Louisville Cardinals women's basketball

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Louisville Cardinals women's basketball
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University University of Louisville
Head coach Jeff Walz (18th season)
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Location Louisville, Kentucky
Arena KFC Yum! Center
(capacity: 22,090)
Nickname Cardinals
ColorsRed and black [1]
   
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NCAA tournament runner-up
2009, 2013
NCAA tournament Final Four
2009, 2013, 2018, 2022
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament second round
1993, 1995, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1993, 2018
Conference regular season champions
1992, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

The Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represents the University of Louisville in women's basketball. The school competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Cardinals play home basketball games at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Louisville's current head coach is Jeff Walz, who joined the team in 2007. Under his leadership the school moved into the top 15 in attendance his first year, averaging 6,456 fans per game.

Louisville represented USA basketball at Globl Jam 2023, and defeated team Canada, by a score of 68–66 in the gold medal game.

History

The Cardinals have reached the NCAA Tournament in 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. They reached the Final Four 4 times in 2009, 2013, 2018, and 2022; losing in the title game twice (09,13). They have been in six conferences, playing in the Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference from 1978 to 1981, the Metro Conference from 1981 to 1995, Conference USA from 1995 to 2005, the Big East Conference from 2005 to 2013, the American Athletic Conference for the 2013–14 season, and the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2014. [2]

Terry Hall era (1975–1980)

In 1975, Terry Hall was hired as the first full time head coach for the Louisville women's basketball team. Hall compiled a record of 79-54 and led the Cardinals to the 1980 Metro Conference Championship. [3]

Peggy Fiehrer era (1980–1989)

During her tenure, Fiehrer led the Cardinals to three Metro Conference Tournament championships and the first NCAA tournament appearance in program history.

Bud Childers era (1989–1997)

Martin Clapp & Sara White era (1997–2003)

Husband and wife duo Martin Clapp and Sara White were hired as co-head coaches in 1997.

In 2000, Martin Clapp took over as head coach.

In 2003, Clapp resigned as head coach of the Cardinals. [4]

Tom Collen era (2003–2007)

Jeff Walz era (2007–Present)

Jeff Walz was hired as a first year head coach from the University of Maryland in 2007. Under the guidance of Walz, Louisville became a college basketball power. In his first season, he guided the Cardinals to the first NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance in program history. During his tenure at Louisville, the Cards have made fifteen NCAA tournament appearances, twelve Sweet 16s, eight Elite Eights, four Finals Fours, and two national championship appearances.

Angel McCoughtry era (2005–2009)

Angel McCoughtry is the only player for the Louisville women's basketball team to have her jersey retired.

Durr era (2015–2019)

Asia Durr was named ACC Player of the Year two years in a row in 2018 and 2019. Durr, received 29 of 31 votes for pre-season All-American. Durr was named to the All-American list for 2019, and was nominated for the John. R Wooden Award in the same season. In high school she was also selected as the Miss Georgia Girls Basketball Player of the Year twice, 2014 and 2015.

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Terry Hall (Metro Conference)(1975–1980)
1975–76Terry Hall 12-11
1976–77Terry Hall 15-7
1977–78Terry Hall 18-9
1978–79Terry Hall 17-107-5
1979–80Terry Hall 17-177-5
Terry Hall:79–54 (.594)-–- (–)
Peggy Fiehrer (Metro Conference)(1980–1989)
1980–81Peggy Fiehrer 14-145-7
1981–82Peggy Fiehrer 19-84-2
1982–83Peggy Fiehrer 20-105-4 NCAA 1st round
1983–84Peggy Fiehrer 15-167-3 NCAA 1st round
1984–85Peggy Fiehrer 17-144-6
1985–86Peggy Fiehrer 8-202-8
1986–87Peggy Fiehrer 11-174-8
1987–88Peggy Fiehrer 12-164-8
1988–89Peggy Fiehrer 4-240-12
Peggy Fiehrer:120–139 (.463)35–58 (.376)
Bud Childers (Metro Conference)(1989–1995)
1989–90Bud Childers 17-126-8
1990–91Bud Childers 24-119-5
1991–92Bud Childers 20-911-1
1992–93Bud Childers 19-127-5 NCAA 2nd round
1993–94Bud Childers 10-167-5
1994–95Bud Childers 25-87-5 NCAA 2nd round
Bud Childers (Conference USA)(1995–1997)
1995–96Bud Childers 17-119-5
1996–97Bud Childers 20-912-2 NCAA 1st round
Bud Childers:152–88 (.633)68–36 (.654)
Martin Clapp & Sara White (Conference USA)(1997–2000)
1997–98Martin Clapp & Sara White 20-1212-14
1998–99Martin Clapp & Sara White 21-1112-14 NCAA 1st round
1999–00Martin Clapp & Sara White 16-139-7 NCAA 1st round
Martin Clapp & Sara White:57–36 (.613)33–35 (.485)
Martin Clapp (Conference USA)(2000–2003)
2000–01Martin Clapp 19-1014-2 NCAA 1st round
2001–02Martin Clapp 17-138-6
2002–03Martin Clapp 15-145-9
Martin Clapp:108–73 (.597)60–52 (.536)
Tom Collen (Conference USA)(2003–2005)
2003–04Tom Collen 20-1011-3
2004–05Tom Collen 22-911-3 NCAA 1st round
Tom Collen (Big East Conference)(2005–2007)
2005–06Tom Collen 19-1010-6 NCAA 1st round
2006–07Tom Collen 27-810-6 NCAA 2nd round
Tom Collen:88–37 (.704)42–18 (.700)
Jeff Walz (Big East Conference)(2007–2013)
2007–08Jeff Walz 26-1010-6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2008–09Jeff Walz 34-514-2 NCAA Runner Up
2009–10Jeff Walz 14-185-11 WBI 1st round
2010–11Jeff Walz 22-1310-6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2011–12Jeff Walz 23-1010-6 NCAA 2nd round
2012–13Jeff Walz 29-911-5 NCAA Runner Up
Jeff Walz (American Athletic Conference)(2013–2014)
2013–14 Jeff Walz 33-516-2 NCAA Elite Eight
Jeff Walz (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2014–present)
2014–15 Jeff Walz 27-712-4 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2015–16 Jeff Walz 26-815-1 NCAA 2nd round
2016–17 Jeff Walz 29-812-4 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2017–18 Jeff Walz 36-315-1 NCAA Final Four
2018–19 Jeff Walz 32-414-2 NCAA Elite Eight
2019–20 Jeff Walz 28-416-2 Postseason Cancelled
2020–21 Jeff Walz 26-414-2 NCAA Elite Eight
2021–22 Jeff Walz 29-516-2 NCAA Final Four
2022–23 Jeff Walz 26-1212-6 NCAA Elite Eight
2023–24 Jeff Walz 24-1012-6 NCAA 1st round
Jeff Walz:464–135 (.775)202–62 (.765)
Total:1011–526 (.658)

      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

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NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1983 #7First Round(2) TexasL 84–55
1984 #8First Round(1) GeorgiaL 112–69
1993 #11First Round
Second Round		(6) Connecticut
(3) Auburn		W 74–71
L 66–61
1995 #11First Round
Second Round		(6) Oregon
(3) Georgia		W 67–65
L 81–68
1997 #10First Round(7) AuburnL 68–65
1998 #10First Round
Second Round		(7) Utah
(2) Duke		W 69–61
L 69–53
1999 #10First Round(7) IllinoisL 69–67
2001 #13First Round(4) XavierL 80–52
2005 #9First Round(8) USCL 65–49
2006 #9First Round(8) VanderbiltL 76–64
2007 #6First Round
Second Round		(11) BYU
(3) Arizona State		W 80–54
L 67–58
2008 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		(13) Miami (OH)
(5) Kansas State
(1) North Carolina 		W 81–67
W 80–63
L 78–74
2009 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship		(14) Liberty
(6) LSU
(2) Baylor
(1) Maryland
(1) Oklahoma
(1) Connecticut 		W 62–42
W 62–52
W 56–39
W 77–60
W 61–59
L 76–54
2011 #7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		(10)Vanderbilt
(2) Xavier
(11) Gonzaga		W 81–62
W 85–75
L 76–69
2012 #7First Round
Second Round		(10) Michigan State
(2) Maryland		W 67–55
L 72–68
2013 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship		(12) Middle Tennessee State
(4) Purdue
(1) Baylor
(2) Tennessee
(2) California
(1) Connecticut 		W 74–49
W 76–63
W 82–81
W 86–78
W 64–57
L 93–60
2014 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		(14) Idaho
(6) Iowa
(7) LSU
(4) Maryland		W 88–42
W 83–53
W 73–47
L 76–73
2015 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		(14) BYU
(6) South Florida
(7) Dayton 		W 86–53
W 60–52
L 82–66
2016 #3First Round
Second Round		(14) Central Arkansas
(6) DePaul 		W 87–60
L 73–72
2017 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		(13) Chattanooga
(5) Tennessee
(1) Baylor 		W 82–62
W 75–64
L 97–63
2018 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		(16) Boise State
(8) Marquette
(4) Stanford
(6) Oregon State
(1) Mississippi State 		W 74–42
W 90–72
W 86–59
W 76–43
L 73–63 (OT)
2019 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		(16) Robert Morris
(8) Michigan
(4) Oregon State
(2) Connecticut 		W 69–34
W 71–50
W 61–44
L 80–73
2021 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		(15) Marist
(7) Northwestern
(6) Oregon
(1) Stanford 		W 74–43
W 62–53
W 60–42
L 63–78
2022 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		(16) Albany
(9) Gonzaga
(4) Tennessee
(3) Michigan
(1) South Carolina 		W 83–51
W 68–59
W 76–64
W 62–50
L 59–72
2023 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		(12) Drake
(4) Texas
(8) Ole Miss
(2) Iowa 		W 83–81
W 73–51
W 72–62
L 83–97
2024 #6First Round(11) Middle Tennessee L 69–71

Individual honors and notable players

Retired numbers

No.PlayerPos.TenureNo. ret.Ref.
35 Angel McCoughtry F 2005–20092010 [6]

Current roster

2024–25 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0Izela Arenas5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr Sierra Canyon Porter Ranch, CA
G 1Imari Berry5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Clarksville Clarksville, TN
F 2Nyla Harris6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Jr Lake Highland Prep Windermere, FL
F 4Mackenly Randolph6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Fr Sierra Canyon Chatsworth, CA
F 9Anaya Hardy6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Fr Renaissance Detroit, MI
C 10Eseosa Imafidon6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)RS Fr Proctor Academy Benin City, Nigeria
F 11Elif Istanbulluoglu6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Fr Fenerbahçe S.K. Istanbul, Turkey
G 12Ja'Leah Williams5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr Blanche Ely
Miami 		Pompano Beach, FL
G 13Merissah Russell6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)GS Cairine Wilson Ottawa, Ontario
F 15Isla Juffermans6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)FrCentre of Excellence Australia Coffs Harbor, Australia
G 21Reagan Bender5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY
G 22Tajianna Roberts5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr IMG Academy La Jolla, CA
G 30Jayda Curry5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)Sr Centennial
California 		Corona, CA
F 44Olivia Cochran6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)GS Carver Columbus, GA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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References

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  2. ↑ "Louisville – 2015–16 Louisville Women's Basketball". Guide.provations.com. 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  3. ↑ Elliott, Jeremy. "Salem's Pioneer of Women's Athletics". The John Hay Center. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ↑ "Clapp Resigns as Cards' Women's Basketball Coach". gocards.com. March 7, 2003. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ 2023-24 Women's Basketball Media Guide (PDF). 31 October 2023. pp. 137–144. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Angel McCoughtry's Jersey Retired at KFC Yum! Center's Opening Night". gocards.com. November 12, 2010. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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