Missouri Tigers women's basketball

The Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri and competes in the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and plays in the Southeastern Conference.

Missouri Tigers
2023–24 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Missouri
Head coachRobin Pingeton (14th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationColumbia, Missouri
ArenaMizzou Arena
(Capacity: 15,061)
NicknameTigers
ColorsOld gold and black[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 2001
NCAA tournament second round
1986, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW tournament appearances
1977, 1978
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1986, 1994
Conference regular season champions
1978, 1987, 1990

Roster edit

2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0LaDazhia Williams6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS SrLakewood Ranch HS
South Carolina
Bradenton, FL
G1Lauren Hansen5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrWard Melville HS
Auburn
Long Island, NY
G2Sara-Rose Smith6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoBasketball Australia Centre of ExcellenceMelbourne, Australia
G4Mama Dembele5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoIES Joaquim BlumeManlleu, Spain
G13Haley Troup5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SrGadsden City HSGadsden, AL
F20Sarah Linthacum6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrJefferson City HSJefferson City, MO
F24Kiya Dorroh6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrAZ Compass Prep SchoolTucson, AZ
F25Skylah Travis6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)RS FrWeldon HS
Old Dominion
Weldon, NC
G30Izzy Higginbottom5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrBatesville HSBatesville, AR
C32Jayla Kelly6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoParkway Central HSChesterfield, MO
G33Aijha Blackwell6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrCardinal Ritter College Prep HSBerkeley, MO
F34Da'Necia Trusty6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)FrAlief Hastings HSHouston, TX
F40Micah Linthacum6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS SoJefferson City HSJefferson City, MO
F43Hayley Frank6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrStrafford HSStrafford, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

History edit

Missouri first fielded a women's team during the 1974–1975 season. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen (1982 and 2001).

Head coaches edit

Conferences edit

Missouri has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The Tigers joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Since 2012, the team has played in the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Big 12 Conference.

Coaches edit

The current head coach is Robin Pingeton, who was hired in April 2010 to replace former head coach Cindy Stein. Stein resigned effective the end of the 2010 season under pressure from fans, media, and the administration.[citation needed] Pingeton was the coach at Illinois State University.

Year-by-year results edit

Conference tournament winners noted with ‡[3]

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseasonCoaches' pollAP poll
Alexis Jarrett (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75Alexis Jarrett9–8MAIAW
Alexis Jarrett:9–8
Joann Rutherford (Independent, Big 8, Big 12) (1975–1998)
1975–76Joann Rutherford10–9MAIAW
1976–77Joann Rutherford28–12AIAW Top 12
1977–78Joann Rutherford26–6‡ #1(Big 8)AIAW Top 1213
1978–79Joann Rutherford18–12MAIAW
1979–80Joann Rutherford20–13AIAW Region VI
1980–81Joann Rutherford21–12AIAW Region VI
1981–82Joann Rutherford24–9NCAA Sweet Sixteen20
1982–83Joann Rutherford25–610–42nd‡ (Big 8)NCAA First Round15
1983–84Joann Rutherford25–612–22ndNCAA First Round11
1984–85Joann Rutherford22–912–21st‡NCAA First Round
1985–86Joann Rutherford20–128–65th‡NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1986–87Joann Rutherford20–99–5T-1st
1987–88Joann Rutherford18–119–52nd
1988–89Joann Rutherford17–127–74th
1989–90Joann Rutherford20–811–31st
1990–91Joann Rutherford10–183–118th
1991–92Joann Rutherford16–127–75th
1992–93Joann Rutherford19–88–65th
1993–94Joann Rutherford12–183–117th‡NCAA First Round
1994–95Joann Rutherford15–125–96th
1995–96Joann Rutherford15–126–85th
1996–97Joann Rutherford10–203–13T-10th (Big 12)
1997–98Joann Rutherford11–163–1312th
Joann Rutherford:422–262116–112
Cindy Stein (Big 12) (1998–2010)
1998–99Cindy Stein13–155–1110th
1999–2000Cindy Stein18–127–97thWNIT 2nd round
2000–01Cindy Stein22–1010–65thNCAA Sweet Sixteen19
2001–02Cindy Stein14–155–11T-9thWNIT First Round
2002–03Cindy Stein17–149–7T-5thWNIT Quarterfinals
2003–04Cindy Stein17–137–9T-7thNCAA First Round
2004–05Cindy Stein11–184–12T-9th
2005–06Cindy Stein21–1010–64thNCAA First Round
2006–07Cindy Stein17–145–1110thWNIT First Round (Bye)
2007–08Cindy Stein10–212–1412th
2008–09Cindy Stein13–174–12T-10th
2009–10Cindy Stein12–182–1412th
Cindy Stein:185–17770–122
Robin Pingeton (Big 12, SEC) (2010–present)
2010–11Robin Pingeton13–185–1110th (Big 12)
2011–12Robin Pingeton13–182–1610th
Southeastern Conference
2012–13Robin Pingeton17–156–10T-8th (SEC)WNIT First Round
2013–14Robin Pingeton17–146–108thWNIT First Round
2014–15Robin Pingeton19–147–9T-7thWNIT 3rd Round
2015–16Robin Pingeton22–108–8T-7thNCAA second round
2016-17Robin Pingeton22-1111–5T-3rdNCAA second round25
2017-18Robin Pingeton22-510–4T-3rdNCAA first round1722
2018-19Robin Pingeton24-1110-6T-5thNCAA second round1614
2019-20Robin Pingeton9-225-1111th
2020-21Robin Pingeton9-135-910thWNIT first round
2021-22Robin Pingeton18-117-99thWNIT first round
2022-23Robin Pingeton17-126-109th
2023-24Robin Pingeton6-3-
Robin Pingeton:228–17788–118
Total:764-567

      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

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1982#3First Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 Oregon
#2 Maryland
W 59-53
L 68-80
1983#4First Round#5 AuburnL 76-94
1984#4First Round#5 LSUL 82-92
1985#7First Round#2 NE LouisianaL 84-85 (OT)
1986#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Arkansas
#1 Texas
W 66-65
L 67-108
1994#15First Round#2 Texas TechL 61-75
2001#10First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#7 Wisconsin
#2 Georgia
#3 Louisiana Tech
W 71-68
W 78-65
L 67-78
2004#11First Round#6 StanfordL 44-68
2006#10First Round#7 Virginia TechL 51-82
2016#10First Round
Second Round
#7 BYU
#2 Texas
W 78-69
L 55-73
2017#6First Round
Second Round
#11 South Florida
#3 Florida State
W 66-64
L 55-77
2018#5First Round#12 Florida Gulf CoastL 70-80
2019#7First Round
Second Round
#10 Drake
#2 Iowa
W 77-76 (OT)
L 52-68

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mizzou Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Lakin, Kate. "Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved December 30, 2009.
  3. ^ "Media Guide". University of Missouri. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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