Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball

The Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball program is the intercollegiate basketball program of the Kansas State Wildcats. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference.

Kansas State Wildcats
2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
UniversityKansas State University
All-time record932–581(.616)
Athletic directorGene Taylor
Head coachJeff Mittie (5th season)
ConferenceBig 12
LocationManhattan, Kansas
ArenaBramlage Coliseum
(Capacity: 12,528)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsRoyal Purple and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1982
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 1983, 1984, 2002
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1977
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980
AIAW Tournament Appearances
1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980
NIT Tournament Champions
2006
Conference Tournament Champions
1976, 1977, 1982, 1984
Conference Regular Season Champions
Kansas State Conference
1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
Big Eight Conference
1983, 1984, 1987
Big 12 Conference
2004, 2008

The team has been invited to 22 NCAA and AIAW tournaments (second-most among Big 12 teams), and was crowned champion of the 2006 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Kansas State is in the top 20 all-time for wins among Division I programs.[2]

The team's head coach is Jeff Mittie. He was hired before the 2014–2015 season, after spending the prior fifteen seasons at TCU.[3]

History

Kansas State began offering women's basketball as an organized intercollegiate sport in the 1968–1969 school year,[4] under head coach Judy Akers. Because the NCAA did not sponsor women's sports until 1982, the governing bodies for women's basketball in the earliest years were the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW) and the AIAW.

The Big Eight Conference likewise did not sponsor women's basketball in its earliest years, so Kansas State competed against the University of Kansas, Wichita State, and other state schools for the "Kansas State Conference" championship. Kansas State won eight straight Kansas Conference titles, from 1972 to 1979. The Big Eight Conference began offering a mid-season basketball tournament in the 1975–1976 season, and then began sponsoring a regular season competition in 1982–1983. Kansas State won the first two Big Eight tournament titles, in 1976 and 1977, and then won the first two Big Eight regular season titles, in 1983 and 1984.[5][6]

The longest-tenured and winningest head coach in team history is Deb Patterson. Patterson spent eighteen years at Kansas State and compiled a 350–226 (.608) record. She won two Big 12 Conference titles (2004 and 2008) and a WNIT title (2006). Before Patterson, the winningest coach at Kansas State was Judy Akers, the first coach in program history, who compiled a 206–94 (.687) record. Akers also captured eight Kansas State Conference titles (1972–1979) and the first two titles in the Big Eight Conference after it began sponsoring women's basketball (1976 and 1977 mid-season tournaments).

Postseason history

AIAW tournament results

The Wildcats appeared in six AIAW tournaments prior to the creation of the NCAA tournament.[7][8] In 1971, Kansas State also appeared in the even earlier tournament sponsored by the Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (CIAW), advancing to the Elite Eight.[8]

YearResult
1973Fifth in Tournament
1974First Round (16 teams)
1975Sixth in Tournament
1977Elite Eight
1979First Round (16 teams)
1980Sweet Sixteen

NCAA tournament results

The first tournament the NCAA sponsored was the 1982 edition. Kansas State has appeared in 16 NCAA tournaments since that time.[7]

YearSeedRoundOpponentResults
1982#4First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#5 Stephen F. Austin
#1 Old Dominion
#2 Cheyney		W 78-75
W 76-67
L 93-71
1983#3First Round
Sweet Sixteen		#6 Illinois State
#2 Texas		W 91-72
L 73-70 OT
1984#3First Round#6 Northeast LouisianaL 78-73
1987#9First Round#8 NorthwesternL 62-61
1997#10First Round#7 Saint Joseph'sL 70-52
2002#3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Kent State
#3 Arkansas
#7 Old Dominion		W 93-65
W 82-68
L 82-62
2003#3First Round
Second Round		#14 Harvard
#11 Notre Dame		W 79-69
L 59-53
2004#2First Round
Second Round		#15 Valparaiso
#7 Minnesota		W 71-63
L 80-61
2005#4First Round
Second Round		#13 Bowling Green
#5 Vanderbilt		W 70-60
L 63-60
2008#5First Round
Second Round		#12 Chattanooga
#4 Louisville		W 69-59
L 80-63
2009#5First Round
Second Round		#12 Drexel
#4 Vanderbilt		W 68-44
L 74-61
2011#8First Round#9 PurdueL 53-45
2012#8First Round
Second Round		#9 Princeton
#1 Connecticut		W 67-64
L 72-26
2016#9First Round
Second Round		#8 George Washington
#1 South Carolina		W 56-51
L 73-47
2017#7First Round
Second Round		#10 Drake
#2 Stanford		W 67-54
L 69-48
2019#9First Round#8 MichiganL 84-54

NCAA Tournament seeding history
Years → '82 '83 '84 '87 '97 '02 '03 '04 '05 '08 '09 '11 '12 '16 '17 '19
Seeds→43391033245588979

WNIT results

Kansas State has appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament eight times, including the first tournament held, in 1969.[8] Kansas State won the tournament in 2006 and reached the semifinals (final four) again in 2007 and 2013.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1969First RoundWayland BaptistL 76-21
1970First RoundWayland BaptistL 61-43
1999First Round
Second Round		Creighton
Arkansas State		W 71-60
L 83-70
2006Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship		Idaho State
Fresno State
Nebraska
Western Kentucky
Marquette		W 88-68
W 64-61
W 77-63
W 57-56 OT
W 77-65
2007Second Round
Third Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		Southern Illinois
Illinois
Auburn
Wyoming		W 72-46
W 66-51
W 67-54
L 89-79 3OT
2013First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
Semifinals		Texas Southern
Illinois State
Ball State
Illinois
Utah		W 72-44
W 57-48
W 60-48
W 66-48
L 54-46 OT
2015First Round
Second Round		Akron
Missouri		W 86-68
L 67-48
2018First Round
Second Round
Third Round		Saint Louis
Utah
UC Davis		W 75-61
W 74-57
L 69-71

Notable Wildcat players and coaches

Draft history
WNBA Draft Picks
Round Pick Overall Player Year
1st4th4thKendra Wecker2005
1st6th6thNicole Ohlde2004
1st13th13thOlga Firsova2000
2nd10th22ndBrittany Chambers2013
2nd11th23rdBreanna Lewis2017
2nd12th25thShalee Lehning2009
3rd8th34thMegan Mahoney2005
4th8th56thShanele Stires2000

Head coaches

Year by year results
  • The Big Eight Conference began sponsoring a mid-season tournament in the 1975–1976 season, but no regular season competition until 1982–1983. Kansas State competed for "Kansas State Conference" regular season titles in the years before the Big Eight began offering regular season competition.[5][6][11]
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason Coaches' poll AP poll
Judy Akers (Independent, Kansas State Conference/Big 8) (1968–1979)
1968–69 Judy Akers 11–3–NWIT Eighth Place
1969–70 Judy Akers 10–7–CIAW Quarterfinals, NWIT Seventh Place
1970–71 Judy Akers 12–12–CIAW Tenth Place
1971–72 Judy Akers 17–5–1stAIAW Region VI
1972–73 Judy Akers 20–6–1stAIAW Ninth Place
1973–74 Judy Akers 21–9–1stAIAW Region VI
1974–75 Judy Akers 24–9–1stAIAW Sixth Place
1975–76 Judy Akers 28–66–01stAIAW Region VI
1976–77 Judy Akers 23–12–1stAIAW Quarterfinals20
1977–78 Judy Akers 20–14–1stAIAW Region VI
1978–79 Judy Akers 20–11–1stAIAW South Sectional
Judy Akers: 206–94–
Lynn Hickey (Independent/Big 8) (1979–1984)
1979–80 Lynn Hickey 26–9–AIAW Sixteen (Play-In)13
1980–81 Lynn Hickey 23–11–AIAW Region VI
1981–82 Lynn Hickey 26–6–NCAA Quarterfinals14
1982–83 Lynn Hickey 25–712–21stNCAA Sixteen17
1983–84 Lynn Hickey 25–612–2T-1stNCAA First Round7
Lynn Hickey: 125–3924–4
Matilda Mossman (Big 8) (1984–1990)
1984–85 Matilda Mossman 16–136–8
1985–86 Matilda Mossman 16–136–8
1986–87 Matilda Mossman 22–99–5T-1stNCAA First Round
1987–88 Matilda Mossman 8–201–13
1988–89 Matilda Mossman 18–117–73rd
1989 Matilda Mossman 3–2–
Matilda Mossman: 83–6829–41
Gaye Griffin (Big 8) (1989–1990)
1989–90 Gaye Griffin 17–810–4
Gaye Griffin: 17–810–4
Susan Yow (Big 8) (1990–1993)
1990–91 Susan Yow 16–118–6
1991–92 Susan Yow 5–232–12
1992–93 Susan Yow 10–171–13
Susan Yow: 31–5111–31
Brian Agler (Big 8) (1993–1996)
1993–94 Brian Agler 13–145–9
1994–95 Brian Agler 14–136–8
1995–96 Brian Agler 11–123–7
Brian Agler: 38–3914–24
Jack Hartman (Big 8) (1996–1997)
1996 Jack Hartman 3–42–2
Jack Hartman: 3–42–2
Deb Patterson (Big 12) (1996–2014)
1996–97 Deb Patterson 19–129–7T-5thNCAA First Round
1997–98 Deb Patterson 11–174–12T-9th
1998–99 Deb Patterson 16–147–9T-8thWNIT Second Round
1999–00 Deb Patterson 13–176–108th
2000–01 Deb Patterson 12–162–14T-11th
2001–02 Deb Patterson 26–811–5T-3rdNCAA Sixteen1011
2002–03 Deb Patterson 29–514–22ndNCAA Second Round108
2003–04 Deb Patterson 25–614–2T-1stNCAA Second Round158
2004–05 Deb Patterson 24–812–4T-3rdNCAA Second Round1916
2005–06 Deb Patterson 24–108–8T-6thWNIT Champions
2006–07 Deb Patterson 19–154–12T-11thWNIT Semifinals
2007–08 Deb Patterson 22–1013–31stNCAA Second Round2116
2008–09 Deb Patterson 25–810–65thNCAA Second Round2021
2009–10 Deb Patterson 14–185–11T-8th
2010–11 Deb Patterson 21–1110–6T-3rdNCAA First Round
2011–12 Deb Patterson 20–149–9T-4thNCAA Second Round
2012–13 Deb Patterson 19–185–13T-8thWNIT Semifinals
2013–14 Deb Patterson 11–195–13T-8th
Deb Patterson: 350–226148–147
Jeff Mittie (Big 12) (2014–present)
2014–15 Jeff Mittie 19–147–11T–7thWNIT Second Round
2015–16 Jeff Mittie 19–138–10T–6thNCAA Second Round
2016–17 Jeff Mittie 23–1111–74thNCAA Second Round24
2017–18 Jeff Mittie 18–157–11T–7thWNIT Third Round
2018–19 Jeff Mittie 21–1111–74thNCAA First Round
Jeff Mittie: 100-6444-46
Total:953–592

      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

Series records

Record vs. Big 12 opponents
Kansas State
vs.		Overall Recordat Manhattanat Opponent's
Venue		at Neutral SiteLast 5 MeetingsLast 10 MeetingsCurrent Streak
BaylorBU, 38–9BU, 11–4BU, 15–1BU, 11–4BU, 5–0BU, 10-0L 32
Iowa StateKSU, 52–41KSU, 26–16ISU, 23–18ISU, 6–4ISU, 3–2ISU, 6–4L 3
KansasKSU, 74–47KSU, 34–16KSU, 32–25KSU, 10-1KSU, 4–1KSU, 9–1W 1
OklahomaOU, 39-29KSU, 16–15OU, 21–9tied, 3–3KSU, 3-2OU, 6–4W 2
Oklahoma StateKSU, 38-33KSU, 21–9OSU, 18–12OSU, 6–4KSU, 4–1KSU, 7–3W 3
TexasUT, 22–16KSU, 9–8UT, 13–4KSU, 3–1UT, 3-2UT, 7–3W 2
TCUTCU, 8–7KSU, 4–3TCU, 4–3TCU, 1–0TCU, 3–2tied, 5–5W 1
Texas TechKSU, 23–13KSU, 10–5KSU, 11–6tied, 2–2KSU, 5–0KSU, 9–1W 8
West VirginiaWVU, 11–5WVU, 4–3WVU, 6–1tied, 1–1KSU, 3–2WVU, 6–4W 2
*As of 3/17/2019[11]

Record vs. former Big 12 opponents
Kansas State
vs.		Overall Recordat Manhattanat Opponent's
Venue		at Neutral SiteLast 5 MeetingsLast 10 MeetingsCurrent StreakLast Meeting
ColoradoKSU, 35–33KSU, 18–13CU, 16–13tied, 4–4KSU, 4–1KSU, 7–3W 32/16/2011
MissouriKSU, 45-38KSU, 27–11MU, 22–13KSU, 5–4KSU, 3–2KSU, 7–3L 23/22/2015
NebraskaKSU, 46–33KSU, 27–10NU, 21–13KSU, 6–2NU, 3–2tied, 5–5W 22/19/2011
Texas A&MKSU, 13–9KSU, 7–2KSU, 5–4TAM, 3–1TAM, 3–2TAM, 6–4L 212/19/2012
*As of 12/19/2012[11]

See also

References
  1. Kansas State University Brand Guide (PDF). Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  2. http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_basketball_RB/2019/D1.pdf
  3. Jeff Mittie is New Head Coach
  4. "Voepel: Mittie, Schneider out to rebuild Kansas State, Kansas". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  5. "BigEightSports.com". Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  6. "Wildkittens Take Tournament". Manhattan Mercury. February 15, 1976.
  7. "Kansas State University Postseason History" (English). Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  8. "Women's College Basketball Championship History Page". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  9. "Lynn Holzman Named West Coast Conference Commissioner" (Press release). West Coast Conference. June 9, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2014. A former captain of the women's basketball team while earning her Bachelors degree at Kansas State University, Holzman has since earned a Masters degree from the University of North Carolina and a Masters of Business Administration from Purdue University.
  10. Women's Basketball – In the Pros – Kansas State University Wildcats Official Athletics Site
  11. "KSU Media Guide". Kansas State University. Retrieved 10 Aug 2013.
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