Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball

The Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia in basketball. The Lady Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The "Lady Dawgs," as they are sometimes called, play in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. They have historically been among collegiate Womens Basketball's best programs. Georgia has won seven Southeastern Conference regular-season championships, four conference tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 36 times, tied for 2nd among all schools. The team is coached by Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. The Lady Bulldogs have also appeared in 5 Final Fours and 11 Elite Eights, but have never won a National Championship.

Georgia Lady Bulldogs
2023–24 Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Georgia
Head coachKatie Abrahamson-Henderson (2nd season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationAthens, Georgia
ArenaStegeman Coliseum
(Capacity: 10,523)
NicknameLady Bulldogs
ColorsRed and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament runner-up
1985, 1996[2]
NCAA tournament Final Four
1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999[2]
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 2001
Conference regular season champions
1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001[3]

History edit

Andy Landers at 2011 WBCA conference

Coach Landers was hired as the team's first full-time coach in 1979.[4] Since the initial NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 1982, the Lady Dogs have appeared every year until (and including) 2014 with the exception of 1992 and 1994.[2][5]

Year by year results edit

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source[6]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Flossie M. Love (Independent) (1973–1974)
1973–74Flossie M. Love3–13GAIAW
Flossie M. Love:3–13
Elsa Heimerer (Independent) (1974–1977)
1974–75Elsa Heimerer8–9GAIAW
1975–76Elsa Heimerer11–9GAIAW
1976–77Elsa Heimerer2–19
Elsa Heimerer:21–37
Dave Lucey (Independent) (1977–1978)
1977–78Dave Lucey7–16GAIAW
Dave Lucey:7–16
Carolyn Lehr (Independent) (1978–1979)
1978–79Carolyn Lehr6–19
Carolyn Lehr:6–19
Andy Landers (Independent, SEC) (1979–2015)
1979–80Andy Landers16–12GAIAW
1980–81Andy Landers27–10AIAW Region III, NWIT Champions
1981–82Andy Landers21–9NCAA First Round
1982–83Andy Landers27–74–43rd (SEC East) #NCAA Final Four9
1983–84Andy Landers30–37–1T-1st (SEC East) #NCAA Elite Eight3
1984–85Andy Landers29–57–11st (SEC East)NCAA Runner-up8
1985–86Andy Landers30–29–01st#NCAA Sweet Sixteen42
1986–87Andy Landers27–57–2T-2ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen96
1987–88Andy Landers21–105–4T-4thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1017
1988–89Andy Landers23–76–33rdNCAA Second Round (Play-in)1810
1989–90Andy Landers25–56–34thNCAA Second Round (Bye)137
1990–91Andy Landers28–49–01stNCAA Elite Eight63
1991–92Andy Landers19–116–5T-4th
1992–93Andy Landers21–134–7T-8thNCAA Second Round (Play-in)2121
1993–94Andy Landers17–115–6T-7th
1994–95Andy Landers28–58–3T-2ndNCAA Final Four412
1995–96Andy Landers28–510–11stNCAA Runner-up25
1996–97Andy Landers25–611–11stNCAA Elite Eight76
1997–98Andy Landers17–118–65thNCAA First Round
1998–99Andy Landers27–79–53rdNCAA Final Four1212
1999–2000Andy Landers32–413–1T-1stNCAA Elite Eight54
2000–01Andy Landers27–611–3T-2nd#NCAA Second Round134
2001–02Andy Landers19–116–89thNCAA First Round
2002–03Andy Landers21–1010–4T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1119
2003–04Andy Landers25–108–6T-4thNCAA Elite Eight816
2004–05Andy Landers24–109–54thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1320
2005–06Andy Landers23–910–43rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1312
2006–07Andy Landers27–711–32ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen1313
2007–08Andy Landers23–108–6T-4thNCAA Second Round24
2008–09Andy Landers18–147–77thNCAA First Round
2009–10Andy Landers25–99–7T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1923
2010–11Andy Landers23–1110–6T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen24
2011–12Andy Landers22–911–53rdNCAA First Round2020
2012–13Andy Landers28–712–43rdNCAA Elite Eight1314
2013–14Andy Landers20–127–99thNCAA First Round
2014–15Andy Landers19–126–109th
Andy Landers:862–299273–144
Joni Taylor (SEC) (2015–2022)
2015–16Joni Taylor21–99–76thNCAA First Round
2016–17Joni Taylor16–157–9T-8th
2017–18Joni Taylor26–712–4T-2ndNCAA Second Round1819
2018–19Joni Taylor18–129–7T-6th
2019–20Joni Taylor17–147–99th
2020–21Joni Taylor21–710–54thNCAA Second Round
2021–22Joni Taylor20-89-76thNCAA Second Round1512
Joni Taylor:139–72 (.659)63–48 (.568)
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (SEC) (2022–present)
2022–23Katie Abrahamson-Henderson20–109–7T-5th
Katie Abrahamson-Henderson:22–11 (.667)9–7 (.563)
Total:1058–466 (.694)

      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

NCAA tournament results edit

The Bulldogs have made the NCAA tournament 36 times. They have a combined record of 59−36.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1982#5First Round#4 Arizona StateL 77−97
1983#2First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#7 North Carolina
#6 Indiana
#1 Tennessee
#1 USC
W 72−70
W 86−70
W 67–63
L 57–81
1984#1First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#8 Louisville
#4 Ole Miss
#3 Tennessee
W 112−69
W 73−63
L 61–73
1985#2First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#7 Tennessee Tech
#6 UCLA
#1 Long Beach State
#4 Western Kentucky
#1 Old Dominion
W 91−74
W 78−42
W 97–82
W 91–78
L 65–70
1986#1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#8 Illinois
#4 Tennessee
W 103−64
L 82−85
1987#2Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#7 Kansas
#3 Iowa
W 82−51
L 60−62
1988#4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#5 Western Kentucky
#1 Auburn
W 84−66
L 65−68
1989#5First Round
Second Round
#12 Chattanooga
#4 Clemson
W 90−69
L 65–78
1990#2Second Round#7 ArkansasL 70−81
1991#1Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#8 UNLV
#4 Long Beach State
#2 Stanford
W 86−62
W 87−77
L 67–75
1993#8First Round
Second Round
#9 San Diego State
#1 Stanford
W 85−68
L 60−93
1995#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#14 Indiana
#11 Louisville
#7 NC State
#1 Colorado
#1 Tennessee
W 81−64
W 81−68
W 98–79
W 82–79
L 51–73
1996#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#15 St. Francis (PA)
#7 Oklahoma State
#11 Stephen F. Austin
#1 Louisiana Tech
#1 Stanford
#1 Tennessee
W 98−66
W 83−55
W 78–64
W 90–76
W 86–76
L 65–83
1997#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Eastern Kentucky
#7 Arizona
#6 Vanderbilt
#1 Stanford
W 91−55
W 80−74
W 66–52
L 47–82
1998#7First Round#10 George WashingtonL 72−74
1999#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#14 Liberty
#11 SMU
#2 Clemson
#4 Iowa State
#3 Duke
W 73−52
W 68−55
W 67–54
W 89–71
L 69–81
2000#1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#16 Montana
#9 Stanford
#5 North Carolina
#2 Rutgers
W 74−46
W 83−64
W 83–57
L 51–59
2001#2First Round
Second Round
#15 Liberty
#10 Missouri
W 77−48
L 65–78
2002#10First Round#7 Old DominionL 54−68
2003#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Charlotte
#4 Rutgers
#1 Duke
W 80−61
W 74−64
L 63–66
2004#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 Liberty
#6 TCU
#2 Purdue
#4 LSU
W 78−53
W 85−71
W 66–64
L 60–62
2005#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#11 Rice
#3 Texas
#2 Duke
W 75−49
W 70−68
L 57–63
2006#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Marist
#11 Hartford
#2 Connecticut
W 75−60
W 73−54
L 75–77
2007#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#14 Belmont
#6 Iowa State
#2 Purdue
W 53−36
W 76−56
L 65–78
2008#8First Round
Second Round
#9 Iowa
#1 North Carolina
W 67−61
L 66−80
2009#11First Round#6 Arizona StateL 47−58
2010#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Tulane
#4 Oklahoma State
#1 Stanford
W 64−59
W 74−71 (OT)
L 36–73
2011#6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#11 Middle Tenn
#6 Florida State
#2 Texas A&M
W 56−41
W 61−59
L 38–79
2012#4First Round#13 MaristL 70−76
2013#4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#13 Montana
#5 Iowa State
#1 Stanford
#2 California
W 70−50
W 65−60
W 61–59
L 62–65 (OT)
2014#8First Round#9 St. Joseph'sL 57−67
2016#8First Round#9 IndianaL 58−62
2018#4First Round
Second Round
#13 Mercer
#5 Duke
W 68−63
L 40−66
2021#3First Round
Second Round
#14 Drexel
#6 Oregon
W 67−53
L 50−57
2022#6First Round
Second Round
#11 Dayton
#3 Iowa State
W 70−54
L 44−67
2023#10First Round
Second Round
#7 Florida State
#2 Iowa
W 66−54
L 66−74

Home venues edit

Player awards edit

National awards edit

Tasha Humphrey – 2005
Saudia Roundtree – 1996

SEC Awards edit

Katrina McClain – 1987
Saudia Roundtree – 1996
Kelly Miller – 2000, 2001

School records edit

Source[6]

Career leaders edit

  • Points Scored: Janet Harris (2641)
  • Rebounds: Janet Harris (1398)
  • Assists: Teresa Edwards (63)
  • Steals: Sherill Baker (426)
  • 3-pointers: Cori Chambers (282)

Single-season leaders edit

  • Points Scored: Katrina McClain(796, 1987)
  • Rebounds: Janet Harris, (397, 1983)
  • Assists: Saudia Roundtree (226, 1995)
  • Steals: Sherill Baker (149, 2006)
  • 3-pointers: Cori Chambers (85, 2007)

Single-game leaders edit

  • Points Scored: Coco Miller (45, 6 Dec 1997)
  • Rebounds: Katrina McClain (24, 10 Feb 1986)
  • Assists: Lady Hardmon 14, (6 Jan 1992)
  • Steals: Ashley Houts (10, 29 Nov 2006)

Triple-Doubles edit

  • Teresa Edwards 24 points, 10 rebs. & 10 assists. vs. Alabama 1 Mar 1986
  • Tracy Henderson 14 points, 13 rebs. & 10 blocks vs. Louisville 19 Mar 1995

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ University of Georgia Brand Guide (PDF). June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Official 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book (PDF). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  3. ^ "National, Player and Team Milestones". Georgiadogs.com. UGA Sports Communications. February 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-22. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Andy Landers". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2008-03-22. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  6. ^ a b "Media Guide". University of Georgia. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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External links edit