Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball

Colorado Buffaloes

University

University of Colorado Boulder

Conference

Pac-12
North Division

Location

Boulder, CO

Head coach

Linda Lappe (3rd year)

Arena

Coors Events Center
(Capacity: 11,064)

Nickname

Buffaloes

Colors

Silver, Gold, and Black

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

1993, 1995, 2002

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1994, 1997, 2003

NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round

1995, 1988, 1996, 2001

NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances

1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013

Conference tournament champions

1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997

Conference regular season champions

1989, 1995

The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder and competes in the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I.

Conferences

Colorado currently plays in the Pac-12 Conference. Prior to the 2011/12 season, they played in the Big 12 conference. The Buffaloes joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 12 was formed, following the merger of the Big 8 conference with several former members of the Southwest Conference.

Coaches

Colorado's head women's basketball coach is Linda Lappe. Lappe was hired prior to the 2010/11 season. She replaced Kathy McConnell-Miller, who was not retained following the completion of her 5-year contract in 2010

2013–14 Roster

2013–14 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
3.5 !F	31	Beard-Fails, ZoeZoe Beard-Fails	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Georgetown Day [Washington, D.C.]	Herndon, Va.
5.0 !C	40	Hargis, RachelRachel Hargis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Robinson	Robinson, Texas
1.5 !G	4	Harris, DesireeDesiree Harris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. Joseph Notre Dame	Oakland, Calif.
2.5 !G/F	24	Huggins, LaurenLauren Huggins	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Heritage	Littleton, Colo.
1.5 !G	1	Kresl, LexyLexy Kresl	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Shadow Mountain	Paradise Valley, Ariz.
3.5 !F	34	Reese, JenJen Reese	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Clackamas	Clackamas, Ore.
3.5 !F	32	Roberson, ArielleArielle Roberson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Wagner	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	21	Sborov, JasmineJasmine Sborov	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Round Rock	Round Rock, Texas
2.5 !G/F	22	Smith, HaleyHaley Smith	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Skyline	Sammamish, Wash.
3.5 !F	50	Swan, JameeJamee Swan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Marana	Tucson, Ariz.
5.0 !C	3	Watts, BriBri Watts	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Clovis West	Fresno, Calif.
1.5 !G	12	Wilson, AshleyAshley Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Poly	Long Beach, Calif.
1.5 !G	11	Wilson, BrittanyBrittany Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Poly	Long Beach, Calif.

Head coach

Linda Lappe

Assistant coach(es)

Jonas Chatterton
Kelly Rae Finley
LaTonya Watson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-08-16

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with #
Source^[1]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Carol Hochsprung (Intermountain) (1975–1976)
1975	Carol Hochsprung	2–11	2–10
Carol Hochsprung:		2–11	2–10
Jerry Zancanelli (Intermountain) (1975–1978)
1975-76	Jerry Zancanelli	8–12	5–8
1976-77	Jerry Zancanelli	14–12	5–8
1977-78	Jerry Zancanelli	18–14	5–8
Jerry Zancanelli:		40–38	15–24
Rene Portland (Intermountain) (1978–1980)
1978-79	Rene Portland	22–9	10–3		AIAW Regional
1979-80	Rene Portland	18–11	9–1		AIAW Regional
Rene Portland:		40–20	19–4
Sox Walseth (Intermountain, Big 8) (1980–1983)
1980-81	Sox Walseth	28–5	10–0		AIAW First Round
1981-82	Sox Walseth	28–8	8–2		AIAW First Round
Big Eight Conference
1982-83	Sox Walseth	21–8	7–5
Sox Walseth:		77–21	25–7
Ceal Barry (Big 8, Big 12) (1983–2005)
1983-84	Ceal Barry	10–18	3–11
1984-85	Ceal Barry	6–22	2–12
1985-86	Ceal Barry	21–9	9–5	2nd
1986-87	Ceal Barry	14–14	6–8
1987-88	Ceal Barry	21–11	8–6		NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1988-89	Ceal Barry	27–4	14–0	1st#	NCAA Second Round (Bye)	19	9
1989-90	Ceal Barry	17–11	10–4
1990-91	Ceal Barry	18–11	8–6
1991-92	Ceal Barry	22–9	11–3	2nd#	NCAA First Round
1992-93	Ceal Barry	27–4	12–2	1st	NCAA Quarterfinals	9	10
1993-94	Ceal Barry	27–5	12–2	1st	NCAA Sixteen	10	5
1994-95	Ceal Barry	30–3	14–0	1st#	NCAA Quarterfinals	5	2
1995-96	Ceal Barry	26–9	9–5	#	NCAA Second Round	18	17
Big 12 Conference
1996-97	Ceal Barry	23–9	12–4	T-2nd# (Big 12)	NCAA Sixteen	15	18
1997-98	Ceal Barry	12–16	5–11	8th
1998-99	Ceal Barry	15–14	7–9	T-8th	WNIT Sixteen
1999-2000	Ceal Barry	10–19	4–12	10th
2000-01	Ceal Barry	22–9	11–5	4th	NCAA Second Round	23	20
2001-02	Ceal Barry	24–10	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA Quarterfinals	9	12
2002-03	Ceal Barry	24–8	11–5	4th	NCAA Sixteen	19
2003-04	Ceal Barry	22–8	11–5	3rd	NCAA First Round	24	17
2004-05	Ceal Barry	9–19	2–14	T-11th
Ceal Barry:		427–242	192–134
Kathy McConnell-Miller (Big 12) (2005–2010)
2005-06	Kathy McConnell-Miller	9–21	3–13	11th
2006-07	Kathy McConnell-Miller	13–17	6–10	T-7th
2007-08	Kathy McConnell-Miller	19–15	5–11	9th	WNIT Semifinals
2008-09	Kathy McConnell-Miller	11–18	3–13	12th
2009-10	Kathy McConnell-Miller	13–17	3–13	11th
Kathy McConnell-Miller:		65–88	20–60
Linda Lappe (Big 12, Pac-12) (2010–present)
2010-11	Linda Lappe	18–16	6–10	T-8th (Big 12)	WNIT Quarterfinals
Pacific-12 Conference
2011-12	Linda Lappe	21–14	6–12	10th (Pac-12)	WNIT Quarterfinals
2012-13	Linda Lappe	25–7	13–5	4th	NCAA First Round	19	19
Linda Lappe:		64–37	25–27
Total:		715–457
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

References

↑ "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

External links

University of Colorado Boulder

Academics	College of Architecture and Planning College of Arts and Sciences College of Engineering and Applied Science College of Music Graduate School Leeds School of Business School of Education School of Journalism and Mass Communication Boulder School of Law

Student life	Fight Song Golden Buffalo Marching Band KVCU Boulder Freeride

Athletics	Crew Football Stadium Men's Basketball Arena Women's Basketball Pacific-12 Conference Mascot

People	Alumni

Residence halls	Cheyenne Arapaho Hall

Endowment: $785 million (2012)

Pacific-12 Conference women's basketball

Teams	Arizona Wildcats Arizona State Sun Devils California Golden Bears Colorado Buffaloes Oregon Ducks Oregon State Beavers Stanford Cardinal UCLA Bruins USC Trojans Utah Utes Washington Huskies Washington State Cougars

Championships & awards	Pac-12 Tournament Player of the Year All-Pac-12 Teams

Seasons	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 1999–00 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