Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball

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Georgetown Hoyas
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University Georgetown University
Head coachDarnell Haney
Conference Big East
Location Washington, D.C.
Arena McDonough Gymnasium
(capacity: 2,500)
Nickname Hoyas
ColorsBlue and gray [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1993, 2011
NCAA tournament second round
1993, 2010, 2011
NCAA tournament appearances
1993, 2010, 2011, 2012

The Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball team is Georgetown University's women's basketball program in the NCAA Division I Big East Conference. The team was first formed in 1970, and joined the Big East in 1983. They play their home games on campus at McDonough Gymnasium. [2]

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The women's teams have been invited to the NCAA tournament four times, reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1993 and 2011, and the second round in 2010 and 2012. [3] [4] They have been invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, five times, progressing furthest in 2009 by reaching the fourth round. [5] Former player Rebekkah Brunson, now with the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, is the team's all-time leading rebounder, [6] while Sugar Rodgers, now with the WNBA's New York Liberty, is the all-time leader in points, steals, and 3-point field goals. [7]

Year by year results

Georgetown and UConn tip off at a game in 2013 at McDonough Arena. McDonough Gymnasium interior.jpg
Georgetown and UConn tip off at a game in 2013 at McDonough Arena.

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [8]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Betty Underwood (Independent)(1970–1974)
1970–71Betty Underwood 6–5–
1971–72Betty Underwood 8–1–
1972–73Betty Underwood 10–2–
1973–74Betty Underwood 5–4–
Betty Underwood:29–12–
Francis Carr (Independent)(1974–1981)
1974–75Francis Carr 11–5–
1975–76Francis Carr 11–5–
1976–77Francis Carr 10–8–
1977–78Francis Carr 11–9–
1978–79Francis Carr 15–9–
1979–80Francis Carr 21–3–
1980–81Francis Carr 16–7–
Francis Carr:95–46–
Mary Briese (Big East)(1981–1983)
1981–82Mary Briese 9–17–
1982–83Mary Briese 10–153–5T-6th
Mary Briese:19–323–5
Cheryl Thompson (Big East)(1983–1986)
1983–84Cheryl Thompson 10–152–6T-7th
1984–85Cheryl Thompson 7–213–139th
1985–86Cheryl Thompson 8–203–138th
Cheryl Thompson:25–568–32
Patrick Knapp (Big East)(1986–2004)
1986–87Patrick Knapp 7–214–127th
1987–88Patrick Knapp 7–213–139th
1988–89Patrick Knapp 13–164–128th
1989–90Patrick Knapp 13–145–11T-7th
1990–91Patrick Knapp 12–155–117th
1991–92Patrick Knapp 20–813–5T-2nd
1992–93Patrick Knapp 23–715–3T-1stNCAA Sixteen16
1993–94Patrick Knapp 12–156–128th
1994–95Patrick Knapp 11–176–127th
1995–96Patrick Knapp 12–157–116th (BE 7)
1996–97Patrick Knapp 17–119–91st (BE 7)
1997–98Patrick Knapp 9–195–136th (BE 7)
1998–99Patrick Knapp 18–1210–85thWNIT First Round
1999–2000Patrick Knapp 17–139–75thWNIT First Round
2000–01Patrick Knapp 17–156–10T-8thWNIT Sixteen
2001–02Patrick Knapp 12–164–1212th
2002–03Patrick Knapp 15–146–109thWNIT First Round
2003–04Patrick Knapp 13–157–99th
Patrick Knapp:248–264124–180
Terri Williams-Flournoy (Big East)(2004–2012)
2004–05Terry Williams-Flournoy 12–167–9T-6th
2005–06Terry Williams-Flournoy 10–173–13T-13th
2006–07Terry Williams-Flournoy 13–163–13T-13th
2007–08Terry Williams-Flournoy 15–145–11T-11th
2008–09Terry Williams-Flournoy 20–147–9T-9thWNIT Quarterfinals
2009–10Terry Williams-Flournoy 26–713–3T-2ndNCAA Second Round1713
2010–11Terry Williams-Flournoy 24–119–7T-7thNCAA Sixteen1423
2011–12Terry Williams-Flournoy 23–911–5T-4thNCAA Second Round1717
Terry Williams-Flournoy:143–10458–70
Keith Brown (Big East)(2012–2013)
2012–13Keith Brown 15–165–11T-11th
Keith Brown:15–165–11
Jim Lewis (Big East)(2013–2014)
2013–14Jim Lewis 11–214–148th
Jim Lewis:11–214–14
Natasha Adair (Big East)(2014–2017)
2014–15Natasha Adair 4–272–1610th
2015–16Natasha Adair 16–149–9T-5th
2016–17Natasha Adair 17–139–96th
Natasha Adair:37–5420–34
James Howard (Big East)(2017–2023)
2017–18James Howard 16–169–9 WNIT Second round
2018–19James Howard 19–159–9 WNIT Quarterfinals
2019–20James Howard 5–252–16
2020–21James Howard 2–142–15
2021–22James Howard 10–194–15
2022–23James Howard 14–176–14
James Howard:66–10632–78
Total:688–709

      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

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1993 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Northern Illinois
#3 Penn State
#2 Virginia		W 76-74
W 68-67
L 57-77
2010 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Marist
#4 Baylor		W 62-42
L 33-49
2011 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Princeton
#4 Maryland
#1 Connecticut		W 65-49
W 79-57
L 63-68
2012 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Fresno State
#4 Georgia Tech		W 61-56
L 64-76

Players

2010 Paradise Jam

Georgetown's Sugar Rodgers shoots over Tennessee's Shekinna Stricklen at the 2010 Paradise Jam PJ Sugar Rodgers and Shekinna Stricklen.jpg
Georgetown's Sugar Rodgers shoots over Tennessee's Shekinna Stricklen at the 2010 Paradise Jam

Georgetown traveled to St. Thomas to participate in the Paradise Jam tournament held over the extended Thanksgiving weekend. On Thanksgiving, Georgetown beat Georgia Tech 67–58. [9] The next day, 12th ranked (AP) Georgetown lost to unranked Missouri 54–45. [10]

The final game matched up Georgetown, with a 1–1 record, against Tennessee, who were ranked 4th in the AP rankings, and had won their first two game in St. Thomas. Georgetown's Sugar Rogers, who has not played particularly well in the first two game of the tournament, had 28 points to help lead her team to an upset victory over Tennessee. The Hoyas opened up with an 11–4 run and never trailed. Tennessee out rebounded Georgetown 42–24, but committed 29 turnovers. Both teams shot about 40% from the field, but the Hoyas had an advantage beyond the arc, hitting 10 of their 18 three point attempts, while the Volunteers hit only three of 18 attempts. [11] [12] The two team ended with 2–1 records, but with the head-to-head tie breaker, Georgetown was awarded the Championship of the Paradise Jam, Island Division. [13] [14]

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