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Texas A&M Aggies
2024–25 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
UniversityTexas A&M University
Head coachJoni Taylor (3rd season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationCollege Station, Texas
ArenaReed Arena
(capacity: 12,989)
NicknameAggies
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament champions
2011
NCAA tournament Final Four
2011
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
2008, 2011, 2014
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1994, 1996, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024
Conference tournament champions
Southwest Conference: 1996
Big 12 Conference: 2008, 2010
Southeastern Conference: 2013
Conference regular season champions
Big 12 Conference: 2007
Southeastern Conference: 2021

The Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team represents Texas A&M University (TAMU) in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team is coached by Joni Taylor, entering her first season; she replaced Gary Blair, who retired after 37 years as a collegiate head coach, 19 of which were with TAMU. The Aggies play home games at Reed Arena, a 12,989-capacity arena in College Station, Texas on the campus of Texas A&M.

The Aggies were the 2011 NCAA Division I national champions. They beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 76–70. They have appeared in the NCAA tournament 18 times and garnered five conference championships.

History

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Women's basketball at Texas A&M debuted in the 1974–75 season. The program had not reached the postseason tournament until 1994, when it went to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. In 1995, they won the WNIT championship. In 1996, they were the SWC Champions and went to the First Round of the NCAA tournament. Since then, the team had not achieved much notable postseason success until the hiring of Gary Blair before the 2003–04 season. In the 2004–05 season, Blair took his team to the WNIT quarterfinals. In the 2005–06 season, the team advanced to the NCAA first round. In the 2006–07 season, the team won the Big 12 regular season championship, and advanced to the NCAA second round.[2] The 2007–08 team finished 8th in the AP Poll, the highest in team history. It also received the highest seed in the NCAA tournament out of all five appearances, and finished in the Elite Eight. On March 29, 2011, Texas A&M defeated Baylor to advance to the program's first ever Final Four appearance.[3][4]

At the Final Four, the Aggies defeated Stanford 63–62 and Notre Dame 76–70 to win their first national championship. Gary Blair became the first male coach other than Connecticut's Geno Auriemma to win a women's basketball national championship since Leon Barmore led Louisiana Tech to the 1988 championship.

Notable former players

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Name Career at Texas A&M Notability Year drafted by WNBA Reference
Kelly Krauskopf 1980–83 Former chief operation officer, general manager, and president for the Indiana Fever; assistant general manager for the Indiana Pacers N/A [5][6]
Andrea Williams 1993-94 Commissioner of Big Sky Conference, COO of College Football Playoff
Jaynetta Saunders 1999–01 Former WNBA player for Phoenix Mercury 2001 [7][8]
Toccara Williams 2000–04 Former WNBA player for San Antonio Stars 2004 [9]
Morenike Atunrase 2004–08 Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2008 [10]
A'Quonesia Franklin 2004–08 Former WNBA player for the Sacramento Monarchs 2008 [11]
Danielle Gant 2005–09 Ranks in the top 10 of many categories 2009 [12]
Takia Starks 2005–09 All-time leading scorer in A&M history, when she graduated, now second overall N/A [13][14][15]
Sydney Colson 2007–11 Ranks in top 10 in career assist; Former WNBA player for the New York Liberty 2011
Danielle Adams 2009–11 First first-team All-American in program's history; Former WNBA player for the San Antonio Stars 2011
N'dea Jones 2017–21 Jones became Texas A&M's all-time leader in rebounds and double-doubles. She received All-SEC honors and an AP All-American honorable mention her senior year. She was also honored by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America team, becoming the fourth Texas A&M player to be named to all three, including AP honors, in one season. 2021 [16][17][18][19]

Player awards

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National Awards

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Danielle Adams – 2011

2021–22 roster

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2021–22 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Qadashah Hoppie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John's University Staten Island, NY
G 3 Destiny Pitts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Minnesota Detroit, MI
G 4 Kay Kay Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Whitney M. Young Magnet HS Chicago, IL
G 5 Jordan Nixon 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Jr Notre Dame New York City, NY
G 11 Kayla Wells 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr South Grand Prairie HS Dallas, TX
F 13 Jada Malone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr The Village School Spring, TX
F 14 Maliyah Johnson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Summer Creek HS Chicago, IL
G 21 Eriny Kindred 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Del Valle HS Del Valle, TX
C 22 Kenyal Perry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So McKinley HS New Orleans, LA
G 23 Mckinzie Green 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Manvel HS Manvel, TX
G 24 Sahara Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Veterans Memorial HS San Antonio, TX
F 32 Aaliyah Patty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Ohio State University Chester, IL
C 44 Sydnee Roby 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr University of Miami Milwaukee, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 12, 2021

Season-by-season results

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Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kay Don (1974–1977)
1974–1975 Kay Don 24–9 — — —
1975–1976 Kay Don 18–11 — — —
1976–1977 Kay Don 14–17 — — —
Kay Don: 56–37 —
Wanda Bender (1977–1979)
1977–1978 Wanda Bender 19–18 — — —
1978–1979 Wanda Bender 26–18 — — —
Wanda Bender: 45–36 —
Cherri Rap (1979–1984)
1979–1980 Cherri Rap 19–12 — — —
1980–1981 Cherri Rap 7–22 — — —
1981–1982† Cherri Rap 9–20 — — —
1982–1983‡ Cherri Rap 11–16 2–6 7th —
1983–1984 Cherri Rap 13–15 6–10 6th —
Cherri Rap: 59–85 8–16

† 1982: Inaugural year of
NCAA tournament;
final year for AIAW tournament
‡ A&M starts
Southwest Conference play

Lynn Hickey (1984–1994)
1984–1985 Lynn Hickey 14–14 7–9 T–5th —
1985–1986 Lynn Hickey 16–13 9–7 T–4th —
1986–1987 Lynn Hickey 9–17 5–11 T–6th —
1987–1988 Lynn Hickey 16–13 9–7 T–4th —
1988–1989 Lynn Hickey 17–12 8–8 5th —
1989–1990 Lynn Hickey 16–12 8–8 T–5th —
1990–1991 Lynn Hickey 14–14 8–8 5th —
1991–1992 Lynn Hickey 15–13 7–7 T–4th —
1992–1993 Lynn Hickey 15–12 7–7 4th —
1993–1994 Lynn Hickey 23–8 11–3 2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Lynn Hickey: 155–128 79–75
Candi Harvey (1994–1998)
1994–1995 Candi Harvey 21–9 9–5 T–2nd WNIT Champions
1995–1996 Candi Harvey 20–12 8–5 4th NCAA first round
1996–1997# Candi Harvey 9–18 3–13 T–10th —
1997–1998 Candi Harvey 9–19 4–12 T–9th —
Candi Harvey: 59–58 24–35

# A&M leaves SWC;
starts Big 12 play.

Peggie Gillom (1998–2003)
1998–1999 Peggie Gillom 7–20 2–14 12th —
1999–2000 Peggie Gillom 11–16 3–13 11th —
2000–2001 Peggie Gillom 12–16 2–14 12th —
2001–2002 Peggie Gillom 13–16 5–11 9th —
2002–2003 Peggie Gillom 10–18 3–13 T–9th —
Peggie Gillom: 53–86 15–65
Gary Blair (2003–2022)
2003–2004 Gary Blair 9–19 2–14 T–11th —
2004–2005 Gary Blair 16–15 4–12 T–9th WNIT Quarterfinals
2005–2006 Gary Blair 23–9 11–5 3rd NCAA first round
2006–2007 Gary Blair 25–7 13–3 T–1st NCAA second round
2007–2008 Gary Blair 29–8 11–5 T–3rd NCAA Elite Eight
2008–2009 Gary Blair 27–8 11–5 T–3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2009–2010 Gary Blair 26–8 10–6 T–4th NCAA second round
2010–2011 Gary Blair 33–5 13–3 2nd NCAA Champions
2011–2012 Gary Blair 24–11 11–7 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2012–2013* Gary Blair 25–10 11–5 4th NCAA second round
2013–2014 Gary Blair 27–9 13–3 T-2nd NCAA Elite Eight
2014–2015 Gary Blair 23–10 10–6 T-4th NCAA first round
2015–2016 Gary Blair 22–10 11–5 T-2nd NCAA second round
2016–2017 Gary Blair 22–12 9–7 6th NCAA second round
2017–2018 Gary Blair 26–10 11–5 T-4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2018-2019 Gary Blair 26-8 12-4 3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2019-2020 Gary Blair 22-8 10-6 4th Cancelled Due To Covid
2020-2021 Gary Blair 25-3 13-1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2021-2022 Gary Blair 14-15 4-12 12th
Gary Blair: 443–241 189-112

* A&M leaves Big 12;
starts Southeastern Conference play.

Joni Taylor (2022–present)
2022–2023 Joni Taylor 9-20 2–14 13th
2023–2024 Joni Taylor 19-13 6–10 T-9th NCAA First Round
Joni Taylor: 28-33 8–24
Total: 897–708

      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

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NCAA tournament results

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1994 #13 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #4 Florida
#5 San Diego State
#1 Purdue		 W 78-76
W 75-72
L 65-82
1996 #7 First Round #10 Kent State L 68-72
2006 #6 First Round #11 TCU L 65-69
2007 #4 First Round
Second Round		 #13 Texas-Arlington
#5 George Washington		 W 58-50
L 47-59
2008 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #15 UTSA
#10 Hartford
#3 Duke
#1 Tennessee		 W 91-52
W 63-39
W 77-63
L 45-53
2009 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #15 Evansville
#10 Minnesota
#6 Arizona State		 W 80-45
W 73-42
L 69-84
2010 #2 First Round
Second Round		 #15 Portland State
#7 Gonzaga		 W 84-53
L 71-72
2011 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Title Game		 #15 McNeese State
#7 Rutgers
#6 Georgia
#1 Baylor
#1 Stanford
#2 Notre Dame		 W 87-47
W 70-48
W 79-38
W 58-46
W 63-62
W 76-70
2012 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #14 Albany
#6 Arkansas
#2 Maryland		 W 69-47
W 61-59
L 74-81
2013 #3 First Round
Second Round		 #14 Wichita State
#6 Nebraska		 W 71-45
L 63-74
2014 #3 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		 #14 North Dakota
#11 James Madison
#7 DePaul
#1 Connecticut		 W 70-55
W 85-69
W 84-65
L 54-69
2015 #6 First Round #11 Little Rock L 60-69
2016 #4 First Round
Second Round		 #13 Missouri State
#5 Florida State		 W 74-65
L 56-74
2017 #5 First Round
Second Round		 #12 Penn
#4 UCLA		 W 63-61
L 43-75
2018 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #13 Drake
#5 DePaul
#1 Notre Dame		 W 89-76
W 80-79
L 84-90
2019 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #13 Wright State
#5 Marquette
#1 Notre Dame		 W 84-61
W 78-76
L 80-87
2021 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 #15 Troy
#7 Iowa State
#3 Arizona		 W 84-80
W 84-82 (OT)
L 59-74

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas A&M University Brand Guide". Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Women's Basketball Through the Years". Texas A&M Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  3. ^ "Texas-San Antonio-Texas A&M Preview". ESPN. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2008-03-21.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Longman, Jeré (2008-03-30). "Elite Women Prove That A&M No Longer Stands for 'All Male'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  5. ^ "Indiana Pacers Media Guide: Front Office" (PDF).
  6. ^ Wojnarowski, Adrian (December 17, 2018). "Pacers to hire Kelly Krauskopf as NBA's first female assistant GM". ESPN.
  7. ^ "Jaynetta Saunders".
  8. ^ "WNBA Draft 2001 JAYNETTA SAUNDERS".
  9. ^ "Toccara Williams, Texas A&M". WNBA.com. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
  10. ^ "Morenike Atunrase – Texas A&M". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
  11. ^ "Prospect: A'Quonesia Franklin". WNBA. 2008-03-31.
  12. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK". Archived from the original on 2009-03-21.
  13. ^ "Defense leads Texas A&M past Evansville 80–45".[dead link]
  14. ^ "Texas A&M Women's Basketball Record Book". Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  15. ^ "SEC Women's Legends Spotlight: Takia Starks". www.secsports.com. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  16. ^ "N'dea Jones declares for WNBA Draft". Kagstv.com. 31 March 2021.
  17. ^ [1] [dead link]
  18. ^ [2] [dead link]
  19. ^ "Jones Earns USBWA All-America Recognition". Kbtx.com.
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