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1881–1890

1885 * Formation of the Association for the Advancement of Physical Education


1891–1900

1891 *
James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Scottish-Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United State ...
, born in
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, invents basketball while teaching at a school now known as
Springfield College Springfield College is a private university in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The institution's mission, called the Humanism, Humanics philosophy, calls for educating students in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service ...
1892 In Samoa, this was the only leap year spanned to 367 days as July 4 repeated. This means that the International Date Line was drawn from the east of the country to go west. Events January * January 1 – Ellis Island begins processing imm ...
* Senda Berenson reads about Dr. Naismith's new game, and with modified rules, introduces the game to
Smith College Smith College is a Private university, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was chartered in 1871 by Sophia Smit ...
students. * First inter-institutional game between the
University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
and Miss Head's School. 1893 * Clara Gregory Baer introduces (as it was written at the time) to Sophie Newcomb College (now part of
Tulane University The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it b ...
) 1894 * RULE Change—Dribbling and guarding another player prohibited
1895 Events January * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island (off French Guiana) on what is much later admitted to be a false charge of tr ...
* Clara Gregory Baer writes the first book of rules for women's basketball. * The first public women's basketball game in the South is played at a men's only club, the Southern Athletic Club.
1896 Events January * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports Wilhelm Röntgen's dis ...
* First intercollegiate contest between the University of California, Berkeley and
Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...
was held on April 4, 1896. Stanford won, 2–1.
1897 Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedit ...
* First recorded women's basketball game in Australia, played in Victoria, using wet paper bags for baskets. * First women's high school game between Austin High and Oak Park. Won by Austin 16–4.
1899 Events January * January 1 ** Spanish rule formally ends in Cuba with the cession of Spanish sovereignty to the U.S., concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (February 1899), p ...
* Senda Berenson publishes the first issue of Basketball Guide for Women, which she would edit and update for eighteen years. These rules, with minor modifications, would remain in use until the 1960s. * Stanford abolishes intercollegiate competition of women. (The players formed an independent club team). File:Senda Berenson.jpg, alt=A photograph of Senda Berenson, a pioneer of women's basketball, who authored the first Basketball Guide for Women, Senda Berenson File:California-berkeley-womens-basketball-team-1899.png, University of California-Berkeley women's basketball team, photographed in 1899 File:Newcomb Handbook.jpg, Clara Gregory Baer's original rules of Newcomb ball


1901–1910

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...
* Stanford rescinds the prohibition against intercollegiate competition of women.
1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...
* Women's basketball featured on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post File:Saturday evening post 1906 Oct 06.jpg, Saturday evening post 1906 Oct 06 featuring women's basketball File:Minnesota 1909.jpg, 1909 University of Minnesota women's basketball team


1911–1920

1913 Events January * January – Joseph Stalin travels to Vienna to research his ''Marxism and the National Question''. This means that, during this month, Stalin, Hitler, Trotsky and Tito are all living in the city. * January 3 &ndash ...
* RULE Change—A single dribble is permitted as long as it bounces knee-high
1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as the First World War, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip ...
* RULE Change—Half-court play is allowed.
1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January *January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". *January 1 * ...
* The Edmonton Grads, then known as the Commercial High School basketball team, won the Intercollegiate Basketball League. They would go on to play as the Grads, with a record of 502–20 between 1915 and 1940. James Naismith would go on to refer to them as "the finest basketball team that ever stepped out on a floor". 1916 * RULE Change—Coaching from sidelines prohibited during game, except for halftime
1918 The ceasefire that effectively ended the World War I, First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people wor ...
* RULE Change—The bottom of the basket is removed. Substitutes allowed for first time (but cannot re-enter game). The bounce pass is allowed


1921–1930

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in First Brazilian Republic, Brazil. ** The Spanish lin ...
* Basketball played for perhaps the first time in Europe at the
1921 Women's Olympiad The 1921 Women's Olympiad and was the first international women's sports event, a 5-day multi-sport event organised by Alice Milliat and held on 24–31 March 1921 in Monte Carlo at the International Sporting Club of Monaco. The tourname ...
1926 In Turkey, the year technically contained only 352 days. As Friday, December 18, 1926 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Saturday, January 1, 1927 '' (Gregorian Calendar)''. 13 days were dropped to make the switch. Turkey thus became the ...
* The
Amateur Athletic Union The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States. A multi-sport organization, the AAU is dedicated exclusively to the promotion and development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It h ...
sponsored the first-ever American national women's basketball championship.
1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first ...
* RULE Change—Players must wear a number on the back


1931–1940

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
* RULE Change—guarding another player first allowed *
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, the International Basketball Federation, is formed in
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.
1936 Events January–February * January 20 – The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King Edward VIII, following the death of his father, George V, at Sandringham House. * January 28 – Death and state funer ...
* RULE Change—the first time a guard, called a "rover" was allowed to play the entire court * The All American Red Heads Team a barnstorming professional team was formed. They were the first professional women's basketball team. They would go on to tour the country for 50 years, playing men's teams using men's rules.
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
* RULE Change—The court is now divided into two sections, rather than three. Team size remains six players each.


1941–1950

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* RULE Change—Players must wear a number on the front and the back
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Hazel Walker became the first woman to own a professional basketball team, the Arkansas Travelers. * RULE Change—Players now allowed a two-bounce dribble. (Continuous dribble used in experimental season, but not adopted)


1951–1960

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* RULE Change—Coaching from sidelines during time outs permitted
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* First FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Chile :: Bronze—France 1955 * Missouri (Arledge) Morris—named an All-American, the first black AAU All-American * RULE Change—Three second rule implemented. Players in the offensive lane may not hold the ball for more than three seconds.
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Soviet Union :: Bronze—Czechoslovakia 1958 * Wayland Baptist won 131 consecutive games, a streak that extends from 1954 to 1958.
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—Bulgaria :: Bronze—Czechoslovakia


1961–1970

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* First women officials in AAU national tournament—Fran Koening and Carol Walter * RULE Change—Two "rovers" allowed (players permitted to run the entire court)
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—Czechoslovakia :: Bronze—Bulgaria
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* RULE Change—Continuous dribble allowed
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—Korea :: Bronze—Czechoslovakia
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* RULE Change—Coaching from sidelines during game permitted 1969 * Carol Eckman forms the first National Invitational Women's Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament * Nera White is named an AAU All-American for the 15th consecutive year. * West Chester (Pennsylvania) defeated Western Carolina 65–39 in the CIAW invitational tournament
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Cal State-Fullerton defeated West Chester 50–46 in the CIAW invitational tournament


1971–1980

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—Czechoslovakia :: Bronze—Brazil * RULE Change—Full court, five player game instituted for first time for collegiate and AAU games. A thirty-second shot clock was also implemented. * The
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
(AIAW) formed to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships. The transition from the CIAW to the AIAW covered a ten-month period starting in April 1971. * Mississippi State College for Women defeated West Chester 57–55 in the CIAW invitational tournament
1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, ...
*
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signed into law June 23, 1972. *
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won the inaugural
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, awarded to the winner of the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union (CIAU; now
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) women's basketball tournament. * Immaculata (Pennsylvania) defeated West Chester 52–48 in the DGWS invitational tournament
1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...
* First (partial) scholarships offered to female students *
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won the
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, awarded to the CIAU winner in women's basketball * Immaculata defeated
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(New York) 59–52 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
invitational tournament
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...
* First full scholarship offered. The recipient was Ann Meyers who attended
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*
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won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the CIAU winner in women's basketball * Immaculata defeated Mississippi State College for Women 68–53 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
invitational tournament
1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
* The first nationally televised game is played by
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and Immaculata. Some sources report that Immaculata won 80–48, while others report 85–63. * First Kodak All-American team is named. * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—Japan :: Bronze—Czechoslovakia * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
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, awarded to the CIAU winner in women's basketball *
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(Mississippi) defeated Immaculata 90–81 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
large college invitational tournament *
Phillips University Phillips University was a private university in Enid, Oklahoma. It opened in 1906 and closed in 1998. It was affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It included an undergraduate college and a graduate seminary. The university ...
(Oklahoma) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament
1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...
* First Olympic competition for women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—USA :: Bronze—Bulgaria * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
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, awarded to the CIAU winner in women's basketball *
Delta State Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...
defeated Immaculata 69–64 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
large college invitational tournament *
Berry College Berry College is a private university in the Mount Berry community adjacent to Rome, Georgia. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Berry College was founded on values based on Christian principles in 1 ...
(Georgia) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament
1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
*
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names its first high school All-American team for girls' basketball. The first team includes future
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members Denise Curry, Cindy Noble and Lynette Woodard. * First Broderick Cup awarded to "the best athlete in each sport". The first recipient was
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. * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
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, awarded to the CIAU winner in women's basketball *
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defeated
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68–55 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
large college invitational tournament * Southeastern Louisiana won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament
1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
* The
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formed, the first professional women's basketball league in the United States. It lasted until 1981. * First Wade Trophy awarded to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition The first recipient was
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. * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
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, awarded to the CIAU winner in women's basketball *
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defeated
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90–74 in the
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large college invitational tournament * High Point (North Carolina) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Korea :: Bronze—Canada * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
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, awarded to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS; now
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) winner in women's basketball * Old Dominion defeated Louisiana Tech 75–65 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
large college invitational tournament * South Carolina State won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
* Olympic competition for women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—Bulgaria :: Bronze—Yugoslavia *
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won the
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, awarded to the CIS winner in women's basketball * Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) established, with responsibility for eight sports including basketball * Old Dominion defeated
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68–53 in the
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Division I invitational tournament *
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won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament * Worcester State College (Massachusetts) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division III invitational tournament


1981–1990

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
* The
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(WBCA), an association of coaches of women's basketball teams at all levels, is formed. *
Victoria Vikes The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. ''Vikes'' was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously th ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Louisiana Tech defeated
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79–59 in the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division I invitational tournament * William Penn College (Iowa) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament * Wisconsin–La Crosse won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division III invitational tournament * Inaugural season of the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
* St Kilda Saints won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...
* Louisiana Tech (35–1) won the first
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Cal Poly Pomona (29-7) won the first NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Elizabethtown (26-1) won the first NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Victoria Vikes The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. ''Vikes'' was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously th ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball *
Rutgers Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College and was aff ...
defeated
Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
83–77 in the final
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division I invitational tournament * Francis Marion College (South Carolina) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division II invitational tournament * Concordia College (Minnesota) won the
AIAW The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
Division III invitational tournament * St Kilda Saints won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...
*
USC USC may refer to: Education United States * Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico * University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina ** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina * ...
(31–2) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Virginia Union (27-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * North Central (Ill.) (26-6) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Bishop's Gaiters The Bishop's Gaiters is the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The name Gaiters#In the Anglican church, Gaiter is a nickname used to refer to garments worn over the shoe and lower pa ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Nunawading Spectres won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Soviet Union :: Silver—USA :: Bronze—Chile
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
* RULE Change—The ball circumference for NCAA play is reduced by one inch (to 28.5–29 inches) compared to the ball used previously, and used by men. This size ball is also called size 6. * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Korea :: Bronze—China * West Virginia's Georgeann Wells became the first woman to register a dunk in an official NCAA intercollegiate basketball game. *
USC USC may refer to: Education United States * Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, Puerto Rico * University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina ** University of South Carolina System, a state university system of South Carolina * ...
(29–4) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Central Missouri (27-5) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship *
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(26-5) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Bishop's Gaiters The Bishop's Gaiters is the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The name Gaiters#In the Anglican church, Gaiter is a nickname used to refer to garments worn over the shoe and lower pa ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Nunawading Spectres won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...
* Lynette Woodard becomes the first woman to play for the
Harlem Globetrotters The Harlem Globetrotters is an American Exhibition game, exhibition basketball team. They combine athleticism, theater, entertainment, and comedy in their style of play. Over the years, they have played more than 26,000 exhibition games in 124 ...
. * Old Dominion (31–3) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Cal Poly Pomona (26-7) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship *
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(31-1) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Victoria Vikes The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. ''Vikes'' was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously th ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Coburg Cougars won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship 1986 *
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(34–0) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
, completing the first undefeated season in NCAA Division I history. * Cal Poly Pomona (30-3) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Salem State (29-1) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Toronto Varsity Blues The Toronto Varsity Blues are the intercollegiate sports program at the University of Toronto. Its 43 athletic teams regularly participate in competitions held by Ontario University Athletics and U Sports. The Varsity Blues trace their foundin ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Nunawading Spectres won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * RULE Change—The alternating possession arrow is first used, although a jump ball is still used at the beginning of the game, and the beginning of overtime. Coaches must stay within coaching box, and only the head coach may stand while the ball is live * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Soviet Union :: Bronze—Canada
1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...
* RULE Change—The three-point field goal is introduced for any field goal completed when shot beyond a line set at 19 feet, and 9 inches from the center of the basket. *
Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
(28-6) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
*
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(29-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Wisconsin–Stevens Point (27-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Victoria Vikes The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. ''Vikes'' was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously th ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Nunawading Spectres won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship 1988 * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Yugoslavia :: Bronze—Soviet Union * Louisiana Tech (32–2) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Hampton (33-1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Concordia-Moorhead (29-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Manitoba Bisons The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays at Princess Auto Stadium, the soccer team plays at the outdoor soccer field on campus, track and field te ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Nunawading Spectres won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...
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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
(35–2) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Delta State (30-4) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Elizabethtown (29-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Calgary Dinos won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Nunawading Spectres won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...
*
Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...
(32–1) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* Delta State (32-1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship *
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(24-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * North Adelaide Rockets won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Yugoslavia :: Bronze—Cuba


1991–2000

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...
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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
(30–5) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* North Dakota State (31-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * St. Thomas (MN) (29-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Laurentian Lady Vees won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball *
Hobart Islanders The Hobart Islanders (also known as the Tassie Islanders) were an Australian professional basketball team based in Hobart, Tasmania. The Islanders competed in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) and played their home games at Kingbor ...
won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...
* Olympic competition for women :: Gold—Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) :: Silver—China :: Bronze—USA *
Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...
(30–3) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
*
Delta State Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...
(30-4) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Alma (24-3) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Victoria Vikes The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. ''Vikes'' was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously th ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Perth Breakers won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...
* Texas Tech (31-3) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* North Dakota State (30-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Central (IA) (24-5) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Winnipeg Wesmen won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball * Sydney Flames won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The WBA (Women's Basketball Association) plays its first official game on its way to three seasons of Women's Professional Basketball.
1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...
* FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Brazil :: Silver—China :: Bronze—Cuba *
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
(33-2) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* North Dakota State (27-5) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship *
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(30-1) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Winnipeg Wesmen won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball *
Adelaide Lightning The Adelaide Lightning are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The club is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and will play their home games at the State Basketball ...
won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
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Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
(35–0) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* North Dakota State (32-0) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Capital (33-0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Winnipeg Wesmen won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
Canadian Interuniversity Sport U Sports (stylized as U SPORTS) is the national sport governing body for universities in Canada, comprising the majority of degree-granting universities in the country and four regional conferences: Ontario University Athletics (OUA), Résea ...
winner in women's basketball *
Adelaide Lightning The Adelaide Lightning are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The club is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and will play their home games at the State Basketball ...
won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship
1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
* Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Brazil :: Bronze—Australia *
Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...
(32-4) won the
NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, sometimes referred to as Women's March Madness, is a single-elimination tournament played each spring in the United States, currently featuring 68 women's college basketball teams from the Div ...
* North Dakota State (30-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Wisconsin-Oshkosh (31-0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Manitoba Bisons The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The football team plays at Princess Auto Stadium, the soccer team plays at the outdoor soccer field on campus, track and field te ...
won the
Bronze Baby The U Sports Women's Basketball Championship, branded as the Women's Basketball Final 8, is a Canadian university basketball tournament conducted by U Sports, and determines the women's national champion. The tournament involves the champions from ...
, awarded to the
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winner in women's basketball *
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won the Australian
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Championship * The WNBA is founded, with eight initial teams.
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is the first player signed. * The American Basketball League (ABL) formed, a professional basketball league for women in the United States. It lasted two full seasons, and suspended operations in the third.
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(29–10) won the
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(28-4) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * NYU (29-1) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
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won the
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winner in women's basketball * Sydney Flames won the Australian
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Championship * First WNBA draft, with Tina Thompson as the first player selected. The first game is held on 21 June 1997, between the
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. The Liberty won 67–57. * The Houston Comets win the first WNBA Championship. * Trent Tucker Rule adopted by WNBA.
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* 1997–98 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Tennessee (39-0) won the 1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * North Dakota (31-1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Washington University Bears, Washington (MO) (28-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
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won the
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winner in women's basketball *
Adelaide Lightning The Adelaide Lightning are an Australian professional basketball team competing in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). The club is based in the city of Adelaide, South Australia, and will play their home games at the State Basketball ...
won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Russia :: Bronze—Australia * The Houston Comets won the WNBA Championship. 1999 in sports, 1999 * 1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team, Purdue (34–1) won the 1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * North Dakota (31-1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Washington (MO) (30-0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Alberta Pandas won the
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winner in women's basketball * Australian Institute of Sport (WNBL team), Australian Institute of Sport won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The Houston Comets won the WNBA Championship. 2000 in sports, 2000 * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Australia :: Bronze—Brazil * 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (36–1) won the 2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Northern Kentucky Norse, Northern Kentucky (32-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Washington (MO) (30-0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
Victoria Vikes The Victoria Vikes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Victoria of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada in both men's and women's U Sports. ''Vikes'' was previously a longstanding nickname for both the men's teams (previously th ...
won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * First outdoor college basketball game: Tennessee defeats Arizona Wildcats, Arizona 67–63 * The Houston Comets won the WNBA Championship.


2001–2010

2001 in sports, 2001 * 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Notre Dame (34–2) won the 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Cal Poly Pomona (27–3) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Washington University Bears, Washington (MO) (28–2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Regina Cougars won the
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winner in women's basketball * Sydney Uni Flames, Sydney Panthers won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The LA Sparks won the WNBA Championship. 2002 in sports, 2002 * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Russia :: Bronze—Australia * 2001–02 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (39–0) won the 2002 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Cal Poly Pomona (28-4) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Stevens Point (30–3) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Simon Fraser Clan won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The first McDonald's All-American Game for girls is played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. * The
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won the WNBA Championship. 2003 in sports, 2003 * 2002–03 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (37–1) won the 2003 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * South Dakota State Jackrabbits women's basketball, South Dakota State (32-3) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Trinity University (Texas), Trinity (Texas) (28-5) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
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won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The Detroit Shock won the WNBA Championship. 2004 in sports, 2004 * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Australia :: Bronze—Russia * 2003–04 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (31-4) won the 2004 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * California Vulcans, California (PA) (35-1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Wilmington College (Ohio), Wilmington (Ohio) (27-6) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
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won the
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winner in women's basketball * Dandenong Rangers won the Australian
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Championship * The Seattle Storm won the WNBA Championship. 2005 in basketball, 2005 * 2004–05 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team, Baylor (33–3) won the 2005 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Washburn Ichabods, Washburn (35-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Millikin University, Millikin (29-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Simon Fraser Clan won the
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winner in women's basketball * Dandenong Rangers won the Australian
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Championship * The Sacramento Monarchs won the WNBA Championship. 2006 in basketball, 2006 * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—Australia :: Silver—Russia :: Bronze—USA * 2005–06 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team, Maryland (34-4) won the 2006 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Grand Valley State Lakers, Grand Valley State (33-3) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship *
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(33-1) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
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won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
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Championship * The Detroit Shock won the WNBA Championship. 2007 in basketball, 2007 * 2006–07 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Tennessee (34-3) won the 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Southern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State (34-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * DePauw Tigers, DePauw (31-3) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Simon Fraser Clan won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
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Championship * The Phoenix Mercury won the WNBA Championship. 2008 in basketball, 2008 * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Australia :: Bronze—Russia * 2007–08 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team, Tennessee (36-2) won the 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Northern Kentucky Norse, Northern Kentucky (28-8) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Howard Payne (33-0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship *
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won the
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winner in women's basketball *
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won the Australian
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Championship * The Detroit Shock won the WNBA Championship. 2009 in basketball, 2009 * 2008–09 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (39-0) won the 2009 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Minnesota State Mavericks, Minnesota State Mankato (32-2) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * George Fox University, George Fox (32-0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Simon Fraser Clan won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
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Championship * The Phoenix Mercury won the WNBA Championship. 2010 in basketball, 2010 * FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Czech Republic :: Bronze—Spain * Trent Tucker Rule was adopted for FIBA women's play. * 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (39-0) won the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut had their 89th consecutive victory, one more than the all-time NCAA men's wins record of 88 held by UCLA; the streak ended at 90 wins. * Emporia State Hornets women's basketball, Emporia State (30-5) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Washington University Bears, Washington (MO) (29-2) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Simon Fraser Clan won the
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winner in women's basketball * Canberra Capitals won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The Seattle Storm won the WNBA Championship.


2011–2020

2011 in basketball, 2011 * 2010–11 Texas A&M Aggies women's basketball team, Texas A&M (33-5) won the 2011 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Clayton State University, Clayton State (35-1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Amherst Lord Jeffs, Amherst (32-1) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Windsor Lancers won the
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winner in women's basketball * Melbourne Boomers, Bulleen Boomers won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The story of the first of three consecutive AIAW national championships by Immaculata is made into a movie, released in 2011: ''The Mighty Macs'' * The Minnesota Lynx won the WNBA Championship. 2012 in basketball, 2012 * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—France :: Bronze—Australia * 2011–12 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team, Baylor (40-0) won the 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Shaw University, Shaw (29-6) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Illinois Wesleyan University, Illinois Wesleyan (28-5) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Windsor Lancers won the
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, awarded to the CIS women's basketball champion. *Dandenong Rangers won the Australian
Women's National Basketball League The Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) is a professional women's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australia composed of eight teams. The league was founded in 1981 and is the Women's sports, women's counterpart to the Na ...
Championship * The Indiana Fever won the WNBA Championship. * First women's game played on an aircraft carrier. 2013 in basketball, 2013 * 2012–13 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, Connecticut (35–4) won the 2013 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Ashland University, Ashland (38–1) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * DePauw Tigers, DePauw (35–0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Windsor Lancers won the
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winner in women's basketball * Bendigo Spirit won the Australian
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Championship * Before the start of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season, 2013–14 season, the NCAA adopts the 10-second backcourt limit for the first time. Prior to this change, NCAA women's basketball was the only level of basketball in the world that did not have a backcourt possession time limit. * The Minnesota Lynx won the WNBA Championship. 2014 in basketball, 2014 *FIBA World Championship for Women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Spain :: Bronze—Australia :This was the last event known as the "FIBA World Championship for Women". Shortly after the 2014 edition, the competition was renamed the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. * 2013–14 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, UConn (40–0), which had changed its official athletic brand name from "Connecticut" after the 2012–13 season, won the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Bentley University, Bentley (35–0) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. * Fairleigh Dickinson University#Florham Campus – NCAA Division III, Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham (33–0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Windsor Lancers won the
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winner in women's basketball *Bendigo Spirit won the Australian
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Championship * On August 5, Becky Hammon, set to retire at the end of the 2014 WNBA season as a player with the San Antonio Stars, was hired as an assistant by the city's NBA team, the San Antonio Spurs, Spurs, effective with her retirement from play. Hammon became the first woman to be hired as a full-time coach in any of North America's Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, four major professional leagues. * The Phoenix Mercury won the WNBA Championship. 2015 in basketball, 2015 * 2014–15 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, UConn (38–1) won the 2015 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * California Vulcans, California (PA) (32–4) won the NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. * Thomas More University, Thomas More (33–0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * Windsor Lancers won the
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winner in women's basketball *Townsville Fire won the Australian
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Championship * Effective with the 2015–16 season, the NCAA changed women's basketball from 20-minute halves to 10-minute quarters. * Canada women's national basketball team, Canada wins the gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games * The Minnesota Lynx won the 2015 WNBA Playoffs, 2015 WNBA finals 2016 in basketball, 2016 * Olympic competition for women :: Gold—USA :: Silver—Spain :: Bronze—Serbia *The Saskatchewan Huskies, University of Saskatchewan Huskies (18–2) won the
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winner in women's basketball. *The Women's National Basketball League, WNBL switches from a single game to a best of 3 finals *Townsville Fire won the Australian
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Championship * With their eleventh championship win in 2016, the 2015–16 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, UConn Huskies (38–0) passed the UCLA Bruins men's team for most college basketball championships, and became the first Division 1 women's basketball team to win four straight national championships. * Breanna Stewart was named the AP Player Of The Year (making her the first female college basketball player to win that award three times) * Breanna Stewart was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four (making her the first person to be most outstanding player of the Final Four four times) * Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps, Lubbock Christian University (35–0) won the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship * Thomas More University, Thomas More (33–0) won the NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * The
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won the WNBA Championship. 2017 in basketball, 2017 * The UConn Huskies women's basketball team obtained the longest Basketball winning streaks, winning streak in college basketball (both men's and women's), 111 straight wins, which started with a win against Creighton on December 23, 2014, and continued for 111 games until March 31, 2017, when they were beaten 66–64 on a last second shot in overtime by Mississippi State in the 2017 NCAA Final Four. This streak included an undefeated season in 2015–16. * McGill Redbirds and Martlets, McGill University (25–9) won the
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, awarded to the women's basketball champion of the newly renamed
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. *Sydney Uni Flames won the Australian
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Championship * 2016–17 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, South Carolina (33–4) won the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Ashland Eagles, Ashland (37–0) won the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Amherst College, Amherst (33–0) won the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * The Minnesota Lynx won the WNBA Championship. 2018 in basketball, 2018 * Carleton Ravens, Carleton won the
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, awarded to the
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women's basketball champion. *Townsville Fire won the Australian
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Championship * 2017–18 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team, Notre Dame (35-3) won the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship * Central Missouri Jennies basketball, Central Missouri (30–3) won the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship * Amherst Mammoths, Amherst (33–0) won the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship * The Seattle Storm won the WNBA Championship. 2019 in basketball, 2019 * McMaster Marauders, McMaster won the
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, awarded to the
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women's basketball champion. *University of Canberra Capitals, UC Capitals won the Australian
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Championship *2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team, Baylor (37–1) won the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament *Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps, Lubbock Christian (32–5) won the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. * Thomas More University#Athletics, Thomas More (33–0) won the NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship. * The Washington Mystics won the WNBA Championship. 2020 in basketball, 2020 * Saskatchewan Huskies, Saskatchewan won the Bronze Baby, awarded to the
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women's basketball champion. *University of Canberra Capitals, UC Capitals won the Australian
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Championship * All NCAA postseason tournaments were canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, COVID-19. * After Gregg Popovich was ejected in the second quarter in the Spurs' 121–107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on December 30, 2020, Becky Hammon became the first female acting head coach in NBA history.


2021–2030

2021 in basketball, 2021 * The first WNBA Commissioner's Cup, delayed from its originally planned 2020 launch due to COVID-19 issues, was held, with the 2021 Seattle Storm season, Seattle Storm defeating the 2021 Connecticut Sun season, Connecticut Sun in the Cup final in Footprint Center, Phoenix. * The
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championship was not held due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, COVID-19 issues. * 2020–21 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team, Stanford (31–2) won the 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament * Lubbock Christian Chaparrals and Lady Chaps, Lubbock Christian (23–0) won the 2021 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. *The NCAA Division III championship was canceled. * Starting with the 2021–22 season, the three-point line in US college women's basketball was moved to the FIBA distance, a change that had been made in men's basketball for NCAA Division I in 2019–20 and other NCAA divisions in 2020–21. 2022 in basketball, 2022 * The Mexican women's professional league (Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional Femenil) was formed and played its first matches on 23 April * NCAA championships: ** 2022 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, Division I: 2021–22 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, South Carolina defeated 2021–22 UConn Huskies women's basketball team, UConn 64–49 in the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship Game, championship game. This was UConn's first loss in 12 NCAA championship games. ** 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, Division II: Glenville State Pioneers, Glenville State defeated Western Washington Vikings, Western Washington 85–72 in the championship game. ** In the 2022 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, first Division III tournament since 2019, Hope Flying Dutch women's basketball, Hope defeated Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks, Wisconsin–Whitewater 71–58 in the championship game. 2023 in basketball, 2023 * 2022–23 LSU Tigers women's basketball team, LSU defeated 2022–23 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team, Iowa 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game, 102–85 to win the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I championship. * Ashland Eagles, Ashland (37–0) defeated Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs, Minnesota Duluth 78–67 to win the 2023 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. * Transylvania University, Transylvania (33–0) defeated Christopher Newport Captains, Christopher Newport 57–52 to win the 2023 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship. * Clarke University#Athletics, Clarke defeated Thomas More Saints, Thomas More 63–52 to win the 2023 NAIA women's basketball tournament, NAIA championship. 2024 in basketball, 2024 * Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball, Iowa's Caitlin Clark established the List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career scoring leaders, NCAA Division I all-time scoring record with 3,951 points. She also set the career mark for List of NCAA Division I women's basketball career 3-point scoring leaders, three-point field goals (548), and single-season marks for List of NCAA Division I women's basketball season scoring leaders, points (1,234), becoming the first player to lead the country three times, and List of NCAA Division I women's basketball season 3-point field goal leaders, three-pointers made (201). * 2023–24 South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball team, South Carolina defeated 2023–24 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team, Iowa 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game, 87–75 to win the 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Division I championship, and the game established a ratings record for women's college basketball with an average of 18.9 million viewers (peaking at 24.1 million). * Minnesota State Mavericks, Minnesota State (32–5) defeated Texas Woman's Pioneers, Texas Woman's University 89–73 to win the 2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. * NYU (31–0) defeated Smith Pioneers, Smith 51–41 to win the 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship. * Dordt University#Athletics, Dordt defeated University of Providence#Athletics, Providence (MT) 57–53 to win the 2024 NAIA women's basketball tournament, NAIA championship. 2025 in basketball, 2025 * UConn Huskies women's basketball, UConn defeated South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Carolina to win the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. It was the 12th national championship for UConn. * Grand Valley State Lakers, Grand Valley State (38–2) defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills Toros, Cal State Dominguez Hills 70–58 to win the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division II Basketball Championship. * NYU (31–0) defeated Smith Pioneers, Smith 77–49 to win the 2025 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament, NCAA Women's Division III Basketball Championship. It was the first ever championship rematch in NCAA D3 history. * Dordt University, Dordt defeated Indiana Wesleyan University, Indiana Wesleyan 82–73 to win the 2025 NAIA women's basketball tournament, 2025 NAIA championship.


See also

* Basketball * History of basketball * Saskatchewan Huskies * Timeline of women's sports * Women's basketball *


Notes


References

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