Texas_A&M_Aggies_women's_basketball
Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
College basketball team
The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University (TAMU) in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team is coached by Joni Taylor, entering her first season; she replaced Gary Blair, who retired after 37 years as a collegiate head coach, 19 of which were with TAMU. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.
| Texas A&M Aggies | |||
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| University | Texas A&M University | ||
| Head coach | Joni Taylor (1st season) | ||
| Conference | SEC | ||
| Location | College Station, Texas | ||
| Arena | Reed Arena (Capacity: 12,989) | ||
| Nickname | Aggies | ||
| Colors | Maroon and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament champions | |||
| 2011 | |||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 2011 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 2008, 2011, 2014 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Southwest Conference: 1996 Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010 Southeastern Conference: 2013 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Big 12 Conference: 2007 Southeastern Conference: 2021 | |||
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 18 times and garnered five conference championships.
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.[2] 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.[3][4]
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.
| Name | Career at Texas A&M | Notability | Year drafted by WNBA | Reference |
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| Kelly Krauskopf | 1980–83 | Former chief operation officer, general manager, and president for the Indiana Fever; assistant general manager for the Indiana Pacers | N/A | [5][6] |
| Andrea Williams | 1993-94 | Commissioner of Big Sky Conference, COO of College Football Playoff | ||
| Jaynetta Saunders | 1999–01 | Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury | 2001 | [7][8] |
| Toccara Williams | 2000–04 | Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars | 2004 | [9] |
| Morenike Atunrase | 2004–08 | Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars | 2008 | [10] |
| A'Quonesia Franklin | 2004–08 | Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs | 2008 | [11] |
| Danielle Gant | 2005–09 | Ranks in the top 10 of many categories | 2009 | [12] |
| Takia Starks | 2005–09 | All-time leading scorer in A&M history, when she graduated, now second overall | N/A | [13][14][15] |
| Sydney Colson | 2007–11 | Ranks in top 10 in career assist; Former WNBA player for the New York Liberty | 2011 | |
| Danielle Adams | 2009–11 | First first-team All-American in program's history; Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars | 2011 | |
| N'dea Jones | 2017–21 | Jones became Texas A&M's all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles. She received All-SEC honors and an AP All-American honorable mention her senior year. She was also honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team, becoming the fourth Texas A&M player to be named to all three, including AP honors, in one season. | 2021 | [16][17][18][19] |
National Awards
- Danielle Adams – 2011
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| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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 | WNIT 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 (2003–2022) | |||||||||
| 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 | 25–10 | 11–5 | 4th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2013–2014 | Gary Blair | 27–9 | 13–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2014–2015 | Gary Blair | 23–10 | 10–6 | T-4th | NCAA first round | ||||
| 2015–2016 | Gary Blair | 22–10 | 11–5 | T-2nd | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2016–2017 | Gary Blair | 22–12 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA second round | ||||
| 2017–2018 | Gary Blair | 26–10 | 11–5 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2018-2019 | Gary Blair | 26-8 | 12-4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2019-2020 | Gary Blair | 22-8 | 10-6 | 4th | Cancelled Due To Covid | ||||
| 2020-2021 | Gary Blair | 25-3 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2021-2022 | Gary Blair | 14-15 | 4-12 | 12th | |||||
| Gary Blair: | 443–241 | 189-112 |
* A&M leaves Big 12; | ||||||
| Joni Taylor (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Joni Taylor | 9-20 | 2–14 | 13th | |||||
| 2023–2024 | Joni Taylor | 19-13 | 6–10 | T-9th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Joni Taylor: | 28-33 | 8–24 | |||||||
| Total: | 897–708 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1994 | #13 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #4 Florida #5 San Diego State #1 Purdue | W 78-76 W 75-72 L 65-82 |
| 1996 | #7 | First Round | #10 Kent State | L 68-72 |
| 2006 | #6 | First Round | #11 TCU | L 65-69 |
| 2007 | #4 | First Round Second Round | #13 Texas-Arlington #5 George Washington | W 58-50 L 47-59 |
| 2008 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 UTSA #10 Hartford #3 Duke #1 Tennessee | W 91-52 W 63-39 W 77-63 L 45-53 |
| 2009 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Evansville #10 Minnesota #6 Arizona State | W 80-45 W 73-42 L 69-84 |
| 2010 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Portland State #7 Gonzaga | W 84-53 L 71-72 |
| 2011 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game | #15 McNeese State #7 Rutgers #6 Georgia #1 Baylor #1 Stanford #2 Notre Dame | W 87-47 W 70-48 W 79-38 W 58-46 W 63-62 W 76-70 |
| 2012 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Albany #6 Arkansas #2 Maryland | W 69-47 W 61-59 L 74-81 |
| 2013 | #3 | First Round Second Round | #14 Wichita State #6 Nebraska | W 71-45 L 63-74 |
| 2014 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #14 North Dakota #11 James Madison #7 DePaul #1 Connecticut | W 70-55 W 85-69 W 84-65 L 54-69 |
| 2015 | #6 | First Round | #11 Little Rock | L 60-69 |
| 2016 | #4 | First Round Second Round | #13 Missouri State #5 Florida State | W 74-65 L 56-74 |
| 2017 | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 Penn #4 UCLA | W 63-61 L 43-75 |
| 2018 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Drake #5 DePaul #1 Notre Dame | W 89-76 W 80-79 L 84-90 |
| 2019 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Wright State #5 Marquette #1 Notre Dame | W 84-61 W 78-76 L 80-87 |
| 2021 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Troy #7 Iowa State #3 Arizona | W 84-80 W 84-82 (OT) L 59-74 |
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