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Houston Cougars women's basketball

Field	Value
current	2025–26 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
name	Houston Cougars women's basketball
logo	Houston Cougars primary logo.svg
logo_size	150
university	University of Houston
firstseason	1975–76;
conference	Big 12 Conference
location	Houston, Texas
coach	Matthew Mitchell
tenure	1st
arena	Fertitta Center
capacity	7,100
nickname	Cougars
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NCAAsecondround	1988, 2004
NCAAtourneys	1988, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2011
conference_tournament	2004
conference_season	2004, 2011

The Houston Cougars women's basketball team represents the University of Houston in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The team plays their home games at Fertitta Center on-campus at the University of Houston.

Conference affiliations

Texas Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (1975–1982)
Southwest Conference (1982–1996)
Conference USA (1996–2013)
American Athletic Conference (2013–2023)
Big 12 Conference (2023–present)

Notable former players

Name	Career at Houston	Notability	Year drafted by WNBA
Chandi Jones	2000–04	WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury, Detroit Shock, and Minnesota Lynx	2004
Monica Lamb-Powell	1983–85	WNBA player for the Houston Comets	1998
Sancho Lyttle	2001–05	WNBA player for the Houston Comets	2005

Individual awards

National award winners

Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year

Joe Curl – 2004

espn.com National Coach of the Year

Joe Curl – 2004

Basketball TImes Women's College Basketball Coach of the Year Award

Joe Curl – 2004

National Player of the Year awards

Women's Basketball News Service National Comeback Player of the Year Award

Chandi Jones - 2001

Naismith College Player of the Year

Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004

John R. Wooden Award

Chandi Jones – Finalist 2004

All-Americans

Key

WBCA/Kodak	Women's Basketball Coaches Association	CoSIDA	College Sports Information Directors Association

2012	Roxanna Button	G	CoSIDA Academic (1st)

Note: HM stands for Honorable Mention.

Conference Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Player of the Year while at UH.

2010-11	Courtney Taylor	F

Conference Defensive Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Defensive Player of the Year while at UH.

2001-02	Nicole Oliver	G	Conference USA

Conference Sixth Player of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Sixth Player of the Year while at UH.

2022-23	Tiara Young	G	The American

Conference Newcomer or Freshman of the Year

The following Houston players have been named Conference Newcomer of the Year or Freshman of the Year while at UH.

2000-01	Chandi Jones	G

Year by year results

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

NCAA tournament results

References

"Chandi Jones Playerfile". WNBA.
[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/monica-lamb-1.html Monica Lamb] sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
"Sancho Lyttle Playerfile". WNBA.
"Media Guide". University of Houston.

Wikipedia Source

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