Minnesota Golden Gophers | |||
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University | University of Minnesota | ||
Conference | Big Ten | ||
Location | Minneapolis, MN | ||
Head coach | Marlene Stollings | ||
Arena |
Williams Arena (Capacity: 14,625) |
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Nickname | Golden Gophers | ||
Colors | Maroon and Gold |
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NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four | |||
2004 | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight | |||
2004 | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1977, 2003, 2004, 2005 | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | |||
1977, 1981, 1982, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015 |
The Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team represents the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Golden Gophers have played in the Big Ten since the conference began sponsoring basketball in 1982. The team plays its home games in Williams Arena and is currently coached by Marlene Stollings.
The Golden Gophers have made nine appearances in the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, highlighted by a Final Four appearance in 2004. The Golden Gophers also have three appearances in the AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Golden Gophers have had five players play professional basketball, as well as eight players named All-Americans. Four players, Lindsay Whalen, Amanda Zahui B., and Janel McCarville, Rachel Banham were selected in the top four of WNBA draft. The Gophers have ranked in the top twenty nationally in attendance for seven seasons, starting with the 2001-2002 season.
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source
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