Michigan Wolverines women's basketball
The Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Wolverines play home basketball games at the Crisler Center on the university campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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| University | University of Michigan | ||
| Head coach | Kim Barnes Arico[1] (8th season) | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Location | Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||
| Arena | Crisler Center[2] (Capacity: 12,707) | ||
| Nickname | Wolverines | ||
| Student section | Maize Rage | ||
| Colors | Maize and Blue[3] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA Tournament Second round | |||
| 1990, 2001, 2013, 2018, 2019[4][5] | |||
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |||
| 1990, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019[4] | |||
History
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Michigan began playing intercollegiate women's basketball in 1973–74, when inaugural head coach Vic Katch led the team to a 3–8 record (0–1 against Big Ten teams).[4] There was no form of conference competition for the Wolverines until the 1976–77 season, and even then it was not officially sanctioned by the Big Ten until 1982–83.[4] Michigan did not qualify for postseason play until earning an NCAA Tournament bid in 1990 under head coach Bud VanDeWege, which would remain its only tournament appearance until Sue Guevara led the Wolverines to five straight postseason appearances (in both the NCAA and WNIT tournaments) between 1998 and 2002.[4]
The team's best postseason performance in the NCAA Tournament is advancing to the Second Round, which it has done five times, in 1990, 2001, 2013, 2018 and 2019.[4][5] The Wolverines won the WNIT tournament in 2017, and have also reached the WNIT semifinals twice: in 2010 and 2015.[4] Michigan has never won a Big Ten championship, either in the regular season or in the conference tournament: the closest it has come is 2nd in the regular season and tied for 3rd in the tournament, both accomplished during Guevara's tenure.[4] Guevara was the most accomplished coach in the history of the program, leading all coaches in both wins and winning percentage for conference and overall games alike.[6]
Since 2012, Michigan is coached by Kim Barnes Arico, the former St. John's Red Storm head coach and two-time Big East Coach of the Year.[1] During a February 2017 game against Michigan State, the Wolverines set an attendance record of 12,707 in the first home sellout in program history, which more than doubled the previous record of 5,991.[7] The second-largest home crowd (8,313) attended a January 2018 game against Ohio State.[8]
During the 2017–18 season, Barnes Arico became the winningest coach in program history. On July 12, 2018, Barnes Arico signed a contract extension with the Wolverines through the 2022–23 season.[9]
Coaching Staff
As of 2020-21 season.
| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Michigan in current position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Barnes Arico | Head coach | 9th | |
| Toyelle Wilson | Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator | 2nd | |
| Wesley Brooks | Assistant Coach | 4th | |
| Yvonne Sanchez | Assistant Coach | 3rd | |
| Amy Mulligan | Director of Operations | 9th | |
| Harry Rafferty | Graduate Assistant | 2nd | |
| Reference:[10] | |||
Year by year results
Conference tournament winners noted with # Sources [4][11]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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| Victor Katch (Independent) (1973–1974) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Victor Katch | 3–8 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| Victor Katch: | 3–8 | – | |||||||
| Carmel Borders (Independent) (1974–1977) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Carmel Borders | 3–7 | – | ||||||
| 1975–76 | Carmel Borders | 12–6 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| 1976–77 | Carmel Borders | 8–15 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| Carmel Borders: | 23–28 | – | |||||||
| Gloria Soluk (Independent, Big Ten) (1977–1984) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Gloria Soluk | 8–16 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| 1978–79 | Gloria Soluk | 13–14 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| 1979–80 | Gloria Soluk | 8–20 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| 1980–81 | Gloria Soluk | 12–15 | – | MAIAW | |||||
| Big Ten Conference | |||||||||
| 1981–82 | Gloria Soluk | 17–9 | 0–1 | ||||||
| 1982–83 | Gloria Soluk | 4–24 | 2–16 | T-9th | |||||
| 1983–84 | Gloria Soluk | 4–22 | 2–19 | 9th | |||||
| Gloria Soluk: | 66–120 | 4–36 | |||||||
| Bud VanDeWege (Big Ten) (1984–1992) | |||||||||
| 1984–85 | Bud VanDeWege | 7–21 | 1–17 | 10th | |||||
| 1985–86 | Bud VanDeWege | 14–14 | 8–10 | 7th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Bud VanDeWege | 9–18 | 2–16 | 10th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Bud VanDeWege | 14–14 | 11–7 | T-6th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Bud VanDeWege | 11–17 | 5–13 | T-8th | |||||
| 1989–90 | Bud VanDeWege | 20–10 | 11–7 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round (Play-In) | ||||
| 1990–91 | Bud VanDeWege | 11–17 | 4–14 | 9th | |||||
| 1991–92 | Bud VanDeWege | 7–21 | 3–15 | T-9th | |||||
| Bud VanDeWege: | 93–132 | 45–99 | |||||||
| Trish Roberts (Big Ten) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Trish Roberts | 2–25 | 1–17 | 11th | |||||
| 1993–94 | Trish Roberts | 3–24 | 0–18 | 11th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Trish Roberts | 8–19 | 3–13 | T-10th | |||||
| 1995–96 | Trish Roberts | 7–20 | 1–15 | 10th | |||||
| Trish Roberts: | 20–88 | 5–63 | |||||||
| Sue Guevara (Big Ten) (1997–2004) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Sue Guevara | 15–11 | 7–10 | T-8th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Sue Guevara | 19–10 | 10–6 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Sue Guevara | 18–12 | 8–8 | T-6th | WNIT Sixteen | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Sue Guevara | 22–8 | 13–3 | T-2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Sue Guevara | 19–12 | 10–6 | 5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2001–02 | Sue Guevara | 17–13 | 6–10 | T-9th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | Sue Guevara | 13–16 | 3–13 | T-10th | |||||
| Sue Guevara: | 123–82 | 57–56 | |||||||
| Cheryl Burnett (Big Ten) (2003–2007) | |||||||||
| 2003–04 | Cheryl Burnett | 14–17 | 6–10 | 7th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Cheryl Burnett | 5–23 | 1–15 | 11th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Cheryl Burnett | 6–23 | 0–16 | 11th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Cheryl Burnett | 10–20 | 3–13 | 10th | |||||
| Cheryl Burnett: | 35–83 | 10–54 | |||||||
| Kevin Borseth (Big Ten) (2007–2012) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Kevin Borseth | 19–14 | 9–9 | T-6th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2008–09 | Kevin Borseth | 10–20 | 3–15 | T-10th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Kevin Borseth | 21–14 | 8–10 | T-6th | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2010–11 | Kevin Borseth | 17–13 | 10–6 | T-3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Kevin Borseth | 20–12 | 8–8 | 7th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Kevin Borseth: | 87–73 | 38–48 | |||||||
| Kim Barnes Arico (Big Ten) (2012–present) | |||||||||
| 2012–13 | Kim Barnes Arico | 22–11 | 9–7 | T-5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Kim Barnes Arico | 20–14 | 8–8 | T-6th | WNIT Third Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Kim Barnes Arico | 20–15 | 8–10 | 8th | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2015–16 | Kim Barnes Arico | 21–13 | 9–9 | T-7th | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2016–17 | Kim Barnes Arico | 28–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | WNIT Champions | ||||
| 2017–18 | Kim Barnes Arico | 23–10 | 10–6 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Kim Barnes Arico | 22–12 | 11–7 | 4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2019–20 | Kim Barnes Arico | 21–11 | 10–8 | 7th | Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic) | ||||
| Kim Barnes Arico: | 177–96 | 77–59 | |||||||
| Total: | 582–688 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Head coaching records
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| Head Coach | Years | Seasons | Overall | Pct. | Conf. | Pct. | NCAA Berths |
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| Vic Katch | 1973–74 | 1 | 3–8 | .273 | 0–1 | .000 | – |
| Carmel Borders | 1974–77 | 3 | 23–28 | .451 | 4–8 | .333 | – |
| Gloria Soluk | 1977–84 | 7 | 66–120 | .355 | 22–61 | .265 | 0 |
| Bud VanDeWege | 1984–92 | 8 | 93–132 | .413 | 41–103 | .285 | 1 |
| Trish Roberts | 1992–96 | 4 | 20–88 | .185 | 5–63 | .074 | 0 |
| Sue Guevara | 1996–2003 | 7 | 123–82 | .600 | 57–55 | .509 | 3 |
| Cheryl Burnett | 2003–07 | 4 | 35–83 | .297 | 10–54 | .156 | 0 |
| Kevin Borseth | 2008–12 | 5 | 87–73 | .544 | 38–48 | .442 | 1 |
| Kim Barnes Arico | 2012–present | 8 | 177–96 | .648 | 77–59 | .566 | 3 |
| Totals | 45 | 627–708 | .470 | 253–452 | .359 | 8 | |
Head coaching records through the end of the 2019-20 season[6]
NCAA Tournament results
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1990 | #10 | First Round Second Round | #7 Oklahoma State #2 NC State | W 77–68 L 64−81 |
| 1998 | #10 | First Round | #7 UCLA | L 58−65 |
| 2000 | #8 | First Round | #9 Stanford | L 74−81 (OT) |
| 2001 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Virginia #1 Notre Dame | W 81–71 L 54−88 |
| 2012 | #11 | First Round | #6 Oklahoma | L 67−88 |
| 2013 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Villanova #1 Stanford | W 60–52 L 40−73 |
| 2018 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Northern Colorado #2 Baylor | W 75–61 L 58−80 |
| 2019 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Kansas State #1 Louisville | W 84–54 L 50−71 |
Arena
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Michigan has played its home games at Crisler Center (previously known as Crisler Arena) since it began intercollegiate play during the 1973–74 season.[2] The first women's basketball game played at Crisler took place on February 4, 1974 and saw the Western Michigan Broncos defeat Michigan 54–28.[2] Crisler Arena was built in 1967 at a cost of $7.2 million, and has undergone three major renovations since, in 1998, 2001, and 2012.[2] In 2002, the women's locker room was more than doubled in size and given a complete facelift.[2] The 2012 renovation saw the addition of the William Davidson Player Development Center (WDPDC), a 57,000-foot basketball facility for both the women's and men's teams adjacent to the arena proper, and the renaming of the entire complex to Crisler Center.[2] The first floor of the WDPDC houses two basketball practice courts, team locker rooms for both players and coaches, athletic medicine facilities, and an equipment room, while the second floor is home to offices for both the men's and women's coaching staffs and administrative functions, as well as rooms dedicated to recruiting, analyzing game film, and strength and conditioning.[2] The 2012 renovation also resulted in major upgrades to the arena's infrastructure, a new scoreboard, replacement of all the seats in both the upper and lower bowls, more handicap-accessible seating, and major improvements to the arena's entrances and concourses.[2] Completed in two separate phases, it cost $72 million in total.[2]
References
- "Kim Barnes Arico". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "Crisler Center". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "University of Michigan Style Guide: Colors". July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.
- "Michigan Women's Basketball Year-by-Year Results". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- "Thome, Flaherty help Michigan beat Northern Colorado 75-61". Yahoo!Sports. The Associated Press. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Michigan Women's Basketball Head Coaching Records". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "Record Home Crowd Sees Wolverines Fall to Spartans". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- VanMetre, Sarah (January 7, 2018). "Wolverines Drop Overtime Heartbreaker to No. 10 Ohio State". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- VanMetre, Sarah (July 12, 2018). "Barnes Arico Signs Contract Extension Through 2022-23 Season". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- "Michigan Women's Basketball Coaches". MGoBlue.com. University of Michigan. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved 9 Aug 2013.
External links
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