Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball | ||||
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University | Vanderbilt University | |||
Head coach | Shea Ralph (4th season) | |||
Conference | SEC | |||
Location | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Arena | Memorial Gymnasium (capacity: 14,316) | |||
Nickname | Commodores | |||
Colors | Black and gold [1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1993 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2002 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 | ||||
NCAA tournament second round | ||||
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024 | ||||
AIAW tournament appearances | ||||
1982 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2009 |
The Vanderbilt Commodores women's basketball team represents Vanderbilt University in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Commodores have never won the regular season SEC championship, although they have won six SEC tournament titles (1993, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2007 and 2009); the SEC has awarded its official championship based solely on regular-season record since the 1985–86 season. [2] The team is coached by Shea Ralph, entering her third season.
The Commodores play their home games in Memorial Gymnasium. Memorial Gymnasium was built in the early 1950s. It was dedicated as the campus memorial to students and alumni killed in World War II; a plaque commemorating those who died is displayed in the Gym's North lobby.
At the time of the Gym's construction, there was a serious discussion within the Vanderbilt community about whether the school should de-emphasize intercollegiate athletics and refocus on its academic program. As a compromise between those who advocated increased athletics competition and those who argued in favor of de-emphasis, the Gymnasium was built to hold only about 9,000 seats, and it would be readily adaptable to other uses—significantly, as a possible concert hall.
Consequently, the gymnasium floor was built up above its surroundings, more in the nature of a stage. The areas out of bounds along the sidelines were very wide, in contrast with the small facility which it replaced, where the walls were right along the sidelines and players could scrape their shoulders bringing the ball up the court. This necessitated the placement of the benches at the end of the court, which was not highly unusual at the time.
Memorial Gym is well known for its unusual design. The end-of-the-floor bench location is now unique in major college basketball, and SEC coaches who travel to Memorial, along with coaches from other schools who have played at Vanderbilt as a post-season venue, have said that the unusual setup gives Vanderbilt a tremendous home court advantage, since no other facility in which opponents play is arranged in such a way. [3]
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [4]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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Joe Pepper (Independent, SEC)(1977–1980) | |||||||||
1977-78 | Joe Pepper | 15–9 | – | ||||||
1978-79 | Joe Pepper | 11–16 | – | ||||||
1979-80 | Joe Pepper | 12–14 | – | ||||||
Joe Pepper: | 38–39 | – | |||||||
Phil Lee (Independent, SEC)(1980–1991) | |||||||||
1980-81 | Phil Lee | 12–16 | – | ||||||
1981-82 | Phil Lee | 20–14 | – | AIAW first round | |||||
1982-83 | Phil Lee | 12–14 | 2–6 | 4th (SEC East) | |||||
1983-84 | Phil Lee | 23–9 | 2–6 | T-3rd (SEC East) | NWIT Champions | ||||
1984-85 | Phil Lee | 14–13 | 2–6 | 5th (SEC East) | |||||
1985-86 | Phil Lee | 22–9 | 4–5 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round (Bye) | 25 | 20 | ||
1986-87 | Phil Lee | 23–10 | 4–5 | 6th | NCAA Second Round (Bye) | 21 | 18 | ||
1987-88 | Phil Lee | 18–10 | 4–5 | 7th | |||||
1988-89 | Phil Lee | 21–8 | 5–4 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
1989-90 | Phil Lee | 23–11 | 5–4 | 5th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 17 | |||
1990-91 | Phil Lee | 19–12 | 4–5 | T-5th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 20 | |||
Phil Lee: | 207–126 | 32–46 | |||||||
Jim Foster (SEC)(1991–2002) | |||||||||
1991-92 | Jim Foster | 22–9 | 6–5 | T-4th | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 13 | ||
1992-93 | Jim Foster | 30–3 | 9–2 | T-2nd# | NCAA Final Four | 4 | 1 | ||
1993-94 | Jim Foster | 25–8 | 9–2 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | 12 | ||
1994-95 | Jim Foster | 28–7 | 8–3 | T-2nd# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 8 | 6 | ||
1995-96 | Jim Foster | 23–8 | 7–4 | T-3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 12 | ||
1996-97 | Jim Foster | 20–11 | 6–6 | 6th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 17 | 20 | ||
1997-98 | Jim Foster | 20–9 | 9–5 | 4th | NCAA First Round | 25 | 18 | ||
1998-99 | Jim Foster | 13–14 | 6–8 | T-8th | |||||
1999-2000 | Jim Foster | 21–13 | 6–8 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | 25 | |||
2000-01 | Jim Foster | 24–10 | 8–6 | T-6th | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 10 | ||
2001-02 | Jim Foster | 30–7 | 10–4 | T-2nd# | NCAA Elite Eight | 5 | 4 | ||
Jim Foster: | 256–99 | 84–53 | |||||||
Melanie Balcomb (SEC)(2002–2016) | |||||||||
2002-03 | Melanie Balcomb | 22–10 | 9–5 | T-5th | NCAA Second Round | 20 | 14 | ||
2003-04 | Melanie Balcomb | 26–8 | 8–6 | 4th# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | 13 | ||
2004-05 | Melanie Balcomb | 24–8 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 14 | 18 | ||
2005-06 | Melanie Balcomb | 21–11 | 8–6 | T-5th | NCAA Second Round | 22 | |||
2006-07 | Melanie Balcomb | 28–6 | 10–4 | T-3rd# | NCAA Second Round | 17 | 7 | ||
2007-08 | Melanie Balcomb | 25–9 | 11–3 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 15 | 21 | ||
2008-09 | Melanie Balcomb | 26–9 | 10–4 | T-2nd# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 8 | 14 | ||
2009-10 | Melanie Balcomb | 23–11 | 9–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Second Round | 24 | |||
2010-11 | Melanie Balcomb | 20–12 | 10–6 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
2011-12 | Melanie Balcomb | 23–10 | 9–7 | 7th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2012-13 | Melanie Balcomb | 21–12 | 9–7 | 7th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
2013-14 | Melanie Balcomb | 18–13 | 7–9 | 8th | NCAA First Round | ||||
2014-15 | Melanie Balcomb | 15–16 | 5–11 | T-11th | |||||
2015–16 | Melanie Balcomb | 18–14 | 5–11 | 11th | |||||
Melanie Balcomb: | 310–149 | 120–90 | |||||||
Stephanie White (SEC)(2016–2021) | |||||||||
2016–17 | Stephanie White | 14–16 | 4–12 | 13th | |||||
2017–18 | Stephanie White | 7–24 | 3–13 | T-12th | |||||
2018–19 | Stephanie White | 7–23 | 2–14 | 14th | |||||
2019–20 | Stephanie White | 14–16 | 4–12 | 13th | |||||
2020–21 | Stephanie White | 4–4 | 0–3 | Season canceled Jan. 2021 [5] | |||||
Stephanie White: | 46–83 | 13–55 | |||||||
Shea Ralph (SEC)(2021–present) | |||||||||
2021–22 | Shea Ralph | 16–19 | 4–12 | 13th | WNIT 3rd Round | ||||
2022–23 | Shea Ralph | 12–19 | 3–13 | 12th | |||||
2023–24 | Shea Ralph | 22–8 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
Shea Ralph: | 50–46 | 20–32 | |||||||
Total: | 905–541 | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1986 | #5 | Second Round | #4 Oklahoma | L 67-86 |
1987 | #5 | Second Round | #4 James Madison | L 60-68 |
1989 | #7 | First Round | #10 St. Joseph's | L 68-82 |
1990 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #11 Rutgers #3 Iowa #2 Auburn | W 78-75 W 61-56 L 67-89 |
1991 | #10 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #7 South Carolina #2 Purdue #3 Auburn | W 73-64 W 69-63 L 45-58 |
1992 | #3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #6 Connecticut #2 Miami (FL) #1 Virginia | W 75-47 W 77-67 L 58-70 |
1993 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four | #9 California #4 Stephen F. Austin #6 Louisiana Tech #2 Texas Tech | W 82-63 W 59-56 W 58-53 L 46-60 |
1994 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Grambling State #10 Minnesota #3 North Carolina | W 95-85 W 98-72 L 69-73 |
1995 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #16 Northern Illinois #8 Memphis #4 Purdue | W 90-54 W 95-68 L 66-67 |
1996 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #14 Harvard #6 Wisconsin #2 Iowa #1 Connecticut | W 100-83 W 96-82 W 74-63 L 57-67 |
1997 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #11 Washington #3 Kansas #2 Georgia | W 74-62 W 51-44 L 52-66 |
1998 | #6 | First Round | #11 UC Santa Barbara | L 71-76 |
2000 | #9 | First Round Second Round | #8 Kansas #1 Louisiana Tech | W 71-69 (2OT) L 65-66 |
2001 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #14 Idaho State #6 Colorado #2 Iowa State #1 Notre Dame | W 83-57 W 65-59 W 84-65 L 64-72 |
2002 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #16 Oakland #9 Arizona State #4 North Carolina #2 Tennessee | W 63-38 W 61-35 W 70-61 L 63-68 |
2003 | #4 | First Round Second Round | #13 Liberty #5 Boston College | W 54-44 L 85-86 |
2004 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Lipscomb #10 Chattanooga #6 Stanford | W 76-45 W 60-44 L 55-57 |
2005 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #12 Montana #4 Kansas State #1 Michigan State | W 67-44 W 63-60 L 64-76 |
2006 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Louisville #1 North Carolina | W 76-64 L 70-89 |
2007 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Delaware State #7 Bowling Green | W 62-47 L 59-60 |
2008 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Montana #5 West Virginia #1 Maryland | W 75-62 W 64-46 L 66-80 |
2009 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Western Carolina #5 Kansas State #1 Maryland | W 73-44 W 74-61 L 74-78 |
2010 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 DePaul #3 Xavier | W 83-76 (OT) L 62-63 |
2011 | #10 | First Round | #7 Louisville | L 62-81 |
2012 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Middle Tenn #2 Duke | W 60-46 L 80-96 |
2013 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 St. Joseph's #1 Connecticut | W 60-54 L 44-77 |
2014 | #8 | First Round | #9 Arizona State | L 61-69 |
2024 | #12 | First Four First Round | #12 Columbia #5 Baylor | W 72-68 L 63-80 |
The Commodores made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1982 | First Round | Delta State | L, 79–90 |
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