BYU Cougars women's basketball

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BYU Cougars women's basketball
2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team
BYU Cougars logo.svg
UniversityBrigham Young University
Athletic directorTom Holmoe
Head coachJeff Judkins (21st season)
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Big 12 Conference (2023+)
LocationProvo, Utah
ArenaMarriott Center
(Capacity: 19,000)
NicknameCougars
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
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
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

The BYU Cougars women's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in the West Coast Conference and is coached by Jeff Judkins. The Cougars play their home games in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

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–present 351–162

Results by season[]

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
Totals 49 Years
6 Coaches
12 Conf. Championships 25 Postseason Appearances

NCAA Tournament results[]

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

Notable players[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Colors". Brigham Young University Publications and Graphics. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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. 2002-03-30. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  4. ^ BYUCougars.com – BYU Women's Basketball FAQ
  5. ^ "Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2021-05-31.

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