Houston Cougars | |||
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University | University of Houston | ||
First season | 1975–76 | ||
Head coach | Vacant | ||
Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Arena | Fertitta Center (capacity: 7,100) | ||
Nickname | Cougars | ||
Colors | Scarlet and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament second round | |||
1988, 2004 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2004 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2004, 2011 |
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.
Name | Career at Houston | Notability | Year drafted by WNBA | Reference |
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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] |
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
Women's Basketball News Service National Comeback Player of the Year Award
Naismith College Player of the Year
AP | Associated Press | USBWA | United States Basketball Writers Association |
WBCA/Kodak | Women's Basketball Coaches Association | CoSIDA | College Sports Information Directors Association |
Year | Player | Position | Selector(s) |
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2002 | Chandi Jones | G | AP (HM), USBWA (2nd) |
2003 | Chandi Jones | G | AP (HM) |
2004 | Chandi Jones | G | AP (2nd), WBCA/Kodak (1st) |
2012 | Roxanna Button | G | CoSIDA Academic (1st) |
Note: HM stands for Honorable Mention.
The following Houston players have been named Conference Player of the Year while at UH. [5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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1985-86 | Sonya Watkins | F | Southwest |
2001-02 | Chandi Jones | G | Conference USA |
2002-03 | Chandi Jones | G | |
2003-04 | Chandi Jones | G | |
2009-10 | Courtney Taylor | F | The American |
2010-11 | Courtney Taylor | F |
The following Houston players have been named Conference Defensive Player of the Year while at UH. [5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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2001-02 | Nicole Oliver | G | Conference USA |
The following Houston players have been named Conference Sixth Player of the Year while at UH. [5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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2022-23 | Tiara Young | G | The American |
The following Houston players have been named Conference Newcomer of the Year or Freshman of the Year while at UH. [5]
Season | Player | Position | Conference |
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1986-87 | Missy Davis | C | Southwest |
1994-95 | Stacey Johnson (Newcomer) | G | |
1994-95 | Jennifer Jones (Freshman) | F | |
1997-98 | ShaRonda Lassiter | F | Conference USA |
2000-01 | Chandi Jones | G |
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Connie Payne (Independent)(1975–1976) | |||||||||
1975–76 | Connie Payne | 11–18 | – | Texas AIAW | |||||
Connie Payne: | 11–18 | – | |||||||
Dot Woodfin (Independent, Southwest)(1976–1985) | |||||||||
1976–77 | Dot Woodfin | 23–10 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1977–78 | Dot Woodfin | 26–15 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1978–79 | Dot Woodfin | 17–13 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1979–80 | Dot Woodfin | 17–13 | – | AIAW Southwest Regional | |||||
1980–81 | Dot Woodfin | 21–10 | – | AIAW State Tournament | |||||
1981–82 | Dot Woodfin | 18–11 | – | ||||||
Southwest Conference | |||||||||
1982–83 | Dot Woodfin | 17–11 | 5–3 | 4th (Southwest) | |||||
1983–84 | Dot Woodfin | 16–12 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
1984–85 | Dot Woodfin | 22–8 | 11–5 | T-3rd | |||||
Dot Woodfin: | 177–103 | 25–15 | |||||||
Greg Williams (Southwest)(1985–1990) | |||||||||
1985–86 | Greg Williams | 19–10 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
1986–87 | Greg Williams | 19–10 | 10–6 | T-3rd | |||||
1987–88 | Greg Williams | 22–7 | 12–4 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round (Bye) | 25 | |||
1988–89 | Greg Williams | 16–12 | 9–7 | T-4th | |||||
1989–90 | Greg Williams | 17–12 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
Greg Williams: | 93–51 | 49–31 | |||||||
Jessie Kenlaw (Southwest, Conference USA)(1990–1998) | |||||||||
1990–91 | Jessie Kenlaw | 20–12 | 10–6 | 4th (Southwest) | NWIT Fourth Place | ||||
1991–92 | Jessie Kenlaw | 22–8 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | 22 | |||
1992–93 | Jessie Kenlaw | 11–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
1993–94 | Jessie Kenlaw | 11–15 | 5–9 | T-5th | |||||
1994–95 | Jessie Kenlaw | 14–14 | 7–7 | T-4th | |||||
1995–96 | Jessie Kenlaw | 12–16 | 4–10 | 5th | |||||
Conference USA | |||||||||
1996–97 | Jessie Kenlaw | 5–24 | 0–14 | 4th (White) (CUSA) | |||||
1997–98 | Jessie Kenlaw | 9–18 | 3–13 | 6th (National) | |||||
Jessie Kenlaw: | 104–123 | 44–72 | |||||||
Joe Curl (Conference USA)(1998–2007) | |||||||||
1998–99 | Joe Curl | 5–22 | 1–15 | 6th (National) | |||||
1999–2000 | Joe Curl | 7–21 | 3–13 | T-5th (National) | |||||
2000–01 | Joe Curl | 19–13 | 10–6 | T-2nd (National) | WNIT First Round | ||||
2001–02 | Joe Curl | 26–8 | 11–3 | T-2nd | WNIT Finals | ||||
2002–03 | Joe Curl | 15–13 | 6–8 | T-7th | |||||
2003–04 | Joe Curl | 28–4 | 13–1 | 1st# | NCAA Second Round | 16 | 9 | ||
2004–05 | Joe Curl | 21–9 | 10–4 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2005–06 | Joe Curl | 12–17 | 8–8 | T-6th | |||||
2006–07 | Joe Curl | 9–19 | 5–11 | T-9th | |||||
Danny Hughes (Conference USA)(2007–2008) | |||||||||
2007–08 | Danny Hughes | 15–16 | 9–7 | 4th | |||||
Danny Hughes: | 15–16 | 9–7 | |||||||
Joe Curl (Conference USA)(2008–2010) | |||||||||
2008–09 | Joe Curl | 19–10 | 11–5 | T-2nd | |||||
2009–10 | Joe Curl | 17–15 | 10–6 | T-2nd | WNIT First Round | ||||
Joe Curl: | 178–151 | 88–80 | |||||||
Todd Buchanan (Conference USA, American)(2010–2013) | |||||||||
2010–11 | Todd Buchanan | 26–6 | 16–0 | 1st (CUSA) | NCAA First Round | 22 | |||
2011–12 | Todd Buchanan | 3–26 | 2–14 | 12th | |||||
2012–13 | Todd Buchanan | 13–17 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
American Athletic Conference | |||||||||
2013–14 (portion) | Todd Buchanan | 4–7 | 0–0 | NA | |||||
Todd Buchanan: | 46–56 | 25–23 | |||||||
Wade Scott (American)(2013–2014) | |||||||||
2013–14 (portion) | Wade Scott (interim) | 2–18 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
Wade Scott: | 2–18 | 1–17 | |||||||
Ronald Hughey (American, Big 12)(2014–2025) | |||||||||
2014–15 | Ronald Hughey | 6–24 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
2015–16 | Ronald Hughey | 6–24 | 2–16 | 11th | |||||
2016–17 | Ronald Hughey | 12–19 | 4–12 | 10th | |||||
2017–18 | Ronald Hughey | 20–12 | 9–7 | T-5th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2018–19 | Ronald Hughey | 15–16 | 9–7 | 4th | WNIT First Round | ||||
2019–20 | Ronald Hughey | 12–19 | 5–11 | 10th | |||||
2020–21 | Ronald Hughey | 17–8 | 12–5 | 3rd | |||||
2021–22 | Ronald Hughey | 18–16 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
2022–23 | Ronald Hughey | 15–16 | 10–5 | 4th | |||||
Big 12 Conference | |||||||||
2023–24 | Ronald Hughey | 14–16 | 5–13 | T-11th | |||||
2024–25 | Ronald Hughey | 5–25 | 1–17 | ||||||
Ronald Hughey: | 140–195 | 65–119 | |||||||
Total: | 731–707 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1988 | #6 | Second Round | #3 Ole Miss | L 68–74 |
1992 | #8 | First Round | #9 UC Santa Barbara | L 69–80 |
2004 | #3 | First Round Second Round | #14 Green Bay #11 UC Santa Barbara | W 62–47 L 52–56 |
2005 | #10 | First Round | #7 Boston College | L 43–65 |
2011 | #8 | First Round | #9 West Virginia | L 73–78 |