Location Terre Haute, IN Colors Royal Blue and White | Home Away League Division I (NCAA) | |
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Head coach Joe Wells (1st season year) Conference |
The Indiana State Sycamores basketball team is a college basketball program that competes in NCAA Division I and the Missouri Valley Conference. Indiana State basketball is rich in history, with 17 post-season appearances (6 WNIT appearances, 5 MAIAW Regional appearances and 6 IAIAW appearances.) They have won 3 Conference Titles; 3 Indiana Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Titles and 4 in-season Tournament Titles. The Sycamores share a classic rivalry with the Ball State Cardinals, of which State owns a 21-8 series lead. The Sycamores also own an 11-9 series lead over the Purdue Boilermakers, a perennial, national power. The Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team play their home games at Hulman Center (10,200), and are currently coached by Joey Wells; prior to accepting the Head Coaching position, Wells was the Associate Head Coach at Indiana State. From 2007-2012, Wells was an assistant head coach at Lamar University; he was also an assistant at Div II Missouri Western for five seasons (2003-2007).
Contents
- Sycamore basketball history
- All Americans 1
- CoSIDA Academic All Americans 5
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship 1
- WBCAs National Team GPA Award 3
- Jackie Stiles Missouri Valley Player of the Year 1
- MVC Defensive Player of the Year 2
- MVC Prairie Farms Scholar Athlete of the Year 4
- MVC Freshman of the Year 2
- MVC Newcomer of the Year 2
- Rawlings MVC Coach of the Year 2
- Gateway Rookie of the Year 2
- Gateway Coach of the Year1
- Missouri Valley winloss records As of 2009
- Career records
- Single season records
- Single game records
- Basketball Halls of Fame
- Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 11
- Indiana State University Hall of Fame 7
- References
Sycamore basketball history
In 1971, women's basketball became an intercollegiate sport at Indiana State University. In 1982, the sport was elevated to revenue status, which meant more money was available. Under Coach Edith Godleski, Indiana State qualified for its first WNIT Tournament game in 1976. The Sycamores were a charter member of the Gateway Conference in 1983, maintaining membership until the Gateway merged with the Missouri Valley Conference in 1992. In 1989, Indiana State won its first Conference championship. They won Missouri Valley titles in 2003 and 2006.
All-Americans (1)
The Sports Network and WBCA.
CoSIDA Academic All-Americans (5)
NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (1)
WBCA's National Team GPA Award (3)
Jackie Stiles Missouri Valley Player of the Year (1)
MVC Defensive Player of the Year (2)
MVC Prairie Farms Scholar-Athlete of the Year (4)
MVC Freshman of the Year (2)
MVC Newcomer of the Year (2)
Rawlings MVC Coach of the Year (2)
Gateway Rookie of the Year (2)
Gateway Coach of the Year(1)
Missouri Valley win/loss records (As of 2009)
Career records
Single season records
Single game records
Basketball Hall(s) of Fame
Hall of Fame Sycamores
Fifteen former Sycamores players and coaches have been inducted into Halls of Fame; they are: