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

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

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