Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

Illinois Fighting Illini Women's Basketball
Illinois Fighting Illini Women's Basketball
	2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team
University	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Conference	Big Ten
Location	Champaign, IL
Head coach	Matt Bollant (2012-present year)
Arena	Assembly Hall; (Capacity: 15,500)
Nickname	Fighting Illini
Student section	Orange Krush
Colors	Blue and Orange;
Uniforms
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1997, 1998
NCAA/AIAW Tournament second round
	1986, 1987, 1999, 2000
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances
	1982, 1986, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003
Conference regular season champions
	1997

The Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at Assembly Hall, located on University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's campus in Champaign.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High school/previous college	Home town
G	0	Sarah Hartwell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Bellarmine Prep	Tacoma, Wash.
G	2	Taylor Gleason	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Goodrich	Grand Blanc, Mich.
G/F	3	Taylor Tuck	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook, Ill.
F	5	Nia Oden	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Christ The King	Brooklyn, N.Y.
G	10	Amarah Coleman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Homewood-Flossmoor	Bolingbrook, Ill.
G	12	Ashley McConnell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Fremd	Palatine, Ill.
G/F	13	Mikaala Shackelford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Hopkins	Plymouth, Minn.
G	15	Kyley Simmons	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Jr	Lewis Central	Council Bluffs, Iowa
G	20	Brittany Carter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Incarnate Word Academy	St. Louis, Mo.
G	21	Brooke Kissinger	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Minden	Minden, Neb.
G	22	Ivory Crawford	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Proviso East	Chicago, Ill.
G	23	Alexis Smith	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	St. John the Baptist	Medford, N.Y.
G	25	Kennedy Cattenhead	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Bolingbrook	Bolingbrook, Ill.
C	32	Chatrice White	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Shelby-Rising City	Shelby, Neb.
F	34	Jacqui Grant	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Maine South	Park Ridge, Ill.
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Head coach

Matt Bollant

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Divilbiss
Tianna Kirkland
LaKale Malone

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Season-by-season results

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Steven Douglas (1974–1976)
1974-75	Steven Douglas	10-11	-
1975-76	Steven Douglas	15-10	-	5th
Steven Douglas:		25-21	-
Carla Thompson (1976–1979)
1976-77	Carla Thompson	15-9	-	5th
1977-78	Carla Thompson	9-9	-	5th
1978-79	Carla Thompson	9-12	-
Carla Thompson:		33-30	-
Jane Schroeder (1979–1984)
1979-80	Jane Schroeder	6-21	-	5th
1980-81	Jane Schroeder	20-11	-
1981-82	Jane Schroeder	21-9	-	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
Big Ten Conference
1982-83	Jane Schroeder	14-14	9-9	6th
1983-84	Jane Schroeder	12-16	6-12	8th
Jane Schroeder:		73-71	15-21
Laura Golden (1984–1990)
1984-85	Laura Golden	13-15	7-11	6th
1985-86	Laura Golden	20-10	12-6	3rd	NCAA 2nd Round
1986-87	Laura Golden	19-10	11-7	4th	NCAA 2nd Round
1987-88	Laura Golden	9-19	3-15	9th
1988-89	Laura Golden	11-18	6-12	6th
1989-90	Laura Golden	11-17	5-13	8th
Laura Golden:		83–89	44–64
Kathy Lindsey (1990–1995)
1990-91	Kathy Lindsey	9-19	6-12	8th
1991-92	Kathy Lindsey	9-19	6-12	8th
1992-93	Kathy Lindsey	12-15	7-11	7th
1993-94	Kathy Lindsey	10-17	5-13	10th
1994-95	Kathy Lindsey	10-17	5-13	10th(T)
Kathy Lindsey:		50–87	29–61
Theresa Grentz (1995–2007)
1995-96	Theresa Grentz	13-15	6-10	8th
1996-97	Theresa Grentz	24-8	12-4	1st(T)	NCAA Sweet 16
1997-98	Theresa Grentz	20-10	12-4	2nd	NCAA Sweet 16
1998-99	Theresa Grentz	19-12	10-6	3rd	NCAA Second Round
1999-00	Theresa Grentz	23-11	11-5	4th	NCAA Second Round
2000-01	Theresa Grentz	17-16	9-7	6th	WNIT Second Round
2001-02	Theresa Grentz	15-14	7-9	8th	WNIT Second Round
2002-03	Theresa Grentz	17-12	9-7	6th	NCAA First Round
2003-04	Theresa Grentz	10-18	4-12	8th(T)
2004-05	Theresa Grentz	17-13	7-9	7th	WNIT First Round
2005-06	Theresa Grentz	16-15	6-10	7th	WNIT First Round
2006-07	Theresa Grentz	19-12	8-8	4th	WNIT Sweet 16
Theresa Grentz:		210–156	101–91
Jolette Law (2007–2012)
2007-08	Jolette Law	20-15	8-10	9th	WNIT Sweet 16
2008-09	Jolette Law	10-21	5-13	9th
2009-10	Jolette Law	19-14	7-11	9th	WNIT Elite 8
2010 - 11	Jolette Law	9 - 23	2 - 14	11th
2011 - 12	Jolette Law	11 - 19	5 - 11	9th
Jolette Law:		69–93	27–59
Matt Bollant (2012–present)
2012-13	Matt Bollant	19-14	9-7	5th(T)	WNIT Elite 8
2013-14	Matt Bollant	9-21	2-14	12th
Matt Bollant:		28–35	11–21
Total:		571-582
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

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Coaching history

Coach	Years	Record	Conference Record	Conference Titles	NCAA Appearances
Steven Douglas	1974–1976	25-21	-	-	-
Carla Thompson	1976–1979	33–30	-	-	-
Jane Schroeder	1979–1984	73–71	15–21	-	1
Laura Golden	1984–1990	83–89	44–64	-	2
Kathy Lindsey	1990–1995	50–87	29–61	-	-
Theresa Grentz	1995–2007	210–156	101–91	1	5
Jolette Law	2007–2012	30–36	13–23	-	-
Matt Bollant	2012-present	14–9	7–4	-	-
Totals		504-490	202-260	-	-

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Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)
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