The BYU Cougars women's basketball team represents

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competition. The Cougars, which compete in the

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, play their home games in the

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. BYU officially joined the

on July 1, 2023. As of the end of the 2023–24 regular season, the Cougars have an all-time record of 934 wins and 557 losses.

History

Records have been kept since the 1972–73 season. In the 1981–82 season, the BYU women's basketball team beat Oregon State when it made it to the post-season, but then it lost to

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in the second round. BYU went to the third round of the

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Tournament in 2002, and lost to

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Coaches

Results by season

Postseason appearances

NCAA Division I

Notable players

* Tina Gunn Robison, 1976–1980 * Tresa Spaulding Hamson, 1983–1987 * Erin Thorn, 1999–2003 *

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, 2002–2006 * Jennifer Hamson, 2010–2014

References

External links

* {{Big 12 Conference women's basketball navbox