WNCAAB | 11/22 18:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v South Florida Women | W | 85-63 | |
WNCAAB | 11/18 19:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v High Point Women | W | 71-49 | |
WNCAAB | 11/16 01:30 | 1 | Virginia Women v Kentucky Women | W | 51-63 | |
WNCAAB | 11/12 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Southern University Women | W | 91-41 | |
WNCAAB | 11/08 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Alabama State Women | W | 87-35 | |
WNCAAB | 03/02 18:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Mississippi St Women | L | 58-81 | |
WNCAAB | 03/01 18:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Alabama Women | W | 71-64 | |
WNCAAB | 02/25 17:00 | - | Mississippi St Women v Kentucky Women | L | 85-63 | |
WNCAAB | 02/23 01:30 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Mississippi Women | W | 79-71 | |
WNCAAB | 02/18 20:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v South Carolina Women | L | 63-81 | |
WNCAAB | 02/16 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Arkansas Women | W | 78-57 | |
WNCAAB | 02/11 19:00 | - | Kentucky Women v Mississippi St Women | L | 55-74 | |
WNCAAB | 02/09 02:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Missouri Women | L | 78-83 | |
WNCAAB | 02/04 17:00 | 1 | LSU Women v Kentucky Women | L | 72-70 | |
WNCAAB | 02/02 00:00 | 1 | Auburn Women v Kentucky Women | W | 48-65 | |
WNCAAB | 01/30 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Arkansas Women | W | 76-65 | |
WNCAAB | 01/26 00:00 | 1 | Alabama Women v Kentucky Women | W | 54-79 | |
WNCAAB | 01/21 17:00 | 1 | South Carolina Women v Kentucky Women | L | 81-64 | |
WNCAAB | 01/16 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Vanderbilt Women | L | 55-70 | |
WNCAAB | 01/12 00:00 | 1 | Florida Women v Kentucky Women | W | 53-56 | |
WNCAAB | 01/07 19:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Georgia Women | L | 42-56 | |
WNCAAB | 01/05 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Texas A&M Women | L | 70-74 | |
WNCAAB | 12/31 17:00 | 1 | Tennessee Women v Kentucky Women | L | 63-49 | |
WNCAAB | 12/29 00:30 | 1 | Middle Tenn St Women v Kentucky Women | L | 62-57 | |
WNCAAB | 12/21 17:00 | 1 | California Women v Kentucky Women | L | 62-52 | |
WNCAAB | 12/17 20:00 | 1 | Louisville Women v Kentucky Women | L | 87-63 | |
WNCAAB | 12/10 18:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Miami Florida Women | L | 54-65 | |
WNCAAB | 12/09 00:00 | 1 | Florida Gulf Coast Women v Kentucky Women | L | 70-64 | |
WNCAAB | 12/06 00:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Evansville Women | W | 100-62 | |
WNCAAB | 12/03 19:00 | 1 | Kentucky Women v Tennessee Tech Women | W | 82-54 |
The Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represents the University of Kentucky in the Southeastern Conference. The Wildcats have four Elite Eight appearances and seventeen appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have won the SEC tournament twice and SEC regular season championship once.
The first University of Kentucky women's basketball team was organized in 1902, and competed for the first time on Feb. 21, 1903. However, in 1924, despite a perfect 10-0 season, the University Senate passed a bill to abolish women's basketball in part because, according to state politicians, "basketball had proven to be a strenuous sport for boys and therefore was too strenuous for girls."
After 50 years, women's basketball was granted varsity status in 1974, and most of the official records maintained by the university only reflect games since that time. The team, coached by Sue Feamster, was given the nickname "Lady Kats", which continued to be used until May 1995.
The team's current head coach is Kenny Brooks, who was hired from Virginia Tech after Kyra Elzy was fired in March 2024.
Led by UK all-time leading scorer Valerie Still, Patty Jo Hedges, and Lea Wise, the Lady Kats won the SEC Tournament in 1982. The following year, the same trio led the team to a #4 ranking in the country, the highest in the team's history.