Kansas Jayhawks | ||||
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University | University of Kansas | |||
First season | 1903 (club) 1968 (varsity) | |||
All-time record | 865β696 (.554) (Varsity-only record) | |||
Athletic director | Travis Goff | |||
Head coach | Brandon Schneider (8th season) | |||
Conference | Big 12 | |||
Location | Lawrence, Kansas | |||
Arena | Allen Fieldhouse (Capacity: 16,300) | |||
Nickname | Jayhawks | |||
Colors | Crimson and blue | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1996, "1998," 2012, 2013 | ||||
NCAA tournament second round | ||||
1987, "1988," 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024 | ||||
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1980 | ||||
AIAW tournament appearances | ||||
1979, 1980, 1981 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1993 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1987, 1992, 1996, 1997 |
The Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represents the: University of Kansas and competes in theββBig 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are coached by, Brandon Schneider. The Jayhawks have failedββto match the success of the men's team, only qualifying for 14 NCAA Tournaments. And never making it past the "Sweet Sixteen." They have, however, won one Women's NIT championship which they won in 2023. Despite the lack of success on the court, the Jayhawks have produced one Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Lynette Woodard
Historyβ»
Kansas first fielded a women's basketball team in 1903. The 1903 team posted a 6-2 record. The team competed as a non-varsity independent squad. In 1912, female students at the University of Kansas launched the Womenβs Athletic Association (WAA) with the assistance of physical education instructor Hazel Pratt. Under the WAA, KU women competed against other colleges and "universities as a non-varsity club sport."
Kansas first officially fielded a varsity women's basketball team during the 1968β1969 season, though club level women's teams had been fielded as early as 1903. For 31 seasons (1973β2004) the women's team was coached by Marian Washington, who led the teamββto three Big Eight championships, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and three AIAW tournament appearances. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen, which they have done five times, most recently in 2013.
Notable playersβ»
The Jayhawks have produced one Hall of Fame player. As of April 2, 2023, Kansas has no players on WNBA rosters. But has produced WNBA players in the past.
Hall of Famersβ»
- Lynette Woodard, inducted as a player, also a former coach
Former WNBA playersβ»
- Angela Aycock, Forward, Seattle Storm
- Tamecka Dixon, Guard, Los Angeles Sparks
- Angel Goodrich, Guard, Tulsa Shock
- Jaclyn Johnson, Forward, Orlando Miracle
- Danielle McCray, Guard/Forward, Connecticut Sun
- Lynn Pride, Guard/Forward, Minnesota Lynx
- Charisse Sampson, Guard, Seattle Storm
Conferencesβ»
The Jayhawks and the rest of the Big 8, along with four former members of the defunct Southwest Conference, joined and created the Big 12 conference in 1996.
Coachesβ»
Kansas first fielded a women's basketball team in 1903. The Jayhawks, at this time, were coached by the inventor of the game James Naismith. After the 1903 season. And until becoming varsity team in 1968, the Jayhawks did not officially have a coach, and instead had "player-coaches" on their rosters. The Jayhawks have had 6 coaches since they began Varsity play in 1968. Marian Washington is: all-time leader for the program in years coached, wins, tournament appearances, tournament wins, and win percentage.
Coach | Years Coached | Wins | Losses | Win % | NCAA/AIAW Tournament Appearances |
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Wins |
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Losses |
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Win % |
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Marlene Mawson | 1968β1971 | 19 | 16 | .543 | N/A* | |||
Debbie Artman | 1971β1972 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
Sharon Drysdale | 1972β1973 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β |
Marian Washington | 1973β2004 | 560 | 365 | .605 | 14 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
Bonnie Henrickson | 2004β2015 | 186 | 171 | .521 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
Brandon Schneider | 2015βpresent | 107 | 136 | .440 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
* Women's college post-season tournaments did not begin until 1969, with a CIAW invitational tournament. Kansas appeared in the 1971 CIAW post-season qualification tournament with a record of 2-2.
NCAA/AIAW Tournament historyβ»
The Jayhawks have appeared in 17 NCAA/AIAW Tournaments. Their combined record is 13β16.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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1979 | β | First Round | Louisiana Tech | L 61β100 |
1980 | β | First Round Second Round |
Cheyney State Louisiana Tech |
W 75β66 L 73β81 |
1981 | β | Second Round | UCLA | L 71β73 |
1987 | 7 | First Round Second Round |
(10) NE Louisiana (2) Georgia |
W 78β72 L 51β82 |
1988 | 7 | First Round Second Round |
(10) Middle Tennessee St. (2) Louisiana Tech |
W 81β75 L 50β89 |
1992 | 9 | First Round | (8) Missouri St. | L 59β75 |
1993 | 8 | First Round | (9) California | L 47β62 |
1994 | 9 | First Round Second Round |
(8) Stephen F. Austin (1) Penn State |
W 72β67 L 68β85 |
1995 | 7 | First Round | (10) Wisconsin | L 72β73 |
1996 | 4 | First Round Second Round Sweet 16 |
(13) Middle Tennessee St. (5) Texas (1) Tennessee |
W 72β57 W 70β77 L 71β92 |
1997 | 3 | First Round Second Round |
(14) Detroit (6) Vanderbilt |
W 81β67 L 44β51 |
1998 | 5 | First Round Second Round Sweet 16 |
(12) Tulane (4) Iowa (9) Arkansas |
W 72β68 W 62β58 L 63β79 |
1999 | 9 | First Round Second Round |
(8) Marquette (1) Purdue |
W 64β58 L 41β55 |
2000 | 8 | First Round | (9) Vanderbilt | L 69β71 |
2012 | 11 | First Round Second Round Sweet 16 |
(6) Nebraska (3) Delaware (2) Tennessee |
W 57β49 W 70β64 L 73β84 |
2013 | 12 | First Round Second Round Sweet 16 |
(5) Colorado (4) South Carolina (1) Notre Dame |
W 67β52 W 75β69 L 63β93 |
2022 | 8 | First Round Second Round |
(9) Georgia Tech (1) Stanford |
W 77β58 L 65β91 |
Women's NITβ»
The Jayhawks have appeared in six NIT tournaments. Their combined record is 15β5. They won the 2023 Tournament.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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2006 | First round Second round |
Northern Iowa Ole Miss |
W 59β49 L 76β78 |
2008 | Second round Third round |
Evansville Michigan State |
W 82β60 L 54β58 |
2009 | Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship |
Creighton Arkansas New Mexico Illinois State South Florida |
W 79β64 W 75β59 W 78β69 W 75β72 L 71β75 |
2010 | First round Second round Regional Semifinals |
Prairie View A&M Creighton Illinois State |
W 82β72 W 71β68 L 51β71 |
2011 | First round Second round |
Wichita State Duquesne |
W 79β58 L 63β80 |
2023 | First round Second round Super 16 Great 8 Fab 4 Championship |
Western Kentucky Missouri Nebraska Arkansas Washington Columbia |
W 86β72 W 75β47 W 64β55 W 78β64 W 61β36 W 66β59 |
Year by year resultsβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Marlene Mawson (CIAW) (1968β1971) | |||||||||
1968β69 | Marlene Mawson | 5β4 | β | ||||||
1969β70 | Marlene Mawson | 7β4 | β | ||||||
1970β71 | Marlene Mawson | 7β8 | β | CIAW Tenth Place | |||||
Marlene Mawson: | 19β16 | β | |||||||
Debbie Artman (Independent) (1971β1972) | |||||||||
1971β72 | Debbie Artman | 9β8 | β | ||||||
Debbie Artman: | 9β8 | β | |||||||
Sharon Drysdale (Independent) (1972β1973) | |||||||||
1972β73 | Sharon Drysdale | 9β8 | β | ||||||
Sharon Drysdale: | 9β8 | β | |||||||
Marion Washington (Independent, Big 8, Big 12) (1973β2004) | |||||||||
1973β74 | Marion Washington | 11β8 | β | ||||||
1974β75 | Marion Washington | 7β17 | β | ||||||
1975β76 | Marion Washington | 13β14 | β | ||||||
1976β77 | Marion Washington | 11β15 | β | ||||||
1977β78 | Marion Washington | 22β11 | β | NWIT Sixth Place | |||||
1978β79 | Marion Washington | 30β8 | β | AIAW Sectional | 14 | ||||
1979β80 | Marion Washington | 29β8 | β | AIAW Sectional | 11 | ||||
1980β81 | Marion Washington | 27β5 | β | AIAW Sectional | 10 | ||||
1981β82 | Marion Washington | 16β14 | β | ||||||
Big Eight Conference | |||||||||
1982β83 | Marion Washington | 13β15 | 9β5 | (Big 8) 3rd | |||||
1983β84 | Marion Washington | 11β16 | 7β7 | 5th | |||||
1984β85 | Marion Washington | 19β10 | 9β5 | 3rd | |||||
1985β86 | Marion Washington | 18β10 | 9β5 | Tβ2nd | |||||
1986β87 | Marion Washington | 20β13 | 9β5 | Tβ1st# | NCAA Second Round (Play-in) | ||||
1987β88 | Marion Washington | 22β10 | 8β6 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Second Round (Play-in) | ||||
1988β89 | Marion Washington | 13β14 | 5β9 | Tβ6th | |||||
1989β90 | Marion Washington | 20β9 | 9β5 | Tβ4th | |||||
1990β91 | Marion Washington | 20β13 | 7β7 | 5th | NWIT Third Place | ||||
1991β92 | Marion Washington | 25β6 | 12β2 | 1st | NCAA First Round | 25 | 17 | ||
1992β93 | Marion Washington | 21β9 | 9β5 | Tβ3rd | NCAA First Round | 24 | |||
1993β94 | Marion Washington | 22β6 | 11β3 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round | 17 | 15 | ||
1994β95 | Marion Washington | 20β11 | 8β6 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | 23 | 23 | ||
1995β96 | Marion Washington | 22β10 | 11β3 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 15 | 20 | ||
Big 12 Conference | |||||||||
1996β97 | Marion Washington | 25β6 | 14β2 | 1st (Big 12) | NCAA Second Round | 16 | 11 | ||
1997β98 | Marion Washington | 23β9 | 11β5 | Tβ3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 22 | |||
1998β99 | Marion Washington | 23β10 | 11β5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
1999β2000 | Marion Washington | 20β10 | 11β5 | 4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
2000β01 | Marion Washington | 12β17 | 5β11 | 9th | |||||
2001β02 | Marion Washington | 5β25 | 0β16 | 12th | |||||
2002β03 | Marion Washington | 11β18 | 3β13 | Tβ9th | |||||
2003β04 | Marion Washington | 9β18 | 2β12 | Tβ11th | |||||
Marion Washington: | 560β365 | 180β142 | |||||||
Lynette Woodward (Big 12) (2004) | |||||||||
2004 | Lynette Woodward | 0β3 | 0β2 | ||||||
Lynette Woodward: | 0β3 | 0β2 | |||||||
Bonnie Henrickson (Big 12) (2004β2015) | |||||||||
2004β05 | Bonnie Henrickson | 12β16 | 5β11 | 8th | |||||
2005β06 | Bonnie Henrickson | 17β13 | 5β11 | 10th | WNIT First Round (Play-in) | ||||
2006β07 | Bonnie Henrickson | 11β20 | 4β11 | Tβ11th | |||||
2007β08 | Bonnie Henrickson | 17β16 | 4β12 | Tβ10th | WNIT Second Round (bye) | ||||
2008β09 | Bonnie Henrickson | 22β14 | 6β10 | Tβ7th | WNIT Finals | ||||
2009β10 | Bonnie Henrickson | 17β16 | 5β11 | Tβ8th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
2010β11 | Bonnie Henrickson | 21β13 | 6β10 | Tβ8th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
2011β12 | Bonnie Henrickson | 21β13 | 8β10 | Tβ6th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 25 | |||
2012β13 | Bonnie Henrickson | 20β14 | 8β10 | 7th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2013β14 | Bonnie Henrickson | 13β19 | 5β13 | Tβ8th | |||||
2014β15 | Bonnie Henrickson | 15β17 | 6β12 | 9th | |||||
Bonnie Henrickson: | 186β171 | 62β121 | |||||||
Brandon Schneider (Big 12) (2015βpresent) | |||||||||
2015β16 | Brandon Schneider | 6β25 | 0β18 | 10th | |||||
2016β17 | Brandon Schneider | 8β22 | 2β16 | 10th | |||||
2017β18 | Brandon Schneider | 12β18 | 3β15 | 9th | |||||
2018β19 | Brandon Schneider | 13β18 | 2β16 | 10th | |||||
2019β20 | Brandon Schneider | 15β14 | 4β14 | 10th | |||||
2020β21 | Brandon Schneider | 7β18 | 3β15 | T-9th | |||||
2021β22 | Brandon Schneider | 21β10 | 11β7 | 5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2022β23 | Brandon Schneider | 25β11 | 9β9 | 7th | WNIT Champions | ||||
2023β24 | Brandon Schneider | 20β13 | 11β7 | 7th | NCAA Second Round | RV | RV | ||
Brandon Schneider: | 127β149 | 45β117 | |||||||
Total: | 910β718 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Color | Brand Center". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- ^ "Women's Debut to Basketball".
- ^ "2011-12 Kansas Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. November 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
- ^ "Women's Debut to Basketball".
- ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.