Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball

Colorado Buffaloes
Colorado Buffaloes
	2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
University	University of Colorado Boulder
Head coach	JR Payne (1st season)
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Arena	Coors Events Center ; (capacity: 11,064)
Nickname	Buffaloes
Colors	Silver, black, and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1993, 1995, 2002
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1994, 1997, 2003
NCAA tournament second round
	1995, 1988, 1996, 2001
NCAA tournament appearances
	1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013
Conference tournament champions
	1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997
Conference regular season champions
	1989, 1995

The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder and competes in the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I.

Conferences

Colorado currently plays in the Pac-12 Conference. Prior to the 2011/12 season, they played in the Big 12 conference. The Buffaloes joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 12 was formed, following the merger of the Big 8 conference with several former members of the Southwest Conference.

Coaches

Colorado's head women's basketball coach is JR Payne. Payne was hired prior to the 2016–17 season. She replaced Linda Lappe, who resigned from her job as head coach at the end of the 2015–16 season with a 7–23 record.^[2]

Roster

2016–17 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Quinessa Caylao-Do	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Bellevue	Tacoma, WA
F	1	Makenzie Ellis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Booker T. Washington	Tulsa, OK
G	2	Alexis Robinson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Paul G. Blazer	Ashland, KY
C	3	Bri Watts	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Clovis West	Fresno, CA
F	11	Eleanor Jones	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Charnwood College	Salisbury, England
G	12	Ariana Freeman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Paul VI Catholic Louisville	Manassas, VA
G	13	Brecca Thomas	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	The Kinkaid School	Stafford, TX
G	14	Kennedy Leonard	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Carroll	Southlake, TX
C	15	Zoe Correal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Salesian	San Francisco, CA
F	21	Monica Burich	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Roseville	Roseville, MN
G/F	22	Haley Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Skyline	Sammamish, WA
G/F	24	Lauren Huggins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Heritage	Littleton, CO
F	31	Zoe Beard-Fails	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Georgetown Day School	Herndon, VA

Head coach

JR Payne (Saint Mary's)

Assistant coach(es)

Toriano Towns (Saint Mary's)
Jeff Cammon (Alcorn State)
Shandrika Lee (Pepperdine)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with #
Source^[3]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Carol Hochsprung (Intermountain) (1975–1976)
1975	Carol Hochsprung	2–11	2–10
Carol Hochsprung:		2–11	2–10
Jerry Zancanelli (Intermountain) (1975–1978)
1975–76	Jerry Zancanelli	8–12	5–8
1976–77	Jerry Zancanelli	14–12	5–8
1977–78	Jerry Zancanelli	18–14	5–8
Jerry Zancanelli:		40–38	15–24
Rene Portland (Intermountain) (1978–1980)
1978–79	Rene Portland	22–9	10–3		AIAW Regional
1979–80	Rene Portland	18–11	9–1		AIAW Regional
Rene Portland:		40–20	19–4
Sox Walseth (Intermountain, Big 8) (1980–1983)
1980–81	Sox Walseth	28–5	10–0		AIAW First Round
1981–82	Sox Walseth	28–8	8–2		AIAW First Round
Big Eight Conference
1982–83	Sox Walseth	21–8	7–5
Sox Walseth:		77–21	25–7
Ceal Barry (Big 8, Big 12) (1983–2005)
1983–84	Ceal Barry	10–18	3–11
1984–85	Ceal Barry	6–22	2–12
1985–86	Ceal Barry	21–9	9–5	2nd
1986–87	Ceal Barry	14–14	6–8
1987–88	Ceal Barry	21–11	8–6		NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1988–89	Ceal Barry	27–4	14–0	1st#	NCAA Second Round (Bye)	19	9
1989–90	Ceal Barry	17–11	10–4
1990–91	Ceal Barry	18–11	8–6
1991–92	Ceal Barry	22–9	11–3	2nd#	NCAA First Round
1992–93	Ceal Barry	27–4	12–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight	9	10
1993–94	Ceal Barry	27–5	12–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	5
1994–95	Ceal Barry	30–3	14–0	1st#	NCAA Elite Eight	5	2
1995–96	Ceal Barry	26–9	9–5	#	NCAA Second Round	18	17
Big 12 Conference
1996–97	Ceal Barry	23–9	12–4	T-2nd# (Big 12)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	15	18
1997–98	Ceal Barry	12–16	5–11	8th
1998–99	Ceal Barry	15–14	7–9	T-8th	WNIT Sixteen
1999–2000	Ceal Barry	10–19	4–12	10th
2000–01	Ceal Barry	22–9	11–5	4th	NCAA Second Round	23	20
2001–02	Ceal Barry	24–10	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight	9	12
2002–03	Ceal Barry	24–8	11–5	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	19
2003–04	Ceal Barry	22–8	11–5	3rd	NCAA First Round	24	17
2004–05	Ceal Barry	9–19	2–14	T-11th
Ceal Barry:		427–242	192–134
Kathy McConnell-Miller (Big 12) (2005–2010)
2005–06	Kathy McConnell-Miller	9–21	3–13	11th
2006–07	Kathy McConnell-Miller	13–17	6–10	T-7th
2007–08	Kathy McConnell-Miller	19–15	5–11	9th	WNIT Semifinals
2008–09	Kathy McConnell-Miller	11–18	3–13	12th
2009–10	Kathy McConnell-Miller	13–17	3–13	11th
Kathy McConnell-Miller:		65–88	20–60
Linda Lappe (Big 12, Pac-12) (2010–2016)
2010–11	Linda Lappe	18–16	6–10	T-8th (Big 12)	WNIT Quarterfinals
Pac-12 Conference
2011–12	Linda Lappe	21–14	6–12	10th (Pac-12)	WNIT Quarterfinals
2012–13	Linda Lappe	25–7	13–5	4th	NCAA First Round	19	19
2013–14	Linda Lappe	19–15	6–12	T-9th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2014–15	Linda Lappe	15–17	6–12	T-9th
2015–16	Linda Lappe	7–23	2–16	12th
Linda Lappe:		105–92	39–67
JR Payne (Pac-12) (2016–present)
2016–17	JR Payne
Total:		756–512
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

References

^ University of Colorado at Boulder NIL Brand Guidelines (PDF). January 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ "Linda Lappe steps down as Colorado women's basketball coach". RalphieReport.com. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
^ "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] University of Colorado at Boulder NIL Brand Guidelines (PDF). January 28, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[Linda_Lappe_steps_down_as_Colorado_women's_basketball_coach-2] "Linda Lappe steps down as Colorado women's basketball coach". RalphieReport.com. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-30.

[Media_Guide-3] "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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