San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball

San Diego State Aztecs
women's basketball
San Diego State Aztecs; women's basketball
	2024–25 San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team
University	San Diego State University
First season	1976–77
Head coach	Stacie Terry-Hutson (12th season)
Conference	Mountain West ; Pac-12 (joining in 2026–27)
Location	San Diego, California
Arena	Viejas Arena ; (capacity: 12,414)
Nickname	Aztecs
Colors	Scarlet and black;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1984, 1985, 2010
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984, 1985, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2025
Conference tournament champions
	1994, 1997, 2010, 2012, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
	1994, 1995, 1997, 2009, 2012, 2013

Last updated May 30, 2025

For information on all San Diego State University sports, see San Diego State Aztecs

The San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball team is the women's college basketball program that represents San Diego State University (SDSU). The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference (MW). The team plays its home games at Viejas Arena.

Post-season results

Regular season conference championships

Western Athletic Conference (3)

1994, 1995, 1997^[2]

Mountain West Conference (2)

2009, 2012, 2013^[2]

Conference tournament championships

Western Athletic Conference tournament (2)

1994, 1997^[3]

Mountain West Conference tournament (3)

2010, 2012, 2025^[3]

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#6	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#3 Oregon #2 Long Beach State	W 70−63 L 73−91
1985	#5	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#4 UNLV #1 Louisiana Tech	W 70−68 L 64−94
1993	#9	First Round	#8 Georgia	L 68−85
1994	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Hawaii #13 Texas A&M	W 81−75 L 72−75
1995	#5	First Round	#12 Montana	L 46−57
1997	#11	First Round	#6 Oregon	L 62−79
2009	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 DePaul #2 Stanford	W 76−70 L 49−77
2010	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Texas #3 West Virginia #2 Duke	W 74−63 W 64−55 L 58−66
2012	#12	First Round	#5 LSU	L 56−64
2025	#14	First Round	#3 LSU	−

WNIT tournament results

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1989	First Round Second Round Final	Radford Murray State Oregon	W 99−92 W 97−81 L 64−67
2013	First Round Second Round	UC Santa Barbara BYU	W 69−46 L 58−69
2023	First Round	UC Irvine	L 45−55

Head coaches

Head Coach	Seasons	Overall	Pct.
Kathleen Wallace	1976–1978	14–34	.292
Richie Spears	1979–1983	88–58	.603
Steve Salvo	1983	3–10	.231
Earnest Riggins	1984–1989	118–67	.638
Beth Burns	1990–1997; 2005–2013	295–186	.613
Barb Smith	1997–2002	49–86	.363
Jim Tomey	2002–2005	25–58	.301
Stacie Terry-Hutson	2013–present	154–185	.454

References

↑ "Color Palette". San Diego State Athletics Style Guide (PDF). October 19, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
1 2 "Coaching History" (PDF). San Diego State Women's Basketball 2015-2016 Media Guide & Record Book. San Diego State University. p. 100.
1 2 "Postseason History" (PDF). San Diego State Women's Basketball 2015-2016 Media Guide & Record Book. San Diego State University. pp. 112–113.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Color Palette". San Diego State Athletics Style Guide (PDF). October 19, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2023.

[coaching_history-2] 1 2 "Coaching History" (PDF). San Diego State Women's Basketball 2015-2016 Media Guide & Record Book. San Diego State University. p. 100.

[postseason_history-3] 1 2 "Postseason History" (PDF). San Diego State Women's Basketball 2015-2016 Media Guide & Record Book. San Diego State University. pp. 112–113.

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v t e San Diego State Aztecs women's basketball
Venues	Peterson Gym (1976–1997) Viejas Arena (1997–present)
Rivalries	San Diego
Culture & lore	History The Show
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mountain West Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos (leaving in 2026) Colorado State Rams (leaving in 2026) Fresno State Bulldogs (leaving in 2026) Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs (leaving in 2026) San Jose State Spartans UNLV Lady Rebels Utah State Aggies (leaving in 2026) Wyoming Cowgirls
Future teams	Grand Canyon Antelopes (joining no later than 2026) Hawaii Rainbow Wahine UC Davis Aggies UTEP Miners (all others joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	MW Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25