UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball

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University University of Texas at Arlington
Head coach Shereka Wright (5th season)
Conference WAC
Location Arlington, Texas
Arena College Park Center
(capacity: 7,000)
Nickname Mavericks
ColorsRoyal blue, white, and orange [1]
     
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NCAA tournament appearances
2005, 2007, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2005, 2007, 2022
Conference regular season champions
2005, 2007, 2009, 2019

The UT Arlington Mavericks women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Western Athletic Conference and representing the University of Texas at Arlington. Home games are played at College Park Center, located on the university's campus in Arlington, Texas. The team appeared in the 2005 NCAA tournament, losing to #4 seed Texas Tech in the first round, 69–49, and the 2007 NCAA tournament, dropping their first round game to #4 seed Texas A&M 58–50.

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The team has also made three postseason appearances in the NIT, the first in 1998 as an at-large, the second in 2009 and the most recent was another at-large bid in 2017.

In 2018–19, the Mavericks finished in a tie for the Sun Belt regular season title. UTA played in the WNIT again, winning their first-round game against Stephen F. Austin, the first postseason win in program history.

Team history

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Grubbs Vocational College women's basketball team, circa 1921
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UT Arlington celebrating a victory at Texas Hall in 2005
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UT Arlington in action against Louisiana–Monroe
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UT Arlington in action in the 2020 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

The Mavericks began their first year of play in the 1972–73 season in the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. Legendary coach Jody Conradt joined the Mavericks in their second year and was head coach for three years. When all women’s sports joined the NCAA and began play in the same conferences as the men’s sports, UTA began competing in the Southland Conference in 1982–83. Since that time, they have won three regular season titles and two tournament titles. They have finished as the regular season runner-up four times and been the tournament runner-up twice.

UTA joined the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012–13 season. It was a short stint as UTA joined the Sun Belt Conference July 1, 2013. After nine athletic seasons, UTA rejoined the WAC on July 1, 2023.

Facilities

Until February 2012, the Mavericks played at Texas Hall, which is a 3,300-seat theater on the campus. The teams played on the stage, and fans could watch the game from either the theater seats or the bleacher section.

A new arena called the College Park Center with a seating capacity of 7,000 hosted the final four regular-season home games for the team in 2012. [2] [3] The facility is located on the eastern side of the campus along with new housing, parking, and retail developments. The Mavericks did not initially have a home court advantage at CPC as UTA sported a 24–39 record at the end of the 2015–16 season. Since then, the team has made a CPC a much harder place to visit, posting winning home records every year since then, 72–23 overall. As of the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, UTA is 96–62, a winning percentage of .608.

Coaches

The Mavericks have had 10 coaches, listed below, in their 51-year history. Shereka Wright is the current coach. Her first full season began in October, 2020. She is currently in her fifth season as the Mavericks's head coach.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Mavericks have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2005 #13First Round#4 Texas Tech L 49–69
2007 #13First Round#4 Texas A&M L 50–58
2022 #14First Round#3 Iowa State L 71–78

NIT results

The Mavericks have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) four times. Their combined record is 1–4.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1999 First Round Baylor L 60–71
2009 First Round Oklahoma St L 72–82
2017 First Round Tulane L 57–62
2019 First Round
Second Round
Stephen F. Austin
TCU
W 60–54
L 54–71

Season-by-season results

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UT Arlington in action against Louisiana
Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Carla Lowry (Independent)(1973–1973)
1973Lowry 3–7
Carla Lowry:3–7 (.300)
Jody Conradt (Independent)(1973–1976)
1973–1974Conradt 9–14
1974–1975Conradt 11–14
1975–1976Conradt 23–11
Jody Conradt:43–39 (.524)
Cindy Salser (Independent)(1976–1979)
1976–1977Salser 20–11
1977–1978Salser 21–10
1978–1979Salser 10–17
Cindy Salser:51–38 (.573)
Connie Kelch (Independent)(1979–1982)
1979–1980Kelch 12–16
1980–1981Kelch 18–18
1981–1982Kelch 20–17
Connie Kelch:50–51 (.495)
Connie Kelch (Southland Conference)(1982–1989)
1982–1983Kelch 10–171–4T-4th
1983–1984Kelch 14–145–75th
1984–1985Kelch 13–148–42nd
1985–1986Kelch 11–155–54th
1986–1987Kelch 8–183–96th
1987–1988Kelch 5–223–128th
1988–1989Kelch 6–211–138th
Connie Kelch:67–121 (.356)25–54 (.316)
Jerry Isler (Southland Conference)(1989–1992)
1989–1990Isler 11–177–7T-4th
1990–1991Isler 13–158–6T-3rd
1991–1992Isler 18–1112–64th
Jerry Isler:42–43 (.494)27–19 (.587)
Mike Dean (Southland Conference)(1992–2000)
1992–1993Dean 11–167–116th
1993–1994Dean 14–1311–75th
1994–1995Dean 10–179–97th
1995–1996Dean 14–139–9T-5th
1996–1997Dean 17–1111–5T-2nd
1997–1998Dean 18–911–53rd
1998–1999Dean 18–1112–6T-2nd WNIT 1st Round
1999–2000Dean 13–159–96th
Mike Dean:115–105 (.523)79–61 (.564)
Donna Capps (Southland Conference)(2000–2007)
2000–2001Capps 6–214–1210th
2001–2002Capps 14–1512–84th
2002–2003Capps 15–1313–75th
2003–2004Capps 19–1211–53rd
2004–2005Capps 21–1013–3T-1st NCAA 1st Round
2005–2006Capps 20–913–32nd
2006–2007Capps 24–916–01st NCAA 1st Round
Donna Capps:119–89 (.572)82–38 (.683)
Samantha Morrow (Southland Conference)(2007–2012)
2007–2008Morrow 19–1013–32nd
2008–2009Morrow 22–1114–2T-1st WNIT 1st Round
2009–2010Morrow 15–169–76th
2010–2011Morrow 8–205–11T-8th
2011–2012Morrow 8–214–1211th
Samantha Morrow (Western Athletic Conference)(2012–2013)
2012–2013Morrow 7–234–14T-9th
Samantha Morrow:79–101 (.439)49–49 (.500)
Krista Gerlich (Sun Belt Conference)(2013–2020)
2013–2014Gerlich 4–253–1510th
2014–2015Gerlich 17–1311–9T-4th
2015–2016Gerlich 15–1610–106th
2016–2017Gerlich 22–914–42nd WNIT 1st Round
2017–2018Gerlich 18–1212–6T-3rd
2018–2019Gerlich 24–815–31st WNIT 2nd Round
2019–2020Gerlich 21–1114–43rd
Krista Gerlich:121–94 (.563)79–51 (.608)
Shereka Wright (Sun Belt Conference)(2020–2022)
2020–2021Wright 13–711–42nd West
2021–2022Wright 20–811–42nd NCAA 1st Round
Shereka Wright (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–present)
2022–2023Wright 14–178–10T-8th
2023–24Wright 17–1611–95th
Shereka Wright:64–48 (.571)41–27 (.603)
Total:754–736 (.506)

      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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