Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball

Minnesota Golden Gophers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
	2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
University	University of Minnesota
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Minneapolis, MN
Head coach	Marlene Stollings
Arena	Williams Arena; (Capacity: 14,625)
Nickname	Golden Gophers
Colors	Maroon and Gold; <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four
	2004
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
	2004
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1977, 2003, 2004, 2005
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
	1977, 1981, 1982, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015

The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1982. The team plays its home games in Williams Arena and is currently coached by Marlene Stollings.

The Golden Gophers have made nine appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 2004. The Golden Gophers also have three appearances in the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament.

History

The Golden Gophers have had five players play professional basketball, as well as eight players named All-Americans. Three players, Lindsay Whalen, Amanda Zahui B., and Janel McCarville, were selected in the top four of WNBA draft. The Gophers have ranked in the top twenty nationally in attendance for seven seasons, starting with the 2001-2002 season.

Head coaches

Joan Stevenson, 1971–1972 (5–3)
Deb Wilson, 1972–1973 (8–8)
Linda Wells, 1973–1974 (3–10)
Jenny Johnson, 1974–1977 (36–37)
Ellen Mosher-Hanson, 1977–1987 (172–125)
LaRue Fields, 1987–1990 (24–60)
Linda Hill-MacDonald, 1990–1997 (66–126)
Cheryl Littlejohn, 1997–2001 (29–81)
Brenda Frese, 2001–2002 (22–8)
Pam Borton, 2002–2014 (236–152)
Marlene Stollings, 2014–present (23–10)

2013–14 Roster

2013–14 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	24	Mikayla Bailey	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Osseo HS	Maple Grove, Minn.
G	1	Rachel Banham	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Lakeville North HS	Lakeville, Minn.
G	22	Joanna Hedstrom	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Minnetonka HS	Minnetonka, Minn.
G/F	20	Kayla Hirt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Bemidji HS	Bemidji, Minn.
F	4	Jackie Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minn.
G	2	Stabresa McDaniel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Skyline HS	Dallas, Texas
G	3	Shayne Mullaney	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Eden Prairie HS	Eden Prairie, Minn.
G	21	Sari Noga	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Parkers Prairie HS	Parkers Prairie, Minn.
F	15	Micaëlla Riché	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Louis Riel HS	Gloucester, Ontario
C	32	Amanda Zahui B.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Fr	Igelstavikens Gymnasium	Stockholm, Sweden

Head coach

Marlene Stollings

Assistant coach(es)

Nikita Lowry-Dawkins
John Motherwell
Gail Streigler

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source ^[2]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Joan Stevenson (Independent) (1971–1972)
1971-72	Joan Stevenson	5–3	–
Joan Stevenson:		5–3	–
Deb Wilson (Independent) (1972–1973)
1972-73	Deb Wilson	8–8	–
Deb Wilson:		8–8	–
Linda Wells (Independent) (1973–1974)
1973-74	Linda Wells	3–10	–		MWIAA
Linda Wells:		3–10	–
Jenny Johnson (Independent) (1974–1977)
1974-75	Jenny Johnson	7–12	–		MWIAA
1975-76	Jenny Johnson	14–11	–		MWIAA
1976-77	Jenny Johnson	15–14	–		AIAW First Round
Jenny Johnson:		36–37	–
Ellen Mosher Hanson (Independent, Big Ten) (1977–1987)
1977-78	Ellen Mosher Hanson	24–10	–		NWIT Seventh Place
1978-79	Ellen Mosher Hanson	17–15	–		NWIT Fifth Place
1979-80	Ellen Mosher Hanson	18–11	–		AIAW Regional
1980-81	Ellen Mosher Hanson	28–7	–		AIAW First Round		18
Big Ten Conference
1981-82	Ellen Mosher Hanson	18–11	0–1		AIAW First Round
1982-83	Ellen Mosher Hanson	20–7	13–5	T-3rd
1983-84	Ellen Mosher Hanson	12–15	9–9	7th
1984-85	Ellen Mosher Hanson	18–10	13–5	3rd
1985-86	Ellen Mosher Hanson	8–20	4–14	9th
1986-87	Ellen Mosher Hanson	9–19	4–14	T-8th
Ellen Mosher Hanson:		172–125	43–48
LaRue Fields (Big Ten) (1988–1991)
1987-88	LaRue Fields	9–18	5–13	8th
1988-89	LaRue Fields	7–21	4–14	10th
1989-90	LaRue Fields	8–21	3–15	T-9th
LaRue Fields:		24–60	12–42
Linda Hill-McDonald (Big Ten) (1990–1997)
1990-91	Linda Hill-McDonald	6–22	2–16	10th
1991-92	Linda Hill-McDonald	8–19	3–15	T-9th
1992-93	Linda Hill-McDonald	14–12	9–9	5th
1993-94	Linda Hill-McDonald	18–11	10–8	T-4th	NCAA Second Round
1994-95	Linda Hill-McDonald	12–15	7–9	T-7th
1995-96	Linda Hill-McDonald	4–23	0–16	11th
1996-97	Linda Hill-McDonald	4–24	1–15	11th
Linda Hill-McDonald:		66–126	32–88
Cheryl Littlejohn (Big Ten) (1997–2001)
1997-98	Cheryl Littlejohn	4–23	1–15	11th
1998-99	Cheryl Littlejohn	7–20	2–14	T-10th
1999-2000	Cheryl Littlejohn	10–18	3–13	T-10th
2000-01	Cheryl Littlejohn	8–20	1–15	10th
Cheryl Littlejohn:		29–81	7–57
Brenda Frese (Big Ten) (2001–2002)
2001-02	Brenda Frese	22–8	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round	21	18
Brenda Frese:		22–8	11–5
Pam Borton (Big Ten) (2002–2014)
2002-03	Pam Borton	25–6	12–4	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	13	17
2003-04	Pam Borton	25–9	9–7	6th	NCAA Final Four	4	24
2004-05	Pam Borton	26–8	12–4	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	11	12
2005-06	Pam Borton	19–10	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA First Round		25
2006-07	Pam Borton	17–16	7–9	T-5th	WNIT First Round (Bye)
2007-08	Pam Borton	20–12	11–7	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2008-09	Pam Borton	20–12	11–7	T-5th	NCAA Second Round
2009-10	Pam Borton	13–17	6–12	11th
2010-11	Pam Borton	12–18	4–12	9th
2011-12	Pam Borton	19–17	6–10	8th	WBI Champions
2012-13	Pam Borton	18–14	7–9	T-8th	WNIT First Round
2013-14	Pam Borton	22-13	8-8	T-6th	WNIT Third Round
Pam Borton:		236–152	104–94
Marlene Stollings (Big Ten) (2014–present)
2014-15	Marlene Stollings	0-0	0-0
Marlene Stollings:		0-0	0-0
Total:		601–610
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

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External links

Official Golden Gophers Web Site

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