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UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball

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UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball
2024–25 UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Tennessee at Martin
Head coachKevin McMillan (16th season)
ConferenceOhio Valley
LocationMartin, Tennessee
ArenaSkyhawk Arena
(capacity: 4,300)
NicknameSkyhawks
ColorsNavy blue, orange, and white[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2024
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
1972
AIAW tournament Sweet Sixteen
1972
AIAW tournament appearances
1972
Conference tournament champions
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Conference regular season champions
1999, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021

The UT Martin Skyhawks women's basketball team is the team that represents the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference.[2]

History

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Since beginning play in 1969, the Skyhawks have an all-time record of 578–687, per the end of the 2015–16 season. They appeared in the inaugural AIAW women's basketball tournament in 1972, beating Long Beach State 53–43 in the First Round before losing to Mississippi University for Women state college 43–25. Since 1999, the Skyhawks have won the Ohio Valley Conference season title five times while also winning the tournament four times, two of them being both in the same year. They have also made three appearances in the WNIT (1999, 2015, 2016).[3][4][5]

Postseason results

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NCAA Division I

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Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2011 #15 First Round #2 Duke L 45–90
2012 #15 First Round #2 Tennessee L 49–72
2013 #16 First Round #1 Notre Dame L 64–97
2014 #13 First Round #4 North Carolina L 58–60

AIAW Division I

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The Skyhawks made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1972 First Round
Quarterfinals
Long Beach State
Mississippi State for Women
W, 53–43
L, 25–43

References

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  1. ^ "UT Martin Artsheet" (PDF). UTMSports.com. March 10, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  2. ^ "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com.
  3. ^ "UTM Sports". www.utmsports.com.
  4. ^ "2016–17 UT Martin Women's Basketball Media Guide".
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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