# Denver Pioneers women's basketball

The Denver Pioneers women's basketball team represents the University of Denver and competes in the NCAA Division I women's college basketball in Denver, Colorado.

## History

Denver began play in 1974, after a few years playing as a club sport. They played in the Intermountain Conference from 1974–1978, the Continental Divide/Colorado Athletic from 1978–1996, and the Rocky Mountain from 1996–98 before joining Division I play in 1998. In the 2000–01 season, the Pioneers won 24 games and went 14–2 to win the West Division in the conference. In the Sun Belt Conference championship game, they lost 67–55 to Louisiana Tech. Despite the loss, they were invited to the NCAA Division I Tournament for the first time in school history. In the First Round, they were beaten 77–57 by Virginia Tech. Denver has made two appearances in the WNIT, in 2011 and 2019. They lost 75–60 to BYU in the First Round in 2011 and beat the University of New Mexico 83–75 in the First Round in 2019. Then went on to lose to the University of Idaho 66–88 in the Second Round in 2019. The Pioneers played in the Western Athletic Conference for 2012–13 before joining the Summit League in 2013.

## Postseason
### NCAA Division I tournament results

The Pioneers have made one appearance in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2001 | #10 | First Round | #7 Virginia Tech | L 57–77 |

### NCAA Division II tournament results

The Pioneers made two appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1993 | First Round | North Dakota State | L, 77–92 |
| 1995 | First Round | South Dakota State | L, 59–95 |

## Season–by–season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Leslie Rowe (Intermountain Athletic Conference) (1974–1975) ||||||
| 1974–75 | Leslie Rowe | 2–12 | — | — | |
| Leslie Rowe: | Leslie Rowe: | 2–12 (.143) | – | | |
| Barbara Breeding (Intermountain Athletic Conference) (1975–1978) ||||||
| 1975–76 | Barbara Breeding | 7–14 | — | — | |
| 1976–77 | Barbara Breeding | 19–6 | 4—1 | — | IAIAW Regional Tournament |
| 1977–78 | Barbara Breeding | 19–12 | 8—4 | — | |
| Leslie Rowe: | Leslie Rowe: | 45–32 (.584) | 12–5 (.706) | | |
| Bernie Barras (Intermountain Athletic Conference/ Continental Divide Conference) (1978–1984) ||||||
| 1978–79 | Bernie Barras | 18–12 | 7—5 | — | |
| 1979–80 | Bernie Barras | 23–10 | 9—3 | — | AIAW Playoffs |
| 1980–81 | Bernie Barras | 12–16 | 6—4 | — | AIAW Playoffs |
| 1981–82 | Bernie Barras | 14–12 | 0—6 | — | |
| 1982–83 | Bernie Barras | 15–7 | 4—2 | — | |
| 1983–84 | Bernie Barras | 20–6 | 3—3 | — | |
| Bernie Barras: | Bernie Barras: | 102–63 (.618) | 30–23 (.566) | | |
| Bruce Casagrande (Continental Divide Conference) (1984–1985) ||||||
| 1984–85 | Bruce Casagrande | 20–7 | 8—6 | — | |
| Bernie Barras: | Bernie Barras: | 20–7 (.741) | 8–6 (.571) | | |
| Renee Bailey–Phoenix (Continental Divide Conference) (1985–1989) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Renee Bailey–Phoenix | 19–9 | 9—5 | — | |
| 1986–87 | Renee Bailey–Phoenix | 12–16 | 6—8 | — | |
| 1987–88 | Renee Bailey–Phoenix | 9–19 | 2—10 | — | |
| 1988–89 | Renee Bailey–Phoenix | 17–12 | 7—7 | — | |
| Renee Bailey–Phoenix: | Renee Bailey–Phoenix: | 57–56 (.504) | 24–30 (.444) | | |
| Tracey Sheehan (Continental Divide Conference) (1989–1995) ||||||
| 1989–90 | Tracey Sheehan | 16–14 | 6—6 | — | |
| 1990–91 | Tracey Sheehan | 16–12 | 10—2 | — | |
| 1991–92 | Tracey Sheehan | 22–6 | 12—2 | — | |
| 1992–93 | Tracey Sheehan | 24–4 | 14—0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Regional Semifinals |
| 1993–94 | Tracey Sheehan | 20–8 | 13—1 | — | |
| 1994–95 | Tracey Sheehan | 15–14 | 8—4 | — | NCAA Division II First Round |
| Tracey Sheehan: | Tracey Sheehan: | 113–58 (.661) | 63–15 (.808) | | |
| Pam Tanner (Continental Divide Conference/Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference/Independent/Sun Belt Conference) (1995–2008) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Pam Tanner | 21–7 | 13—1 | — | |
| 1996–97 | Pam Tanner | 11–15 | 7—6 | — | |
| 1997–98 | Pam Tanner | 12–15 | 10—5 | | |
| 1998–99 | Pam Tanner | 12–16 | — | — | |
| 1999–00 | Pam Tanner | 16–11 | 10—6 | T—3rd | |
| 2000–01 | Pam Tanner | 24–7 | 14—2 | 1st (West) | NCAA First Round |
| 2001–02 | Pam Tanner | 16–13 | 11—4 | 2nd (West) | |
| 2002–03 | Pam Tanner | 12–18 | 6—9 | T—4th (West) | |
| 2003–04 | Pam Tanner | 14–15 | 6—9 | T—4th (West) | |
| 2004–05 | Pam Tanner | 6–22 | 4—11 | T—4th (West) | |
| 2005–06 | Pam Tanner | 15–13 | 8—7 | T—2nd (West) | |
| 2006–07 | Pam Tanner | 20–11 | 12—6 | T—2nd (West) | |
| 2007–08 | Pam Tanner | 11–19 | 6—12 | 6th (West) | |
| Pam Tanner: | Pam Tanner: | 190–181 (.512) | 77–76 (.503) | | |
| Erik Johnson (Sun Belt Conference) (2008–2012) ||||||
| 2008–09 | Erik Johnson | 16–15 | 10—8 | T–2nd (West) | |
| 2009–10 | Erik Johnson | 18–13 | 12—6 | 2nd (West) | |
| 2010–11 | Erik Johnson | 19–12 | 11—5 | 2nd (West) | WNIT First Round |
| 2011–12 | Erik Johnson | 19–12 | 11—5 | 2nd (West) | |
| Erik Johnson: | Erik Johnson: | 72–52 (.581) | 44–24 (.647) | | |
| Kerry Cremeans (Western Athletic Conference/Summit League) (2012–2017) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Kerry Cremeans | 14–17 | 8—10 | T–6th | |
| 2013–14 | Kerry Cremeans | 9–23 | 5—9 | 6th | |
| 2014–15 | Kerry Cremeans | 8–23 | 5—11 | T–7th | |
| 2015–16 | Kerry Cremeans | 5–25 | 3—13 | T–7th | |
| 2016–17 | Kerry Cremeans | 6–24 | 3—13 | 8th | |
| Kerry Cremeans: | Kerry Cremeans: | 42–112 (.273) | 24–56 (.300) | | |
| Jim Turgeon (Summit League) (2017–2020) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Jim Turgeon | 16–14 | 7—7 | T–4th | |
| 2018–19 | Jim Turgeon | 18–14 | 10—6 | T–3rd | WNIT Second Round |
| 2019–20 | Jim Turgeon/Kayla Ard | 15–15 | 9—7 | T–3rd | |
| Jim Turgeon: | Jim Turgeon: | 42–39 (.519) | 19–17 (.528) | | |
| Kayla Ard: | Kayla Ard: | 7–4 (.636) | 7–3 (.700) | | |
| Doshia Woods (Summit League) (2020–present) ||||||
| 2020–21 | Doshia Woods | 7–16 | 5–9 | 6th | |
| 2021–22 | Doshia Woods | 10–20 | 5–13 | 8th | |
| 2022–23 | Doshia Woods | 12–18 | 8–10 | T–5th | |
| 2023–24 | Doshia Woods | 8-22 | 5-11 | T–6th | |
| Doshia Woods: | Doshia Woods: | 37–76 (.327) | 23–43 (.348) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 678–628 (.519) | | | |
| 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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