Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball

Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks
	2024–25 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
University	Stephen F. Austin State University
Head coach	Leonard Bishop (2nd season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Nacogdoches, Texas
Arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum ; (capacity: 7,203)
Nickname	Ladyjacks
Colors	Purple and white;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000
NCAA tournament appearances
	1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2022
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
	1975, 1978, 1980
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
AIAW tournament appearances
	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champions
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010 T, ; 2014 T, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022

The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas. SFA rejoined the Southland Conference on July 1, 2024 after playing the previous 3 seasons in the WAC.^[4]

The women's basketball team was part of the growth in popularity of women's intercollegiate basketball in the 1970s. Women's basketball at the college level was organized under the auspices of the AIAW in the early 1970s, at a time when competitive power was distributed among smaller colleges, such as Immaculata, Delta State, West Chester State and Wayland Baptist. The Ladyjacks were a consistent presence in the Top 20 rankings during the 1970s.

Current roster

2023–24 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Zoe Nelson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Hendrickson High School	Austin, Texas
G	2	Tyler McCliment-Call	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Portland	Spokane, Washington
G	3	Avery VanSickle	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Regis Jesuit High School	Denver, Colorado
G	4	Destini Lombard	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	LSU	New Iberia, Louisiana
G	10	Trinity Slocum	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	Mountain View High School	Boise, Idaho
PG	11	Lydia Cooke-Wiggins	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	John Paul II High School	Dallas, Texas
G	12	Kyla Deck	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Lone Star High School	Frisco, Texas
F	13	Ituau Tuisaula	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Peninsula College	Soldotna, Alaska
F	14	Jasmyne Boles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Sr	North Texas	Nampa, Idaho
G	15	Mimi Gatewood	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	DeSoto High School	DeSoto, Texas
C	24	Kurstyn Harden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Northern Colorado	Lufkin, Texas
F	33	Trinity Moore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Oral Roberts	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G	35	Mele Finau	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	UC Riverside	Dublin, California
G	42	Atalia Ballesteros	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Padre Piquer	Madrid, Spain

Head coach

Leonard Bishop (Texas A&M–Commerce)

Assistant coach(es)

Patrick Harrison (Hesston)
Jordynn Hernandez (UT Arlington)
Lexi Murphy (Angelo State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: June 1, 2024

Postseason appearances

NCAA tournament

The Ladyjacks have appeared in 18 NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 10–18.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1988	#8	First round second round	#9 LSU #1 Iowa	W 84–62 L 65–83
1989	#4	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Washington #1 Maryland	W 73–63 L 54–89
1990	#3	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Long Beach State #7 Arkansas	W 78–62 L 74–98
1991	#8	First round second round	#9 Ole Miss #1 Virginia	W 73–62 L 72–74
1992	#2	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Creighton #3 USC	W 75–74 L 57–61
1993	#4	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Clemson #1 Vanderbilt	W 89–78 L 56–59
1994	#8	First round	#9 Kansas	L 62–72
1995	#11	First round	#6 Seton Hall	L 63–73
1996	#11	First round second round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Oregon State #3 Clemson #2 Georgia	W 67–65 W 93–88 L 64–78
1997	#7	First round second round	#10 Toledo #2 Colorado	W 79–66 L 74–75
1998	#9	First round	#8 Western Kentucky	L 76–88
1999	#15	First round	#2 Texas Tech	L 54–80
2000	#11	First round second round	#11 Xavier #3 LSU	W 73–72 L 45–57
2001	#13	First round	#4 Rutgers	L 43–80
2002	#13	First round	#4 Texas Tech	L 63–84
2006	#13	First round	#4 Arizona State	L 61–80
2021	#12	First round	#5 Georgia Tech	L 52–54 (OT)
2022	#12	First round	#5 North Carolina	L 66–79

WNIT

The Ladyjacks have appeared in five Women's National Invitation Tournaments (WNIT). Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	--	First round	Southern Illinois	L 50–58
2010	--	First round	Creighton	L 65–76
2018	--	First round	George Mason	L 75–82
2019	--	First round	UT Arlington	L 54–60
2023	--	First round second round	Texas State Arkansas	W 89–79 L 60–37

WBI

The Ladyjacks have appeared in two Women's Basketball Invitationals (WBI). Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	--	First round	Northern Iowa	L 67–83
2017	--	First round	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	L 54-62

AIAW Division I

The Ladyjacks made six appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 6–8.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First round quarterfinals	Utah State Queens (NY)	W, 58–43 L, 56–59 (OT)
1974	First round quarterfinals consolation second round	Illinois State William Penn Tennessee Tech	W, 51–48 L, 46–52 L, 43–63
1975	First round consolation first round consolation second round	Southern Connecticut West Georgia Wayland Baptist	L, 51–68 W, 82–62 L, 46–50
1978	First round quarterfinals	Washington UCLA	W, 96–55 L, 60–86
1980	Second round quarterfinals	Oregon South Carolina	W, 76–53 L, 56–63
1981	First round second round	Northwestern Old Dominion	W, 88–67 L, 54–60

References

^ SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "2012-2013 Ladyjacks Record Book" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin State University Athletic Department. p. 32. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ "Southland Conference 2014-15 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 16, 88. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
^ "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

External links

Official website

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[1] SFA Official University Identity Standards Manual (PDF). June 17, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.

[NCAATourney-2] "2012-2013 Ladyjacks Record Book" (PDF). Stephen F. Austin State University Athletic Department. p. 32. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[SLCGuide-3] "Southland Conference 2014-15 Women's Basketball" (PDF). Southland Conference. pp. 16, 88. Retrieved January 24, 2015.

[4] "WAC Announces Expedited Entrance for Four Texas Institutions" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

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v t e Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
Venues	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1974–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Southland Conference women's basketball
Teams	Houston Christian Huskies Incarnate Word Cardinals Lamar Lady Cardinals McNeese Cowgirls New Orleans Privateers Nicholls Colonels Northwestern State Lady Demons Southeastern Louisiana Lady Lions Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks Texas A&M–Commerce Lions Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Tournament	Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23