Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball

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Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball
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UniversityUniversity of Kansas
First season1903;122 years ago (1903) (club)
1968 (varsity)
All-time record865–696 (.554) (Varsity-only record)
Athletic director Travis Goff
Head coach Brandon Schneider (10th season)
Conference Big 12
Location Lawrence, Kansas
Arena Allen Fieldhouse
(capacity: 16,300)
Nickname Jayhawks
ColorsCrimson and blue [1]
   
Uniforms
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1996, 1998, 2012, 2013
NCAA tournament second round
1987, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2022, 2024
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1980
AIAW tournament appearances
1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1988, 1993
Conference regular season champions
1987, 1992, 1996, 1997

The Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represents the University of Kansas and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are coached by Brandon Schneider. The Jayhawks have failed to match the success of the men's team, only qualifying for 14 NCAA Tournaments and never making it past the Sweet Sixteen. They have, however, won one Women's NIT championship which they won in 2023. Despite the lack of success on the court, the Jayhawks have produced one Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer, Lynette Woodard

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History

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The 1903 KU women's basketball team

In 1897, the University of Kansas commencement program featured an excerpt from a graduate named Lola Bell Brown. The excerpt explains that Brown was being included "for her work on the basketball court at Kansas", and "she helped bring basketball to KU for girls." [2] Several female students asked Dr. Naismith if they could form a team upon witnessing his new game. It's reported that he responded with enthusiasm and support. Naismith would later coach the women's team for a single season. [3] A week later, it was being played in physical education classes by both men and women. Six years later, in 1903, the University of Kansas fielded their first women's basketball team. The 1903 team posted a 6-2 record. The team competed as a non-varsity independent squad. In 1912, female students at the University of Kansas launched the Women’s Athletic Association (WAA) with the assistance of physical education instructor Hazel Pratt. Under the WAA, KU women competed against other colleges and universities as a non-varsity club sport. This continued for several decades until women's basketball became a varsity sport in 1968. [4] Kansas first officially fielded a varsity women's basketball team during the 1968–1969 season, [5] though club level women's teams had been fielded as early as 1903. For 31 seasons (1973–2004) the women's team was coached by Marian Washington, who led the team to three Big Eight championships, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and three AIAW tournament appearances. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen, which they have done five times, most recently in 2013.

Notable players

The Jayhawks have produced one Hall of Fame player. As of April 2, 2023, Kansas has no players on WNBA rosters but has produced WNBA players in the past.

Hall of Famers

Former WNBA players

Conferences

The Jayhawks and the rest of the Big 8, along with four former members of the defunct Southwest Conference, joined and created the Big 12 conference in 1996.

Coaches

Kansas first fielded a women's basketball team in 1903. The Jayhawks, at this time, were coached by the inventor of the game James Naismith. After the 1903 season, and until becoming a varsity team in 1968, the Jayhawks did not officially have a coach, and instead had "player-coaches" on their rosters. [6] The Jayhawks have had 6 coaches since they began Varsity play in 1968. Marian Washington is all-time leader for the program in years coached, wins, tournament appearances, tournament wins, and win percentage.

CoachYears CoachedWinsLossesWin %App.WinsLoss.Win %
Marlene Mawson1968–19711916.543N/A*
Debbie Artman1971–197298.529000—
Sharon Drysdale1972–197398.529000—
Marian Washington 1973–2004560365.605141014.417
Bonnie Henrickson 2004–2015186171.521242.667
Brandon Schneider 2015–present107136.440111.500

* Women's college post-season tournaments did not begin until 1969, with a CIAW invitational tournament. Kansas appeared in the 1971 CIAW post-season qualification tournament with a record of 2-2. [7] : 141 

NCAA/AIAW Tournament history

The Jayhawks have appeared in 17 NCAA/AIAW Tournaments. Their combined record is 13–16.

YearSeedRoundRivalScore
1979 —First RoundLouisiana TechL 61–100
1980 —First Round
Second Round		Cheyney State
Louisiana Tech		W 75–66
L 73–81
1981 —Second RoundUCLAL 71–73
1987 7First Round
Second Round		(10) NE Louisiana
(2) Georgia		W 78–72
L 51–82
1988 7First Round
Second Round		(10) Middle Tennessee St.
(2) Louisiana Tech		W 81–75
L 50–89
1992 9First Round(8) Missouri St.L 59–75
1993 8First Round(9) CaliforniaL 47–62
1994 9First Round
Second Round		(8) Stephen F. Austin
(1) Penn State		W 72–67
L 68–85
1995 7First Round(10) WisconsinL 72–73
1996 4First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(13) Middle Tennessee St.
(5) Texas
(1) Tennessee		W 72–57
W 70–77
L 71–92
1997 3First Round
Second Round		(14) Detroit
(6) Vanderbilt		W 81–67
L 44–51
1998 5First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(12) Tulane
(4) Iowa
(9) Arkansas		W 72–68
W 62–58
L 63–79
1999 9First Round
Second Round		(8) Marquette
(1) Purdue		W 64–58
L 41–55
2000 8First Round(9) VanderbiltL 69–71 2 OT
2012 11First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(6) Nebraska
(3) Delaware
(2) Tennessee		W 57–49
W 70–64
L 73–84
2013 12First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(5) Colorado
(4) South Carolina
(1) Notre Dame		W 67–52
W 75–69
L 63–93
2022 8First Round
Second Round		(9) Georgia Tech
(1) Stanford		W 77–58
L 65–91
2024 8First Round
Second Round		(9) Michigan
(1) USC		W 81–72 OT
L 55–73

Women's NIT

The Jayhawks have appeared in six NIT tournaments. Their combined record is 15–5. They won the 2023 Tournament.

YearRoundRivalScore
2006 First round
Second round		Northern Iowa
Ole Miss		W 59–49
L 76–78
2008 Second round
Third round		Evansville
Michigan State		W 82–60
L 54–58
2009 Second round
Third round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		Creighton
Arkansas
New Mexico
Illinois State
South Florida		W 79–64
W 75–59
W 78–69
W 75–72
L 71–75
2010 First round
Second round
Regional Semifinals		Prairie View A&M
Creighton
Illinois State		W 82–72
W 71–68
L 51–71
2011 First round
Second round		Wichita State
Duquesne		W 79–58
L 63–80
2023 First round
Second round
Super 16
Great 8
Fab 4
Championship		Western Kentucky
Missouri
Nebraska
Arkansas
Washington
Columbia		W 86–72
W 75–47
W 64–55
W 78–64
W 61–36
W 66–59

Year by year results

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SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Marlene Mawson (CIAW)(1968–1971)
1968–69Marlene Mawson 5–4–
1969–70Marlene Mawson 7–4–
1970–71Marlene Mawson 7–8–CIAW Tenth Place
Marlene Mawson:19–16–
Debbie Artman (Independent)(1971–1972)
1971–72Debbie Artman 9–8–
Debbie Artman:9–8–
Sharon Drysdale (Independent)(1972–1973)
1972–73Sharon Drysdale 9–8–
Sharon Drysdale:9–8–
Marion Washington (Independent, Big 8, Big 12)(1973–2004)
1973–74Marion Washington 11–8–
1974–75Marion Washington 7–17–
1975–76Marion Washington 13–14–
1976–77Marion Washington 11–15–
1977–78Marion Washington 22–11–NWIT Sixth Place
1978–79Marion Washington 30–8–AIAW Sectional14
1979–80Marion Washington 29–8–AIAW Sectional11
1980–81Marion Washington 27–5–AIAW Sectional10
1981–82Marion Washington 16–14–
Big Eight Conference
1982–83Marion Washington 13–159–5(Big 8) 3rd
1983–84Marion Washington 11–167–75th
1984–85Marion Washington 19–109–53rd
1985–86Marion Washington 18–109–5T–2nd
1986–87Marion Washington 20–139–5T–1st#NCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1987–88Marion Washington 22–108–6T–3rdNCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1988–89Marion Washington 13–145–9T–6th
1989–90Marion Washington 20–99–5T–4th
1990–91Marion Washington 20–137–75thNWIT Third Place
1991–92Marion Washington 25–612–21stNCAA First Round2517
1992–93Marion Washington 21–99–5T–3rdNCAA First Round24
1993–94Marion Washington 22–611–32ndNCAA Second Round1715
1994–95Marion Washington 20–118–63rdNCAA First Round2323
1995–96Marion Washington 22–1011–31stNCAA Sweet Sixteen1520
Big 12 Conference
1996–97Marion Washington 25–614–21st (Big 12)NCAA Second Round1611
1997–98Marion Washington 23–911–5T–3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen22
1998–99Marion Washington 23–1011–53rdNCAA Second Round
1999–2000Marion Washington 20–1011–54thNCAA First Round
2000–01Marion Washington 12–175–119th
2001–02Marion Washington 5–250–1612th
2002–03Marion Washington 11–183–13T–9th
2003–04Marion Washington 9–182–12T–11th
Marion Washington:560–365180–142
Lynette Woodward (Big 12)(2004)
2004Lynette Woodward 0–30–2
Lynette Woodward:0–30–2
Bonnie Henrickson (Big 12)(2004–2015)
2004–05Bonnie Henrickson 12–165–118th
2005–06Bonnie Henrickson 17–135–1110thWNIT First Round (Play-in)
2006–07Bonnie Henrickson 11–204–11T–11th
2007–08Bonnie Henrickson 17–164–12T–10thWNIT Second Round (bye)
2008–09Bonnie Henrickson 22–146–10T–7thWNIT Finals
2009–10Bonnie Henrickson 17–165–11T–8thWNIT Third Round
2010–11Bonnie Henrickson 21–136–10T–8thWNIT Second Round
2011–12Bonnie Henrickson 21–138–10T–6thNCAA Sweet Sixteen25
2012–13Bonnie Henrickson 20–148–107thNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2013–14Bonnie Henrickson 13–195–13T–8th 
2014–15Bonnie Henrickson 15–176–129th 
Bonnie Henrickson:186–17162–121
Brandon Schneider (Big 12)(2015–present)
2015–16Brandon Schneider 6–250–1810th 
2016–17Brandon Schneider 8–222–1610th 
2017–18Brandon Schneider 12–183–159th 
2018–19Brandon Schneider 13–182–1610th 
2019–20Brandon Schneider 15–144–1410th 
2020–21Brandon Schneider 7–183–15T-9th 
2021–22Brandon Schneider 21–1011–75thNCAA Second Round
2022–23Brandon Schneider 25–119–97th WNIT Champions
2023–24Brandon Schneider 20–1311–77thNCAA Second RoundRVRV
Brandon Schneider:127–14945–117
Total:910–718

      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

References

  1. ↑ "Color | Brand Center" . Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ Marsh, Curtis (2023). KU-phoria. University of Kansas Libraries, p. 119.
  3. ↑ Marsh, Curtis (2023). KU-phoria. University of Kansas Libraries, p. 117.
  4. ↑ "Women's Debut to Basketball".
  5. ↑ "2011-12 Kansas Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. November 2011. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  6. ↑ "Women's Debut to Basketball".
  7. 1 2 "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
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