| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Alumni relations |
| Team | Milwaukee |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 236–204 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 12, 1965 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Playing career | |
| 1984–1988 | Notre Dame |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–1995 | Notre Dame (assistant) |
| 1995–1996 | Beloit |
| 1996–2012 | Milwaukee |
| 2017–2019 | Sheboygan South HS |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 236–204 |
| Tournaments | 0–2 (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]
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]
Source [5]
| GP | Games 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 |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984–85 | Notre Dame | 28 | 262 | 52.9% | — | 69.7% | 5.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 9.4 |
| 1985–86 | Notre Dame | 31 | 423 | 63.9% | — | 75.2% | 7.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 13.6 |
| 1986–87 | Notre Dame | 27 | 327 | 56.1% | — | 70.8% | 7.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 12.1 |
| 1987–88 | Notre Dame | 28 | 448 | 60.5% | 0.0% | 76.2% | 7.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 16.0 |
| Career | 114 | 1460 | 58.8% | 0.0% | 73.7% | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beloit Buccaneers (1995–1996) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Beloit | 22–4 | NCAA Division III Second Round | ||||||
| Beloit: | 22–4 | ||||||||
| Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League)(1996–2012) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Milwaukee | 16–12 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Milwaukee | 15–12 | 7–7 | 4th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Milwaukee | 11–16 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1999–00 | Milwaukee | 16–12 | 10–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2000–01 | Milwaukee | 19–11 | 12–2 | t–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Milwaukee | 20–8 | 14–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2002–03 | Milwaukee | 15–13 | 11–5 | t–2nd | |||||
| 2003–04 | Milwaukee | 17–12 | 12–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2004–05 | Milwaukee | 14–14 | 11–5 | t–2nd | |||||
| 2005–06 | Milwaukee | 22–9 | 14–2 | t–1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Milwaukee | 15–16 | 10–6 | 4th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Milwaukee | 17–14 | 11–7 | t–2nd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Milwaukee | 15–18 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Milwaukee | 12–19 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Milwaukee | 12–18 | 9–9 | t–5th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Milwaukee | 9–21 | 5–13 | t8th | |||||
| Milwaukee: | 245–225 | 156–102 | |||||||
| Total: | 267–229 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||