The Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Ten Conference. Home games are played at State Farm Center, located on University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign's campus in Champaign.

Season-by-season results Sources: B1G 2014–2015 Standings B1G Record Book Big Ten Women's Basketball Statistics

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Postseason results NCAA tournament results The Fighting Illini have appeared in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament eleven times. Their overall combined record is 10–11. 1982 #7 First Round #2 Kentucky L 80–88 1986 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Ohio#1 Georgia W 69–68L 64–103 1987 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Bowling Green#1 Auburn W 80–64L 58–92 1997 #4 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #13 Drake#5 Duke#1 Connecticut W 79–62W 67–65L 73–78 1998 #3 First RoundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen #14 UW–Green Bay#11 UC Santa Barbara#2 North Carolina W 82–58W 69–65L 74–80 1999 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Louisville#2 Clemson W 69–67L 51–63 2000 #6 First RoundSecond Round #11 Utah#3 Iowa State W 73–58L 68–79 2003 #9 First Round #8 Virginia L 56–72 2023 #11 First Four #11 Mississippi State L 56–70 2025 #8 First RoundSecond Round #9 Creighton#1 Texas W 66–57L 48–65 2026 #7 First RoundSecond Round #10 Colorado#2 Vanderbilt W 66–57L 57–75

WBIT results The Fighting Illini have played in the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) one time, winning it in 2024. Their combined record is 5–0. 2024 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Missouri StateStony BrookTulsaWashington StateVillanova W 74–69W 79–62W 69–61W 81–58W 71–57

Coaching history Steven Douglas 1974–1976 25–21 – – – Carla Thompson 1976–1979 33–30 – – – Jane Schroeder 1979–1984 73–71 15–21 – 1 Laura Golden 1984–1990 83–89 44–64 – 2 Kathy Lindsey 1990–1995 50–87 29–61 – – Theresa Grentz 1995–2007 210–156 101–91 1 5 Jolette Law 2007–2012 69–93 27–59 – – Matt Bollant 2012–2017 61–94 22–62 – – Nancy Fahey2017–2022 42–99 7–77 – – Shauna Green2022– 85–47 39–33 – 3 Totals 729–785 284–468 1 11 Source for coaching history

International Jaelyne Kirkpatrick : 2017 Summer Universiade

See also Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

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