Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball

Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
2017–18 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team
University Western Kentucky University
First season 1914–15
All-time record 984–477 (.674)
Head coach Greg Collins (1st season)
Conference C-USA
Location Bowling Green, Kentucky
Arena E. A. Diddle Arena
(Capacity: 7,326)
Nickname Lady Toppers
Colors Red and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament runner-up
1992
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1985, 1986, 1992
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1985, 1986, 1992
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995
NCAA Tournament appearances
1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt: 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2014
C-USA: 2015, 2017, 2018
Conference regular season champions
KIAC: 1929
Sun Belt: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1997
Sun Belt East: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
C-USA: 2015, 2017

The Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The team currently competes in the NCAA Division I as a member of Conference USA. The current head coach of the Lady Toppers is Greg Collins, who had served as the associate head coach until being named head coach in 2018 following the departure of Michelle Clark-Heard for the vacant head coaching position at Cincinnati.[2]

Postseason

Western Kentucky University's women's basketball team has appeared in 31 national postseason tournaments, all since 1984.

NCAA tournament results

The Lady Toppers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 20 times. They were NCAA runners-up in 1992 and made Final Four appearances in 1985 and 1986.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1985Final FourMiddle Tennessee
Texas
Mississippi
vs. Georgia		W 77-55
W 92–90
W 72-68
L 78-91
1986Final FourSt. Joseph’s
vs. James Madison
vs. Rutgers
vs. Texas		W 74-65
W 72–51
W 89-74
L 65-90
1987First Roundat USCL 69–81
1988First Roundat GeorgiaL 66–84
1989First RoundWest VirginiaL 57–66
1990First Roundat DePaulL 63–73
1991Sweet SixteenFlorida State
at Tennessee		W 72–69
L 61–68
1992NCAA FinalsAlabama
vs. Tennessee
vs. Maryland
vs. Southwest Missouri State
vs. Stanford		W 98-68
W 75–70
W 75-70
W 84-72
L 62-78
1993Sweet SixteenMiami (FL)
vs. Ohio State		W 78–63
L 73–86
1994Second Roundat Rutgers
at Southern Mississippi		W 84-73
L 69–72
1995Sweet SixteenToledo
Oregon State
at Tennessee		W 77–63
W 85–78
L 67–87
1997First Roundvs. ArizonaL 54–76
1998Second Roundvs. Stephen F. Austin
at Tennessee		W 88-76
L 62–82
2000Second Roundvs. Marquette
at Duke		W 68-65
L 70–90
2003First Roundvs. RutgersL 52–64
2008First Roundvs. UTEPL 60–92
2014First Roundat BaylorL 74–87
2015First Roundvs. TexasL 64–66
2017First Roundvs. Ohio StateL 63–70
2018First Roundvs. Oregon StateL 58–82

WNIT results

The Lady Toppers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) 11 times. They made the semifinals of the tournament in 2006 and 2007 and made the quarterfinals in 2001, 2004 and 2016.

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1984*Third Roundvs. California
vs. Vanderbilt
vs. Clemson		W 82-76
L 79-68
L 110-106 (OT)
1996*Third Roundvs. Arizona
vs. Princeton
vs. UC Santa Barbara		L 80-72
W 74-41
L 77-61
2001QuarterfinalsMississippi
Indiana
Ohio State		W 95–92
W 64–63
L 70-61
2002First Roundat IllinoisL 91-84
2004QuarterfinalsCincinnati
Memphis
at UNLV		W 80–78 (OT)
W 104–87
L 78-75
2005First RoundXavierL 87-85
2006SemifinalsTennessee Tech
Charlotte
at Villanova
at Kansas State		W 83–66
W 81–68
W 94–81
L 57-56 (OT)
2007SemifinalsMinnesota
Mississippi State
Hofstra
at Wisconsin		W 73–57
W 56–53
W 72–54
L 79-72
2010First RoundIllinoisL 68-51
2013Second RoundEast Carolina
at Auburn		W 88–77 (OT)
L 84-66
2016QuarterfinalsDayton
Tennessee-Martin
at Saint Louis
at South Dakota		W 89–72
W 64-57
W 78-76 (OT)
L 68-54

Rivalries

Source
[3]

Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters

WKU–Louisiana Tech: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting WKU wins WKU losses Win %
45 December 3, 1983 (lost 50–82) January 28, 2018 (won 74–64) 19 26 .422

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

WKU–Middle Tennessee: All-Time Record
Games played First meeting Last meeting WKU wins WKU losses Win %
72 1924–25 (lost 7–41) February 15, 2018 (won 76–60) 31 41 .431

Home venue

E. A. Diddle Arena

E.A. Diddle Arena

Players

WNBA Draft

Year Rnd Pick Overall Player name Position WNBA team
2001 3 1 33 ShaRae Mansfield F Houston Comets
2006 3 8 36 Tiffany Porter-Talbert G Los Angeles Sparks
2008 3 3 31 Crystal Kelly F Houston Comets

Coaches

  • Pam Dickson (1973–1974) 4–7 record in 1 season as head coach
  • Dr. Carol Hughes (1974–1976) 22–20 record in 2 seasons as head coach
  • Julia Yeater (1976–1978) 44–18 in 2 seasons as head coach
  • Eileen Canty (1978–1982) 50–62 in 4 seasons as head coach
  • Paul Sanderford (1982–1997) 365–120 in 15 seasons as head coach
  • Steve Small (1997–2001) 88–40 in 4 seasons as head coach
  • Shawn Campbell (2001–2002) 14–12 in 1 season as head coach
  • Marti Whitmore (2002) 2–2 in 1 season as head coach (finished 2002 season after Campbell's departure)
  • Mary Taylor Cowles (2002–2012) 199–119 in 10 seasons as head coach
  • Michelle Clark-Heard (2012–2018) 154–48 in 6 seasons as head coach
  • Greg Collins (2018–present) 0-0

See also

References

  1. ↑ WKU Colors (PDF). WKU Communication & Branding Manual. August 21, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ epratt@bgdailynews.com, ELLIOTT PRATT. "Source: Greg Collins to be named WKU women's basketball coach". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
  3. ↑ "Western Kentucky University Athletics". www.wkusports.com.
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