Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball

Alabama Crimson Tide
2016–17 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
University	University of Alabama
Conference	SEC
Location	Tuscaloosa, AL
Head coach	Kristy Curry (3rd year)
Arena	Foster Auditorium (Capacity: 3,800)
Nickname	Crimson Tide
Colors	Crimson and White[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
1994
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1994
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1984, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

The Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball program represents the University of Alabama in the sport of women's basketball. The team competes in the Southeastern Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association. They are coached by third year head coach Kristy Curry, who replaced Wendell Hudson in 2013.

The Crimson Tide has appeared in 10 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournaments, including an eight-year streak of consecutive appearances in the tournament stretching from 1992 to 1999. In 10 NCAA tournament appearances, Alabama has advanced to the "Sweet Sixteen" six times and the "Elite Eight" and the "Final Four" once, in 1994.

Notable seasons include 1980-81 (21-12 record, 2nd-place finish in the SEC, a 77-71 victory over Tennessee, coached by Ann Cronic), 1983-84 (21-9 record, a 2nd-place finish in the SEC, an 85-66 victory over Tennessee, and a final AP National Ranking of No. 12, coached by Ken Weeks), 1985-86 (20-9 record, coached by 1986 SEC Coach of the Year recipient, Lois Myers), 1991-92 (a 23-7 record, SEC 3rd place, final AP National Ranking of No. 18, coached by Rick Moody), 1993-94 (a 26-7 record, 4th place SEC, Midwest Regional Tournament Champion, Final Four Participant, coached by Rick Moody), 1994-95 (a 22-9 record, final AP national ranking of No. 13, coached by Rick Moody), 1995-96 (a 24-8 record, 3rd place SEC, final national AP ranking of No. 10, coached by Rick Moody), 1996-97 (a 25-7 record, midseason No. 2 national ranking, 2nd place SEC (10-2), final AP national ranking of No. 8, coached by Rick Moody), 1997-98 (a 24-10 record, 2nd place SEC, final AP national ranking of No. 11, coached by Rick Moody).^[2]

The University of Alabama also has a Women's Wheelchair Basketball Program that began in 2003. The University of Alabama was the 2008 National Runner-up, and won the 2009 National Championship (34-2 record, with both losses to men's teams),^[3] and the 2010 National Championship ^[4]

2015-16 roster

2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town F 1 Bolton, QuanetriaQuanetria Bolton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Anniston HS Anniston, AL G 2 Magee, TristaTrista Magee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Presbyterian CS Ellisville, MS F 3 Carter, KhadijahKhadijah Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Goodrich Jacksonville College Goodrich, TX G 5 Hayden, BreannaBreanna Hayden 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Madison HS Baylor Dallas, TX G 11 Cook, HannahHannah Cook 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Ozark HS Ozark, MO G 12 Foy, C'CorieaC'Coriea Foy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Jack Britt HS Fayetteville, NC F 13 Hegstetter, NikkiNikki Hegstetter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Harrison HS Kennesaw, GA G 15 Knight, MeoshontiMeoshonti Knight 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Central Catholic HS Morgan City, LA F 20 Williams, AshleyAshley Williams 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Alcovy HS Covington, GA G 21 Berry, TaylorTaylor Berry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Mount Carmel Academy New Orleans, LA G 22 Middlebrook, KarylaKaryla Middlebrook 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Blue Springs HS Blue Springs, MO G 23 Wade, ShqueraShquera Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Huntsville HS Huntsville, AL F 35 Martinez, DiamanteDiamante Martinez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Edna Karr HS New Orleans, LA	Head coach Kristy Curry Assistant coach(es) Kelly Curry Terry Nooner Shereka Wright Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Coaches

Name	Year
Stephanie Schleuder	1974–1977
Ed Nixon	1977–1980
Ann Cronic	1980–1981
Ken Weeks	1981–1985
Lois Myers	1985–1989
Rick Moody	1989–2005
Stephany Smith	2005–2008
Wendell Hudson	2008–2013
Kristy Curry	2013–Present

Year-by-year results

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Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Alabama Crimson Tide (Independent) (1974–1979)
1974-75	Stephanie Schleuder	13-12			AIAW Championship
1975-76	Stephanie Schleuder	13-9
1976-77	Stephanie Schleuder	13-15			NWIT
1977-78	Ed Nixon	21-10			AAIAW Championship
1978-79	Ed Nixon	13-13			AAIAW Championship
AIAW Total:		73-59
Alabama Crimson Tide (Southeastern Conference) (1979–present)
1979-80	Ed Nixon	12-15	3-5
1980-81	Ann Cronic	21-12	4-3
1981-82	Ken Weeks	17-11	4-3
1982-83	Ken Weeks	16-13	2-6
1983-84	Ken Weeks	23-9	5-3		NCAA Mideast Regional
1984-85	Ken Weeks	18-10	3-5
1985-86	Lois Myers	20-9	2-7
1986-87	Lois Myers	19-10	2-7
1987-88	Lois Myers	18-10	5-4		NCAA First Round
1988-89	Lois Myers	14-15	1-8
1989-90	Rick Moody	16-12	4-5
1990-91	Rick Moody	17-12	3-6
1991-92	Rick Moody	23-7	7-4		NCAA Second Round
1992-93	Rick Moody	22-9	6-5		NCAA Second Round
1993-94	Rick Moody	26-7	7-4		NCAA Final Four
1994-95	Rick Moody	22-9	7-4		NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1995-96	Rick Moody	24-8	7-4		NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1996-97	Rick Moody	25-7	10-2		NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1997-98	Rick Moody	24-10	10-4		NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1998-99	Rick Moody	20-11	7-7		NCAA Second Round
1999-2000	Rick Moody	15-14	5-9		WNIT First Round
2000-01	Rick Moody	19-12	5-9		WNIT Second Round
2001-02	Rick Moody	19-12	7-7		WNIT Quarterfinals
2002-03	Rick Moody	13-15	3-11
2003-04	Rick Moody	12-16	4-10
2004-05	Rick Moody	14-15	4-10
2005-06	Stephany Smith	9-19	3-11
2006-07	Stephany Smith	10-20	0-14
2007-08	Stephany Smith	8-22	1-13
2008-09	Wendell Hudson	13-17	1-13
2009-10	Wendell Hudson	12-18	4-12
2010-11	Wendell Hudson	18-15	5-11		WNIT Sweet 16
2011-12	Wendell Hudson	12-19	2-14
2012-13	Wendell Hudson	13-18	2-14
2013-14	Kristy Curry	14-16	7-9
2014-15	Kristy Curry	13-19	2-14
NCAA Total:		573-422	143-240
Total:		646-481
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

References

1. "The University of Alabama Branding Standards 2015–2016" (PDF). 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
2. 2009-10 Alabama media guide
3. UA Women's wheelchair team wins national championship
4. http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20100413/news/100419825&tc

External links

• Official website