Denver Pioneers women's basketball

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Denver Pioneers
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UniversityUniversity of Denver
Head coachDoshia Woods (4th season)
Conference Summit League
Location Denver, Colorado
Arena Magness Arena
(Capacity: 7,200)
Nickname Pioneers
ColorsCrimson and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
2001

The Denver Pioneers women's basketball team represents the University of Denver and competes in the NCAA Division I women's college basketball in Denver, Colorado. [2]

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History

Denver began play in 1974, after a few years playing as a club sport. They played in the Intermountain Conference from 1974–1978, the Continental Divide/Colorado Athletic from 1978–1996, and the Rocky Mountain from 1996–98 before joining Division I play in 1998. In the 2000–01 season, the Pioneers won 24 games and went 14–2 to win the West Division in the conference. In the Sun Belt Conference championship game, they lost 67–55 to Louisiana Tech. Despite the loss, they were invited to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in school history. In the First Round, they were beaten 77–57 by Virginia Tech. Denver has made two appearances in the WNIT, in 2011 and 2019. They lost 75–60 to BYU in the First Round in 2011 and beat the University of New Mexico 83–75 in the First Round in 2019. Then went on to lose to the University of Idaho 66–88 in the Second Round in 2019. The Pioneers played in the Western Athletic Conference for 2012–13 before joining the Summit League in 2013. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Pioneers have an all-time record of 637–549. [3] [4]

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Pioneers have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2001 #10First Round#7 Virginia TechL 57–77

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Pioneers made two appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1993 First Round North Dakota State L, 77–92
1995 First Round South Dakota State L, 59–95

Season–by–season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Leslie Rowe (Intermountain Athletic Conference)(1974–1975)
1974–75Leslie Rowe 2–12
Leslie Rowe:2–12 (.143)
Barbara Breeding (Intermountain Athletic Conference)(1975–1978)
1975–76Barbara Breeding 7–14
1976–77Barbara Breeding 19–64—1IAIAW Regional Tournament
1977–78Barbara Breeding 19–128—4
Leslie Rowe:45–32 (.584)12–5 (.706)
Bernie Barras (Intermountain Athletic Conference/ Continental Divide Conference)(1978–1984)
1978–79Bernie Barras 18–127—5
1979–80Bernie Barras 23–109—3AIAW Playoffs
1980–81Bernie Barras 12–166—4AIAW Playoffs
1981–82Bernie Barras 14–120—6
1982–83Bernie Barras 15–74—2
1983–84Bernie Barras 20–63—3
Bernie Barras:102–63 (.618)30–23 (.566)
Bruce Casagrande (Continental Divide Conference)(1984–1985)
1984–85Bruce Casagrande 20–78—6
Bernie Barras:20–7 (.741)8–6 (.571)
Renee Bailey–Phoenix (Continental Divide Conference)(1985–1989)
1985–86Renee Bailey–Phoenix 19–99—5
1986–87Renee Bailey–Phoenix 12–166—8
1987–88Renee Bailey–Phoenix 9–192—10
1988–89Renee Bailey–Phoenix 17–127—7
Renee Bailey–Phoenix:57–56 (.504)24–30 (.444)
Tracey Sheehan (Continental Divide Conference)(1989–1995)
1989–90Tracey Sheehan 16–146—6
1990–91Tracey Sheehan 16–1210—2
1991–92Tracey Sheehan 22–612—2
1992–93Tracey Sheehan 24–414—01st NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals
1993–94Tracey Sheehan 20–813—1
1994–95Tracey Sheehan 15–148—4 NCAA Division II First Round
Tracey Sheehan:113–58 (.661)63–15 (.808)
Pam Tanner (Continental Divide Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference/Independent/Sun Belt Conference)(1995–2008)
1995–96Pam Tanner 21–713—1
1996–97Pam Tanner 11–157—6
1997–98Pam Tanner 12–1510—5
1998–99Pam Tanner 12–16
1999–00Pam Tanner 16–1110—6T—3rd
2000–01Pam Tanner 24–714—21st (West) NCAA First Round
2001–02Pam Tanner 16–1311—42nd (West)
2002–03Pam Tanner 12–186—9T—4th (West)
2003–04Pam Tanner 14–156—9T—4th (West)
2004–05Pam Tanner 6–224—11T—4th (West)
2005–06Pam Tanner 15–138—7T—2nd (West)
2006–07Pam Tanner 20–1112—6T—2nd (West)
2007–08Pam Tanner 11–196—126th (West)
Pam Tanner:190–181 (.512)77–76 (.503)
Erik Johnson (Sun Belt Conference)(2008–2012)
2008–09Erik Johnson 16–1510—8T–2nd (West)
2009–10Erik Johnson 18–1312—62nd (West)
2010–11Erik Johnson 19–1211—52nd (West) WNIT First Round
2011–12Erik Johnson 19–1211—52nd (West)
Erik Johnson:72–52 (.581)44–24 (.647)
Kerry Cremeans (Western Athletic Conference/Summit League)(2012–2017)
2012–13Kerry Cremeans 14–178—10T–6th
2013–14Kerry Cremeans 9–235—96th
2014–15Kerry Cremeans 8–235—11T–7th
2015–16Kerry Cremeans 5–253—13T–7th
2016–17Kerry Cremeans 6–243—138th
Kerry Cremeans:42–112 (.273)24–56 (.300)
Jim Turgeon (Summit League)(2017–2020)
2017–18Jim Turgeon 16–147—7T–4th
2018–19Jim Turgeon 18–1410—6T–3rd WNIT Second Round
2019–20Jim Turgeon/Kayla Ard 15–159—7T–3rd
Jim Turgeon:42–39 (.519)19–17 (.528)
Kayla Ard:7–4 (.636)7–3 (.700)
Doshia Woods (Summit League)(2020–present)
2020–21Doshia Woods 7–165–96th
2021–22Doshia Woods 10–205–138th
2022–23Doshia Woods 12–188–10T–5th
Doshia Woods:29–54 (.349)18–32 (.360)
Total:721–670 (.518)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source: [5]

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References

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  2. "denverpioneers.com – University of Denver Official Athletic Site University of Denver Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball". www.denverpioneers.com.
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