The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University (TAMU) in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team is coached by Joni Taylor, entering her third season; she replaced Gary Blair, who retired after 37 years as a collegiate head coach, 19 of which were with TAMU. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.
The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76–70. They have appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times and garnered five conference championships.
History
Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program did not reach the postseason tournament until 1994 when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA first round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA second round. The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first-ever Final Four appearance.
In the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63–62 and Notre Dame 76–70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.
Notable former players Name Career at Texas A&M Notability Year drafted by WNBA Reference Kelly Krauskopf 1980–83 Former chief operation officer, general manager, and president for the Indiana Fever; assistant general manager for the Indiana Pacers N/A Andrea Williams 1993-94 Commissioner of Big Sky Conference, COO of College Football PlayoffJaynetta Saunders 1999–01 Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury 2001 Toccara Williams 2000–04 Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars 2004 Morenike Atunrase 2004–08 Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2008 A'Quonesia Franklin 2004–08 Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs 2008 Danielle Gant 2005–09 Ranks in the top 10 of many categories 2009 Takia Starks2005–09All-time leading scorer in A&M history, when she graduated, now second overallN/A Sydney Colson 2007–11 Ranks in top 10 in career assist; Former WNBA player for the New York Liberty 2011 Danielle Adams 2009–11 First first-team All-American in program's history; Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2011 N'dea Jones 2017–21 Jones became Texas A&M's all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles. She received All-SEC honors and an AP All-American honorable mention her senior year. She was also honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team, becoming the fourth Texas A&M player to be named to all three, including AP honors, in one season. 2021
Player awards
National Awards NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Danielle Adams – 2011
2021–22 roster
Season-by-season results
† 1982: Inaugural year of NCAA tournament; final year for AIAW tournament ‡ A&M starts Southwest Conference play
# A&M leaves SWC; starts Big 12 play.
* A&M leaves Big 12; starts Southeastern Conference play.
NCAA tournament results Texas A&M has appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament eighteen times. They have a record of 29–17. 1994 #13 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #4 Florida#5 San Diego State#1 Purdue W 78-76W 75-72L 65-82 1996 #7 First Round #10 Kent State L 68-72 2006 #6 First Round #11 TCU L 65-69 2007 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Texas-Arlington#5 George Washington W 58-50L 47-59 2008 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #15 UTSA#10 Hartford#3 Duke#1 Tennessee W 91-52W 63-39W 77-63L 45-53 2009 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 Evansville#10 Minnesota#6 Arizona State W 80-45W 73-42L 69-84 2010 #2 First RoundSecond Round #15 Portland State#7 Gonzaga W 84-53L 71-72 2011 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourTitle Game #15 McNeese State#7 Rutgers#6 Georgia#1 Baylor#1 Stanford#2 Notre Dame W 87-47W 70-48W 79-38W 58-46W 63-62W 76-70 2012 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 Albany#6 Arkansas#2 Maryland W 69-47W 61-59L 74-81 2013 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Wichita State#6 Nebraska W 71-45L 63-74 2014 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet SixteenElite Eight #14 North Dakota#11 James Madison#7 DePaul#1 Connecticut W 70-55W 85-69W 84-65L 54-69 2015 #6 First Round #11 Little Rock L 60-69 2016 #4 First RoundSecond Round #13 Missouri State#5 Florida State W 74-65L 56-74 2017 #5 First RoundSecond Round #12 Penn#4 UCLA W 63-61L 43-75 2018 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Drake#5 DePaul#1 Notre Dame W 89-76W 80-79L 84-90 2019 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Wright State#5 Marquette#1 Notre Dame W 84-61W 78-76L 80-87 2021 #2 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #15 Troy#7 Iowa State#3 Arizona W 84-80W 84-82 (OT)L 59-74 2024 #11 First Round #6 Nebraska L 59-61
See also
Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
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