Albany Great Danes women's basketball

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Albany Great Danes
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University University at Albany, SUNY
First season1964–65
All-time record661–605 (.522)
Head coach Colleen Mullen (7th season)
Conference America East
Location Albany, New York
Arena SEFCU Arena
(capacity: 4,553)
Nickname Great Danes
ColorsPurple and gold [1]
   
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight
Division III: 1986
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
Division III: 1986, 1992
NCAA tournament round of 32
2016
NCAA tournament appearances
Division III: 1986, 1992
Division I: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Conference regular season champions
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023

The Albany Great Danes women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents the University at Albany, SUNY in Albany, New York. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference and plays its home games at SEFCU Arena. [2]

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History

UAlbany Women's Basketball had little success on the court since it started play in 1964–65. Its greatest success took place in 1985–86 when it went 26–4 and made it the 3rd Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament. Coach Mari Warner would lead the program into Division I play in 1999–00, but again success was limited. Through the 2000s under new coach Trina Patterson, winning was also limited. However, things began to change in 2010–11 under former head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. That season UA finished over .500 for the first time since 1997–98. Abrahamson-Henderson led UAlbany to its then-best record in Division I history in the 2011–12, going 23–10 overall. The Great Danes brought home their first-ever America East Conference title, and represented the league in the NCAA Tournament. UAlbany visited defending National Champions Texas A&M, but fell 69–47.

The Great Danes dominated all conference opposition in the 2012–13 season with a 27–4 overall record, winning all games against America East opponents including 16 regular season games and all league championship contests. UAlbany became the first team to go undefeated in the America East and win the conference since the 1995–96 season. Abrahamson-Henderson earned America East Coach of the Year honors for her efforts. [3] Ebone Henry was named the America East Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. They would win their second straight title, but lose to North Carolina 59–54 in the first round.

The 2013–14 Great Danes did not lose a beat, earning a three-peat as America East champion, going 28–5 with a 15–1 conference record. The team earned the 1-seed in the America East Tournament after winning its first 15 league games. It would win its 3rd straight and earned a 15-seed in the NCAAs and pushed 2-seed West Virginia to the brink before falling 76–61 in the NCAA First Round.

In 2014–15 UA went 24–9 overall with a 14–2 America East record. UAlbany had a number of program firsts that season, including the first win over a Power Five program, defeating three-time reigning Big Ten regular season champion Penn State to earn a berth into the Preseason WNIT semi-finals, the first DI All-American with Shereesha Richards and the program's highest-ever NCAA seeding at 13, battling Duke to the end and leading in the final minute, falling to the Blue Devils 54–52.

On March 11, 2016, the Great Danes would win their conference record breaking 5th straight title. They would defeat Maine 59–58, who they shared the co-regular season title with back-to-back years. Both teams split their regular season match-up.

Two players that would have their numbers retired once their time was over at UAlbany was Ebone Henry and Julie Foster. [4] In 2012–13 Henry was named the America East Co-Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year with 13.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.8 steals per game. [5] She would also win three straight Defensive Player of the Year awards and three First Team All-Conference.

Shereesha Richards was also critical in the 5 straight titles for UAlbany. She would win three America East Player of the Year awards along with a Co-Rookie of the Year Award. [6] She would finish as the All-Time scorer in UAlbany Basketball history (Men's and Women's program) with 2,440 points and became the first DI All-American in Great Danes history. [7] She would finish her career with over 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

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Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Claudette Delamater ()(1964–1965)
1964–65Claudette Delamater 7–6
Claudette Delamater:7–6 (.538)
Leonia Rhenish ()(1965–1967)
1965–66Leonia Rhenish 3–6
1966–67Leonia Rhenish 0–10
Leonia Rhenish:3–16 (.158)
Barbara Jordan ()(1967–1976)
1967–68Barbara Jordan 7–6
1968–69Barbara Jordan 3–5
1969–70Barbara Palm 6–3
1970–71Barbara Palm 7–5
1971–72Barbara Palm 5–5
NCAA Division III
1972–73Barbara Palm 4–6
1973–74Barbara Palm 5–4
1974–75Barbara Palm 3–9
1975–76Barbara Palm 2–11
Barbara Palm:42–54 (.438)
Karen Cunningham ()(1976–1977)
1976–77Karen Cunningham 1–13
Karen Cunningham:1–13 (.071)
()(–present)
1977–78Johnetta Hill 2–12
1978–79Johnetta Hill 0–12
Johnetta Hill:2–24 (.077)
Amy Kidder ()(1979–1982)
1979–80Amy Kidder 6–14
1980–81Amy Kidder 7–14
1981–82Amy Kidder 8–12
Amy Kidder:21–40 (.344)
Mari Warner ()(1982–2002)
1982–83Mari Warner 14–6
1983–84Mari Warner 15–10
1984–85Mari Warner 23–4
1985–86Mari Warner 26–4
1986–87Mari Warner 19–5
1987–88Mari Warner 17–7
1988–89Mari Warner 15–9
1990–91Mari Warner 13–12
1989–90Mari Warner 10–14
1991–92Mari Warner 22–5
1992–93Mari Warner 14–9
1993–94Mari Warner 15–9
1994–95Mari Warner 16–9
NCAA Division II
1995–96Mari Warner 13–1410–10
1996–97Mari Warner 19–912–6
1997–98Mari Warner 14–139–7
1998–99Mari Warner 13–149–9
NCAA Division I
1999–00Mari Warner 12–15
2000–01Mari Warner 5–22
America East Conference
2001–02Mari Warner 4–230–169th
Mari Warner:299–213 (.584)
Trina Patterson (America East Conference)(2002–2010)
2002–03Trina Patterson 9–183–139th
2003–04Trina Patterson 13–169–9T-4th
2004–05Trina Patterson 14–149–9T-4th
2005–06Trina Patterson 7–213–139th
2006–07Trina Patterson 9–224–12T-8th
2007–08Trina Patterson 13–1810–64th
2008–09Trina Patterson 6–253–13T-8th
2009–10Trina Patterson 11–194–12T-7th
Trina Patterson:82–153 (.349)45–87 (.341)
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (America East Conference)(2010–2016)
2010–11Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 16–149–75th
2011–12Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 23–1014–22nd NCAA First round
2012–13Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 27–416–01st NCAA First round
2013–14Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 28–515–11st NCAA First round
2014–15Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 24–914–2T-1st NCAA First round
2015–16Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 28–515–1T-1st NCAA Second round
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson:146–47 (.756)83–13 (.865)
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee (America East Conference)(2016–2018)
2016–17Joanna Bernabei-McNamee 21–1212–42nd NCAA First round
2017–18Joanna Bernabei-McNamee 24–912–42nd WNIT First round
Joanna Bernabei-McNamee:45–21 (.682)24–8 (.750)
Colleen Mullen (America East Conference)(2018–present)
2018–19Colleen Mullen 13–189–74th
2019–20Colleen Mullen 9–215–118th
2020–21Colleen Mullen 7–115–74th
2021–22Colleen Mullen 23–913–52nd NCAA First round
2022–23 Colleen Mullen 22–1212–2T-1st WNIT First round
Colleen Mullen:74–72 (.507)44–32 (.579)


Total:699–649 (.519)

      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

Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Great Danes have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament six times. Their combined record is 1–6.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2012 #14First round #3 Texas A&M L 47–69
2013 #14First round #3 North Carolina L 54–59
2014 #15First round #2 West Virginia L 61–76
2015 #13First round #4 Duke L 52–54
2016 #12First round
Second round		 #5 Florida
#4 Syracuse 		W 61–59
L 59–76
2017 #16First round #1 Connecticut L 55–116
2022 #16First round #1 Louisville L 51–83

WNIT

The Great Danes appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament twice, with a combined record of 0– 2. [11]

YearRoundOpponentResult
2018Round 1PennL 76–61
2023Round 1 UMass L 73–48

NCAA Division III

The Great Danes appeared in the NCAA Division III Tournament two times, with a combined record of 3–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1986 Regionals
Regional Finals
Elite Eight		 Columbia (SC)
NYU
Salem State 		W, 74–67
W, 68–66
L, 79–90
1992 Regionals
Regional Finals		 William Smith
Eastern Connecticut State 		W, 67–50
L, 57–69

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References

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  2. ↑ "Basketball – W – News – The Official Athletics Site of the University at Albany". www.ualbanysports.com.
  3. ↑ "Katie Abrahamson-Henderson Honored as 2015 BCANY Women's DI Coach of the Year". UAlbanySports.com. June 3, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Wilkin: Foul-fest not going to win over any fans". Times Union. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ "#5 Ebone Henry". UAlbanySports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Shereesha Richards Earns Third Straight Player of the Year Honor, Tiana-Jo Carter Sixth Player of the Year to Highlight America East Yearly Awards". UAlbanySports.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Shereesha Richards Bio". UAlbanySports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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  10. ↑ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Standings". americaeast.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Archived Fields (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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