Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball

Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Aggies
	2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
University	Texas A&M University
Head coach	Joni Taylor (3rd season)
Conference	SEC
Location	College Station, Texas
Arena	Reed Arena ; (capacity: 12,989)
Nickname	Aggies
Colors	Maroon and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament champions
	2011
NCAA tournament Final Four
	2011
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	2008, 2011, 2014
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
	1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	Southwest Conference: 1996; Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010; Southeastern Conference: 2013
Conference regular season champions
	Big 12 Conference: 2007; Southeastern Conference: 2021

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 first 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 had not reached 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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

At 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	^[5]^[6]
Andrea Williams	1993-94	Commissioner of Big Sky Conference, COO of College Football Playoff
Jaynetta Saunders	1999–01	Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury	2001	^[7]^[8]
Toccara Williams	2000–04	Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars	2004	^[9]
Morenike Atunrase	2004–08	Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars	2008	^[10]
A'Quonesia Franklin	2004–08	Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs	2008	^[11]
Danielle Gant	2005–09	Ranks in the top 10 of many categories	2009	^[12]
Takia Starks	2005–09	All-time leading scorer in A&M history, when she graduated, now second overall	N/A	^[13]^[14]^[15]
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	^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Player awards

National Awards

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Danielle Adams – 2011

2021–22 roster

2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Qadashah Hoppie	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	St. John's University	Staten Island, NY
G	3	Destiny Pitts	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Minnesota	Detroit, MI
G	4	Kay Kay Green	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Whitney M. Young Magnet HS	Chicago, IL
G	5	Jordan Nixon	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	Jr	Notre Dame	New York City, NY
G	11	Kayla Wells	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	South Grand Prairie HS	Dallas, TX
F	13	Jada Malone	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	The Village School	Spring, TX
F	14	Maliyah Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Summer Creek HS	Chicago, IL
G	21	Eriny Kindred	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Del Valle HS	Del Valle, TX
C	22	Kenyal Perry	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	McKinley HS	New Orleans, LA
G	23	Mckinzie Green	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Manvel HS	Manvel, TX
G	24	Sahara Jones	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Veterans Memorial HS	San Antonio, TX
F	32	Aaliyah Patty	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Ohio State University	Chester, IL
C	44	Sydnee Roby	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	University of Miami	Milwaukee, WI

Head coach

Gary Blair (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Kelly Bond-White (Illinois)
Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State)
Greg Brown (Lipscomb)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 12, 2021

Season-by-season results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kay Don (1974–1977)
1974–1975	Kay Don	24–9	—	—	—
1975–1976	Kay Don	18–11	—	—	—
1976–1977	Kay Don	14–17	—	—	—
Kay Don:		56–37	—
Wanda Bender (1977–1979)
1977–1978	Wanda Bender	19–18	—	—	—
1978–1979	Wanda Bender	26–18	—	—	—
Wanda Bender:		45–36	—
Cherri Rap (1979–1984)
1979–1980	Cherri Rap	19–12	—	—	—
1980–1981	Cherri Rap	7–22	—	—	—
1981–1982†	Cherri Rap	9–20	—	—	—
1982–1983‡	Cherri Rap	11–16	2–6	7th	—
1983–1984	Cherri Rap	13–15	6–10	6th	—
Cherri Rap:		59–85	8–16	† 1982: Inaugural year of NCAA tournament; final year for AIAW tournament ‡ A&M starts Southwest Conference play
Lynn Hickey (1984–1994)
1984–1985	Lynn Hickey	14–14	7–9	T–5th	—
1985–1986	Lynn Hickey	16–13	9–7	T–4th	—
1986–1987	Lynn Hickey	9–17	5–11	T–6th	—
1987–1988	Lynn Hickey	16–13	9–7	T–4th	—
1988–1989	Lynn Hickey	17–12	8–8	5th	—
1989–1990	Lynn Hickey	16–12	8–8	T–5th	—
1990–1991	Lynn Hickey	14–14	8–8	5th	—
1991–1992	Lynn Hickey	15–13	7–7	T–4th	—
1992–1993	Lynn Hickey	15–12	7–7	4th	—
1993–1994	Lynn Hickey	23–8	11–3	2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Lynn Hickey:		155–128	79–75
Candi Harvey (1994–1998)
1994–1995	Candi Harvey	21–9	9–5	T–2nd	WNIT Champions
1995–1996	Candi Harvey	20–12	8–5	4th	NCAA first round
1996–1997#	Candi Harvey	9–18	3–13	T–10th	—
1997–1998	Candi Harvey	9–19	4–12	T–9th	—
Candi Harvey:		59–58	24–35	# A&M leaves SWC; starts Big 12 play.
Peggie Gillom (1998–2003)
1998–1999	Peggie Gillom	7–20	2–14	12th	—
1999–2000	Peggie Gillom	11–16	3–13	11th	—
2000–2001	Peggie Gillom	12–16	2–14	12th	—
2001–2002	Peggie Gillom	13–16	5–11	9th	—
2002–2003	Peggie Gillom	10–18	3–13	T–9th	—
Peggie Gillom:		53–86	15–65
Gary Blair (2003–2022)
2003–2004	Gary Blair	9–19	2–14	T–11th	—
2004–2005	Gary Blair	16–15	4–12	T–9th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2005–2006	Gary Blair	23–9	11–5	3rd	NCAA first round
2006–2007	Gary Blair	25–7	13–3	T–1st	NCAA second round
2007–2008	Gary Blair	29–8	11–5	T–3rd	NCAA Elite Eight
2008–2009	Gary Blair	27–8	11–5	T–3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2009–2010	Gary Blair	26–8	10–6	T–4th	NCAA second round
2010–2011	Gary Blair	33–5	13–3	2nd	NCAA Champions
2011–2012	Gary Blair	24–11	11–7	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012–2013*	Gary Blair	25–10	11–5	4th	NCAA second round
2013–2014	Gary Blair	27–9	13–3	T-2nd	NCAA Elite Eight
2014–2015	Gary Blair	23–10	10–6	T-4th	NCAA first round
2015–2016	Gary Blair	22–10	11–5	T-2nd	NCAA second round
2016–2017	Gary Blair	22–12	9–7	6th	NCAA second round
2017–2018	Gary Blair	26–10	11–5	T-4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2018-2019	Gary Blair	26-8	12-4	3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2019-2020	Gary Blair	22-8	10-6	4th	Cancelled Due To Covid
2020-2021	Gary Blair	25-3	13-1	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2021-2022	Gary Blair	14-15	4-12	12th
Gary Blair:		443–241	189-112	* A&M leaves Big 12; starts Southeastern Conference play.
Joni Taylor (2022–present)
2022–2023	Joni Taylor	9-20	2–14	13th
2023–2024	Joni Taylor	19-13	6–10	T-9th	NCAA First Round
Joni Taylor:		28-33	8–24
Total:		897–708
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

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NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1994	#13	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#4 Florida #5 San Diego State #1 Purdue	W 78-76 W 75-72 L 65-82
1996	#7	First Round	#10 Kent State	L 68-72
2006	#6	First Round	#11 TCU	L 65-69
2007	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Texas-Arlington #5 George Washington	W 58-50 L 47-59
2008	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 UTSA #10 Hartford #3 Duke #1 Tennessee	W 91-52 W 63-39 W 77-63 L 45-53
2009	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Evansville #10 Minnesota #6 Arizona State	W 80-45 W 73-42 L 69-84
2010	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 Portland State #7 Gonzaga	W 84-53 L 71-72
2011	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game	#15 McNeese State #7 Rutgers #6 Georgia #1 Baylor #1 Stanford #2 Notre Dame	W 87-47 W 70-48 W 79-38 W 58-46 W 63-62 W 76-70
2012	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Albany #6 Arkansas #2 Maryland	W 69-47 W 61-59 L 74-81
2013	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Wichita State #6 Nebraska	W 71-45 L 63-74
2014	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 North Dakota #11 James Madison #7 DePaul #1 Connecticut	W 70-55 W 85-69 W 84-65 L 54-69
2015	#6	First Round	#11 Little Rock	L 60-69
2016	#4	First Round Second Round	#13 Missouri State #5 Florida State	W 74-65 L 56-74
2017	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Penn #4 UCLA	W 63-61 L 43-75
2018	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Drake #5 DePaul #1 Notre Dame	W 89-76 W 80-79 L 84-90
2019	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Wright State #5 Marquette #1 Notre Dame	W 84-61 W 78-76 L 80-87
2021	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Troy #7 Iowa State #3 Arizona	W 84-80 W 84-82 (OT) L 59-74

References

^ "Texas A&M University Brand Guide". Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Basketball Through the Years". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
^ "Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview". ESPN. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Longman, Jeré (2008-03-30). "Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for 'All Male'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
^ "Indiana Pacers Media Guide: Front Office" (PDF).
^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (December 17, 2018). "Pacers to hire Kelly Krauskopf as NBA's first female assistant GM". ESPN.
^ "Jaynetta Saunders".
^ "WNBA Draft 2001 JAYNETTA SAUNDERS".
^ "Toccara Williams, Texas A&M". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
^ "Morenike Atunrase – Texas A&M". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
^ "Prospect: A'Quonesia Franklin". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK". Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.
^ "Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80–45".^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Record Book". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
^ "SEC Women's Legends Spotlight: Takia Starks". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
^ "N'dea Jones declares for WNBA Draft". Kagstv.com. 31 March 2021.
^ [1] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ [2] ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Jones Earns USBWA All-America Recognition". Kbtx.com.

External links

Official website

[1] "Texas A&M University Brand Guide". Retrieved May 16, 2018.

[Texas_A&M_Athletics-2] "Women's Basketball Through the Years". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-11-13.

[3] "Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview". ESPN. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[4] Longman, Jeré (2008-03-30). "Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for 'All Male'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.

[5] "Indiana Pacers Media Guide: Front Office" (PDF).

[6] Wojnarowski, Adrian (December 17, 2018). "Pacers to hire Kelly Krauskopf as NBA's first female assistant GM". ESPN.

[7] "Jaynetta Saunders".

[8] "WNBA Draft 2001 JAYNETTA SAUNDERS".

[9] "Toccara Williams, Texas A&M". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

[10] "Morenike Atunrase – Texas A&M". WNBA. 2008-03-31.

[11] "Prospect: A'Quonesia Franklin". WNBA. 2008-03-31.

[12] "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK". Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.

[AP32209-13] "Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80–45".^{[dead link‍]}

[14] "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Record Book". Retrieved 2011-02-05.

[15] "SEC Women's Legends Spotlight: Takia Starks". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

[16] "N'dea Jones declares for WNBA Draft". Kagstv.com. 31 March 2021.

[17] [1] ^{[dead link‍]}

[18] [2] ^{[dead link‍]}

[19] "Jones Earns USBWA All-America Recognition". Kbtx.com.

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