Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball

Texas A&M Aggies
2015–16 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
University	Texas A&M University
Conference	SEC
Location	College Station, Texas
Head coach	Gary Blair (9th year)
Arena	Reed Arena (Capacity: 12,989)
Nickname	Aggies
Colors	Maroon and White[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions
2011
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
2011
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
2008, 2011, 2014
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Conference tournament champions
Southwest Conference: 1996 Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010 Southeastern Conference: 2013
Conference regular season champions
Big 12 Conference: 2007

The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.

The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76-70. They have appeared in the NCAA Tournament ten times and garnered five conference championships.

History

Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program had not reached the postseason tournament until 1994, when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA First Round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship, and advanced to the NCAA Second Round.^[2] The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances, and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first ever Final Four appearance.^[3][4]

At the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63-62 and Notre Dame 76-70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.

Notable former players

Name	Career at Texas A&M	Notability	Year drafted by WNBA	Reference
Danielle Adams	2009–11	First first-team All-American in program's history; Current WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars	2011
Sydney Colson	2007-11	Ranks in top 10 in career assist; Former WNBA player for the New York Liberty	2011
Morenike Atunrase	2004–08	Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars	2008	[5]
A'Quonesia Franklin	2004–08	Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs	2008	[6]
Danielle Gant	2005–09	Ranks in the top 10 of many categories	TBD	[7]
Kelly Krauskopf	1980–83	Chief Operation Officer and General Manager for the Indiana Fever	N/A	[8]
Jaynetta Saunders	1999–01	Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury	2001	[9][10]
Takia Starks	2005–09	All-time leading scorer in A&M history	TBD	[11][12]
Toccara Williams	2000–04	Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars	2004	[13]

Player awards

National Awards

• NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Danielle Adams - 2011

2013–14 Roster

2013–14 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town G/F 1 Williams, CourtneyCourtney Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So North Shore HS Houston, Texas F 3 Cooper, TaylorTaylor Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Oral Roberts / Shawnee HS Shawnee, Okla. G 5 Sanchez-Quintanar, CristinaCristina Sanchez-Quintanar 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Maryland / Ministry of Science/Education Campo de Criptana, Spain G 10 Chu, AllisonAllison Chu 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Plano HS Plano, Texas G 11 Knox, CurtyceCurtyce Knox 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Atascocita HS Humble, Texas C 12 Terry, JadaJada Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, Texas G 13 Jennings, ChelseaChelsea Jennings 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So North Crowley HS Fort Worth, Texas G 14 Grant, KristenKristen Grant 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Lamar HS Arlington, Texas G 15 Scott, ToriTori Scott 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr John Ehret HS Marrero, La. C 23 Mitchell, RachelRachel Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) So Atascocita HS Houston, Texas G 24 Jones, JordanJordan Jones 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So DeSoto HS DeSoto, Texas F 32 Scott, TavarshaTavarsha Scott 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr NW Florida State College / Ringgold HS Ringgold, La. G 33 Walker, CourtneyCourtney Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Santa Fe HS Edmond, Okla. C 34 Gilbert, KarlaKarla Gilbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr A&M Consolidated HS College Station, Texas F 35 Ade, AchiriAchiri Ade 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Midland JC / Seton Keough HS Baltimore, Md.	Head coach Gary Blair Assistant coach(es) Kelly Bond-White Bob Starkey Amy Wright Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-09-22

Season-by-season results

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kay Don (1974–1977)
1974–1975	Kay Don	24–9	—	—	—
1975–1976	Kay Don	18–11	—	—	—
1976–1977	Kay Don	14–17	—	—	—
Kay Don:		56–37	—
Wanda Bender (1977–1979)
1977–1978	Wanda Bender	19–18	—	—	—
1978–1979	Wanda Bender	26–18	—	—	—
Wanda Bender:		45–36	—
Cherri Rap (1979–1984)
1979–1980	Cherri Rap	19–12	—	—	—
1980–1981	Cherri Rap	7–22	—	—	—
1981–1982†	Cherri Rap	9–20	—	—	—
1982–1983‡	Cherri Rap	11–16	2–6	7th	—
1983–1984	Cherri Rap	13–15	6–10	6th	—
Cherri Rap:		59–85	8–16	† 1982: Inaugural year of NCAA tournament; final year for AIAW tournament ‡ A&M starts Southwest Conference play
Lynn Hickey (1984–1994)
1984–1985	Lynn Hickey	14–14	7–9	T–5th	—
1985–1986	Lynn Hickey	16–13	9–7	T–4th	—
1986–1987	Lynn Hickey	9–17	5–11	T–6th	—
1987–1988	Lynn Hickey	16–13	9–7	T–4th	—
1988–1989	Lynn Hickey	17–12	8–8	5th	—
1989–1990	Lynn Hickey	16–12	8–8	T–5th	—
1990–1991	Lynn Hickey	14–14	8–8	5th	—
1991–1992	Lynn Hickey	15–13	7–7	T–4th	—
1992–1993	Lynn Hickey	15–12	7–7	4th	—
1993–1994	Lynn Hickey	23–8	11–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Lynn Hickey:		155–128	79–75
Candi Harvey (1994–1998)
1994–1995	Candi Harvey	21–9	9–5	T–2nd	WNIT Champions
1995–1996	Candi Harvey	20–12	8–5	4th	NCAA First Round
1996–1997#	Candi Harvey	9–18	3–13	T–10th	—
1997–1998	Candi Harvey	9–19	4–12	T–9th	—
Candi Harvey:		59–58	24–35	# A&M leaves SWC; starts Big 12 play.
Peggie Gillom (1998–2003)
1998–1999	Peggie Gillom	7–20	2–14	12th	—
1999–2000	Peggie Gillom	11–16	3–13	11th	—
2000–2001	Peggie Gillom	12–16	2–14	12th	—
2001–2002	Peggie Gillom	13–16	5–11	9th	—
2002–2003	Peggie Gillom	10–18	3–13	T–9th	—
Peggie Gillom:		53–86	15–65
Gary Blair (2003–present)
2003–2004	Gary Blair	9–19	2–14	T–11th	—
2004–2005	Gary Blair	16–15	4–12	T–9th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2005–2006	Gary Blair	23–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA First Round
2006–2007	Gary Blair	25–7	13–3	T–1st	NCAA Second Round
2007–2008	Gary Blair	29–8	11–5	T–3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
2008–2009	Gary Blair	27–8	11–5	T–3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2009–2010	Gary Blair	26–8	10–6	T–4th	NCAA Second Round
2010–2011	Gary Blair	33–5	13–3	2nd	NCAA Champions
2011-2012	Gary Blair	24-11	11-7	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012-2013*	Gary Blair	25-10	11-5	4th	NCAA Second Round
2013-2014	Gary Blair	27-9	13-3	T-2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
Gary Blair:		264-109	110-68	* A&M leaves Big 12; starts Southeastern Conference play.
Total:		691-539
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

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See also

• Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball

References

1. "Brand Colors". Texas A&M University Brand Guide. Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications. October 17, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
2. "Women's Basketball Through the Years". Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
3. "Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview". ESPN. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
4. Longman, Jeré (2008-03-30). "Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for ‘All Male’". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
5. "Morenike Atunrase - Texas A&M". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
6. "Prospect: A’Quonesia Franklin". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
7. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK".
8. "Indiana Pacers Media Guide: Front Office" (PDF).
9. "Jaynetta Saunders".
10. "WNBA Draft 2001 JAYNETTA SAUNDERS".
11. "Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80-45".
12. "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Record Book". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
13. "Toccara Williams, Texas A&M". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

External links

• Official website