Texas–Arlington Mavericks | |||
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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 | ||
Colors | Royal blue, white, and orange [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Mavericks have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2005 | #13 | First Round | #4 Texas Tech | L 49–69 |
2007 | #13 | First Round | #4 Texas A&M | L 50–58 |
2022 | #14 | First Round | #3 Iowa State | L 71–78 |
The Mavericks have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) four times. Their combined record is 1–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Carla Lowry (Independent)(1973–1973) | |||||||||
1973 | Lowry | 3–7 | |||||||
Carla Lowry: | 3–7 (.300) | ||||||||
Jody Conradt (Independent)(1973–1976) | |||||||||
1973–1974 | Conradt | 9–14 | |||||||
1974–1975 | Conradt | 11–14 | |||||||
1975–1976 | Conradt | 23–11 | |||||||
Jody Conradt: | 43–39 (.524) | ||||||||
Cindy Salser (Independent)(1976–1979) | |||||||||
1976–1977 | Salser | 20–11 | |||||||
1977–1978 | Salser | 21–10 | |||||||
1978–1979 | Salser | 10–17 | |||||||
Cindy Salser: | 51–38 (.573) | ||||||||
Connie Kelch (Independent)(1979–1982) | |||||||||
1979–1980 | Kelch | 12–16 | |||||||
1980–1981 | Kelch | 18–18 | |||||||
1981–1982 | Kelch | 20–17 | |||||||
Connie Kelch: | 50–51 (.495) | ||||||||
Connie Kelch (Southland Conference)(1982–1989) | |||||||||
1982–1983 | Kelch | 10–17 | 1–4 | T-4th | |||||
1983–1984 | Kelch | 14–14 | 5–7 | 5th | |||||
1984–1985 | Kelch | 13–14 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
1985–1986 | Kelch | 11–15 | 5–5 | 4th | |||||
1986–1987 | Kelch | 8–18 | 3–9 | 6th | |||||
1987–1988 | Kelch | 5–22 | 3–12 | 8th | |||||
1988–1989 | Kelch | 6–21 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
Connie Kelch: | 67–121 (.356) | 25–54 (.316) | |||||||
Jerry Isler (Southland Conference)(1989–1992) | |||||||||
1989–1990 | Isler | 11–17 | 7–7 | T-4th | |||||
1990–1991 | Isler | 13–15 | 8–6 | T-3rd | |||||
1991–1992 | Isler | 18–11 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
Jerry Isler: | 42–43 (.494) | 27–19 (.587) | |||||||
Mike Dean (Southland Conference)(1992–2000) | |||||||||
1992–1993 | Dean | 11–16 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
1993–1994 | Dean | 14–13 | 11–7 | 5th | |||||
1994–1995 | Dean | 10–17 | 9–9 | 7th | |||||
1995–1996 | Dean | 14–13 | 9–9 | T-5th | |||||
1996–1997 | Dean | 17–11 | 11–5 | T-2nd | |||||
1997–1998 | Dean | 18–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
1998–1999 | Dean | 18–11 | 12–6 | T-2nd | WNIT 1st Round | ||||
1999–2000 | Dean | 13–15 | 9–9 | 6th | |||||
Mike Dean: | 115–105 (.523) | 79–61 (.564) | |||||||
Donna Capps (Southland Conference)(2000–2007) | |||||||||
2000–2001 | Capps | 6–21 | 4–12 | 10th | |||||
2001–2002 | Capps | 14–15 | 12–8 | 4th | |||||
2002–2003 | Capps | 15–13 | 13–7 | 5th | |||||
2003–2004 | Capps | 19–12 | 11–5 | 3rd | |||||
2004–2005 | Capps | 21–10 | 13–3 | T-1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
2005–2006 | Capps | 20–9 | 13–3 | 2nd | |||||
2006–2007 | Capps | 24–9 | 16–0 | 1st | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
Donna Capps: | 119–89 (.572) | 82–38 (.683) | |||||||
Samantha Morrow (Southland Conference)(2007–2012) | |||||||||
2007–2008 | Morrow | 19–10 | 13–3 | 2nd | |||||
2008–2009 | Morrow | 22–11 | 14–2 | T-1st | WNIT 1st Round | ||||
2009–2010 | Morrow | 15–16 | 9–7 | 6th | |||||
2010–2011 | Morrow | 8–20 | 5–11 | T-8th | |||||
2011–2012 | Morrow | 8–21 | 4–12 | 11th | |||||
Samantha Morrow (Western Athletic Conference)(2012–2013) | |||||||||
2012–2013 | Morrow | 7–23 | 4–14 | T-9th | |||||
Samantha Morrow: | 79–101 (.439) | 49–49 (.500) | |||||||
Krista Gerlich (Sun Belt Conference)(2013–2020) | |||||||||
2013–2014 | Gerlich | 4–25 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
2014–2015 | Gerlich | 17–13 | 11–9 | T-4th | |||||
2015–2016 | Gerlich | 15–16 | 10–10 | 6th | |||||
2016–2017 | Gerlich | 22–9 | 14–4 | 2nd | WNIT 1st Round | ||||
2017–2018 | Gerlich | 18–12 | 12–6 | T-3rd | |||||
2018–2019 | Gerlich | 24–8 | 15–3 | 1st | WNIT 2nd Round | ||||
2019–2020 | Gerlich | 21–11 | 14–4 | 3rd | |||||
Krista Gerlich: | 121–94 (.563) | 79–51 (.608) | |||||||
Shereka Wright (Sun Belt Conference)(2020–2022) | |||||||||
2020–2021 | Wright | 13–7 | 11–4 | 2nd West | |||||
2021–2022 | Wright | 20–8 | 11–4 | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
Shereka Wright (Western Athletic Conference)(2022–present) | |||||||||
2022–2023 | Wright | 14–17 | 8–10 | T-8th | |||||
2023–24 | Wright | 17–16 | 11–9 | 5th | |||||
Shereka Wright: | 64–48 (.571) | 41–27 (.603) | |||||||
Total: | 754–736 (.506) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
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