Houston Cougars women's basketball

Houston Cougars
Houston Cougars
	2024–25 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
University	University of Houston
First season	1975–76
Head coach	Ronald Hughey (11th season)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Location	Houston, Texas
Arena	Fertitta Center ; (capacity: 7,100)
Nickname	Cougars
Colors	Scarlet and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament second round
	1988, 2004
NCAA tournament appearances
	1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011
Conference tournament champions
	2004
Conference regular season champions
	2004, 2011

The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Coached by Ronald Hughey,^[2] the team plays their home games at Fertitta Center on-campus at the University of Houston.

Conference affiliations

Texas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1975–1982)
Southwest Conference (1982–1996)
Conference USA (1996–2013)
American Athletic Conference (2013–2023)
Big 12 Conference (2023–present)

Notable former players

Name	Career at Houston	Notability	Year drafted by WNBA	Reference
Chandi Jones	2000–04	WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, and Minnesota Lynx	2004	^[3]
Sancho Lyttle	2001–05	WNBA player for the Houston Comets	2005	^[4]

Individual awards

National award winners

Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

Joe Curl – 2004

espn.com National Coach of the Year

Joe Curl – 2004

Basketball TImes Women's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award

Joe Curl – 2004

National Player of the Year awards

Women's Basketball News Service National Comeback Player of the Year Award

Chandi Jones - 2001

Naismith College Player of the Year

Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004

John R. Wooden Award

Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004

All-Americans

Key

AP	Associated Press	USBWA	United States Basketball Writers Association
WBCA/Kodak	Women's Basketball Coaches Association	CoSIDA	College Sports Information Directors Association

Year	Player	Position	Selector(s)
2002	Chandi Jones	G	AP (HM), USBWA (2nd)
2003	Chandi Jones	G	AP (HM)
2004	Chandi Jones	G	AP (2nd), WBCA/Kodak (1st)
2012	Roxanna Button	G	CoSIDA Academic (1st)

Note: HM stands for Honorable Mention.

Conference Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Player of the Year while at UH.^[5]

Season	Player	Position	Conference
1985-86	Sonya Watkins	F	Southwest
2001-02	Chandi Jones	G	Conference USA
2002-03	Chandi Jones	G
2003-04	Chandi Jones	G
2009-10	Courtney Taylor	F	The American
2010-11	Courtney Taylor	F	The American

Conference Defensive Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Defensive Player of the Year while at UH.^[5]

Season	Player	Position	Conference
2001-02	Nicole Oliver	G	Conference USA

Conference Sixth Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Sixth Player of the Year while at UH.^[5]

Season	Player	Position	Conference
2022-23	Tiara Young	G	The American

Conference Newcomer or Freshman of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Newcomer of the Year or Freshman of the Year while at UH.^[5]

Season	Player	Position	Conference
1986-87	Missy Davis	C	Southwest
1994-95	Stacey Johnson (Newcomer)	G
1994-95	Jennifer Jones (Freshman)	F
1997-98	ShaRonda Lassiter	F	Conference USA
2000-01	Chandi Jones	G	Conference USA

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[5]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Connie Payne (Independent) (1975–1976)
1975–76	Connie Payne	11–18	–		Texas AIAW
Connie Payne:		11–18	–
Dot Woodfin (Independent, Southwest) (1976–1985)
1976–77	Dot Woodfin	23–10	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1977–78	Dot Woodfin	26–15	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1978–79	Dot Woodfin	17–13	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1979–80	Dot Woodfin	17–13	–		AIAW Southwest Regional
1980–81	Dot Woodfin	21–10	–		AIAW State Tournament
1981–82	Dot Woodfin	18–11	–
Southwest Conference
1982–83	Dot Woodfin	17–11	5–3	4th (Southwest)
1983–84	Dot Woodfin	16–12	9–7	T-4th
1984–85	Dot Woodfin	22–8	11–5	T-3rd
Dot Woodfin:		177–103	25–15
Greg Williams (Southwest) (1985–1990)
1985–86	Greg Williams	19–10	9–7	T-4th
1986–87	Greg Williams	19–10	10–6	T-3rd
1987–88	Greg Williams	22–7	12–4	2nd	NCAA Second Round (Bye)	25
1988–89	Greg Williams	16–12	9–7	T-4th
1989–90	Greg Williams	17–12	9–7	4th
Greg Williams:		93–51	49–31
Jessie Kenlaw (Southwest, Conference USA) (1990–1998)
1990–91	Jessie Kenlaw	20–12	10–6	4th (Southwest)	NWIT Fourth Place
1991–92	Jessie Kenlaw	22–8	10–4	3rd	NCAA First Round		22
1992–93	Jessie Kenlaw	11–16	5–9	6th
1993–94	Jessie Kenlaw	11–15	5–9	T-5th
1994–95	Jessie Kenlaw	14–14	7–7	T-4th
1995–96	Jessie Kenlaw	12–16	4–10	5th
Conference USA
1996–97	Jessie Kenlaw	5–24	0–14	4th (White) (CUSA)
1997–98	Jessie Kenlaw	9–18	3–13	6th (National)
Jessie Kenlaw:		104–123	44–72
Joe Curl (Conference USA) (1998–2007)
1998–99	Joe Curl	5–22	1–15	6th (National)
1999–2000	Joe Curl	7–21	3–13	T-5th (National)
2000–01	Joe Curl	19–13	10–6	T-2nd (National)	WNIT First Round
2001–02	Joe Curl	26–8	11–3	T-2nd	WNIT Finals
2002–03	Joe Curl	15–13	6–8	T-7th
2003–04	Joe Curl	28–4	13–1	1st#	NCAA Second Round	16	9
2004–05	Joe Curl	21–9	10–4	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2005–06	Joe Curl	12–17	8–8	T-6th
2006–07	Joe Curl	9–19	5–11	T-9th
Danny Hughes (Conference USA) (2007–2008)
2007–08	Danny Hughes	15–16	9–7	4th
Danny Hughes:		15–16	9–7
Joe Curl (Conference USA) (2008–2010)
2008–09	Joe Curl	19–10	11–5	T-2nd
2009–10	Joe Curl	17–15	10–6	T-2nd	WNIT First Round
Joe Curl:		178–151	88–80
Todd Buchanan (Conference USA, American) (2010–2013)
2010–11	Todd Buchanan	26–6	16–0	1st (CUSA)	NCAA First Round		22
2011–12	Todd Buchanan	3–26	2–14	12th
2012–13	Todd Buchanan	13–17	7–9	T-8th
American Athletic Conference
2013–14 (portion)	Todd Buchanan	4–7	0–0	NA
Todd Buchanan:		46–56	25–23
Wade Scott (American) (2013–2014)
2013–14 (portion)	Wade Scott (interim)	2–18	1–17	10th
Wade Scott:		2–18	1–17
Ronald Hughey (American, Big 12) (2014–present)
2014–15	Ronald Hughey	6–24	1–17	11th
2015–16	Ronald Hughey	6–24	2–16	11th
2016–17	Ronald Hughey	12–19	4–12	10th
2017–18	Ronald Hughey	20–12	9–7	T-5th	WNIT First Round
2018–19	Ronald Hughey	15–16	9–7	4th	WNIT First Round
2019–20	Ronald Hughey	12–19	5–11	10th
2020–21	Ronald Hughey	17–8	12–5	3rd
2021–22	Ronald Hughey	18–16	7–9	6th
2022–23	Ronald Hughey	15–16	10–5	4th
Big 12 Conference
2023–24	Ronald Hughey	14–16	5–13	T-11th
Ronald Hughey:		135–170	64–102
Total:		726–682
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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	#6	Second Round	#3 Ole Miss	L 68–74
1992	#8	First Round	#9 UC Santa Barbara	L 69–80
2004	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Green Bay #11 UC Santa Barbara	W 62–47 L 52–56
2005	#10	First Round	#7 Boston College	L 43–65
2011	#8	First Round	#9 West Virginia	L 73–78

References

^ "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
^ "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
^ "Chandi Jones Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
^ "Sancho Lyttle Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "Logos - University of Houston Athletics". June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

[2] "Hughey introduced as UH women's basketball coach". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 13, 2016.

[3] "Chandi Jones Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.

[4] "Sancho Lyttle Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved December 8, 2008.

[Media_Guide-5] "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved May 1, 2024.

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v t e Houston Cougars women's basketball
Venues	Fertitta Center (1975–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice
Culture & lore	History Shasta "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Big 12 Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils Baylor Bears BYU Cougars Cincinnati Bearcats Colorado Buffaloes Houston Cougars Iowa State Cyclones Kansas Jayhawks Kansas State Wildcats Oklahoma State Cowgirls TCU Horned Frogs Texas Tech Lady Raiders UCF Knights Utah Utes West Virginia Mountaineers
Championships & awards	Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge (2013–2023) Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2021–2022)
Seasons	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25