Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball

The Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team represents the University of Colorado Boulder and competes in the Pac-12 Conference of NCAA Division I.

Colorado Buffaloes
2018–19 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Colorado Boulder
Head coachJR Payne (5th season)
ConferencePac-12
LocationBoulder, Colorado
ArenaCU Events Center
(Capacity: 11,064)
NicknameBuffaloes
ColorsSilver, Black, and Gold[1]
              
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1993, 1995, 2002
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 1997, 2003
NCAA Tournament Second round
1995, 1988, 1996, 2001
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013
AIAW Tournament Appearances
1981
Conference Tournament Champions
1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997
Conference Regular Season Champions
1989, 1995

Conferences

Colorado currently plays in the Pac-12 Conference. Prior to the 2011/12 season, they played in the Big 12 Conference. The Buffaloes joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 12 was formed, following the merger of the Big Eight Conference with several former members of the Southwest Conference.

Coaches

Colorado's head women's basketball coach is JR Payne. Payne was hired prior to the 2016–17 season. She replaced Linda Lappe, who was fired at the end of the 2015–16 season with a 7–23 record.[2]

On March 28, 2016, JR Payne became head coach at Colorado. The eighth head coach in program history, Payne replaced Linda Lappe, who was fired after only managing only a career 33-57 (.367) record in Pac-12 play. JR Payne inherited a program that only finished 7-23 (2-16 Pac-12) in Lappe's final season. JR Payne's 2018-19 Colorado team began Pac-12 conference play with 11 straight losses, the worst start to conference play in program history.[3] JR Payne's 2018-19 Buffs lost on the road to #4/#4 ranked Oregon 102-43, the 59 point loss was the worst loss in 35 years, and 4th worst in program history.[4] The Buffs home win against USC on Feb 10, 2019 allowed CU to prevent from happening both the first 12 game losing streak in program history, and the first winless conference season in program history.[5]

Roster
2017–18 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Quinessa Caylao-Do 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoBellevue Tacoma, WA
F 1 Makenzie Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrBooker T. Washington Tulsa, OK
G 2 Alexis Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrPaul G. Blazer Ashland, KY
G 12 Peyton Carter 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrMonarch Louisville, CO
G 13 Brecca Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrThe Kinkaid School Stafford, TX
G 14 Kennedy Leonard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrCarroll Southlake, TX
C 15 Zoe Correal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrSalesian San Francisco, CA
G/F 21 Mya Hollingshed 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrBellaire Houston, TX
G 23 Mathilde Diop 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLyçée Gambetta
Arizona Western College		 Dakar, Senegal
G 24 Aubrey Knight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrVentura Ventura, CA
F 25 Annika Jank 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrEdina Ventura, CA
G 44 Sara Castro 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrIES Guanarteme Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
C 50 Jaimie Curtis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) JrRocklin
Sierra College		 Rockin, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with (W)
Source[6]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Carol Hochsprung (Intermountain) (1975–1976)
1975 Carol Hochsprung 2–112–10
Carol Hochsprung: 2–112–10
Jerry Zancanelli (Intermountain) (1975–1978)
1975–76 Jerry Zancanelli 8–125–8
1976–77 Jerry Zancanelli 14–125–8
1977–78 Jerry Zancanelli 18–145–8
Jerry Zancanelli: 40–3815–24
Rene Portland (Intermountain) (1978–1980)
1978–79 Rene Portland 22–910–3AIAW Regional
1979–80 Rene Portland 18–119–1AIAW Regional
Rene Portland: 40–2019–4
Sox Walseth (Intermountain, Big 8) (1980–1983)
1980–81 Sox Walseth 28–510–0AIAW First Round
1981–82 Sox Walseth 28–88–2AIAW First Round
Big Eight Conference
1982–83 Sox Walseth 21–87–5
Sox Walseth: 77–2125–7
Ceal Barry (Big 8, Big 12) (1983–2005)
1983–84 Ceal Barry 10–183–11
1984–85 Ceal Barry 6–222–12
1985–86 Ceal Barry 21–99–52nd
1986–87 Ceal Barry 14–146–8
1987–88 Ceal Barry 21–118–6NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1988–89 Ceal Barry 27–414–01st (W)NCAA Second Round (Bye)199
1989–90 Ceal Barry 17–1110–4
1990–91 Ceal Barry 18–118–6
1991–92 Ceal Barry 22–911–32nd (W)NCAA First Round
1992–93 Ceal Barry 27–412–21stNCAA Elite Eight910
1993–94 Ceal Barry 27–512–21stNCAA Sweet Sixteen105
1994–95 Ceal Barry 30–314–01st (W)NCAA Elite Eight52
1995–96 Ceal Barry 26–99–5(W)NCAA Second Round1817
Big 12 Conference
1996–97 Ceal Barry 23–912–4T-2nd (W) (Big 12)NCAA Sweet Sixteen1518
1997–98 Ceal Barry 12–165–118th
1998–99 Ceal Barry 15–147–9T-8thWNIT Sixteen
1999–2000 Ceal Barry 10–194–1210th
2000–01 Ceal Barry 22–911–54thNCAA Second Round2320
2001–02 Ceal Barry 24–1011–5T-3rdNCAA Elite Eight912
2002–03 Ceal Barry 24–811–54thNCAA Sweet Sixteen19
2003–04 Ceal Barry 22–811–53rdNCAA First Round2417
2004–05 Ceal Barry 9–192–14T-11th
Ceal Barry: 427–242192–134
Kathy McConnell-Miller (Big 12) (2005–2010)
2005–06 Kathy McConnell-Miller 9–213–1311th
2006–07 Kathy McConnell-Miller 13–176–10T-7th
2007–08 Kathy McConnell-Miller 19–155–119thWNIT Semifinals
2008–09 Kathy McConnell-Miller 11–183–1312th
2009–10 Kathy McConnell-Miller 13–173–1311th
Kathy McConnell-Miller: 65–88 (.425)20–60 (.250)
Linda Lappe (Big 12, Pac-12) (2010–2016)
2010–11 Linda Lappe 18–166–10T-8th (Big 12)WNIT Quarterfinals
Pac-12 Conference
2011–12 Linda Lappe 21–146–1210th (Pac-12)WNIT Quarterfinals
2012–13 Linda Lappe 25–713–54thNCAA First Round1919
2013–14 Linda Lappe 19–156–12T-9thWNIT Quarterfinals
2014–15 Linda Lappe 15–176–12T-9th
2015–16 Linda Lappe 7–232–1612th
Linda Lappe: 105–92 (.533)39–67 (.368)
JR Payne (Pac-12) (2016–present)
2016–17 JR Payne 17–165–13T-9thWNIT Third round
2017–18 JR Payne 15–165–139th
2018–19 JR Payne 12–182–1612th
2019–20 JR Payne 16–145–13T-9th
2020–21 JR Payne 3-42-3
JR Payne: 63–69 (.477)19–59 (.244)
Total:819–576 (.587)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

NCAA Tournament results
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1988 #7First Round
Second Round		#10 Eastern Illinois
#2 Long Beach State		W 78−72
L 64–103
1989 #3Second Round#6 UNLVL 74–84
1992 #7First Round#10 Southern IllinoisL 80–84 (OT)
1993 #4Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#5 UC Santa Barbara
#1 Stanford
#2 Texas Tech		W 81−54
W 80–67
L 54–79
1994 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Marquette
#6 Oregon
#2 Stanford		W 77−74
W 92–71
L 62–78
1995 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#16 Holy Cross
#9 SW Missouri State
#4 George Washington
#3 Georgia		W 83−49
W 78–34
W 77–61
L 79–82
1996 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Tulane
#6 Auburn		W 83−75
L 61–66
1997 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 Marshall
#7 Stephen F. Austin
#3 Tennessee		W 69−49
W 75–74
L 67–75
2001 #6First Round
Second Round		#11 Siena
#3 Vanderbilt		W 98−78
L 59–65
2002 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 Southern
#6 LSU
#2 Stanford
#1 Oklahoma		W 88−61
W 69–58
W 62–59
L 60–94
2003 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 BYU
#3 North Carolina
#2 Villanova		W 84−45
W 86–67
L 51–53
2004 #6First Round#11 UC Santa BarbaraL 49–76
2013 #5First Round#12 KansasL 52–67

References
  1. "Color | Brand and Messaging | University of Colorado at Boulder". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  2. "Linda Lappe steps down as Colorado women's basketball coach". RalphieReport.com. 2016-03-07. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
  3. "CU Buffs women dominated by Oregon Ducks".
  4. "CU Buffs women dominated by Oregon Ducks".
  5. "Hollingshed, Robinson Lead Buffs To First Pac-12 Win".
  6. "Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.
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