Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
| Texas A&M Aggies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| University | Texas A&M University | ||
| Head coach | Gary Blair (9th season) | ||
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
| Arena | Reed Arena (capacity: 12,989) | ||
| Nickname | Aggies | ||
| Colors | Maroon and White | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament champions | |||
| 2011 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 2011 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 2008, 2011 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Southwest Conference: 1996 Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010 Southeastern Conference: 2013 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Big 12 Conference: 2007 | |||
The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.
The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76-70. They have appeared in the NCAA Tournament ten times and garnered five conference championships.
History
Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program had not reached the postseason tournament until 1994, when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA First Round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship, and advanced to the NCAA Second Round.[1] The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances, and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first ever Final Four appearance.[2][3]
At the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63-62 and Notre Dame 76-70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.
Notable former players
| Name | Career at Texas A&M | Notability | Year drafted by WNBA | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Adams | 2009–11 | First first-team All-American in program's history | Current WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars | 2011 |
| Sydney Colson | 2007-11 | Ranks in top 10 in career assist | Current WNBA player for the New York Liberty | 2011 |
| Morenike Atunrase | 2004–08 | Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Silver Stars | 2008 | [4] |
| A'Quonesia Franklin | 2004–08 | Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs | 2008 | [5] |
| Danielle Gant | 2005–09 | Ranks in the top 10 of many categories | TBD | [6] |
| Kelly Krauskopf | 1980–83 | Chief Operation Officer and General Manager for the Indiana Fever | N/A | [7] |
| Jaynetta Saunders | 1999–01 | Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury | 2001 | [8][9] |
| Takia Starks | 2005–09 | All-time leading scorer in A&M history | TBD | [10][11] |
| Toccara Williams | 2000–04 | Former WNBA player for San Antonio Silver Stars | 2004 | [12] |
Season-by-season results
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Don (1974–1977) | |||||||||
| 1974–1975 | Kay Don | 24–9 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975–1976 | Kay Don | 18–11 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1976–1977 | Kay Don | 14–17 | — | — | — | ||||
| Kay Don: | 56–37 | — | |||||||
| Wanda Bender (1977–1979) | |||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Wanda Bender | 19–18 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978–1979 | Wanda Bender | 26–18 | — | — | — | ||||
| Wanda Bender: | 45–36 | — | |||||||
| Cherri Rap (1979–1984) | |||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Cherri Rap | 19–12 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980–1981 | Cherri Rap | 7–22 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981–1982† | Cherri Rap | 9–20 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982–1983‡ | Cherri Rap | 11–16 | 2–6 | 7th | — | ||||
| 1983–1984 | Cherri Rap | 13–15 | 6–10 | 6th | — | ||||
| Cherri Rap: | 59–85 | 8–16 |
† 1982: Inaugural year of | ||||||
| Lynn Hickey (1984–1994) | |||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Lynn Hickey | 14–14 | 7–9 | T–5th | — | ||||
| 1985–1986 | Lynn Hickey | 16–13 | 9–7 | T–4th | — | ||||
| 1986–1987 | Lynn Hickey | 9–17 | 5–11 | T–6th | — | ||||
| 1987–1988 | Lynn Hickey | 16–13 | 9–7 | T–4th | — | ||||
| 1988–1989 | Lynn Hickey | 17–12 | 8–8 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1989–1990 | Lynn Hickey | 16–12 | 8–8 | T–5th | — | ||||
| 1990–1991 | Lynn Hickey | 14–14 | 8–8 | 5th | — | ||||
| 1991–1992 | Lynn Hickey | 15–13 | 7–7 | T–4th | — | ||||
| 1992–1993 | Lynn Hickey | 15–12 | 7–7 | 4th | — | ||||
| 1993–1994 | Lynn Hickey | 23–8 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| Lynn Hickey: | 155–128 | 79–75 | |||||||
| Candi Harvey (1994–1998) | |||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Candi Harvey | 21–9 | 9–5 | T–2nd | NWIT Champions | ||||
| 1995–1996 | Candi Harvey | 20–12 | 8–5 | 4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1996–1997# | Candi Harvey | 9–18 | 3–13 | T–10th | — | ||||
| 1997–1998 | Candi Harvey | 9–19 | 4–12 | T–9th | — | ||||
| Candi Harvey: | 59–58 | 24–35 |
# A&M leaves SWC; | ||||||
| Peggie Gillom (1998–2003) | |||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Peggie Gillom | 7–20 | 2–14 | 12th | — | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Peggie Gillom | 11–16 | 3–13 | 11th | — | ||||
| 2000–2001 | Peggie Gillom | 12–16 | 2–14 | 12th | — | ||||
| 2001–2002 | Peggie Gillom | 13–16 | 5–11 | 9th | — | ||||
| 2002–2003 | Peggie Gillom | 10–18 | 3–13 | T–9th | — | ||||
| Peggie Gillom: | 53–86 | 15–65 | |||||||
| Gary Blair (2003–present) | |||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Gary Blair | 9–19 | 2–14 | T–11th | — | ||||
| 2004–2005 | Gary Blair | 16–15 | 4–12 | T–9th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2005–2006 | Gary Blair | 23–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Gary Blair | 25–7 | 13–3 | T–1st | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2007–2008 | Gary Blair | 29–8 | 11–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2008–2009 | Gary Blair | 27–8 | 11–5 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2009–2010 | Gary Blair | 26–8 | 10–6 | T–4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2010–2011 | Gary Blair | 33–5 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Champions | ||||
| 2011-2012 | Gary Blair | 24-11 | 11-7 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2012-2013^ | Gary Blair | 24-9 | 11-5 | 4th | |||||
| Gary Blair: | 188–79 | 75–53 |
^ A&M leaves Big 12; | ||||||
| Total: | 615–509 | ||||||||
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Women's Basketball Through the Years". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview". ESPN. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
- ^ Longman, Jeré (2008-03-30). "Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for 'All Male'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Morenike Atunrase - Texas A&M". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Prospect: A'Quonesia Franklin". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
- ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK".
- ^ "Indiana Pacers Media Guide: Front Office" (PDF).
- ^ "Jaynetta Saunders".
- ^ "WNBA Draft 2001 JAYNETTA SAUNDERS".
- ^ "Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80-45".
- ^ "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Record Book". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
- ^ "Toccara Williams, Texas A&M". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.