022–23 | Ronald Hughey | 15–16 | 10–5 | 4th | |||||
Big 12 Conference | |||||||||
2023–24 | Ronald Hughey | 14–16 | 5–13 | T-11th | |||||
Ronald Hughey: | 135–170 | 64–102 | |||||||
Total: | 726–682 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA tournament results
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1988 | #6 | Second Round | #3 Ole Miss | L 68–74 |
1992 | #8 | First Round | #9 UC Santa Barbara | L 69–80 |
2004 | #3 | First Round Second Round |
#14 Green Bay #11 UC Santa Barbara |
W 62–47 L 52–56 |
2005 | #10 | First Round | #7 Boston College | L 43–65 |
2011 | #8 | First Round | #9 West Virginia | L 73–78 |
References
- ^ "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
- ^ "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- ^ "Chandi Jones Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
- ^ "Sancho Lyttle Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved May 1, 2024.