The Rice Owls women's basketball team represents Rice University in women's basketball. The school competes in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Owls play home basketball games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas.[2]
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University | Rice University | ||
All-time record | 698–625 (.528) | ||
Head coach | Lindsay Edmonds (3rd season) | ||
Conference | AAC | ||
Location | Houston, Texas | ||
Arena | Tudor Fieldhouse (capacity: 5,000) | ||
Nickname | Owls | ||
Colors | Blue and gray[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament second round | |||
2000 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
2000, 2005, 2019, 2024 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2000, 2005, 2019, 2024 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2005, 2019, 2020, 2021 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2021 |
History
editThey played in the Southwest Conference from 1982 to 1995 and the Western Athletic Conference from 1996 to 2004 before joining Conference USA in 2005. As of the end of the 2020–21 season, they have a 659–601 all-time record. They were champions of the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2017.[3][4] They were champions of the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2021.[5]
Season | Coach | Record | Conference Record |
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1978–79 | Linda Tucker | 12–16 | n/a |
1979–80 | Linda Tucker | 15–14 | n/a |
1980–81 | Linda Tucker | 16–12 | n/a |
1981–82 | Linda Tucker | 21–8 | n/a |
1982–83 | Linda Tucker | 8–18 | 1–6 |
1983–84 | Linda Tucker | 9–16 | 3–13 |
1984–85 | Linda Tucker | 5–21 | 2–14 |
1985–86 | Linda Tucker | 6–19 | 2–14 |
1986–87 | Linda Tucker | 15–13 | 6–9 |
1987–88 | Linda Tucker | 11–14 | 5–11 |
1988–89 | Linda Tucker | 14–13 | 5–11 |
1989–90 | Mike Dunavant | 6–21 | 3–13 |
1990–91 | Mike Dunavant | 10–18 | 4–12 |
1991–92 | Mike Dunavant | 13–15 | 5–9 |
1992–93 | Mike Dunavant | 13–14 | 3–11 |
1993–94 | Cristy McKinney | 13–14 | 5–9 |
1994–95 | Cristy McKinney | 11–16 | 6–6 |
1995–96 | Cristy McKinney | 13–14 | 6–8 |
1996–97 | Cristy McKinney | 16–11 | 11–5 |
1997–98 | Cristy McKinney | 21–9 | 11–3 |
1998–99 | Cristy McKinney | 20–12 | 9–5 |
1999-00 | Cristy McKinney | 22–10 | 10–4 |
2000–01 | Cristy McKinney | 18–12 | 9–6 |
2001–02 | Cristy McKinney | 21–9 | 14–4 |
2002–03 | Cristy McKinney | 15–12 | 12–6 |
2003–04 | Cristy McKinney | 22–10 | 16–2 |
2004–05 | Cristy McKinney | 24–9 | 14–4 |
2005–06 | Greg Williams | 18–14 | 11–5 |
2006–07 | Greg Williams | 19–14 | 10–6 |
2007–08 | Greg Williams | 14–18 | 6–10 |
2008–09 | Greg Williams | 6–23 | 2–14 |
2009–10 | Greg Williams | 13–16 | 6–9 |
2010–11 | Greg Williams | 18–14 | 10–6 |
2011–12 | Greg Williams | 16–16 | 9–6 |
2012–13 | Greg Williams | 14 16 | 6–10 |
2013–14 | Greg Williams | 13–16 | 6–10 |
2014–15 | Greg Williams | 9–21 | 4–14 |
2015–16 | Tina Langley | 9–22 | 6–11 |
2016–17 | Tina Langley | 22–13 | 8–10 |
2017–18 | Tina Langley | 23–10 | 10–6 |
2018–19 | Tina Langley | 28–4 | 16–0 |
2019–20 | Tina Langley | 21–8 | 16–2 |
2020–21 | Tina Langley | 22–4 | 12–2 |
2021–22 | Lindsay Edmonds | 14–13 | 8–9 |
2022–23 | Lindsay Edmonds | 23–9 | 13–7 |
2023–24 | Lindsay Edmonds | 19–15 | 9–9 |
NCAA tournament results
editYear | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2000 | #13 | First Round Second Round |
#4 UC Santa Barbara #5 UNC |
W 67–64 L 50–83 |
2005 | #11 | First Round | #6 Georgia | L 49–75 |
2019 | #12 | First Round | #5 Marquette | L 54–58 (OT) |
2024 | #14 | First Round | #3 LSU | L 60–70 |
References
edit- ^ Rice Athletics Branding Guidelines, Rules, & Regulations (PDF). August 19, 2019. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
- ^ "- Rice University Official Athletic Site Rice University Official Athletic Site – Women's Basketball".
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/quick_facts/quick_facts.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/201617_WBB_Fact_Book.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Thompson, Khari. "Ole Miss women's basketball loses to Rice in WNIT championship game". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2021-06-20.