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Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball

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name	Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball
current	2025–26 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team
logo	Purdue Boilermakers workmark.svg
logo_size	150
university	Purdue University
conference	Big Ten
location	West Lafayette, Indiana
coach	Katie Gearlds
tenure	5th
arena	Mackey Arena
capacity	14,804
nickname	Boilermakers
studentsection	KG Unit
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NCAAchampion	1999
NCAArunnerup	2001
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NCAAeliteeight	1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009
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NCAAsecondround	1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017
NCAAtourneys	1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2023
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The Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Big Ten Conference.

Purdue is rich in tradition and history, holding the record for Big Ten women's basketball tournament championships, along with annually ranking in the top 10 nationally in home attendance. The Boilermakers have appeared in the NCAA Final Four three times, and won the NCAA National Championship in 1999. The Boilermakers share a classic rivalry with the Indiana Hoosiers, of which Purdue owns a 52–27 series lead.

History

In 1975, women's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at Purdue University. In 1982, the sport was elevated to revenue status, which meant more money was available. Under Coach Lin Dunn, Purdue qualified for its first NCAA Tournament game in 1989. Ten years later, Purdue won its first national championship by beating Duke University in the title game. Sharon Versyp, a former Purdue standout, was introduced as the head coach at the start of the 2006 season.

Current coaching staff

Source:

Katie Gearlds - Head Coach
Beth Couture - Associate Coach
Michael Scruggs - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Alex Guyton - Assistant Coach
Jaelen Nice - Graduate Assistant
Karmell Brown - Graduate Assistant
Jessica Lipsett - Trainer
Jason Pullara - Strength Coach

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source |-style="background: #ffffdd;"

NCAA tournament results

[2023](2023-ncaa-division-i-women-s-basketball-tournament)		#11	First Four	#11 St. John's	L 64–66

National awards

National Player of the Year (2)

MaChelle Joseph (1992)
Stephanie White (1999)

[[Wade Trophy]] (1)

Stephanie White (1999)

All-American Consensus Selections (7)

Joy Holmes (1991)
MaChelle Joseph (1992)
Stacey Lovelace (1995)
Stephanie White (1999)
Katie Douglas (2000, 2001)
Shereka Wright (2004)

Academic All-American First Team Selections (5)

Sue Bartz (1982)
Carol Emanuel (1983)
Stephanie White (1999)
Camille Cooper (2001)
Katie Douglas (2001)
Candice Hall (2001)

National Coach of the Year (1)

Carolyn Peck (1999)

Big Ten awards

Player of the Year (8)

Joy Holmes (1991)
MaChelle Joseph (1992)
Stacey Lovelace (1995)
Jannon Roland (1997)
Stephanie White (1999)
Katie Douglas (2000, 2001)
Shereka Wright (2004)

Suzy Favor Female Athlete of the Year (4)

Joy Holmes (1991)
MaChelle Joseph (1992)
Stephanie White (1999)
Katie Douglas (2001)

[[Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball]] Recipient (6)

Joy Holmes (1991)
MaChelle Joseph (1992)
Stacey Lovelace (1995)
Jannon Roland (1997)
Stephanie White (1999)
Katie Douglas (2001)

Defensive Player of the Year (4)

Kelly Komara (2002)
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton (2007)
Ae'Rianna Harris (2018, 2019) - the first two-time winner in Purdue history.

6th Player of the Year (2)

Brittany Rayburn (2009)
Whitney Bays (2014)

Freshman of the Year (4)

MaChelle Joseph (1989)
Leslie Johnson (1994)
Katie Gearlds (2004)
Mary Ashley Stevenson (2024)

Coach of the Year (5)

Ruth Jones (1986)
Lin Dunn (1989,1991)
Nell Fortner (1997)
Carolyn Peck (1999)

All-time records

Big Ten win/loss records (as of 2015 regular season)

Illinois: 52–17
Indiana: 52–27
Iowa: 36–30
Maryland: 1–5
Michigan: 50–18
Michigan State: 38–29
Minnesota: 43–19
Nebraska: 5–2
Northwestern: 45–21
Ohio State: 28–43
Penn State: 27–19
Rutgers: 2–2
Wisconsin: 48–18

Career records

Most Points: MaChelle Joseph - 2,405 (1989–91)
Most Rebounds: Stacey Lovelace - 876 (1993–96)
Most Assists: MaChelle Joseph - 628 (1989–91)
Most Steals: Katie Douglas - 327 (1998–01)
Most Blocks: Ae’Rianna Harris - 350 (2016–20)
Most 3-Point Field Goals: Katie Gearlds - 238 (2003–07)

Single season records

Most Points: Stephanie White (1998–99) / Katie Gearlds (2006–07) - 707
Most Rebounds: Leslie Johnson - 306 (1993–94)
Most Assists: Lisa Jahner - 201 (1987–88)
Most Steals: Kelly Komara - 120 (2001–02)
Most Blocks: Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton - 108 (2006–07)
Most 3-Point Field Goals: Katie Gearlds - 88 (2006–07)

Single game records

Most Points: Katie Gearlds - 41 (2007)
Most Rebounds: Leslie Schultz - 25 (1981)
Most Assists: MaChelle Joseph - 16 (1992)
Most Steals: Joy Holmes - 12 (1989)

References

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