Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball

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Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
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University Purdue University
Head coach Katie Gearlds (4th season)
Conference Big Ten
Location West Lafayette, Indiana
Arena Mackey Arena
(capacity: 14,804)
Nickname Boilermakers
Student sectionGold Mine
ColorsOld gold and black [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1999
NCAA tournament runner-up
2001
NCAA tournament Final Four
1994, 1999, 2001
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
NCAA tournament second round
1990, 1992, 1994 , 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
NCAA tournament appearances
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023
Conference tournament champions
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013
Conference regular season champions
1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002

The Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.

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Purdue is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten women's basketball tournament championships, along with annually ranking in the top 10 nationally in home attendance. The Boilermakers have appeared in the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA National Championship in 1999. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 52–27 series lead.

History

In 1975, women's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at Purdue University. In 1982, the sport was elevated to revenue status, which meant more money was available. Under Coach Lin Dunn, Purdue qualified for its first NCAA Tournament game in 1989. Ten years later, Purdue won its first national championship by beating Duke University in the title game. Sharon Versyp, a former Purdue standout, was introduced as the head coach at the start of the 2006 season.

Current coaching staff

Source: [2]

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [3]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Unknown (CIAW)(1968–1969)
1968-69Unknown ––CIAW Tenth Place
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Big Ten Conference
Deborah Gebhardt (Big Ten)(1975–1976)
1975-76Deborah Gephardt 8–82–3 [4] 3 [4] IAIAW
Deborah Gephardt:8–82–3
Ruth Jones (Big Ten)(1976–1986)
1976-77 Ruth Jones 7–162–47th [4] IAIAW
1977-78 Ruth Jones 13–71–2T-5th [4] IAIAW
1978-79 Ruth Jones 7–190–1T-7th [4] IAIAW
1979-80 Ruth Jones 4–180–1T-6th [4] IAIAW
1980-81 Ruth Jones 14–180–1T-7th [4] IAIAW - 2nd [4]
1981-82 Ruth Jones 13–170–1T-7th [4] IAIAW - 1st; MAIAW - 3rd [4]
1982-83 Ruth Jones 10–163–158th
1983-84 Ruth Jones 5–231–1710th
1984-85 Ruth Jones 12–166–12T-7th
1985-86 Ruth Jones 16–119–9T-5th
Ruth Jones:101–16122–63
Marsha Reall (Big Ten)(1986–1987)
1986-87Marsha Reall 18–910–85th
Marsha Reall:18–910–8
Lin Dunn (Big Ten)(1987–1996)
1987-88 Lin Dunn 21–1013–53rd NWIT Second Place
1988-89 Lin Dunn 24–614–43rd NCAA second round (Bye)1715
1989-90 Lin Dunn 23–714–43rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1415
1990-91 Lin Dunn 26–317–11st NCAA second round (Bye)145
1991-92 Lin Dunn 23–714–42nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1611
1992-93 Lin Dunn 16–118–106th
1993-94 Lin Dunn 29–516–2T-1st NCAA Final Four 38
1994-95 Lin Dunn 24–813–3T-1st NCAA Elite Eight 916
1995-96 Lin Dunn 20–1111–54th NCAA first round 15
Lin Dunn:206–68120–38
Nell Fortner (Big Ten)(1996–1997)
1996-97 Nell Fortner 17–1112–4T-1st NCAA second round 23
Nell Fortner:17–1112–4
Carolyn Peck (Big Ten)(1997–1999)
1997-98 Carolyn Peck 23–1010–6T-3rd# NCAA Elite Eight 1121
1998-99 Carolyn Peck 34–116–01st# NCAA Champions 11
Carolyn Peck:57–1126–6
Kristy Curry (Big Ten)(1999–2006)
1999-2000 Kristy Curry 23–811–5T-3rd# NCAA second round 1613
2000-01 Kristy Curry 31–714–21st NCAA Runner-up 29
2001-02 Kristy Curry 24–613–31st NCAA second round 149
2002-03 Kristy Curry 29–612–4T-2nd# NCAA Elite Eight 710
2003-04 Kristy Curry 29–414–22nd# NCAA Sweet Sixteen 93
2004-05 Kristy Curry 17–139–75th NCAA second round
2005-06 Kristy Curry 26–713–32nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 1111
Kristy Curry:179–5186–26
Sharon Versyp (Big Ten)(2006–2021)
2006-07 Sharon Versyp 31–614–22nd# NCAA Elite Eight 711
2007-08 Sharon Versyp 19–1511–7T-3rd# NCAA second round
2008-09 Sharon Versyp 25–1113–5T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight 16
2009–10 Sharon Versyp 15–179–95th WNIT second round
2010-11 Sharon Versyp 21–129–77th NCAA second round
2011-12 Sharon Versyp 25–911–5T-2nd# NCAA second round 1813
2012-13 Sharon Versyp 25–910–6T-3rd# NCAA second round 2120
2013–14 Sharon Versyp 22–911–5T-4th NCAA second round 2119
2014–15 Sharon Versyp 11–203–15T-13th
2015–16 Sharon Versyp 20–1210–86th NCAA first round
2016–17 Sharon Versyp 23–1310–5T-4th NCAA second round
2017–18 Sharon Versyp 18–139–7T-7th WNIT second round
2018–19 Sharon Versyp 19–158–10T-10th
2019–20 Sharon Versyp 18–148–109th
2020–21 Sharon Versyp 7–164–1412th
Sharon Versyp:301–192141–116
Katie Gearlds (Big Ten)(2021–present)
2021–22 Katie Gearlds 17–157–119th WNIT Second Round
2022–23 Katie Gearlds 19–119–87th NCAA First Four
Katie Gearlds:36–2616–19
Total:921–536429–272

      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

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1989 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Arkansas
#4 LSU		W 91–63
L 53–54
1990 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Northern Illinois
#1 Louisiana Tech		W 86–81
L 47–91
1991 #2Second Round#10 VanderbiltL 63–69
1992 #3Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Northern Illinois
#2 Maryland		W 98–62
L 58–64
1994 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#16 Radford
#8 Washington
#13 Texas A&M
#2 Stanford
#3 North Carolina		W 103–56
W 86–59
W 82–56
W 82–65
L 74–89
1995 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#13 Portland
#12 Montana
#1 Vanderbilt
#2 Stanford		W 74–59
W 62–51
W 67–66
L 58–69
1996 #5First Round#12 Notre DameL 60–73
1997 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Maryland
#1 Old Dominion		W 74–48
L 65–69
1998 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#13 Washington
#12 Colorado State
#9 Notre Dame
#3 Louisiana Tech		W 88–71
W 77–63
W 70–65
L 65–72
1999 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		#16 Oral Roberts
#9 Kansas
#4 North Carolina
#3 Rutgers
#1 Louisiana Tech
#3 Duke		W 68–48
W 55–41
W 82–59
W 75–62
W 77–63
W 62–45
2000 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Dartmouth
#5 Oklahoma		W 70–66
L 74–76
2001 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		#14 UC Santa Barbara
#6 LSU
#2 Texas Tech
#4 Xavier
#5 SW Missouri State
#1 Notre Dame		W 75–62
W 73–70
W 74–72
W 88–78
W 81–64
L 66–68
2002 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Austin Peay
#7 Old Dominion		W 80–49
L 70–74 (OT)
2003 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Valparaiso
#7 Virginia Tech
#11 Notre Dame
#1 Connecticut		W 66–51
W 80–62
W 66–47
L 64–73
2004 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 St. Francis (PA)
#7 Villanova
#3 Georgia		W 78–59
W 60–42
L 64–66
2005 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 New Mexico
#1 Tennessee		W 68–56
L 54–75
2006 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Missouri State
#5 UCLA
#1 North Carolina		W 73–54
W 61–54
L 68–70
2007 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 Oral Roberts
#7 Georgia Tech
#3 Georgia
#1 North Carolina		W 63–42
W 76–63
W 78–65
L 72–84
2008 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Utah
#1 Tennessee		W 66–59
L 52–78
2009 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#11 Charlotte
#3 North Carolina
#7 Rutgers
#1 Oklahoma		W 65–52
W 85–70
W 67–61
L 68–74
2011 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Kansas State
#1 Connecticut		W 53–45
L 40–64
2012 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 South Dakota State
#5 South Carolina		W 83–68
L 61–72
2013 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Liberty
#5 Louisville		W 77–43
L 63–76
2014 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Liberty
#5 Louisville		W 84–55
L 66–73
2016 #11First Round#6 OklahomaL 45–61
2017 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Green Bay
#1 Notre Dame		W 74–62
L 82–88 (OT)
2023 #11First Four#11 St. John'sL 64–66

National Awards

National Player of the Year (2)

Wade Trophy (1)

All-American Consensus Selections (7)

Academic All-American First Team Selections (5)

National Coach of the Year (1)

Big Ten Awards

Player of the Year (8)

Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year (4)

Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball Recipient (6)

Defensive Player of the Year (4)

6th Player of the Year (2)

Freshman of the Year (4)

Coach of the Year (5)

All-time records

Big Ten Win/Loss Records (As of 2015 Regular Season)

Career records

Single season records

Single game records

See also

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