# Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball

The Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at the Kohl Center, located on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Previous to the Kohl Center, the home games were played at the Wisconsin Field House.

## Coaching history
### Marilyn Harris era (1974–1976)

Harris was the first coach of the women's basketball team at UW. She led the Lady Badgers to a 16–20 record in two seasons.

### Edwina Qualls era (1976–1986)

Qualls led the Badgers for 10 years and the start of the Big Ten Conference in 1982. In the 1982–1983 season, the Badgers had recorded their best season thus far: 19–8. Qualls finished with a record of 131–141.

### Mary Murphy era (1986–1994)

Murphy led the Badgers to an 87–135 record over eight years. She was the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year in 1992 with an overall record of 20–9 and a Big Ten record of 13–5. In 1992, Murphy led the Badgers to their first appearance in the NCAA tournament.

### Jane Albright era (1994–2003)

Albright led the Badgers for nine years and earned a record of 161–107. During her tenure, she led the Badgers to five NCAA tournament appearances, and two WNIT appearances. The Badgers were WNIT runners-up in 1999 and WNIT champions in 2000. Albright was the Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year in 1995.

### Lisa Stone era (2003–2011)

Lisa Stone led the Badgers to a 128–118 (.520) record in eight seasons, with a Big Ten Conference record of 56–79 (.415). The 2006–2007 season produced a record 23 wins (23–13) before the team fell in the WNIT championship to the University of Wyoming, 72–56. The 2007–2008 season produced another trip to the WNIT, but the Badgers fell in the second round to Villanova University. The 2008–2009 season was the third consecutive year the Badgers went to the WNIT, making it to the third round before falling to St. Bonaventure.
The 2009–2010 season produced a 21–11 record as Stone took the Badgers to the NCAA tournament for the first time where they lost in the first round to Vermont, 64–55. In Stone's final year (2010–2011) the Badgers finished 16–15, with another 10-win record in the Big Ten Conference (10–6) and another trip to the WNIT, where they bowed out in the second round to Illinois State 62–59.
Assistant coach was Tasha McDowell.

### Bobbie Kelsey era (2011–2016)

On April 11, 2011, Bobbie Kelsey became the new head coach for the Badgers, signing a five-year contract. Her first season ended with a Big Ten tournament loss to Minnesota as the Badgers finished with a 9–20 overall record, finishing 5–11 in Big Ten play. Kelsey's second season ended with a 12–19 overall record, 3–13 in Big Ten play. The Badgers recorded their first Big Ten tournament win for Kelsey by beating Illinois 58–57 before bowing out of the tournament with a 74–62 loss to Purdue. The third season in the Kelsey era came to a close with a loss to Minnesota in the B1G tournament. The Badgers finished with an overall record of 10–19, with a 3–13 conference record. Taylor Wurtz and Morgan Paige became the 22nd and 23rd players to reach the 1,000 point plateau. At the end of the 2013–2014 Kelsey's contract was extended three years, ending in the spring of 2019. The 2014–15 season ended with an 11th-place finish in the conference and a 9–20 record. Kelsey's fifth year as head coach ended with a 7-22 overall record and a 13th-place finish in the conference. Kelsey was let go on March 4, 2016, after finishing with an all-time record of 47–100.

### Jonathan Tsipis era (2016–2021)

On March 31, 2016, Jonathan Tsipis was named the head coach and first male coach of the Badgers women's basketball team. He previously was the head coach at George Washington University. He was relieved of his duties on March 9, 2021, following a 67–42 loss to Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament. He finished with a 50-99 overall record in his 5 seasons.

### Marisa Moseley era (2021–present)

Marisa Moseley was chosen as the new head coach on March 25, 2021.

## Coaching staff

* Head Coach Marisa Moseley
* Assistant Coach Margaret McKeon
* Assistant Coach Tiffany Morton
* Assistant Coach Jamie Gluesing

## Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | Coaches' poll | AP poll |
| Marilyn Harris (Independent) (1974–1976) ||||||||
| 1974-75 | Marilyn Harris | 11–7 | – | | | | |
| 1975-76 | Marilyn Harris | 5–13 | – | | | | |
| Marilyn Harris: | Marilyn Harris: | 16–20 | – | | | | |
| Edwina Qualls (Independent, Big Ten) (1976–1986) ||||||||
| 1976-77 | Edwina Qualls | 7–14 | – | | WWIAC | | |
| 1977-78 | Edwina Qualls | 14–10 | – | | MAIAW | | |
| 1978-79 | Edwina Qualls | 13–11 | – | | WWIAC | | |
| 1979-80 | Edwina Qualls | 10–16 | – | | MAIAW | | |
| 1980-81 | Edwina Qualls | 13–18 | – | | | | |
| Big Ten Conference ||||||||
| 1981-82 | Edwina Qualls | 21–13 | 1–1 | T-4th | AIAW Quarterfinals | | |
| 1982-83 | Edwina Qualls | 19–8 | 11–7 | 5th | | | |
| 1983-84 | Edwina Qualls | 18–10 | 13–5 | 2nd | | | |
| 1984-85 | Edwina Qualls | 11–17 | 6–12 | T-7th | | | |
| 1985-86 | Edwina Qualls | 4–24 | 1–17 | 10th | | | |
| Edwina Qualls: | Edwina Qualls: | 130–141 | 32–42 | | | | |
| Mary Murphy (Big Ten) (1986–1994) ||||||||
| 1986-87 | Mary Murphy | 9–19 | 4–14 | T-8th | | | |
| 1987-88 | Mary Murphy | 4–24 | 2–16 | 10th | | | |
| 1988-89 | Mary Murphy | 13–14 | 5–13 | 8th | | | |
| 1989-90 | Mary Murphy | 8–20 | 3–15 | T-9th | | | |
| 1990-91 | Mary Murphy | 13–15 | 7–11 | 7th | | | |
| 1991-92 | Mary Murphy | 20–9 | 13–5 | 3rd | NCAA First Round | | |
| 1992-93 | Mary Murphy | 7–20 | 4–14 | 10th | | | |
| 1993-94 | Mary Murphy | 13–14 | 6–12 | 9th | | | |
| Mary Murphy: | Mary Murphy: | 87–135 | 44–100 | | | | |
| Jane Albright (Big Ten) (1994–2003) ||||||||
| 1994-95 | Jane Albright | 20–9 | 11–5 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | | |
| 1995-96 | Jane Albright | 21–8 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | 20 | 18 |
| 1996-97 | Jane Albright | 16–11 | 8–8 | T-6th | | | |
| 1997-98 | Jane Albright | 21–10 | 9–7 | 6th | NCAA First Round | | |
| 1998-99 | Jane Albright | 18–14 | 9–7 | T-4th | WNIT Finals | | |
| 1999-2000 | Jane Albright | 21–12 | 8–8 | T-5th | WNIT Champions | | |
| 2000-01 | Jane Albright | 18–10 | 12–4 | T-2nd | NCAA First Round | | 24 |
| 2001-02 | Jane Albright | 19–12 | 8–8 | T-5th | NCAA First Round | | |
| 2002-03 | Jane Albright | 7–21 | 5–11 | T-8th | | | |
| Jane Albright: | Jane Albright: | 161–107 | 82–62 | | | | |
| Lisa Stone (Big Ten) (2003–2011) ||||||||
| 2003-04 | Lisa Stone | 10–17 | 4–12 | T-8th | | | |
| 2004-05 | Lisa Stone | 12–16 | 5–11 | 8th | | | |
| 2005-06 | Lisa Stone | 11–18 | 5–11 | 9th | | | |
| 2006-07 | Lisa Stone | 23–13 | 7–9 | T-5th | WNIT Finals | | |
| 2007-08 | Lisa Stone | 16–14 | 9–9 | T-7th | WNIT First Round (Bye) | | |
| 2008-09 | Lisa Stone | 19–15 | 6–12 | T-7th | WNIT Sixteen | | |
| 2009-10 | Lisa Stone | 21–11 | 10–8 | T-3rd | NCAA First Round | | |
| 2010-11 | Lisa Stone | 16–15 | 10–6 | T-3rd | WNIT Second Round | | |
| Lisa Stone: | Lisa Stone: | 128–119 | 56–78 | | | | |
| Bobbie Kelsey (Big Ten) (2011–2016) ||||||||
| 2011-12 | Bobbie Kelsey | 9–20 | 5–11 | T-9th | | | |
| 2012-13 | Bobbie Kelsey | 12–19 | 3–13 | 11th | | | |
| 2013-14 | Bobbie Kelsey | 10–19 | 3–13 | 11th | | | |
| 2014-15 | Bobbie Kelsey | 9–20 | 5–13 | 11th | | | |
| 2015-16 | Bobbie Kelsey | 7–22 | 3–15 | 13th | | | |
| Bobbie Kelsey: | Bobbie Kelsey: | 47–100 | 19–65 | | | | |
| Jonathan Tsipis (Big Ten) (2016–2021) ||||||||
| 2016-17 | Jonathan Tsipis | 9–22 | 3–13 | T-12th | | | |
| 2017-18 | Jonathan Tsipis | 9–21 | 2–14 | 13th | | | |
| 2018-19 | Jonathan Tsipis | 15–18 | 4–14 | 13th | | | |
| 2019-20 | Jonathan Tsipis | 12–19 | 3–15 | 12th | | | |
| 2020-21 | Jonathan Tsipis | 5–19 | 2–18 | T-13th | | | |
| Jonathan Tsipis: | Jonathan Tsipis: | 50-99 | 14-74 | | | | |
| Marisa Moseley (Big Ten) (2021–2025) ||||||||
| 2021-22 | Marisa Moseley | 8–21 | 5–13 | T-11th | | | |
| 2022-23 | Marisa Moseley | 11–19 | 6–12 | 10th | | | |
| 2023-24 | Marisa Moseley | 15–17 | 6–12 | 10th | WNIT Great 8 | | |
| 2024-25 | Marisa Moseley | 14-17 | 4–14 | 14th | | | |
| Marisa Moseley: | Marisa Moseley: | 48-64 | 21-51 | | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 649-768 | | | | | |
| 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 ||||||||

## Postseason results
### NCAA Division I

| Year | Seed | Coach | Round | Opponent | Result | Location |
| 1992 | #6 | Mary Murphy | First Round | #11 Montana | L 74-85 | UW Field House |
| 1995 | #10 | Jane Albright | First Round Second Round | #7 Kansas #2 Texas Tech | W 73-72 L 65-88 | Lubbock, TX |
| 1996 | #6 | Jane Albright | First Round Second Round | #11 Oregon #3 Vanderbilt | W 74-60 L 82-96 | Nashville, TN |
| 1998 | #6 | Jane Albright | First Round | #11 Virginia Tech | L 64-75 | Gainesville, FL |
| 2001 | #7 | Jane Albright | First Round | #10 Missouri | L 68-71 | Athens, GA |
| 2002 | #8 | Jane Albright | First Round | #9 Arizona State | L 70-73 | Nashville, TN |
| 2010 | #7 | Lisa Stone | First Round | #10 Vermont | L 55-64 | South Bend, IN |

### AIAW Division I

The Badgers made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1982 | First Round Quarterfinals | Colorado Texas | W, 60–59 L, 61–73 |

## All-time statistical leaders
### Career points leaders (1,000 points or more)

| | Total points | Name | Career games | Position | Years played | Scored 1,500th point | Date and opponent |
| 1 | 2,312 | Jolene Anderson | 123 games | G | 2004–2008 | Jr./85th game | 2/17/07 vs. Purdue |
| 2 | 1,994 | Barb Franke | 114 games | F/C | 1991–1996 | Sr./90th game | 12/7/95 vs. Western Illinois |
| 3 | 1,915 | Jessie Stomski | 123 games | F | 1998–2002 | Sr./100th game | 12/11/01 vs. UW–Milwaukee |
| 4 | 1,901 | Robin Threatt | 114 games | G | 1988–1993 | Sr./92nd game | 12/15/92 vs. UW–Milwaukee |
| 5 | 1,879 | Theresa Huff | 118 games | F/C | 1979–1983 | Sr./97th game | 12/22/82 vs. Loyola-Chicago |
| 6 | 1,857 | LaTonya Sims | 124 games | F/G | 1997–2001 | Sr./99th game | 11/22/00 vs. Notre Dame |
| 7 | 1,662 | Tamara Moore | 124 games | G | 1998–2002 | Sr./114th game | 1/30/02 vs. Iowa |
| 8 | 1,576 | Katie Voigt | 116 games | G | 1993–1998 | Sr./112th game | 2/20/98 vs. Illinois |
| 9 | 1,543 | Ann Klapperich | 113 games | F | 1994–1998 | Sr./110th game | 2/22/98 vs. Penn State |
| 10 | 1,512 | Janese Banks | 118 games | G | 2004–2008 | Sr./116th game | 3/2/08 vs. Iowa |
| 11 | 1,482 | Lisa Bonnell | 109 games | F | 1984–1988 | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | 1,476 | Alyssa Karel | 124 games | G | 2007-2011 | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | 1,455 | Janet Huff | 118 games | G | 1980–1984 | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | 1,427 | Michelle Kozelka | 111 games | F | 1988–1992 | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | 1,399 | Chris Pruitt | 115 games | G | 1981–1985 | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | 1,367 | Taylor Wurtz | 126 games | F/G | 2009–2014 | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | 1,279 | Keisha Anderson | 85 games | G | 1994–1997 | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | 1,230 | Morgan Paige | 118 games | G | 2010–2014 | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | 1,224 | Nicole Bauman | 113 games | G | 2012–2016 | N/A | N/A |
| 20 | 1,198 | Imani Lewis | 87 games | F | 2018–2021 | N/A | N/A |
| 21 | 1,123 | Kelly Paulus | 119 games | F | 1996–2000 | N/A | N/A |
| 22 | 1,121 | Marsha Howard | 109 games | F | 2015-2019 | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | 1,120 | Faith Johnson | 118 games | G | 1980–1985 | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | 1,074 | Cayla McMorris | 115 games | G | 2014-2018 | N/A | N/A |
| 25 | 1,053 | Lin Zastrow | 122 games | F | 2007–2011 | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | 1,037 | Linda Gough | 104 games | F | 1977–1981 | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | 1,008 | Mynette Clark | 95 games | G | 1988–1992 | N/A | N/A |

### Career rebounding leaders

| | Name | Rebounds | Years played |
| 1 | Theresa Huff | 1,201 | 1979–1983 |
| 2 | Jessie Stomski | 959 | 1998–2002 |
| 3 | Michele Kozelka | 916 | 1988–1992 |
| 4 | LaTonya Sims | 882 | 1997–2001 |
| 5 | Barb Franke | 881 | 1991–1996 |
| 6 | Jolene Anderson | 848 | 2004–2008 |
| 7 | Taylor Wurtz | 793 | 2009-2014 |
| 8 | Lisa Bonnell | 760 | 1984-1988 |
| 9 | Imani Lewis | 722 | 2018–2021 |
| 10 | Michelle Lowman | 719 | 1978-1983 |

### Career assists leaders

| | Name | Assists | Years played |
| 1 | Tamara Moore | 554 | 1998–2002 |
| 2 | Rae Lin D'Alie | 483 | 2006–2010 |
| 3 | Keisha Anderson | 471 | 1994–1997 |
| 4 | Kendra Van Leeuwen | 442 | 2016–2019 |
| 5 | Janet Huff | 412 | 1980–1984 |
| 6 | Jolene Anderson | 409 | 2004–2008 |
| 7 | Stephanie Rich | 383 | 2001-2005 |
| 8 | Katie Voigt | 373 | 1993–1998 |
| 9 | Amy Bauer | 370 | 1988–1991 |
| 10 | Chris Pruitt | 367 | 1981–1985 |

### Career steals leaders

| | Name | Steals | Years played |
| 1 | Tamara Moore | 353 | 1998–2002 |
| 2 | Keisha Anderson | 327 | 1994–1997 |
| 3 | Janet Huff | 294 | 1980–1984 |
| 4 | Robin Threatt | 283 | 1998-1993 |
| 5 | Faith Johnson | 260 | 1980–1985 |
| 6 | Jolene Anderson | 242 | 2004–2008 |
| 7 | Theresa Huff | 241 | 1979–1983 |
| 8 | Chris Pruitt | 217 | 1981–1985 |
| 9 | Rae Lin D'Alie | 213 | 2006–2010 |
| 10 | Stephanie Rich | 209 | 2001-2005 |

### Career blocks leaders

| | Name | Blocks | Years played |
| 1 | Michelle Lowman | 253 | 1978–1983 |
| 2 | Cassie Rochel | 181 | 2010-2015 |
| 3 | Danielle Ward | 156 | 2004–2008 |
| 4 | Abby Laszewski | 131 | 2016-2019 |
| 5 | Janetta Johnson | 130 | 1988–1989 |
| 6 | Emily Ashbaugh | 113 | 2000–2004 |
| 7 | Lello Gebisa | 110 | 2002–2004 |
| 8 | Inga Young | 109 | 1984–1987 |
| 9 | Lin Zastrow | 108 | 2007–2011 |
| 10 | Theresa Huff | 106 | 1979–1983 |

## Badgers in the pros

| Name | UW years | Country (team) | Years played |
| Jolene Anderson | 2004–2008 | WNBA Connecticut Sun | 2008 |
| | | France, Poland, Turkey, Italy | 2009–present |
| Keisha Anderson | 1994-97 | ABL: Colorado Xplosion | 1998-99 |
| | | WNBA: Atlanta, Washington, Charlotte, Chicago | 2000-07 |
| Emily Ashbaugh | 2000-04 | Germany | 2005-06 |
| Nicole Bauman | 2012-16 | Sweden | 2016-17 |
| Anya Covington | 2009-12 | Germany | 2013-14 |
| Rae Lin D'Alie | 2006-10 | Italy | 2011-present |
| Barb Franke | 1991-96 | France, ABL: Chicago | 1997-99 |
| Lello Gebisa | 2002-04 | Greece | 2004-05 |
| Marsha Howard | 2015-19 | Luxembourg | 2019-Present |
| Theresa Huff | 1979-83 | Spain | 1983-84 |
| Michala Johnson | 2013-16 | Belgium, WBC: St. Louis | 2016-18 |
| Ashley Josephson | 2002-06 | Spain | 2007-08 |
| Alyssa Karel | 2007-11 | Germany | 2012-14 |
| Ann Klapperich | 1994-98 | Portugal | 1998-99 |
| Michelle Lowman | 1978-83 | Sweden | 1983-84 |
| Cayla McMorris | 2014-18 | Turkey, Sweden | 2018-19 |
| Tamara Moore | 1998-02 | WNBA: Miami, Minnesota, Phoenix, Los Angeles | 2002-06 |
| DeeDee Pate | 1996-2000 | Germany | 2000-01 |
| Cassie Rochel | 2010-14 | Romania, Hungaria, Australia, Greece | 2014-19 |
| Jessie Stomski | 1998-02 | Iceland, Greece, France | 2002-05 |
| Robin Threatt | 1988-93 | WNBA: Seattle | 2000 |
| Katie Voigt | 1993-98 | Belgium, Israel | 1998-01 |
| Jordan Wilson | 2002–06 | Spain, Austria, Luxembourg | 2006–2010 |
| Dakota Whyte | 2012-16 | Sweden, Greece | 2016-18 |
| Taylor Wurtz | 2009-13 | Sweden, France | 2015-Present |
| Avyanna Young | 2015-17 | Finland | 2017-18 |