The Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball team represents the University of Georgia in basketball. The Lady Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The "Lady Dawgs," as they are sometimes called, play in Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. They have historically been among collegiate Womens Basketball's best programs. Georgia has won seven Southeastern Conference regular-season championships, four conference tournament championships and appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 36 times, tied for 2nd among all schools. The team is coached by Katie Abrahamson-Henderson. The Lady Bulldogs have also appeared in 5 Final Fours and 11 Elite Eights, but have never won a National Championship.
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| University | University of Georgia | |||
| Head coach | Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (3rd season) | |||
| Conference | SEC | |||
| Location | Athens, Georgia | |||
| Arena | Stegeman Coliseum (capacity: 10,523) | |||
| Nickname | Lady Bulldogs | |||
| Colors | Red and black[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
| 1985, 1996[2] | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999[2] | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1983, 1984, 1985, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2013 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1983, 1984, 1986, 2001 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001[3] | ||||
History
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Coach Landers was hired as the team's first full-time coach in 1979.[4] Since the initial NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament in 1982, the Lady Dogs have appeared every year until (and including) 2014 with the exception of 1992 and 1994.[2][5]
Year by year results
editConference tournament winners noted with # Source[6]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | ||
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| Flossie M. Love (Independent) (1973–1974) | |||||||||
| 1973–74 | Flossie M. Love | 3–13 | – | GAIAW | |||||
| Flossie M. Love: | 3–13 | – | |||||||
| Elsa Heimerer (Independent) (1974–1977) | |||||||||
| 1974–75 | Elsa Heimerer | 8–9 | – | GAIAW | |||||
| 1975–76 | Elsa Heimerer | 11–9 | – | GAIAW | |||||
| 1976–77 | Elsa Heimerer | 2–19 | – | ||||||
| Elsa Heimerer: | 21–37 | – | |||||||
| Dave Lucey (Independent) (1977–1978) | |||||||||
| 1977–78 | Dave Lucey | 7–16 | – | GAIAW | |||||
| Dave Lucey: | 7–16 | – | |||||||
| Carolyn Lehr (Independent) (1978–1979) | |||||||||
| 1978–79 | Carolyn Lehr | 6–19 | – | ||||||
| Carolyn Lehr: | 6–19 | – | |||||||
| Andy Landers (Independent, SEC) (1979–2015) | |||||||||
| 1979–80 | Andy Landers | 16–12 | – | GAIAW | |||||
| 1980–81 | Andy Landers | 27–10 | – | AIAW Region III, NWIT Champions | |||||
| 1981–82 | Andy Landers | 21–9 | – | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 1982–83 | Andy Landers | 27–7 | 4–4 | 3rd (SEC East) # | NCAA Final Four | 9 | |||
| 1983–84 | Andy Landers | 30–3 | 7–1 | T-1st (SEC East) # | NCAA Elite Eight | 3 | |||
| 1984–85 | Andy Landers | 29–5 | 7–1 | 1st (SEC East) | NCAA Runner-up | 8 | |||
| 1985–86 | Andy Landers | 30–2 | 9–0 | 1st# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1986–87 | Andy Landers | 27–5 | 7–2 | T-2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 6 | ||
| 1987–88 | Andy Landers | 21–10 | 5–4 | T-4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 10 | 17 | ||
| 1988–89 | Andy Landers | 23–7 | 6–3 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round (Play-in) | 18 | 10 | ||
| 1989–90 | Andy Landers | 25–5 | 6–3 | 4th | NCAA Second Round (Bye) | 13 | 7 | ||
| 1990–91 | Andy Landers | 28–4 | 9–0 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1991–92 | Andy Landers | 19–11 | 6–5 | T-4th | |||||
| 1992–93 | Andy Landers | 21–13 | 4–7 | T-8th | NCAA Second Round (Play-in) | 21 | 21 | ||
| 1993–94 | Andy Landers | 17–11 | 5–6 | T-7th | |||||
| 1994–95 | Andy Landers | 28–5 | 8–3 | T-2nd | NCAA Final Four | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Andy Landers | 28–5 | 10–1 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1996–97 | Andy Landers | 25–6 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | Andy Landers | 17–11 | 8–6 | 5th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 1998–99 | Andy Landers | 27–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | NCAA Final Four | 12 | 12 | ||
| 1999–2000 | Andy Landers | 32–4 | 13–1 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2000–01 | Andy Landers | 27–6 | 11–3 | T-2nd# | NCAA Second Round | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Andy Landers | 19–11 | 6–8 | 9th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2002–03 | Andy Landers | 21–10 | 10–4 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 11 | 19 | ||
| 2003–04 | Andy Landers | 25–10 | 8–6 | T-4th | NCAA Elite Eight | 8 | 16 | ||
| 2004–05 | Andy Landers | 24–10 | 9–5 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | 20 | ||
| 2005–06 | Andy Landers | 23–9 | 10–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Andy Landers | 27–7 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 13 | 13 | ||
| 2007–08 | Andy Landers | 23–10 | 8–6 | T-4th | NCAA Second Round | 24 | |||
| 2008–09 | Andy Landers | 18–14 | 7–7 | 7th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Andy Landers | 25–9 | 9–7 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 19 | 23 | ||
| 2010–11 | Andy Landers | 23–11 | 10–6 | T-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 24 | |||
| 2011–12 | Andy Landers | 22–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | 20 | 20 | ||
| 2012–13 | Andy Landers | 28–7 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Andy Landers | 20–12 | 7–9 | 9th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Andy Landers | 19–12 | 6–10 | 9th | |||||
| Andy Landers: | 862–299 | 273–144 | |||||||
| Joni Taylor (SEC) (2015–2022) | |||||||||
| 2015–16 | Joni Taylor | 21–9 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Joni Taylor | 16–15 | 7–9 | T-8th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Joni Taylor | 26–7 | 12–4 | T-2nd | NCAA Second Round | 18 | 19 | ||
| 2018–19 | Joni Taylor | 18–12 | 9–7 | T-6th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Joni Taylor | 17–14 | 7–9 | 9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Joni Taylor | 21–7 | 10–5 | 4th | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | Joni Taylor | 20-8 | 9-7 | 6th | NCAA Second Round | 15 | 12 | ||
| Joni Taylor: | 139–72 (.659) | 63–48 (.568) | |||||||
| Katie Abrahamson-Henderson (SEC) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Katie Abrahamson-Henderson | 20–10 | 9–7 | T-5th | |||||
| Katie Abrahamson-Henderson: | 22–11 (.667) | 9–7 (.563) | |||||||
| Total: | 1058–466 (.694) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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NCAA tournament results
editThe Bulldogs have made the NCAA tournament 36 times. They have a combined record of 59−36.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1982 | #5 | First Round | #4 Arizona State | L 77−97 |
| 1983 | #2 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#7 North Carolina #6 Indiana #1 Tennessee #1 USC |
W 72−70 W 86−70 W 67–63 L 57–81 |
| 1984 | #1 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#8 Louisville #4 Ole Miss #3 Tennessee |
W 112−69 W 73−63 L 61–73 |
| 1985 | #2 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship |
#7 Tennessee Tech #6 UCLA #1 Long Beach State #4 Western Kentucky #1 Old Dominion |
W 91−74 W 78−42 W 97–82 W 91–78 L 65–70 |
| 1986 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#8 Illinois #4 Tennessee |
W 103−64 L 82−85 |
| 1987 | #2 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#7 Kansas #3 Iowa |
W 82−51 L 60−62 |
| 1988 | #4 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#5 Western Kentucky #1 Auburn |
W 84−66 L 65−68 |
| 1989 | #5 | First Round Second Round |
#12 Chattanooga #4 Clemson |
W 90−69 L 65–78 |
| 1990 | #2 | Second Round | #7 Arkansas | L 70−81 |
| 1991 | #1 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#8 UNLV #4 Long Beach State #2 Stanford |
W 86−62 W 87−77 L 67–75 |
| 1993 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 San Diego State #1 Stanford |
W 85−68 L 60−93 |
| 1995 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#14 Indiana #11 Louisville #7 NC State #1 Colorado #1 Tennessee |
W 81−64 W 81−68 W 98–79 W 82–79 L 51–73 |
| 1996 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship |
#15 St. Francis (PA) #7 Oklahoma State #11 Stephen F. Austin #1 Louisiana Tech #1 Stanford #1 Tennessee |
W 98−66 W 83−55 W 78–64 W 90–76 W 86–76 L 65–83 |
| 1997 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#15 Eastern Kentucky #7 Arizona #6 Vanderbilt #1 Stanford |
W 91−55 W 80−74 W 66–52 L 47–82 |
| 1998 | #7 | First Round | #10 George Washington | L 72−74 |
| 1999 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#14 Liberty #11 SMU #2 Clemson #4 Iowa State #3 Duke |
W 73−52 W 68−55 W 67–54 W 89–71 L 69–81 |
| 2000 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#16 Montana #9 Stanford #5 North Carolina #2 Rutgers |
W 74−46 W 83−64 W 83–57 L 51–59 |
| 2001 | #2 | First Round Second Round |
#15 Liberty #10 Missouri |
W 77−48 L 65–78 |
| 2002 | #10 | First Round | #7 Old Dominion | L 54−68 |
| 2003 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#12 Charlotte #4 Rutgers #1 Duke |
W 80−61 W 74−64 L 63–66 |
| 2004 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#14 Liberty #6 TCU #2 Purdue #4 LSU |
W 78−53 W 85−71 W 66–64 L 60–62 |
| 2005 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 Rice #3 Texas #2 Duke |
W 75−49 W 70−68 L 57–63 |
| 2006 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Marist #11 Hartford #2 Connecticut |
W 75−60 W 73−54 L 75–77 |
| 2007 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#14 Belmont #6 Iowa State #2 Purdue |
W 53−36 W 76−56 L 65–78 |
| 2008 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 Iowa #1 North Carolina |
W 67−61 L 66−80 |
| 2009 | #11 | First Round | #6 Arizona State | L 47−58 |
| 2010 | #5 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#12 Tulane #4 Oklahoma State #1 Stanford |
W 64−59 W 74−71 (OT) L 36–73 |
| 2011 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 Middle Tenn #6 Florida State #2 Texas A&M |
W 56−41 W 61−59 L 38–79 |
| 2012 | #4 | First Round | #13 Marist | L 70−76 |
| 2013 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#13 Montana #5 Iowa State #1 Stanford #2 California |
W 70−50 W 65−60 W 61–59 L 62–65 (OT) |
| 2014 | #8 | First Round | #9 St. Joseph's | L 57−67 |
| 2016 | #8 | First Round | #9 Indiana | L 58−62 |
| 2018 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Mercer #5 Duke |
W 68−63 L 40−66 |
| 2021 | #3 | First Round Second Round |
#14 Drexel #6 Oregon |
W 67−53 L 50−57 |
| 2022 | #6 | First Round Second Round |
#11 Dayton #3 Iowa State |
W 70−54 L 44−67 |
| 2023 | #10 | First Round Second Round |
#7 Florida State #2 Iowa |
W 66−54 L 66−74 |
Home venues
editPlayer awards
editNational awards
edit- Tasha Humphrey – 2005
- Saudia Roundtree – 1996
SEC Awards
edit- Katrina McClain – 1987
- Saudia Roundtree – 1996
- Kelly Miller – 2000, 2001
School records
editSource[6]
Career leaders
edit- Points Scored: Janet Harris (2641)
- Rebounds: Janet Harris (1398)
- Assists: Teresa Edwards (63)
- Steals: Sherill Baker (426)
- 3-pointers: Cori Chambers (282)
Single-season leaders
edit- Points Scored: Katrina McClain(796, 1987)
- Rebounds: Janet Harris, (397, 1983)
- Assists: Saudia Roundtree (226, 1995)
- Steals: Sherill Baker (149, 2006)
- 3-pointers: Cori Chambers (85, 2007)
Single-game leaders
edit- Points Scored: Coco Miller (45, 6 Dec 1997)
- Rebounds: Katrina McClain (24, 10 Feb 1986)
- Assists: Lady Hardmon 14, (6 Jan 1992)
- Steals: Ashley Houts (10, 29 Nov 2006)
Triple-Doubles
edit- Teresa Edwards 24 points, 10 rebs. & 10 assists. vs. Alabama 1 Mar 1986
- Tracy Henderson 14 points, 13 rebs. & 10 blocks vs. Louisville 19 Mar 1995
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ University of Georgia Brand Guide (PDF). June 26, 2019. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c Official 2007 NCAA Women's Final Four Records Book (PDF). pp. 6–7. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ "National, Player and Team Milestones". Georgiadogs.com. UGA Sports Communications. February 26, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-22. [dead link]
- ^ "Andy Landers". Georgiadogs.com. Retrieved 2008-03-22. [dead link]
- ^ "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
- ^ a b "Media Guide". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.
References
edit- "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original on 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
