West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball

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West Virginia Mountaineers
Basketball current event.svg 2023–24 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
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UniversityWest Virginia University
Head coach Mark Kellogg (1st season)
Conference Big 12
Location Morgantown, West Virginia
Arena WVU Coliseum
(Capacity: 14,000)
Nickname Mountaineers
ColorsGold and blue [1]
   
Uniforms
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Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1992
NCAA tournament second round
1989, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1989, 1992, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
A-10 1989
Big 12 2017
Conference regular season champions
A-10 1992
Big 12 2014

The West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has earned twelve bids to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. In 2017, they won the Big 12 Tournament, despite finishing sixth in the regular season. [2]

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History

The first women's basketball team was started in 1973, as a result of the Title IX mandates. The first coach was Kittie Blakemore, who was asked to create a schedule against ten local teams. The first year, the team played 14 games, winning four. The team improved the next year, winning 13 of their 17 games. Blakemore would remain as head coach for 19 seasons, leading the team to a conference tournament championship in the A10 in 1989, and a first-place finish in the regular season in her final season, 1992. [3]

Notable figures

Head coaches

2020–21 Roster

2020–21 West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00Jayla Hemingway5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)So Houston
Mississippi State 		Collierville, TN
G 2Kysre Gondrezick5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)RS Sr Benton Harbor
Michigan 		Benton Harbor, MI
G 3Kirsten Deans5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)So Connections Academy Greensboro, NC
G 5Jasmine Carson5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Jr McEachern
Georgia Tech 		Memphis, TN
F 12Esmery Martinez6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)SoHamilton Heights Christian Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
F 14Kari Niblack6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Jr Wildwood Leesburg, FL
C 22Blessing Ejiofor6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)Sr Paterson Eastside
Chipola CC 		Ebonyi, Nigeria
G 30Madisen Smith5 ft 5 in(1.65 m)Jr Greenville Senior Greenville, SC
C 33Jeanna Cunningham6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)Fr St. Francis Prep Brentwood, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2021

School records

Source [3]

Career leaders

Single-season leaders

Year by year results

Source [3]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Kittie Blakemore (Independent)(1973–1992)
1973–74Kittie Blakemore 4–10–AIAW State Tournament
1974–75Kittie Blakemore 13–4–AIAW State Tournament
1975–76Kittie Blakemore 13–6–AIAW Midwest Regional
1976–77Kittie Blakemore 19–7–AIAW Midwest Regional
1977–78Kittie Blakemore 18–9–AIAW Midwest Regional
1978–79Kittie Blakemore 9–16–
1979–80Kittie Blakemore 10–19–
1980–81Kittie Blakemore 15–18–
1981–82Kittie Blakemore 20–11–
1982–83Kittie Blakemore 17–12–
Atlantic 10 Conference
1983–84Kittie Blakemore 17–126–2T–2nd
1984–85Kittie Blakemore 20–106–23rdNWIT Seventh Place
1985–86Kittie Blakemore 12–178–8T–3rd
1986–87Kittie Blakemore 14–158–107th
1987–88Kittie Blakemore 14–149–9T–5th
1988–89Kittie Blakemore 24–812–6T–4thNCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1989–90Kittie Blakemore 19–1012–64th
1990–91Kittie Blakemore 17–1211–74th
1991–92Kittie Blakemore 26–416–01stNCAA Sixteen1114
Kittie Blakemore:301–21488–50
Scott Harrelson (Atlantic 10)(1992–1995)
1992–93Scott Harrelson 12–167–74th
1993–94Scott Harrelson 8–194–128th
1994–95Scott Harrelson 8–204–12T–7th
Scott Harrelson:28–5515–31
Big East Conference (1979–2012)
Susan Walvius (Big East)(1995–1997)
1995–96Susan Walvius 12–157–11T–4th
1996–97Susan Walvius 19–1211–74th
Susan Walvius:31–2718–18
Alexis Basil (Big East)(1997–2001)
1997–98Alexis Basil 12–167–115th (BE 6)
1998–99Alexis Basil 10–175–1310th
1999–2000Alexis Basil 6–221–1513th
2000–01Alexis Basil 5–223–13T–12th
Alexis Basil:33–7716–52
Mike Carey (Big East)(2001–2022)
2001–02Mike Carey 14–146–10T–9th
2002–03Mike Carey 15–134–12T–11th
2003–04Mike Carey 21–1110–6T–6thNCAA First Round
2004–05Mike Carey 21–137–9T–6thWNIT Finals
2005–06Mike Carey 15–164–1212th
2006–07Mike Carey 21–1111–54thNCAA Second Round
2007–08Mike Carey 25–812–43rdNCAA Second Round2017
2008–09Mike Carey 18–155–11T–11thWNIT First Round (Play-in)
2009–10Mike Carey 29–613–3T–2ndNCAA Second Round1610
2010–11Mike Carey 24–108–810thNCAA Second Round
2011–12Mike Carey 24–1011–5T–4thNCAA Second Round
Big 12 Conference (2012–present)
2012–13Mike Carey 17–149–9T–5thNCAA First Round
2013–14Mike Carey 30–516–2T–1stNCAA Second Round77
2014–15Mike Carey 23–157–11T–7thWNIT Championship Game
2015–16Mike Carey 25–1012–63rdNCAA Second Round2325
2016–17Mike Carey 23–108–106thNCAA Second Round22
2017–18Mike Carey 25–128–106thWNIT Semifinals
2018–19Mike Carey 22–1111–74thWNIT 3rd Rouund
2019–20Mike Carey 17–127–11T–5th
2020–21Mike Carey 22–713–5T–2ndNCAA Second Round1720
2021–22Mike Carey 15–157–117th
Mike Carey:431–223182–156
Dawn Plitzuweit (Big 12)(2022–2023)
2022–23Dawn Plitzuweit 19–1210–8T–4th NCAA First Round
Dawn Plitzuweit:19–1210–8
Mark Kellogg (Big 12)(2023–Present)
2023–24Mark Kellogg 24–712–6T-4th
Mark Kellogg:24–712–6
Total:857–615

      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

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1989 #12First Round
Second Round		#5 Western Kentucky
#4 Virginia		W 66−57
L 68–81
1992 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#5 Clemson
#1 Virginia		W 73−72
L 83–103
2004 #11First Round#6 Ohio StateL 67–73
2007 #11First Round
Second Round		#6 Xavier
#3 LSU		W 65−52
L 43–49
2008 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 New Mexico
#4 Vanderbilt		W 61−60
L 46–64
2010 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Lamar
#11 San Diego State		W 58−43
L 55–64
2011 #9First Round
Second Round		#8 Houston
#1 Baylor		W 78−73
L 68–82
2012 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Texas
#1 Stanford		W 68−55
L 55–72
2013 #11First Round#6 DelawareL 53–66
2014 #2First Round
Second Round		#15 Albany
#7 LSU		W 76−61
L 67–76
2016 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 Princeton
#3 Ohio State		W 74−65
L 81–88
2017 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 Elon
#3 Maryland		W 75−62
L 56–83
2021 #4First Round
Second Round		#13 Lehigh
#5 Georgia Tech		W 77−53
L 56–73
2023 #10First Round#7 ArizonaL 62–75
2024 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 Princeton
#1 Iowa		W 63−53
L 54-64

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