Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2017–18 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
University Texas Tech
Head coach Marlene Stollings (1st season)
Conference Big 12
Location Lubbock, Texas
Arena United Supermarkets Arena
(Capacity: 15,020)
Nickname Lady Raiders
Colors Scarlet and Black[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament champions
1993
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1993
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1993, 1995, 2000, 2003
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
NCAA Tournament second round
1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
NCAA Tournament appearances
1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013
Conference tournament champions
1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999
Conference regular season champions
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000

The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. Candace Whitaker, a former player for the Lady Raiders, was named head coach in 2013 and was fired on January 1, 2018.[2] Marlene Stollings, former head coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers, was named head coach on April 9, 2018.[3]

History

The 1975–76 season saw the debut of women's basketball at Texas Tech University. In 1993, the team won the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Home arenas

United Supermarkets Arena

All six home games at the on campus Women's Gym during the Lady Raiders' inaugural 1975–76 season. The following two seasons, the Lady Raiders began playing select home games along the Red Raiders basketball team at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. By the 1978–79 season, the team no longer split time between the two venues and playing only at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum until the United Supermarkets Arena opened in time for the 1999–2000 season.[4]

Head coaches

Players

Retired jerseys

Retired basketball jerseys
Number Player Seasons
21Krista Kirkland-Gerlich1989–1993
22Sheryl Swoopes1991–1993
44Carolyn Thompson1980–1984

Season-by-season results

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Official Colors | Visual Elements | Office of Communications & Marketing | TTU". Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Texas Tech Fires Candi Whitaker, Names Gray-Miller Interim Lady Raiders Head Coach". SportsRadio 1340 The Fan.
  3. ↑ newsweb@everythinglubbock.com, Staff | (2018-04-09). "Stollings Will Be Named New Basketball Coach for Lady Raiders". EVERYTHINGLUBBOCK. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ↑ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/201011mediasupplement.pdf Pg. 69

References

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