Sandy Botham

Sandra Lee Botham (born December 12, 1965)[1] was the head coach of the NCAA Division I Milwaukee Panthers women's basketball team, which competes in the Horizon League. She resigned in April 2012, to take a position in the Alumni Relations area.[2] Through her nine years as a head coach, she has compiled a 143–110 record, including a 98–61 mark in conference play. She led the Panthers to their first ever NCAA tournament appearance, and their first ever 20 win season. She attended the University of Notre Dame, where she became an All-American and earned her B. A. In 1988.

Sandy Botham
Current position
TitleAlumni relations
TeamMilwaukee
ConferenceHorizon League
Record236–204
Biographical details
Born (1965-12-12) December 12, 1965
Madison, Wisconsin
Playing career
1984–1988Notre Dame
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1995Notre Dame (assistant)
1996–2012Milwaukee
2017–presentSheboygan South HS
Head coaching record
Overall236–204
Tournaments0–2 (NCAA Division I)
1–1 (NCAA Division III)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Horizon League Tournament (2001, 2006)
2 Horizon League Regular Season (2001, 2006)
Awards
Horizon League Coach of the Year (1997, 2001, 2006)

In the 2015–16 school year, Botham was athletic director at Madison West High School in Madison, Wisconsin before leaving amidst allegations of racial discrimination against two coaches.[3] On June 1, 2017, Sheboygan South High School in Sheboygan hired Botham as girls' varsity basketball head coach.[4]

Notre Dame statistics

Source[5]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1984-85 Notre Dame 28 262 52.9% — 69.7% 5.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 9.4
1985-86 Notre Dame 31 423 63.9% — 75.2% 7.2 0.8 0.6 0.5 13.6
1986-87 Notre Dame 27 327 56.1% — 70.8% 7.1 0.9 0.6 0.5 12.1
1987-88 Notre Dame 28 448 60.5% 0.0% 76.2% 7.8 1.0 0.7 0.3 16.0
Career 114 1460 58.8% 0.0% 73.7% 6.8 0.8 0.7 0.4 12.8

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Beloit Buccaneers (1995–1996)
1995–96 Beloit 22–4NCAA Division III Second Round
Beloit: 22–4
Milwaukee Panthers (Horizon League) (1996–present)
1996–97 Milwaukee 16–1210–64th
1997–98 Milwaukee 15–127–74th
1998–99 Milwaukee 11–167–75th
1999–00 Milwaukee 16–1210–42nd
2000–01 Milwaukee 19–1112–2t–1stNCAA First Round
2001–02 Milwaukee 20–814–22nd
2002–03 Milwaukee 15–1311–5t–2nd
2003–04 Milwaukee 17–1212–42nd
2004–05 Milwaukee 14-1411–5t–2nd
2005–06 Milwaukee 22–914–2t–1stNCAA First Round
2006–07 Milwaukee 15–1610–64th
2007–08 Milwaukee 17–1411–7t–2nd
2008–09 Milwaukee 15–187–117th
2009–10 Milwaukee 12–196–127th
2010–11 Milwaukee 12–189–9t–5th
2011–12 Milwaukee 9–215–13t8th
Milwaukee: 245–225156–102
Total:267–229

      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

References
  1. "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved 25 Sep 2015.
  2. "Sandy Botham". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  3. Masson, Jon (May 11, 2016). "Prep sports: Two former Madison West coaches accuse former athletic director of racial bias". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  4. "Sheboygan South names new girls basketball coach". The Sheboygan Press. June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. "Notre Dame Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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