| Illinois Fighting Illini Women's Basketball | |
| University | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
|---|---|
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Location | Champaign, IL|Champaign, Illinois|IL |
| Head coach | Jolette Law (3rd year) |
| Arena | Assembly Hall (Capacity: 16,618) |
| Nickname | Fighting Illini |
| Student section | Orange Krush |
| Colors | Blue and Orange
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| Uniforms | |
| Template:Basketball kit home and away | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |
| 1997, 1998 | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round | |
| 1986, 1987, 1999, 2000 | |
| NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | |
| 1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1997 | |
The Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign.
The team's head coach is currently Jolette Law. Law's assistant coaches are Lisa Cermigano, Tamika Louis, Patrick Klein.
Season-by-season results[]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Douglas (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 - 75 | Steven Douglas | 10 - 11 | - | ||||||
| 1975 - 76 | Steven Douglas | 15 - 10 | - | 5th | |||||
| Steven Douglas: | 25 - 21 | - | |||||||
| Carla Thompson (1976–1979) | |||||||||
| 1976 - 77 | Carla Thompson | 15 - 9 | - | 5th | |||||
| 1977 - 78 | Carla Thompson | 9 - 9 | - | 5th | |||||
| 1978 - 79 | Carla Thompson | 9 - 12 | - | ||||||
| Carla Thompson: | 33 - 30 | - | |||||||
| Jane Schroeder (1979–1984) | |||||||||
| 1979 - 80 | Jane Schroeder | 6 - 21 | - | 5th | |||||
| 1980 - 81 | Jane Schroeder | 20 - 11 | - | ||||||
| 1981 - 82 | Jane Schroeder | 21 - 9 | - | 2nd | NCAA 1st Round | ||||
| 1982 - 83 | Jane Schroeder | 14 - 14 | 9 - 9 | 6th | |||||
| 1983 - 84 | Jane Schroeder | 12 - 16 | 6 - 12 | 8th | |||||
| Jane Schroeder: | 73 - 71 | 15 - 21 | |||||||
| Laura Golden (1984–1990) | |||||||||
| 1984 - 85 | Laura Golden | 13 - 15 | 7 - 11 | 6th | |||||
| 1985 - 86 | Laura Golden | 20 - 10 | 12 - 6 | 3rd | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 1986 - 87 | Laura Golden | 19 - 10 | 11 - 7 | 4th | NCAA 2nd Round | ||||
| 1987 - 88 | Laura Golden | 9 - 19 | 3 - 15 | 9th | |||||
| 1988 - 89 | Laura Golden | 11 - 18 | 6 - 12 | 6th | |||||
| 1989 - 90 | Laura Golden | 11 - 17 | 5 - 13 | 8th | |||||
| Laura Golden: | 83 – 89 | 44 – 64 | |||||||
| Kathy Lindsey (1990–1995) | |||||||||
| 1990 - 91 | Kathy Lindsey | 9 - 19 | 6 - 12 | 8th | |||||
| 1991 - 92 | Kathy Lindsey | 9 - 19 | 6 - 12 | 8th | |||||
| 1992 - 93 | Kathy Lindsey | 12 - 15 | 7 - 11 | 7th | |||||
| 1993 - 94 | Kathy Lindsey | 10 - 17 | 5 - 13 | 10th | |||||
| 1994 - 95 | Kathy Lindsey | 10 - 17 | 5 - 13 | 10th(T) | |||||
| Kathy Lindsey: | 50 – 87 | 29 – 61 | |||||||
| Theresa Grentz (1995–2007) | |||||||||
| 1995 - 96 | Theresa Grentz | 13 - 15 | 6 - 10 | 8th | |||||
| 1996 - 97 | Theresa Grentz | 24 - 8 | 12 - 4 | 1st(T) | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1997 - 98 | Theresa Grentz | 20 - 10 | 12 - 4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet 16 | ||||
| 1998 - 99 | Theresa Grentz | 19 - 12 | 10 - 6 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 1999 - 00 | Theresa Grentz | 23 - 11 | 11 - 5 | 4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2000 - 01 | Theresa Grentz | 17 - 16 | 9 - 7 | 6th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2001 - 02 | Theresa Grentz | 15 - 14 | 7 - 9 | 8th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2002 - 03 | Theresa Grentz | 17 - 12 | 9 - 7 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2003 - 04 | Theresa Grentz | 10 - 18 | 4 - 12 | 8th(T) | |||||
| 2004 - 05 | Theresa Grentz | 17 - 13 | 7 - 9 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2005 - 06 | Theresa Grentz | 16 - 15 | 6 - 10 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2006 - 07 | Theresa Grentz | 19 - 12 | 8 - 8 | 4th | WNIT Sweet 16 | ||||
| Theresa Grentz: | 210 – 156 | 101 – 91 | |||||||
| Jolette Law (2007–Present) | |||||||||
| 2007 - 08 | Jolette Law | 20 - 15 | 8 - 10 | 9th | WNIT Sweet 16 | ||||
| 2008 - 09 | Jolette Law | 10 - 21 | 5 - 13 | 9th | |||||
| 2009 - 10 | Jolette Law | 19 - 14 | 7 - 11 | 9th | WNIT Elite 8 | ||||
| 2010 - 11 | Jolette Law | 9 - 23 | 2 - 14 | 11th |
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| Jolette Law: | 58 – 73 | 22 – 48 | |||||||
| Total: | 532 - 527 | ||||||||
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National Champion
Conference Regular Season Champion
Conference Tournament Champion
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Source for season-by-season results [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Coaching history[]
| Coach | Years | Record | Conference Record |
Conference Titles |
NCAA Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Douglas | 1974–1976 | 25-21 | - | - | - |
| Carla Thompson | 1976–1979 | 33–30 | - | - | - |
| Jane Schroeder | 1979–1984 | 73–71 | 15–21 | - | 1 |
| Laura Golden | 1984–1990 | 83–89 | 44–64 | - | 2 |
| Kathy Lindsey | 1990–1995 | 50–87 | 29–61 | - | - |
| Theresa Grentz | 1995–2007 | 210–156 | 101–91 | 1 | 5 |
| Jolette Law | 2007–Present | 30–36 | 13–23 | - | - |
| Totals | 504-490 | 202-260 | - | - | |
Source for coaching history [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Illini Basketball History" (pdf). http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_wbb_guide_06.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2004-05 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_wbb_guide_04.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2005-06 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/06-07_WBK_Guide04.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2006-07 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/06-07FINALnotes.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "2007-08 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/08-09WBKQF.pdf. Retrieved 2009-10-18.