Houston Cougars women's basketball

Houston Cougars
2016–17 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
University	University of Houston
Conference	The American
Location	Houston, TX
Head coach	Ronald Hughey (2nd year)
Arena	Hofheinz Pavilion (Capacity: 8,500)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Scarlet and Albino[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011
Conference tournament champions
C-USA: 2004
Conference regular season champions
C-USA: 2004, 2011

The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Coached by Ronald Hughey,^[2] the team plays their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus at the University of Houston.

Notable former players

Name	Career at Houston	Notability	Year drafted by WNBA	Reference
Chandi Jones	2000–04	WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, and Minnesota Lynx	2004	[3]
Sancho Lyttle	2001–05	WNBA player for the Houston Comets	2005	[4]

Seasons

• 2008–09 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

2015–16 Roster

Wade Scott, interim head coach of University of Houston women's basketball team

2013–14 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town G 3 Winslow, BiancaBianca Winslow 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Bellaire HS Bellaire, Texas G 5 Landry, PorschePorsche Landry 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) RS Sr Madison HS Houston, Texas F 12 Texada, DestiniDestini Texada 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Houston Baptist Houston, Texas G 14 Barroso, ErynEryn Barroso 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Wimberley HS Wimberley, Texas G 15 Smith, AleciaAlecia Smith 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, Texas C 20 Thompson, YasmeenYasmeen Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Paris JC Philadelphia, Pa. G 21 Palmer, JessiekaJessieka Palmer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr La Marque HS La Marque, Texas F 22 Amerson, Marche'Marche' Amerson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rudder HS Bryan, Texas F 24 Ashton, MarissaMarissa Ashton — Jr Dickinson HS/Texas Tech Dickinson, Texas C 25 Woods, MaeMae Woods 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Maple Ridge Secondary School Maple Ridge, British Columbia F 32 Campbell, Te'onnaTe'onna Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr New Mexico JC Ontario, Calif. F 33 Gilbert, TylerTyler Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hightower HS Missouri City, Texas F 34 Alford, TerranTerran Alford 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Home-schooled Oklahoma City, Okla. F 35 Gilbert, TaylorTaylor Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Hightower HS Missouri City, Texas	Head coach Wade Scott (interim) Assistant coach(es) Ravon Justice Brittany Mason Leah Foster Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-17

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[5]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Connie Payne (Independent) (1975–1976)
1975–76	Connie Payne	11–18	–		Texas AIAW
Connie Payne:		11–18	–
Dot Woodfin (Independent, Southwest) (1976–1985)
1976–77	Dot Woodfin	23–10	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1977–78	Dot Woodfin	26–15	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1978–79	Dot Woodfin	17–13	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1979–80	Dot Woodfin	17–13	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1980–81	Dot Woodfin	21–10	–		AIAW State Tournament
1981–82	Dot Woodfin	18–11	–
Southwest Conference
1982–83	Dot Woodfin	17–11	5–3	4th (Southwest)
1983–84	Dot Woodfin	16–12	9–7	T-4th
1984–85	Dot Woodfin	22–8	11–5	T-3rd
Dot Woodfin:		177–103	25–15
Greg Williams (Southwest) (1985–1990)
1985–86	Greg Williams	19–10	9–7	T-4th
1986–87	Greg Williams	19–10	10–6	T-3rd
1987–88	Greg Williams	22–7	12–4	2nd	NCAA Second Round (Bye)	25
1988–89	Greg Williams	16–12	9–7	T-4th
1989–90	Greg Williams	17–12	9–7	4th
Greg Williams:		93–51	49–31
Jessie Kenlaw (Southwest, Conference USA) (1990–1998)
1990–91	Jessie Kenlaw	20–12	10–6	4th (Southwest)	NWIT Fourth Place
1991–92	Jessie Kenlaw	22–8	10–4	3rd	NCAA First Round		22
1992–93	Jessie Kenlaw	11–16	5–9	6th
1993–94	Jessie Kenlaw	11–15	5–9	T-5th
1994–95	Jessie Kenlaw	14–14	7–7	T-4th
1995–96	Jessie Kenlaw	12–16	4–10	5th
Conference USA
1996–97	Jessie Kenlaw	5–24	0–14	4th (White) (CUSA)
1997–98	Jessie Kenlaw	9–18	3–13	6th (National)
Jessie Kenlaw:		104–123	44–72
Joe Curl (Conference USA) (1998–2007)
1998–99	Joe Curl	5–22	1–15	6th (National)
1999–2000	Joe Curl	7–21	3–13	T-5th (National)
2000–01	Joe Curl	19–13	10–6	T-2nd (National)	WNIT First Round
2001–02	Joe Curl	26–8	11–3	T-2nd	WNIT Finals
2002–03	Joe Curl	15–13	6–8	T-7th
2003–04	Joe Curl	28–4	13–1	1st#	NCAA Second Round	16	9
2004–05	Joe Curl	21–9	10–4	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2005–06	Joe Curl	12–17	8–8	T-6th
2006–07	Joe Curl	9–19	5–11	T-9th
Danny Hughes (Conference USA) (2007–2008)
2007–08	Danny Hughes	15–16	9–7	4th
Danny Hughes:		15–16	9–7
Joe Curl (Conference USA) (2008–2010)
2008–09	Joe Curl	19–10	11–5	T-2nd
2009–10	Joe Curl	17–15	10–6	T-2nd	WNIT First Round
Joe Curl:		178–151	88–80
Todd Buchanan (Conference USA, American) (2010–present)
2010–11	Todd Buchanan	26–6	16–0	1st (CUSA)	NCAA First Round		22
2011–12	Todd Buchanan	3–26	2–14	12th
2012–13	Todd Buchanan	13–17	7–9	T-8th
Todd Buchanan:		42–49	25–23
Total:		620–511
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. 1 second ago. "University of Houston Athletics :: UH Cougars :: Official Athletic Site". UH Cougars. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
2. "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
3. "Chandi Jones Playerfile". WNBA. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
4. "Sancho Lyttle Playerfile". WNBA. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
5. "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

External links

• Official website