Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

Illinois Fighting Illini Women's Basketball

2016–17 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

University

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Conference

Big Ten

Location

Champaign, IL

Head coach

Matt Bollant (2012–present year)

Arena

State Farm Center
(Capacity: 15,500)

Nickname

Fighting Illini

Student section

Orange Krush

Colors

Orange and Blue^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1997, 1998

NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round

1986, 1987, 1999, 2000

NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances

1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003

Conference regular season champions

1997

The Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign.

Season-by-season results

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Steven Douglas (1974–1976)
1974–75	Steven Douglas	10–11	-
1975–76	Steven Douglas	15–10	-	5th
Steven Douglas:		25–21	-
Carla Thompson (1976–1979)
1976–77	Carla Thompson	15–9	-	5th
1977–78	Carla Thompson	9–9	-	5th
1978–79	Carla Thompson	9–12	-
Carla Thompson:		33–30	-
Jane Schroeder (1979–1984)
1979–80	Jane Schroeder	6–21	-	5th
1980–81	Jane Schroeder	20–11	-
1981–82	Jane Schroeder	21–9	-	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
Big Ten Conference
1982–83	Jane Schroeder	14–14	9–9	6th
1983–84	Jane Schroeder	12–16	6–12	8th
Jane Schroeder:		73–71	15–21
Laura Golden (1984–1990)
1984–85	Laura Golden	13–15	7–11	6th
1985–86	Laura Golden	20–10	12–6	3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1986–87	Laura Golden	19–10	11–7	4th	NCAA 2nd Round
1987–88	Laura Golden	9–19	3–15	9th
1988–89	Laura Golden	11–18	6–12	6th
1989–90	Laura Golden	11–17	5–13	8th
Laura Golden:		83–89	44–64
Kathy Lindsey (1990–1995)
1990–91	Kathy Lindsey	9–19	6–12	8th
1991–92	Kathy Lindsey	9–19	6–12	8th
1992–93	Kathy Lindsey	12–15	7–11	7th
1993–94	Kathy Lindsey	10–17	5–13	10th
1994–95	Kathy Lindsey	10–17	5–13	10th(T)
Kathy Lindsey:		50–87	29–61
Theresa Grentz (1995–2007)
1995–96	Theresa Grentz	13–15	6–10	8th
1996–97	Theresa Grentz	24–8	12–4	1st(T)	NCAA Sweet 16
1997–98	Theresa Grentz	20–10	12–4	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1998–99	Theresa Grentz	19–12	10–6	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1999-00	Theresa Grentz	23–11	11–5	4th	NCAA Second Round
2000–01	Theresa Grentz	17–16	9–7	6th	WNIT Second Round
2001–02	Theresa Grentz	15–14	7–9	8th	WNIT Second Round
2002–03	Theresa Grentz	17–12	9–7	6th	NCAA First Round
2003–04	Theresa Grentz	10–18	4–12	8th(T)
2004–05	Theresa Grentz	17–13	7–9	7th	WNIT First Round
2005–06	Theresa Grentz	16–15	6–10	7th	WNIT First Round
2006–07	Theresa Grentz	19–12	8–8	4th	WNIT Sweet 16
Theresa Grentz:		210–156	101–91
Jolette Law (2007–2012)
2007–08	Jolette Law	20–15	8–10	9th	WNIT Sweet 16
2008–09	Jolette Law	10–21	5–13	9th
2009–10	Jolette Law	19–14	7–11	9th	WNIT Elite 8
2010–11	Jolette Law	9–23	2–14	11th
2011–12	Jolette Law	11–19	5–11	9th
Jolette Law:		69–93	27–59
Matt Bollant (2012–present)
2012–13	Matt Bollant	19–14	9–7	5th(T)	WNIT Elite 8
2013–14	Matt Bollant	9–21	2–14	12th
Matt Bollant:		28–35	11–21
Total:		571–582
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] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Coaching history

Coach	Years	Record	Conference Record	Conference Titles	NCAA Appearances
Steven Douglas	1974–1976	25–21	–	–	–
Carla Thompson	1976–1979	33–30	–	–	–
Jane Schroeder	1979–1984	73–71	15–21	–	1
Laura Golden	1984–1990	83–89	44–64	–	2
Kathy Lindsey	1990–1995	50–87	29–61	–	–
Theresa Grentz	1995–2007	210–156	101–91	1	5
Jolette Law	2007–2012	30–36	13–23	–	–
Matt Bollant	2012–present	14–9	7–4	–	–
Totals		504–490	202–260	–	–

Source for coaching history ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

References

↑ "Illinois Athletics Unveils Updated Brand Identity". Fightingillini.com. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
1 2 "Illini Basketball History" (pdf). Retrieved 2009-10-18.
1 2 "2004–05 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). Retrieved 2009-10-18.
1 2 "2005–06 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). Retrieved 2009-10-18.
1 2 "2006–07 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). Retrieved 2009-10-18.
1 2 "2007–08 Illinois Women's Basketball" (pdf). Retrieved 2009-10-18.

External links

Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

Venues	State Farm Center (1974–present)

Culture & lore	Fighting Illini Sports Network

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1974–75 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 1999–00 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

Big Ten Conference women's basketball

Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Lady Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers

Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)

Seasons	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 1999–00 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

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Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

Season-by-season results

Coaching history

See also

References

External links