Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers

2016–17 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

University

University of Minnesota

Conference

Big Ten

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Head coach

Marlene Stollings

Arena

Williams Arena
(Capacity: 14,625)

Nickname

Golden Gophers

Colors

Maroon and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four

2004

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

2004

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1977, 2003, 2004, 2005

NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances

1977, 1981, 1982, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1982. The team plays its home games in Williams Arena and is currently coached by Marlene Stollings.

The Golden Gophers have made nine appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 2004. The Golden Gophers also have three appearances in the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament.

History

The Golden Gophers have had five players play professional basketball, as well as eight players named All-Americans. Four players, Lindsay Whalen, Amanda Zahui B., and Janel McCarville, Rachel Banham were selected in the top four of WNBA draft. The Gophers have ranked in the top twenty nationally in attendance for seven seasons, starting with the 2001-2002 season.

Head coaches

Joan Stevenson, 1971–1972 (5–3)
Deb Wilson, 1972–1973 (8–8)
Linda Wells, 1973–1974 (3–10)
Jenny Johnson, 1974–1977 (36–37)
Ellen Mosher-Hanson, 1977–1987 (172–125)
LaRue Fields, 1987–1990 (24–60)
Linda Hill-MacDonald, 1990–1997 (66–126)
Cheryl Littlejohn, 1997–2001 (29–81)
Brenda Frese, 2001–2002 (22–8)
Pam Borton, 2002–2014 (236–152)
Marlene Stollings, 2014–present (23–10)

2013–14 Roster

2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	24	Bailey, MikaylaMikayla Bailey	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Osseo HS	Maple Grove, Minn.
1.5 !G	1	Banham, RachelRachel Banham	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Lakeville North HS	Lakeville, Minn.
1.5 !G	22	Hedstrom, JoannaJoanna Hedstrom	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Minnetonka HS	Minnetonka, Minn.
2.5 !G/F	20	Hirt, KaylaKayla Hirt	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Bemidji HS	Bemidji, Minn.
3.5 !F	4	Johnson, JackieJackie Johnson	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minn.
1.5 !G	2	McDaniel, StabresaStabresa McDaniel	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.0 !Fr	Skyline HS	Dallas, Texas
1.5 !G	3	Mullaney, ShayneShayne Mullaney	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.0 !So	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minn.
1.5 !G	21	Noga, SariSari Noga	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Parkers Prairie HS	Parkers Prairie, Minn.
3.5 !F	15	Riché, MicaëllaMicaëlla Riché	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	4.0 !Sr	Louis Riel HS	Gloucester, Ontario
5.0 !C	32	Zahui B., AmandaAmanda Zahui B.	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Igelstavikens Gymnasium	Stockholm, Sweden

Head coach

Marlene Stollings

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry-Dawkins
John Motherwell
Gail Streigler

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[2]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Joan Stevenson (Independent) (1971–1972)
1971-72	Joan Stevenson	5–3	–
Joan Stevenson:		5–3	–
Deb Wilson (Independent) (1972–1973)
1972-73	Deb Wilson	8–8	–
Deb Wilson:		8–8	–
Linda Wells (Independent) (1973–1974)
1973-74	Linda Wells	3–10	–		MWIAA
Linda Wells:		3–10	–
Jenny Johnson (Independent) (1974–1977)
1974-75	Jenny Johnson	7–12	–		MWIAA
1975-76	Jenny Johnson	14–11	–		MWIAA
1976-77	Jenny Johnson	15–14	–		AIAW First Round
Jenny Johnson:		36–37	–
Ellen Mosher Hanson (Independent, Big Ten) (1977–1987)
1977-78	Ellen Mosher Hanson	24–10	–		NWIT Seventh Place
1978-79	Ellen Mosher Hanson	17–15	–		NWIT Fifth Place
1979-80	Ellen Mosher Hanson	18–11	–		AIAW Regional
1980-81	Ellen Mosher Hanson	28–7	–		AIAW First Round		18
Big Ten Conference
1981-82	Ellen Mosher Hanson	18–11	0–1		AIAW First Round
1982-83	Ellen Mosher Hanson	20–7	13–5	T-3rd
1983-84	Ellen Mosher Hanson	12–15	9–9	7th
1984-85	Ellen Mosher Hanson	18–10	13–5	3rd
1985-86	Ellen Mosher Hanson	8–20	4–14	9th
1986-87	Ellen Mosher Hanson	9–19	4–14	T-8th
Ellen Mosher Hanson:		172–125	43–48
LaRue Fields (Big Ten) (1988–1991)
1987-88	LaRue Fields	9–18	5–13	8th
1988-89	LaRue Fields	7–21	4–14	10th
1989-90	LaRue Fields	8–21	3–15	T-9th
LaRue Fields:		24–60	12–42
Linda Hill-McDonald (Big Ten) (1990–1997)
1990-91	Linda Hill-McDonald	6–22	2–16	10th
1991-92	Linda Hill-McDonald	8–19	3–15	T-9th
1992-93	Linda Hill-McDonald	14–12	9–9	5th
1993-94	Linda Hill-McDonald	18–11	10–8	T-4th	NCAA Second Round
1994-95	Linda Hill-McDonald	12–15	7–9	T-7th
1995-96	Linda Hill-McDonald	4–23	0–16	11th
1996-97	Linda Hill-McDonald	4–24	1–15	11th
Linda Hill-McDonald:		66–126	32–88
Cheryl Littlejohn (Big Ten) (1997–2001)
1997-98	Cheryl Littlejohn	4–23	1–15	11th
1998-99	Cheryl Littlejohn	7–20	2–14	T-10th
1999-2000	Cheryl Littlejohn	10–18	3–13	T-10th
2000-01	Cheryl Littlejohn	8–20	1–15	10th
Cheryl Littlejohn:		29–81	7–57
Brenda Frese (Big Ten) (2001–2002)
2001-02	Brenda Frese	22–8	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round	21	18
Brenda Frese:		22–8	11–5
Pam Borton (Big Ten) (2002–2014)
2002-03	Pam Borton	25–6	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	13	17
2003-04	Pam Borton	25–9	9–7	6th	NCAA Final Four	4	24
2004-05	Pam Borton	26–8	12–4	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	11	12
2005-06	Pam Borton	19–10	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA First Round		25
2006-07	Pam Borton	17–16	7–9	T-5th	WNIT First Round (Bye)
2007-08	Pam Borton	20–12	11–7	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2008-09	Pam Borton	20–12	11–7	T-5th	NCAA Second Round
2009-10	Pam Borton	13–17	6–12	11th
2010-11	Pam Borton	12–18	4–12	9th
2011-12	Pam Borton	19–17	6–10	8th	WBI Champions
2012-13	Pam Borton	18–14	7–9	T-8th	WNIT First Round
2013-14	Pam Borton	22-13	8-8	T-6th	WNIT Third Round
Pam Borton:		236–152	104–94
Marlene Stollings (Big Ten) (2014–present)
2014-15	Marlene Stollings	0-0	0-0
Marlene Stollings:		0-0	0-0
Total:		601–610
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

↑ "Our Brand, How to convey it". umn.edu. Retrieved 2015-01-13.
↑ "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.

External links

Official Golden Gophers Web Site

Big Ten Conference women's basketball

Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Lady Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers

Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)

Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball

Venues	Williams Arena (1971–present)

Culture & lore	History Goldy Gopher

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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