Missouri Tigers women's basketball

The Missouri Tigers women's basketball team represents the University of Missouri and competes in the NCAA Division I. The team plays its home games at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, and plays in the Southeastern Conference.

Missouri Tigers
2024–25 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
University	University of Missouri
Head coach	Robin Pingeton (15th season)
Conference	SEC
Location	Columbia, Missouri
Arena	Mizzou Arena (capacity: 15,061)
Nickname	Tigers
Colors	Old gold and black
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1982, 2001
NCAA tournament second round
1986, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW tournament appearances
1977, 1978
Conference tournament champions
1985, 1986, 1994
Conference regular season champions
1978, 1987, 1990

Roster

2021–22 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 LaDazhia Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Sr Lakewood Ranch HS South Carolina Bradenton, FL G 1 Lauren Hansen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ward Melville HS Auburn Long Island, NY G 2 Sara-Rose Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Melbourne, Australia G 4 Mama Dembele 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So IES Joaquim Blume Manlleu, Spain G 13 Haley Troup 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Gadsden City HS Gadsden, AL F 20 Sarah Linthacum 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Jefferson City HS Jefferson City, MO F 24 Kiya Dorroh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr AZ Compass Prep School Tucson, AZ F 25 Skylah Travis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Weldon HS Old Dominion Weldon, NC G 30 Izzy Higginbottom 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Batesville HS Batesville, AR C 32 Jayla Kelly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Parkway Central HS Chesterfield, MO G 33 Aijha Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cardinal Ritter College Prep HS Berkeley, MO F 34 Da'Necia Trusty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Alief Hastings HS Houston, TX F 40 Micah Linthacum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS So Jefferson City HS Jefferson City, MO F 43 Hayley Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Strafford HS Strafford, MO	Head coach Robin Pingeton (St. Ambrose) Assistant coach(es) Ashleen Bracey (Illinois State) Chris Bracey (West Texas A&M) Jenny Putnam (St. Ambrose) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

History

Missouri first fielded a women's team during the 1974–1975 season. The team's best post-season result was appearing in the Sweet Sixteen (1982 and 2001).

Head coaches

• Alexis Jarrett, 1974–75
• Joann Rutherford, 1975–98
• Cindy Stein, 1998–2010
• Robin Pingeton, 2010–present

Conferences

Missouri has played in the Big 8 and the Big 12 conferences. The Tigers joined the Big 12 in 1997 when the Big 8 merged with several former members of the defunct Southwest Conference. Since 2012, the team has played in the Southeastern Conference after leaving the Big 12 Conference.

Coaches

The current head coach is Robin Pingeton, who was hired in April 2010 to replace former head coach Cindy Stein. Stein resigned effective the end of the 2010 season under pressure from fans, media, and the administration. Pingeton was the coach at Illinois State University.

Year-by-year results

Conference tournament winners noted with ‡

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Alexis Jarrett (Independent) (1974–1975)
1974–75	Alexis Jarrett	9–8	–		MAIAW
Alexis Jarrett:		9–8	–
Joann Rutherford (Independent, Big 8, Big 12) (1975–1998)
1975–76	Joann Rutherford	10–9	–		MAIAW
1976–77	Joann Rutherford	28–12	–		AIAW Top 12
1977–78	Joann Rutherford	26–6	–	‡ #1(Big 8)	AIAW Top 12		13
1978–79	Joann Rutherford	18–12	–		MAIAW
1979–80	Joann Rutherford	20–13	–		AIAW Region VI
1980–81	Joann Rutherford	21–12	–		AIAW Region VI
1981–82	Joann Rutherford	24–9	–		NCAA Sweet Sixteen		20
1982–83	Joann Rutherford	25–6	10–4	2nd‡ (Big 8)	NCAA First Round		15
1983–84	Joann Rutherford	25–6	12–2	2nd	NCAA First Round		11
1984–85	Joann Rutherford	22–9	12–2	1st‡	NCAA First Round
1985–86	Joann Rutherford	20–12	8–6	5th‡	NCAA Second Round (Play-In)
1986–87	Joann Rutherford	20–9	9–5	T-1st
1987–88	Joann Rutherford	18–11	9–5	2nd
1988–89	Joann Rutherford	17–12	7–7	4th
1989–90	Joann Rutherford	20–8	11–3	1st
1990–91	Joann Rutherford	10–18	3–11	8th
1991–92	Joann Rutherford	16–12	7–7	5th
1992–93	Joann Rutherford	19–8	8–6	5th
1993–94	Joann Rutherford	12–18	3–11	7th‡	NCAA First Round
1994–95	Joann Rutherford	15–12	5–9	6th
1995–96	Joann Rutherford	15–12	6–8	5th
1996–97	Joann Rutherford	10–20	3–13	T-10th (Big 12)
1997–98	Joann Rutherford	11–16	3–13	12th
Joann Rutherford:		422–262	116–112
Cindy Stein (Big 12) (1998–2010)
1998–99	Cindy Stein	13–15	5–11	10th
1999–2000	Cindy Stein	18–12	7–9	7th	WNIT 2nd round
2000–01	Cindy Stein	22–10	10–6	5th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	19
2001–02	Cindy Stein	14–15	5–11	T-9th	WNIT First Round
2002–03	Cindy Stein	17–14	9–7	T-5th	WNIT Quarterfinals
2003–04	Cindy Stein	17–13	7–9	T-7th	NCAA First Round
2004–05	Cindy Stein	11–18	4–12	T-9th
2005–06	Cindy Stein	21–10	10–6	4th	NCAA First Round
2006–07	Cindy Stein	17–14	5–11	10th	WNIT First Round (Bye)
2007–08	Cindy Stein	10–21	2–14	12th
2008–09	Cindy Stein	13–17	4–12	T-10th
2009–10	Cindy Stein	12–18	2–14	12th
Cindy Stein:		185–177	70–122
Robin Pingeton (Big 12, SEC) (2010–present)
2010–11	Robin Pingeton	13–18	5–11	10th (Big 12)
2011–12	Robin Pingeton	13–18	2–16	10th
Southeastern Conference
2012–13	Robin Pingeton	17–15	6–10	T-8th (SEC)	WNIT First Round
2013–14	Robin Pingeton	17–14	6–10	8th	WNIT First Round
2014–15	Robin Pingeton	19–14	7–9	T-7th	WNIT 3rd Round
2015–16	Robin Pingeton	22–10	8–8	T-7th	NCAA second round
2016-17	Robin Pingeton	22-11	11–5	T-3rd	NCAA second round	25
2017-18	Robin Pingeton	22-5	10–4	T-3rd	NCAA first round	17	22
2018-19	Robin Pingeton	24-11	10-6	T-5th	NCAA second round	16	14
2019-20	Robin Pingeton	9-22	5-11	11th
2020-21	Robin Pingeton	9-13	5-9	10th	WNIT first round
2021-22	Robin Pingeton	18-11	7-9	9th	WNIT first round
2022-23	Robin Pingeton	17-12	6-10	9th	WNIT second round
2023-24	Robin Pingeton	11-19	2-14	14th
Robin Pingeton:		236–199	91–135
Total:		853-646
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

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#3	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Oregon #2 Maryland	W 59-53 L 68-80
1983	#4	First Round	#5 Auburn	L 76-94
1984	#4	First Round	#5 LSU	L 82-92
1985	#7	First Round	#2 NE Louisiana	L 84-85 (OT)
1986	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Arkansas #1 Texas	W 66-65 L 67-108
1994	#15	First Round	#2 Texas Tech	L 61-75
2001	#10	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Wisconsin #2 Georgia #3 Louisiana Tech	W 71-68 W 78-65 L 67-78
2004	#11	First Round	#6 Stanford	L 44-68
2006	#10	First Round	#7 Virginia Tech	L 51-82
2016	#10	First Round Second Round	#7 BYU #2 Texas	W 78-69 L 55-73
2017	#6	First Round Second Round	#11 South Florida #3 Florida State	W 66-64 L 55-77
2018	#5	First Round	#12 Florida Gulf Coast	L 70-80
2019	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Drake #2 Iowa	W 77-76 (OT) L 52-68

See also

• 2009–10 Missouri Tigers women's basketball team

External links

• Official website