West Virginia University Women's Basketball

859 all-time victories

30 all-america honors 30 all-Big 12 Selections

POSTSEASON

SINCE 2003 12 NCAA TOURNAMENTS

SIX POSTSEASON

WNIT APPEARANCES

PROGRAM-RECORD 13 STRAIGHT

POSTSEASON APPEARANCES FROM 2007-19

SUCCESS

SCHOOL-RECORD FIVE

POSTSEASON WINS IN 2015

ADVANCED TO THE NCAA

SECOND ROUND 10 TIMES

PRACTICE

ONE OF THE MOST MODERN PRACTICE FACILITIES IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL

64,000 SQUARE FEET OF 24-HOUR ACCESS TO STUDENT-ATHLETES

LOCATED WEST OF THE WVU COLISEUM AT THE COUNTRY ROADS GATE

GYMNASIUMS

One-and-a-half courts

Gatorade stations

Treadmill locations

Smartphone docking stations

Flat-screen TV with playback functions

ShotTracker capabilities

LOCKER ROOMS

Equipped with 15 lockers, which were modeled after LeBron James’ locker with the Cleveland Cavaliers

Each locker is equipped with its own power supply and shoe tower that holds seven different pairs of shoes

Players’ lounge with kitchenette suite, flat-screen televisions with surround sound and computer stations

FACILITY

WEIGHT ROOM

Fully equipped dumbbell rack with weights from 5-150 pounds

Two capable pulley systems

Various upper and lower body machines

Two neck and grip machines

Cardio equipment, including treadmills, stairmaster and versa climber

50-yard field turf for outside instruction

Various training equipment including: Kettlebells, chains, trap bars, log bars, farmers walks, atlas stones, physioballs, medicine balls, sandbags, jump boxes, ropes and bands

Gatorade hydration station

Flat-screen televisions

Built-in smartphone dock and satellite radio

EQUIPMENT ROOM

Equipment room stocked with team gear

Mobile storage with a casterequipped system

On-site, industrial-size washers and dryers

EQUIPPED WITH:

Robinson/Petropolus Hall of Traditions

Trophy and artifact cases that celebrate the history of men’s and women’s basketball incorporated with interactive touch screens, a theatre and displays to celebrate the timelines and history of each program

PRACTICE

CENTRAL ATRIUM

14-foot, high-definition video board with a ribbon board

THEATER

103-inch television with smartboard capabilities

Seating for 25

MEDIA ROOM

Ability to host press conferences and one-on-one interviews

OFFICES AND CONFERENCE ROOMS

Glass walls allows natural light

All office rooms and conference rooms are equipped with flat-panel televisions

Staff offices overlook the court

Video coordinator offices have a camera

balcony overlooking the court

The head coach suites include a three-way fireplace, lounge, outdoor terrace and balcony overlooking the practice court

FACILITY

SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE, THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SIDES OF THE PRACTICE FACILITY ARE MIRROR IMAGES OF EACH OTHER.

SHARED SPACES INCLUDE:

The Hall of Traditions

Center Conference Room

Weight Room

Equipment Room Media Room Training Room

WVU COLISEUM

RENOVATED: 2000, 2016, 2021, 2022

– INCLUDED RENOVATIONS TO:

Offices

Locker rooms

Construction of a players’ lounge and team video theater

Expansion of the strength and conditioning center and training and equipment rooms

Construction of a club seating area

93 new restroom facilities and three additional family restrooms

24 additional points of sale for concessions

122 new ADA seats (Phase II, 2017)

New exterior ticket office entry and ticket windows

Upgraded team store with a new exterior entry

Extensive upgrade in graphics and players’ lounge for women’s basketball

New lighting, sound system and video board in 2021

Club 35 Premium space added (2022)

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TOP CROWDS AT WVU COLISEUM

COLISEUM

And now, let’s roll out the carpet and bring on the Mountaineers!

When WVU basketball fans fill the Coliseum, it becomes an arena filled with electricity, enthusiasm and excitement.

The Mountaineer support from the state of West Virginia creates a great home court advantage and a very unwelcome place for opponents to come play.

The Coliseum contains all the modern conveniences that make it one of the best in the nation.

In 2018, the Coliseum continued to undergo renovations that included the addition of a high-definition videoboard.

In October 2020, the new state-of-the-art video board, ribbon boards and scorers’ table was added to the Coliseum.

A new state-of-the-art academic center was added in 2007.

WVU is 254-75 when playing inside the Coliseum since 2001-02, including a flawless home record in 2010.

WVU COLISEUM RESULTS

MORGANTOWN

WVU is 138-8 in nonconference play at home since the 2001-02 campaign.

The Mountaineers have experienced 18 of the top 20 largest crowds at the Coliseum since 2008.

In 2015, the Mountaineers set a school record and tied for the nation’s lead with 19 victories at home in the Coliseum.

The Mountaineers won 43 consecutive games against nonconference competition at the WVU Coliseum, spanning from 2014 to 2018. Following the 2021-22 season, West Virginia has not lost at home against a non-Power 5 opponent since 2012.

Guard KATE BULGER (2001-04) became the first WVU player drafted in the WNBA as she went as the final pick (No. 38) in the third round to the Minnesota Lynx in 2004.

Center YELENA LEUCHANKA (2004-06) played three seasons in the WNBA with three different franchises as a free agent: the Charlotte Sting in 2006, the Washington Mystics in 2007 and the Atlanta Dream in 2010.

OLAYINKA SANNI (2005-08), an All-American center drafted in the second round as the No. 18 overall pick of the 2008 WNBA draft by the Detroit Shock, won the WNBA Championship her rookie season. After two seasons with Detroit, she played the 2011 season with the Phoenix Mercury. She also plays overseas.

All-American point guard

YOLANDA PAIGE became the first player out of WVU to make a WNBA roster as she was drafted by the Indiana Fever in the second round of the 2005 WNBA Draft with the 16th overall pick.

MOUNTAINEERS IN THE PROS

WVU IS RAPIDLY GAINING A REPUTATION FOR SENDING ITS OWN PLAYERS ON TO THE WNBA AND PROFESSIONAL RANKS OVERSEAS.

SINCE 2004, 10 FORMER MOUNTAINEERS HAVE HAD LINKS TO THE WNBA.

Center ASYA BUSSIE (2010-14) was selected in the second round by the Minnesota Lynx as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA Draft. Bussie became WVU’s second-highest WNBA Draft pick in program history. The Randallstown, Md., native was a two-time All-American Honorable Mention selection by the Associated Press and the WBCA.

MOUNTAINEERS

Forward TEANA MULDROW (2013-18) was the third straight Mountaineer taken in the draft when she was selected 29th overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2018 WNBA Draft. West Virginia’s all-time leader in games played, Muldrow departed Morgantown ranked in the top-10 all-time in scoring, rebounding and blocked shots, among other categories. Additionally, she earned AP All-America Honorable Mention following a stellar senior campaign in 2017-18.

Guard BRIA HOLMES (2013-16) became the first WVU player to be selected in the first round in program history with her 11th overall section by the Atlanta Dream in the 2016 WNBA Draft. Holmes finished third on WVU’s all-time scoring list with 2,001 career points and earned All-America Honorable Mention from the Associated Press and WBCA, as well as Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-America accolades.

Guard TYNICE MARTIN (2016-20) was taken with the 36th overall pick by the Los Angeles Sparks in the 2020 WNBA Draft. The two-time, All-Big 12 First Teamer finished her career as the No. 4 scorer in program history, with 1,980 career points. Martin’s career numbers also put her in the top five in field goals made, 3-point field goals made and free-throw percentage.

Guard KYSRE GONDREZICK (2018-21) became the most recent Mountaineer to join the W’s ranks. In the 2021 WNBA Draft, the Benton Harbor, Michigan, native became the highest drafted player in program history when the Indiana Fever selected her with the fourth overall pick in the first round. Gondrezick put together one of the best senior campaigns in Mountaineer history, scoring 546 points and dishing out 125 assists. At season’s end, she collected a pair of All-America Honorable Mention honors from the Associated Press and the WBCA.

AFTER HELPING THE DETROIT SHOCK TO THE 2008 WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP IN HER ROOKIE SEASON, FORMER MOUNTAINEER OLAYINKA SANNI AND HER TEAMMATES CELEBRATED WITH PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AT THE WHITE HOUSE .

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS WREN BAKER MAKES ACADEMICS THE HIGHEST OF PRIORITIES.

MOUNTAINEER GRADUATION RATES EXCEED THAT OF THE GENERAL STUDENT BODY.

A COLISEUM ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CENTER, COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2007, OCCUPIES

8,000 SQUARE FEET OF THE WVU COLISEUM. THIS FACILITY HOUSES THE ACADEMIC SERVICES STAFF AND CONTAINS OPEN STUDY AREAS, CLOSED TUTORING ROOMS AND TWO COMPUTER LABS WITH PRINTING. THIS FACILITY HAS BEEN BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES.

WEST VIRGINIA POSTED A PERFECT ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE (APR) SCORE OF 1,000 FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON. IN 2021-22, WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY’S ATHLETIC TEAMS POSTED A COMBINED APR SCORE OF 989, WHILE THE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM TOTALED A SCORE OF 991 FOR THE 2020-21 SEASON.

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WVU’S GRADUATION SUCCESS RATE IS 94%.

STUDENT-ATHLETE

BIG 12 COMMISSIONER’S HONOR ROLL

“ONCE

GARRETT FORD ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL

Implemented in 1989, the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll was initiated to honor deserving WVU student-athletes who achieve a 3.0 or better GPA each semester.

Members of this year’s Mountaineer women’s basketball team who have been honored during their careers:

Jayla Hemingway

Messiah Hunter

Danni Nichols

Wynter Rogers

Madisen Smith

Kyah Watson

Akilah Bethel

De’Janae Boykin

Alexis Brewer

Christal Caldwell

Jasmine Carson

Ariel Cummings

JeAnna Cunningham

Naomi Davenport

Kirsten “KK” Deans

Blessing Ejiofor

Theresa Ekhelar

Kysre Gondrezick

Destiny Harden

Jayla Hemingway

Darius Faulk

Averee Fields

Brooke Hampton

Jess Harlee

Bria Holmes

Taziah Jenks

Ashley Jones

Crystal Leary

Anja Martin

Tynice Martin

Esmery Martinez

Krystaline McCune

Lanay Montgomery

Teana Muldrow

Kari Niblack

Danni Nichols

Rochelle Norris

Katrina Pardee

Chania Ray

Desiree Rhodes

Lucky Rudd

Marlena Schmidt

Madisen Smith

Nia Staples

Linda Stepney

Kyah Watson

A STUDENT, ALWAYS A STUDENT”

MoUntaineer WoMen's BasketBa ll

STUDENT-ATHLETE DEVELOPMENT

2022 ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12

FIRST TEAM

Kirsten “KK” Deans

Blessing Ejiofor

Jayla Hemingway

Kari Niblack

Madisen Smith

COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

1991 Rosemary Kosiorek

1992 Rosemary Kosiorek

2010 Liz Repella

2011 Liz Repella

2015 Averee Fields

2021 Kysre Gondrezick

COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

DISTRICT II FIRST TEAM

2009 Liz Repella

2010 Liz Repella

2011 Liz Repella

2015 Averee Fields

2021 Kysre Gondrezick

2022 Kirsten Deans

2023 Danni Nichols

BIG 12 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

2014 Jess Harlee

2015 Averee Fields

COLLEGE SPORTS COMMUNICATORS

ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

DISTRICT II SECOND TEAM

2003 Jess Fisher

2004 Sparkle Davis

TARGET/BIG EAST SCHOLAR

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

1999 Rebecca Burbridge

BIG EAST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE SPORT EXCELLENCE AWARD

2009 Liz Repella

ACADEMIC ALL-EAST

1982 Susan Muth

1985 Lisa Ribble

1991 Rosemary Kosiorek

1992 Rosemary Kosiorek

1997 Ilse Opstaele

SINCE 2018, THE MOUNTAINEERS ANNUALLY HOST LOCAL SCHOOLS AS PART OF EDUCATION DAY. DURING THE 2019-20 SEASON, WVU WELCOMED A CROWD OF 10,663 FANS FOR THE EVENT’S SECOND YEAR, MARKING THE SECOND-LARGEST CROWD IN PROGRAM HISTORY.

MOUNTAINEERS IN THE

PARTICIPATING IN A VARIETY OF PROJECTS, THE MOUNTAINEERS COMPLETED 87 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK DURING 2022-23.

THE TEAM ALSO INTERACTS WITH ITS MOST DEDICATED FANS AS PART OF HOOPS ’N HEELS.

IN PAST SEASONS, THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE PLAYED AT THE CHARLESTON COLISEUM & CONVENTION CENTER IN CHARLESTON, W.VA. IN 2019-20, WEST VIRGINIA ALSO PLAYED AT THE BECKLEYRALEIGH COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER IN BECKLEY, W.VA.

COMMUNITY

PAST PROJECTS INCLUDE:

Play4Kay

Toy Drives

Teddy Bear Toss

Flood Recovery Efforts

Visiting Cancer Patients

Guest Reader

Salvation Army

Local Elementary School Visits

Habitat for Humanity

“Read Across America” Initiative

Chestnut Mountain Ranch

Pantry Plus More Morgantown Area Rotary

The Big 12 is in its 27th year as one of the nation’s premier athletic conferences in 2022-23 under the direction first-year commissioner Brett Yormark.

TCU and West Virginia joined the league on July 1, 2012 and became the Big 12’s first additions since its inception, joining Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech.

The Big 12 will add BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to its ranks in 2023.

BIG 12

With 10 current members, the Big 12 remains as the only autonomy conference to determine its champions in all sports directly on the field of play with a full round-robin schedule. The Conference’s hard work ethic and strong values have translated to enormous success in its first 26 years

Since it began competition in 1996-97, the league can boast over 90 NCAA Team titles and over 700 individual national championships.

In its short history, the Big 12 has over 700 Academic all-America recipients, averaging about 25 each season. Big 12 student athletes have shown commitment to their studies by earning numerous individual academic recognitions. On 23 occasions, a league athlete has garnered the top academic honor for their respective sport, including Jevon Carter (West Virginia) for men’s basketball in 2017-18 and Bianca St. Georges (West Virginia) for soccer in 2018-19.

BIG

THE BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY BOASTS A STATEOF-THE-ART WEIGHT ROOM

EQUIPPED WITH:

50-yard field turf

Cardio equipment

Cable pulley systems

Dumbbell racks

Neck and grip machines

Kettlebells Chains

Trap bars

Medicine balls

Gatorade hydrating station

CONDITIONING

Under the direction of Strength & Conditioning Coach Zack Allen each student-athlete is placed on a year-long program to enhance sport performances and prevent injuries.

THE ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITIES AT WVU ARE FURNISHED WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT.

ATHLETIC

TRAINING

UNDER THE DIRECTION OF ATHLETIC TRAINER DILLON BYRUM, ATHLETIC TRAINING SERVICES ENCOMPASS INJURY RECOGNITION AND PREVENTION, TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, EDUCATION AND COUNSELING.

MOUNTAINEERS IN THE

CHOOSING TO BECOME A MOUNTAINEER IS SPECIAL. WITHOUT A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM IN THE STATE, FOLKS ACROSS THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE REGION LOVE WEST VIRGINIA ATHLETICS.

WVU women’s basketball is passionate, a point of pride and a way of life, and also boasts a significant presence on the regional and national scene.

No school helps its student-athletes more than the people at WVU. West Virginia is a place where the natives are as rock solid as the mountains for which the state is known.

THE SPOTLIGHT

Mountaineers have the unique opportunity to represent themselves, their teammates and their university to news media, alumni, friends, family and the general public. Your interaction with these groups is also part of your educational process.

If you take advantage of these opportunities, it can have a positive effect, not only on your career as a student-athlete at West Virginia, but also on your life after you have donned the Old Gold and Blue.

West Virginia is covered extensively by local and national media. WVU is featured on broadcasts that range from ESPN to FOX sports, thanks to the Big 12 Conference’s television partnerships.

Since 2016, the WVU Women’s Basketball Coaches Show has broadcasted throughout the season live from Kegler’s Sports Bar and Lounge, hosted by the Mountaineers’ play-by-play broadcaster.

2022-23 ANNUAL BUDGET

SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF BUDGET

West Virginia

CHARACTER

Public, land-grant institution, founded in 1867.

RESEARCH CLASSIFICATION

r1: Doctoral Universities – Highest research Activity, as described by the Carnegie Classification of institutions of Higher education.

ACCREDITATION

WVU is accredited by the Higher learning Commission. Many programs hold specialized accreditation.

STUDENT PROFILE

Fall 2022 WVU system enrollment was 27,367 ALUMNI

Chartered in 1873, the WVU alumni association is made up of more than 210,000+ graduates worldwide in some 135 nations.

CAMPUS LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES

the WVU system is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown (ranked r1, the highest research category institution) to the student-centered focus of WVU Potomac state College in keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU institute of technology in Beckley, we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the world. the WVU institute of technology in Beckley offers more than 30 majors, including one of the top 100 undergraduate engineering programs in the country, as ranked by U.s news & World report.

WVU Potomac state College in keyser has one of the lowest tuition rates of all the nation’s four-year institutions. offering more than 65 majors, this campus combines the personal attention of a small college with the affordable benefits of a major university. the WVU system also includes WVU Health sciences locations in Charleston and Martinsburg, as well as farms and five forests throughout the state and WVU Jackson’s Mill state 4-H Camp.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

WVU recipients of prestigious scholarships include 25 rhodes scholars, 25 truman scholars, 46 Goldwater Scholars, 4 George C. Marshall (British) Scholars, 6 Morris k. Udall scholars, 5 Usa today all-Usa College Academic First Team Members (and 11 academic team honorees), 28 Boren scholars, 72 Gilman scholars, 70 Fulbright scholars, 3 Department of Homeland security scholars, 36 Critical language scholars, one Jack kent Cooke Foundation Graduate scholar, 27 national science Foundation Graduate research Fellowships and one schwarzman scholar.

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

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MORGANTOWN

in the heart of Mountaineer country, Morgantown is a vibrant city in one of the fastest growing counties in West Virginia, offering the perfect mix of college spirit and smalltown charm.

• no. 1 small City in america for its exceptional quality of life – BizJournals.com

• ninth-best college town in america – Business insider

• one of 10 great places to live – kiplinger.com

• one of “Best sports Cities” – the sporting news

• Fifth “Best small Metro” – Forbes

• a “top 50 College town” – Parade magazine

• #1 Most exciting Place in West Virginia for its music, art and nightlife – Movoto

• located within easy traveling distance of Washington, D.C., Philadelphia and new York City to the east, Pittsburgh to the north, Cleveland and Columbus to the northwest and Charlotte to the south.