Utah Utes women's basketball

The Utah Utes women's basketball team represents University of Utah in women's basketball. The school competed in the Pac-12 Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) from 2010–11 through 2023–24; the Utes will compete in the Big 12 Conference beginning in 2024–25.[2]

Utah Utes women's basketball
2023–24 Utah Utes women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Utah
Head coachLynne Roberts (9th season)
ConferencePac-12
LocationSalt Lake City, Utah
ArenaJon M. Huntsman Center
(Capacity: 15,000)
NicknameUtes
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2006
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
2001, 2006, 2023
NCAA tournament second round
1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1977
AIAW tournament appearances
1976, 1977, 1978
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2011
Conference regular season champions
1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2023

Season-by-season record

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The Utes have an 864–400 record as of the 2015–16 season, with 17 appearances in the NCAA Tournament (1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011). They have played in five conferences, playing in the Intermountain Athletic Conference (83–11 all-time record, 1974–82), the High Country Athletic Conference (67–13 all-time record, 1982–89), the Western Athletic Conference (99–27 all-time record, 1990–99), the Mountain West Conference (137–43 all-time record, 1999–2011), and the Pac-12 Conference (31–59 record, since 2011) since starting play in 1974. They have also been champions of the regular season in 1996, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2023, while appearing in the Women's NIT in 1979, 1984, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2016. They appeared in the predecessor to the NCAA Tournament (the AIAW) in 1976 and 1977.[3]

SeasonRecordConference recordCoachPostseason finish
1974–7512–210–1John HullAIAW Regional
1975–7619–512–1Fern GardnerAIAW first round
1976–7726–313–0Fern GardnerAIAW Top Eight
1977–7821–912–1Fern GardnerAIAW first round
1978–7923–1011–2Fern GardnerAIAW Regional/NWIT
1979–8021–89–2Fern GardnerAIAW Regional
1980–8124–99–1Fern GardnerAIAW Regional
1981–8218–117–3Fern GardnerNone
1982–8322–711–1Fern GardnerNCAA First Round
1983–8419–129–3Elaine ElliottNWIT
1984–8516–128–4Elaine ElliottNone
1985–8621–811–1Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1986–8720–710–2Elaine ElliottNone
1987–8819–99–1Elaine ElliottNone
1988–8924–69–1Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1989–9020–106–4Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1990–9120–109–3Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1991–9222–810–4Elaine ElliottNone
1992–9319–109–5Elaine ElliottNone
1993–9412–149–5Elaine ElliottNone
1994–9523–712–2Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1995–9621–812–2Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1996–9725–615–1Elaine ElliottNCAA Second Round
1997–9821–611–3Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
1998–9921–712–2Elaine ElliottWNIT First Round
1999-0023–811–3Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
2000–0128–414–0Elaine ElliottNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2001–0215–128–6Elaine ElliottNone
2002–0324–712–2Elaine ElliottNCAA Second Round
2003–0424–712–2Elaine ElliottNone
2004–0526–812–2Elaine ElliottNCAA Second Round
2005–0627–712–4Elaine ElliottNCAA Elite Eight
2006–0719–1410–6Elaine ElliottWNIT First Round
2007–0827–516–0Elaine ElliottNCAA First Round
2008–0923–1013–3Elaine ElliottNCAA Second Round
2009–1023–1210–6Elaine ElliottWNIT Second Round
2010–1118–177–9Anthony LevretsNCAA First Round
2011–1216–168–10Anthony LevretsWNIT Second Round
2012–1323–148–10Anthony LevretsWNIT Final
2013–1412–194–14Anthony LevretsNone
2014–159–213–15Anthony LevretsNone
2015–1618–158–10Lynne RobertsWNIT Third Round
2016–1715–155–13Lynne RobertsWNIT First Round
2017–1818–148–10Lynne RobertsWNIT Second Round
2018–1920–109–9Lynne RobertsNone
2019–2014–176–12Lynne RobertsNone
2020–215–164–15Lynne RobertsNone
2021–2221–128–7Lynne RobertsNCAA Second Round
2022–2327–515−3Lynne RobertsNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023–2422−1111−7Lynne RobertsNCAA Second Round

NCAA tournament results

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The Utes have appeared in 20 NCAA tournaments, with a record of 13–20.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1983#5First Round#4 Arizona StateL 64−78
1986#9First Round#8 MontanaL 46−58
1989#11First Round#6 UNLVL 53−67
1990#12First Round#5 Ole MissL 51−74
1991#12First Round#5 Southern CalL 52−63
1995#8First Round#9 SW Missouri StateL 47−49
1996#8First Round#9 Southern MissL 66−74
1997#5First Round
Second Round
#12 Iowa State
#4 Virginia
W 66−57
L 46−65
1998#7First Round#10 LouisvilleL 61−69
2000#11First Round#6 IllinoisL 58−73
2001#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Fairfield
#4 Iowa
#1 Notre Dame
W 79−57
W 78−69
L 54−69
2003#8First Round
Second Round
#9 DePaul
#1 Duke
W 73−64
L 54−65
2005#10First Round
Second Round
#7 Iowa State
#2 Stanford
W 73−61
L 62−88
2006#5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#12 Middle Tenn
#4 Arizona State
#8 Boston College
#2 Maryland
W 76−71
W 86−65
W 57−54
L 65−75 (OT)
2008#8First Round#9 PurdueL 59−66
2009#9First Round
Second Round
#8 Villanova
#1 Maryland
W 60−30
L 56−71
2011#15First Round#2 Notre DameL 54−67
2022#7First Round
Second Round
#10 Arkansas
#2 Texas
W 92−69
L 56−78
2023#2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Gardner-Webb
#10 Princeton
#3 LSU
W 103−77
W 63−56
L 63−66
2024#5First Round
Second Round
#12 South Dakota State
#4 Gonzaga
W 68−54
L 66−77


International

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  • Paige Crozon  Canada: 2017 Summer Universiade[4]

References

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  1. ^ University of Utah Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "UtahUtes.com - University of Utah Athletics". www.utahutes.com.
  3. ^ "UtahUtes.com - University of Utah Athletics" (PDF). www.utahutes.com.
  4. ^ "29th Summer Universiade 2017 Main Results". fisu.net. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
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