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The Texas Longhorns women's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Texas in the Big 12 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[1] The team has seen 5 individuals hold the head coach position since its inception in 1974. The current head coach is Vic Schaefer, who led his first season in 2020.

Over the history of the Texas basketball program, only 1 coach has been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[2] The all-time wins leader is Jody Conradt, having won 783 games over her 31-year tenure at the University of Texas.

Key

Bold= Leader in each category

Coaches

List of head basketball coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, NCAA Tournament records, championships and selected awards. *Statistics correct as of December 31, 2022.[3]
# Name Term GC OW OL O% CW CL C% TA TW TL CCs CTs NCs
1 Rod Page 1974–1976 55 38 17 .691
2 Jody Conradt 1976–2007 1,028 783 245 .762 297 85 .777 21 31 20 12 10 1
3 Gail Goestenkors 2007–2012 166 102 64 .614 40 42 .488 5 1 5
4 Karen Aston 2012–2020 267 184 83 .689 93 51 .646 6 10 6
5 Vic Schaefer 2020–present 140 109 31 .779 52 20 .722 4 10 3 1 2
NCAA Tournament
Coach Appearances
National Championships Jody Conradt 1
Final Four Jody Conradt 3
Elite Eight Jody Conradt 8
Vic Schaefer 3
Karen Aston 1
Sweet Sixteen Jody Conradt 11
Karen Aston 4
Vic Schaefer 3

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of head coaches.
  2. ^ The Longhorns played as part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association from their first years until joining the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1907. Texas led the creation of the Southwest Conference in 1915, which became the Big 12 Conference after a merger in 1997.
  3. ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
  4. ^ NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearances since the tournament began in 1939.

References

  1. ^ "University of Texas". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jody Conradt". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2022.