Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball

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UniversityTexas A&M University
Head coach Joni Taylor (3rd season)
Conference SEC
Location College Station, Texas
Arena Reed Arena
(capacity: 12,989)
Nickname Aggies
ColorsMaroon and white [1]
   
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NCAA tournament champions
2011
NCAA tournament Final Four
2011
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2008, 2011, 2014
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Southwest Conference: 1996
Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010
Southeastern Conference: 2013
Conference regular season champions
Big 12 Conference: 2007
Southeastern Conference: 2021

The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University (TAMU) in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team is coached by Joni Taylor, entering her first season; she replaced Gary Blair, who retired after 37 years as a collegiate head coach, 19 of which were with TAMU. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.

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The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76–70. They have appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times and garnered five conference championships.

History

Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program had not reached the postseason tournament until 1994, when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA first round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship, and advanced to the NCAA second round. [2] The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances, and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first ever Final Four appearance. [3] [4]

At the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63–62 and Notre Dame 76–70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.

Notable former players

NameCareer at Texas A&MNotabilityYear drafted by WNBAReference
Kelly Krauskopf 1980–83Former chief operation officer, general manager, and president for the Indiana Fever; assistant general manager for the Indiana Pacers N/A [5] [6]
Andrea Williams 1993-94Commissioner of Big Sky Conference, COO of College Football Playoff
Jaynetta Saunders 1999–01Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury 2001 [7] [8]
Toccara Williams 2000–04Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars 2004 [9]
Morenike Atunrase 2004–08Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2008 [10]
A'Quonesia Franklin 2004–08Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs 2008 [11]
Danielle Gant 2005–09Ranks in the top 10 of many categories 2009 [12]
Takia Starks 2005–09All-time leading scorer in A&M history, when she graduated, now second overallN/A [13] [14] [15]
Sydney Colson 2007–11Ranks in top 10 in career assist; Former WNBA player for the New York Liberty 2011
Danielle Adams 2009–11First first-team All-American in program's history; Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2011
N'dea Jones 2017–21Jones became Texas A&M's all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles. She received All-SEC honors and an AP All-American honorable mention her senior year. She was also honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team, becoming the fourth Texas A&M player to be named to all three, including AP honors, in one season. 2021 [16] [17] [18] [19]

Player awards

National Awards

Danielle Adams – 2011

2021–22 roster

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2Qadashah Hoppie5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr St. John's University Staten Island, NY
G 3Destiny Pitts5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Sr Minnesota Detroit, MI
G 4Kay Kay Green5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)So Whitney M. Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
G 5Jordan Nixon5 ft 3 in(1.6 m)Jr Notre Dame New York City, NY
G 11Kayla Wells6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Sr South Grand Prairie HS Dallas, TX
F 13Jada Malone6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Fr The Village School Spring, TX
F 14Maliyah Johnson6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)So Summer Creek HS Chicago, IL
G 21Eriny Kindred6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Del Valle HS Del Valle, TX
C 22Kenyal Perry5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)So McKinley HS New Orleans, LA
G 23Mckinzie Green5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)Jr Manvel HS Manvel, TX
G 24Sahara Jones6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Veterans Memorial HS San Antonio, TX
F 32Aaliyah Patty6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Sr Ohio State University Chester, IL
C 44Sydnee Roby6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)Jr University of Miami Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 12, 2021

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kay Don (1974–1977)
1974–1975Kay Don 24–9———
1975–1976Kay Don 18–11———
1976–1977Kay Don 14–17———
Kay Don:56–37—
Wanda Bender (1977–1979)
1977–1978Wanda Bender 19–18———
1978–1979Wanda Bender 26–18———
Wanda Bender:45–36—
Cherri Rap (1979–1984)
1979–1980Cherri Rap 19–12———
1980–1981Cherri Rap 7–22———
1981–1982†Cherri Rap 9–20———
1982–1983‡Cherri Rap 11–162–67th—
1983–1984Cherri Rap 13–156–106th—
Cherri Rap:59–858–16

† 1982: Inaugural year of
NCAA tournament;
final year for AIAW tournament
‡ A&M starts
Southwest Conference play

Lynn Hickey (1984–1994)
1984–1985Lynn Hickey 14–147–9T–5th—
1985–1986Lynn Hickey 16–139–7T–4th—
1986–1987Lynn Hickey 9–175–11T–6th—
1987–1988Lynn Hickey 16–139–7T–4th—
1988–1989Lynn Hickey 17–128–85th—
1989–1990Lynn Hickey 16–128–8T–5th—
1990–1991Lynn Hickey 14–148–85th—
1991–1992Lynn Hickey 15–137–7T–4th—
1992–1993Lynn Hickey 15–127–74th—
1993–1994Lynn Hickey 23–811–32nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Lynn Hickey:155–12879–75
Candi Harvey (1994–1998)
1994–1995Candi Harvey 21–99–5T–2nd WNIT Champions
1995–1996Candi Harvey 20–128–54th NCAA first round
1996–1997#Candi Harvey 9–183–13T–10th—
1997–1998Candi Harvey 9–194–12T–9th—
Candi Harvey:59–5824–35

# A&M leaves SWC;
starts Big 12 play.

Peggie Gillom (1998–2003)
1998–1999Peggie Gillom 7–202–1412th—
1999–2000Peggie Gillom 11–163–1311th—
2000–2001Peggie Gillom 12–162–1412th—
2001–2002Peggie Gillom 13–165–119th—
2002–2003Peggie Gillom 10–183–13T–9th—
Peggie Gillom:53–8615–65
Gary Blair (2003–2022)
2003–2004Gary Blair 9–192–14T–11th—
2004–2005Gary Blair 16–154–12T–9thWNIT Quarterfinals
2005–2006Gary Blair 23–911–53rd NCAA first round
2006–2007Gary Blair 25–713–3T–1st NCAA second round
2007–2008Gary Blair 29–811–5T–3rd NCAA Elite Eight
2008–2009Gary Blair 27–811–5T–3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2009–2010Gary Blair 26–810–6T–4th NCAA second round
2010–2011Gary Blair 33–513–32nd NCAA Champions
2011–2012Gary Blair 24–1111–73rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012–2013*Gary Blair 25–1011–54th NCAA second round
2013–2014Gary Blair 27–913–3T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight
2014–2015Gary Blair 23–1010–6T-4th NCAA first round
2015–2016Gary Blair 22–1011–5T-2nd NCAA second round
2016–2017Gary Blair 22–129–76th NCAA second round
2017–2018Gary Blair 26–1011–5T-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2018-2019Gary Blair 26-812-43rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2019-2020Gary Blair 22-810-64th Cancelled Due To Covid
2020-2021Gary Blair 25-313-11st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2021-2022Gary Blair 14-154-1212th
Gary Blair:443–241189-112

* A&M leaves Big 12;
starts Southeastern Conference play.

Joni Taylor (2022–present)
2022–2023Joni Taylor 9-202–1413th
2023–2024Joni Taylor 19-136–10T-9th NCAA First Round
Joni Taylor:28-338–24
Total:897–708

      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

[2]

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1994 #13First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#4 Florida
#5 San Diego State
#1 Purdue		W 78-76
W 75-72
L 65-82
1996 #7First Round#10 Kent StateL 68-72
2006 #6First Round#11 TCUL 65-69
2007 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Texas-Arlington
#5 George Washington		W 58-50
L 47-59
2008 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#15 UTSA
#10 Hartford
#3 Duke
#1 Tennessee		W 91-52
W 63-39
W 77-63
L 45-53
2009 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 Evansville
#10 Minnesota
#6 Arizona State		W 80-45
W 73-42
L 69-84
2010 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Portland State
#7 Gonzaga		W 84-53
L 71-72
2011 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		#15 McNeese State
#7 Rutgers
#6 Georgia
#1 Baylor
#1 Stanford
#2 Notre Dame		W 87-47
W 70-48
W 79-38
W 58-46
W 63-62
W 76-70
2012 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Albany
#6 Arkansas
#2 Maryland		W 69-47
W 61-59
L 74-81
2013 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Wichita State
#6 Nebraska		W 71-45
L 63-74
2014 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 North Dakota
#11 James Madison
#7 DePaul
#1 Connecticut		W 70-55
W 85-69
W 84-65
L 54-69
2015 #6First Round#11 Little RockL 60-69
2016 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Missouri State
#5 Florida State		W 74-65
L 56-74
2017 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Penn
#4 UCLA		W 63-61
L 43-75
2018 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Drake
#5 DePaul
#1 Notre Dame		W 89-76
W 80-79
L 84-90
2019 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Wright State
#5 Marquette
#1 Notre Dame		W 84-61
W 78-76
L 80-87
2021 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 Troy
#7 Iowa State
#3 Arizona		W 84-80
W 84-82 (OT)
L 59-74

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