Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball

Colorado Buffaloes
2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
University	University of Colorado Boulder
Conference	Pac-12
Location	Boulder, CO
Head coach	JR Payne (1st year)
Arena	Coors Events Center (Capacity: 11,064)
Nickname	Buffaloes
Colors	Silver, Black, and Gold
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1993, 1995, 2002
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1994, 1997, 2003
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
1995, 1988, 1996, 2001
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
1981, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013
Conference tournament champions
1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997
Conference regular season champions
1989, 1995

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

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 8 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 resigned from her job as head coach at the end of the 2015-16 season with a 7-23 record.

Roster

2015–16 Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High school/previous college Home town F 1 Makenzie Ellis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, OK G 2 Alexis Robinson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Paul G. Blazer Ashland, KY C 3 Bri Watts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Clovis West Fresno, CA G 12 Ariana Freeman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Paul VI Catholic Louisville Manassas, VA G 13 Brecca Thomas 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So The Kinkaid School Stafford, TX G 14 Kennedy Leonard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Carroll Southlake, TX C 15 Zoe Correal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Salesian San Francisco, CA F 21 Monica Burich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Roseville Roseville, MN G/F 22 Haley Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Skyline Sammamish, WA G/F 24 Lauren Huggins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Heritage Littleton, CO F 31 Zoe Beard-Fails 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Georgetown Day School Herndon, VA F 50 Jamee Swan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Marana Marana, AZ	Head coach Linda Lappe (Colorado) Assistant coach(es) Julian Assibey (William Penn) Jamie Carey (Texas) Kelly Rae Finley (Colorado State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with #
Source

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Carol Hochsprung (Intermountain) (1975–1976)
1975	Carol Hochsprung	2–11	2–10
Carol Hochsprung:		2–11	2–10
Jerry Zancanelli (Intermountain) (1975–1978)
1975-76	Jerry Zancanelli	8–12	5–8
1976-77	Jerry Zancanelli	14–12	5–8
1977-78	Jerry Zancanelli	18–14	5–8
Jerry Zancanelli:		40–38	15–24
Rene Portland (Intermountain) (1978–1980)
1978-79	Rene Portland	22–9	10–3		AIAW Regional
1979-80	Rene Portland	18–11	9–1		AIAW Regional
Rene Portland:		40–20	19–4
Sox Walseth (Intermountain, Big 8) (1980–1983)
1980-81	Sox Walseth	28–5	10–0		AIAW First Round
1981-82	Sox Walseth	28–8	8–2		AIAW First Round
Big Eight Conference
1982-83	Sox Walseth	21–8	7–5
Sox Walseth:		77–21	25–7
Ceal Barry (Big 8, Big 12) (1983–2005)
1983-84	Ceal Barry	10–18	3–11
1984-85	Ceal Barry	6–22	2–12
1985-86	Ceal Barry	21–9	9–5	2nd
1986-87	Ceal Barry	14–14	6–8
1987-88	Ceal Barry	21–11	8–6		NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1988-89	Ceal Barry	27–4	14–0	1st#	NCAA Second Round (Bye)	19	9
1989-90	Ceal Barry	17–11	10–4
1990-91	Ceal Barry	18–11	8–6
1991-92	Ceal Barry	22–9	11–3	2nd#	NCAA First Round
1992-93	Ceal Barry	27–4	12–2	1st	NCAA Elite Eight	9	10
1993-94	Ceal Barry	27–5	12–2	1st	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	5
1994-95	Ceal Barry	30–3	14–0	1st#	NCAA Elite Eight	5	2
1995-96	Ceal Barry	26–9	9–5	#	NCAA Second Round	18	17
Big 12 Conference
1996-97	Ceal Barry	23–9	12–4	T-2nd# (Big 12)	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	15	18
1997-98	Ceal Barry	12–16	5–11	8th
1998-99	Ceal Barry	15–14	7–9	T-8th	WNIT Sixteen
1999-2000	Ceal Barry	10–19	4–12	10th
2000-01	Ceal Barry	22–9	11–5	4th	NCAA Second Round	23	20
2001-02	Ceal Barry	24–10	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight	9	12
2002-03	Ceal Barry	24–8	11–5	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	19
2003-04	Ceal Barry	22–8	11–5	3rd	NCAA First Round	24	17
2004-05	Ceal Barry	9–19	2–14	T-11th
Ceal Barry:		427–242	192–134
Kathy McConnell-Miller (Big 12) (2005–2010)
2005-06	Kathy McConnell-Miller	9–21	3–13	11th
2006-07	Kathy McConnell-Miller	13–17	6–10	T-7th
2007-08	Kathy McConnell-Miller	19–15	5–11	9th	WNIT Semifinals
2008-09	Kathy McConnell-Miller	11–18	3–13	12th
2009-10	Kathy McConnell-Miller	13–17	3–13	11th
Kathy McConnell-Miller:		65–88	20–60
Linda Lappe (Big 12, Pac-12) (2010–2016)
2010-11	Linda Lappe	18–16	6–10	T-8th (Big 12)	WNIT Quarterfinals
Pac-12 Conference
2011-12	Linda Lappe	21–14	6–12	10th (Pac-12)	WNIT Quarterfinals
2012-13	Linda Lappe	25–7	13–5	4th	NCAA First Round	19	19
2013-14	Linda Lappe	19-15	6–12	T-9th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2014-15	Linda Lappe	15-17	6–12	T-9th
2015-16	Linda Lappe	7-23	2–16	12th
Linda Lappe:		105-92	39-67
JR Payne (Pac-12) (2016–present)
2016-17	JR Payne
Total:		756–512
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

External links

• Official website