:Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball
{{Infobox college basketball team
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| name = Texas A&M Aggies
| current = 2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
| logo = Texas A&M University logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| university = Texas A&M University
| conference = SEC
| location = College Station, Texas
| coach = Joni Taylor
| tenure = 3rd
| arena = Reed Arena
| capacity = 12,989
| nickname = Aggies
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| NCAAchampion = 2011
| NCAAfinalfour = 2011
| NCAAeliteeight = 2008, 2011, 2014
| NCAAsweetsixteen = 1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
| NCAAtourneys= 1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
| conference_tournament = SWC: 1996
Big 12: 2008, 2010
SEC: 2013
| conference_season = Big 12: 2007
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The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University (TAMU) in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team is coached by Joni Taylor, entering her third season; she replaced Gary Blair, who retired after 37 years as a collegiate head coach, 19 of which were with TAMU. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.
The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76–70. They have appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times and garnered five conference championships.
History
Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program did not reach the postseason tournament until 1994 when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA first round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA second round.{{cite news|url=http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/tam-w-baskbl-yearly-results.html|title=Women's Basketball Through the Years|publisher=Texas A&M Athletics|access-date=2008-11-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524225024/http://www.aggieathletics.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/tam-w-baskbl-yearly-results.html|archive-date=2011-05-24}} The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first-ever Final Four appearance.{{cite news|url=http://scores.espn.go.co/ncw/preview?gameId=284000043|title=Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2008-03-21|date=2008-03-21}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/sports/ncaabasketball/30aggies.html?_r=1|title=Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for ‘All Male’ | work=The New York Times | first=Jeré | last=Longman | date=2008-03-30 | access-date=2010-05-25}}
In the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63–62 and Notre Dame 76–70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.
Notable former players
Player awards
=National Awards=
2021–22 roster
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- Gary Blair ({{college|Texas Tech}})
|asst_coach=
- Kelly Bond-White ({{college|Illinois}})
- Vernette Skeete ({{college|Alcorn State}})
- Greg Brown ({{college|Lipscomb}})
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Season-by-season results
{{CBB Yearly Record Start
|type = team
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|postseason =
|poll = both
|poll1 = AP
|poll2 = Coaches
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
|name=Kay Don
|startyear=1974
|conference=no
|endyear=1977
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1974–1975
| name = Kay Don
| overall = 24–9
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1975–1976
| name = Kay Don
| overall = 18–11
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1976–1977
| name = Kay Don
| overall = 14–17
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Kay Don | overall = 56–37 | confrecord = —}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Wanda Bender | conference = no | startyear = 1977 | endyear = 1979}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1977–1978
| name = Wanda Bender
| overall = 19–18
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1978–1979
| name = Wanda Bender
| overall = 26–18
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Wanda Bender | overall = 45–36 | confrecord = —}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Cherri Rap | conference = no | startyear = 1979 | endyear = 1984}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1979–1980
| name = Cherri Rap
| overall = 19–12
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1980–1981
| name = Cherri Rap
| overall = 7–22
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1981–1982†
| name = Cherri Rap
| overall = 9–20
| conference = —
| confstanding = —
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1982–1983‡
| name = Cherri Rap
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 2–6
| confstanding = 7th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1983–1984
| name = Cherri Rap
| overall = 13–15
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Cherri Rap | overall = 59–85 | confrecord =8–16}}
† 1982: Inaugural year of
NCAA tournament;
final year for AIAW tournament
‡ A&M starts
Southwest Conference play
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Lynn Hickey | conference = no | startyear = 1984 | endyear = 1994}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1984–1985
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 7–9
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1985–1986
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1986–1987
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 9–17
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1987–1988
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 16–13
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1988–1989
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 17–12
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1989–1990
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 16–12
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = T–5th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1990–1991
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 14–14
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1991–1992
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 15–13
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1992–1993
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 15–12
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1993–1994
| name = Lynn Hickey
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 11–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Lynn Hickey | overall = 155–128 | confrecord =79–75}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Candi Harvey | conference = no | startyear = 1994 | endyear = 1998}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1994–1995
| name = Candi Harvey
| overall = 21–9
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = T–2nd
| postseason = WNIT Champions
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 1995–1996
| name = Candi Harvey
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 8–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1996–1997#
| name = Candi Harvey
| overall = 9–18
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T–10th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1997–1998
| name = Candi Harvey
| overall = 9–19
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Candi Harvey | overall = 59–58 | confrecord =24–35}}
# A&M leaves SWC;
starts Big 12 play.
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Peggie Gillom | conference = no | startyear = 1998 | endyear = 2003}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1998–1999
| name = Peggie Gillom
| overall = 7–20
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 1999–2000
| name = Peggie Gillom
| overall = 11–16
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = 11th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2000–2001
| name = Peggie Gillom
| overall = 12–16
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2001–2002
| name = Peggie Gillom
| overall = 13–16
| conference = 5–11
| confstanding = 9th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2002–2003
| name = Peggie Gillom
| overall = 10–18
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal | name = Peggie Gillom | overall = 53–86 | confrecord =15–65}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Gary Blair | conference = no | startyear = 2003 | endyear = 2022}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2003–2004
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 9–19
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = T–11th
| postseason = —
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2004–2005
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 16–15
| conference = 4–12
| confstanding = T–9th
| postseason = WNIT Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2005–2006
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 23–9
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA first round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006–2007
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 25–7
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = T–1st
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2007–2008
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 29–8
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2008–2009
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 27–8
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2009–2010
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 26–8
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = T–4th
| postseason = NCAA second round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = national
| season = 2010–2011
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 33–5
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Champions
| ranking = 1
| ranking2 = 1
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2011–2012
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 24–11
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 3rd | postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2012–2013*
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 25–10
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = NCAA second round
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2013–2014
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 27–9
| conference = 13–3
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2014–2015
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 23–10
| conference = 10–6
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = NCAA first round
| ranking = 21
| ranking2 = 20
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2015–2016
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 22–10
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-2nd
| postseason = NCAA second round
| ranking = 18
| ranking2 = 20
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2016–2017
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 22–12
| conference = 9–7
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = NCAA second round
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2017–2018
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 26–10
| conference = 11–5
| confstanding = T-4th
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
| ranking = 14
| ranking2 = 11
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2018-2019
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 26-8
| conference = 12-4
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2019-2020
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 22-8
| conference = 10-6
| confstanding = 4th
| postseason = Cancelled Due To Covid
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2020-2021
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 25-3
| conference = 13-1
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2021-2022
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 14-15
| conference = 4-12
| confstanding = 12th
| postseason =
| ranking =
| ranking2 =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Gary Blair
| overall = 443–241
| confrecord = 189-112
}}
* A&M leaves Big 12;
starts Southeastern Conference play.
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Joni Taylor | conference = no | startyear = 2022 | endyear = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2022–2023
| name = Joni Taylor
| overall = 9-20
| conference = 2–14
| confstanding = 13th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2023–2024
| name = Joni Taylor
| overall = 19-13
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = T-9th
| postseason = NCAA First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| season = 2024–2025
| name = Joni Taylor
| overall = 10-18
| conference = 3–13
| confstanding = T-13th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Joni Taylor
| overall = 38-51
| confrecord = 11–37
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = 907–726
| poll = two
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NCAA tournament results
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rowspan=1 | 1994 | #13 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #4 Florida #5 San Diego State #1 Purdue | W 78-76 W 75-72 L 65-82 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 1996 | #7 | First Round | #10 Kent State | L 68-72 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2006 | #6 | First Round | #11 TCU | L 65-69 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2007 | #4 | First Round Second Round | #13 Texas-Arlington #5 George Washington | W 58-50 L 47-59 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2008 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #15 UTSA #10 Hartford #3 Duke #1 Tennessee | W 91-52 W 63-39 W 77-63 L 45-53 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2009 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Evansville #10 Minnesota #6 Arizona State | W 80-45 W 73-42 L 69-84 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2010 | #2 | First Round Second Round | #15 Portland State #7 Gonzaga | W 84-53 L 71-72 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2011 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game | #15 McNeese State #7 Rutgers #6 Georgia #1 Baylor #1 Stanford #2 Notre Dame | W 87-47 W 70-48 W 79-38 W 58-46 W 63-62 W 76-70 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2012 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 Albany #6 Arkansas #2 Maryland | W 69-47 W 61-59 L 74-81 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2013 | #3 | First Round Second Round | #14 Wichita State #6 Nebraska | W 71-45 L 63-74 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2014 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight | #14 North Dakota #11 James Madison #7 DePaul #1 Connecticut | W 70-55 W 85-69 W 84-65 L 54-69 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2015 | #6 | First Round | #11 Little Rock | L 60-69 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2016 | #4 | First Round Second Round | #13 Missouri State #5 Florida State | W 74-65 L 56-74 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2017 | #5 | First Round Second Round | #12 Penn #4 UCLA | W 63-61 L 43-75 |
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| rowspan=1 | 2018 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Drake #5 DePaul #1 Notre Dame | W 89-76 W 80-79 L 84-90 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2019 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Wright State #5 Marquette #1 Notre Dame | W 84-61 W 78-76 L 80-87 |
style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan=1 | 2021 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #15 Troy #7 Iowa State #3 Arizona | W 84-80 W 84-82 (OT) L 59-74 |
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See also
References
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External links
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