Charlotte 49ers women's basketball

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Charlotte 49ers women's basketball
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University University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Head coach Tomekia Reed (1st season)
Conference The American
Location Charlotte, North Carolina
Arena Dale F. Halton Arena
(Capacity: 9,105)
Nickname 49ers
ColorsGreen and white [1]
   
Uniforms
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Home
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NCAA tournament appearances
2003, 2009, 2022
Conference tournament champions
2009, 2022
Conference regular season champions
1990, 2003, 2006, 2022
Conference division season champions
2022

The Charlotte 49ers women's basketball team represents University of North Carolina at Charlotte in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The 49ers play home basketball games at Halton Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina. [2]

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History

As of the end of the 2015–16 season (their 41st), they have an all-time record of 653–506. They have won five conference titles, winning them in 1990 (Sun Belt), 2003 (C-USA), 2006 (Atlantic-10), 2009 (Atlantic 10), and 2022 (Conference USA). [3]

They played in the Sun Belt Conference from 1984 to 1991, the Metro Conference from 1991 to 1995, Conference USA from 1995–2005, 2013–2023, the Atlantic 10 Conference from 2006–2013 and the American Athletic Conference from 2023 to the present. [4]

SeasonCoachRecordConference Record
1975–76 Judy Wilkins Rose 6–9n/a
1976–77Judy Wilkins Rose3–13n/a
1977–78Judy Wilkins Rose11–8n/a
1978–79Judy Wilkins Rose20–6n/a
1979–80Judy Wilkins Rose21–6n/a
1980–81Judy Wilkins Rose22–10n/a
1981–82Judy Wilkins Rose10–13n/a
1982–83Ann Payne15–12n/a
1983–84Ann Payne21–8n/a
1984–85Cindy Connelley13–122–4
1985–86Cindy Connelley15–133–3
1986–87Cindy Connelley18–91–5
1987–88Cindy Connelley10–171–5
1988–89Ed Baldwin12–161–5
1989–90Ed Baldwin24–84–2
1990–91Ed Baldwin23–64–2
1991–92Ed Baldwin20–88–4
1992–93Ed Baldwin16–126–6
1993–94Ed Baldwin14–134–8
1994–95Ed Baldwin13–133–9
1995–96Ed Baldwin10–184–8
1996–97Ed Baldwin7–202–12
1997–98Ed Baldwin10–185–11
1998–99Ed Baldwin6–213–13
1999–00Ed Baldwin10–203–13
2000–01Ed Baldwin10–185–11
2001–02 Katie Meier 16–137–7
2002–03Katie Meier21–912–2
2003–04Katie Meier17–148–6
2004–05Katie Meier22–99–5
2005–06 Amanda Butler 21–913–3
2006–07Amanda Butler19–139–5
2007–08 Karen Aston 18–149–5
2008–09Karen Aston23–911–3
2009–10Karen Aston18–149–5
2010–11Karen Aston27–109–5
2011–12 Cara Consuegra 16–148–6
2012–13Cara Consuegra26–613–1
2013–14Cara Consuegra15–169–7
2014–15Cara Consuegra15–1710–8
2015–16Cara Consuegra19–1212–6
2016–17Cara Consuegra21–1012–6
2017–18Cara Consuegra14–1610–6
2018–19Cara Consuegra18–139–7
2019–20Cara Consuegra20–911–7
2020–21Cara Consuegra10–129–5
2021–22Cara Consuegra22–915–3
2022–23Cara Consuegra12–197–13

NCAA tournament results

The 49ers have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2003 #12First Round#5 GeorgiaL 61—80
2009 #11First Round#6 PurdueL 52—65
2022 #14First Round#3 IndianaL 51—85

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References

  1. ↑ "49ers Color System". Charlotte 49ers Brand Standards (PDF). June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Charlotte 49ers". charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Charlotte 49ers" (PDF). charlotte49ers.com. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "American Athletic Conference". theamerican.org. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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