South Florida Bulls women's basketball

South Florida Bulls women's basketball
2023–24 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team
University	University of South Florida
First season	1972–73
Athletic director	Michael Kelly
Head coach	Jose Fernandez (21st season)
Conference	The American
Location	Tampa, Florida
Arena	Yuengling Center (Capacity: 10,411)
Nickname	Bulls
Student section	So Flo Rodeo
Colors	Green and gold[1] Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament second round
2013, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference tournament champions
2021
Conference regular season champions
2021, 2023

The South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represents the University of South Florida in women's basketball. The Bulls compete in the American Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bulls play home basketball games at the Yuengling Center.^[2] South Florida is coached by Jose Fernandez, who has been with the Bulls since the 2000–01 season. USF has made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament nine times in their history (2006, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, and 2023) and won the Women's National Invitation Tournament in 2009.^[3] They have won three conference championships, taking the regular season American Athletic Conference title in 2021 and 2023 and the AAC tournament crown in 2021.^[4][5]

Season-by-season record

As of the 2021–22 season, the Bulls have a 711–699 record. They have made the NCAA Tournament eight times, along with nine appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament, including a title in 2009.^[6]

Year	Conference	Games played	Record	Win percentage	Conference record	Head coach	Postseason
1972–73	Independent (AIAW Small College Division)	13	10–3	.769	N/A	Joanne Rodgers
1973–74	Independent (AIAW Large College Division)	18	9–9	.500
1974–75		24	13–9	.542
1975–76		20	8–12	.400
1976–77		19	15–4	.789
1977–78		26	16–10	.615
1978–79		24	10–14	.417
1979–80		22	9–13	.409
1980–81		31	9–22	.290
1981–82		27	12–15	.444
1982–83	Independent (NCAA Division I)	25	9–16	.360
1983–84		27	7–20	.259		Anne Strusz
1984–85	Sun Belt Conference	26	8–18	.308	0–6
1985–86		27	5–22	.185	0–6
1986–87		27	11–16	.407	1–5
1987–88		27	11–16	.407	1–5
1988–89		27	14–13	.519	2–4	Trudi Lacey
1989–90		27	10–17	.370	0–6
1990–91		28	12–16	.429	0–6
1991–92	Metro Conference	28	13–15	.464	3–9
1992–93		27	10–17	.370	0–12
1993–94		27	14–13	.519	7–5
1994–95		26	7–19	.269	0–12
1995–96	Conference USA	27	6–21	.222	2–12
1996–97		27	9–18	.333	5–9	Jerry Ann Winters
1997–98		29	11–18	.379	5–11
1998–99		27	14–13	.519	8–8
1999–2000		29	13–16	.448	3–13
2000–01		28	4–24	.143	1–15	Jose Fernandez
2001–02		27	13–13	.519	4–10
2002–03		27	7–20	.259	2–12
2003–04		29	14–15	.483	7–7		WNIT (first round)
2004–05		32	21–11	.656	9–5		WNIT (second round)
2005–06	Big East	31	19–12	.613	9–7		NCAA (round of 64)
2006–07		33	21–12	.636	9–7		WNIT (second round)
2007–08		32	16–16	.500	5–11		WNIT (first round)
2008–09		37	27–10	.730	8–8		WNIT (champions)
2009–10		31	15–16	.484	6–10		WNIT (first round)
2010–11		31	12–19	.387	3–13
2011–12		35	19–16	.543	8–8		WNIT (third round)
2012–13		33	22–11	.667	9–7		NCAA (round of 32)
2013–14	American Athletic Conference	36	23–13	.639	13–5		WNIT (Final Four)
2014–15		35	27–8	.771	15–3		NCAA (round of 32)
2015–16		34	24–10	.706	14–4		NCAA (round of 32)
2016–17		33	24–9	.727	11–5		NCAA (round of 64)
2017–18		34	26–8	.765	13–3		NCAA (round of 64)
2018–19		35	19–16	.523	7–9		WNIT (second round)
2019–20		32	19–13	.594	10–6		Postseason not played due to COVID–19 pandemic
2020–21		23	19–4	.826	13–2 (Won conference regular season and tournament)		NCAA (round of 32)
2021–22		33	24–9	.727	12–3		NCAA (round of 64)
2022–23		34	27–7	.794	14–1 (Won conference regular season)		NCAA (round of 32)
Total		1444	738–706	.511	261–305		18 Appearances (19–17 record)
Bold indicates tournament won Italics indicate Conference Championship

Postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Bulls have made the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament seven times in their history and have an overall record of 4–8.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	#9	First Round	#8 USC	L 65–67
2013	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 Texas Tech #2 California	W 71–70 L 78–82 (OT)
2015	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 LSU #3 Louisville	W 73–64 L 52–60
2016	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 Colorado State #3 UCLA	W 48–45 L 67–72
2017	#11	First Round	#6 Missouri	L 64–66
2018	#6	First Round	#11 Buffalo	L 79–102
2021	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Washington State #1 NC State	W 57–53 L 67–79
2022	#9	First Round	#8 Miami (FL)	L 66–78
2023	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 Marquette #1 South Carolina	W 67–65 L 45–76

WNIT

The Bulls have made the Women's National Invitation Tournament 9 times. They have an overall record of 14–8 and won the tournament in 2009.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2004	First	@ Richmond	L 63–55
2005	First Second	Florida @ Wake Forest	W 61–56 L 78–63
2007	Second Third	Coppin State @ Virginia	W 66–49 L 73–72
2008	First	@ Florida Gulf Coast	L 67–65
2009	Second Third Quarterfinal Final Four Championship	Florida Gulf Coast Ole Miss @ St. Bonaventure @ Boston College @ Kansas	W 88–81 (OT) W 74–67 W 80–66 W 82–65 W 75–71
2010	First	@ Florida	L 61–54
2012	First Second Third	Florida Atlantic Florida International James Madison	W 76–20 W 77–61 L 72–45
2014	First Second Third Quarterfinal Final Four	North Carolina A&T Stetson George Washington @ Mississippi State Rutgers	W 56–50 W 75–56 W 74–59 W 60–58 L 62–52
2019	First Second	Stetson @ James Madison	W 84–50 L 71–54

Awards and recognition

Players

All Americans

• Jessica Dickson (Honorable Mention 2005–06)
• Jessica Dickson (Honorable Mention 2006–07)
• Andrea Smith (Honorable Mention 2012–13)
• Courtney Williams (Honorable Mention 2013–14)
• Courtney Williams (Honorable Mention 2014–15)
• Courtney Williams (Honorable Mention 2015–16)
• Kitija Laksa (Honorable Mention, 2016–17)
• Maria Jespersen (Honorable Mention, 2017–18)

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WNIT Most Valuable Player

• Shantia Grace (2009)

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Conference Player of the Year

• Wanda Guyton (Sun Belt, 1988–89)

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• Dulcy Fankam-Mendjiadeu (American, 2022-23)

• Elena Tsineke (American, 2022-23)

[Elena and Dulcy were named Co-Players of the 2022-23 season]

First team all conference

• Wanda Guyton (Sun Belt, 1988–89)
• Angie Snyder (Sun Belt, 1990–91)
• Angie Snyder (Metro, 1991–92)
• Tammy van Oppen (Metro, 1993–94)
• Jessica Dickson (Conference USA, 2004–05)
• Jessica Dickson (Big East, 2005–06)
• Jessica Dickson (Big East, 2006–07)
• Shantia Grace (Big East, 2008–09)
• Jessica Lawson (Big East, 2008–09)
• Andrea Smith (Big East, 2012–13)
• Courtney Williams (American, 2013–14)
• Courtney Williams (American, 2014–15)
• Courtney Williams (American, 2015–16)
• Kitija Laksa (American, 2016–17)
• Maria Jespersen (American, 2016–17)
• Maria Jespersen (American, 2017–18)
• Bethy Mununga (American, 2020–21)
• Elena Tsineke (American, 2020–21)

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In the WNBA

• Courtney Williams
• Inga Orekhova
• Andrea Smith
• Jessica Dickson
• Wanda Guyton

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USF Athletic Hall of Fame

• Wanda Guyton (2009)
• Jessica Dickson (2012)
• Shantia Grace (2019)
• Courtney Williams (2020)

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Retired jerseys

South Florida Bulls retired jerseys
Number	Player	Years
3	Shantia Grace	2005–2009
10	Courtney Williams	2012–2015
25	Jessica Dickson	2003–2007
50	Wanda Guyton	1984–1989

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Coaches

Conference Coach of the Year

• Trudi Lacey (Sun Belt, 1988–89)
• Jose Fernandez (American, 2017–18)
• Jose Fernandez (American, 2020–21)

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Media

Under the current American Athletic Conference TV deal, all home and in-conference away women's basketball games are shown on one of the various ESPN networks or streamed live on ESPN+.^[10] Live radio broadcasts of games are featured on WHPT 102.5 FM in the Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida media markets and are also available worldwide for free on the Bulls Unlimited digital radio station on TuneIn.^[11][12]

See also

• South Florida Bulls
• South Florida Bulls men's basketball

References

External links

• Official website