Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

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Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
2023–24 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
UniversityTexas Tech
Head coachKrista Gerlich[1] (2nd season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationLubbock, Texas
ArenaUnited Supermarkets Arena
(Capacity: 15,020)
NicknameLady Raiders
ColorsScarlet and black[2]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1993
NCAA tournament Final Four
1993
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1993, 1995, 2000, 2003
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
NCAA tournament second round
1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
NCAA tournament appearances
1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013
Conference tournament champions
1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999
Conference regular season champions
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000

The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I.

History[edit]

The 1975–76 season saw the debut of women's basketball at Texas Tech University. In 1993, the team won the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Home arenas[edit]

United Supermarkets Arena

All six home games were played at the on campus Women's Gym during the Lady Raiders' inaugural 1975–76 season. The following two seasons, the Lady Raiders began playing select home games along the Red Raiders basketball team at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. By the 1978–79 season, the team no longer split time between the two venues, playing only at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum until the United Supermarkets Arena opened in time for the 1999–2000 season.[3]

Head coaches[edit]

Players[edit]

Retired jerseys[edit]

Retired basketball jerseys
Number Player Seasons
21 Krista Kirkland-Gerlich 1989–1993
22 Sheryl Swoopes 1991–1993
44 Carolyn Thompson 1980–1984

Year-by-year results[edit]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
AIAW (1975–1982)
1975–76 Susie Lynch 14–16 AIAW State Tournament
1976–77 Susie Lynch 20–18 AIAW State Tournament
1977–78 Gay Benson 35–11 AIAW Regional
1978–79 Gay Benson 8–25[A 1] AIAW Regional
1979–80 Gay Benson 24–11 AIAW Regional
1980–81 Donna Wick 13–17[A 2] AIAW State Tournament
1981–82 Donna Wick 18–12 AIAW Regional
Southwest (1982–1996)
1982–83 Marsha Sharp 22–9 6–2 T–2nd NWIT Fifth Place
1983–84 Marsha Sharp 23–7 13–3 2nd NCAA First Round
1984–85 Marsha Sharp 24–8 12–4 2nd NWIT Third Place 19
1985–86 Marsha Sharp 21–9 13–3 2nd NCAA Second Round 21
1986–87 Marsha Sharp 18–11 10–6 T–3rd
1987–88 Marsha Sharp 17–13 9–7 3rd
1988–89 Marsha Sharp 16–13 9–7 3rd
1989–90 Marsha Sharp 20–11 11–5 3rd NCAA First Round
1990–91 Marsha Sharp 23–8 12–4 3rd NCAA First Round
1991–92 Marsha Sharp 27–5 13–1 1st NCAA Sixteen 15 12
1992–93 Marsha Sharp 31–3 13–1 T–1st NCAA Champions 1 5
1993–94 Marsha Sharp 28–5 12–2 1st NCAA Sixteen 11 9
1994–95 Marsha Sharp 33–4 13–1 1st NCAA Quarterfinals 7 5
1995–96 Marsha Sharp 27–5 13–1 1st NCAA Sixteen 12 9
Big 12 (1996–Present)
1996–97 Marsha Sharp 20–9 11–5 4th NCAA Second Round 19 17
1997–98 Marsha Sharp 26–5 15–1 1st NCAA Second Round 10 6
1998–99 Marsha Sharp 30–4 14–2 1st NCAA Sixteen 6 6
1999–2000 Marsha Sharp 28–5 13–3 T–1st NCAA Quarterfinals 7 11
2000–01 Marsha Sharp 25–7 13–3 2nd NCAA Sixteen 11 13
2001–02 Marsha Sharp 20–12 8–8 7th NCAA Sixteen 12 17
2002–03 Marsha Sharp 29–6 13–3 3rd NCAA Quarterfinals 6 7
2003–04 Marsha Sharp 25–8 10–6 T–4th NCAA Second Round 17 14
2004–05 Marsha Sharp 24–8 12–4 T–3rd NCAA Sixteen 12 14
2005–06 Marsha Sharp 15–14 9–7 5th
2006–07 Kristy Curry 15–16 6–10 T–7th
2007–08 Kristy Curry 17–16 4–12 T–10th WNIT Sixteen
2008–09 Kristy Curry 16–15 6–10 T–7th
2009–10 Kristy Curry 18–15 5–11 T–8th WNIT Second Round
2010–11 Kristy Curry 22–11 8–8 6th NCAA First Round
2011–12 Kristy Curry 21–14 6–12 9th WNIT Sixteen
2012–13 Kristy Curry 21–11 11–7 T–3rd NCAA First Round
2013–14 Candace Whitaker 7–24 0–18 10th
2014–15 Candace Whitaker 15–16 5–13 10th
2015–16 Candace Whitaker 13–18 3–15 9th
2016–17 Candace Whitaker 14–17 5–13 8th
2017–18 Candace Whitaker (6–7)
Shimmy Gray-Miller (1–16)
7–23 1–17 10th
2018–19 Marlene Stollings 14–17 4–14 T–8th
2019–20 Marlene Stollings 17–10 6–10 6th
2020–21 Krista Gerlich 10–15 5–13 7th
2021–22 Krista Gerlich 11–18 4–14 8th
2022–23 Krista Gerlich 20-14 6-12 8th WNIT Super 16
Total: 957–559

      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

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The on-court record in 1978-79 was 14-19 but due to forfeits the official record is 8-25
  2. ^ The on–court record in 1980–81 was 12–18 but due to forfeits the official record is 13–17

NCAA tournament results[edit]

The Lady Raiders have appeared in 20 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 30-19.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1984 #8 First Round #1 Louisiana Tech L 68−94
1986 #6 Second Round #3 Long Beach State L 73−78 (OT)
1990 #12 First Round #5 Northern Illinois L 63−84
1991 #9 First Round #8 UNLV L 65−70
1992 #4 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 Santa Clara
#1 Stanford
W 64−58
L 63–75
1993 #2 Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game
#7 Washington
#3 Southern Cal
#4 Colorado
#1 Vanderbilt
#1 Ohio State
W 70−64
W 87–67
W 79–54
W 60–46
W 84–82
1994 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Missouri
#10 Creighton
#6 Alabama
W 75−61
W 75–64
L 68–73
1995 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Tulane
#10 Wisconsin
#3 Washington
#1 Tennessee
W 87−72
W 88–65
W 67–52
L 59–80
1996 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Portland
#12 Notre Dame
#1 Louisiana Tech
W 78−61
W 82–67
L 55–66
1997 #8 First Round
Second Round
#9 Montana
#1 Stanford
W 47−45
L 45–67
1998 #1 First Round
Second Round
#16 Grambling State
#9 Notre Dame
W 87−75
L 59–74
1999 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Stephen F. Austin
#10 NC State
#3 Rutgers
W 80−54
W 85–78
L 43–52
2000 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#14 Tennessee Tech
#6 Tulane
#2 Notre Dame
#1 Tennessee
W 83−54
W 76–59
W 69–65
L 44–57
2001 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Penn
#7 Virginia Tech
#3 Purdue
W 100−57
W 73–52
L 72–74
2002 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 Stephen F. Austin
#12 Mississippi State
#1 Oklahoma
W 84−63
W 77–55
L 62–72
2003 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Missouri State
#7 UC Santa Barbara
#6 New Mexico
#1 Duke
W 67−59
W 71–48
W 81–76
L 79–80
2004 #4 First Round
Second Round
#13 Maine
#5 Louisiana Tech
W 60−50
L 64–81
2005 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#13 UT–Arlington
#12 Middle Tenn
#1 Tennessee
W 69−49
W 80–69
L 59–75
2011 #8 First Round #9 St. John's L 50−55
2013 #7 First Round #10 South Florida L 70−71

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Cubit, Alexis (August 18, 2020). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "Primary Colors". TTU.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/201011mediasupplement.pdf Pg. 69
  4. ^ "2019–20 Lady Raider Basketball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved June 10, 2020.

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