Houston Cougars women's basketball

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Houston Cougars
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UniversityUniversity of Houston
First season1975–76
Head coachVacant
Conference Big 12 Conference
Location Houston, Texas
Arena Fertitta Center
(capacity: 7,100)
Nickname Cougars
ColorsScarlet and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Away


NCAA tournament second round
1988, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011
Conference tournament champions
2004
Conference regular season champions
2004, 2011
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The 2018–19 Houston team in action against SMU

The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Coached by Ronald Hughey, [2] the team plays their home games at Fertitta Center on-campus at the University of Houston.

Contents

Conference affiliations

Notable former players

NameCareer at HoustonNotabilityYear drafted by WNBAReference
Chandi Jones 2000–04 WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, and Minnesota Lynx 2004 [3]
Sancho Lyttle 2001–05 WNBA player for the Houston Comets 2005 [4]

Individual awards


National award winners

Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

espn.com National Coach of the Year

Basketball TImes Women's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award

National Player of the Year awards

Women's Basketball News Service National Comeback Player of the Year Award

Naismith College Player of the Year

John R. Wooden Award

All-Americans

Key

AP Associated Press USBWA United States Basketball Writers Association
WBCA/Kodak Women's Basketball Coaches Association CoSIDA College Sports Information Directors Association
YearPlayerPositionSelector(s)
2002 Chandi Jones GAP (HM), USBWA (2nd)
2003 Chandi Jones GAP (HM)
2004 Chandi Jones GAP (2nd), WBCA/Kodak (1st)
2012Roxanna ButtonGCoSIDA Academic (1st)

Note: HM stands for Honorable Mention.

Conference Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Player of the Year while at UH. [5]

SeasonPlayerPositionConference
1985-86Sonya WatkinsF Southwest
2001-02 Chandi Jones G Conference USA
2002-03 Chandi Jones G
2003-04 Chandi Jones G
2009-10Courtney TaylorF The American
2010-11Courtney TaylorF

Conference Defensive Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Defensive Player of the Year while at UH. [5]

SeasonPlayerPositionConference
2001-02Nicole OliverG Conference USA

Conference Sixth Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Sixth Player of the Year while at UH. [5]

SeasonPlayerPositionConference
2022-23Tiara YoungG The American

Conference Newcomer or Freshman of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Newcomer of the Year or Freshman of the Year while at UH. [5]

SeasonPlayerPositionConference
1986-87Missy DavisC Southwest
1994-95Stacey Johnson (Newcomer)G
1994-95Jennifer Jones (Freshman)F
1997-98ShaRonda LassiterF Conference USA
2000-01 Chandi Jones G

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [5]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Connie Payne (Independent)(1975–1976)
1975–76Connie Payne 11–18Texas AIAW
Connie Payne:11–18
Dot Woodfin (Independent, Southwest)(1976–1985)
1976–77Dot Woodfin 23–10AIAW Southwest Regional
1977–78Dot Woodfin 26–15AIAW Southwest Regional
1978–79Dot Woodfin 17–13AIAW Southwest Regional
1979–80Dot Woodfin 17–13AIAW Southwest Regional
1980–81Dot Woodfin 21–10AIAW State Tournament
1981–82Dot Woodfin 18–11
Southwest Conference
1982–83Dot Woodfin 17–115–34th (Southwest)
1983–84Dot Woodfin 16–129–7T-4th
1984–85Dot Woodfin 22–811–5T-3rd
Dot Woodfin:177–10325–15
Greg Williams (Southwest)(1985–1990)
1985–86Greg Williams 19–109–7T-4th
1986–87Greg Williams 19–1010–6T-3rd
1987–88Greg Williams 22–712–42ndNCAA Second Round (Bye)25
1988–89Greg Williams 16–129–7T-4th
1989–90Greg Williams 17–129–74th
Greg Williams:93–5149–31
Jessie Kenlaw (Southwest, Conference USA)(1990–1998)
1990–91Jessie Kenlaw 20–1210–64th (Southwest)NWIT Fourth Place
1991–92Jessie Kenlaw 22–810–43rdNCAA First Round22
1992–93Jessie Kenlaw 11–165–96th
1993–94Jessie Kenlaw 11–155–9T-5th
1994–95Jessie Kenlaw 14–147–7T-4th
1995–96Jessie Kenlaw 12–164–105th
Conference USA
1996–97Jessie Kenlaw 5–240–144th (White) (CUSA)
1997–98Jessie Kenlaw 9–183–136th (National)
Jessie Kenlaw:104–12344–72
Joe Curl (Conference USA)(1998–2007)
1998–99Joe Curl 5–221–156th (National)
1999–2000Joe Curl 7–213–13T-5th (National)
2000–01Joe Curl 19–1310–6T-2nd (National)WNIT First Round
2001–02Joe Curl 26–811–3T-2ndWNIT Finals
2002–03Joe Curl 15–136–8T-7th
2003–04Joe Curl 28–413–11st#NCAA Second Round169
2004–05Joe Curl 21–910–4T-3rdNCAA First Round
2005–06Joe Curl 12–178–8T-6th
2006–07Joe Curl 9–195–11T-9th
Danny Hughes (Conference USA)(2007–2008)
2007–08Danny Hughes 15–169–74th
Danny Hughes:15–169–7
Joe Curl (Conference USA)(2008–2010)
2008–09 Joe Curl 19–1011–5T-2nd
2009–10Joe Curl 17–1510–6T-2ndWNIT First Round
Joe Curl:178–15188–80
Todd Buchanan (Conference USA, American)(2010–2013)
2010–11Todd Buchanan 26–616–01st (CUSA)NCAA First Round22
2011–12Todd Buchanan 3–262–1412th
2012–13Todd Buchanan 13–177–9T-8th
American Athletic Conference
2013–14 (portion)Todd Buchanan 4–70–0NA
Todd Buchanan:46–5625–23
Wade Scott (American)(2013–2014)
2013–14 (portion)Wade Scott (interim) 2–181–1710th
Wade Scott:2–181–17
Ronald Hughey (American, Big 12)(2014–2025)
2014–15 Ronald Hughey 6–241–1711th
2015–16 Ronald Hughey 6–242–1611th
2016–17 Ronald Hughey 12–194–1210th
2017–18 Ronald Hughey 20–129–7T-5thWNIT First Round
2018–19 Ronald Hughey 15–169–74thWNIT First Round
2019–20 Ronald Hughey 12–195–1110th
2020–21 Ronald Hughey 17–812–53rd
2021–22 Ronald Hughey 18–167–96th
2022–23 Ronald Hughey 15–1610–54th
Big 12 Conference
2023–24 Ronald Hughey 14–165–13T-11th
2024–25 Ronald Hughey 5–251–17
Ronald Hughey:140–19565–119
Total:731–707

      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
1988 #6Second Round#3 Ole MissL 68–74
1992 #8First Round#9 UC Santa BarbaraL 69–80
2004 #3First Round
Second Round
#14 Green Bay
#11 UC Santa Barbara
W 62–47
L 52–56
2005 #10First Round#7 Boston CollegeL 43–65
2011 #8First Round#9 West VirginiaL 73–78

References

  1. "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  2. "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. "Chandi Jones Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  4. "Sancho Lyttle Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved May 1, 2024.