Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball

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Iowa Hawkeyes
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UniversityUniversity of Iowa
Athletic directorBeth Goetz
Head coach Jan Jensen (1st season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Iowa City, Iowa
Arena Carver-Hawkeye Arena
(capacity: 15,400)
Nickname Hawkeyes
Student sectionHawks Nest
ColorsBlack and Gold
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament runner-up
2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Final Four
1993, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1987, 1988, 1993, 2019, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1997, 2001, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference regular season champions
1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2008, 2022

The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represents the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The team is a member of the Big Ten Conference as well as the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team plays its regular season games at 15,400-seat Carver-Hawkeye Arena, along with men's basketball, wrestling, and volleyball teams.

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History

Iowa women's basketball began in 1974, under head coach Lark Birdsong. The first Iowa team finished 5–16 in 1974–75, its first victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Birdsong coached Iowa until 1978–79, which marked Iowa's first winning season. [1] She was subsequently replaced by Judy McMullen, who led the program for the next four years. McMullen was succeeded in 1983 by former Cheyney University coach C. Vivian Stringer. Prior to her stay at Iowa, Stringer led the Cheyney Wolves to the 1982 NCAA championship. [2]

Beginning with the 1983–84 season, Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Stringer coached at Iowa for 12 seasons. In that time, the Hawkeyes won six Big Ten championships, played in nine NCAA Tournaments, and reached the Final Four in 1993. Unprecedented attention was shown to the Hawkeyes under Stringer, as evidenced by the record-setting 22,157 fans that watched Iowa play Ohio State on February 3, 1985, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. [3] Stringer, however, left Iowa to coach at Rutgers in 1995, following the death of her husband, Bill. [4]

Angie Lee replaced Stringer, and led the Hawkeyes to a Big Ten championship in her first season. Under Lee, Iowa won another Big Ten title in 1998. In 2000, Lee's successor as head coach was Lisa Bluder. Bluder. Under Bluder, the Hawkeyes have won two regular season Big Ten championships (2008, 2022) and five Big Ten tournament championships (2001, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024).

On May 13, 2024, Bluder announced her retirement on that same day it was announced that long time assistant head coach Jan Jensen would be hired as the new head coach.

Members of Iowa's women's basketball team celebrate their 2008 regular season Big Ten championship on March 2, 2008 2008 Iowa women's basketball celebration.jpg
Members of Iowa's women's basketball team celebrate their 2008 regular season Big Ten championship on March 2, 2008

From 2015 to 2019, Megan Gustafson played for Coach Bluder and the women's basketball program at Iowa. Gustafson was named the 2019 National Player of the year, after averaging a double-double of 27.8 points and 13.4 rebounds on 69.9% shooting. The 2018–19 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team had a 29–7 regular season record, winning the Big Ten Conference tournament championship and advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. [5] [6] The 2021–22 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team finished the season 24–8 sharing the regular season title with Ohio State. They also won the 2022 Big Ten women's basketball tournament, defeating Indiana 74–67 in the Big Ten Championship. Caitlin Clark was named the Most Outstanding Player for the Tournament. Iowa repeated as Big Ten champions the following year, with Clark being named the most outstanding player. Later that season, they advanced to the Final Four for the first time in three decades. [7] [8]

Members of Iowa's women's basketball team celebrate their victory in the 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament Iowa Hawkeyes B1G champions (52757660611).jpg
Members of Iowa's women's basketball team celebrate their victory in the 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament

Crossover at Kinnick

On October 15, 2023, the Iowa women's basketball team set a record for most people in attendance at a women's basketball game. 55,646 people attended Crossover at Kinnick, which took place at Kinnick Stadium. [9] The Hawkeyes play the majority of their home games in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but coach Lisa Bluder came up with the idea to hold an event in the football stadium. The Hawkeyes played in the national championship game at the end of the previous season. Despite losing, following the championship, the team returned home to a welcome celebration on campus with over 9,000 fans, which inspired Bluder to plan an outdoor event. [10]

Caitlin Clark recorded a triple double with 34 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds. The game was close early, but Iowa took a solid lead and ended up with the win in the exhibition game 94–72. The game was played for charity, and the school presented a check for 250,000 dollars to the Stead Family Children's Hospital. The hospital overlooks the end zone of the stadium, and children in the hospital can watch home football games as well as this special event. At the end of the first quarter, fans and players turned toward the hospital and waved to the children, a continuation of a tradition started by the football team in 2017. [11] [12]

NCAA tournament results

Iowa has appeared in 29 NCAA Tournaments with a record of 34−30. [13]

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1986 #5Second Round#4 TennesseeL 68−73
1987 #3Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#6 New Orleans
#2 Georgia
#1 Louisiana Tech		W 68–56
W 62–60
L 65−66
1988 #1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#8 Stephen F. Austin
#4 Southern Cal
#2 Long Beach State		W 83–65
W 79–67
L 78−98
1989 #3Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Tennessee Tech
#2 Stanford		W 77–75
L 74−98
1990 #3Second Round#6 VanderbiltL 56−61
1991 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 Montana
#3 Washington		W 64–53
L 53−70
1992 #1Second Round#8 SW Missouri StateL 60−61 (OT)
1993 #2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#7 Old Dominion
#3 Auburn
#1 Tennessee
#1 Ohio State		W 82–56
W 63–50
W 72−56
L 72–73 (OT)
1994 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Mount St. Mary's
#6 Alabama		W 70–47
L 78−84
1996 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 Butler
#7 DePaul
#3 Vanderbilt		W 72–67
W 72−71
L 63–74
1997 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 NC State
#1 Connecticut		W 56–50
L 53−72
1998 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Massachusetts
#5 Kansas		W 77–59
L 58−62
2001 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Oregon
#5 Utah		W 88–82
L 69−78
2002 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Virginia
#1 Connecticut		W 69–62
L 48−86
2004 #9First Round#8 Virginia TechL 76−89
2006 #10First Round#7 BYUL 62−67
2008 #9First Round#8 GeorgiaL 61−67
2009 #8First Round#9 Georgia TechL 62−76
2010 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Rutgers
#1 Stanford		W 70–63
L 67−96
2011 #6First Round#11 GonzagaL 86−92
2012 #9First Round#8 CaliforniaL 74−84
2013 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Miami (FL)
#1 Notre Dame		W 69–53
L 57−74
2014 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 Marist
#3 Louisville		W 87–65
L 53−83
2015 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 American
#11 Miami (FL)
#2 Baylor		W 75–67
W 88−70
L 66–81
2018 #6First Round#11 CreightonL 70−76
2019 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Mercer
#7 Missouri
#3 NC State
#1 Baylor		W 66–61
W 68−52
W 79–61
L 53–85
2021 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Central Michigan
#4 Kentucky
#1 UConn		W 87–72
W 86−72
L 72–92
2022 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Illinois St.
#10 Creighton		W 98–58
L 62–64
2023 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship 		#15 Southeastern Louisiana
#10 Georgia
#6 Colorado
#5 Louisville
#1 South Carolina
#3 LSU		W 95–43
W 74–66
W 87–77
W 97–83
W 77–73
L 85–102
2024 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship 		#16 Holy Cross
#8 West Virginia
#5 Colorado
#3 LSU
#3 UConn
#1 South Carolina		W 91–65
W 64–54
W 89–68
W 94–87
W 71–69
L 75–87

Retired numbers

The Hawkeyes have retired three jerseys in honor of the women's program, the most recent being Caitlin Clark in 2024. [14]

Iowa Hawkeyes retired numbers
No.PlayerCareerYear
10 Megan Gustafson 2015–20192020
22 Caitlin Clark 2020–20242024
30 Michelle Edwards 1985–19881990

National award winners

James E. Sullivan Award (top college or Olympic athlete in the US)
Academic All-American of the Year (all Division I sports)
Naismith Trophy
Wooden Award
Wade Trophy
AP Player of the Year
USBWA Player of the Year
Naismith Coach of the Year
Academic All-American of the Year (D-I women's basketball)
Lisa Leslie Award (top D-I center)
Nancy Lieberman Award (top D-I point guard)
Dawn Staley Award (top D-I point guard)
Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA freshman of the year)
WBCA Freshman of the Year
Notes
  1. ↑ The Sullivan Award covers a calendar year, and is presented in the next calendar year.

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References

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  3. ↑ Carver-Hawkeye Arena: Celebrating 25 Years. Iowa Sports Information, 2008.
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  14. ↑ Henderson, Cydney (10 April 2024). "Iowa will retire Caitlin Clark's No. 22 jersey: 'There will never be another one'". USA Today . Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Iowa's Clark wins 2022-23 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Iowa's Clark repeats as USBWA's Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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