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 Reference 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 Monica Lamb sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2026-01-24. 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 AP Associated Press USBWA United States Basketball Writers Association WBCA/Kodak Women's Basketball Coaches Association CoSIDA College Sports Information Directors Association
2002 Chandi Jones G AP (HM), USBWA (2nd) 2003 Chandi Jones G AP (HM) 2004 Chandi Jones G AP (2nd), WBCA/Kodak (1st) 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.
1985–86 Sonya Watkins F Southwest 2001–02 Chandi Jones G Conference USA 2002–03 Chandi Jones G 2003–04 Chandi Jones G 2009–10 Courtney Taylor F The American 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.
1986–87 Missy Davis C Southwest 1994–95 Stacey Johnson (newcomer) G 1994–95 Jennifer Jones (freshman) F 1997–98 ShaRonda Lassiter F Conference USA 2000–01 Chandi Jones G
Year-by year-results Conference tournament winners noted with #. Source:
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Southwest Conference
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Conference USA
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | American Athletic Conference
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="8" align="center" | Big 12 Conference
NCAA tournament results
1988 #6 Second Round #3 Ole Miss L 68–74 1992 #8 First Round #9 UC Santa Barbara L 69–80 2004 #3 First RoundSecond Round #14 Green Bay#11 UC Santa Barbara W 62–47L 52–56 2005 #10 First Round #7 Boston College L 43–65 2011 #8 First Round #9 West Virginia L 73–78
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