Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball

Kansas Jayhawks
2017–18 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
University University of Kansas
First season 1968–69
All-time record 799–616 (.565)
Athletic director Sean Lester (interim)
Head coach Brandon Schneider (3rd season)
Conference Big 12
Location Lawrence, Kansas
Arena Allen Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 16,300)
Nickname Jayhawks
Colors Crimson and Blue[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1996, 1998, 2012, 2013
NCAA Tournament second round
1987, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012, 2013
NCAA Tournament appearances
1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2012, 2013
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1980
AIAW Tournament appearances
1979, 1980, 1981
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

CoachYears CoachedWinsLossesWin %NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Appearances		NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Wins		NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Losses		NCAA/AIAW
Tournament
Win %
Dr. James Naismith and Jessie Bennett190362.750N/A*
Marlene Mawson1968–19711916.543
Debbie Artman1971–197298.529000—
Sharon Drysdale1972–197398.529000—
Marian Washington1973–2004560365.605141014.417
Bonnie Henrickson2004–2015186171.521141.800
Brandon Schneider2015–present1447.230000—

* 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.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult/Score
1979—First RoundLouisiana TechL 61–100
1980—First Round
Second Round		Cheyney State
Louisiana Tech		W 75–66
L 73–81
1981—Second RoundUCLAL 71–73
19877First Round
Second Round		(10) NE Louisiana
(2) Georgia		W 78–72
L 51–82
19887First Round
Second Round		(10) Middle Tennessee St.
(2) Louisiana Tech		W 81–75
L 50–89
19929First Round(8) Missouri St.L 59–75
19938First Round(9) CaliforniaL 47–62
19949First Round
Second Round		(8) Stephen F. Austin
(1) Penn State		W 72–67
L 68–85
19957First Round(10) WisconsinL 72–73
19964First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(13) Middle Tennessee St.
(5) Texas
(1) Tennessee		W 72–57
W 70–77
L 71–92
19973First Round
Second Round		(14) Detroit
(6) Vanderbilt		W 81–67
L 44–51
19985First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(12) Tulane
(4) Iowa
(9) Arkansas		W 72–68
W 62–58
L 63–79
19999First Round
Second Round		(8) Marquette
(1) Purdue		W 64–58
L 41–55
20008First Round(9) VanderbiltL 69–71 (2 OT)
201211First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(6) Nebraska
(3) Delaware
(2) Tennessee		W 57–49
W 70–64
L 73–84
201312First Round
Second Round
Sweet 16		(5) Colorado
(4) South Carolina
(1) Notre Dame		W 67–52
W 75–69
L 63–93

Current roster

2016–17 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Sydney Umeri 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLovett School Acworth, GA
C 1 Chelsea Lott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoFort Bend Hightower Fresno, TX
G 2 McKenzie Calvert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoByron P. Steele
USC		 Schertz, TX
G 3 Jessica Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrJenks
North Carolina		 Tulsa, OK
F 4 Jada Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCentennial Las Vegas, NV
G 12 Timeka O'Neal 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS SrRaytown Raytown, MO
G 15 Aisia Robertson 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBishop O'Dowd San Francisco, CA
G 20 Jayde Christopher 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCleveland Federal Way, WA
C 21 Lisa Blair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) FrNazareth Regional Brooklyn, NY
G 22 Chayla Cheadle 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrRock Bridge Columbia, MO
G 23 Eboni Watts 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrRutland Macon, GA
G 24 Sydney Benoit 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSmith Center
Hutchinson CC		 Smith Center, KS
F 25 Caelynn Manning-Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrCurie Chicago, IL
G 33 Kylee Kopatich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoOlathe South Olathe, KS
F 55 Tyler Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoLeavenworth Leavenworth, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-02-09

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 Sectional14
1979–80 Marion Washington 29–8–AIAW Sectional11
1980–81 Marion Washington 27–5–AIAW Sectional10
1981–82 Marion Washington 16–14–
Big Eight Conference
1982–83 Marion Washington 13–159–5(Big 8) 3rd
1983–84 Marion Washington 11–167–75th
1984–85 Marion Washington 19–109–53rd
1985–86 Marion Washington 18–109–5T–2nd
1986–87 Marion Washington 20–139–5T–1st#NCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1987–88 Marion Washington 22–108–6T–3rdNCAA Second Round (Play-in)
1988–89 Marion Washington 13–145–9T–6th
1989–90 Marion Washington 20–99–5T–4th
1990–91 Marion Washington 20–137–75thWNIT Third Place
1991–92 Marion Washington 25–612–21stNCAA First Round2517
1992–93 Marion Washington 21–99–5T–3rdNCAA First Round24
1993–94 Marion Washington 22–611–32ndNCAA Second Round1715
1994–95 Marion Washington 20–118–63rdNCAA First Round2323
1995–96 Marion Washington 22–1011–31stNCAA Sweet Sixteen1520
Big 12 Conference
1996–97 Marion Washington 25–614–21st (Big 12)NCAA Second Round1611
1997–98 Marion Washington 23–911–5T–3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen22
1998–99 Marion Washington 23–1011–53rdNCAA Second Round
1999–2000 Marion Washington 20–1011–54thNCAA First Round
2000–01 Marion Washington 12–175–119th
2001–02 Marion Washington 5–250–1612th
2002–03 Marion Washington 11–183–13T–9th
2003–04 Marion Washington 9–182–12T–11th
Marion Washington: 560–365180–142
Lynette Woodward (Big 12) (2004)
2004 Lynette Woodward 0–30–2
Lynette Woodward: 0–30–2
Bonnie Henrickson (Big 12) (2004–2015)
2004–05 Bonnie Henrickson 12–165–118th
2005–06 Bonnie Henrickson 17–135–1110thWNIT First Round (Play-in)
2006–07 Bonnie Henrickson 11–204–11T–11th
2007–08 Bonnie Henrickson 17–164–12T–10thWNIT Second Round (bye)
2008–09 Bonnie Henrickson 22–146–10T–7thWNIT Finals
2009–10 Bonnie Henrickson 17–165–11T–8thWNIT Third Round
2010–11 Bonnie Henrickson 21–136–10T–8thWNIT Second Round
2011–12 Bonnie Henrickson 21–138–10T–6thNCAA Sweet Sixteen25
2012–13 Bonnie Henrickson 20–148–107thNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2013–14 Bonnie Henrickson 13–195–13T–8th 
2014–15 Bonnie Henrickson 15–176–129th 
Bonnie Henrickson: 186–17162–121
Brandon Schneider (Big 12) (2015–present)
2015–16 Brandon Schneider 6–250–1810th 
2016–17 Brandon Schneider 8–222–16 
Brandon Schneider: 14–472–34
Total:799–616

      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. ↑ "Color | Brand Center". Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  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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