Louisville Cardinals women's basketball

The Cardinals have reached the NCAA Tournament in 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. They reached the Final Four 4 times in 2009, 2013, 2018, and 2022; losing in the title game twice (09,13). They have been in six conferences, playing in the Kentucky Women's Intercollegiate Conference from 1978 to 1981, the Metro Conference from 1981 to 1995, Conference USA from 1995 to 2005, the Big East Conference from 2005 to 2013, the American Athletic Conference for the 2013–14 season, and the Atlantic Coast Conference since 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.guide.provations.com/louisville/2015-16_louisville_womens_basketball?pg=101#pg101 |title=Louisville – 2015–16 Louisville Women's Basketball |website=Guide.provations.com |date=2015-10-28 |access-date=2017-01-28}}

In 1975, Terry Hall was hired as the first full time head coach for the Louisville women's basketball team. Hall compiled a record of 79-54 and led the Cardinals to the 1980 Metro Conference Championship.{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Jeremy |title=Salem's Pioneer of Women's Athletics |url=https://www.johnhaycenter.org/index.php/our-history/people-of-history/teresa-a-terry-hall-salems-pioneer-of-womens-athletics |website=The John Hay Center |access-date=26 April 2024}}

During her tenure, Fiehrer led the Cardinals to three Metro Conference Tournament championships and the first NCAA tournament appearance in program history.

Husband and wife duo Martin Clapp and Sara White were hired as co-head coaches in 1997.

In 2000, Martin Clapp took over as head coach.

In 2003, Clapp resigned as head coach of the Cardinals.{{cite web |url=https://gocards.com/news/2003/3/7/Clapp_Resigns_as_Cards_Women_s_Basketball_Coach|title=Clapp Resigns as Cards' Women's Basketball Coach|website=gocards.com |date=March 7, 2003 |access-date=April 24, 2024}}

Jeff Walz was hired as a first year head coach from the University of Maryland in 2007. Under the guidance of Walz, Louisville became a college basketball power. In his first season, he guided the Cardinals to the first NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance in program history. During his tenure at Louisville, the Cards have made fifteen NCAA tournament appearances, twelve Sweet 16s, eight Elite Eights, four Finals Fours, and two national championship appearances.

Angel McCoughtry is the only player for the Louisville women's basketball team to have her jersey retired.

Asia Durr was named ACC Player of the Year two years in a row in 2018 and 2019. Durr, received 29 of 31 votes for pre-season All-American. Durr was named to the All-American list for 2019, and was nominated for the John. R Wooden Award in the same season. In high school she was also selected as the Miss Georgia Girls Basketball Player of the Year twice, 2014 and 2015.

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==Season-by-season results==

{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = team | conference = | postseason = | poll = both}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Terry Hall | conference = Metro Conference | startyear = 1975 | endyear = 1980}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1975–76

| name = Terry Hall

| overall = 12-11

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1976–77

| name = Terry Hall

| overall = 15-7

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1977–78

| name = Terry Hall

| overall = 18-9

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1978–79

| name = Terry Hall

| overall = 17-10

| conference = 7-5

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1979–80

| name = Terry Hall

| overall = 17-17

| conference = 7-5

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Terry Hall|overall={{Winning percentage|79|54|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|-|-|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Peggy Fiehrer | conference = Metro Conference | startyear = 1980 | endyear = 1989}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1980–81

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 14-14

| conference = 5-7

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1981–82

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 19-8

| conference = 4-2

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1982–83

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 20-10

| conference = 5-4

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1983–84

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 15-16

| conference = 7-3

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1984–85

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 17-14

| conference = 4-6

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1985–86

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 8-20

| conference = 2-8

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1986–87

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 11-17

| conference = 4-8

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1987–88

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 12-16

| conference = 4-8

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1988–89

| name = Peggy Fiehrer

| overall = 4-24

| conference = 0-12

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Peggy Fiehrer|overall={{Winning percentage|120|139|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|35|58|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Bud Childers | conference = Metro Conference | startyear = 1989 | endyear = 1995}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1989–90

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 17-12

| conference = 6-8

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1990–91

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 24-11

| conference = 9-5

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1991–92

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 20-9

| conference = 11-1

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference tournament

| season = 1992–93

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 19-12

| conference = 7-5

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 2nd round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1993–94

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 10-16

| conference = 7-5

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1994–95

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 25-8

| conference = 7-5

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 2nd round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Bud Childers | conference = Conference USA | startyear = 1995 | endyear = 1997}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1995–96

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 17-11

| conference = 9-5

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1996–97

| name = Bud Childers

| overall = 20-9

| conference = 12-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Bud Childers|overall={{Winning percentage|152|88|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|68|36|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Martin Clapp & Sara White | conference = Conference USA | startyear = 1997 | endyear = 2000}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1997–98

| name = Martin Clapp & Sara White

| overall = 20-12

| conference = 12-14

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1998–99

| name = Martin Clapp & Sara White

| overall = 21-11

| conference = 12-14

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1999–00

| name = Martin Clapp & Sara White

| overall = 16-13

| conference = 9-7

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Martin Clapp & Sara White|overall={{Winning percentage|57|36|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|33|35|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Martin Clapp | conference = Conference USA | startyear = 2000 | endyear = 2003}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2000–01

| name = Martin Clapp

| overall = 19-10

| conference = 14-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2001–02

| name = Martin Clapp

| overall = 17-13

| conference = 8-6

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2002–03

| name = Martin Clapp

| overall = 15-14

| conference = 5-9

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Martin Clapp|overall={{Winning percentage|108|73|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|60|52|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Tom Collen | conference = Conference USA | startyear = 2003 | endyear = 2005}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2003–04

| name = Tom Collen

| overall = 20-10

| conference = 11-3

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2004–05

| name = Tom Collen

| overall = 22-9

| conference = 11-3

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Tom Collen | conference = Big East Conference | startyear = 2005 | endyear = 2007}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2005–06

| name = Tom Collen

| overall = 19-10

| conference = 10-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2006–07

| name = Tom Collen

| overall = 27-8

| conference = 10-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 2nd round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Tom Collen|overall={{Winning percentage|88|37|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|42|18|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Jeff Walz | conference = Big East Conference | startyear = 2007 | endyear = 2013}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2007–08

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 26-10

| conference = 10-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2008–09

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 34-5

| conference = 14-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Runner Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2009–10

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 14-18

| conference = 5-11

| confstanding =

| postseason = WBI 1st round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2010–11

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 22-13

| conference = 10-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2011–12

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 23-10

| conference = 10-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 2nd round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2012–13

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 29-9

| conference = 11-5

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Runner Up

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Jeff Walz | conference = American Athletic Conference | startyear = 2013 | endyear = 2014}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2013–14

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 33-5

| conference = 16-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead | name = Jeff Walz | conference = Atlantic Coast Conference | startyear = 2014 | endyear = present}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2014–15

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 27-7

| conference = 12-4

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2015–16

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 26-8

| conference = 15-1

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA 2nd round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2016–17

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 29-8

| conference = 12-4

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2017–18

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 36-3

| conference = 15-1

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2018–19

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 32-4

| conference = 14-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2019–20

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 28-4

| conference = 16-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = Postseason Cancelled

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2020–21

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 26-4

| conference = 14-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2021–22

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 29-5

| conference = 16-2

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Final Four

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022–23

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 26-12

| conference = 12-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA Elite Eight

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023–24

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 24-10

| conference = 12-6

| confstanding =

| postseason = NCAA First Round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2024–25

| name = Jeff Walz

| overall = 22-11

| conference = 13-5

| confstanding = T-4th

| postseason = NCAA Second Round

| ranking = no

| ranking2 =no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal|championship=|season=|name=Jeff Walz|overall={{Winning percentage|486|146|record=y}}|confrecord ={{Winning percentage|215|67|record=y}}| constanding=|posteason=}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall ={{Winning percentage|1033|537|record=y}}

| conference =

| poll = two

| polltype=

| polltype2 =

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{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Jeff Walz ({{college|Northern Kentucky}})

|asst_coach=

• Stephanie Norman ({{college|Arizona State}})
• Jonneshia Pineda (Georgia Southwestern State)
• Shay Robinson ({{college|UCF}})

|roster_url=https://gocards.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24

|access-date=October 31, 2023}}

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