Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball
Women's basketball team of the University of Illinois
Illinois Fighting Illini Women's Basketball University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Head coach Shauna Green (3rd season)Conference Big Ten Location Champaign, Illinois Arena State Farm Center (capacity: 15,500)Nickname Fighting Illini Student section Orange Krush Colors Orange and blue[ 1]
1997, 1998 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2023 1997
The Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference . Home games are played at State Farm Center , located on University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign 's campus in Champaign .
Season-by-season results
Sources:
B1G 2014–2015 Standings[ 2]
B1G Record Book[ 3]
Big Ten Women's Basketball Statistics[ 4]
Statistics overview
Season
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Postseason
Steven Douglas (1974–1976)
1974–75
Steven Douglas
10–11
-
1975–76
Steven Douglas
15–10
-
5th
Steven Douglas:
25–21
-
Carla Thompson (1976–1979)
1976–77
Carla Thompson
15–9
-
5th
1977–78
Carla Thompson
9–9
-
5th
1978–79
Carla Thompson
9–12
-
Carla Thompson:
33–30
-
Jane Schroeder (1979–1984)
1979–80
Jane Schroeder
6–21
-
5th
1980–81
Jane Schroeder
20–11
-
1981–82
Jane Schroeder
21–9
-
2nd
NCAA 1st Round
Big Ten Conference
1982–83
Jane Schroeder
14–14
9–9
6th
1983–84
Jane Schroeder
12–16
6–12
8th
Jane Schroeder:
73–71
15–21
Laura Golden (1984–1990)
1984–85
Laura Golden
13–15
7–11
6th
1985–86
Laura Golden
20–10
12–6
3rd
NCAA 2nd Round
1986–87
Laura Golden
19–10
11–7
4th
NCAA 2nd Round
1987–88
Laura Golden
9–19
3–15
9th
1988–89
Laura Golden
11–18
6–12
6th
1989–90
Laura Golden
11–17
5–13
8th
Laura Golden:
83–89
44–64
Kathy Lindsey (1990–1995)
1990–91
Kathy Lindsey
9–19
6–12
8th
1991–92
Kathy Lindsey
9–19
6–12
8th
1992–93
Kathy Lindsey
12–15
7–11
7th
1993–94
Kathy Lindsey
10–17
5–13
10th
1994–95
Kathy Lindsey
10–17
5–13
10th(T)
Kathy Lindsey:
50–87
29–61
Theresa Grentz (1995–2007)
1995–96
Theresa Grentz
13–15
6–10
8th
1996–97
Theresa Grentz
24–8
12–4
1st(T)
NCAA Sweet 16
1997–98
Theresa Grentz
20–10
12–4
2nd
NCAA Sweet 16
1998–99
Theresa Grentz
19–12
10–6
3rd
NCAA Second Round
1999-00
Theresa Grentz
23–11
11–5
4th
NCAA Second Round
2000–01
Theresa Grentz
17–16
9–7
6th
WNIT Second Round
2001–02
Theresa Grentz
15–14
7–9
8th
WNIT Second Round
2002–03
Theresa Grentz
17–12
9–7
6th
NCAA First Round
2003–04
Theresa Grentz
10–18
4–12
8th(T)
2004–05
Theresa Grentz
17–13
7–9
7th
WNIT First Round
2005–06
Theresa Grentz
16–15
6–10
7th
WNIT First Round
2006–07
Theresa Grentz
19–12
8–8
4th
WNIT Sweet 16
Theresa Grentz:
210–156
101–91
Jolette Law (2007–2012)
2007–08
Jolette Law
20–15
8–10
9th
WNIT Sweet 16
2008–09
Jolette Law
10–21
5–13
9th
2009–10
Jolette Law
19–14
7–11
9th
WNIT Elite 8
2010–11
Jolette Law
9–23
2–14
11th
2011–12
Jolette Law
11–19
5–11
9th
Jolette Law:
69–93
27–59
Matt Bollant (2012–2017)
2012–13
Matt Bollant
19–14
9–7
5th(T)
WNIT Elite 8
2013–14
Matt Bollant
9–21
2–14
12th
2014–15
Matt Bollant
15–16
6–12
10th
2015–16
Matt Bollant
9–21
2–16
14th
2016–17
Matt Bollant
9–22
3–13
T-11th
Matt Bollant:
61–94
22–62
Nancy Fahey (2017–2022)
2017–18
Nancy Fahey
9–22
0–16
14th
2018–19
Nancy Fahey
10–20
2–16
14th
2019–20
Nancy Fahey
11-19
2–16
13th
2020–21
Nancy Fahey
5-18
2-16
13th
2021–22
Nancy Fahey
7-20
1-13
14th
Nancy Fahey:
42–99
7–77
Shauna Green (2022–present)
2022–23
Shauna Green
22-10
11-7
T-5th
NCAA First Four
2023–24
Shauna Green
19-15
8–10
9th
WBIT Champions
2024–25
Shauna Green
6–0
0–0
Shauna Green:
47–25
19–17
Total:
693–765
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
1982
#7
First Round
#2 Kentucky
L 80–88
1986
#8
First Round Second Round
#9 Ohio #1 Georgia
W 69–68 L 64–103
1987
#8
First Round Second Round
#9 Bowling Green #1 Auburn
W 80–64 L 58–92
1997
#4
First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen
#13 Drake #5 Duke #1 Connecticut
W 79–62W 67–65 L 73–78
1998
#3
First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen
#14 UW–Green Bay #11 UC Santa Barbara #2 North Carolina
W 82–58W 69–65 L 74–80
1999
#7
First Round Second Round
#10 Louisville #2 Clemson
W 69–67 L 51–63
2000
#6
First Round Second Round
#11 Utah #3 Iowa State
W 73–58 L 68–79
2003
#9
First Round
#8 Virginia
L 56–72
2023
#11
First Four
#11 Mississippi State
L 56–70
Coaching history
Coach
Years
Record
Conference record
Conference titles
NCAA appearances
Steven Douglas
1974–1976
25–21
–
–
–
Carla Thompson
1976–1979
33–30
–
–
–
Jane Schroeder
1979–1984
73–71
15–21
–
1
Laura Golden
1984–1990
83–89
44–64
–
2
Kathy Lindsey
1990–1995
50–87
29–61
–
–
Theresa Grentz
1995–2007
210–156
101–91
1
5
Jolette Law
2007–2012
69–93
27–59
–
–
Matt Bollant
2012–2017
61–94
22–62
–
–
Nancy Fahey
2017–2022
42–99
7–77
–
–
Shauna Green
2022–
52–27
20–18
–
1
Totals
698–767
265–453
1
9
Source for coaching history
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[ 6]
[ 7]
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[ 9]
International
Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Canada : 2017 Summer Universiade[ 10]
See also
References
^ "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Visual Identity: Color" . Retrieved November 13, 2022 .
^ "Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site" . Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2018 .
^ "Record book" (PDF) . Big 10 . Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018 .
^ "Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball :: Official Athletic Site" . Big Ten Conference . Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2018 .
^ a b "Illini Basketball History" (pdf) . Retrieved October 18, 2009 .
^ a b "2004–05 Illinois Women's Basketball" (PDF) . Archived from the original (pdf) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2009 .
^ a b "2005–06 Illinois Women's Basketball" (PDF) . Archived from the original (pdf) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2009 .
^ a b "2006–07 Illinois Women's Basketball" (PDF) . Archived from the original (pdf) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2009 .
^ a b "2007–08 Illinois Women's Basketball" (PDF) . Archived from the original (pdf) on October 26, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009 .
^ "29th Summer Universiade 2017 Main Results" . fisu.net . Retrieved June 16, 2021 .
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