Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball | ||||
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University | Texas Tech | |||
Conference | Big 12 | |||
Location | Lubbock, TX | |||
Head coach | Candace Whitaker (3rd year) | |||
Arena |
United Spirit Arena (Capacity: 15,020) |
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Nickname | Lady Raiders | |||
Colors | Scarlet and Black |
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NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions | ||||
1993 | ||||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four | ||||
1993 | ||||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1993, 1995, 2000, 2003 | ||||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 | ||||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round | ||||
1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 | ||||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | ||||
1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2013 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
The Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represents Texas Tech University and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I. Candace Whitaker, a former player for the Lady Raiders, was named head coach in 2013. In her inaugural season in 2013-14, the team finished winless in league play with a conference mark of 0-18.
The 1975–76 season saw the debut of women's basketball at Texas Tech University. In 1993, the team won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament.
All six home games at the on campus Women's Gym during the Lady Raiders' inaugural 1975–76 season. The following two seasons, the Lady Raiders began playing select home games along the Red Raiders basketball team at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. By the 1978–79 season, the team no longer split time between the two venues and playing only at Lubbock Municipal Coliseum until the United Spirit Arena opened in time for the 1999–2000 season.