Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball

Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team
UniversityNorthwestern University
Head coachJoe McKeown (17th season)
ConferenceBig Ten
LocationEvanston, Illinois
ArenaWelsh-Ryan Arena
(capacity: 7,039)
NicknameWildcats
Student sectionWildside
ColorsPurple and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament second round
1980, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2021
NCAA tournament appearances
1982, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015, 2021
AIAW tournament appearances
1979, 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1990
Conference regular season champions
2020

The Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Northwestern University. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Wildcats play home basketball games at Welsh-Ryan Arena on the university campus in Evanston, Illinois,[2] but played the 2017–18 season at Beardsley Gym on the nearby campus of Evanston Township High School during renovations to Welsh–Ryan Arena.[3]

  1. ^ "Northwestern University's Guide to Using Marks, Colors, Trademarks, and Logos" (PDF). September 21, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "NU Sports". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  3. ^ "Evanston's Beardsley Gym to Host Women's Hoops, Volleyball in 2017–18" (Press release). Northwestern Wildcats. January 25, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.