Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball

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Georgia Lady Bulldogs
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University University of Georgia
Head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (3rd season)
Conference SEC
Location Athens, Georgia
Arena Stegeman Coliseum
(capacity: 10,523)
Nickname Lady Bulldogs
ColorsRed and black [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
1985, 1996 [2]
NCAA tournament Final Four
1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999 [2]
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 2001
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001 [3]

The Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia in basketball. The Lady Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The "Lady Dawgs," as they are sometimes called, play in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. They have historically been among collegiate Womens Basketball's best programs. Georgia has won seven Southeastern Conference regular-season championships, four conference tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 36 times, tied for 2nd among all schools. The team is coached by Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. The Lady Bulldogs have also appeared in 5 Final Fours and 11 Elite Eights, but have never won a National Championship.

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History

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Andy Landers at 2011 WBCA conference

Coach Landers was hired as the team's first full-time coach in 1979. [4] Since the initial NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 1982, the Lady Dogs have appeared every year until (and including) 2014 with the exception of 1992 and 1994. [2] [5]

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [6]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Flossie M. Love (Independent)(1973–1974)
1973–74Flossie M. Love 3–13–GAIAW
Flossie M. Love:3–13–
Elsa Heimerer (Independent)(1974–1977)
1974–75Elsa Heimerer 8–9–GAIAW
1975–76Elsa Heimerer 11–9–GAIAW
1976–77Elsa Heimerer 2–19–
Elsa Heimerer:21–37–
Dave Lucey (Independent)(1977–1978)
1977–78Dave Lucey 7–16–GAIAW
Dave Lucey:7–16–
Carolyn Lehr (Independent)(1978–1979)
1978–79Carolyn Lehr 6–19–
Carolyn Lehr:6–19–
Andy Landers (Independent, SEC)(1979–2015)
1979–80Andy Landers 16–12–GAIAW
1980–81Andy Landers 27–10–AIAW Region III, NWIT Champions
1981–82Andy Landers 21–9–NCAA First Round
1982–83Andy Landers 27–74–43rd (SEC East) #NCAA Final Four9
1983–84Andy Landers 30–37–1T-1st (SEC East) #NCAA Elite Eight3
1984–85Andy Landers 29–57–11st (SEC East)NCAA Runner-up8
1985–86Andy Landers 30–29–01st#NCAA Sweet Sixteen42
1986–87Andy Landers 27–57–2T-2ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen96
1987–88Andy Landers 21–105–4T-4thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1017
1988–89Andy Landers 23–76–33rdNCAA Second Round (Play-in)1810
1989–90Andy Landers 25–56–34thNCAA Second Round (Bye)137
1990–91Andy Landers 28–49–01stNCAA Elite Eight63
1991–92Andy Landers 19–116–5T-4th
1992–93Andy Landers 21–134–7T-8thNCAA Second Round (Play-in)2121
1993–94Andy Landers 17–115–6T-7th
1994–95Andy Landers 28–58–3T-2ndNCAA Final Four412
1995–96Andy Landers 28–510–11stNCAA Runner-up25
1996–97Andy Landers 25–611–11stNCAA Elite Eight76
1997–98Andy Landers 17–118–65thNCAA First Round
1998–99Andy Landers 27–79–53rdNCAA Final Four1212
1999–2000Andy Landers 32–413–1T-1stNCAA Elite Eight54
2000–01Andy Landers 27–611–3T-2nd#NCAA Second Round134
2001–02Andy Landers 19–116–89thNCAA First Round
2002–03Andy Landers 21–1010–4T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1119
2003–04Andy Landers 25–108–6T-4thNCAA Elite Eight816
2004–05Andy Landers 24–109–54thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1320
2005–06Andy Landers 23–910–43rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1312
2006–07Andy Landers 27–711–32ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1313
2007–08Andy Landers 23–108–6T-4thNCAA Second Round24
2008–09Andy Landers 18–147–77thNCAA First Round
2009–10 Andy Landers 25–99–7T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1923
2010–11Andy Landers 23–1110–6T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen24
2011–12Andy Landers 22–911–53rdNCAA First Round2020
2012–13Andy Landers 28–712–43rdNCAA Elite Eight1314
2013–14 Andy Landers 20–127–99thNCAA First Round
2014–15 Andy Landers 19–126–109th
Andy Landers:862–299273–144
Joni Taylor (SEC)(2015–2022)
2015–16 Joni Taylor 21–99–76th NCAA First Round
2016–17 Joni Taylor 16–157–9T-8th
2017–18 Joni Taylor 26–712–4T-2nd NCAA Second Round 1819
2018–19 Joni Taylor 18–129–7T-6th
2019–20 Joni Taylor 17–147–99th
2020–21 Joni Taylor 21–710–54th NCAA Second Round
2021–22 Joni Taylor 20-89-76th NCAA Second Round 1512
Joni Taylor:139–72 (.659)63–48 (.568)
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (SEC)(2022–present)
2022–23 Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 22–129–7T-5th NCAA Second Round
2023–24 Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 12–183–1313th
2024–25 Katie Abrahamson-Henderson 13–194–1212th
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson:47–49 (.490)16–32 (.333)
Total:1083–504 (.682)

      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

The Bulldogs have made the NCAA tournament 36 times. They have a combined record of 59−36.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1982 #5First Round#4 Arizona StateL 77−97
1983 #2First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#7 North Carolina
#6 Indiana
#1 Tennessee
#1 USC		W 72−70
W 86−70
W 67–63
L 57–81
1984 #1First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#8 Louisville
#4 Ole Miss
#3 Tennessee		W 112−69
W 73−63
L 61–73
1985 #2First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#7 Tennessee Tech
#6 UCLA
#1 Long Beach State
#4 Western Kentucky
#1 Old Dominion		W 91−74
W 78−42
W 97–82
W 91–78
L 65–70
1986 #1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#8 Illinois
#4 Tennessee		W 103−64
L 82−85
1987 #2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#7 Kansas
#3 Iowa		W 82−51
L 60−62
1988 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Western Kentucky
#1 Auburn		W 84−66
L 65−68
1989 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Chattanooga
#4 Clemson		W 90−69
L 65–78
1990 #2Second Round#7 ArkansasL 70−81
1991 #1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#8 UNLV
#4 Long Beach State
#2 Stanford		W 86−62
W 87−77
L 67–75
1993 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 San Diego State
#1 Stanford		W 85−68
L 60−93
1995 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#14 Indiana
#11 Louisville
#7 NC State
#1 Colorado
#1 Tennessee		W 81−64
W 81−68
W 98–79
W 82–79
L 51–73
1996 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#15 St. Francis (PA)
#7 Oklahoma State
#11 Stephen F. Austin
#1 Louisiana Tech
#1 Stanford
#1 Tennessee		W 98−66
W 83−55
W 78–64
W 90–76
W 86–76
L 65–83
1997 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Eastern Kentucky
#7 Arizona
#6 Vanderbilt
#1 Stanford		W 91−55
W 80−74
W 66–52
L 47–82
1998 #7First Round#10 George WashingtonL 72−74
1999 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#14 Liberty
#11 SMU
#2 Clemson
#4 Iowa State
#3 Duke		W 73−52
W 68−55
W 67–54
W 89–71
L 69–81
2000 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Montana
#9 Stanford
#5 North Carolina
#2 Rutgers		W 74−46
W 83−64
W 83–57
L 51–59
2001 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Liberty
#10 Missouri		W 77−48
L 65–78
2002 #10First Round#7 Old DominionL 54−68
2003 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Charlotte
#4 Rutgers
#1 Duke		W 80−61
W 74−64
L 63–66
2004 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 Liberty
#6 TCU
#2 Purdue
#4 LSU		W 78−53
W 85−71
W 66–64
L 60–62
2005 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Rice
#3 Texas
#2 Duke		W 75−49
W 70−68
L 57–63
2006 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Marist
#11 Hartford
#2 Connecticut		W 75−60
W 73−54
L 75–77
2007 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Belmont
#6 Iowa State
#2 Purdue		W 53−36
W 76−56
L 65–78
2008 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Iowa
#1 North Carolina		W 67−61
L 66−80
2009 #11First Round#6 Arizona StateL 47−58
2010 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Tulane
#4 Oklahoma State
#1 Stanford		W 64−59
W 74−71 (OT)
L 36–73
2011 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Middle Tenn
#6 Florida State
#2 Texas A&M		W 56−41
W 61−59
L 38–79
2012 #4First Round#13 MaristL 70−76
2013 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#13 Montana
#5 Iowa State
#1 Stanford
#2 California		W 70−50
W 65−60
W 61–59
L 62–65 (OT)
2014 #8First Round#9 St. Joseph'sL 57−67
2016 #8First Round#9 IndianaL 58−62
2018 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Mercer
#5 Duke		W 68−63
L 40−66
2021 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Drexel
#6 Oregon		W 67−53
L 50−57
2022 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 Dayton
#3 Iowa State		W 70−54
L 44−67
2023 #10First Round
Second Round		#7 Florida State
#2 Iowa		W 66−54
L 66−74

Home venues

Player awards

National awards

Tasha Humphrey – 2005
Saudia Roundtree – 1996

SEC Awards

Katrina McClain – 1987
Saudia Roundtree – 1996
Kelly Miller – 2000, 2001

School records

Source [6]

Career leaders

Single-season leaders

Single-game leaders

Triple-Doubles

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ University of Georgia Brand Guide (PDF). June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Official 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book (PDF). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. ↑ "National, Player and Team Milestones". Georgiadogs.com. UGA Sports Communications. February 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-22.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Andy Landers". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2008-03-22.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  6. 1 2 "Media Guide". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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