Michigan Wolverines women's basketball

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Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
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UniversityUniversity of Michigan
Head coach Kim Barnes Arico [1] (11th season)
Conference Big Ten
Location Ann Arbor, Michigan
Arena Crisler Center [2]
(Capacity: 12,707)
Nickname Wolverines
Student sectionMaize Rage
ColorsMaize and blue [3]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2021, 2022
NCAA tournament second round
1990, 2001, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

The Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Wolverines play home basketball games at the Crisler Center on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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History

Katelynn Flaherty, the all-time leading scorer in men's and women's Michigan basketball history. Katelynn Flaherty of the Michigan Wolverines Women's Basketball Team.jpg
Katelynn Flaherty, the all-time leading scorer in men's and women's Michigan basketball history.
Naz Hillmon, 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year and Michigan women's basketball's all-time leading rebounder. Naz Hillmon (cropped).jpg
Naz Hillmon, 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year and Michigan women's basketball's all-time leading rebounder.

Michigan began playing intercollegiate women's basketball in 1973–74, when inaugural head coach Vic Katch led the team to a 3–8 record (0–1 against Big Ten teams). [7] There was no form of conference competition for the Wolverines until the 1976–77 season, and even then it was not officially sanctioned by the Big Ten until 1982–83. [7] Michigan did not qualify for postseason play until earning an NCAA tournament bid in 1990 under head coach Bud VanDeWege, which would remain its only tournament appearance until Sue Guevara led the Wolverines to five straight postseason appearances (in both the NCAA and WNIT tournaments) between 1998 and 2002. [7]

The team's best postseason performance in the NCAA Tournament is advancing to the Elite Eight, which it achieved for the first time in 2022. The Wolverines won the WNIT tournament in 2017, and have also reached the WNIT semifinals twice: in 2010 and 2015. [7] Michigan has never won a Big Ten championship, either in the regular season or in the conference tournament. The closest it has come is 2nd in the regular season and tied for 3rd in the tournament, both accomplished during Guevara's tenure. [7] Guevara was the most accomplished coach in the history of the program, leading all coaches in both wins and winning percentage for conference and overall games alike. [8]

Since 2012, Michigan is coached by Kim Barnes Arico, the former St. John's Red Storm head coach and two-time Big East Coach of the Year. [1] During a February 2017 game against Michigan State, the Wolverines set an attendance record of 12,707 in the first home sellout in program history, which more than doubled the previous record of 5,991. [9] The second-largest home crowd (8,313) attended a January 2018 game against Ohio State. [10] Later that same week, during the January 13th game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Katelynn Flaherty scored her 2,443rd point, surpassing Glen Rice as the school's all-time leading scorer, man or woman. [11] Flaherty would finish her career with a school-record 2,776 points. [12]

During the 2017–18 season, Barnes Arico became the winningest coach in program history. On July 12, 2018, Barnes Arico signed a contract extension with the Wolverines through the 2022–23 season. [13]

During the 2021–22 season, Michigan reached their highest ranking ever in the AP Poll at No. 4. [14] [15] On December 19, 2021, Michigan earned the program's first ever win over a top-five ranked team when they defeated No. 5 Baylor 74–68 in overtime. [16] On January 31, 2022, Michigan earned their second ever win over a top-five ranked team when they defeated No. 5 Indiana 65–50. [17]

Rivalries

Coaching staff

As of 2023–24 season.

NamePosition coachedConsecutive seasons at
Michigan in current position
Kim Barnes Arico Head coach 12th
Harry RaffertyAssistant coach and recruiting coordinator3rd
Melanie MooreAssistant coach1st
Jillian DunstonAssistant coach1st
Amy MulliganDirector of operations12th
Reference: [18]

Head coaching records

Kim Barnes Arico, the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. Kim Barnes Arico, head coach of the Michigan Wolverines Women's Basketball Team.jpg
Kim Barnes Arico, the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team.
Head coachYearsSeasonsOverallPct.Conf.Pct.NCAA Berths
Vic Katch1973–7413–8.2730–1.000–
Carmel Borders1974–77323–28.4514–8.333–
Gloria Soluk 1977–84766–120.35522–61.2650
Bud VanDeWege 1984–92893–132.41341–103.2851
Trish Roberts 1992–96420–88.1855–63.0740
Sue Guevara 1996–20037123–82.60057–55.5093
Cheryl Burnett 2003–07435–83.29710–54.1560
Kevin Borseth 2007–12587–73.54438–48.4421
Kim Barnes Arico 2012–present11241–119.669109–75.5926
Totals50691–733.485286–468.37911

Head coaching records through the end of the 2022-23 season [8]

Honored players and coaches

Women's National Invitation Tournament MVP

Big Ten Player of the Year

Big Ten Freshman of the Year

Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year

Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year

All-Americans

Big Ten Coach of the Year

WNBA Draft history

YearRndPickOverallPlayer namePositionWNBA teamNotes
1998 3727 Pollyanna Johns C Charlotte Sting
2000 2723 Stacey Thomas F Portland Fire
2001 41058 Anne Thorius G Orlando Miracle
2002 31244Alayne Ingram G Sacramento Monarchs
2004 3632 Jennifer Smith C Detroit Shock
2005 21023Tabitha Pool F New York Liberty
2022 2315 Naz Hillmon C Atlanta Dream
2023 2315 Leigha Brown G Atlanta Dream

Statistical leaders

All-time leaders

Season leaders

NCAA tournament results

Michigan has appeared in twelve NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 11–12.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1990 #10First Round
Second Round		#7 Oklahoma State
#2 NC State		W 77–68
L 64−81
1998 #10First Round#7 UCLAL 58−65
2000 #8First Round#9 StanfordL 74−81OT
2001 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Virginia
#1 Notre Dame		W 81–71
L 54−88
2012 #11First Round#6 OklahomaL 67−88
2013 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Villanova
#1 Stanford		W 60–52
L 40−73
2018 #7First Round
Second Round		#10 Northern Colorado
#2 Baylor		W 75–61
L 58−80
2019 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Kansas State
#1 Louisville		W 84–54
L 50−71
2021 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Florida Gulf Coast
#3 Tennessee
#2 Baylor		W 87–66
W 70–55
L 75–78OT
2022 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 American
#11 Villanova
#10 South Dakota
#1 Louisville		W 74–39
W 64–49
W 52–49
L 50–62
2023 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 UNLV
#3 LSU		W 71–59
L 42–66
2024 #9First Round#8 KansasL 72−81OT

Arena

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The Crisler Center interior as it appeared during the 2012–13 women's basketball season.
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Crisler Center, as seen from above.

Michigan has played its home games at Crisler Center (previously known as Crisler Arena) since it began intercollegiate play during the 1973–74 season. [2] The first women's basketball game played at Crisler took place on February 4, 1974 and saw the Western Michigan Broncos defeat Michigan 54–28. [2] Crisler Arena was built in 1967 at a cost of $7.2 million, and has undergone three major renovations since, in 1998, 2001, and 2012. [2] In 2002, the women's locker room was more than doubled in size and given a complete facelift. [2] The 2012 renovation saw the addition of the William Davidson Player Development Center (WDPDC), a 57,000-foot basketball facility for both the women's and men's teams adjacent to the arena proper, and the renaming of the entire complex to Crisler Center. [2] The first floor of the WDPDC houses two basketball practice courts, team locker rooms for both players and coaches, athletic medicine facilities, and an equipment room, while the second floor is home to offices for both the men's and women's coaching staffs and administrative functions, as well as rooms dedicated to recruiting, analyzing game film, and strength and conditioning. [2] The 2012 renovation also resulted in major upgrades to the arena's infrastructure, a new scoreboard, replacement of all the seats in both the upper and lower bowls, more handicap-accessible seating, and major improvements to the arena's entrances and concourses. [2] Completed in two separate phases, it cost $72 million in total. [2]

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