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Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball
College basketball team
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represents Oklahoma State University–Stillwater and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. The team's head coach is Jacie Hoyt, who was hired in March 2022. The Cowgirls play their home games in the Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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Quick Facts University, Head coach ...
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| University | Oklahoma State University | ||
| Head coach | Jacie Hoyt (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Big 12 | ||
| Location | Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||
| Arena | Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 13,611) | ||
| Nickname | Cowgirls | ||
| Colors | Orange and black[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1991, 2008, 2014 | |||
| NCAA tournament second round | |||
| 1989, 1991, 1996, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| 1990, 1991 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| 1991 | |||
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OSU first fielded a women's team during the 1973–74 season.[2]
Women's basketball coaches
Head women's basketball coaches[2]
- Jacy Showers, 1972–1976
- Brenda Johnson, 1976–1977
- Judy Bugher, 1977–1983
- Dick Halterman, 1983–2002
- Julie Goodenough, 2002–2005
- Kurt Budke, 2005–2011
- Jim Littell, 2011–2022; took over in November 2011 after the death of Kurt Budke in a 2011 plane crash.
- Jacie Hoyt, 2022–present
OSU has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The school joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference.
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [3]
More information Season, Team ...
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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| Jacy Showers (Independent) (1972–1976) | |||||||||
| 1972–73 | Jacy Showers | 8–8 | – | ||||||
| 1973–74 | Jacy Showers | 10–9 | – | Regional AIAW | |||||
| 1974–75 | Jacy Showers | 15–6 | – | Regional AIAW | |||||
| 1975–76 | Jacy Showers | 17–7 | – | Regional AIAW | |||||
| Jacy Showers: | 50–30 | – | |||||||
| Brenda Johnson (Independent) (1976–1977) | |||||||||
| 1976–77 | Brenda Johnson | 12–13 | – | Regional AIAW | |||||
| Brenda Johnson: | 12–13 | – | |||||||
| Judy Bugher (Independent, Big 8) (1977–1983) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Judy Bugher | 17–14 | – | State AIAW | |||||
| 1978–79 | Judy Bugher | 17–10 | – | Regional AIAW | |||||
| 1979–80 | Judy Bugher | 19–13 | – | State AIAW | |||||
| 1980–81 | Judy Bugher | 14–15 | – | State AIAW | |||||
| 1981–82 | Judy Bugher | 18–13 | – | Regional AIAW | |||||
| Big Eight Conference | |||||||||
| 1982–83 | Judy Bugher | 4–23 | 1–13 | 8th | |||||
| Judy Bugher: | 89–88 | 1–13 | |||||||
| Dick Halterman (Big 8, Big 12) (1983–2002) | |||||||||
| 1983–84 | Dick Halterman | 18–11 | 8–6 | 4th | |||||
| 1984–85 | Dick Halterman | 17–11 | 9–5 | T-3rd | |||||
| 1985–86 | Dick Halterman | 13–18 | 2–12 | 8th | |||||
| 1986–87 | Dick Halterman | 16–12 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 1987–88 | Dick Halterman | 17–11 | 7–7 | T-5th | |||||
| 1988–89 | Dick Halterman | 20–12 | 8–6 | 2nd | NCAA Second Round (Play-In) | ||||
| 1989–90 | Dick Halterman | 20–11 | 9–5 | T-4th# | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1990–91 | Dick Halterman | 27–6 | 11–3 | 1st# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 16 | 25 | ||
| 1991–92 | Dick Halterman | 11–17 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Dick Halterman | 23–9 | 9–5 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | 25 | |||
| 1993–94 | Dick Halterman | 20–9 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1994–95 | Dick Halterman | 17–12 | 7–7 | 4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Dick Halterman | 20–10 | 8–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| Big 12 Conference | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Dick Halterman | 15–12 | 7–9 | T-8th (Big 12) | |||||
| 1997–98 | Dick Halterman | 20–11 | 10–6 | T-5th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 1998–99 | Dick Halterman | 13–15 | 4–12 | 11th | |||||
| 1999–2000 | Dick Halterman | 14–16 | 5–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2000–01 | Dick Halterman | 16–15 | 6–10 | 9th | WNIT Quarterfinals | ||||
| 2001–02 | Dick Halterman | 16–15 | 7–9 | 8th | |||||
| Dick Halterman: | 333–233 | 139–139 | |||||||
| Julie Goodenough (Big 12) (2002–2005) | |||||||||
| 2002–03 | Julie Goodenough | 8–21 | 3–13 | T-9th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Julie Goodenough | 8–20 | 3–13 | 10th | |||||
| 2004–05 | Julie Goodenough | 7–20 | 2–14 | T-11th | |||||
| Julie Goodenough: | 23–61 | 8–40 | |||||||
| Kurt Budke (Big 12) (2005–2012) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | Kurt Budke | 6–22 | 0–16 | 12th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Kurt Budke | 20–11 | 8–8 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Kurt Budke | 27–8 | 11–5 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 11 | 13 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kurt Budke | 17–16 | 4–12 | T-10th | WNIT First Round (Play-In) | ||||
| 2009–10 | Kurt Budke | 24–11 | 9–7 | T-6th | NCAA Second Round | 22 | 20 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kurt Budke | 17–15 | 4–12 | 11th | WNIT Second Round | ||||
| 2011 | Kurt Budke | 1–0 | – | Died November 17, 2011 in plane crash | |||||
| Kurt Budke: | 112–83 | 36–60 | |||||||
| Jim Littell (Big 12) (2011–2022) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Jim Littell | 21–12 | 8–10 | T-6th | WNIT Champions | ||||
| 2012–13 | Jim Littell | 22–11 | 9–9 | T-5th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jim Littell | 25–9 | 11–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2014–15 | Jim Littell | 20–12 | 9–9 | T–3rd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2015–16 | Jim Littell | 21–10 | 11–7 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Jim Littell | 17–15 | 6–12 | 7th | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Jim Littell | 21–11 | 11–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Jim Littell | 14–16 | 5–13 | 7th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Jim Littell | 15–15 | 6–12 | 8th | NCAA Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2020-21 | Jim Littell | 19–9 | 13-5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2021-22 | Jim Littell | 9–20 | 3–15 | 9th | |||||
| Jim Littell: | 204–140 | 92–106 | |||||||
| Jacie Hoyt (Big 12) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Jacie Hoyt | 21–12 | 10–8 | T-4th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| Jacie Hoyt: | 21–12 | 10–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 844–660 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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The Cowgirls have appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 12-16.
More information Year, Seed ...
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1989 | (9) | First Round Second Round | #8 Miami (FL) #1 Louisiana Tech | W 93–69 L 78−103 |
| 1990 | (7) | First Round | #10 Michigan | L 68−77 |
| 1991 | (5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #12 DePaul #4 Michigan State #1 Virginia | W 81–80 W 96−94 (3OT) L 61–76 |
| 1993 | (10) | First Round | #7 SW Missouri State | L 71−86 |
| 1994 | (12) | First Round | #5 Texas | L 67−75 |
| 1995 | (12) | First Round | #5 Duke | L 64−76 |
| 1996 | (7) | First Round Second Round | #10 Rhode Island #2 Georgia | W 90–82 L 55−83 |
| 2007 | (10) | First Round | #7 Bowling Green | L 66−70 |
| 2008 | (3) | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 ETSU #11 Florida State #2 LSU | W 85–73 W 73−72 (OT) L 52–67 |
| 2010 | (4) | First Round Second Round | #13 Chattanooga #5 Georgia | W 70–63 L 71−74 (OT) |
| 2013 | (7) | First Round Second Round | #10 DePaul #2 Duke | W 73–56 L 59−68 |
| 2014 | (5) | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (12) Florida Gulf Coast #4 Purdue #1 Notre Dame | W 61–60 (OT) W 73−66 L 72–89 |
| 2015 | (10) | First Round | (7) Florida Gulf Coast | L 67−75 |
| 2016 | (7) | First Round | #10 St. Bonaventure | L 54−65 |
| 2018 | (9) | First Round Second Round | (8) Syracuse (1) Mississippi State | W 84–57 L 56−71 |
| 2021 | (8) | First Round Second Round |
(9) Wake Forest (1) Stanford |
W 84–61 L 62−73 |
| 2023 | (8) | First Round | #9 Miami (FL) | L 61−62 |
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- Andrea Riley, drafted 1st round, 8th overall by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2010 WNBA draft
- Toni Young, drafted 1st round, 7th overall by the New York Liberty in the 2013 WNBA draft
- Tiffany Bias, drafted 2nd round, 15th overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2014 WNBA draft
- Brittney Martin, drafted 3rd round, 25th overall by the San Antonio Stars in the 2016 WNBA draft
- Loryn Goodwin, drafted 2nd round, 18th overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2018 WNBA draft
- Natasha Mack drafted 2nd round, 16th overall by the Chicago Sky in 2021 WNBA draft
- Oklahoma State University Athletics Official Athletics Branding Manual (PDF). November 20, 2019. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- "15–16 wbb media guide" (PDF). OSU. pp. 1, 108, 110. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- "Media Guide". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
