Wikipedia - West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball
The West Virginia Mountaineers women's basketball team represents West Virginia University in NCAA Division I college basketball competition. They are a member of the Big 12 Conference. West Virginia has earned twelve bids to the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. In 2017, they won the Big 12 Tournament, despite finishing sixth in the regular season.
History
The first women's basketball team was started in 1973, as a result of the Title IX mandates. The first coach was Kittie Blakemore, who was asked to create a schedule against ten local teams. The first year, the team played 14 games, winning four. The team improved the next year, winning 13 of their 17 games. Blakemore would remain as head coach for 19 seasons, leading the team to a conference tournament championship in the A10 in 1989, and a first-place finish in the regular season in her final season, 1992.
Notable figures
- Yelena Leuchanka
- Cathy Parson
- Olayinka Sanni
- Georgeann Wells
Head coaches
- Kittie Blakemore (1973–1992)
- Bill Fiske (1984–1987)
- Scott Harrelson (1987–1996)
- Susan Walvius (1996–1998)
- Alexis Basil (1998–2001)
- Mike Carey (2001–2022)
- Dawn Plitzuweit (2022–2023)
- Mark Kellogg (2023-2024)