Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball

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Kansas State Wildcats
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University Kansas State University
All-time record1043–664 (.616)
Athletic director Gene Taylor
Head coach Jeff Mittie (11th season)
Conference Big 12
Location Manhattan, Kansas
Arena Bramlage Coliseum
(capacity: 11,000)
Nickname Wildcats
ColorsRoyal purple and white [1]
   
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1982
Other NCAA tournament results
Sweet Sixteen1982, 1983, 1984, 2002, 2025
Appearances1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1977
Other AIAW tournament results
Sweet Sixteen1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980
Appearances1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980
Conference tournament champions
1976, 1977, 1982, 1984
Conference regular-season champions
Kansas State Conference
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Big Eight Conference
1983, 1984, 1987
Big 12 Conference
2004, 2008
WNIT champions
2006

The Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball program is the intercollegiate basketball program of the Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

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The team has been invited to 22 NCAA and AIAW tournaments (second-most among Big 12 teams), and was crowned champion of the 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Kansas State is in the top 20 all-time for wins among Division I programs. [2]

The team's head coach is Jeff Mittie. He was hired before the 2014–2015 season, after spending the prior fifteen seasons at TCU. [3]

History

Kansas State began offering women's basketball as an organized intercollegiate sport in the 1968–1969 school year, [4] under head coach Judy Akers. Because the NCAA did not sponsor women's sports until 1982, the governing bodies for women's basketball in the earliest years were the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW) and the AIAW.

The Big Eight Conference likewise did not sponsor women's basketball in its earliest years, so Kansas State competed against the University of Kansas, Wichita State, and other state schools for the "Kansas State Conference" championship. Kansas State won eight straight Kansas Conference titles, from 1972 to 1979. The Big Eight Conference began offering a mid-season basketball tournament in the 1975–1976 season, and then began sponsoring a regular season competition in 1982–1983. Kansas State won the first two Big Eight tournament titles, in 1976 and 1977, and then won the first two Big Eight regular season titles, in 1983 and 1984. [5] [6]

The longest-tenured and winningest head coach in team history is Deb Patterson. Patterson spent eighteen years at Kansas State and compiled a 350–226 (.608) record. She won two Big 12 Conference titles (2004 and 2008) and a WNIT title (2006). Before Patterson, the winningest coach at Kansas State was Judy Akers, the first coach in program history, who compiled a 206–94 (.687) record. Akers also captured eight Kansas State Conference titles (1972-1979) and the first two titles in the Big Eight Conference after it began sponsoring women's basketball (1976 and 1977 mid-season tournaments).

Postseason history

AIAW tournament results

The Wildcats appeared in six AIAW tournaments prior to the creation of the NCAA tournament. [7] [8] In 1971, Kansas State also appeared in the even earlier tournament sponsored by the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW), advancing to the Elite Eight. [8]

The Wildcats had a combined record of 7–10.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1973 First round
Consolation first round
Consolation second round
Consolation third round		 Southern Connecticut
Long Beach State
East Carolina
South Carolina 		L, 52–56
W, 49–43
W, 47–46
W, 69–57
1974 First round
Consolation first round		 Immaculata
Wayland Baptist 		L, 40–50
L, 34–49
1975 First round
Consolation first round
Consolation second round
Consolation third round		Immaculata
Boise State
Ohio State
William Penn 		L, 54–63
W, 65–37
W, 61–51
L, 43–54
1977 First round
Quarterfinals
Consolation second round		 Utah
Tennessee
Tennessee Tech 		W, 70–32
L, 69–81
L, 58–68
1979 First round
Consolation round		 Old Dominion
Valdosta State 		L, 75–96
L, 92–104
1980 First round
Second round		 Boston University
Tennessee		W, 72–68
L, 64–84

NCAA tournament results

The first tournament the NCAA sponsored was the 1982 edition. Kansas State has appeared in 19 NCAA tournaments since that time, with a record of 17–17. [7]

YearSeedRoundOpponentResults
1982 #4First round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#5 Stephen F. Austin
#1 Old Dominion
#2 Cheyney		W 78–75
W 76–67
L 93–71
1983 #3First round
Sweet Sixteen		#6 Illinois State
#2 Texas		W 91–72
L 73–70 OT
1984 #3First round#6 Northeast LouisianaL 78–73
1987 #9First round#8 NorthwesternL 62–61
1997 #10First round#7 Saint Joseph'sL 70–52
2002 #3First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Kent State
#6 Arkansas
#7 Old Dominion		W 93–65
W 82–68
L 82–62
2003 #3First round
Second round		#14 Harvard
#11 Notre Dame		W 79–69
L 59–53
2004 #2First round
Second round		#15 Valparaiso
#7 Minnesota		W 71–63
L 80–61
2005 #4First round
Second round		#13 Bowling Green
#5 Vanderbilt		W 70–60
L 63–60
2008 #5First round
Second round		#12 Chattanooga
#4 Louisville		W 69–59
L 80–63
2009 #5First round
Second round		#12 Drexel
#4 Vanderbilt		W 68–44
L 74–61
2011 #8First round#9 PurdueL 53–45
2012 #8First round
Second round		#9 Princeton
#1 Connecticut		W 67–64
L 72–26
2016 #9First round
Second round		#8 George Washington
#1 South Carolina		W 56–51
L 73–47
2017 #7First round
Second round		#10 Drake
#2 Stanford		W 67–54
L 69–48
2019 #9First round#8 MichiganL 84–54
2022 #9First round
Second round		#8 Washington State
#1 NC State		W 50–40
L 89–57
2024 #4First round
Second round		#13 Portland
#5 Colorado		W 78–65
L 63–50
2025 #5First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Fairfield
#4 Kentucky
#1 USC		W 85–41
W 80–79 OT
L 61–67

NCAA Tournament seeding history

Years → '82 '83 '84 '87 '97 '02 '03 '04 '05 '08 '09 '11 '12 '16 '17 '19 '22 '24 '25
Seeds→43391033245588979945

WNIT results

Kansas State has appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament eight times, including the first tournament held, in 1969. [8] Kansas State won the tournament in 2006 and reached the semifinals (final four) again in 2007 and 2013.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1969First roundWayland BaptistL 76–21
1970First roundWayland BaptistL 61–43
1999First round
Second round		Creighton
Arkansas State		W 71–60
L 83–70
2006Second round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		Idaho State
Fresno State
Nebraska
Western Kentucky
Marquette		W 88–68
W 64–61
W 77–63
W 57–56 OT
W 77–65
2007 Second round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Southern Illinois
Illinois
Auburn
Wyoming		W 72–46
W 66–51
W 67–54
L 89–79 3OT
2013 First round
Second round
Third Round
Fourth Round
Semifinals		Texas Southern
Illinois State
Ball State
Illinois
Utah		W 72–44
W 57–48
W 60–48
W 66–48
L 54–46 OT
2015 First round
Second round		Akron
Missouri		W 86–68
L 67–48
2018 First round
Second round
Third Round		Saint Louis
Utah
UC Davis		W 75–61
W 74–57
L 69–71
2023 First round
Second round
Super 16		Wichita State
Wyoming
Washington		W 90-56
W 71-55
L 48-55

Notable Wildcat players and coaches

Draft history

WNBA Draft Picks
RoundPickOverallPlayerYear
1st4th4th Kendra Wecker 2005
1st6th6th Nicole Ohlde 2004
1st13th13th Olga Firsova 2000
2nd10th22nd Brittany Chambers 2013
2nd11th23rdBreanna Lewis2017
2nd12th25th Shalee Lehning 2009
3rd1st26th Serena Sundell 2025
3rd8th34th Megan Mahoney 2005
4th8th56th Shanele Stires 2000

Head coaches

Year by year results

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Judy Akers (Independent, Kansas State Conference/Big 8)(1968–1979)
1968–69Judy Akers 11–3–NWIT Eighth place
1969–70Judy Akers 10–7–CIAW Quarterfinals, NWIT Seventh place
1970–71Judy Akers 12–12–CIAW Tenth place
1971–72Judy Akers 17–5–1stAIAW Region VI
1972–73Judy Akers 20–6–1stAIAW Ninth place
1973–74Judy Akers 21–9–1stAIAW Region VI
1974–75Judy Akers 24–9–1stAIAW Sixth place
1975–76Judy Akers 28–66–01stAIAW Region VI
1976–77Judy Akers 23–12–1stAIAW Quarterfinals20
1977–78Judy Akers 20–14–1stAIAW Region VI
1978–79Judy Akers 20–11–1stAIAW South Sectional
Judy Akers:206–94–
Lynn Hickey (Independent/Big 8)(1979–1984)
1979–80Lynn Hickey 26–9–AIAW Sixteen (Play-In)13
1980–81Lynn Hickey 23–11–AIAW Region VI
1981–82Lynn Hickey 26–6–NCAA Quarterfinals14
1982–83Lynn Hickey 25–712–21stNCAA Sixteen17
1983–84Lynn Hickey 25–612–2T-1stNCAA First round7
Lynn Hickey:125–3924–4
Matilda Mossman (Big 8)(1984–1990)
1984–85Matilda Mossman 16–136–8
1985–86Matilda Mossman 16–136–8
1986–87Matilda Mossman 22–99–5T-1stNCAA First round
1987–88Matilda Mossman 8–201–13
1988–89Matilda Mossman 18–117–73rd
1989Matilda Mossman 3–2–
Matilda Mossman:83–6829–41
Gaye Griffin (Big 8)(1989–1990)
1989–90Gaye Griffin 17–810–4
Gaye Griffin:17–810–4
Susan Yow (Big 8)(1990–1993)
1990–91Susan Yow 16–118–6
1991–92Susan Yow 5–232–12
1992–93Susan Yow 10–171–13
Susan Yow:31–5111–31
Brian Agler (Big 8)(1993–1996)
1993–94Brian Agler 13–145–9
1994–95Brian Agler 14–136–8
1995–96Brian Agler 11–123–7
Brian Agler:38–3914–24
Jack Hartman (Big 8)(1996–1997)
1996Jack Hartman 3–42–2
Jack Hartman:3–42–2
Deb Patterson (Big 12)(1996–2014)
1996–97Deb Patterson 19–129–7T-5thNCAA First round
1997–98Deb Patterson 11–174–12T-9th
1998–99Deb Patterson 16–147–9T-8thWNIT Second round
1999–00Deb Patterson 13–176–108th
2000–01Deb Patterson 12–162–14T-11th
2001–02Deb Patterson 26–811–5T-3rdNCAA Sixteen1011
2002–03Deb Patterson 29–514–22ndNCAA Second round108
2003–04Deb Patterson 25–614–2T-1stNCAA Second round158
2004–05Deb Patterson 24–812–4T-3rdNCAA Second round1916
2005–06Deb Patterson 24–108–8T-6thWNIT Champions
2006–07Deb Patterson 19–154–12T-11thWNIT Semifinals
2007–08Deb Patterson 22–1013–31stNCAA Second round2116
2008–09Deb Patterson 25–810–65thNCAA Second round2021
2009–10 Deb Patterson 14–185–11T-8th
2010–11Deb Patterson 21–1110–6T-3rdNCAA First round
2011–12Deb Patterson 20–149–9T-4thNCAA Second round
2012–13Deb Patterson 19–185–13T-8thWNIT Semifinals
2013–14 Deb Patterson 11–195–13T-8th
Deb Patterson:350–226148–147
Jeff Mittie (Big 12)(2014–present)
2014–15 Jeff Mittie 19–147–11T–7th WNIT Second round
2015–16 Jeff Mittie 19–138–10T–6th NCAA second round
2016–17 Jeff Mittie 23–1111–74th NCAA second round 24
2017–18 Jeff Mittie 18–157–11T–7th WNIT Third Round
2018–19 Jeff Mittie 21–1111–74th NCAA first round
2019-20 Jeff Mittie 16–1310–8T–4thCancelled due to COVID-19
2020-21 Jeff Mittie 9–183–1510th
2021-22 Jeff Mittie 20–139–96th NCAA second round
2022-23 Jeff Mittie 19–175–139th WNIT Super 16
2023-24 Jeff Mittie 26–813–53rd NCAA second round 1918
2024-25 Jeff Mittie 27–713–5T-4th NCAA Tournament 1918
Jeff Mittie:217–14297–101
Total:1070–671335–355

      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

Series records

Record vs. Big 12 opponents

Kansas State
vs.		Overall recordat Manhattanat Opponent's
Venue		at neutral siteLast 5 meetingsLast 10 meetingsCurrent streak
Arizona KSU, 1–0KSU, 1–00–00–0KSU, 1–0KSU, 1–0W 1
Arizona State ASU, 3–2KSU, 1–0ASU, 1–0ASU, 2–1ASU, 3–2ASU, 3–2W 1
Baylor BU, 44–12BU, 14–6BU, 19–2BU, 11–4BAY, 3–2BU, 7–3L 1
BYU KSU, 5–0KSU, 2–0KSU, 2–0KSU, 1–0KSU, 5–0KSU, 5–0W 5
Cincinnati KSU, 3–0KSU, 1–0KSU, 2–00–0KSU, 3–0KSU, 3–0W 3
Colorado tied, 35–35KSU, 18–14CU, 17–13tied, 4–4KSU, 3–2KSU, 7–3L 2
Houston KSU, 4–0KSU, 2–0KSU, 2–00–0KSU, 4–0KSU, 4–0W 4
Iowa State KSU, 55–50KSU, 29–19ISU, 29–18ISU, 8–2ISU, 3–2ISU, 8–2L 1
Kansas KSU, 82–51KSU, 40–16KSU, 34–29KSU, 8–6KSU, 4–1KSU, 6–4W 2
Oklahoma State KSU, 43–38KSU, 24–11OSU, 21–14OSU, 6–4KSU, 3–2tied, 5–5L 1
TCU tied, 12–12KSU, 8–4TCU, 7–4TCU, 1–0KSU, 4–1KSU, 6–4W 2
Texas Tech KSU, 29–17KSU, 13–6KSU, 12–9KSU, 4–2KSU, 3–2KSU, 6–4W 3
UCF KSU, 4–0KSU, 2–0KSU, 1–0KSU, 1–0KSU, 4–0KSU, 4–0W 4
Utah tied, 4–4tied, 2–2UU, 2–1KSU, 1–0UU, 3–2tied, 4–4W 2
West Virginia WVU, 20–9WVU, 8–4WVU, 9–3WVU, 3–2WVU, 3–2WVU, 7–3L 2
*As of 3/21/2025 [12]

Record vs. former Big 12 opponents

Kansas State
vs.		Overall recordat Manhattanat Opponent's
Venue		at neutral siteLast 5 meetingsLast 10 meetingsCurrent streakLast meeting
Missouri KSU, 46–39KSU, 27–11MU, 23–13KSU, 6–4MU, 3–2KSU, 6–4W 112/9/2023
Nebraska KSU, 46–33KSU, 27–10NU, 21–13KSU, 6–2NU, 3–2tied, 5–5W 22/19/2011
Oklahoma OU, 45–32KSU, 19–17OU, 25–10tied, 3–3OU, 4–1OU, 7–3L 11/31/2024
Texas UT, 33–18UT, 12–10UT, 17–5UT, 4–3UT, 4–1UT, 9–1L 23/11/2024
Texas A&M KSU, 13–9KSU, 7–2KSU, 5–4TAM, 3–1TAM, 3–2TAM, 6–4L 212/19/2012
*As of 3/21/2025 [12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kansas State University Athletics Public Branding Guide (PDF). May 18, 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Division I Women's Basketball records" (PDF). NCAA. 2018. p. 42. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ Jeff Mittie is New Head Coach
  4. ↑ "Voepel: Mittie, Schneider out to rebuild Kansas State, Kansas". ESPN.com. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. 1 2 "BigEightSports.com" . Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Wildkittens Take Tournament". Manhattan Mercury. February 15, 1976.
  7. 1 2 "Kansas State University Postseason History" (English). Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  8. 1 2 3 "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  9. ↑ "Lynn Holzman Named West Coast Conference Commissioner" (Press release). West Coast Conference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014. A former captain of the women's basketball team while earning her Bachelors degree at Kansas State University, Holzman has since earned a Masters degree from the University of North Carolina and a Masters of Business Administration from Purdue University.
  10. ↑ Women's Basketball – In the Pros – Kansas State University Wildcats Official Athletics Site
  11. ↑ "One player on 'Squid Game: The Challenge' has a unique connection to Kansas State". Kansas.com.
  12. 1 2 3 "KSU Media Guide" (PDF). K-State Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
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