Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball

Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
	2019–20 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team
University	Texas Tech
Head coach	Krista Gerlich (1st season)
Conference	Big 12
Location	Lubbock, Texas
Arena	United Supermarkets Arena ; (capacity: 15,020)
Nickname	Lady Raiders
Colors	Scarlet and black;
Uniforms
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

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

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

Players

Retired jerseys

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

Conference tournament winners noted with #
Source^[4]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Susie Lynch (AIAW) (1975–1977)
1975-76	Susie Lynch	14–16	–		AIAW State Tournament
1976-77	Susie Lynch	20–18	–		AIAW State Tournament
Susie Lynch:		34–34	–
Gay Benson (AIAW) (1977–1980)
1977-78	Gay Benson	35–11	–		AIAW Regional
1978-79	Gay Benson	8–25	–		AIAW Regional
1979-80	Gay Benson	24–11	–		AIAW Regional
Gay Benson:		67–47	–
Donna Wick (AIAW) (1980–1982)
1980-81	Donna Wick	13–17	–		AIAW State Tournament
1981-82	Donna Wick	18–12	–		AIAW Regional
Donna Wick:		31–29	–
Marsha Sharp (Southwest, Big 12) (1982–2006)
1982-83	Marsha Sharp	22–9	6–2	T-2nd (Southwest)	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 (Bye)	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
1996-97	Marsha Sharp	20–9	11–5	4th (Big 12)	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
Marsha Sharp:		572–189	277–89
Kristy Curry (Big 12) (2006–2013)
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
Kristy Curry:		130–98	46–70
Candace Whitaker (Big 12) (2013–2018)
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
Candace Whitaker:		49–75	13–59
Marlene Stollings (Big 12) (2018–2020)
2018-19	Marlene Stollings	14-17	4-14	T-8th
2019-20	Marlene Stollings	17-10	6-10	6th
Marlene Stollings:		31–27	10–24
Total:		914-499
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

Note:

The on-court record in 1978–79 was 14–19, but due to forfeits, the official record is 8–25
The on-court record in 1980–81 was 12–18, but due to a forfeit, the official record is 13–17

NCAA Tournament results

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

Notes

^ Cubit, Alexis (2020-08-18). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
^ "Visual Identity | Colors". July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/text/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/201011mediasupplement.pdf Pg. 69
^ "2019-20 Lady Raider Basketball Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. Retrieved 2020-06-10.

References

2009/10 Texas Tech Lady Raiders Media Guide: History

External links

Official website

[1] Cubit, Alexis (2020-08-18). "She's coming home: Former Texas Tech standout Gerlich hired as Lady Raiders' coach". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-18.

[2] "Visual Identity | Colors". July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[3] ttp://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 2020-06-10.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

v t e Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball
Arenas	Women's Gym City Bank Coliseum (1975–1999) United Supermarkets Arena (1999–present)
Culture & lore	Raider Red The Masked Rider "Fight, Raiders, Fight" "The Matador Song" Guns Up
Overview	Head coaches Players in the WNBA draft Seasons
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 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold