Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball

The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team has been coached by Gary Blair since 2003. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.

Texas A&M Aggies
2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
UniversityTexas A&M University
Head coachGary Blair (18th season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationCollege Station, Texas
ArenaReed Arena
(Capacity: 12,989)
NicknameAggies
ColorsMaroon and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Champions
2011
NCAA Tournament Final Four
2011
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
2008, 2011, 2014
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference Tournament Champions
Southwest Conference: 1996
Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010
Southeastern Conference: 2013
Conference Regular Season Champions
Big 12 Conference: 2007

The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76–70. They have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 15 times and garnered five conference championships.

History

Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program had not reached the postseason tournament until 1994, when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA First Round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship, and advanced to the NCAA Second Round.[2] The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances, and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first ever Final Four appearance.[3][4]

At the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63–62 and Notre Dame 76–70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.

Notable former players
Name Career at Texas A&M Notability Year drafted by WNBA Reference
Danielle Adams 2009–11 First first-team All-American in program's history; Current WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2011
Sydney Colson 2007–11 Ranks in top 10 in career assist; Former WNBA player for the New York Liberty 2011
Morenike Atunrase 2004–08 Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2008 [5]
A'Quonesia Franklin 2004–08 Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs 2008 [6]
Danielle Gant 2005–09 Ranks in the top 10 of many categories TBD [7]
Kelly Krauskopf 1980–83 Former chief operation officer, general manager, and president for the Indiana Fever; assistant general manager for the Indiana Pacers N/A [8][9]
Jaynetta Saunders 1999–01 Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury 2001 [10][11]
Takia Starks 2005–09 All-time leading scorer in A&M history TBD [12][13]
Toccara Williams 2000–04 Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars 2004 [14]

Player awards

National Awards
Danielle Adams – 2011

2020–21 roster
2020–21 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 0 Ella Tafaeono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrMidland College Sydney, AUS
G 1 Zaay Green 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrTennessee Duncanville, TX
G 2 Aaliyah Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrMuskogee Muskogee, OK
G 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMinnesota Detroit, MI
G 4 Kay Kay Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrWhitney M. Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Jordan Nixon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS JrThe Mary Louis Academy
Notre Dame		 New York City, NY
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSouth Grand Prairie HS Dallas, TX
F 14 Maliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSummer Creek HS Chicago, IL
C 22 Kenyal Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrMcKinley HS New Orleans, LA
G 23 Mckinzie Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoManvel HS Manvel, TX
G 24 Sahara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Veterans Memorial HS San Antonio, TX
F 31 N'dea Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrBrookwood Lawrenceville, GA
C 33 Anna Dreimane 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrRiga State Gymnasium No. 2 Riga, Latvia
C 40 Ciera Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrDuncanville Duncanville, TX
G 45 Alexis Morris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrRutgers Beaumont, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 20, 2020

Season-by-season results
Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kay Don (1974–1977)
1974–1975 Kay Don 24–9———
1975–1976 Kay Don 18–11———
1976–1977 Kay Don 14–17———
Kay Don: 56–37—
Wanda Bender (1977–1979)
1977–1978 Wanda Bender 19–18———
1978–1979 Wanda Bender 26–18———
Wanda Bender: 45–36—
Cherri Rap (1979–1984)
1979–1980 Cherri Rap 19–12———
1980–1981 Cherri Rap 7–22———
1981–1982† Cherri Rap 9–20———
1982–1983‡ Cherri Rap 11–162–67th—
1983–1984 Cherri Rap 13–156–106th—
Cherri Rap: 59–858–16

† 1982: Inaugural year of
NCAA tournament;
final year for AIAW tournament
‡ A&M starts
Southwest Conference play

Lynn Hickey (1984–1994)
1984–1985 Lynn Hickey 14–147–9T–5th—
1985–1986 Lynn Hickey 16–139–7T–4th—
1986–1987 Lynn Hickey 9–175–11T–6th—
1987–1988 Lynn Hickey 16–139–7T–4th—
1988–1989 Lynn Hickey 17–128–85th—
1989–1990 Lynn Hickey 16–128–8T–5th—
1990–1991 Lynn Hickey 14–148–85th—
1991–1992 Lynn Hickey 15–137–7T–4th—
1992–1993 Lynn Hickey 15–127–74th—
1993–1994 Lynn Hickey 23–811–32ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen
Lynn Hickey: 155–12879–75
Candi Harvey (1994–1998)
1994–1995 Candi Harvey 21–99–5T–2ndWNIT Champions
1995–1996 Candi Harvey 20–128–54thNCAA First Round
1996–1997# Candi Harvey 9–183–13T–10th—
1997–1998 Candi Harvey 9–194–12T–9th—
Candi Harvey: 59–5824–35

# A&M leaves SWC;
starts Big 12 play.

Peggie Gillom (1998–2003)
1998–1999 Peggie Gillom 7–202–1412th—
1999–2000 Peggie Gillom 11–163–1311th—
2000–2001 Peggie Gillom 12–162–1412th—
2001–2002 Peggie Gillom 13–165–119th—
2002–2003 Peggie Gillom 10–183–13T–9th—
Peggie Gillom: 53–8615–65
Gary Blair (2003–present)
2003–2004 Gary Blair 9–192–14T–11th—
2004–2005 Gary Blair 16–154–12T–9thWNIT Quarterfinals
2005–2006 Gary Blair 23–911–53rdNCAA First Round
2006–2007 Gary Blair 25–713–3T–1stNCAA Second Round
2007–2008 Gary Blair 29–811–5T–3rdNCAA Elite Eight
2008–2009 Gary Blair 27–811–5T–3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2009–2010 Gary Blair 26–810–6T–4thNCAA Second Round
2010–2011 Gary Blair 33–513–32ndNCAA Champions
2011–2012 Gary Blair 24–1111–73rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012–2013* Gary Blair 25–1011–54thNCAA Second Round
2013–2014 Gary Blair 27–913–3T-2ndNCAA Elite Eight
2014–2015 Gary Blair 23–1010–6T-4thNCAA First Round
2015–2016 Gary Blair 22–1011–5T-2ndNCAA Second Round
2016–2017 Gary Blair 22–129–76thNCAA Second Round
2017–2018 Gary Blair 26–1011–5T-4thNCAA Sweet Sixteen
Gary Blair: 357–151151–91

* A&M leaves Big 12;
starts Southeastern Conference play.

Total:784–581

      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

[2]

See also

References
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  2. "Women's Basketball Through the Years". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  3. "Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview". ESPN. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
  4. Longman, Jeré (2008-03-30). "Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for 'All Male'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  5. "Morenike Atunrase – Texas A&M". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
  6. "Prospect: A'Quonesia Franklin". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
  7. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK". Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.
  8. "Indiana Pacers Media Guide: Front Office" (PDF).
  9. Wojnarowski, Adrian (December 17, 2018). "Pacers to hire Kelly Krauskopf as NBA's first female assistant GM". ESPN.
  10. "Jaynetta Saunders".
  11. "WNBA Draft 2001 JAYNETTA SAUNDERS".
  12. "Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80–45".
  13. "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Record Book". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  14. "Toccara Williams, Texas A&M". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
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