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USC Women of Troy Women's Basketball Team
USC Women of Troy Women's Basketball Team
University	University of Southern California
Head coach	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (1st season)
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
Arena	Galen Center (capacity: 10,258)
Nickname	The Women of Troy
Colors	Cardinal and Gold
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1983,1984
NCAA tournament Final Four
1983, 1984,1986
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1983,1984,1986,1994
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1983,1984,1986,1994
NCAA tournament appearances
1983,1984,1985,1986,1994,1995,1997

The Women of Troy is a women's basketball team that represents the University of Southern California, in the Pac-12 Conference. The University of Southern California school was established in 1880, it wasn't until 1977 that the Women of Troy was established and led by head coach Linda Sharp. In 1983 the Women of Troy won their first National Women's Championship and then won again in 1984. Both teams led by players Cheryl Miller,Cynthia Cooper and twins Pam McGee and Paula McGee. Since then the closest the Women of Troy have come to winning the National Title again was 1986, when they made it to the finals only to be defeated by the Texas Longhorns. Last season (2012-2013), the Women of Troy finished the season with a loss to California in the Pac-12 quarterfinals (79-59). Making their record a 11-20 record. Recently head coach Michael Cooper has resigned, and now the head coaching job has been taken over by former Women of Troy player Cynthia Cooper-Dyke for the 2013-2014 season.

History

The Women of Troy have won 2 NCAA Women's National Championships in 1983, and again in 1984. Both Championships were led by players Cheryl Miller, Cynthia Cooper, Pam McGee, and Paula McGee, and coached by Linda Sharp.

Head Coaches

•Linda Sharp(1977-1989) led The Women of Troy to 2 NCAA National Women Championships, 3 final four appearances. She ended her record with the Women of Troy with a 271-99 and was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.

•Mariaane Stanley(1989-1993)

•Cheryl Miller(1993-1995) coached only 2 seasons for the Women of Troy. In her 2 seasons she had a combined 44-14 record and went to the NCAA tournament both seasons, making a Regional Final once. Cheryl Miller is also a former player of the Women of Troy were she led the Women of Troy to two National Championships(1983,1984) and won the NCAA tournament MVP both years. She then went on to coach in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury (1997-2000). She was inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

•Fred Willams(1995-1997)

•Chris Gobrecht(1997-2004)

•Mark Trakh(2004-2009)

•Michael Cooper(2009-2013) recently resigned as head coach for the Women of Troy. Of his 4 season he ended with a record of 61-37(.622). As the head coach in 2009-10 season, he gave USC's best free-throw percentage (.725), the fewest turnovers (462) and fewest fouls (484) committed in Trojan history.

•Cynthia Cooper-Dyke(2013-Present) a former Women of Troy player, who helped lead the team to it's only National Championships(1983,1984) and in 1988 won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. national basketball team in Seoul. She also played with the Houston Comets in the WNBA, where the team won titles in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She has currently taken the head coaching job for the USC Women of Troy for the 2013-2014 season.

All-American Players

•Cheryl Miller a former player of the Women of Troy were she led the Women of Troy to two National Championships(1983,1984) and won the NCAA tournament MVP both years. She also coached for the Women of Troy for 2 seasons (1993-1995). In her 2 seasons she had a combined 44-14 record and went to the NCAA tournament both seasons, making a Regional Final once. She then went on to coach in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury (1997-2000). She was inducted to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 1999.

•Lisa Leslie a former Women of Troy player, who set many records in points and rebounds and in 1994 she was National Player of the Year. She got a contract with the WNBA in 1997, becoming one of the new league's first players, where she joined the Los Angeles Sparks. In 2001, she was the first WNBA player to win the regular season MVP, the All-Star Game MVP and the playoff MVP in the same season. Lisa also led the Los Angeles Sparks to two back to back WNBA Championships(2001,2002). Lisa won 4 Olympic Gold medals and is first woman in the WNBA to make a slam-dunk during an official game.In 2009 she retired and is now a team owner of the Los Angeles Sparks.

•Cynthia Cooper-Dyke a former Women of Troy player, who helped lead the team to it's only National Championships(1983,1984) and in 1988 won an Olympic gold medal with the U.S. national basketball team in Seoul. She also played with the Houston Comets in the WNBA, where the team won titles in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She has currently taken the head coaching job for the USC Women of Troy for the 2013-2014 season.

•Tina Thompson a former Women of Troy player(1993-1997),led the Women of Troy to the NCAA tournament 3 times (1994,1995,1997) and one Elite 8 (1994). In 1994 Tina was named Freshmen of the Year in the Pac-12confernce and Freshmen All-America by Basketball Times. In 1997 she was the first overall draft pick in the WNBA by the Houston Comets, she became the first draftee in the history of the WNBA. Tina helped lead the Comets to 4 WNBA Championships in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Arenas

•Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was the Women of Troys' arena from 1977 until 2006. The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena was opened in 1959.

•Galen Center, which is 255,000 square feet, with a 45,000 square feet pavilion, and has three practice courts and offices. The seating capacity is 10,258, and there are 22 private suites. Total construction cost was an estimated $147 million.
The working of the Galen Center started in 2004 by a donation of $50 million dollars by Louis Galen(a successful banker and long-time Trojan fan). The Galen Center opened in 2006.