The Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue Boilermakers | ||||
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University | Purdue University | |||
Head coach | Katie Gearlds (3rd season) | |||
Conference | Big Ten | |||
Location | West Lafayette, Indiana | |||
Arena | Mackey Arena (Capacity: 14,804) | |||
Nickname | Boilermakers | |||
Student section | Gold Mine | |||
Colors | Old gold and black[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament champions | ||||
1999 | ||||
NCAA tournament runner-up | ||||
2001 | ||||
NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
1994, 1999, 2001 | ||||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009 | ||||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 | ||||
NCAA tournament second round | ||||
1990, 1992, 1994 , 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002 |
Purdue is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten women's basketball tournament championships, along with annually ranking in the top 10 nationally in home attendance. The Boilermakers have appeared in the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA National Championship in 1999. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 52–27 series lead.
In 1975, women's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at Purdue University. In 1982, the sport was elevated to revenue status, which meant more money was available. Under Coach Lin Dunn, Purdue qualified for its first NCAA Tournament game in 1989. Ten years later, Purdue won its first national championship by beating Duke University in the title game. Sharon Versyp, a former Purdue standout, was introduced as the head coach at the start of the 2006 season.
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Conference tournament winners noted with # Source [3]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll | |||
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Unknown (CIAW) (1968–1969) | ||||||||||
1968-69 | Unknown | – | – | CIAW Tenth Place | ||||||
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Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||
Deborah Gebhardt (Big Ten) (1975–1976) | ||||||||||
1975-76 | Deborah Gephardt | 8–8 | 2–3[4] | 3[4] | IAIAW | |||||
Deborah Gephardt: | 8–8 | 2–3 | ||||||||
Ruth Jones (Big Ten) (1976–1986) | ||||||||||
1976-77 | Ruth Jones | 7–16 | 2–4 | 7th[4] | IAIAW | |||||
1977-78 | Ruth Jones | 13–7 | 1–2 | T-5th[4] | IAIAW | |||||
1978-79 | Ruth Jones | 7–19 | 0–1 | T-7th[4] | IAIAW | |||||
1979-80 | Ruth Jones | 4–18 | 0–1 | T-6th[4] | IAIAW | |||||
1980-81 | Ruth Jones | 14–18 | 0–1 | T-7th[4] | IAIAW - 2nd[4] | |||||
1981-82 | Ruth Jones | 13–17 | 0–1 | T-7th[4] | IAIAW - 1st; MAIAW - 3rd[4] | |||||
1982-83 | Ruth Jones | 10–16 | 3–15 | 8th | ||||||
1983-84 | Ruth Jones | 5–23 | 1–17 | 10th | ||||||
1984-85 | Ruth Jones | 12–16 | 6–12 | T-7th | ||||||
1985-86 | Ruth Jones | 16–11 | 9–9 | T-5th | ||||||
Ruth Jones: | 101–161 | 22–63 | ||||||||
Marsha Reall (Big Ten) (1986–1987) | ||||||||||
1986-87 | Marsha Reall | 18–9 | 10–8 | 5th | ||||||
Marsha Reall: | 18–9 | 10–8 | ||||||||
Lin Dunn (Big Ten) (1987–1996) | ||||||||||
1987-88 | Lin Dunn | 21–10 | 13–5 | 3rd | NWIT Second Place | |||||
1988-89 | Lin Dunn | 24–6 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA second round (Bye) | 17 | 15 | |||
1989-90 | Lin Dunn | 23–7 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 14 | 15 | |||
1990-91 | Lin Dunn | 26–3 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA second round (Bye) | 14 | 5 | |||
1991-92 | Lin Dunn | 23–7 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 16 | 11 | |||
1992-93 | Lin Dunn | 16–11 | 8–10 | 6th | ||||||
1993-94 | Lin Dunn | 29–5 | 16–2 | T-1st | NCAA Final Four | 3 | 8 | |||
1994-95 | Lin Dunn | 24–8 | 13–3 | T-1st | NCAA Elite Eight | 9 | 16 | |||
1995-96 | Lin Dunn | 20–11 | 11–5 | 4th | NCAA first round | 15 | ||||
Lin Dunn: | 206–68 | 120–38 | ||||||||
Nell Fortner (Big Ten) (1996–1997) | ||||||||||
1996-97 | Nell Fortner | 17–11 | 12–4 | T-1st | NCAA second round | 23 | ||||
Nell Fortner: | 17–11 | 12–4 | ||||||||
Carolyn Peck (Big Ten) (1997–1999) | ||||||||||
1997-98 | Carolyn Peck | 23–10 | 10–6 | T-3rd# | NCAA Elite Eight | 11 | 21 | |||
1998-99 | Carolyn Peck | 34–1 | 16–0 | 1st# | NCAA Champions | 1 | 1 | |||
Carolyn Peck: | 57–11 | 26–6 | ||||||||
Kristy Curry (Big Ten) (1999–2006) | ||||||||||
1999-2000 | Kristy Curry | 23–8 | 11–5 | T-3rd# | NCAA second round | 16 | 13 | |||
2000-01 | Kristy Curry | 31–7 | 14–2 | 1st | NCAA Runner-up | 2 | 9 | |||
2001-02 | Kristy Curry | 24–6 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA second round | 14 | 9 | |||
2002-03 | Kristy Curry | 29–6 | 12–4 | T-2nd# | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 10 | |||
2003-04 | Kristy Curry | 29–4 | 14–2 | 2nd# | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 9 | 3 | |||
2004-05 | Kristy Curry | 17–13 | 9–7 | 5th | NCAA second round | |||||
2005-06 | Kristy Curry | 26–7 | 13–3 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | 11 | 11 | |||
Kristy Curry: | 179–51 | 86–26 | ||||||||
Sharon Versyp (Big Ten) (2006–2021) | ||||||||||
2006-07 | Sharon Versyp | 31–6 | 14–2 | 2nd# | NCAA Elite Eight | 7 | 11 | |||
2007-08 | Sharon Versyp | 19–15 | 11–7 | T-3rd# | NCAA second round | |||||
2008-09 | Sharon Versyp | 25–11 | 13–5 | T-2nd | NCAA Elite Eight | 16 | ||||
2009–10 | Sharon Versyp | 15–17 | 9–9 | 5th | WNIT second round | |||||
2010-11 | Sharon Versyp | 21–12 | 9–7 | 7th | NCAA second round | |||||
2011-12 | Sharon Versyp | 25–9 | 11–5 | T-2nd# | NCAA second round | 18 | 13 | |||
2012-13 | Sharon Versyp | 25–9 | 10–6 | T-3rd# | NCAA second round | 21 | 20 | |||
2013–14 | Sharon Versyp | 22–9 | 11–5 | T-4th | NCAA second round | 21 | 19 | |||
2014–15 | Sharon Versyp | 11–20 | 3–15 | T-13th | ||||||
2015–16 | Sharon Versyp | 20–12 | 10–8 | 6th | NCAA first round | |||||
2016–17 | Sharon Versyp | 23–13 | 10–5 | T-4th | NCAA second round | |||||
2017–18 | Sharon Versyp | 18–13 | 9–7 | T-7th | WNIT second round | |||||
2018–19 | Sharon Versyp | 19–15 | 8–10 | T-10th | ||||||
2019–20 | Sharon Versyp | 18–14 | 8–10 | 9th | ||||||
2020–21 | Sharon Versyp | 7–16 | 4–14 | 12th | ||||||
Sharon Versyp: | 301–192 | 141–116 | ||||||||
Katie Gearlds (Big Ten) (2021–present) | ||||||||||
2021–22 | Katie Gearlds | 17–15 | 7–11 | 9th | WNIT Second Round | |||||
2022–23 | Katie Gearlds | 19–11 | 9–8 | 7th | NCAA First Four | |||||
Katie Gearlds: | 36–26 | 16–19 | ||||||||
Total: | 921–536 | 429–272 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1989 | #5 | First Round Second Round |
#12 Arkansas #4 LSU |
W 91–63 L 53–54 |
1990 | #4 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#5 Northern Illinois #1 Louisiana Tech |
W 86–81 L 47–91 |
1991 | #2 | Second Round | #10 Vanderbilt | L 63–69 |
1992 | #3 | Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 Northern Illinois #2 Maryland |
W 98–62 L 58–64 |
1994 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four |
#16 Radford #8 Washington #13 Texas A&M #2 Stanford #3 North Carolina |
W 103–56 W 86–59 W82–56 W 82–65 L 74–89 |
1995 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#13 Portland #12 Montana #1 Vanderbilt #2 Stanford |
W 74–59 W 62–51 W 67–66 L 58–69 |
1996 | #5 | First Round | #12 Notre Dame | L 60–73 |
1997 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 Maryland #1 Old Dominion |
W 74–48 L 65–69 |
1998 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#13 Washington #12 Colorado State #9 Notre Dame #3 Louisiana Tech |
W 88–71 W 77–63 W 70–65 L 65–72 |
1999 | #1 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game |
#16 Oral Roberts #9 Kansas #4 North Carolina #3 Rutgers #1 Louisiana Tech #3 Duke |
W 68–48 W 55–41 W 82–59 W 75–62 W 77–63 W 62–45 |
2000 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Dartmouth #5 Oklahoma |
W 70–66 L 74–76 |
2001 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Title Game |
#14 UC Santa Barbara #6 LSU #2 Texas Tech #4 Xavier #5 SW Missouri State #1 Notre Dame |
W 75–62 W 73–70 W 74–72 W 88–78 W 81–64 L 66–68 |
2002 | #2 | First Round Second Round |
#15 Austin Peay #7 Old Dominion |
W 80–49 L 70–74 (OT) |
2003 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#15 Valparaiso #7 Virginia Tech #11 Notre Dame #1 Connecticut |
W 66–51 W 80–62 W 66–47 L 64–73 |
2004 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#15 St. Francis (PA) #7 Villanova #3 Georgia |
W 78–59 W 60–42 L 64–66 |
2005 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 New Mexico #1 Tennessee |
W 68–56 L 54–75 |
2006 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#13 Missouri State #5 UCLA #1 North Carolina |
W 73–54 W 61–54 L 68–70 |
2007 | #2 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#15 Oral Roberts #7 Georgia Tech #3 Georgia #1 North Carolina |
W 63–42 W 76–63 W 78–65 L 72–84 |
2008 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Utah #1 Tennessee |
W 66–59 L 52–78 |
2009 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight |
#11 Charlotte #3 North Carolina #7 Rutgers #1 Oklahoma |
W 65–52 W 85–70 W 67–61 L 68–74 |
2011 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Kansas State #1 Connecticut |
W 53–45 L 40–64 |
2012 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#13 South Dakota State #5 South Carolina |
W 83–68 L 61–72 |
2013 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Liberty #5 Louisville |
W 77–43 L 63–76 |
2014 | #4 | First Round Second Round |
#13 Liberty #5 Louisville |
W 84–55 L 66–73 |
2016 | #11 | First Round | #6 Oklahoma | L 45–61 |
2017 | #9 | First Round Second Round |
#8 Green Bay #1 Notre Dame |
W 74–62 L 82–88 (OT) |
2023 | #11 | First Four | #11 St. John's | L 64–66 |