Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball

Evansville Purple Aces

2016–17 Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball team

University

University of Evansville

Head coach

Matt Ruffing (1st season)

Conference

Missouri Valley

Location

Evansville, Indiana

Arena

Ford Center
(Capacity: 10,000)

Nickname

Purple Aces

Colors

Purple, White, and Orange

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament appearances

1999, 2009

Conference tournament champions

1999, 2009

Conference regular season champions

2008

The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the Purple Aces of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They play in the Missouri Valley Conference. ^[1]

History

Evansville began play in 1969. The Purple Aces have (as of the end of the 2015–16 season) an all-time record of 484–650. They playedin the North Star Conference from 1983 to 1986 and the Midwestern Collegiate from 1986 to 1994 before joining the Missouri Valley Conference in 1994. They made the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and 2009, losing in the First Round each time. They have won the MVC Tournament twice (1999, 2009), winning the latter after finishing the regular season 15–19. They have made the WNIT in 2000 and 2008, getting to the Second Round in the latter year. They have made one appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational (2014). ^[2]

References

University of Evansville
Located in: Evansville, Indiana
Athletics	Evansville Purple Aces Men's basketball Women's basketball Men's soccer Charles H. Braun Stadium Ford Center
Media	WUEV
Organizations	Aces Brass
Awards	Richard Wilbur Award
Related	Men's basketball team plane crash Harlaxton Manor
Founded: 1854

Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball
Teams	Bradley Braves Drake Bulldogs Evansville Purple Aces Illinois State Redbirds Indiana State Sycamores Loyola Ramblers Missouri State Lady Bears Northern Iowa Panthers Southern Illinois Salukis Valparaiso Crusaders
Championships & awards	Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1983–84 1984–84 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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Evansville Purple Aces women's basketball
Venues	Roberts Municipal Stadium (1969–2011) Ford Center (2011–present)
Culture & lore	History Aces Brass
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 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 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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