Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Basketball - Minnesota Gophers Womens Basketball

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 Lindsay Whalen.

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

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The Golden Gophers have had five players play professional basketball, as well as eight players named All-Americans. Four players, Lindsay Whalen, Amanda Zahui B., and Janel McCarville, Rachel Banham 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

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• Joan Stevenson, 1971â€"1972 (5â€"3)
• Deb Wilson, 1972â€"1973 (8â€"8)
• Linda Wells, 1973â€"1974 (3â€"10)
• Jenny Johnson, 1974â€"1977 (36â€"37)
• Ellen Mosher-Hanson, 1977â€"1987 (172â€"125)
• LaRue Fields, 1987â€"1990 (24â€"60)
• Linda Hill-MacDonald, 1990â€"1997 (66â€"126)
• Cheryl Littlejohn, 1997â€"2001 (29â€"81)
• Brenda Frese, 2001â€"2002 (22â€"8)
• Pam Borton, 2002â€"2014 (236â€"152)
• Marlene Stollings, 2014â€"2018 (82-47)
• Lindsay Whalen, 2018-

AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament appearances

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The Golden Gophers appeared in the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament (the precursor to the modern NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship) three times before it was discontinued in 1982. They compiled a record of 1â€"3.

Year-by-year results

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Conference tournament winners noted with # Source

See also

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• University of Minnesota
• Minnesota Golden Gophers
• Lindsay Whalen

References

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External links

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• Official Golden Gophers Web Site

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