Missouri Tigers women's basketball

Missouri Tigers
Missouri Tigers
	2024–25 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
University	University of Missouri
Head coach	Robin Pingeton (15th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Columbia, Missouri
Arena	Mizzou Arena ; (capacity: 15,061)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Old gold and black;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1982, 2001
NCAA tournament second round
	1986, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW tournament appearances
	1977, 1978
Conference tournament champions
	1985, 1986, 1994
Conference regular season champions
	1978, 1987, 1990

The Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri and competes in the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and plays in the Southeastern Conference.

Roster

2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	LaDazhia Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Sr	Lakewood Ranch HS South Carolina	Bradenton, FL
G	1	Lauren Hansen	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Ward Melville HS Auburn	Long Island, NY
G	2	Sara-Rose Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence	Melbourne, Australia
G	4	Mama Dembele	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	IES Joaquim Blume	Manlleu, Spain
G	13	Haley Troup	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Gadsden City HS	Gadsden, AL
F	20	Sarah Linthacum	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Jefferson City HS	Jefferson City, MO
F	24	Kiya Dorroh	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep School	Tucson, AZ
F	25	Skylah Travis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Fr	Weldon HS Old Dominion	Weldon, NC
G	30	Izzy Higginbottom	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Batesville HS	Batesville, AR
C	32	Jayla Kelly	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Parkway Central HS	Chesterfield, MO
G	33	Aijha Blackwell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Cardinal Ritter College Prep HS	Berkeley, MO
F	34	Da'Necia Trusty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Alief Hastings HS	Houston, TX
F	40	Micah Linthacum	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS So	Jefferson City HS	Jefferson City, MO
F	43	Hayley Frank	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Strafford HS	Strafford, MO

Head coach

Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose)

Assistant coach(es)

Ashleen Bracey (Illinois State)
Chris Bracey (West Texas A&M)
Jenny Putnam (St. Ambrose)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

History

Missouri first fielded a women's team during the 1974–1975 season. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen (1982 and 2001).

Head coaches

Alexis Jarrett, 1974–75
Joann Rutherford, 1975–98
Cindy Stein, 1998–2010^[2]
Robin Pingeton, 2010–present

Conferences

Missouri has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The Tigers joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Since 2012, the team has played in the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Big 12 Conference.

Coaches

The current head coach is Robin Pingeton, who was hired in April 2010 to replace former head coach Cindy Stein. Stein resigned effective the end of the 2010 season under pressure from fans, media, and the administration.^{[citation needed]} Pingeton was the coach at Illinois State University.

Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with ‡^[3]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Alexis Jarrett (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75	Alexis Jarrett	9–8	–		MAIAW
Alexis Jarrett:		9–8	–
Joann Rutherford (Independent, Big 8, Big 12) (1975–1998)
1975–76	Joann Rutherford	10–9	–		MAIAW
1976–77	Joann Rutherford	28–12	–		AIAW Top 12
1977–78	Joann Rutherford	26–6	–	‡ #1(Big 8)	AIAW Top 12		13
1978–79	Joann Rutherford	18–12	–		MAIAW
1979–80	Joann Rutherford	20–13	–		AIAW Region VI
1980–81	Joann Rutherford	21–12	–		AIAW Region VI
1981–82	Joann Rutherford	24–9	–		NCAA Sweet Sixteen		20
1982–83	Joann Rutherford	25–6	10–4	2nd‡ (Big 8)	NCAA First Round		15
1983–84	Joann Rutherford	25–6	12–2	2nd	NCAA First Round		11
1984–85	Joann Rutherford	22–9	12–2	1st‡	NCAA First Round
1985–86	Joann Rutherford	20–12	8–6	5th‡	NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1986–87	Joann Rutherford	20–9	9–5	T-1st
1987–88	Joann Rutherford	18–11	9–5	2nd
1988–89	Joann Rutherford	17–12	7–7	4th
1989–90	Joann Rutherford	20–8	11–3	1st
1990–91	Joann Rutherford	10–18	3–11	8th
1991–92	Joann Rutherford	16–12	7–7	5th
1992–93	Joann Rutherford	19–8	8–6	5th
1993–94	Joann Rutherford	12–18	3–11	7th‡	NCAA First Round
1994–95	Joann Rutherford	15–12	5–9	6th
1995–96	Joann Rutherford	15–12	6–8	5th
1996–97	Joann Rutherford	10–20	3–13	T-10th (Big 12)
1997–98	Joann Rutherford	11–16	3–13	12th
Joann Rutherford:		422–262	116–112
Cindy Stein (Big 12) (1998–2010)
1998–99	Cindy Stein	13–15	5–11	10th
1999–2000	Cindy Stein	18–12	7–9	7th	WNIT 2nd round
2000–01	Cindy Stein	22–10	10–6	5th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	19
2001–02	Cindy Stein	14–15	5–11	T-9th	WNIT First Round
2002–03	Cindy Stein	17–14	9–7	T-5th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2003–04	Cindy Stein	17–13	7–9	T-7th	NCAA First Round
2004–05	Cindy Stein	11–18	4–12	T-9th
2005–06	Cindy Stein	21–10	10–6	4th	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Cindy Stein	17–14	5–11	10th	WNIT First Round (Bye)
2007–08	Cindy Stein	10–21	2–14	12th
2008–09	Cindy Stein	13–17	4–12	T-10th
2009–10	Cindy Stein	12–18	2–14	12th
Cindy Stein:		185–177	70–122
Robin Pingeton (Big 12, SEC) (2010–present)
2010–11	Robin Pingeton	13–18	5–11	10th (Big 12)
2011–12	Robin Pingeton	13–18	2–16	10th
Southeastern Conference
2012–13	Robin Pingeton	17–15	6–10	T-8th (SEC)	WNIT First Round
2013–14	Robin Pingeton	17–14	6–10	8th	WNIT First Round
2014–15	Robin Pingeton	19–14	7–9	T-7th	WNIT 3rd Round
2015–16	Robin Pingeton	22–10	8–8	T-7th	NCAA second round
2016-17	Robin Pingeton	22-11	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA second round	25
2017-18	Robin Pingeton	22-5	10–4	T-3rd	NCAA first round	17	22
2018-19	Robin Pingeton	24-11	10-6	T-5th	NCAA second round	16	14
2019-20	Robin Pingeton	9-22	5-11	11th
2020-21	Robin Pingeton	9-13	5-9	10th	WNIT first round
2021-22	Robin Pingeton	18-11	7-9	9th	WNIT first round
2022-23	Robin Pingeton	17-12	6-10	9th	WNIT second round
2023-24	Robin Pingeton	11-19	2-14	14th
Robin Pingeton:		236–199	91–135
Total:		853-646
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

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#3	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Oregon #2 Maryland	W 59-53 L 68-80
1983	#4	First Round	#5 Auburn	L 76-94
1984	#4	First Round	#5 LSU	L 82-92
1985	#7	First Round	#2 NE Louisiana	L 84-85 (OT)
1986	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Arkansas #1 Texas	W 66-65 L 67-108
1994	#15	First Round	#2 Texas Tech	L 61-75
2001	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Wisconsin #2 Georgia #3 Louisiana Tech	W 71-68 W 78-65 L 67-78
2004	#11	First Round	#6 Stanford	L 44-68
2006	#10	First Round	#7 Virginia Tech	L 51-82
2016	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 BYU #2 Texas	W 78-69 L 55-73
2017	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 South Florida #3 Florida State	W 66-64 L 55-77
2018	#5	First Round	#12 Florida Gulf Coast	L 70-80
2019	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Drake #2 Iowa	W 77-76 (OT) L 52-68

References

^ Mizzou Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ Lakin, Kate. "Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved December 30, 2009.
^ "Media Guide". University of Missouri. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

External links

Official website

[1] Mizzou Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines (PDF). July 9, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[MU_Media_Guide-2] Lakin, Kate. "Missouri Tigers Women's Basketball Media Guide". Retrieved December 30, 2009.

[Media_Guide-3] "Media Guide". University of Missouri. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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v t e Missouri Tigers women's basketball
Venues	Hearnes Center (1974–2004) Mizzou Arena (2004–present)
Rivalries	Illinois Kansas
Culture & lore	The Antlers Truman the Tiger
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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e University of Missouri
Located in: Columbia, Missouri
Academics	School of Accountancy College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources College of Arts and Science Trulaske College of Business College of Education College of Engineering Graduate School College of Health Sciences College of Human Environmental Sciences Missouri School of Journalism School of Law School of Medicine School of Music Sinclair School of Nursing Truman School of Public Affairs College of Veterinary Medicine
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball Volleyball The Antlers Arch Rivalry Battle Line Rivalry Border War Braggin' Rights Brewer Fieldhouse Faurot Field Hearnes Center Marching Mizzou Missouri–Nebraska football rivalry Tiger–Sooner Peace Pipe Tiger's Lair Mizzou Arena Taylor Stadium Truman the Tiger Walton Stadium
Campus	A. P. Green Chapel Academic Hall Francis Quadrangle Peace Park Mizzou Botanic Garden The Columns University of Missouri Women's and Children's Hospital Sanford F. Conley House Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Ellis Library Jesse Hall Laws Hall Laws Observatory Memorial Union Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts Missouri State Teachers Association Building MU High School Police Department Sanborn Field Switzler Hall Red Campus University of Missouri Children's Hospital University of Missouri Hospital University of Missouri Research Reactor Center Welch Hall Museum of Art and Archaeology Libraries University Hospitals and Clinics
Research	Oral Tradition (journal) Journal of Career Development Mizzou Hydrogen Car Team Pictures of the Year International Religion Newswriters Association Society of American Business Editors and Writers
Student life	The Maneater L.S.V. Mystical Seven QEBH Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity House
People	Esterhazy Quartet General alumni General faculty Presidents and Chancellors
History	History of the University of Missouri Geyer Act Missouri ex rel. Gaines v. Canada Lloyd L. Gaines Missouri Waltz State Historical Society of Missouri 2015–2016 University of Missouri protests
Media	The Maneater Columbia Missourian KBIA KMUC KCOU KOMU 8 University Press
Founded: 1839

v t e Southeastern Conference women's basketball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Lady Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Lady Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies Vanderbilt Commodores
Championships & awards	SEC women's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Conference challenges	Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge (2013–2023) ACC–SEC Challenge (2023–present) Coast-to-Coast Challenge (2024-present)
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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Roster

History

Head coaches

Conferences

Coaches

Year-by-year results

NCAA tournament results

See also

References

External links