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The Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the
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. The school competes in the
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in Division I of the
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(NCAA). The
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play home basketball games at the
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on the university campus in
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.


History

Michigan began playing intercollegiate women's basketball in 1973–74, when inaugural head coach Vic Katch led the team to a 3–8 record (0–1 against Big Ten teams). There was no form of conference competition for the Wolverines until the 1976–77 season, and even then it was not officially sanctioned by the Big Ten until 1982–83. Michigan did not qualify for postseason play until earning an NCAA tournament bid in 1990 under head coach Bud VanDeWege, which would remain its only tournament appearance until Sue Guevara led the Wolverines to five straight postseason appearances (in both the NCAA and WNIT tournaments) between 1998 and 2002. The team's best postseason performance in the NCAA Tournament is advancing to the Elite Eight, which it achieved for the first time in
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. The Wolverines won the WNIT tournament in 2017, and have also reached the WNIT semifinals twice: in 2010 and 2015. Michigan has never won a Big Ten championship, either in the regular season or in the conference tournament. The closest it has come is 2nd in the regular season and tied for 3rd in the tournament, both accomplished during Guevara's tenure. Guevara was the most accomplished coach in the history of the program, leading all coaches in both wins and winning percentage for conference and overall games alike. Since 2012, Michigan is coached by
Kim Barnes Arico Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970) is an American women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. Previously, she was head coach of the St. John's University women's basketbal ...
, the former St. John's Red Storm head coach and two-time
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Coach of the Year. During a February 2017 game against
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, the Wolverines set an attendance record of 12,707 in the first home sellout in program history, which more than doubled the previous record of 5,991. The second-largest home crowd (8,313) attended a January 2018 game against
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. Later that same week, during the January 13th game against the
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,
Katelynn Flaherty Katelynn Christine Flaherty (born February 15, 1996) is a former American basketball player. She played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, where she is Michigan's all-time leading scorer in points, man or woman, with 2,776 career poi ...
scored her 2,443rd point, surpassing
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as the school's all-time leading scorer, man or woman. Flaherty would finish her career with a school-record 2,776 points. During the 2017–18 season, Barnes Arico became the winningest coach in program history. On July 12, 2018, Barnes Arico signed a contract extension with the Wolverines through the 2022–23 season. During the 2021–22 season, Michigan reached their highest ranking ever in the AP Poll at No. 4. On December 19, 2021, Michigan earned the program's first ever win over a top-five ranked team when they defeated No. 5 Baylor 74–68 in overtime. On January 31, 2022, Michigan earned their second ever win over a top-five ranked team when they defeated No. 5
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65–50.


Rivalries

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Michigan–Michigan State women's basketball rivalry The Michigan–Michigan State women's basketball rivalry is a college basketball rivalry between the Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartans women's basketball programs that is part of the larger intrastate rivalry between the Universi ...
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Coaching staff

As of 2022-23 season.


Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Sources , -style="background: #ffffdd;" , colspan="8" align="center" ,
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An asterisk (*) indicates non-Big Ten sanctioned championship play, as Big Ten did not do so until the 1982–83 season. However, Michigan still counts these Big Ten records and other games against Big Ten opponents before 1982–83 in its record book.


Head coaching records

''Head coaching records through the end of the 2021-22 season''


Honored players and coaches

Women's National Invitation Tournament MVP *2017 –
Katelynn Flaherty Katelynn Christine Flaherty (born February 15, 1996) is a former American basketball player. She played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, where she is Michigan's all-time leading scorer in points, man or woman, with 2,776 career poi ...
Big Ten Player of the Year *2021 – Naz Hillmon Big Ten Freshman of the Year *1997 –
Stacey Thomas Stacey Thomas (born August 29, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Career Thomas attended college at University of Michigan and graduated in 2000. She was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1997 and Big Ten Defen ...
*2019 – Naz Hillmon Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year *2000 –
Stacey Thomas Stacey Thomas (born August 29, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Career Thomas attended college at University of Michigan and graduated in 2000. She was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 1997 and Big Ten Defen ...
Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year *2015 –
Katelynn Flaherty Katelynn Christine Flaherty (born February 15, 1996) is a former American basketball player. She played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, where she is Michigan's all-time leading scorer in points, man or woman, with 2,776 career poi ...
*2019 – Naz Hillmon All-Americans *2021 – Naz Hillmon (
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, WBCA) *2022 – Naz Hillmon ( AP, USBWA, WBCA)
Big Ten Coach of the Year Coaches and media of the Big Ten Conference award the following individual honors at the end of each American football, football season. In addition, the ''Chicago Tribune'' awards the Chicago Tribune Silver Football to the most valuable football p ...
*1990 – Bud VanDeWege *1998 – Sue Guevara *2000 – Sue Guevara *2017 –
Kim Barnes Arico Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970) is an American women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. Previously, she was head coach of the St. John's University women's basketbal ...
*2022 –
Kim Barnes Arico Kimberly Ann Barnes Arico (born August 9, 1970) is an American women's basketball coach, and the current head coach of the Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team. Previously, she was head coach of the St. John's University women's basketbal ...


WNBA Draft history


NCAA tournament results

Michigan has appeared in ten NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 10–10.


Arena

Michigan has played its home games at Crisler Center (previously known as Crisler Arena) since it began intercollegiate play during the 1973–74 season. The first women's basketball game played at Crisler took place on February 4, 1974 and saw the
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defeat Michigan 54–28. Crisler Arena was built in 1967 at a cost of $7.2 million, and has undergone three major renovations since, in 1998, 2001, and 2012. In 2002, the women's locker room was more than doubled in size and given a complete facelift. The 2012 renovation saw the addition of the William Davidson Player Development Center (WDPDC), a 57,000-foot basketball facility for both the women's and men's teams adjacent to the arena proper, and the renaming of the entire complex to Crisler Center. The first floor of the WDPDC houses two basketball practice courts, team locker rooms for both players and coaches, athletic medicine facilities, and an equipment room, while the second floor is home to offices for both the men's and women's coaching staffs and administrative functions, as well as rooms dedicated to recruiting, analyzing game film, and strength and conditioning. The 2012 renovation also resulted in major upgrades to the arena's infrastructure, a new scoreboard, replacement of all the seats in both the upper and lower bowls, more handicap-accessible seating, and major improvements to the arena's entrances and concourses. Completed in two separate phases, it cost $72 million in total.


References


External links

* {{Big Ten Conference women's basketball navbox