Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball

Kansas Jayhawks
2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
University University of Kansas
First season 1903 (unofficial), 1968–69
All-time record 791–593 (.572)
Conference Big 12
Location Lawrence, KS
Head coach Brandon Schneider (1st year)
Arena Allen Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 16,300)
Nickname Jayhawks
Colors Crimson and Blue[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1980 • 1996 • 1998 • 2012 • 2013
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1980 • 1987 • 1988 • 1994 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2012 • 2013
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1987 • 1988 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2012 • 2013
Conference tournament champions
1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1987 • 1988 • 1993
Conference regular season champions
1987 • 1992 • 1996 • 1997

The Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represents the University of Kansas and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The Jayhawks are currently coached by Brandon Schneider.

History

Team photo of the 1903 KU women's basketball team with the middle girl holding a basketball with "1903" painted on it.
The 1903 KU women's basketball team.

Kansas first officially fielded a varsity women's basketball team during the 1968–1969 season,[2] though women's teams had been fielded as early as 1903. For thirty-one seasons (1973–2004) the women's team was coached by Marian Washington, who led the team to three Big Eight championships, eleven NCAA Tournament appearances and three AIAW Tournament appearances. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen, which they have done five times, most recently in 2013.

Notable players

Former players and coaches in the Basketball Hall of Fame

Current WNBA players

Former WNBA players

Conferences

The Jayhawks and the rest of the Big 8, along with four former members of the defunct Southwest Conference, joined and created the Big 12 conference in 1996.

Coaches

Kansas interim head women's basketball coach is Katie O'Connor.

Coach Years Coached Wins Losses Win % NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Appearances
NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Wins
NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Losses
NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Win %
Dr. James Naismith and Jessie Bennett 1903 6 2 .750 N/A*
Marlene Mawson 1968–1971 19 16 .543
Debbie Artman 1971–1972 9 8 .529 0 0 0
Sharon Drysdale 1972–1973 9 8 .529 0 0 0
Marian Washington 1973–2004 560 365 .605 14 10 14 .417
Bonnie Henrickson 2004–2015 186 171 .521 1 4 1 .800
Brandon Schneider 2015–present 6 25 .194

* Women's college post-season tournaments did not begin until 1969, with a CIAW invitational tournament. Kansas appeared in the 1971 CIAW post-season qualification tournament with a record of 2-2.[3]:141

NCAA/AIAW Tournament history

The Jayhawks have appeared in 16 NCAA/AIAW Tournaments. Their combined record is 12–15.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
1979 First Round Louisiana Tech L 61–100
1980 First Round
Second Round
Cheyney State
Louisiana Tech
W 75–66
L 73–81
1981 Second Round UCLA L 71–73
1987 7 First Round
Second Round
(10) NE Louisiana
(2) Georgia
W 78–72
L 51–82
1988 7 First Round
Second Round
(10) Middle Tennessee St.
(2) Louisiana Tech
W 81–75
L 50–89
1992 9 First Round (8) Missouri St. L 59–75
1993 8 First Round (9) California L 47–62
1994 9 First Round
Second Round
(8) Stephen F. Austin
(1) Penn State
W 72–67
L 68–85
1995 7 First Round (10) Wisconsin L 72–73
1996 4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16
(13) Middle Tennessee St.
(5) Texas
(1) Tennessee
W 72–57
W 70–77
L 71–92
1997 3 First Round
Second Round
(14) Detroit
(6) Vanderbilt
W 81–67
L 44–51
1998 5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16
(12) Tulane
(4) Iowa
(9) Arkansas
W 72–68
W 62–58
L 63–79
1999 9 First Round
Second Round
(8) Marquette
(1) Purdue
W 64–58
L 41–55
2000 8 First Round (9) Vanderbilt L 69–71 (2 OT)
2012 11 First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16
(6) Nebraska
(3) Delaware
(2) Tennessee
W 57–49
W 70–64
L 73–84
2013 12 First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16
(5) Colorado
(4) South Carolina
(1) Notre Dame
W 67–52
W 75–69
L 63–93

Current roster

2015–16 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
C 1 Lott, ChelseaChelsea Lott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Fort Bend Hightower Fresno, TX
G 2 Calvert, McKenzieMcKenzie Calvert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Byron P. Steele
USC
Schertz, TX
G 3 Alridge, LaurenLauren Alridge 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Marshfield Marshfield, MO
F 4 Brown, JadaJada Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Centennial Las Vegas, NV
G 12 O'Neal, TimekaTimeka O'Neal 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Jr Raytown Raytown, MO
F 13 Enabulele, LorraineLorraine Enabulele 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Notre Dame Secondary School Ajax, ON
G 15 Robertson, AisiaAisia Robertson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bishop O'Dowd San Francisco, CA
G 20 Christopher, JaydeJayde Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Cleveland Federal Way, WA
G 21 Benoit, SydneySydney Benoit 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Smith Center
Hutchinson CC
Smith Center, KS
G 22 Cheadle, ChaylaChayla Cheadle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Rock Bridge HS Columbia, MO
F 25 Manning-Allen, CaelynnCaelynn Manning-Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Curie Chicago, IL
G 30 Washington, JessicaJessica Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Jenks
North Carolina
Tulsa, OK
G 33 Kopatich, KyleeKylee Kopatich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Olathe South Olathe, KS
G 44 Dennis, KeleaKelea Dennis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Piedmont Oakland, CA
F 55 Johnson, TylerTyler Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Leavenworth Leavenworth, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2015-10-14

Year by year results

[3]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Marlene Mawson (CIAW) (1968–1971)
1968–69 Marlene Mawson 5–4
1969–70 Marlene Mawson 7–4
1970–71 Marlene Mawson 7–8 CIAW Tenth Place
Marlene Mawson: 19–16
Debbie Artman (Independent) (1971–1972)
1971–72 Debbie Artman 9–8
Debbie Artman: 9–8
Sharon Drysdale (Independent) (1972–1973)
1972–73 Sharon Drysdale 9–8
Sharon Drysdale: 9–8
Marion Washington (Independent, Big 8, Big 12) (1973–2004)
1973–74 Marion Washington 11–8
1974–75 Marion Washington 7–17
1975–76 Marion Washington 13–14
1976–77 Marion Washington 11–15
1977–78 Marion Washington 22–11 NWIT Sixth Place
1978–79 Marion Washington 30–8 AIAW Sectional 14
1979–80 Marion Washington 29–8 AIAW Sectional 11
1980–81 Marion Washington 27–5 AIAW Sectional 10
1981–82 Marion Washington 16–14
Big Eight Conference
1982–83 Marion Washington 13–15 9–5 (Big 8) 3rd
1983–84 Marion Washington 11–16 7–7 5th
1984–85 Marion Washington 19–10 9–5 3rd
1985–86 Marion Washington 18–10 9–5 T–2nd
1986–87 Marion Washington 20–13 9–5 T–1st# NCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1987–88 Marion Washington 22–10 8–6 T–3rd NCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1988–89 Marion Washington 13–14 5–9 T–6th
1989–90 Marion Washington 20–9 9–5 T–4th
1990–91 Marion Washington 20–13 7–7 5th WNIT Third Place
1991–92 Marion Washington 25–6 12–2 1st NCAA First Round 25 17
1992–93 Marion Washington 21–9 9–5 T–3rd NCAA First Round 24
1993–94 Marion Washington 22–6 11–3 2nd NCAA Second Round 17 15
1994–95 Marion Washington 20–11 8–6 3rd NCAA First Round 23 23
1995–96 Marion Washington 22–10 11–3 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen 15 20
Big 12 Conference
1996–97 Marion Washington 25–6 14–2 1st (Big 12) NCAA Second Round 16 11
1997–98 Marion Washington 23–9 11–5 T–3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen 22
1998–99 Marion Washington 23–10 11–5 3rd NCAA Second Round
1999–2000 Marion Washington 20–10 11–5 4th NCAA First Round
2000–01 Marion Washington 12–17 5–11 9th
2001–02 Marion Washington 5–25 0–16 12th
2002–03 Marion Washington 11–18 3–13 T–9th
2003–04 Marion Washington 9–18 2–12 T–11th
Marion Washington: 560–365 180–142
Lynette Woodward (Big 12) (2004)
2004 Lynette Woodward 0–3 0–2
Lynette Woodward: 0–3 0–2
Bonnie Henrickson (Big 12) (2004–2015)
2004–05 Bonnie Henrickson 12–16 5–11 8th
2005–06 Bonnie Henrickson 17–13 5–11 10th WNIT First Round (Play-in)
2006–07 Bonnie Henrickson 11–20 4–11 T–11th
2007–08 Bonnie Henrickson 17–16 4–12 T–10th WNIT Second Round (bye)
2008–09 Bonnie Henrickson 22–14 6–10 T–7th WNIT Finals
2009–10 Bonnie Henrickson 17–16 5–11 T–8th WNIT Third Round
2010–11 Bonnie Henrickson 21–13 6–10 T–8th WNIT Second Round
2011–12 Bonnie Henrickson 21–13 8–10 T–6th NCAA Sweet Sixteen 25
2012–13 Bonnie Henrickson 20–14 8–10 7th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2013–14 Bonnie Henrickson 13–19 5–13 T–8th  
2014–15 Bonnie Henrickson 15–17 6–12 9th  
Bonnie Henrickson: 186–171 62–121
Brandon Schneider (Big 12) (2015–present)
2015–16 Brandon Schneider 6–25 0–18 10th  
Total: 791–593

      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. "KU primary & secondary color palette". University of Kansas. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. "2011-12 Kansas Women's Basketball Media Guide". Issuu. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  3. 1 2 "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Kansas. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
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