# Syracuse Orange women's basketball

The Syracuse Orange women's basketball program is an intercollegiate women's basketball team representing Syracuse University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Orange play their home basketball games at the Carrier Dome in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, New York. The team is coached by Felisha Legette-Jack.

## History

Basketball started at Syracuse in 1898, playing against Hamilton Ontario YMCA. Varsity team was fielded in 1971.
2015-2016 was one of the most notable seasons for Syracuse Women's basketball, gaining the highest seed in the NCAA tournament.

## Postseason results
### NCAA Division I

The Orange have appeared in 12 NCAA Tournaments, with a record of 12–13.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1985 | (8) | Second Round | #1 Old Dominion | L 88–63 |
| 1988 | (6) | Second Round | #3 Ohio State | L 116–75 |
| 2002 | (10) | First Round | #7 Drake | L 87–69 |
| 2008 | (7) | First Round | #10 Hartford | L 59–55 |
| 2013 | (7) | First Round | #10 Creighton | L 61–56 |
| 2014 | (6) | First Round Second Round | #11 Chattanooga #3 Kentucky | W 59–53 L 59–54 |
| 2015 | (8) | First Round Second Round | #9 Nebraska #1 South Carolina | W 72–69 L 97–68 |
| 2016 | (4) | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship | #13 Army #12 Albany #1 South Carolina #7 Tennessee #7 Washington #1 Connecticut | W 73–56 W 76–59 W 80–72 W 89–67 W 80–59 L 81–52 |
| 2017 | (8) | First Round Second Round | (9) Iowa State (1) Connecticut | W 85–65 L 94–64 |
| 2018 | (8) | First Round | (9) Oklahoma State | L 84–57 |
| 2019 | (3) | First Round Second Round | (14) Fordham (6) South Dakota State | W 70–49 L 75–64 |
| 2021 | (8) | First Round Second Round | (9) South Dakota State (1) Connecticut | W 72–55 L 83–47 |
| 2024 | (6) | First Round Second Round | (11) Arizona (3) Connecticut | W 74–69 L 72–64 |

### AIAW Division I

The Orange made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1981 | First Round | Kentucky | L, 80–81 |

## Year-by-year results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Muriel Smith (Independent) (1971–1978) ||||||
| 1971-72 | Muriel Smith | 5-5 | | | |
| 1972-73 | Muriel Smith | 5-3 | | | |
| 1973-74 | Muriel Smith | 4-5 | | | |
| 1974-75 | Muriel Smith | 10-0 | | | |
| 1975-76 | Muriel Smith | 6-8 | | | |
| 1976-77 | Muriel Smith | 12-5 | | | |
| 1977-78 | Muriel Smith | 15-7 | | | |
| Muriel Smith: | Muriel Smith: | 57–33 (.633) | | | |
| Barbara Jacobs (Independent) (1979–1982) ||||||
| 1978-79 | Barbara Jacobs | 15-3 | | | |
| 1979-80 | Barbara Jacobs | 17-10 | | | |
| 1980-81 | Barbara Jacobs | 26-8 | | | AIAW Tournament, 1st round |
| 1910-82 | Barbara Jacobs | 19-9 | | | |
| Barbara Jacobs: | Barbara Jacobs: | 77–30 (.720) | | | |
| Barbara Jacobs (Big East Conference) (1983–1993) ||||||
| 1982-83 | Barbara Jacobs | 12-15 | 4-4 | | |
| 1983-84 | Barbara Jacobs | 14-14 | 5-3 | | |
| 1984-85 | Barbara Jacobs | 18-13 | 10-5 | | NCAA Tournament, 1st round |
| 1985-86 | Barbara Jacobs | 19-10 | 12-4 | | |
| 1986-87 | Barbara Jacobs | 15-13 | 11-5 | | |
| 1987-88 | Barbara Jacobs | 22-9 | 13-3 | | NCAA Tournament, 1st round |
| 1988-89 | Barbara Jacobs | 15-12 | 7-8 | | |
| 1989-90 | Barbara Jacobs | 15-13 | 7-9 | | |
| 1990-91 | Barbara Jacobs | 7-21 | 3-13 | | |
| 1991-92 | Barbara Jacobs | 9-19 | 5-13 | | |
| 1992-93 | Barbara Jacobs | 6-21 | 4-14 | | |
| Barbara Jacobs: | Barbara Jacobs: | 152–160 (.487) | 81–81 (.500) | | |
| Marianna Freeman (Big East Conference) (1993–2003) ||||||
| 1993-94 | Marianna Freeman | 5-23 | 2-16 | | |
| 1994-95 | Marianna Freeman | 7-20 | 5-13 | | |
| 1995-96 | Marianna Freeman | 14-14 | 9-9 | | |
| 1996-97 | Marianna Freeman | 6-21 | 4-14 | | |
| 1997-98 | Marianna Freeman | 12-15 | 7-11 | | |
| 1998-99 | Marianna Freeman | 10-17 | 6-12 | | |
| 1999-00 | Marianna Freeman | 10-18 | 3-13 | | |
| 2000-01 | Marianna Freeman | 12-15 | 6-10 | | |
| 2001-02 | Marianna Freeman | 18-13 | 9-7 | | NCAA Tournament, 1st round |
| 2002-03 | Marianna Freeman | 10-18 | 5-11 | | |
| Marianna Freeman: | Marianna Freeman: | 104–174 (.374) | 56–116 (.326) | | |
| Keith Cieplicki (Big East Conference) (2003–2006) ||||||
| 2003–04 | Keith Cieplicki | 6-21 | 3-13 | | |
| 2004–05 | Keith Cieplicki | 13-16 | 4-12 | | |
| 2005–06 | Keith Cieplicki | 9-18 | 2-14 | | |
| Keith Cieplicki: | Keith Cieplicki: | 28–55 (.337) | 9–39 (.188) | | |
| Quentin Hillsman (Big East Conference) (2006–2013) ||||||
| 2006–07 | Quentin Hillsman | 9–20 | 3–13 | T-13th | |
| 2007–08 | Quentin Hillsman | 22–9 | 10–6 | T-5th | NCAA Tournament, 1st Round |
| 2008–09 | Quentin Hillsman | 17–15 | 5–11 | T-11th | WNIT, 2nd Round |
| 2009–10 | Quentin Hillsman | 25–11 | 7–9 | T-8th | WNIT Quarterfinals |
| 2010–11 | Quentin Hillsman | 25–10 | 9–7 | T-7th | WNIT Quarterfinals |
| 2011–12 | Quentin Hillsman | 22–15 | 6–10 | T-10th | WNIT Semifinals |
| 2012–13 | Quentin Hillsman | 24–8 | 11–5 | T-3rd | NCAA Tournament, 1st Round |
| Quentin Hillsman: | Quentin Hillsman: | 144–88 (.621) | 51–61 (.455) | | |
| Quentin Hillsman (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2013–2021) ||||||
| 2013–14 | Quentin Hillsman | 23–10 | 10–6 | 5th | NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round |
| 2014–15 | Quentin Hillsman | 22–10 | 11–5 | T-4th | NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round |
| 2015–16 | Quentin Hillsman | 30–8 | 13–3 | 3rd | NCAA Tournament Runner-up |
| 2016–17 | Quentin Hillsman | 22–11 | 11–5 | 6th | NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round |
| 2017–18 | Quentin Hillsman | 22–9 | 10–6 | T–6th | NCAA Tournament, 1st Round |
| 2018–19 | Quentin Hillsman | 25–9 | 11–5 | 5th | NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round |
| 2019–20 | Quentin Hillsman | 16–15 | 9–9 | 8th | Tournament not held |
| 2020–21 | Quentin Hillsman | 15–9 | 9–7 | T-4th | NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round |
| Quentin Hillsman: | Quentin Hillsman: | 175–81 (.684) | 84–46 (.646) | | |
| Vonn Read (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2021–2022) ||||||
| 2021–22 | Vonn Read | 11–18 | 4–14 | T–11th | |
| Vonn Read: | Vonn Read: | 11–18 (.379) | 4–14 (.222) | | |
| Felisha Legette-Jack (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–present) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Felisha Legette-Jack | 20–13 | 9–9 | T-8th | WNIT Super 16 |
| 2023–24 | Felisha Legette-Jack | 24–8 | 13–5 | T-2nd | NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round |
| Felisha Legette-Jack: | Felisha Legette-Jack: | 44–21 (.677) | 22–14 (.611) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 792–660 (.545) | | | |
| 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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