Nebraska Cornhuskers women's basketball
Encyclopedia
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
in women's college basketball
.
As part of the 2010 NCAA conference realignment
, the women's basketball team will begin competing in the Big Ten Conference
starting with the 2011-12 season.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska...
in women's college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
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History
Women’s basketball started as a club sport in 1970 and five years later it became a varsity sport when scholarships were offered. George Nicodemus was the first head coach and had a 22-9 record in his first season, taking the Huskers to the AIAW where they lost in the second round of the tournament. Five different head coaches would be hired after Nicodemus left the program in 1971 until 1986 when Angela Beck took a stable head coach position. Beck led the Huskers to their first NCAA bid after winning the Big 8 championship in 1988. She led the Huskers back to the NCAA in 93 and 96. She left the program in 1996 to pursue other opportunities and was replaced by Paul Sanderford. Sanderford led the Huskers to a NCAA sub-regional in 1998 and 1999 and received a third consecutive NCAA bid in 2000. Connie Yori became the head coach in 2002 and has led the Huskers to WNIT in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009 and NCAA in 2007, 2008, and 2010.As part of the 2010 NCAA conference realignment
2010 NCAA conference realignment
The 2010–11 NCAA conference realignment refers to several proposed and actual conference expansion plans among various NCAA Division I conferences beginning in the 2010-11 academic year and continuing into fall 2011...
, the women's basketball team will begin competing in the Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
The Big Ten Conference is the United States' oldest Division I college athletic conference. Its twelve member institutions are located primarily in the Midwestern United States, stretching from Nebraska in the west to Pennsylvania in the east...
starting with the 2011-12 season.