Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2015–16 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
University	Texas Tech
Conference	Big 12
Location	Lubbock, TX
Head coach	Candace Whitaker (3rd year)
Arena	United Spirit Arena (Capacity: 15,020)
Nickname	Lady Raiders
Colors	Scarlet and Black[1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions
1993
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
1993
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1993, 1995, 2000, 2003
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
NCAA/AIAW 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. In her inaugural season in 2013-14, the team finished winless in league play with a conference mark of 0-18.

History

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

Home arenas

United Spirit 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 Spirit Arena opened in time for the 1999–2000 season.^[2]

Head coaches

Players

Retired jerseys

Retired basketball jerseys
Number	Player	Seasons
21	Krista Kirkland-Gerlich	1989-1993
22	Sheryl Swoopes	1991-1993
44	Carolyn Thompson	1980-1984

Season-by-season results

2013–14 Roster

2013–14 Texas Tech Red Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town G 2 Cook-Taylor, IvonneIvonne Cook-Taylor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Terra Nova San Francisco, Calif. G 3 Spears, MintaMinta Spears 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Bullard Bullard, Texas G 4 Hughes, JamaikaJamaika Hughes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Kennedale Fort Worth, Texas G 5 Lockhart, DiamondDiamond Lockhart 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Red Oak Red Oak, Texas G 12 Battle, AmberAmber Battle 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Cibola Albuquerque, N.M. F/C 13 Schneider, KellynKellyn Schneider 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Monterey Lubbock, Texas G 23 Caston, JasmineJasmine Caston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Plano East Plano, Texas G 24 Harrison, AudrisaAudrisa Harrison 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Coldspring Point Blank, Texas C 31 Schneider, HaleyHaley Schneider 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Monterey Lubbock, Texas F/C 33 Nobles, ShauntalShauntal Nobles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Sr Northwest Haslet, Texas F 41 Baker, KelsiKelsi Baker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr John Horn Mesquite, Texas F 42 Patterson, JackieJackie Patterson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Frisco Wakeland Frisco, Texas	Head coach Candi Whitaker Assistant coach(es) Matt Corkery Brett Schneider Damitria Buchanan Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-16

See also

• List of Texas Tech Lady Raiders in the WNBA Draft

Notes

1. "Official Colors". Texas Tech University. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/201011mediasupplement.pdf Pg. 69

References

• 2009/10 Texas Tech Lady Raiders Media Guide: History

External links

• Texas Tech Athletics - Official Site