The South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represents the

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in women's

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. The Bulls compete in the

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in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bulls play home basketball games at the

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. South Florida is coached by Jose Fernandez, who has been with the Bulls since the 2000–01 season. USF has made the

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seven times in their history (

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, and

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) and won the

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. They have won two conference championships, taking both the regular season and tournament American Athletic Conference crowns in 2021.

Season-by-season record

As of the 2021–22 season, the Bulls have a 711–699 record. They have made the NCAA Tournament eight times, along with nine appearances in the

, including a title in 2009.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament

The Bulls have made the

seven times in their history and have an overall record of 4–8.

WNIT

The Bulls have made the

9 times. They have an overall record of 14–8 and won the tournament in 2009.

Awards and recognition

Players

All Americans

Jessica Dickson Jessica S. Dickson (born September 6, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who was drafted by the Houston Comets in the 2007 WNBA draft. High school Dickson is Vanguard High Schools all-time leader in points scored girls or ...

(Honorable Mention 2005–06) *

(Honorable Mention 2006–07) * Andrea Smith (Honorable Mention 2012–13) * Courtney Williams (Honorable Mention 2013–14) * Courtney Williams (Honorable Mention 2014–15) * Courtney Williams (Honorable Mention 2015–16) *

Kitija Laksa Kitija Laksa (born 21 May 1996) is a Latvian professional basketball player for TTT Riga and the Latvian national team. Laksa played for the American collegiate team South Florida Bulls. She suffered a knee injury in November 2018 and missed the ...

(Honorable Mention, 2016–17) * Maria Jespersen (Honorable Mention, 2017–18)

WNIT Most Valuable Player

* Shantia Grace (2009)

Conference Player of the Year

Wanda Guyton Wanda Marie Guyton (born October 14, 1965 in Tampa, Florida) is a women's professional basketball coach and former professional women's basketball player. She is currently a women's professional basketball coach in Wasserburg, Germany. High scho ...

(Sun Belt, 1988–89)

First team all conference

(Sun Belt, 1988–89) * Angie Snyder (Sun Belt, 1990–91) * Angie Snyder (Metro, 1991–92) * Tammy van Oppen (Metro, 1993–94) *

(Conference USA, 2004–05) *

(Big East, 2005–06) *

(Big East, 2006–07) * Shantia Grace (Big East, 2008–09) * Jessica Lawson (Big East, 2008–09) * Andrea Smith (Big East, 2012–13) * Courtney Williams (American, 2013–14) * Courtney Williams (American, 2014–15) * Courtney Williams (American, 2015–16) *

(American, 2016–17) * Maria Jespersen (American, 2016–17) * Maria Jespersen (American, 2017–18) *Bethy Mununga (American, 2020–21) *Elena Tsineke (American, 2020–21)

In the WNBA

* Courtney Williams * Inga Orekhova * Andrea Smith *

USF Athletic Hall of Fame

(2009) *

(2012) * Shantia Grace (2019) * Courtney Williams (2020)

Retired jerseys

Coaches

Conference Coach of the Year

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(Sun Belt, 1988–89) * Jose Fernandez (American, 2017–18) *Jose Fernandez (American, 2020–21)

Media

Under the current American Athletic Conference TV deal, all home and in-conference away women's basketball games are shown on one of the various

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networks or streamed live on

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. Live radio broadcasts of games are also available nationwide for free on the Bulls Unlimited digital radio station on

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References

External links

* {{American Athletic Conference women's basketball navbox