Sandy Botham

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Sandy Botham
Current position
TitleAlumni relations
Team Milwaukee
Conference Horizon League
Record236–204
Biographical details
Born (1965-12-12) December 12, 1965 (age 58)
Madison, Wisconsin
Playing career
1984–1988 Notre Dame
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1995 Notre Dame (assistant)
1995–1996Beloit
1996–2012 Milwaukee
2017–2019 Sheboygan South HS
Head coaching record
Overall236–204
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Horizon League Tournament (2001, 2006)
2 Horizon League Regular Season (2001, 2006)
Awards
Horizon League Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2006)

Sandra Lee Botham (born December 12, 1965) [1] was the head coach of the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team, which competes in the Horizon League. She resigned in April 2012, to take a position in the Alumni Relations area. [2]

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Career

Through her nine years as a head coach, she has compiled a 143–110 record, including a 98–61 mark in conference play. She led the Panthers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first ever 20 win season. She attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became an All-American and earned her B. A. In 1988.

In the 2015–16 school year, Botham was athletic director at Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin before leaving amidst allegations of racial discrimination against two coaches. [3] On June 1, 2017, Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan hired Botham as girls' varsity basketball head coach. [4]

Notre Dame statistics

Source [5]

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high
YearTeamGPPointsFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
1984–85Notre Dame2826252.9%69.7%5.10.40.80.19.4
1985–86Notre Dame3142363.9%75.2%7.20.80.60.513.6
1986–87Notre Dame2732756.1%70.8%7.10.90.60.512.1
1987–88Notre Dame2844860.5%0.0%76.2%7.81.00.70.316.0
Career114146058.8%0.0%73.7%6.80.80.70.412.8

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Beloit Buccaneers (1995–1996)
1995–96Beloit 22–4NCAA Division III Second Round
Beloit:22–4
Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League)(1996–2012)
1996–97Milwaukee 16–1210–64th
1997–98Milwaukee 15–127–74th
1998–99Milwaukee 11–167–75th
1999–00Milwaukee 16–1210–42nd
2000–01Milwaukee 19–1112–2t–1st NCAA First Round
2001–02Milwaukee 20–814–22nd
2002–03Milwaukee 15–1311–5t–2nd
2003–04Milwaukee 17–1212–42nd
2004–05Milwaukee 14–1411–5t–2nd
2005–06Milwaukee 22–914–2t–1st NCAA First Round
2006–07Milwaukee 15–1610–64th
2007–08Milwaukee 17–1411–7t–2nd
2008–09Milwaukee 15–187–117th
2009–10Milwaukee 12–196–127th
2010–11Milwaukee 12–189–9t–5th
2011–12Milwaukee 9–215–13t8th
Milwaukee:245–225156–102
Total:267–229

      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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  2. "Sandy Botham". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
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