# Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball

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 State Farm Center, located on University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's campus in Champaign.

## Season-by-season results

Sources:
* B1G 2014–2015 Standings
* B1G Record Book
* Big Ten Women's Basketball Statistics
Statistics overview :
| 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | 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: | Jolette Law: | 69–93 | 27–59 | | |
| Matt Bollant (2012–2017) ||||||
| 2012–13 | Matt Bollant | 19–14 | 9–7 | 5th(T) | WNIT Elite 8 |
| 2013–14 | Matt Bollant | 9–21 | 2–14 | 12th | |
| 2014–15 | Matt Bollant | 15–16 | 6–12 | 10th | |
| 2015–16 | Matt Bollant | 9–21 | 2–16 | 14th | |
| 2016–17 | Matt Bollant | 9–22 | 3–13 | T-11th | |
| Matt Bollant: | Matt Bollant: | 61–94 | 22–62 | | |
| Nancy Fahey (2017–2022) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Nancy Fahey | 9–22 | 0–16 | 14th | |
| 2018–19 | Nancy Fahey | 10–20 | 2–16 | 14th | |
| 2019–20 | Nancy Fahey | 11-19 | 2–16 | 13th | |
| 2020–21 | Nancy Fahey | 5-18 | 2-16 | 13th | |
| 2021–22 | Nancy Fahey | 7-20 | 1-13 | 14th | |
| Nancy Fahey: | Nancy Fahey: | 42–99 | 7–77 | | |
| Shauna Green (2022–present) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Shauna Green | 22-10 | 11-7 | T-5th | NCAA First Four |
| 2023–24 | Shauna Green | 19-15 | 8–10 | 9th | WBIT Champions |
| 2024–25 | Shauna Green | 21–5 | 11–4 | | |
| Shauna Green: | Shauna Green: | 62–30 | 30–21 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 708–770 | | | |
| 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 ||||||

## NCAA tournament results

| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1982 | #7 | First Round | #2 Kentucky | L 80–88 |
| 1986 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Ohio #1 Georgia | W 69–68 L 64–103 |
| 1987 | #8 | First Round Second Round | #9 Bowling Green #1 Auburn | W 80–64 L 58–92 |
| 1997 | #4 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #13 Drake #5 Duke #1 Connecticut | W 79–62 W 67–65 L 73–78 |
| 1998 | #3 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | #14 UW–Green Bay #11 UC Santa Barbara #2 North Carolina | W 82–58 W 69–65 L 74–80 |
| 1999 | #7 | First Round Second Round | #10 Louisville #2 Clemson | W 69–67 L 51–63 |
| 2000 | #6 | First Round Second Round | #11 Utah #3 Iowa State | W 73–58 L 68–79 |
| 2003 | #9 | First Round | #8 Virginia | L 56–72 |
| 2023 | #11 | First Four | #11 Mississippi State | L 56–70 |
| 2025 | #8 | First Round | #9 Creighton | TBD |

## 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 | 69–93 | 27–59 | – | – |
| Matt Bollant | 2012–2017 | 61–94 | 22–62 | – | – |
| Nancy Fahey | 2017–2022 | 42–99 | 7–77 | – | – |
| Shauna Green | 2022– | 60–30 | 28–21 | – | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | 703–767 | 270–453 | 1 | 9 |
Source for coaching history

## International

* Jaelyne Kirkpatrick Canada: 2017 Summer Universiade