Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball

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Indiana Hoosiers
2016–17 Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team
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University Indiana University Bloomington
Conference Big Ten
Location Bloomington, IN
Head coach Teri Moren (2nd year)
Arena Assembly Hall
(Capacity: 17,472)
Nickname Hoosiers
Student section Wildside
Colors Crimson and Cream[1]
         
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1983, 2016
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1983, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2016
Conference tournament champions
2002
Conference regular season champions
1983

The Indiana Hoosiers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Indiana University Bloomington. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Hoosiers play home basketball games at the Assembly Hall on the university campus in Bloomington, Indiana.[2]

History[edit]

The Hoosiers began play in 1971, with Bea Gorton as the head coach. In their inaugural season, they went 14-2, winning their first 12 games of the season before losing at Nationals to Immaculata. In 1982, Indiana joined the Big Ten Conference for women's basketball, and the Hoosiers won the conference title with a 15-3 conference record, under Maryalyce Jeremiah (who was later named Big Ten Coach of the Year). Their season ended with a Second Round loss to #8 Georgia.

The 2015-2016 season was a historic one, despite having only one senior and a second year coach. The Hoosiers finished with a 21-12 record with a 12-6 record in conference play under second year coach Teri Moren. Teri Moren was named Big Ten Coach of the Year, the first Indiana women's basketball coach to do so since Maryalyce Jeremiah in 1982. Tyra Buss was also named to the All-Big Ten first team, with Amanda Cahill receiving honorable mention. The Hoosiers finished a perfect 14-0 at home and finished fourth in the Big Ten conference, behind #5 Maryland, #9 Ohio State, and #16 Michigan State. After regular season play was over, the Hoosiers received a #9 seed and were able to participate in the NCAA tournament for the first time in 14 years. Indiana defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 62-58 for their first NCAA tournament win in 33 years. The Hoosiers then fell to #1 seed Notre Dame.

Coaching history[edit]

Coach Years Record Conference
Record
Conference
Titles
Bea Gorton 1971-1976 73-28 0-0 0
Joy Malchodi 1977-1980 60-56 0-0 0
Maryalyce Jeremiah 1980-1985 90-63 37-17 1
Jorja Hoehn 1985-1988 39-44 22-32 0
Jim Izard 1988-2000 188-159 83-121 0
Kathi Bennett 2000-2005 72-75 29-41 1
Sharon Versyp 2005-2006 19-14 9-7 0
Felisha Legette-Jack 2006-2012 87-100 38-64 0
Curt Miller 2012-2014 33-32 7-27 0
Teri Moren 2014-present 36-28 16-20 0
Totals 697-615 308-343 2

Postseason[edit]

NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament[edit]

The Hoosiers have competed in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament five times. Their combined record is 2-5. [3]

Year Round Opponent Result
1983 First Round
Second Round
Kentucky
Georgia
W 87-76
L 86-70
1994 First Round Ole Miss L 83-61
1995 First Round Georgia L 81-64
2002 First Round TCU L 55-45
2016 First Round
Second Round
Georgia
Notre Dame
W 62-58
L 87-70

All-Time Statistical Leaders[edit]

Career leaders[edit]

  • Points scored: 1,917 (Denise Jackson 1981-84)
  • Assists: 533 (Tisha Hill 1989-92)
  • Rebounds: 1,273 (Denise Jackson 1981-84)
  • Steals: 259 (Kim Roberson 2006-09)
  • Blocks: 269 (Quacy Barnes 1995-98)

Single season leaders[edit]

  • Points scored: 642 (Kama Abram 1984-85)
  • Assists: 206 (Lori Burroughs 1979-80)
  • Rebounds: 366 (Denise Jackson 1982-83)
  • Steals: 96 (Lori Burroughs 1978-79)
  • Blocks: 95 (Quacy Barnes 1996-97)

Single game leaders[edit]

  • Points scored: 40 (by Karna Abram vs Michigan State - 1987)
  • Assists: 15 (by Tracy Krick vs Purdue - 1985)
  • Rebounds: 22 (by Denise Jackson vs Purdue - 1981 & by Shirley Bryant vs Michigan - 1985)
  • Steals: 9 (by Kim Roberson vs Wake Forest - 2008, by Deb McClur vs Northwestern - 1982, and by Amy Cherubini vs UIC - 1991)
  • Blocks: 10 (by Quacy Barnes vs Youngstown State - 1997)

Big Ten Medal of Honor[edit]

  • 1989 - Ann Mooney
  • 2009 - Whitney Thomas

References[edit]