Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball

Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
	2025–26 Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team
University	Stephen F. Austin State University
Head coach	Leonard Bishop (3rd season)
Location	Nacogdoches, Texas
Arena	William R. Johnson Coliseum ; (capacity: 7,203)
Conference	Southland
Nickname	Ladyjacks
Colors	Purple and white;
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1982, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026
AIAW tournament quarterfinals
	1975, 1978, 1980
Second round	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Other AIAW tournament results
Second round	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Appearances	1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2021, 2022, 2025, 2026
Conference regular-season champions
	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2010 T, ; 2014 T, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022
Uniforms
Home	Away

UniversityStephen F. Austin State University

Head coachLeonard Bishop (3rd season)

LocationNacogdoches, Texas

ArenaWilliam R. Johnson Coliseum
(capacity: 7,203)

The Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Nacogdoches, Texas. SFA rejoined the Southland Conference on July 1, 2024 after playing the previous 3 seasons in the WAC.^[4]

The women's basketball team was part of the growth in popularity of women's intercollegiate basketball in the 1970s. Women's basketball at the college level was organized under the auspices of the AIAW in the early 1970s, at a time when competitive power was distributed among smaller colleges, such as Immaculata, Delta State, West Chester State and Wayland Baptist. The Ladyjacks were a consistent presence in the Top 20 rankings during the 1970s.

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Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	#5	First Round	Kansas State	L 75–78
1983	#7	First Round	Long Beach State	L 61–88
1988	#8	First round second round	#9 LSU #1 Iowa	W 84–62 L 65–83
1989	#4	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Washington #1 Maryland	W 73–63 L 54–89
1990	#3	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Long Beach State #7 Arkansas	W 78–62 L 74–98
1991	#8	First round second round	#9 Ole Miss #1 Virginia	W 73–62 L 72–74
1992	#2	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#7 Creighton #3 USC	W 75–74 L 57–61
1993	#4	Second round Sweet Sixteen	#5 Clemson #1 Vanderbilt	W 89–78 L 56–59
1994	#8	First round	#9 Kansas	L 62–72
1995	#11	First round	#6 Seton Hall	L 63–73
1996	#11	First round second round Sweet Sixteen	#6 Oregon State #3 Clemson #2 Georgia	W 67–65 W 93–88 L 64–78
1997	#7	First round second round	#10 Toledo #2 Colorado	W 79–66 L 74–75
1998	#9	First round	#8 Western Kentucky	L 76–88
1999	#15	First round	#2 Texas Tech	L 54–80
2000	#11	First round second round	#6 Xavier #3 LSU	W 73–72 L 45–57
2001	#13	First round	#4 Rutgers	L 43–80
2002	#13	First round	#4 Texas Tech	L 63–84
2006	#13	First round	#4 Arizona State	L 61–80
2021	#12	First round	#5 Georgia Tech	L 52–54 (OT)
2022	#12	First round	#5 North Carolina	L 66–79
2025	#14	First round	#3 Notre Dame	L 54–106
2026	#16	First four	#16 Missouri State	L 75–85

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2007	--	First round	Southern Illinois	L 50–58
2010	--	First round	Creighton	L 65–76
2018	--	First round	George Mason	L 75–82
2019	--	First round	UT Arlington	L 54–60
2023	--	First round second round	Texas State Arkansas	W 89–79 L 60–37

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	--	First round	Northern Iowa	L 67–83
2017	--	First round	Texas-Rio Grande Valley	L 54-62

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1973	First round quarterfinals	Utah State Queens (NY)	W 58–43 L 56–59 (OT)
1974	First round quarterfinals consolation second round	Illinois State William Penn Tennessee Tech	W 51–48 L 46–52 L 43–63
1975	First round consolation first round consolation second round	Southern Connecticut West Georgia Wayland Baptist	L 51–68 W 82–62 L 46–50
1978	First round quarterfinals	Washington UCLA	W 96–55 L 60–86
1980	Second round quarterfinals	Oregon South Carolina	W 76–53 L 56–63
1981	First round second round	Northwestern Old Dominion	W 88–67 L 54–60

v t e Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball
Venues	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1974–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks basketball

Postseason appearances

NCAA tournament

WNIT

WBI

AIAW Division I

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Tournament	Southland Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26