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Utah Utes women's basketball

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Utah Utes women's basketball
2024–25 Utah Utes women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Utah
Head coachGavin Petersen (1st season)
ConferenceBig 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

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]

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]

Season Record Conference record Coach Postseason finish
1974–75 12–2 10–1 John Hull AIAW Regional
1975–76 19–5 12–1 Fern Gardner AIAW first round
1976–77 26–3 13–0 Fern Gardner AIAW Top Eight
1977–78 21–9 12–1 Fern Gardner AIAW first round
1978–79 23–10 11–2 Fern Gardner AIAW Regional/NWIT
1979–80 21–8 9–2 Fern Gardner AIAW Regional
1980–81 24–9 9–1 Fern Gardner AIAW Regional
1981–82 18–11 7–3 Fern Gardner None
1982–83 22–7 11–1 Fern Gardner NCAA First Round
1983–84 19–12 9–3 Elaine Elliott NWIT
1984–85 16–12 8–4 Elaine Elliott None
1985–86 21–8 11–1 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1986–87 20–7 10–2 Elaine Elliott None
1987–88 19–9 9–1 Elaine Elliott None
1988–89 24–6 9–1 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1989–90 20–10 6–4 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1990–91 20–10 9–3 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1991–92 22–8 10–4 Elaine Elliott None
1992–93 19–10 9–5 Elaine Elliott None
1993–94 12–14 9–5 Elaine Elliott None
1994–95 23–7 12–2 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1995–96 21–8 12–2 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1996–97 25–6 15–1 Elaine Elliott NCAA Second Round
1997–98 21–6 11–3 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
1998–99 21–7 12–2 Elaine Elliott WNIT First Round
1999-00 23–8 11–3 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
2000–01 28–4 14–0 Elaine Elliott NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2001–02 15–12 8–6 Elaine Elliott None
2002–03 24–7 12–2 Elaine Elliott NCAA Second Round
2003–04 24–7 12–2 Elaine Elliott None
2004–05 26–8 12–2 Elaine Elliott NCAA Second Round
2005–06 27–7 12–4 Elaine Elliott NCAA Elite Eight
2006–07 19–14 10–6 Elaine Elliott WNIT First Round
2007–08 27–5 16–0 Elaine Elliott NCAA First Round
2008–09 23–10 13–3 Elaine Elliott NCAA Second Round
2009–10 23–12 10–6 Elaine Elliott WNIT Second Round
2010–11 18–17 7–9 Anthony Levrets NCAA First Round
2011–12 16–16 8–10 Anthony Levrets WNIT Second Round
2012–13 23–14 8–10 Anthony Levrets WNIT Final
2013–14 12–19 4–14 Anthony Levrets None
2014–15 9–21 3–15 Anthony Levrets None
2015–16 18–15 8–10 Lynne Roberts WNIT Third Round
2016–17 15–15 5–13 Lynne Roberts WNIT First Round
2017–18 18–14 8–10 Lynne Roberts WNIT Second Round
2018–19 20–10 9–9 Lynne Roberts None
2019–20 14–17 6–12 Lynne Roberts None
2020–21 5–16 4–15 Lynne Roberts None
2021–22 21–12 8–7 Lynne Roberts NCAA Second Round
2022–23 27–5 15−3 Lynne Roberts NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023–24 22−11 11−7 Lynne Roberts NCAA Second Round

NCAA tournament results

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

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #5 First Round #4 Arizona State L 64−78
1986 #9 First Round #8 Montana L 46−58
1989 #11 First Round #6 UNLV L 53−67
1990 #12 First Round #5 Ole Miss L 51−74
1991 #12 First Round #5 Southern Cal L 52−63
1995 #8 First Round #9 SW Missouri State L 47−49
1996 #8 First Round #9 Southern Miss L 66−74
1997 #5 First Round
Second Round
#12 Iowa State
#4 Virginia
W 66−57
L 46−65
1998 #7 First Round #10 Louisville L 61−69
2000 #11 First Round #6 Illinois L 58−73
2001 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Fairfield
#4 Iowa
#1 Notre Dame
W 79−57
W 78−69
L 54−69
2003 #8 First Round
Second Round
#9 DePaul
#1 Duke
W 73−64
L 54−65
2005 #10 First Round
Second Round
#7 Iowa State
#2 Stanford
W 73−61
L 62−88
2006 #5 First 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 #8 First Round #9 Purdue L 59−66
2009 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Villanova
#1 Maryland
W 60−30
L 56−71
2011 #15 First Round #2 Notre Dame L 54−67
2022 #7 First Round
Second Round
#10 Arkansas
#2 Texas
W 92−69
L 56−78
2023 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Gardner-Webb
#10 Princeton
#3 LSU
W 103−77
W 63−56
L 63−66
2024 #5 First 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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