UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball

UC Riverside Highlanders
UC Riverside Highlanders
	2025–26 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team
University	University of California, Riverside
Head coach	Brad Langston (3rd season)
Conference	Big West
Location	Riverside, California
Arena	Student Recreation Center Arena ; (capacity: 3,168)
Nickname	Highlanders
Colors	Blue and gold;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1993, 1994, 1995*, 2006, 2007, 2010
AIAW tournament appearances
	1973
Conference tournament champions
	CCAA: 1996; Big West: 2006, 2007, 2010
Conference regular-season champions
	2007, 2016
	* Division II

The UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represents the University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.^[2] They play their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2006	#16	First Round	#1 North Carolina	L 51−75
2007	#14	First Round	#3 Arizona State	L 50−57
2010	#16	First Round	#1 Stanford	L 47−79

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1993	First Round	Cal Poly Pomona	L 49–62
1994	First Round	Cal State Dominguez Hills	L 53–57
1995	First Round	Chico State	L 59–68

v t e UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
Venues	UC Riverside Gymnasium (1971–1994) Student Recreation Center Arena (1994–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1971–72 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 2025–26

v t e Big West Conference women's basketball
Current teams	Cal Poly Mustangs Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Northridge Matadors Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (leaving in 2026) Long Beach State Beach UC Davis Aggies (leaving in 2026) UC Irvine Anteaters UC Riverside Highlanders UC San Diego Tritons (leaving in 2027) UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
Future teams	California Baptist Lancers Sacramento State Hornets Utah Valley Wolverines (all joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Player of the Year Coach of the Year
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

Year by Year Records